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Haiti: Background
Fertile homeland of about one million Taino Arawak people. The socio-economic system provides food for all.
Christopher Columbus lands and claims the island for Spain. Spanish build settlement of La Navidad
Arawaks enslaved by Spaniards; forced labor and disease destroy Arawak peoples
Spanish first import Africans in slavery
French Buccaneers establish base, leading to French settlement of western Hispanola
Treaty of Ryswick divides Hispanola into St. Domingue (French) and Santo Domingo (Spanish)
St. Domingue produces more sugar than any other Caribbean colony, with the labor of at least half a million enslaved Africans
Slave uprising by Boukman
Slavery abolished in St. Domingue
Slave army led by Touissant L'Ouverture defeats British invasion force
Napoleon Bonaparte sends French troops top St. Domingue to restore slavery. Touissant is captured. Army of former slaves, led by Dessalines, defeats French forces
Dessalines declares Haiti's independence. Viewing the Haitian revolution as a dangerous example to its own slaves, the United States imposes economic blockade
France recognizes Haitian independence in exchange for large financial indemnity
Haiti occupies Spanish Santo Domingo
United States recognizes Haiti
Sequence of bloody civil conflicts for political control of the nation. Only two of twenty-two presidents complete their full terms in office as the coup d'etat becomes the established method of power transfer
United States occupies Haiti to "reestablish order and defend American interests"
Charlemagne Peralte leads peasant resistance to occupation; captured and assassinated in 1919.
U.S. occupation withdrawn.
Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier elected president.
Following a failed coup attempt, Duvalier creates a personal armed security force, known as the Tonton Macoutes. The militia functioned to repress political opposition and terrorize the countryside.
Duvalier proclaims himself President-for-Life
Economic shift from agriculture to assembly industry such as tennis shoes and baseballs. 85% of profit from industry goes to the United States. Efforts to protest low pay and dangerous working conditions are severely repressed.
Francois Duvalier dies after naming his son Jean-Claude ("Baby Doc") as President-for-Life
First Haitian refugee "boat people" arrive in Florida.
Government crackdown on opposition groups. 200 journalists, lawyers and human rights workers arrested.
U.S. and international agencies slaughter pigs in Haiti following outbreak of African swine fever.
Anti-government riots in major Haitian towns.
Soldiers shoot four schoolchildren during protests.
Duvalier flees Haiti with family for exile in France. National governing Council formed, headed by Lieutenant General Henri Namphy.
National election. Soldiers and Tontons Macoutes massacre voters. Election cancelled.
Army holds fraudulent election; Leslie Maginat becomes figurehead president. Coup d'etats put Gen. Namphy in power, followed by Lt. Gen. Avril.
Haiti successfully holds first Democratic elections. Jean Bertrand Aristide wins with 67% of popular vote against a well-financed, U.S.-backed candidate, former World Bank official Marc Bazin.
February: Aristide is inaugurated. The economy, education and human rights improve. Flow of refugees slows to a trickle.
September 30, 1991
Army seizes power in coup d'etat. Aristide goes into exile. Severe repression is unleashed against democratic and grassroots groups. Thousands of refugees begin fleeing Haiti in boats.
October, 1991
Organization of American States (OAS) condemns the coup and calls for a trade embargo.
May: President Bush orders U.S. Coast Guard to intercept all Haitians leaving the island in boats and return them to Haiti.
July, 1992
Marc Bazin, who won only 13% of votes in 1991 is sworn in as Prime Minister.
September, 1992
50,000 people march in New York to show support for Aristide's return to Haiti.
January, 1993
Naval blockade imposed to prevent Haitians from fleeing to the U.S.
July, 1993
Governors Island Accord signed between President Aristide and military leader Raul Cedras setting Oct. 30 as Aristide's return date.
October, 1993
General Cedras refuses to step down, delaying restoration of democracy.
Many key leaders of the democratic movement are killed.
July: UN Security Council resolution 940 authorizes the use of "any means necessary to facilitate the departure of the military dictatorship."
September, 1994
U.S. military intervenes in Haiti to reinstate Aristide as president.
October 15, 1994
UN lifts embargo and Aristide returns as President.
Early: Aristide orders forced retirement of Army officers involved in Military Coup government. US intervention forces leave, replaced by UN Peacekeepers (still mainly US troops).
December, 1995
Barred by the Haitian Constitution from serving consecutive terms, Aristide steps down from the Presidency after serving less than two years of his five-year term. He is replaced by Fanmi Lavalas candidate Rene Preval in an electoral landslide.
June: Prime Minister Rosny Smarth resigns following several months of strikes and protests against government austerity measures. Smarth had been criticized by Aristide and others for following economic policies aimed at reducing government spending and increasing privatization. In the absence of he Prime Minister, Haiti's government slowed to a halt.
November, 1997
Withdrawal of 1,200 UN peacekeepers. 300 police instructors and 400 U.S. troops remain.
Government remains in a state of disarray as the legislature, plagued by political factionalism, is unable to approve budgets or authorize the distribution of foreign aid. Political divisiveness prevents Preval from appointing a new Prime Minister
January, 1999
Preval appoints a new government by decree, with former education minister Jacques-Edouard Alexis as Prime Minister. Due to its expired term, President Preval refuses to recognize Parliament.
March, 1999
A new government and provisional electoral board are sworn in.
May 21, 2000
Parliamentary elections are held. It is estimated that 60-70% of the electorate turned out to vote.
June, 2000
Election results are released. Fanmi Lavalas (Aristide's Party) wins 16 of 17 Senate seats in the first round, and 28 of the 83 seats up for grabs in the House of Deputies.
Orlando Marville, chief of the OAS electoral mission in Haiti, contests the method by which votes were counted and the need for run-off elections were determined. FL, the OAS determined should have won only 7 Senate seats outright in the first round.
In a response letter to the OAS, president of the CEP, Leon Manus, blasts the international objections, pointing out that the vote-counting method were based on precedent and that the methods to be used were made known to OAS months in advance.
June 5, 2000
The U.S. issues a statement supporting the OAS position.
June 16, 2000
Controversy over the election results escalates. CEP president Leon Manus flees to the Dominican Republic and then the U.S. He issues a statement repudiating the original election results and claims that he had faced death threats because of his refusal to sign them.
June-November, 2000
Electoral controversy continues. The U.S. withholds financial aid for elections. A convergence group of opposition parties call for the annulment of the May elections and a boycott of the November 26 presidential elections. The OAS attempts to mediate a negotiated resolution. Fanmi Lavalas declares itself ready to meet with its detractors, but the opposition stonewalls, calling only for their "option zero."
November 26, 2000
Following two weeks of sporadic violence, the Presidential elections are held. Despite a boycott by the opposition convergence, the CEP reports 60% overall voter turnout, with turnout some rural precincts reaching over 80%. Jean-Bertrand Aristide is declared the winner, defeating seven other unknown candidates.
December 17, 2001
Coup attempt - 30 armed men attempt to storm the National Palace. 12 people are killed.
July, 2002
Haiti becomes a full member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) trade bloc.
April, 2003
The Haitian government officially recognizes Voodoo as a religion. Voodoo has never been illegal in Haiti, but now Voodoo ceremonies such as marriage have equal standing as Christian ones. Voodoo has been practiced in Haiti since the 18th century and is followed by over 90 % of Haitians today.
January, 2004
Haiti celebrates 200 years of independence. Oppositional forces stage anti -government protests. Rebels begin a violent campaign to force Aristide out of office.
