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Global Exchange Reality Tours wants to bring together aspiring individuals to travel to Thailand. Accurate statistics are difficult to compile, but it is believed that between 600,00 and 800,000 human beings are trafficked across international borders each year, 80% of them women and children. It is estimated that approximately $9 billion dollars in profits are generated annually through slavery and trafficking, placing the trade in human trafficking in the top three most profitable criminal enterprises along with the drugs and arms trades.
Many people think of slavery as a heinous practice long abandoned by humanity, but today there are roughly 27 million human slaves in bondage, many in the United States itself. 1.2 million children are trafficked each year for the purposes of forced labor, and it is estimated that 1.8 million children are working today in the global sex industry. The numbers are staggering, and actually confronting them and the shattered lives they represent can be an overwhelming prospect. Yet we are not powerless in the face of this monstrous industry, and the first step towards bringing it to a halt is education.
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The "genetics" of my bees is unknown, thus you could not make an assumption that it gives me any advantage in keeping these particular bees. I am quite sure that any other bees will do the same in my hands simply because I studied the subject for many months before I felt I could handle it. I am a scientist and I am a good learner. I prefer to learn from others mistakes (this is why I am here)...
As for KTBs - again, I disagree with you. In my opinion, it is actually easier to start from KTBs rather than to convert from the Lang. You could find on this forum my personal sad story how I was trying to convert Lang into KTB...
I am a member of numerous bee-clubs, here in LA and I have to tell you, that all "novice" beekeepers are very serious about bees. We have bee-classes and I am sure that these "beginners" know more about bees than many "traditionalists"... also, there are a lot of volunteers, who will help "beginners" with bees if there is any problem. Amateur beekeeping is very strong these days. It looks like many commercial bee-professionals are living in the past... disconnected from reality... Remember Thomas Edison? He was amateur in most fields and nevertheless brings to us a telegraph, a light-bulb and many other inventions - more than 1500. If he would follow "traditional" way, we'll still live in the houses illuminated by candles... Irresponsible "beekeeping" by "experienced" professional beekeepers contributed a lot to bees problems in US. I apologize for generalization - I am sure, there are lot of professional beekeepers who DO care about bees - my comments are withing the discussion in this particular thread.
I think we need to return back to thread's original content - Top Bars "Pros and Cons" Presentation . Very good, balanced presentation! If you read it - you could see that it was stated from the very beginning that KTB is not compared to commercial Lang. It is about KTB. Thus, all Skinner's emotions are useless... He did not present any single argument for or against KTB. He effectively distracts us from the subject of this discussion. Such behavior has a name in i-net community. Do you know the name?
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He's trolling and you're all biting?? Survivor stock implies good genetics, at least that's what Darwin thought. Don't get me wrong Sergey, I'm not bashing top bars. And about the amateurs, look at all the posts here... perhaps I worded it wrong, many do try hard and take it seriously, but react too much and cannot appropriately apply what they've learned which is what I saw in school.... many people are great at memorizing theories, equations, concepts, but cannot successfully apply them to solve the problem at hand.
Looking at the presentation though, the exact same thing can be said about langs..... A box costs what... $15 on average? 10 frames for under $15, bottom board $12, Top board $12.... Buy your boxes pre assembled, doesn't come easier than that... No heavy boxes to lift??? who says you have to pull the whole box off at once?? You can move single frames just as easily into a holding box sitting next to you... all natural, go foundationless. And just because comb is new does not mean it has no residues or that your honey isn't laced with whatever systemics/pesticides that have been used around your area. A lot of assumptions are being made on both sides here.
No, I am not biting. It is not my style. I just feel that people need to understand how serious bees problem is.
As for amateurs - Russian say "learning from mistakes". Beekeeping has its own learning curve. Many students in my lab have very long "curve" and what, should I treat them as Skinner did? Would you be happy, if your kid will be treated this way just because s/he is inexperienced? KBT is actually great way to learn. It typically has an observation window and management is very simple, no "deeps", mediums etc... no stuck frames, no struggle with cell-size etc...
It is actually an irony, because historically I got my bees in Langs and I hate it! My attempt to convert Lang into KTB pathetically fails - bees dictated what they wanted. So, I am working on Lang modification for now: I already removed all normal frames and replaced them on truncated version - top bars only. Next step - entirely different design of the top bars.
I think, the problem is that "traditional" beekeeping instructions are so controversial and unclear - this is what confuses the beginners. I read enough on beekeeping to conclude that this is most controversial area of knowledge I ever saw. Reading this forum just supports my conclusion.
Since, I am complete novice in traditional beekeeping, I could present my unbiased opinion on Langs.
- traditional, people familiar with this.
- standard dimensions, interchangeable, famous Dadant-style frame.
- adding/removing supers for(with) honey is easy
- relatively small footprint
- transportation is easy for small hives.
- "gold standard" for pollination business.
- centrifugal extraction is possible.
- easy scalable.
- too many parts, confusing sizes and terminology - deeps, mediums, supers, bottom board, screened board, telescopic cover, transportation cover... inner cover!
- deeps and mediums in the nest are not interchangeable, which eliminates the advantage of unified sizes.
- Most important to me - to inspect the nest - hive needs to be break apart, which is a stress to the bees.
- Moving boxes is inconvenient (heavy, stick together etc).
- traditional frames are difficult to manage - they are often cemented by propolis. Beehive-tool damaged the wooden parts of the frame and the hive.
- Building a traditional frame is time-consuming. Somebody reported on this forum that they used 20(!) staples per frame.
- boxes are difficult to make without proper tools; pre-assembled boxes are expensive; shipping is expensive. Free shipping is not available all the time.
- ventilation in hot climate may be a problem.
- screened bottom may cause too much ventilation - large open area is difficult to manage by bees. May not be used if treatments.
- classical finger joints on the boxes may be damaged by weather and needs to be properly sealed and painted.
All these pros and cons are debatable and this is my personal non-professional hobbyist opinion. I intentionally did not compare the Lang to KTB since it is two entirely different approaches.
Most important to me - to inspect the nest - hive needs to be break apart, which is a stress to the bees.
Well put a window on your lang and be done with it!
Since I'm a nooob....how can we deal with these con's and be successful? I dont need pounds of honey, I live alone, they are fun to keep, and if they dont swarm I'll be happy....if I can figure out how to overwinter them....estatic. Just came in from making sawdust on a third hive....measure 5 times cut once I'm still off LOL! Time for some sleep.
