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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - It was a heated community in meeting in Hatch, N.M., on Tuesday.
Residents said they're fed up with recent decisions by village officials.
People were angry. They were frustrated. They were disappointed in their village officials.
More than 100 people packed the Hatch Community Center.
Many criticized the board of trustees for firing Police Chief Mike Vega.
That was just the beginning of their concerns.
Some residents who live in the small towns surrounding Hatch argued their concerns are just as important as those of Hatch residents. They said Hatch is where they shop, work and send their children to school.
Only two people spoke in favor of the board. The crowd interrupted their comments, ridiculing and jeering at the supporters.
Mayor Andy Nunez struggled to get the crowd under control.
People did not hold back, even yelling at the board at times.
"How is it we can treat one of our own with total disregard for their well-being on the day after their son is born?" Cindy Hernandez said, referring to the way Mike Vega was fired.
"I don't believe we should be roasting (the trustees). I believe we should have a confidence in them and know they're well-qualified and care about this community because they're lifelong residents of this community," one man said.
One man who received a lot of criticism and accusations was Village Clerk Jim Schoonover.
"Why have you handed the keys to the village over to Mr. Schoonover? Like many of us, he is not a resident of Hatch, but unlike us he has no vested interest in our community," said Mark Thompson, a resident of the Hatch Valley area.
Many residents feel Schoonover has too much power in the community, especially because he lives in Las Cruces.
Under Hatch's style of government, Schoonover manages many duties in the village.
Many residents blame him for Vega's firing and the termination of a few other village employees. Some claim Schoonover has created a hostile work environment.
Few defended Schoonover.
"I am here to thank the board for your hard work. I believe Mr. Schoonover, the clerk, has done a lot of good things for the village of Hatch," said Robert Spence, the assistant chief for the Hatch Fire Department.
Residents said their frustrations have been building. They said the police chief firing was the incident that pushed them over the edge.
Schoonover told ABC-7 he thinks residents are getting caught up in false rumors.
"I do own land here in the village of Hatch so I am vested in the village. I care about the village. I do care very much about my job and how I do my job," Schoonover said.
Village trustee Kathie Franzoy said she stands by Schoonover and his work.
"We make decisions based on what's good for the village of Hatch and we can't tell the people why people are fired. Some of the things we were accused of were false," Franzoy said.
Last week, residents made a petition asking Schoonover and the board to step down.
Schoonover said he will continue to do his best as the village clerk.


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The Mindset of a Cracker
I'll get straight to the point. A friend of mine is researching hacking and cracking for a book they're writing, which involves a "tech savvy young boy" (twat, I'd say..) who pulls off one of the biggest financial scams in history....through the help of cracking. I'll directly quote from the email I received -:
"From a basic story point of view the protagonist steals confidential data of high profile clients of a bank and launders money into a third party account by hacking (read : cracking) into the bank accounts of these clients. We have many questions about how he will carry out this crime, what information and expertise will he need etc. Following are some basic questions for you to get an idea of what kind of help we are seeking.
1. Is it possible for anybody to be in a small town far away from the city where the crime is being committed and still pull it off successfully?
2. What is the information that he will need from his accomplice working in that bank?
3. How will he carry out the scam by making sure he is not traced and at the worst his accomplice is accused of the crime?
4. What are the various processes of basic hacking of personal accounts and official accounts of larger consequence?
5. What kind of hardware/software will have to be installed in the bank for them to get the required information?
6. What position will the accomplice hold in the bank to be able to retrieve confidential information for the scam?"
As ridiculous as these questions may sound, I even questioned them whether they're preparing to pull off a financial scam themselves! Jokes apart, I would love to have the views of those experienced in professional security.
PS : Pardon any posting violations that I may have done, 'coz I couldn't think of a suitable forum to post this in. Plus if you think this whole topic is weird, I'm not at fault! Had nowhere else to go to ask.

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SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers might win Sunday in Seattle without Anquan Boldin catching a touchdown pass.
But the 49ers will not win Sunday in Seattle without Boldin catching many passes.
How many? For the heck of it, let's set the over-under at six. More than that, the 49ers win. Less, no chance.
I say this because I have two eyes and I have two ears.