February, 2004
Armed rebels organized by a former police chief, Guy Philippe, take control of several cities including Gonaives and Hinche. In an attempt to stop the bloodshed, Aristide agrees to an international peace initiative, which would reduce his political power and allow the government, opposition and international community to replace the prime minister. The opposition will accept nothing less than Aristide's resignation. Aristide appeals to France and the US for intervention and is refused. As rebels close in on Port - au - Prince, Aristide is removed from the country by US military and flown to the Central African Republic. Aristide tells the world that American military, US diplomats, and military officials kidnapped him. He describes his removal as a coup d'etat. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Boniface Alexander becomes interim president.
March, 2004
Former foreign minister and UN official, Gerard Latortue becomes interim Prime Minister. CARICOM refuses to recognize the new Haitian government.
May, 2004
Severe floods devastate southern Haiti and parts of the Dominican Republic.2000 people are dead or missing.
May, 2004
South Africa agrees to allow Aristide residency until his situation normalizes.
June, 2004
UN peacekeeping troops take over security duties from the US.
January, 2010
Haiti is hit by a devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake, the strongest in over 200 years.
January, 2011
Jean-Claude Duvalier returns from exile.
March, 2011
Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns from exile in South Africa.
May, 2011
Michel Martelly becomes President


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Walt Disney World in Orlando. Also known as the Tragic Kingdom. Employees of WDW lovingly refer to it as Mouschwitz because of the Jack Boot tyranny of the management. You know how companies with a lot of middle management care less about the individuals? Disney is almost all middle management. Like a Klingon ship you can only be promoted by killing the career of the person above you. They do not however discriminate against any race, creed, color, or sexual orientation. Employees are all equally disposable. As their slogan says, and I paraphrase "Exploiting creativity through diversity."
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Colville furniture store complete loss, fire under investigation
COLVILLE, Wash. - Fire lit up the sky in Colville last night, and shook the town when it woke up this morning.
Sandra's Furniture and Flooring burned to the ground last night just after 8 p.m.
The store is a landmark in the tight-knit community of Colville. People rushed to the scene last night to be supportive of the owners and one another.18586642
You can't drive down main street in Colville without seeing Saundra's Furniture and Flooring.
"My parents just recently bought some furniture in here," Colville resident Pamela Adams said.
In fact, it's hard to find anyone in Colville who hasn't at least gone inside the furniture store.
"Mom and I went in last week," Jeri Lynn Cabbage said.
That's why today, the scene of the fire was so hard to see.
"It was unbelievable," Cabbage said.
The fire sparked just after 8 p.m. Saturday night. Thirty-five firefighters tried to douse the flames, but the store was already gone.
Instead, firefighters resorted to save the surrounding businesses. At one point, it was so hot across the street that people had to be moved down the block.
In the end, flooring, furniture and a family business were destroyed.
"It came across my phone on Facebook that Saundra's was on fire," store owner Saundra Wilma said.
The store has been Wilma's second home for years.
"And we raised Jeni there from the time she was a baby, so it's part of our house," Wilma said.
Wilma says she hasn't slept yet. Instead, she's still trying to understand what happened.
"It just doesn't go away, we don't know what to do next," she said.
The store is a total loss. Wilma says she will rebuild the store so that main street - and her heart - can be whole again.
"That's just the natural thing, is to rebuild it, better than ever," said Wilma.
Colville police and firefighters are asking for help, as the cause of the fire is still under investigation. Anyone who witnessed anything suspicious before the fire started is asked to call police.
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"The team at GLL have shown that it is not only possible to combine private sector entrepreneurial flair with strong public sector commitment to deliver public benefit, it can also be highly successful!
GLL has taken a lead in showing how social enterprises can play a role in the delivery and reform of public services by combining enterprise, social purpose and customer focus to excellent effect." Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
GLL is an innovative charitable 'leisure trust', with a social enterprise structure. We manage over 65 leisure centres within the M25 area in partnership with twelve London Boroughs, Epsom and Ewell Borough Council, Reading Borough Council, Bellingham Community Project, the London Playing Fields Foundation and the London Development Agency. As a Non Profit Distributing Organisation (NPDO) we re–invest any surpluses back into services.
Our Mission Statement 'We are committed to the provision of leisure and fitness facilities at affordable prices. It is our aim to ensure financial viability of GLL, meet our charitable objectives, increase employee participation, maintain and expand our services. We will endeavour to continually exceed our customers' expectations'
Our Partners GLL believes in partnership working and the benefits this brings to both the delivery of leisure centres and the wider social agenda, these are our local authority partners:
Quality and Awards
GLL has always invited scrutiny of its service and quality.
This is reflected in the range of recognition we have received:
National Social Enterprise of the year award in 2005 National Chartermark for service quality – 3 times Investors In People – 4 Times Quest leisure quality award across a growing number of centres. National Training Awards for our Recreation Academy and Graduate Training Scheme. Number 1 ranked centre nationally in the independent Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management (ILAM) quality audits
Future Ambitions
GLL is a dynamic and innovative organisation with long term ambitions:
To be at the forefront of London's Olympic preparation and legacy requirements
To be the operator of the Olympic Aquatic Centre
To develop pan London initiatives that promote a cohesive approach to sport, leisure and its cross cutting benefits
To introduce the Amateur Swimming Association's National Teaching Plan as our learn to swim programme
To ensure that we continue to deliver a socially responsive and financially viable business


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When we began tree farming, one of the first things we did was plant 500 white oak trees in former horse pastures.
White oaks were chosen because they are native to S.C. and commonly live for two centuries and longer, both highly desirable traits for our goal of creating a "legacy forest."
White oaks are also an excellent choice for supporting wildlife.
Their abundant crops of palatable acorns provide valuable food for turkeys, rabbits, squirrels, deer, wood ducks and numerous bird species.
GREAT FALLS – Dillon Pearson has a dream of meeting Miami Heat 6-foot, 8-inch forward Lebron James. He has an infatuation with the professional basketball player.
Sitting at his entertainment center, Pearson smiles at he points to James' photo and career statistics in the top left corner of the TV screen.Pearson said meeting James is tops on his wish list of things he would like to do.
His second wish, also sports-related, is to attend a Carolina/Clemson football game. Pearson is a Clemson Tigers fan.
A farewell celebration was held Saturday at Children First Medical Center, as Dr. Uchenna Umeh prepares to leave at the end of this month to join the Air Force.
"I decided to join because I want to give back to the country that has given me so much," Umeh said. "My plan is to return to Lancaster after my four-year term. I've been here for close to 14 years, and I will be back."
If you happen to be in the Unity community on the second Friday of the month, you may hear the sound of music coming from Buckland Presents off in the distance. When you go down Buck Brasington Road and get a little closer, you will see, good ole normal folks just having a fun time with their families and tapping their toes to the beat of the bluegrass music coming from the stage, while their children play on the huge homemade playground behind them.
The Sun City Carolina Lakes Mums & Poppies Garden Keepers are in full bloom this year.
The good news is they want to include you in their expansive library landscape project.
First, let's take a look at the history of their library projects.
In 2011, the club held a plant sale and raised $600.
After much research, discussion and investigation, "we decided to 'adopt' the library and work to enhance the grounds," said Carol Williams, club president.
While moms want to make sure their kids eat a healthier lunch at school, it's not always easy packing lunches that are good for them.
Food and lifestyle expert Evette Rios has five easy tips to help families pack a healthier lunch and turn a good lunchbox into a great lunchbox:
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Landmark News Service
GREAT FALLS – Tracy Moss Stolarski did what many women would love to do.
She recently met George Clooney.
"It was one of the most thrilling things I've ever done," Stolarski said.
Stolarski, a Great Falls native who now lives in Atlanta, is the daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth "Lib" Moss.