Never say, "if they dont swarm" They will always swarm. Its depressing. Requeening can cut it down, but they still swarm. And if you cant super they swarm even more, wait.. you cant super a top bar hive? Ill let the trolls eat that one up whilst I go work.
Never needed to super a top bar hive and never had a swarm. If the TBH gets too full, then it is time to take honey and/or make a split. No problem, no swarm, and no supers.
Skinner: Besides overcrowding, doesn't swarming usually occur because the hive is strong and healthy? Again, a real difference in attitude here. I hope my hives are strong and healthy, and if they swarm, wouldn't it mean they were doing well, TBH and all?
SantaFeBeek: How long have your hives been established, and how much of the living area have the bees built out? My TBHs are so roomy that it would probably take a few years for the girls to completely fill it. If the girls are that jammin', fantastic!!! You go, girls!
I've had a couple for 3-years, one that I started this year and split about a month ago, but I also took an April through Sept class at a local place called Ecoversity my first year where they keep about 15-20 hives at their location about a mile from me that the students basically manage each year. There are quite a few TBH enthusiasts in NM. Maybe they work better here than in other locations.
My hives, as well as the ones at Ecoversity, are all 44 inches long and hold about 30 top bars (Les Crowder design). In my location (high desert, ~6800 ft elev.) we need a minimum of about 13 bars to make it through the winter. So, I've let the bees build out to about 20-25 bars before making splits. At Ecoversity, there were quite a few hives that were built out completely, and those were usually harvested for honey (both to supplement weaker hives and for eating) and very often split. Many of their hives have been established for 10-years now, and most all newer ones are splits. They do a couple of packages a year, as well, for demos for the class.
The TBH that I started this year with Beeweaver package began with maybe 8 bars of previously drawn comb from my other hives, and quite a few bars that had an inch or so of comb on them from honey harvest, so they went like gangbusters and I was up to 20 bars in a month to maybe 6 weeks with feeding and inserting empty bars between brood combs once the weather was warmer.
I also started two langs this year just to experiment, both with beeweaver packages, as well. One of the queens absconded, so that set one back a bit, but I just added the first super above two deeps to the stronger one, so not doing all that bad considering the drought we are in. We're just starting to get into the monsoon rains, so flows should be picking up soon.
Very impressive. I am jealous! Our city permits only 2 beehives on the property. I inherited two Langs. I was trying to convert one into KTBH, it fails - girls did not cooperate at all! So, I still have two Langs, but my dream is to switch to KTBH as soon as possible. I think Langs especially inconvenient in urban situation.
See, one just need to learn how to run TBHs from experts!
By the way, speaking about "supers" on KTBH. It is just indication that some people just completely unaware how TBH works. TBH experts, forgive me my simplified explanation:
TBH has two "ends", entrance and "exit" (in the sense that it is exit for ready product, honey), opposite to entrance. At the entrance we have the nest, at the "exit" we have honey. Bees are expanding the honey storage towards the "exit". Once honey storage approaching the "exit" (end) - you just remove bars with honey and add a few more empty bars. It is good idea always to have a few empty bars at the "exit" (end). It is like conveyer: at the entrance you have a supply and materials, than - assembly line and at the "exit" (end) - a final product, honey. You do not wait for "super" to be full, you just remove honey at the "exit" when it is ready. This way, TBH always has extra space. If nest is too big - you just split it. SantaFe explains everything very clearly, but it looks like some people still did not get it.
As for swarming. Swarming is a part of bees reproductive cycle. More good/strong bees reproduced (natural selection), less problem we shall have. If you limit reproduction, you break the process of the natural selection (it works only when cycle is completed) and therefore have weaker bees - as a result, people re-queen artificially literally every year (and very proud...) - bad - selection did not work, 50% bees in US gone! If you will continue to do so, you will have more and more weaker bees. It is just mother Nature law.
yea, no. Swarm management is about proper hive space and queen age. I think the amount of pesticide, specifically fungicide exposure has more to do with queen life expectancy, thus bi annual requeens are bigger now. Seriously, you want a healthy hive, knock her off and requeen her every fall. Did I mention she wont swarm during the initial flow, even IF she's honeybound? And by then you can super throw a cell in a protector and say see ya.
Dang! I go on vacation and miss all the fun! I love the presentation. It is pretty cool way that it moves from point to point. I would like to add one more point on TBH's, and it is the reason that I got one. You can have a window on the side of the hive that makes it easy to view the workings on the hive, either for yourself, you kids, or people interested in honey bees. If you put a window on a Lang you get a nice view of some lumber. Yes, you can build an observation hive, but I wouldn't call an observation hive a working hive. The ones I've seen seem understaffed, and you certainly are not going to get production out of an observation hive!
I would agree that Langs produce more honey, but probably isn't what it is about for TBH operators.


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(Oct. 19, 2006)--For Victoria Prior, basketball always was in her blood. So much so that the sophomore from Galveston spent her redshirt season at UTSA in 2004 playing for Rae Rippetoe-Blair's Roadrunners. That tends to happen when you grow up with three brothers who played the game.
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"Basketball has always come natural to me," Prior said. "To be honest, I only played volleyball in high school so I was in shape when basketball season started."
However, that changed when UTSA head volleyball coach Laura Neugebauer-Groff offered Prior a scholarship to play at middle hitter when she was a senior at Ball High School.
Since then, Prior admits she's been a work in progress. If the last year is any indication, Neugebauer-Groff and the Roadrunners are beginning to see the dividends of her hard work combined with her athleticism.
"Adjusting to volleyball has been difficult for me at times," Prior said. "Sometimes I think too much and that's when I start making mistakes, but Coach Groff has done a great job of giving me positive reinforcement and that's what I need."
"Victoria doesn't understand how good she can be," Neugebauer-Groff said. "When she goes out there and plays her game, she can be unstoppable because of her tremendous athletic ability. She just needs to slow down and let the game come to her."
Since Prior came to UTSA with very little club team experience (due to her basketball commitments), Neugebauer-Groff made the decision to redshirt her as a freshman so she could develop in practice and not feel the pressure of having to contribute right away. The decision began to pay dividends a little more than a year ago when Prior was inserted into the starting lineup after Jennifer Emelogu went down with an injury.