Last season, the 49ers wide receivers were manhandled by Seattle's defensive backs, particularly in a 42-13 loss to the Seahawks in December. That night, the 49ers' leading pass catcher was Michael Crabtree with just four catches for 65 yards. No other 49ers wide receiver did any better -- or scored any points -- in either 2012 game against the Seahawks.
That is what my eyes saw. And now, this is what my ears hear: Those same Seattle defensive backs -- particularly chatmaster Richard Sherman, president of the Seahawks' debate club -- are pledging to do another shutdown number on the 49ers on Sunday night.
Boldin, traded here in the offseason from Baltimore, has watched those on video. He's taken mental notes on the Seattle cornerbacks and safeties.
"They're very athletic guys, with good size," Boldin said Wednesday. "If you watch films, they're a lot more physical than normal defensive backs."
So what's the secret to dealing with manhandlers in the secondary?
"Just coming at them, matching their intensity, being physical yourself," Boldin said. "But I think you have to do what you do best. Some guys are smaller guys, so use your quickness. If you're a bigger guy, use your physicality."
Boldin is not the biggest guy. He is listed at 6-foot-1 and 220 pounds. But he is the most physical wide receiver to wear a 49ers uniform since Terrell Owens. Crabtree, who is out of action indefinitely after Achilles repair, is about the same size as Boldin. However, Crabtree makes his bones with clever quickness and flypaper hands. Boldin is less about speed, more about detailed patterns and aggressive grabbing.
Mostly, Boldin seems to relish any one-on-one (or one-on-three) fight for the ball. Boldin's best work was on full display last Sunday in his 13-catch, 208-yard game against Green Bay.
"He's always been a big-play guy," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday, "and a guy who can catch it with guys draped all over him."
Boldin will not have another 200-yard game Sunday. The Seahawks won't allow that. But if he is just effective enough, with seven or eight timely big plays, it could make all the difference in opening up the offense for other attack points.
The 32-year-old Boldin has good history against the Seahawks. Before his Baltimore years, he spent seven seasons with Arizona, another NFC West team that met Seattle twice a season. In a 2008 game at noisy CenturyLink Field, he had 13 receptions for 186 yards.
On the downside, Boldin's most recent visit to Seattle was in 2011, the first season for the Seahawks' big-man cornerback combination of Sherman and Brandon Browner. That day, Boldin was held to just two catches and 22 yards.
Boldin's quarterback in Arizona was Kurt Warner, now retired and an NFL Network pundit. This week, Warner said that Boldin's competitiveness was "unlike anybody's that I've ever played with" and that he can often intimidate defensive backs, rather than vice versa.
"Anquan tries to do that every time out, whether the ball is in his hands, whether he's blocking on a run play," Warner said. "He physically tries to let the people on the other side know they're in for a long day. He does a great job of finding ways to get open. That is what's going to mean more than anything to this 49ers team. You have a quarterback in Colin Kaepernick that can extend plays, can buy time and Anquan is so good at understanding what defenses are doing and finding those holes, those soft spots."
Boldin credits that ability to his years as a Florida high school quarterback, before he was switched to receiver at Florida State. His coach at Pahokee High, Joe Marx, was a stickler for details and made certain Boldin understood overall offensive concepts rather than just one position.
In his brief time as a 49er, Boldin has lived up to his reputation as an all-business, no-bull employee. He left Sunday's game wearing bluejeans and a T-shirt. He is the opposite of flashy. If the Seahawks' Sherman starts yapping at him Sunday during the game, he will not yap back.
"There's no need to," Boldin said. "I mean, that doesn't help me do my job."
Pay attention to Boldin's hands Sunday. If they are busy, his team is in business. And if those hands grasp leather seven or more times, I like the 49ers' chances to do excellent business.
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Patriots hire new boys' basketball coach
Ben Starns was hired to be the new Pequot Lakes Patriots head boys' basketball coach at the school board meeting on Monday, May 20, according to activities director Marc Helmrichs.
Starns will replace long-time head coach Garry Grewe, who resigned at the end of the 2012-13 season.
Starns is currently teaching biology at Pequot Lakes High School. This past season he served as a volunteer assistant coach with the boys' program.
Prior to teaching at Pequot Lakes, Starns taught in Alexandria and Buffalo where he served as the ninth-grade coach and assistant coach respectively in those boys programs.