Stolarski and her best friend, Ann Winter of Augusta, Ga., attended the Brilliant Lecture Series (BLS) on May 3, at the Wortham Center in Houston.
Laura Caskey
When Lancaster residents Elizabeth and Joe Simpson went for a walk at Lake Wateree not long ago they encountered a little more than fresh air.
The Simpsons were following their dogs along the banks of Lake Wateree near Beaver Creek when they noticed their chocolate lab, Tripp, and German shepherd, Hootie, playing with a brown object in the water.
"At first we thought it was a fish or something. Tripp was pulling it up with his head," Elizabeth Simpson said.
Melinda Myers
Summer has arrived and for many gardeners that means heat, drought and watering bans. This can be hard on gardeners as well as their landscapes. The good news is that there are ways to help plants thrive despite these seasonal challenges.
Adjusting landscape care accordingly during the summer months can not only provide relief for lawns and gardens, but also for the gardener.
Joanna Angle
For The Lancaster News
Emerging evidence from international studies is verifying that trees and forests offer invaluable benefits to human physical health.
Research results from the University of Illinois provide evidence that trees may also help to reduce social problems.
Investigators found that trees draw people out of their individual homes and foster socialization among neighbors.
These relationships then help nurture children and build a strengthened sense of community, contributing to good physical and mental health.
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text: Hello I live in Myrtle Beach, and was wondering if there was anybody locally around here that can help me get started. I will be starting to be a bee keeper this spring. I have been searching the web for a week now, and I can not find anybody in SC. that sells package bees or nucs. I plan on going to brushy mnt around jan. and buying 2 hives. I would appreciate it if any body could find me an apiarie, within about 200 miles of here. I havent call Clemson ext yet, but when I do Im sure they will know.


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Kate, if you can take it down a notch….you and your husband are "just that" a young couple, "husband and wife" who are starting out and agree that they would love to have "their" child, not the "nation's" child…..hold on to the legacy of Princess Diana, who wanted to have her family private…..congratulation, and always look to prayer for guidance and support….
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So the "stubid" person who needs to get a "live" is going to hell?
Yet, you're here, reading this article, looking at the pics?
Let me guess, a Christian?
Maybe God wouldn't condemn to hell people over such petty things? I like to think God is far less judgemental and ignorant than people in religions like to depict.
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Why do the readers here always have to knock on Christians? I love Jesus and yes I am a Christian but I can tell you I am human just like you are. I fall and get back up. I however do not say things like go to XXXX. Don't judge us all because of some people. Its like me judging you because you think for yourself. I am Christian but I don't claim to be better than anyone else. I live my life working a full time job and leaning on Jesus and I have to say its gotten me through some pretty rough times. I hope you feel the love of Jesus from Jesus and not worry about someone you think is a Christian.
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Ok, I finally worked on my idea to get some oil trays under my screened bottom boards. I went over and visited with my mentor a while today and we talked about a lot of things. He doesn't run oil trays but he has in the past and I believe he will again. He encouraged me to try my idea so here's what I came up with this evening...
My idea is to use the cement blocks that I use as hive stands and the bottom side of the bottom boards as a "slot" to insert an oil tray into. Naturally the tray needs to be "bee-proof". My idea is to make the top of the tray to fit closely to the bottom board rather than to seal the entire area that the tray rests in. The seal needs to be tight at each end and on the sides. Yelp, I'm re-inventing the wheel.
I had stressed over finding a tray that would work and wasn't that too expensive. Joe, a beek over in Mississippi, had suggested that I check a dollar store. Well, I'm hardheaded and waited until I was at Wallyworld to look (we're about 20 miles from it)...they only had a couple of scratched up ones that I thought might work but I passed on them. I've looked at the heavier trays, the thin disposable trays, etc.,.
I was actually going to paint some woodenware yesterday evening but the oil tray project kept bugging me so I decided to tinker with modding the bottom boards instead. I got some good measurements from the bottom boards and headed to one of the local dollar stores.....SHAZAM!!!!!!!!!!....NICE BAKING TRAYS!!!!! Nice, unscratched, heavy-duty, 17.3"x11.2"x1" inside dimensions with nice handles/lips extending out about 1" on each end, and $5 each at our local "Family Dollar Store"!!!....thanks for the suggestion Joe! I don't know why I didn't look there earlier!!!!
Here are the major parts of the mod...complicated, eh? (Oops, I left out the two little pieces of quarter-round "stops" that will keep the tray from sliding too far forward and the two 3/16"x3/4" wooden runners that will be glued to the bottom of the tray...I guess it's even more complicated than I thought. ) The two long pieces of wood are some 1-1/8" pieces that I ripped from a piece of 1x6 treated pine...this will raise the bottom surface of the bottom board up 3/4".
This is the bottom after adding the shims to the bottom rails and nailing on the two stops...a bead of glue and three nails to each rail and a little glue and a couple of nails for each stop. The "stops" allow the tray to slide in completely beneath the bottom board with about 1/4" of the bottom board covering the end of the tray...this hopefully will help keep rain from entering the tray. I'm hoping, also, that the rolled lips of the tray will help divert any rainwater that might run on the lower surface of the bottom board. Another rain concern I have is water coming in through the lower entrance...I have the hive slightly tilted but a blowing rain could enter and run off into the tray...later I may saw most of the porches off. The stops also correctly position the tray so that the entire screened area is above the tray. The length of these trays are just right for Rossman's 8-frame screened bottom boards...while the width of the tray is a touch wider than the screen....the trays will probably work with other bottom boards, too. Nice handles to pull the trays out with, too.
A simple shot of the tray pulled out a bit.
This is an "end" shot. There is a gap that is a touch less than 1/4" between the tray and the bottom board. With my little experimental tray I made from some metal roofing I know I don't want to give the bees a chance to get into the tray. I didn't lose but 7-8 bees in that home-bent tray but that's too many for me if it can be avoided. Rather than fill in this gap I'm going to put some runners on the bottom of the trays and thus raise the tray up higher on the cement block bringing the lip of the tray up close to the bottom board.
I haven't finished this part yet, but this is what I'm intending to do to fix the gap between the tray and bottom board. That is a 3/16"x3/4" piece of molding...roughly 15" long that is laying on the tray. I'm going to epoxy one on each side of the bottom of the trays. This will lift the tray up higher on the cement blocks and close the gap between the tray and the bottom board. I believe it will be a snug fit and I may or may not have to sand a bit of wood off. It should definitely make it close enough to keep any bees out. I've cut all the runners to length and sanded each end to a sloped edge to make it slide easily on the cement blocks. Just gotta sand a little on the bottom of the trays and epoxy the runners on. When I set my hive stands I placed the blocks 9 inches apart (if I remember correctly!). This distance between blocks should work out well for the trays to slide on...the trays are very rigid and need no support beneath the center of them.
I figure I can use this setup for mite counts and even to simply close the bottom off during really cold weather (we do get chilly sometimes down here in Dixie. Smiley ). Anyhow, that's where I'm at with the oil trays. I've still got painting to do but I think these will work good, but the proof will be in the pudding. Now to find some cheap mineral oil...too many possums, raccoons, coyotes, etc,, around here for vegetable oil.


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Pictured from left are Banking Services Conversion Team members --
Front row seated: Linda Gall, Gary Lott, Janet Parker and Lenora Chapman
Middle row: Regina Moore, Charlotte Mikulec, Ana Longoria, Yolanda Solis (Chase Bank),
Christine Bodily, Lila Martinelli, Carol Hollingsworth, JoAnn Hatch and Julie Alley
Back row: Kathy Shahan (Chase Bank), Antoinette Davis, Deby Bailey, Susan Heidrich
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Banking conversion team honored for success
By Diana Valle
Business Policy Analyst and Writer
(Dec. 1, 2008)--The UTSA Office of Financial Affairs honored the Banking Services Conversion Team at a Nov. 12 breakfast. The group of financial affairs, IT and UT Austin staff members worked together to successfully convert UTSA's banking services to JPMorgan Chase. The project was led by Gary Lott, UTSA director of financial services and bursar, and Lenora Chapman, UTSA assistant vice president for financial affairs and controller.