"I'd say the turning point for me personally was last year when we played Texas State," she said. "Em was out with an injury and I knew I needed to step my game up. I didn't have time to think about it and did what was expected of me."
Did she ever. In her first collegiate start, Prior hit .409 on the strength of 11 kills, including the match-clincher, against the Roadrunners' I-35 rival. She followed that performance with a robust .643 hitting percentage and 11 kills three days later at Nicholls State and was named the Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week.
Prior later went on to set career highs in kills (19), solo blocks (two) and block assists (eight) against Northwestern State in the first round of the SLC Tournament and she was named to the All-Tournament Team. Prior finished the campaign with a UTSA single-season record .330 hitting percentage.
She has carried last year's strong finish into this season. Entering this weekend's matches in Louisiana, Prior ranks second on the team with 63 total blocks (nine solos/54 assists) and fourth with 207 kills (2.8 pg).
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A working group is currently defining the steps and actions necessary to progressively align ST's management systems to the HSPM requirements. We aim to ensure that our processes and management systems, from product design and development through to engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, warehousing and dispatch, will be compliant, robust and effective with regard to hazardous substances in products.
Product compliance objectives
- ECOPACK®2 (ROHS compliant with exemptions+ Halogen authorized) : 90% of new packages implemented in ECOPACK®2 by the end of 2014;
- ECOPACK®2 (ROHS compliant with exemptions+ Halogen authorized) : 95% of products in ECOPACK®2 in financial value by the end of 2015;
- ECOPACK®3 (halogen-free and no RoHS exemption): 25% of new packages implemented in ECOPACK®3 by the end of 2015.
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a towel, cloth or other such material usually relegated to use primarily as a repeated method for a guy to ejaculate into, or to wipe up his spack after he has cummed. Usually becomes hardened and stiff in appearance.
Ahren's cum towel became hard and round as a baseball after the repeated loads he shot into it.
After jerking off Brian reached out for his trusty cum towel.
After jerking off Brian reached out for his trusty cum towel.
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The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush
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I am going to start my 2nd year of beekeeping this Spring. Had a awesome 250 pounds of honey year last summer, just from 2 hives. Now I want to start up 2 more hives and I am considering using all mediums for the next 2 hives that I will be adding to my beeyard this Spring. I would like to compare and see the differences but i don't want to go the all medium route if it is not advised by others, especially since I had such great results with my 2 deep brood set up last year. I am a 35 year old young buck that is capable of lifting the deeps, but don't need to bust my back to prove it! I read a bunch about the pros and cons of deeps vs. mediums. It seems mostly like personal opinion. Just a few unanswered question I have are......
1. Does 3 medium(10 frame) hive bodies equal 2 deeps(10 frame) for brood boxes?
2. What size package of bees should I purchase(2 or 3 pound) if I end up going the 3 medium brood route?
3. Are there any "common" problems beekeepers have had by using the 3 medium set up?
4. When installing a 2 or 3 pound package of bees into a 3 medium set up, how many mediums do you start with at the time of install?
Feel free to answer any or all, thanks, juzzerbee.


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What a trip!
I can imagine all of you in the excursion. And it's loud. Hugs to tom and the kids.
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This morning, we got everyone in the Excursion and pulled out for the trailer—we almost even got there when Tom remembered that he'd left the stabilizer bars for the trailer sitting on the driveway—not a good thing. A 34' Airstream REALLY needs those stabilizer bars to keep it from swaying and moving the tow vehicle all over the road. So, we had to turn around and go back to the house. Only an hour lost! About 9:30 then, we were hooked up and ready to go—the trailer is stuffed with clothes, stuff for the wedding and bird stuff. The Excursion is stuff with us, the dog, the cat and the 5 birds. It's way too hot to leave anyone in the trailer so we head out for Ardmore, Oklahoma. It is miserably hot in San Antonio as we leave and we keep telling ourselves that it will be cooler once we leave Oklahoma, for sure
The trip to Ardmore was really uneventful. Seamus, the kitty, wasn't happy about being in his crate so he did puke a bit but considering what he's done before, that was minor. The interesting thing was that as soon as we left Texas, I lost the 3G network on my phone. From then on, all the way to Wisconsin, I only had it in the cities. Oh well, it did feel weird—I thought, where am I? On the moon? Where is all the electronic wizardry I had just a border crossing back? However, the phone continued to download the email and all that so I was ok with the rustic places I found myself. The one really odd thing I noticed was the church in Waco advertising 30 minute worship!! Wow, I guess they want to be SURE you get home in time to see the Cowboys. Come worship with us—we get you in and out!
We got to Ardmore about 4 and it was SO hot—I bet it was 105. We got the trailer unhooked and the electricity on but it was so hot, it kept tripping the breakers when the a/c units were on too long. So, the trailer didn't cool down as fast as it would have normally but it did cool down eventually. We were too tired to go get dinner and just stayed in. The rv park was called Hidden Lake RV—it does have something approximating a lake—or a really big stock tank. They had kayaks for rent that looked WAY too big for the "lake." The only pictures I took was of the impressive flock of Canada geese that were there. There were a lot of them and they did hope we had something for them but we sadly didn't. The weather was really hot and still and we should have recognized that a storm was coming. Sure enough about 6, it started raining and it rained all night—really hard in the middle of the night
July 5
This morning, we left for Emporia Kansas. Oklahoma had some interesting things (at least to me) as we were driving—all interstate driving so I didn't have to do a lot of co-piloting. First, we saw the Oklahoma Horse Shoeing School! All I could think was YAY! If academia doesn't work out, I can still get a skill! Then, I saw a little, very reputable little place near a truck stop—the sign said simply LUNCH TOPLESS. Now, there were two silhouettes of shapely women but all I could think of was burly truck drivers walking in, taking off their shirts and thinking "Whew, I love to eat lunch without a shirt." Sometimes I think folks just don't really think when they make these signs. Or maybe it's just me. The last thing we saw in Oklahoma that amused us was Cowboy Travel Plaza that proudly proclaims it has the world's biggest Beer Cave! Now that is something to be proud of!
The park in Emporia Kansas was nice—it had a tent at the front for the � price fireworks sale going on. There wasn't much to see or do so we mostly went to bed. We did manage to convince the direct TV service to hook up and we could watch a little of the news. We also found that Emporia was the home of the National Teachers Hall of Fame! That was about it for Kansas.