Starns is a Starbuck native and was a basketball standout out at Minnewaska High School. He played one year of college basketball at the University of Minnesota-Morris before transferring to North Dakota State University where he graduated in 2001.
Starns lives in Baxter with his wife, Katie, and their three-year-old daughter, Cora.
Alex Kunesh will take on the assistant (junior varsity) duties as he replaces Brian Lempola. Bret Sergent will stay on as the Patriots' ninth-grade coach.
"We are fortunate to have someone like Coach Starns join our athletic department and keep up the strong tradition of Pequot Lakes' basketball," Helmrichs said. "Ben comes from a basketball family, and I am confident that he will do a great job with Patriot basketball."


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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. - A Sturgeon man will spend the next five years in prison for possessing child porn and failing to register as a sex offender.
In October, Karl Ball pleaded guilty after investigators found more than 1200 pictures and more than 20 videos of kids as young as nine at his home.
Investigators also found out that ball had been convicted of sex offenses against a minor in Oklahoma, but never registered as a sex offender when he moved to Boone County.


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The site of VERGINA, 16km southeast of Véria, undoubtedly qualifies as one of Greece's most memorable attractions. This was the site of Aegae, the original Macedonian royal capital before the shift to Pella, and later the sanctuary and royal burial place of the Macedonian kings. It was here that Philip II, father of Alexander the Great, was assassinated, cremated and buried; tradition maintained that the dynasty would be destroyed if any king were buried elsewhere, as indeed happened after the death of Alexander in Asia. Until the site was unearthed in 1977 after decades of work by Professor Manolis Andronikos, Aegae had long been assumed to be lost beneath modern Édhessa. The ruins of the Palace of Palatítsia are currently closed for renovations until at least 2017.
Under a tumulus, then just outside modern Veryína, Andronikos discovered several large Macedonian chamber tombs, known simply as the Royal Tombs. From outside, all that's visible is a low hillock with skylights and long ramps leading inside, but once underground in the climate-controlled bunker you can admire the facades and doorways of the tombs in situ, well illuminated behind glass. Finds from the site and tombs, the richest Greek trove since the discovery of Mycenae, are exhibited in the complex along with erudite texts in Greek and English. It's best to try and get here very early or visit at siesta time in order to avoid the crowds.
A clockwise tour takes you round the tombs in the order IV-I-II-III. Tomb IV, the so-called Doric, was looted in antiquity; so too was Tomb I, or the Persephone tomb, but it retained a delicate and exquisitely crafted mural of the rape of Persephone by Hades, the only complete example of an ancient Greek painting that has yet been found. Tomb II, that of Philip II, is a much grander vaulted affair with a Doric facade adorned by a sumptuous painted frieze of Philip, Alexander and their retinue on a lion hunt. Incredibly, the tomb was discovered intact. Among its treasures on display are a marble sarcophagus containing a gold ossuary (larnax), its cover embossed with the sixteen-pointed star symbol of the royal line, and, more significantly, five small ivory heads, among them representations of both Philip II and Alexander. It was this clue, as well as the fact that the skull bore marks of a facial wound Philip was known to have sustained, that led to the identification of the tomb as his. Also on view are a fabulous gold oak-leaf wreath – so delicate it quivers – and a modest larnax (small coffin) found in the antechamber, presumed to contain the carefully wrapped bones and ashes of a Thracian queen or concubine.
Tomb III is thought to be that of Alexander IV, "the Great's" son, murdered in adolescence – thus the moniker Prince's Tomb. His bones were discovered in a silver vase. From the tomb frieze, a superb miniature of Dionysos and his consort is highlighted. You should also spare a moment or two to view the excellent video, subtitled in English, which brings the archeological finds to life.
The so-called Macedonian Tomb, actually five adjacent tombs, can also be visited after a fashion. They are about 500m uphill, above the large parking lot, left of the main road. Like the Royal Tombs, they lie well below ground level, protected by a vast tin roof. Excavated by the French in 1861, the most prominent one, thought to be that of Philip's mother Eurydike, is in the form of a temple, with an Ionic facade of half-columns breached by two successive marble portals opening onto ante- and main chambers. Inside you can just make out an imposing marble throne with sphinxes carved on the sides, armrests and footstool. The neighbouring two pairs of tombs, still undergoing snail-paced excavation, are said to be similar in design.