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Janet Parker, associate vice president for financial affairs, kicked off the appreciation breakfast at the Roadrunner Café and was joined by staff and colleagues from the UTSA administrative computing department and JPMorgan Chase.
"The efforts of everyone involved are so greatly appreciated," said Parker. "Your contributions are what resulted in our success."
The shift to JPMorgan Chase provides a number of benefits to UTSA including a 50-percent savings in bank fees as well as the implementation of the Remote Deposit System, a service that allows UTSA to scan checks for same-day deposit processing -- instead of waiting for a courier to delivery to the bank on the next business day.
"I'm seeing over 90 percent of the scanned checks in our available balance the next working day," said Lott. "This allows me to invest the proceeds at least a full day earlier every single day."
The conversion team was responsible for ensuring UTSA's daily business functions were not interrupted during the conversion process, while implementing the new banking system. The process involved creating student refund, vendor and payroll checks, along with ACH and positive-pay services.
"UTSA now prints its own checks instead of using pre-printed check stock, which is another great improvement," said Chapman.
Recognized at the event were:
- Christopher Valles, financial services officer
- Stacie Garza, financial services officer
- Debbie Riley, financial services officer
- Linda Gall, financial services and university bursar administrator
- Julie Alley, financial services and university bursar administrator
- Ana Longoria, director of accounting
- Charlotte Mikulec, associate director of accounting
- Regina Moore, accountant III
- Deby Bailey, director of disbursement and travel services
- Antoinette Davis, assistant director of disbursement and travel services
- Larry Laubach, computer operations
- Ana Fernandez, administrative computing
- JoAnn Hatch, administrative computing
- Carol Hollingsworth, director of grants and contracts
- Lila Martinelli, assistant director of grants and contracts
- Javier Martinez, director of payroll
- Chris Bodily, accountant III


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Libyan journalists released after nine days
New York, July 17, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release of two Libyan television journalists who were kidnapped on July 7 after covering the country's first elections in decades.
Abdelqadir Fassouk, a reporter and cameraman for the private Misurata-based Tobacts TV station, and Yusuf Badi, a cameraman for the same station, were released on Monday, according to news reports. The journalists were headed back to the station after covering the country's historic parliamentary elections from the city of Mizdah when they were kidnapped near the city of Bani Walid, news reports said.


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I'm looking to purchase a few hive tools and would appreciate any input.
I would like to purchase ones that are made in the USA, but are open to any replies.
What is your favorite "go to" hive tool and why?
I'm looking to purchase a few hive tools and would appreciate any input.
I would like to purchase ones that are made in the USA, but are open to any replies.
What is your favorite "go to" hive tool and why?
I use 2 hive tools.
HD-584 I use this one for scraping wax and propolis from the frame rest on boxes and buildup on the edges of the frame side bars.
HD-620 I use for hive inspections. The hooked end comes in handy for breaking loose and lifting stubborn frames.
To everything there is a season....
I use Mann Lake's standard 9.5" blue hive tools (HD-588 in their catalogue). Simple, well balanced and probably impossible to break on a beehive. $4.50 each for 12 or more.
I appreciate the replies so far.... anyone else want to chime in?
I have to agree with Mike Gillmore's suggestions. I also carry a good solid knife in my 'bee bucket', it comes in handy!
to bee or not to bee ~ that is the question
Mr Beeman...Get one that has a germination rate of at least 80%. I plant about a half dozen each year. Seemes mine never come up.
A bright color is nice when you lay it down around the hive and start looking for it. Look them over, some are so thin that they will bend, some are so thick they are hard to get between the boxes.
If you have a bee friend, try his/hers, before you buy. Get the one that you like. Hive tools are something that needs to suit you, and the way you use it.
HD-620 here, one style does it all.
What about the Ez-Pry has anybody tried it,i also use the HD-620.Was thinking of trying the Ez-Pry.
My favorites are the Italian hive tool. It's long, thin, light, has a hook that fits between the frames. I have at least a dozen of them... I got rid of the rest. Use to be available from Brushy Mt. They don't seem to have them anymore but I saw them somewhere else... don't remember where as I have a good supply...
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
I believe Dadant sells the italian hive tool.
This looks to be a good hive tool.
I bought a small pry bar at the local hardware emporium and then sharpened both ends on a bench grinder. Strong and virtually indestructible, fits nicely in my hand and in my pocket, not painted so no paint to chip off. Also recommend a multi-tool or (real) swiss army knife.
life is finite while knowledge is infinite. - Zhuang Zi
I got the Mann Lake HD581 Easy Pry stainless for Christmas. Wow, it's great for everything stuck together.
It has more prying surface contact so you damage frames.
I like the mann lake hive tool with the hook deal on the end of it. But the good old standard pry bar hive tool is my stand by
Ian Steppler >> Canadian Beekeeper's Blog
620 here
Maxant makes one and it is American made
Think about it....Buy American
The basic hive tool is good , the old Jimmy bar. Sometimes a hard ware will have one but every one thinks you are going to pry open doors. Now I did cut the return of mine to 3.8 of an inch so I could go down between the frames and start lifting it up. Some times my fingers want work so well so it helps.
Hmm made in the USA good luck.
I keep 2. I agree with Michael on the Italian hive tool. I keep several. Biggest issue with it is this size it can slip between the frames and fall all the way to the bottom of the hive. I am missing one and I am sure it is in the bottom of a hive some place. Keep meaning to tie a string to it but just never seem to get to it. I also keep a regular hive tool and like the bright yellow one from Blue Sky. I believe they carry both types.
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journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
...but be sure not to tell anyone...we are trying to be secretive about this you know.
my fingers are tied!
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
Les is a close associate her in N.M. I had no idea he had a pesitcide kill-off he never mentioned it. Roundup-up in an organic orchard ?? I have never heard of such a thing. I knew he lost a lost of bees last winter but this is certainly news to me.
"Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay".....Krishnamurti
But we know about the club house!
Seriously, what role do you ascribe to geographical location? My conclusion is that TF is easier to accomplish in some locals and that stocks are not yet commercially available that can survive everywhere. I recognize that you have speakers at your conference from all over - what are your thoughts on the conditions needed (or desirable) to succeed in TF beekeeping? (Success in this instance meaning that the bees over winter, thrive, and produce surplus honey for the beekeeper to harvest)
Bees aren't meant to survive everywhere. Hives are not meant to move. They're meant to survive in one place.
...but you can't have bees.
Don't you oppress me!
You can't have bees....you haven't got a bloom!
....with apologies to Monte python and the people's liberation front
So while I can certainly see that it may be best for honey bees that colonies live out their lives in one location, the reality is that there are many people who rely on income produced with the help of migratory honey bees. That isn't going to end tomorrow. And some primarily honey producers chase the bloom too.
Solomon - are you saying that migratory pollination, and the practice of following the bloom for honey production are practices that are bad for honey bees and should be stopped?
I'll bite.
It should be stopped. We are taking everything the land can produce. And when it can't produce any more we pour junk on it to take away any natural competition from the crop we are trying to maximize. It is not sustainable. Eventually something will collapse (CCD?) and there will be nothing. At least for a while. Nature will repair herself after we are gone. In the mean time what happens to those who are left? I think this is way more problematic for our future than Global Warming.