July 6
We headed out of Emporia for Iowa
In Iowa, we noticed some oddities in their highway signage (as my highway dept. engineer father would have said.) When they have construction on the interstate that closes one side and diverts it to the other they don't say "Caution: Two Way Traffic Ahead!" No, their signs say "Head to Head Traffic." That just seems odd and inaccurate—sounds like a huge game of chicken to me. Their signs for Rest Areas are also deceiving since to the rest of the US, a Rest Area has bathrooms. They label them all Rest Areas—maybe to save money? They often go to the trouble to put an additional sign down the road that say "Modern Rest Area" which apparently means it DOES have restrooms. Kind of like everything's up to date in Kansas City. They also rather distractingly number the miles on the interstate in two tenths segments so that there are all these little signs Mile 55.2, 55.4. I disapprove of those—they catch my eye and annoy me.
We LOVED the rv park in Webster City Iowa actually. It was gorgeous. It was actually outside the town (not hard to accomplish) and was in a park donated by some folks in 1919. There is a lovely golf course Tom wants to come back and play on. The rv park had big spaces and really nice facilities—only problem is that it is first come first served so you are taking your chances. Briggs Woods Park is worth seeing.
July 7
We left Webster City, a little regretfully, and headed out for Wisconsin. We had to go into and cut across the bottom of Minnesota—this is where my mother was born so I had to look and see what it looked like—beautiful state. We didn't see a lot of it but it was very nice. The roads were horrible. We were very glad to see the Mississippi River and cross into Wisconsin. There was a lovely little Rest Area (modern by Iowa standards) that we stopped at for lunch. Recycling bins! I loved it. There were shady spots all over to sit and enjoy the lovely weather and a little hiking path that went right down to the river. Really pretty introduction to Wisconsin.
We had to get off the interstate finally at Tomah, that we discovered is the Gateway to Cranberry Country—I know they are proud
We got to Mosinee, where the rv park is, without incident. It is a very pretty rv park by a lake. The slots however are NOT level. It took much backing and angling to finally find a way that the trailer could be reasonably level so we could put out the slide—that took quite a while. But Tom did it—I can't imagine backing up such a huge trailer with such a huge suv, but he's good at it. Got all set up—flags up, awnings out. I think we'll be sitting out a lot—there is not satellite because of all the huge trees and no cable. But it really is a pretty place and we'll be gone a lot for wedding stuff!
July 8
Today, Jennifer and Dan—the bride and groom—fly in from San Antonio first. Then Travis, the youngest child and music wrangler for the wedding comes in from Memphis. Sometimes this evening, Melissa, the middle child and the vow wrangler (as they are calling her since she is performing the ceremony) gets in from China. Very exciting to have all my kids together again—we'll scare these folks. It should be a busy day.


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Have you checked over on the SAIGA12 forum? Lots of options for doing a conversion.
OK, so since last year, when I was on the forum, I was mulling over converting my Saiga 12 from the sporter stock, to a TRUE pistol grip configuration.
Well, I grabbed my balls and dove into the conversion. Popped some rivtets, filed some welds and have everything apart. NOW Im stuck.
I suppose I didnt realize that I need a conversion kit with trigger parts??
Have you checked over on the SAIGA12 forum? Lots of options for doing a conversion.
What conversion kit?I suppose I didnt realize that I need a conversion kit with trigger parts??
You can use a G2 trigger but it needs to be modded, the one thing is take a little off the top of the hook of the trigger that grabs the hammer, if you don't the bolt hits it. The other is if you want the BHO, you need to remove a little off the right side of the hammer where the pin goes through to make room for the plate.
"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem" Ronald Reagan
Well, I'm lost and about ready to ship this thing to somebody that knows what the hell they are doing
It is unclear from your brief description what exactly is the problem. If you could be more specific I'm sure we can figure it out! If you are asking about the trigger, yes, you will need a "real" trigger for the Saiga-12. Since the conversion is only 3 parts for the 'typical' PG conversion, you will probably just get a US mag and use a "real" trigger to save some money.
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What are you having problems with? I did 2 of my own.
get a tromix or dinzag trigger set. it is a tapco that they have already modded to fit the s 12. it is a drop in part. if you can weld the holes, this should be a snap. i left the factory hammer in place and just used the trigger parts. seriously dont give up now. its not too difficult.
al gore is full of carbon enriched shit
This is the best tutorial that I found. Using it as a guide it made it very easy. It is for the 7.62x39 but there are many similarities.
Saiga Conversion
In addition to the 922r parts, you may want to purchase a different retention spring for the hammer and trigger pins; the one that you remove is difficult to reuse.
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"If a nation expects to remain ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." - Thomas Jefferson
Here my buddy Greg goes step by step converting a Saga 12.
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When was the last time you got home and realized that you were wearing one of your shoes … and one of somebody else's? Any chance it made you think about how much you'd had to drink?
Last night we had our end-of-the-season employee party. After an awesome dinner at the Outback Steakhouse in Avon (Foster's is Australian for "beer" you know), we went bowling. In case you were wondering, they serve beer there too. In my defense (actually there is no defense) at the bowling alley you have to take off your shoes and then put them back on later. Seems simple enough, but apparently not always. Here's the voicemail that SOMEONE left for Greg later that night.
I can't imagine that you'll have trouble following along (it's crystal clear) but just in case, here's a transcript:
Hi again, I still like that message. Hey I just got home … took off my shoes … I took off my shoes and one of them isn't … isn't mine ……. I've got …. I've got your shoe


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No problems initially - great communication to arrange a diagnostic, turned up on time and spent an hour checking electrics and locks. However, he then didn't call the following day to provide a quotation to do the work as arranged, and no response to my text. If you don't want to do the job, just say so - it prevents a delay in getting the job done and wasted money for a diagnostic that I'll have to pay again to someone who will actually finish the work! Maybe useful if you just want the diagnostic to then do the job yourself but for the vast majority of us, don't bother.
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Hello, I was thinking about getting bees long time, and now since I am semiretired, perhaps it is a time to go for it.
I live in Pasco County (Tampa Bay) Fl in woods on 1 acre zoned AR1 (agricultural residential).
Think bees will have it good here.