If you think about it, we humans are in a hive. And it has contaminated wax in it, and we are treated with antibiotics, and there are Varroa and beatles. But we cannot change and we work like the worker bee until the hive is gone.
Unless we change, it's over. Maybe not in our lifetime, but in the next 200 years, there will be a collapse.
But hey, that is not our problem, right?
I would recommend reading this thread:
....lots of specifics of some of the bad practices (in your back yard, andrew) from reputable sources...as well as discussion on the market aspects.
Remember, "the industry" wants honey to remain a commidity...all things labeled "honey" of equal value. Who benefits? Well, if there is a consumer perception that honey is "pure", and you can buy cheap imported or domestic "honey" produced with low labor costs and questionable practices (ie. honey supers on with full HFCS feeders on top in the blueberries) and sell it as "pure honey" to a trusting american consumer, then you win big...this is the packing and importing end of the industry, as well as some of the larger domestic operations with "low labor costs".
Beekeepers with higher costs and a higher quality product (via testing, practices, etc) can't compete in a commiditized system...Imagine you are still in school, and you are taking a class. At the end of the semester, the teacher asks the class if they would rather have the entire class graded on a pass/fail basis, or with letter grades. If you are getting an A, you want letter grades (why would you want to get the same "pass" as someone who deserves a C-?)......If you are getting a C-, you are going to want a "pass". The lower the quality honey you are selling, the bigger the incentive to have all honey considered equal.
Suppose a super being took over the earth and saw all the food stores we have that they could use to fuel their space ships. They look at all the fat Americans and others around the world and decide that they could skim 30% of our stores. Of course the weak would die and everybody left would slim down some. Then the space being thinks well maybe they could live on less if we injected them with this protein substitute. So they take another 5%. Along comes a drought, flood or fire (natural occurrence) and the stores are wiped out that year so the human population in that area crashes. So now the supper beings have to collect a few humans from the areas that survived and start over in the stricken area to rebuild the population so they can make more stores.
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In A nutshell can someone tell me why would you build a top bar hive seems to me they are more for observation.
What are the advantages of this type of hive ?
In A nutshell can someone tell me why would you build a top bar hive seems to me they are more for observation.
What are the advantages of this type of hive ?
chiefman:go to equp/hardware section below there is ALOT of talk on it.
Well, it's not just for honey production, the ease of extraction is, NOT...
I think the attraction is just for fun, or like an observation hive, to learn from.
A hobby within a hobby.
The number one appeal of a top bar hive, when I first built one, was that it cost me nothing. I built it out of scrap wood from constructions sites. The quality and quantity of the woodworking involved in a top bar hive is quite simple. It's just a box and some bars. You're talking about the cost of 0$ compared to $150 to $200 for a hive.
The secondary advantages to a top bar hive are:
You get to see the bees do their thing with minimal interference especially if you use blank starter strips. You get to watch them make natural comb and you can still manipulate the combs.
The bees are more calm when working them, because only one comb is exposed at at time because the top bars block all access from the top.
The labor involved in working them, particularly lifting, is greatly reduced. You only lift one comb at a time, not a 100 pound box of honey.
From a hobbyist point of view you can get started cheaply. From a commercial point of view you can keep your costs low. From an educational point of view you can see what the bees do. Froma philosophical point of view you give the bees the freedom to do what they feel they need to do to survive and prosper. Issues like Natural or Housel Positioning and Natural Sized Cells are not an issue with a top bar hive without any embossed cells to control what the bees build and how it's oriented.
Can't extract. (not a problem if you raise a lot of comb honey, which I do)
Have to be more careful handling combs so you don't break them and can't move the hive down bumpy dirt roads without comb breaking.
Have to pay more attention to what you are doing as far as breaking combs loose, handling comb, smashing bees etc. (not all a down side. Learning to pay attention is really a good thing)
WOW there is a lot of info there Thanks Mark and once againg thanks Michael Bush.
I rekon this forum should have a section just on Top Bar Hive's and altanative hives


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So we know about the '37 flood, but what about the 1913 flood that delayed the start of the Reds' (and Pirates) season? From the Sporting News, April 1913.
So we know about the '37 flood, but what about the 1913 flood that delayed the start of the Reds' (and Pirates) season? From the Sporting News, April 1913.
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I don't know if there still is, but I remember back in the late 80's, early 90's when we'd visit family in Cincy, we went to an amusement/waterpark called Coney Island. There were a lot of older structures there that dated pretty far back.
Here is the link.
Is Blue Ash still the site of a resurrected Crosley Field. With 600 original seats. Possibly the scoreboard, flagpole and ticket office. An Old Timers Game was dedicated in July 11, 1988.
from ebaseballparks.com
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Yes, it is in Blue Ash. The scoreboard, the ticket booth, and some seats from Crosley are there.
The scoreboard is a detailed replica. Unfortunately, it isn't the original.
My bad on the scoreboard. It is definitely a replica scoreboard.
I have a question about Crosley and subsequent Riverfront Stadium. I know that Crosley Field holds a very special place in the hearts of Cincinnati fans. It holds a very special place in my heart although I never saw a game there. However do you think the fact that the Big Red Machine was being built and the Reds went to the World Series two of the first three years that Riverfront was open helped acclimate Reds fans to Riverfront? If you think about it many of the wonderful memories in Cincinnati baseball history happened at Riverfront. That first season in Riverfront saw Pete Rose crash into Ray Fosse at home during the All Star Game and later in the year, the World Series was played at Riverfront against the Orioles. The Reds were right back in the Series again in 1972 against the Oakland Athletics.
Those photos are great!
I wish that I could get a panoram of the outfield and scenery beyond the fence - before they started knocking all the surrounding buildings down. To me, the scene beyond the outfield was one of the best looking atmospheres in all of baseball.
The Interstate surely destroyed this one. Of course, the Reds went and built the new one right next to I-71.
Of all the characteristics of Crosley to bring over, they chose the worst.
Crosley is my favorite old ballpark as it's the only one I ever saw games in.
For a young kid, it was a sea of green in the midst of apartment buildings and factories.
Thanks for the pics.
The above pics are from July 21, 1950 and I believe these pics could be from the same game. The top pic is Jackie Robinson at bat. The bottom pic is Joe Adcock who played in Cincinnati before finding fame in Milwaukee.
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By the way, look at the man on the roof in this photo.
Those old photo's kinda make you long for a simpler time don't they? I mean, no war on terror, no skyrocketing fuel prices. And I'd imagine, cheaper seat prices to a ball game.
Dave Bill Tom George Mark Bob Ernie Soupy Dick Alex Sparky
Joe Gary MCA Emanuel Sonny Dave Earl Stan
Jonathan Neil Roger Anthony Ray Thomas Art Don
Gates Philip John Warrior Rik Casey Tony Horace
Robin Bill Ernie JEDI
I agree with the last two people that posted on the boards. We love the ballparks from yesteryear but I would not want to go backwards and live in those days. Those times seem simpler because we might have been kids during that time and we were youthful and naive as well. All eras had their issues. Prices to game might have been cheap but they were not cheap at that time. If they had been that cheap, the stands would have been packed for every game. I have heard of people working for a dime per hour so the ticket prices were relative to the income of that era.
Here is another pic from 1950. This is Jim Russell of the Dodgers in left. Check out the guy on the pole behind the left field fence.


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Coxsackie Virus is Going Around
Coxsackie virus is rampant once again! I have seen too many kids to count (TMKTC) with symptoms of coxsackie virus and the classic skin rash associated with hand, foot and mouth disease. Many parents are telling me that their day care centers are having outbreaks which is what typically happens at this time of year.
Like many viruses, coxsackie can make some children quite miserable, while others have very few symptoms but never the less are contagious and shed the virus to others. Viruses are just plain ole contagious, even with the best precautions to help prevent spreading the illness. Best prevention continues to be hand washing!
The classic symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease are a fever, sore throat, and a rash which looks like small red spots or even a bit of a blister, occurring on a childs palms, soles and often in their throats causing pain. We are also seeing many children who have a rash on their buttocks, and legs as well. The rash is often confused for a diaper rash if there are no other associated symptoms.
Coxsackie virus typically lasts from 3 -7 days. While some children are terribly cranky and uncomfortable and will even drool rather than swallow their own spit, other seem to not even notice the rash on their hands or feet. The treatment is totally symptomatic, which means acetaminophen or ibuprofen for fever and discomfort and keeping your child hydrated.
Most kids don't have a great appetite when they have a sore throat (do you?), so I am a big believer in popsicles, Slurpees, ice cream, fozen yogurt, shaved ice.....the list is long. You just want to make sure your child is hydrated during the illness so food rules get thrown out for a few days. If they have a fever they need to stay home until they have been fever free for 24 hours, and they may then return to school, day care, and other activities.
Thankfully, adults rarely get this illness, as we have developed some immunity over the years. Interestingly, there was just an article about a trial of coxsackie virus vaccine given to children in China which proved to be quite successful in preventing serious coxsackie disease......stay tuned for more about this in the coming years.
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Although an abdominal ultrasound can be done to check for a number of conditions, it can be used to screen for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a weakened, bulging spot in your abdominal aorta, the artery that runs through the middle of your abdomen and supplies blood to the lower half of your body.
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In contrast, many Western practitioners view the acupuncture points as places to stimulate nerves, muscles and connective tissue. Some believe that this stimulation boosts your body's natural painkillers and increases blood flow.
General anesthesia makes you both unconscious and unable to feel pain during medical procedures. General anesthesia is commonly produced by a combination of intravenous drugs and inhaled gasses (anesthetics).
The "sleep" you experience under general anesthesia is different from regular sleep. The anesthetized brain doesn't respond to pain signals or surgical manipulations.
An anesthesiologist is a specially trained doctor who specializes in all types of anesthesia, including general anesthesia. After you're asleep (unconscious), your body's vital functions are monitored and your breathing is assisted and controlled.
In many hospitals, an anesthesiologist and another team member, a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), work together throughout your procedure to carry out these tasks.
Labor induction — also known as inducing labor — is a procedure used to stimulate uterine contractions during pregnancy before labor begins on its own. Successful labor induction leads to a vaginal birth. A health care provider might recommend labor induction for various reasons, primarily when there's concern for a mother's health or a baby's health.
Labor induction carries various risks, including infection and the need for a C-section. Sometimes the benefits of labor induction outweigh the risks, however. If you're pregnant, understanding why and how labor induction is done can help you prepare.


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From left, at Master Teaching Fellows reception --
Front row: Grisel Acosta, Shereen Bhalla and Lydia Overbaugh
Middle row: Margaret Constantino, Emeka Ovuegbe, Lijie Zhang,
Charles Andrew Speer, Candace Pennick and Marilyn Wooten
Back row: Barbara Millis (Teaching and Learning Center director)
and Provost John Frederick (Photo by Mark McClendon)
Teaching assistants named Master Teaching Fellows
(Oct. 13, 2008)--The UTSA Office of the Provost honored nine Master Teaching Fellows at a Sept. 16 breakfast reception. The fellows are teaching assistants nominated by their department chairs and chosen by a search committee.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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The Master Teaching Fellows are Grisel Acosta, English; Shereen Bhalla, Culture, Literacy and Language/BBL; Margaret Constantino, Counseling, Educational Psychology and Adult Higher Education; Lydia Overbaugh, Anthropology; Emeka Ovuegbe, Environmental Science and Engineering; Candace Kelly Pennick, English; Charles Andrew Speer, Anthropology; Marilyn Wooten, Chemistry and Lijie Zhang, Computer Science.
"This Master Teaching Fellows program emphasizes that although UTSA aspires to be a tier-one research institution, we cannot neglect our responsibilities toward teaching," said Frederick. "These fellows will support that crucial mission."
The Master Teaching Fellows search committee includes Daniel Gelo, dean of the College of Liberal and Fine Arts, who suggested the program to Provost John Frederick; Barbara Millis, director of the newly renamed Teaching and Learning Center (formerly the TEAM Center); Dorothy Flannagan, dean of the Graduate School; David Johnson, vice provost for academic and faculty support; and Deborah Moore, anthropology graduate student.
The fellows meet weekly with Millis to learn teaching skills and to discuss topics of importance to the university such as the upcoming UTSA re-accreditation. They have the dual responsibilities of personal professional development and service to their departments and the university. Both responsibilities will culminate in a capstone project.
The fellows and their families also were feted at an Oct. 3 gathering at the home of Barbara Millis, where they met internationally recognized expert in teaching and learning, Linda Nilson of Clemson University. Nilson provided five workshops Oct. 2-3 for UTSA faculty and teaching assistants. She is the author of the textbook, "Teaching at Its Best," which is used in the MTF program.
For more information on the Master Teaching Fellows program or to request TA classroom observations, a focus group or a Quick Course Diagnosis, contact Barbara Millis, Teaching and Learning Center, at (210) 458-7374.


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Legalized Weed Is Sparking Tensions in the USA
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There is indeed change in America's winds, and it smells like the chronic. Recreational weed will not just be legal in Colorado and Washington, but will be be produced, packaged, and sold in retail stores. Personally, I've never partaken in smoking weed myself because it's illegal in Canada and I am an upstanding, law abiding citizen.


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Hi all
Found this paragraph in one of my notebooks but it's lacking a reference. Can anyone identify the sutta or commentary passage?
"Life, person, pleasure pain - just these alone join in one conscious moment that flickers(?) by. Ceased aggregates of those dead or alive are alike - gone, never to return."


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Dora Erickson ribbon cutting, demolition
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The new Dora Erickson Elementary School held a ribbon cutting Monday.
Students, school board members, and even Idaho Falls Mayor Jared Furhiman gathered to watch. Now that the new school is open, it's time for the old school to become a playground.
Some viewers said they heard loud noises or booms in Idaho Falls last week. The police department used the building for training, since there was no concern about damaging the building. This week it will be demolished, but it may be a little quieter.
"No explosions, no imploding, not a very exciting process, just excavators knocking down walls and scooping them up, then putting debris in dump trucks," said George Boland, superintendent of Idaho Falls District 91.
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The more I see of some people the better I like my Bees.
The more I see of some people the better I like my Bees.
I been thinking of puting a cot or hammock out in the beeyard here...
I like bees better than people as well. I find that I'm much less apt to get stung when I'm playing with bees. They tend to function a little better as a society as well.
"If you can divorce yourself from people then you are bound to make the observation that mankind has very little to commend it."
-Fidelma of Kildare, 665 AD
The keeping of bees is like the direction of sunbeams. -Henry David Thoreau
What's 'happening',.. michael-bees?
You always have 'us',..[Beesource] so don't be discouraged. I know where you are,....'coming from',..I think. I know, the old,.. Barbara Striesand 'refrain',...are the 'luckiest people' in the world. Well,.. I don't buy that completely. We NEED people who like/love,..BEES and nature,. birds and flowers, trees, clouds,...rotifers and ravens. If everybody only 'clung' to people, who would be left,..to take care of all the rest that,..sustains us?