Hey fellow Floridians, are there any beekeeping associations or clubs in West Central Fl?
I would love to get acquainted with local beekeepers.


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ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that Rob Gronkowski
(high ankle sprain) will be at less than 100 percent -- and perhaps
significantly so -- against the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI.

"There are very people -- nobody -- who fully expects him to be 100 percent," Schefter said on Monday's SportsCenter.
"The Patriots are going to have to get used to having a limited
Gronkowski" against the Giants. Gronkowski is fully expected to play,
but it sounds like he could be susceptible to re-injury.
One person lands on this the wrong way and he is done for the game.

[/quote]Even if he plants it wrong its going to hurt him. I dont see him being much of a factor. Got to watch hernandez and wes.


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THP: Trooper involved in early morning chase and shootout
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. - An early Thursday morning police chase ends in a shootout involving a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper, leaving two people are behind bars. View mugshots and photos from the scene
Tennessee Highway Patrol officials told us their dispatch got a complaint of a car they said was driven by 20-year-old Derrick Kitzmiller of Gray, Tennessee, was tailgating another vehicle.
When dispatch sent a trooper to stop the car, THP officials said a pursuit started around mile marker 51 on Interstate 81 then onto Interstate 26. Troopers said the chase continued off the interstate when the cars got off the Eastern Star Road exit and turned on to Hog Hollow Road.
"The vehicle that we were pursing lost control. There was a crash at that time. There were shots fired," said Trooper Noah Click with the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
Troopers told us at least 15 gunshots were fired between Kitzmiller and THP trooper Jeff Appleba, leaving both cars riddled with bullet holes.
We're told no one was hurt in the shootout, but nearby residents said the chaos and commotion was overwhelming.
"I heard some yelling, and a lot more yelling, and then some more police officers showed up, and then some more yelling," said Joel Poole who lives nearby.
Officials said it's unclear who pulled the trigger first at this point, and little information is being released on the details of the shooting itself.
Both Kitzmiller and the passenger/owner of the car (according to THP), Jennifer Russell, were arrested.
In the meantime, investigators work to piece together the puzzle of exactly what happened; thankful no one was caught in the crossfire.
"We are very fortunate no one was hurt. As you can tell, with the surroundings, we are in a residential area, and that adds more danger to any type of police chase or shots fired," said Trooper Click.
Officials told us Kingsport police were the ones to arrest the suspects, but they are now being held at the Washington County Detention Center.
Kitzmiller is charged with attempted second degree murder, felony evading, driving on a suspended license, and speeding.
Russell is charged with felony altering title or registration.
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Why I enjoy bread baking
5 Reasons to Bake Bread
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Realtors suggest people wanting to sell their home arrange to have bread baking in the oven when potential buyers are viewing the house. There's something about the aroma of those baking loaves that makes a house more attractive.
Cranking up the appeal of your house is one reason you might consider bread baking, but I can think of at least five more.
- It's better for your family. It's healthier. You know exactly what's in it. And you know what's not in it, such as potassium bromate, partially hydrogenated oil, and other additives you may or may not mind putting in your body.
- It tastes better. Once you've had your mouth around a slice of your very own, made from scratch loaves, fresh from the oven, spread with honey or jam or accompanied by a chunk of your favorite cheese, you will never go back to mass produced, supermarket loaves.
- It's fun. There is something therapeutic and so satisfying in turning a few basic ingredients into something nutritious and delicious, to say nothing of the psychological value of mixing, kneading and punching. (Love the punching!)
- It's easy. Really, it is. It takes a while to get the hang of it, but like anything worth doing, it's worth taking the time to learn to do well. You may produce one or two less than perfect batches, but if you keep trying, you will be turning out little masterpieces in no time. Go online to find recipes and even videos showing exactly how to make bread. Try allrecipes.com.
- And, it's cheaper! Flour is your main ingredient. Depending on whether you buy it with your groceries, pick it up at your local health food store, or if you're really lucky like me and can get it from the farmer who grew the wheat (or in my case, spelt), the end product will cost less and deliver more.
I pay $1.00 a pound for organic spelt flour. Price of flour per loaf works out to about 62 cents per loaf. Using supermarket flour would push the cost down even more. Other ingredients include liquid (usually water), yeast, sugar, salt and oil. Honey can be substituted for sugar. Just reduce the liquid.
Make sure all of your ingredients are fresh. Freshly ground flour should be stored in the refrigerator or even freezer until just before being used. Store yeast in an air-tight container in the fridge.
Use regular or instant yeast. I can't see any difference but both have their fans. It might be a good idea to start with instant. It can be added directly to the mixing bowl, whereas traditional yeast must be mixed with water and a bit of sugar and allowed to dissolve and begin to work in a small bowl for about 10 minutes before being added to the other ingredients.
There is no need to rush out and buy bread loaf pans. Make round loaves and bake them on a cookie sheet or even in foil pie plates.
Bread needs warmth to rise. Make sure the house is not too cool. Cover dough with a clean, dry cloth. (I have an Irish linen dishtowel reserved solely for this purpose.)
After loaves have cooled completely, store in clean plastic bags. Any loaves that won't be eaten in the next day or so can be frozen. Slice before freezing for easier defrosting/toasting. Do not store bread in the refrigerator. It seems to dry it out.
If you can (and you can) master the art of bread making, you can also expand your repertoire to include cinnamon buns, dinner rolls, pizza crust, and a plethora of other yeast breads. You can have fun creating tasty and healthy breads for your family and save money at the same time. Does it get any better than that?
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this is an instance in which your cigarette is mangled and bent but in no way is the paper broken, making the cigarette still smokable. taken from the former anime series cowboy bebop in which spike spiegel's cigarettes are always mangled but remarkably still intact enough to smoke.
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Luxury and Location in Telluride
Hotel Columbia • Telluride, CO
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- A Two-Night Stay for Two in a Superior King Room ($345) or for Four Guests in a Premium One-Bedroom Suite ($621) Between November 20 and December 21, 2012
- Or, a Two-Night Stay for Two in a Superior King Room ($547) or for Four Guests in a Premium One-Bedroom Suite ($866) Between January 6 and February 8, 2013
- Daily Hot European Breakfast
- One Bottle of Wine
- Daily Parking for One Car
- Combine Vouchers to Stay for Up to Six Nights
When it comes to location, the Hotel Columbia is prime real estate. Situated at the base of Telluride Ski Mountain and the San Miguel River, this Condé Nast Johansens resort is just steps from a gondola to the summit. And as winter settles in here at 8,750 feet above sea level, steps from the mountain is exactly where you'll want to be.