Or a coworker...
ugghhhhhhh........a Mother-In-Law...
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text: Wow, ill start this off with just saying WOW! Now i dont know if thats a good or bad wow just yet, but i guess we will find out in this year. While alot of people are saying this is a Jerry move and Garrett is now his puppet. Ill say its the contrary, this is clearly a Garrett move. Kiffin is not the type of guy that Jerry goes after. He's about the flashy guy. Kiffen is a older version of Garrett personality wise. Boring and smart. Will not speak the media and will just get his job done. I think we've come to the point where Jerry is giving Garrett the keys. Granted it might be for 1 yr because if Garrett fails he's gone as soon as the Cowboys play their last game in '13. But i think this is Garrett's team now. I know people are going to say this is not the way it is, Jerry needs to be the center of it all blah blah blah. But this offseason who have we seen more of? Jason Garrett, talking about whatever. But the face of the offseason has been Garrett not Jerry. Now im not saying that Garrett will be the end of all saying in Dallas. Thats still Jerry, but i think Jerry is willing to let Garrett take the lead going forwards to an extent. Garrett is building the team the way he wants. This is just something that Jerry has done twice and thats with Jimmy and Parcells.


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The Fun Room in the Center of Old Town
숙박 가능인원3
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면적20 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
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|Benediktská, 110 00 Prague, 체코
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There is plenty of storage space with a lock so you can leave your belongings in a safe place while you explore the city if you arrive before check-in, or need a place to leave your stuff after you check-out (for example, your flight or train doesn't leave until the evening).
The apartment is supplied with toilet paper, paper towel, dish-washing soap, hand soap, and garbage bags. The bathroom is broken up in to two rooms - one with a shower and two sinks and another with the toilet. There are two washing machines and a large washing sink located upstairs. The flat has Wi-Fi internet access in every room. The building is old but it has been remodeled and this apartment was remodeled only a couple of years ago. There is an elevator in the building.
You may request any of the following items: WIFI password, Czech mobile phone (in case yours doesn't work. It's a pay-as-you-go phone and you will have to buy the credit. There's also a blow dryer, laundry detergent, drying rack and key, Iron and ironing board, extra towels, pillows or sheets, board games (Settlers, Risk, Chess, Backgammon), playing cards and poker chips (and you would have to invite me to play too), electrical converters, umbrella, spices or other ingredients I have in my kitchen. Anything else I might have that you could use, just ask
The location of the apartment is on Benediktska street, nestled quaintly between Old Town Square and Namesti Republiky. This particular area of town is filled with fun and interesting things to do and see. There are bike tours, walking tours, river boat rides, and other fun stuff located within walking distance. Letna Park, which has a beer garden overlooking the city, is just across the river and up the hill. The grocery store is a 30 second walk and there is a 24 hour non-stop convenience store located down the street. There are two large shopping malls located a minute away. Public Transportation in this area is fantastic. In general, you can walk to many fascinating sites, but if you want to travel outside the center, all three metro lines - Green A, Yellow B, and Red C, are within walking distance.
숙소규정No smoking or pets are allowed in the apartment.
The residents in the building range from international students to retired folks. Please be courteous, respectful and keep the noise level moderate, especially late at night.
I live downstairs and I'm happy to tell you about cool events and local places to go. Also, if there are any issues, you can just knock on my door.
One set of keys. Please don't lose the keys. They are high-security special keys. I will ask for 20 Euro if they are lost
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Très bon séjour ! Le lieu est propre, calme et nous avons été bien accueillis ! Très bien situé, à 3 minutes à pied de la place de la Vieille Ville.
Nous le recommandons.
Very good stay ! The place is clean, quiet and we were welcomed! Great location, around 3 minutes walk from the Old Town Square.
We recommend it.
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The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
The apartment is right in the heart of the city. You don't need train or tram. It takes about 20 minutes walk to Old Town Centre. It's very safe as there is a police station right opposite of the apartment. The bedroom is so big and clean but the only thing was the bed, the mattress was too soft and deep inside and I got backache when I woke up. Toilet and kitchen is so clean. The price i also very reasonable. Hope we could visit Prague again soon and will definitely come back to stay!.
We had a great time in Prague. Viola let us in and showed us our room and gave us a map. She pointed Some Nice things on the map which we did, and it Where fun things that were not Very touristic. The room was nice, only the light did not work, but there was a small lamp that worked. The kitchen was organised and sometimes Viola was there so we could have a Nice chat, and ask her anything. Thank you Vincent and Viola.
The apartment was good, the room spacious and very close to the old town (not even 5 minutes to walk). Lots of restaurants and bars around. Vincent's assistant is a very nice and friendly person, always willing to help and answer all our questions.
The Flat was clean and Vincent and his assistant Lindsey are very friendly! She told us everything we need to know about the flat, the house rules and Prague itself.
The flat is large enough for 9 people but you need a bit of time management to get all 9 people through one bathroom with the only toilet in that flat.
For the breakfast we need to carry all the tables and chairs in one room so that we can launch all together because there is no real kitchen. And if you like to drink coffee you should better bring a coffee machine or at least a filter holder! Using a coffee filter inside a sieve is funny but need a lot of time and intuition ;-)
However, for that price I think the flat is fair enough for 4 stars and I really liked the close location to the center of Prague!
Thanks for the nice time!
Very nice and helpful host; great location! well, value for money
Friendly, good communication.
The flat is next to the city, 10 minutes by walking.
Absolutely recommend.
This accommodation is in a super location and we were warmly welcomed by Vincent. However, all in all we felt that this place wasn't in the spirit of wimdu, and it was nothing like as good as we've come to expect of wimdu. We didn't mind sharing bathroom and kitchen, but these communal facilities were in a poor state. Dirty crockery, broken tiles in a toilet which was situated in the kitchen area and had no hand-washing facilities, a shower head that had to be hand-held... I could carry on. And there's little point in exhorting people to keep areas clean if there's no plug in the kitchen sink or even a washing-up bowl. We also missed any means of making coffee - not even a filter! So all in all a disappointment in spite of the potential of this accommodation.
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- British travel writer Lois Pryce motorcycled 3,000 miles through Iran on her own
- Her travels revealed a nation divided between an authoritarian regime and a friendly, welcoming people
- Breaking into 1980s song "The Final Countdown" with an ex-army general was one of her highlights
(CNN)"You! You have moto, yes?"
An elderly woman, her craggy face peering out from the folds of her voluminous black chador, demands my attention.
I'm in the immigration line at the Turkey-Iran border and my heart is pounding as I wait to be stamped into the Islamic Republic.
I nod warily, confirming that yes, that is me -- a solo female with a British passport and a motorcycle.
I adjust my headscarf, fearing that my interrogator is a member of Iran's infamous "morality police," the hardliners instructed to arrest women for "immodest" behavior.
She jabs me in the chest.
"You come with moto?" she asks again, twisting an imaginary throttle and even adding a few "vroom vroom" sound effects.
I'm still not sure if I'm in trouble but her opinion becomes clear when she grabs my face and gives it an enthusiastic slap, before pulling me in for a rib-crushing hug.
"Very good! Very good!" she shouts while I gasp for breath among the folds of her chador.
"I am wishing you all the luck in the world!"
Finding the 'real' Iran
This enthusiastic welcome sets the scene for my entire journey -- motorcycling 3,000 miles around Iran solo and female, from the rugged northwest of the country to the Caspian Sea and over the remote Alborz Mountains to the fume-choked streets of Tehran.
My motivation?
Curiosity about the huge gulf between how Iran is perceived in the West and what I hear about it from the few people I know who have been there.
Often painted in the media as a terrifying place full of extremists, travelers who return from Iran invariably rave about how wonderful and welcoming they found the Iranian people.
I wanted to discover the place for myself.
Following some wild times in the capital, where it turns out you can get everything from contraband bacon to booze, I continue through the peaceful Zagros Mountains to the ancient cities of Esfehan, Shiraz and the deserts of the south.
Reports of tourists being arrested for espionage are in the front of my mind when, at one border post, I'm frogmarched to the police station to be fingerprinted.
But, of course, a people and its government are two separate entities.
Persian hospitality is legendary and I find myself overwhelmed with generosity and kindness from Iranians keen to distance themselves from the negative image of their homeland -- from truckers stuffing pomegranates into my panniers to complete strangers insisting on paying for my hotel room and an endless stream of tea.
Challenging too
Of course, there are a couple of challenging moments, most often involving the police.
There are different kinds of police in Iran and on one occasion in Tehran a car full of plainclothes revolutionary guards deliberately drives into me.
On another occasion I'm assaulted at a remote desert gas station by a pump attendant who is probably on meth (quite common in the rural areas, I'm told).
Shouting, he lunges at me.
Luckily I'm still sitting on the bike, and after a kick in the right place I ride off as fast as possible.
But then I'm out in the desert with very little fuel ... a pretty scary scenario, too.
In fact, the very act of riding a motorcycle can be daunting in Iran as the driving can be insane.
Iran reportedly has the highest rate of road deaths and traffic related accidents in the world, so every morning I feel like I'm going into battle.
But the welcome from the people makes up for it manifold.
Curious and curiouser
I'm also a source of intense curiosity myself, especially as Iranian women are forbidden from riding motorcycles in public.
Foreign travelers are rare in Iran and the sight of a UK-registered motorcycle caused much excitement among drivers who would pass me with an inch to spare, blasting their horns while hanging out the window and filming me on their phones.
As I travel around I'm passed from stranger to stranger, who quickly become friends, and as a result, find myself mingling with a range of Iranian society.
My hosts range from underground filmmakers and the designer-clad elite of Tehran to a rebel-rousing schoolgirl and Iran's celebrated explorer, Issa Omidvar, who motorcycled around the world in the 1950s.
Iranians remain warm and fun-loving people.
Some areas off limits
Riding isn't an entirely free affair though -- travelers must take care not to stray into military areas or near nuclear plants and taking pictures of military or official buildings is a no-no.
For my project, I'd snap them quickly and then be on my way, reminded that the authoritarian streak is never far away.
Vast murals of the Supreme Leader (Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei) loom over every street corner and everyone I meet has a story of police intimidation, arrests and the oppressive reality of life under the regime.
In the desert city of Yazd I'm invited to stay with an ex-army general and his family.
He fought in the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s and lost his legs in the conflict.
I'm wary of this invitation, wondering what I'll have in common with an Iranian veteran, but my concerns are unfounded.
He's far from the grizzled war-monger I fear and within moments of meeting he's cracking jokes and teaching me Farsi slang.
The highlight of the trip comes, unexpectedly, as we take the elevator in his apartment block to go out for dinner.
I'm learning the Persian numbers as we descend each floor and as we count "three, two, one" he announces in English, "It's the final countdown!"
We don't have to say anything. The two of us look at each other, laugh and burst into song.
"Da-da daa daa, da-da da da daa!"
This is the moment I know I'd been right to ignore the naysayers and to come and seek out the real Iran.
Neither East nor West
Iran has always prided itself on being "neither East nor West."
Geographically it stands between the two cultures, never aligning itself with either, making for the strong sense of Persian identity.
Sadly, the popular image of Iran today, fueled by the rhetoric of politicians means that the Iranian people are lumped in with Islamic extremists and terrorism.
This couldn't be further from the truth.
My travels unveiled a nation of sophisticated, kindhearted people eager to engage with the wider world.
If only their government would follow their example.


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#1 Wed 14 Nov 12 6:51pm
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Rapeseed Oil
Why are all us British still using Olive Oil. I have swopped to British Rapeseed Oil. It is the same price, but has an amazing colour and flavour. I love it.
#2 Wed 14 Nov 12 7:31pm
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Re: Rapeseed Oil
welcome to the forum tallyb
I have no idea and I think its a matter of taste , I use both I also use sunflower oil , hazlenut oil , sesseme oil , walnut oil .
I am sure that given time the rapeseed oil will become more popular.
#3 Thu 15 Nov 12 1:21pm
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Re: Rapeseed Oil
Is there something wrong with olive oil? Are the British against olive oil for some reason?
#4 Thu 15 Nov 12 11:44pm
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Rapeseed and canola oil i refuse to cook with, perhaps they have advantages elsewhere...i doubt it, they contain erucic acid, mustard oil with its high percentage of erucic acid has been banned in European union.
"rapeseed oil, which contains erucic acid, can cause increased lung carcinomas (cancer) through emissions under high heat"...
I'll continue to favourise olive oil for flavoring, walnut oil too. They though are both bad for health when heated.
Sunflower oil is the only one i trust to cook with.
#5 Fri 16 Nov 12 4:12pm
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Re: Rapeseed Oil
Levels of erucic acid in foods have been strictly controlled since the 1970s.
Rapeseed oil, sometimes labelled vegetable oil, is a healthy choice as it has less unhealthy saturated fat than all other cooking oils and fats and is high in beneficial monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats omega 3, 6 and 9
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#6 Fri 30 Nov 12 12:49pm
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Re: Rapeseed Oil
I'm in Australia and most of the canola (rapeseed) grown here is genetically modified, so I won't touch it with a 10' barge pole.
I stick with olive oil - that hasn't been messed with yet, to my knowledge.
#7 Fri 30 Nov 12 1:18pm
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Re: Rapeseed Oil
Wait, is rapeseed oil the same as canola?
#8 Fri 30 Nov 12 6:09pm
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yep.. canola is a low erucic acid variant of rapeseed . most canola is genetically modified to be resistant to roundup weedkiller but you can find organic canola/rapeseed if you try. It has high levels of omegas and is actually more heart healthy than just about any other oil .
http://www.presidentschoice.ca/LCLOnlin … ctId=10617
on a sidenote , it can have a fishy smell or taste for some people because of the high omega levels.
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Only a fool argues with a skunk, a mule or a cook. { cowboy saying}
#9 Sat 01 Dec 12 12:37am
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Re: Rapeseed Oil
The Canadians named Canola (The name "canola" was derived from "Canadian oil, low acid" in 1978) because rape oil sounded so bad (rapeseed is better!).
#10 Sat 01 Dec 12 8:10am
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Ashen wrote:
yep.. canola is a low erucic acid variant of rapeseed . most canola is genetically modified to be resistant to roundup weedkiller but you can find organic canola/rapeseed if you try.
There is a court case going on in Australia where an organic farmer has lost his organic status because of GM canola contaminating his farm.
Details here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-06/o … rt/4114336
and here: http://weedsnetwork.com/traction/permal … dsNews4029
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COLFA Career Expo: 9-11:30 a.m., April 15
By Kris Rodriguez
Public Affairs Specialist
(April 15, 2009)--The UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA) will host its annual Career Expo from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 15 in the University Center Ballroom (1.104) on Main Campus.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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More than 150 employers are expected to attend, recruiting potential employees.
In addition to the employment opportunities, students can learn about resume-building techniques such as volunteering or completing internships for class credit. COLFA representatives will discuss the college's student-related organizations as well as skill enhancing certified programs.
Graduate and law school admissions representatives will be available to discuss continuing education opportunities.
For more information, call (210) 458-4589 or visit the UTSA University Career Center Web site.