Don your goggles and strut your stuff on the slopes during a two-night stay for two in a Superior King Room ($345) or for four guests in a Premium One-Bedroom Suite ($621) between November 20 and December 21, 2012. Or, opt for a two-night stay for two in a Superior King Room ($547) or for four guests in a Premium One-Bedroom Suite ($866) between January 6 and February 8, 2013.
You'll also get a bottle of wine upon arrival, daily hot breakfast, and two nights' parking for one vehicle.
"It's hard to go wrong with views of the mountains, the gondola, and the San Miguel River," Fodor's says. "This hotel has a crisp and contemporary vibe, and everything—the art on the walls, the floors, the beds—has been recast in a neutral palette of cool creams and toasty tans."
Rooms at this elegant brick luxury hotel are appointed with custom-made walnut king beds, super-soft 100-percent-cotton linens, and goose-down comforters, and the bathroom is outfitted with heated floors and rain shower heads.
Before hitting the hills, experience the resort's famous European breakfast. This complimentary buffet features hand-made pastries, quiches, granola, fresh fruit, and yogurt, in addition to a selection of fine meats and cheeses.
Then it's off to the mountain: 2,000 acres of skiable terrain, 125 trails, and 18 lifts to deliver you to all of it. With nearly half of its terrain considered expert territory, Telluride gives ski bums plenty to write home about. The other 59 percent of the mountain is suitable for beginner and intermediate riders.
For dinner, look no further than Cosmopolitan restaurant and lounge, located right off the hotel lobby. Influenced by a variety of cooking styles, from French to Thai, owner and Chef Chad Scothorn works with seasonal ingredients to craft a menu that changes almost weekly.
As they say in the real estate business: location, location, location. Just two blocks from Main Street, within view of one of the Rockies' best ski resorts, and home to one of Telluride's top restaurants, Hotel Columbia has it all.
"Staying at the Hotel Columbia is akin to being on a high-end cruise ship—the accommodations are superb, the restaurant is... mind-boggling with its food-and-wine list, and the location is the best in town."-- TripAdvisor
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I am part of a group of beeks for West Virginia. We sent 400 hives to Ca. through a broker in Ohio. Our bees were inspected before they went for diseases, strenth, etc. They were delivered in December. The growers claimed they were in good shape. A month ago we received good reports. Now that the pollination season out there is over the growers claim that all our bees are diseased, most of them dead and they are not going to pay a cent. It will cost us $44 for each hive to get them back.
The main person running this operation has sent bees to the same farm for 7 years the only difference was the bee broker was different this year.
Much of this sounds fishy. I was told that a load of bees only cost 7,000 dollars to haul. That is roughly $16 a hive, not $44.
It seems that we sent bees, they used them, then stole them.
Is there anything we can do? Lawsuit? Should we send someone to inspect them?
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Portneuf Medical Center, School District 25 enter athletic agreement
Partnership is worth more than $40,000
POCATELLO, Idaho - For athletes, wellness off the field is just as important as performance on the field, which is why Portneuf Medical Center has teamed up with Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 for athletic support unlike any other in the state.
Portneuf Medical Center has not only committed $40,000 to the district, all Pocatello area high school athletes will receive certain medical services like physicals for free.
"We feel a strong need to have a strong affiliation with our local medical center," said Superintendent Mary Vagner, announcing the partnership at Tuesday nights school board meeting.
She says with funding always an issue, the deal with PMC is a welcome relief to the students and parents.
"Kids are doing a great deal of fundraising and in most cases parents end up buying what kids have to raise money for," Vagner said. "So it is an extra help on cash flow at home."
As for the doctors who will be providing the services, they have years of experience and have been helping the high school athletes already.
"Several years ago we had a pretty good program but then a lot of the funding had gotten pulled," said Dr. Richard Wathne of the Pocatello Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute. "That's what's really been the impetus to drive this program."
Wathne said he and his team care about the student athletes and feels the team of experts provide the best care.
"One this program is in full action it will be unmatched throughout the state," Wathne said.
And as for the money donated, one of the main uses is to help with the school district with the cost of using Holt Arena.
"So the hospital volunteered to put money toward that," Wathne said, "as well as money toward the employment of a new athletic trainer, as well as money for supplies."
Wathne said this makes the whole partnership worth between $60,000 and $70,000.
"We've only been in school a few weeks and kids have been practicing for about a month," Vagner said. "But we've been grateful that we've had athletic training services because the trainers have been used."
This deal is only for this current school year. The school district and PMC will continue to discuss needs for the future as they work on agreements for the 2014-2015 school year.


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Everyone already knows Pugh's arms are too short to be a LT. He will make a great guard some day tho.
I dont agree with this. Dont think Pugh's arm length will be that much of a factor at either OT position.
Originally Posted by slipknottin
I dont agree with this. Dont think Pugh's arm length will be that much of a factor at either OT position.
His arms are a just a little shorter then joe thomas and jake long.
hes gonna end up being regarded as the best OL in the draft class 5 yrs down the line
You got that backwards ..PUGH is MUCH MORE ATHLETIC just smaller body/arm frame but much better feet
Originally Posted by Eli TO Shockey
I dont remember being too excited about Beatty when we drafted him. Beatty seems to be a bit stronger. Interestingly enough they are the exact same height and weight. Beatty has longer arms of course
Beatty had a monster senior season at Uconn while Pugh was more consistant throughout his 3 years.
Maybe some of you draft gurus can help out.. who was the better prospect coming out of college?
I thought Beatty was I had him rated as a late first round pick while I had Pugh in the back of the second.
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|behavior charts are a total drag
While behavior charts have shown great results for my kids in the past, I never have all the supplies on hand to keep it up. And by supplies I mean a piece of paper and writing utensil, stickers if my kids were lucky. So I came up with a new idea that requires no supplies and is a total ego booster for me. I need constant validation. It must be so exhausting.
The kids start each day with 5 minutes of alone time with me. But they can't cash in their minutes until bedtime. Throughout the day, if they yell, hit, swear, or tease each other, they get a minute taken away. If I see a nasty behavior pop up, I give them a warning and tell them moving forward that's a minute off. The only way to get a minute back is to do a major chore. It's easy to get minutes taken away, but takes a lot of effort to get them back. I'm talking like clean the entire living room. I even used this method to get the boys to walk into school without crying. I awarded them 2 extra minutes if they walked into class like brave little soldiers. Ella always walks in without a problem, so I gave her 2 extra minutes for being such a good example.
Every night, each kid cashes in their minutes. Alone. They can do whatever they want to do with my undivided attention. Oscar usually chooses to watch a music video, Owen usually wants to do a craft or get tickles, and Ella usually picks getting her hair done in the sloppiest french braids ever. Some nights we run out of time so we'll squeeze in their minutes the next morning, or some nights I forget it entirely. But I've been consistent enough that I can use this method to get things a little more happy and peaceful around here.
Since starting this a few months ago, my ego grown to new lengths I never knew possible. Watching people work so hard to spend time with me is the best feeling. They cherish our time together. It's most likely their favorite part of the day. ME! The truth is, I enjoy my time with them more than they know. Each day I find ways for them to get extra minutes and usually end up giving them way more than they actually earned.
And now since I've made myself out to be mom of the century (gag), I'll bring things back into perspective and show a few of my parenting fails over the years . . .
|#1. Letting 4-year-old Ella take 2-year-old Owen on a walk in a parking lot.
|#2. Allowing Ella hang over a ledge while I snap a photo.
|#3. Not warning Oscar about wasabi. Aaaand taking a picture of his suffering instead of helping him.
|#4. Forgetting to tell Oscar and Owen to keep the shaving cream off their face. This is the last picture i took before the screaming started. "My eyes are burning! Ahhh!"
|#6. Letting my kids drinking cola from a glass bottle . . .
|which led to Owen slashing his wrist with the bottle. I can barely see the scare now, but I still feel so guilty about this one. He fell on his glass bottle on our trip in Mexico. It was a total nightmare.
|#7 Oh dear. I don't even know where to begin. What was the purpose of this picture? Was I bored? From the looks of it I had plenty of kids to rescue and things to clean.


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A hepatobiliary (HIDA) scan is an imaging procedure used to diagnose problems in the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts.
In the HIDA scan, a radioactive chemical or tracer is injected into a vein in your arm.
The tracer is handled by the liver like bile. Bile is a fluid produced and excreted by your liver that helps your digestive system break down fats in the foods you eat. Bile is stored in your gallbladder and the gallbladder releases the bile when you eat a meal.
A special nuclear medicine scanner (gamma camera) tracks the flow of the tracer from your liver into your gallbladder and small intestine.
The name HIDA comes from an early tracer used for the scan, hydroxy iminodiacetic acid. More effective tracers are used today.
Cholescintigraphy, hepatobiliary scintigraphy are other names for a HIDA scan.
A liver biopsy is a procedure to remove a small piece of liver tissue, so it can be examined under a microscope for signs of damage or disease. Your doctor may recommend a liver biopsy if blood tests or imaging studies suggest you might have a liver problem. A liver biopsy is also used to determine the severity of liver disease. This information helps guide treatment decisions.
The most common type of liver biopsy is called percutaneous liver biopsy. It involves inserting a thin needle through your abdomen into the liver and removing a small piece of tissue. Two other types of liver biopsy — one using a vein in the neck (transjugular) and the other using a small abdominal incision (laparoscopic) — also remove liver tissue with a needle.
Liver function tests are blood tests used to help diagnose and monitor liver disease or damage. The tests measure the levels of certain enzymes and proteins in your blood.
Some of these tests measure how well the liver is performing its normal functions of producing protein and clearing bilirubin, a blood waste product. Other liver function tests measure enzymes that liver cells release in response to damage or disease.
Conditions other than liver disease or damage can lead to abnormal liver function test results. Test results can be normal in people who have liver disease or damage.
An upper endoscopy is a procedure used to visually examine your upper digestive system with a tiny camera on the end of a long, flexible tube. A specialist in diseases of the digestive system (gastroenterologist) uses endoscopy to diagnose and, sometimes, treat conditions that affect the esophagus, stomach and beginning of the small intestine (duodenum).
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Casper - A Great Stylish Studio, in a traditional Cypriot stone village
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- Lockable room
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- Pets allowed
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|Mama street, 7740 Tochni, Larnaca, Cyprus
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It is situated off a very quiet pedestrian street, within walking distance of a cafe, shop, bank and restaurants. Parking is about 20 metres away and is secure.
Wi-fi is available and the owner lives close by to offer help and advice regarding places to see and visit nearby and across the island.
It is a great place for walking, cycling and photography!
House rulesCheck is from 14.00 to 20.00.
Check out by 12.00 midday.
Smoking is permitted outside only.
You have close neighbors so party animals would be better to stay elsewhere!
There are steps and it's situated on side of a hill so you need to be fit!
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Very good stay in Tochni.
High quality welcome by Hugh with so wonderful generosity.
All appartments in Dolphin House are so nicely furbished and clean.
A very good place to stay and to come back as soon as possible.
Very nice apartment in one of the few remaining original small villages in the south of Cyprus.
Very clean and friendly.
Sehr schönes Apartment in einem der wenigen noch ursprünglichen kleinen Dörfern im Süden von Zypern.
Sehr sauber und freundlich.
Very nice place and comfortable. The village is calm, beautiful and a good counterpart to the touristic "madness" like Limassol. Hugh is friendly and helpful, when we needed something in the apartment we got it immediately. The apartment has appropriate facilities. Tochni is good starting point to visit the whole island. Only two small shortcomings: we had the apartment with the sea view and the "view on the sea" was a little bit exaggerated (but no wonder, Tochni is about 6miles from the sea – so no reason to complain), and the kitchen had only one hotplate. But except these little points, we enjoyed the stay at Dolphins House very much.
We were the first guests of Hugh and received a very warm welcome. The appartments are beautiful, modern and located in a nice part of Tochni. Parking your car isn't a problem at all and Hugh did everything to make sure we had a pleasant stay. He was very flexibel and everything was possible. We really enjoyed our stay and I can absoluty recommend a stay in Tochni.
Es war ein super schöner Urlaub! Wir wurden sehr herzlich empfangen!
Die Unterkunft war exakt wie die Fotos es versprochen haben.
Es war alles notwendige vorhanden. Sollte doch etwas gefehlt haben, standen Hugh oder seine Vertretung jederzeit zur Verfügung.
Wer nicht mitten in den Touristenorten leben möchte, ist hier genau richtig.
Sollten wir noch einmal nach Zypern fliegen, würden wir aufjedenfall das Casper-Appartement buchen.
Liebe Grüße Claudia und Clemens
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It was such a nice holiday. the apartment was perfect, so beautiful! Hugh is an amazing man, very very friendly. When we arrived, we had a very big problem and Hugh did very thing to help us. we thank Hugh very much!
We will come back, for sure!!
We were looking for a quiet place in Cyprus and with the Alpha Studio we found exactly what we were looking for . It was love at first glance. The apartment is tasteful furnished, equipped with all basics you need for a relaxing vacation. The apartment is a peaceful oasis within the village and located that you feel integrated into the village community. You can have very nice chats with the people from Tochni. The surrounding area is ideal to have nice hikes in whatever direction. April was a perfect time concerning the climate.
Hugh was a very charming host and always helpful for all kind of questions . Thanks a lot
Peter and Gisela
We have done everything right with this Apartment and Hugh as host! We were visited on site and they helped us to our accommodation. Although Tochni is a somewhat small village away from the big cities, we would choose again! However, you're stuck without a rental car. The Apartment of-they were very clean and well equipped and there to stay our time, the other guests were already gone, it was very private and quiet.
So if you do not seek the hotel bustle and screaming children during his vacation, which should be for Hugh decisive screams in Tochni morning only the cock ;)
I can only recommend it.
Wir haben mit diesem Appartament und mit Hugh als Gastgeber alles richtig gemacht! Wir wurden vor Ort aufgesucht und man half uns bis zu unserer Unterkunft. Obwohl Tochni ein etwas kleineres Dorf abseits der großen Städte ist,würden wir wieder aussuchen! Allerdings ist man ohne Mietwagen aufgeschmissen. Zu den Appartaments-sie waren sehr sauber und gut ausgestattet und da zu unserer Aufenthaltszeit die anderen Gäste bereits abgereist waren, war es sehr privat und ruhig.
Wer also nicht den Hoteltrubel und Kindergeschrei in seinem Urlaub sucht,der sollte sich für Hugh entscheiden-den in Tochni schreit morgens nur der Hahn ;)
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Six-piece alt-pop crew Huge Face won't leave my head. The band's new single "Body War" is the culprit, a catchy four-minute tune that starts with a simple guitar riff before gliding into a shoegazey chorus that has been thumb-tacked to my cortex for the past week. It's a pop nugget with a little extra pop from dual drummers Jacob Nathan and Mickey O'Hara, as heard on "Body War" and throughout the self-titled EP released earlier this year ($5 at hugeface.bandcamp.com). Any band willing to lug around two drum kits as opposed to one laptop deserves a shout.
Huge Face have been in business for just over one year, with members spread around the New England triangle that is Boston, Worcester, and Providence (drummer Jacob Nathan is the sound guy at AS220). Guitarist Shai Erlichman and bassist Adam Coggeshall provide vocals, with Jimmy Hughes on synths and Max Holbrook on lead guitar. I asked Nathan how and when the thought of implementing two drummers (both in studio and onstage) came about.
"Using two drummers was one of the ideas that helped form the band," he said. "We wanted to emulate some of the crazy, programmed beats that you hear in modern pop music, but we also like truly 'live' music."
Nathan noted the commitment it takes to have two drummers in a band. "It makes it way harder to transport gear, it's a real challenge to record successfully, and some venues just are too small to fit all our gear.
"But we wouldn't do it if we didn't think it really added to the music."
Nathan also said that the band will not play a gig unless both he and O'Hara can attend.
"All of us as a band prefer seeing two drummers over someone pushing buttons and standing there with a sampler or laptop," he said.
"Body War" proves that the band has honed its sound following the self-recorded EP released in February.
"When we went to make out first EP, we had only played together as a band for a few months and we basically showed up at friend's recording studio and bashed out all the tracks in an afternoon," Nathan said. "We didn't have a tremendous amount of time to tinker with certain tones and sounds."
The band's songwriting potential was in bloom on EP cuts "New Clip," "Going to Hell," and "Break the Hearts of Summer." And the vocal delivery of "my mom and dad were making out in the park" from "Train to Win" may burrow its way into your life for a few days.
The EP was eventually mixed and mastered at Machines with Magnets in Pawtucket, and the band decided to return to MWM, where the "Body War" single was engineered and produced by studio maestros Seth Manchester and Keith Souza.
"Everything about recording and mixing at Machines With Magnets is wonderful, and we knew we wanted to work with Seth again," Nathan told me.
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Legendary Trainer Thom Harinck Retires
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When it comes to Dutch Kickboxing, few names are as important as Thom Harinck. Harinck is best known for founding the Chakuriki Gym as well as being one of the pioneers of the Dutch kickboxing style that has swept the planet over the past twenty or so years. His style mixed in Kyokushin Karate, Boxing, Judo, Jujitsu and wrestling before he cultivated it more towards Kickboxing and Muay Thai.
His contributions are not difficult to name, as all you have to do is look at some of the notable fighters that have trained under him; Peter Aerts, Branko Cikatic, Badr Hari, Hesdy Gerges, Melvin Manhoef, Jerome Le Banner, Sergei Laschenko and a whole lot more. It is a sad day as the 70 year old trainer has announced his retirement from training fighters. His impact is one of the biggest on the world of Kickboxing and we'll miss him being at ringside, but hope that he enjoys his retirement. [Source]


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Citizen Scientist, John Balaban and ECCo Ecologist, Becky Schillo survey plants at Michigan City Bioblitz. Photo: Laurel Ross
July 16, 2011 - Field Museum scientists organized and participated in a day-long "BioBlitz" to survey six natural areas in the Trail Creek Watershed in Michigan City, Indiana. A "BioBlitz" is a rapid biological survey to document as many species as possible in a 24-hour period. The goal of the Trail Creek BioBlitz was to help the municipality of Michigan City identify high-quality natural areas and significant natural features. The City will use this data to help design a green corridor along Trail Creek that will include public parks, restoration of nature preserves, and rehabilitation of the waterway.
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