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Ok I just returned from walking over to my post office. I am fortunate because it is only 1/2 half a block away. I am in every group so I am going to post this on each group so that I do not have to type it again. Everyone's F8 has been mailed. WHEW!!!!! Being in all 5 groups you can imagine the price I paid. Of course I also had to get 100 forever stamps and 200 20c stamps. One of those 100 20cents is for a member in the Pacific group who can't get to the post office. Ok I will share what I learned. All my envelope cost exactly one forever stamp. So if your end tells you different let me know. Now for the people who are in more then one group.....I put yours in a 5 X 7 envelop. Guess what....that is considered pkg. price and so it cost more then if I just put them in separate office envelops and mailed them. Go figure. So When I return your grown up block...those in several groups will get several envelops. I want you all to know that so that you mail yours just in the office envelop as it will be cheaper. Of course those overseas always will cost more. LOL. I was surprised that my office envelopes were just the forever stamp, but then this is the first time I wrapped them in saran wrap and squished them down as tight as possible.
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UTSA Spotlight: UTSA alumna Linda Garcia named H-E-B Outstanding Middle School Principal
By Hector Benavides
Student Writer, College of Public Policy
(July 20, 2005)--UTSA alumna Linda Garcia recently received the H-E-B Outstanding Middle School Principal award. Garcia graduated from UTSA in 1977 with a master's degree in school administration.
Garcia took home a $1,000 cash award and $25,000 for her school, Connally Middle School in the Northside Independent School District. Garcia was honored for going the extra mile to make students feel safe and comfortable at school and providing educational opportunities for her faculty.
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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"It is so wonderful," said Garcia. "How refreshing it is to have someone, an organization, be positive about public education in this day and age."
Her teachers call her a role model and her superintendent calls her an inspiration.
"She puts kids first," said John Folks, Northside ISD superintendent. "They're the most important thing in the world to her."
Garcia's award was among several others that San Antonio school districts and personnel received at the annual H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards. Northside Independent School district was named the state's outstanding school district and will receive $100,000 to spend on school programs.
Connally Middle School is one of UTSA's partnership schools that works with students seeking teacher certification. Ten to 12 UTSA students working toward teacher certification are placed there each semester.
This year, H-E-B Grocery Co. awarded $500,000 in personal bonuses and school grants to extraordinary educators across Texas. The H-E-B award program is the largest for educators in the state.


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You've read all the books, you're saddened that season two of the HBO series has concluded, and you're left thinking the only way to get your Game of Thrones fix might be the upcoming *gulp* Facebook game. Luckily, a new collection of essays based on A Song of Ice and Fire are here to rescue you during the long wait until season three.
Beyond the Wall contains contributions from fantasy authors and science fiction experts and takes a closer look at everything from the history and timekeeping in Westeros to the recurring themes of feminism and power in the series to Petyr Baelish's barely contained sanity. The book is kicked off with an excellent defense of the fantasy genre by the incomparable R.A. Salvatore, before launching into the essays by people like Westeros.org founders Linda Antonsson and Elio M. Garcia, Jr., authors Daniel Abraham, Susan Vaught, Andrew Zimmerman Jones, and many others. The essays are thoughtful and may cause you to rethink some of your views of the saga or give you new books to explore.
For instance, in Jesse Scoble's discussion, "A Sword Without a Hilt: The Dangers of Magic in (and to) Westeros":
One of the reasons that many fans grow out of the fantasy genre is because the bookshelves have been overpopulated with unimaginative worlds recycling the same old ideas. If every adventurer has a backpack full of enchanted swords; a magic ring on every finger; and spells to hurl fireballs and magic missiles, as well as to boil coffee, and heal pimples, and maybe even raise the dead, the world becomes boring and dull because of the ubiquitous and predictable nature of the magic. That's not the case in A Song of Ice and Fire.
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|Wont fix arsenic, and other non-metals, though part of me feels water conditioners are limited to an extent on how much they can remove, and exactly what, but thats another question. Another forum member MSG i know got a oily water surface film when rinsing it. Thats concerning as well. My father has been a forensic scientist, and chemical engineer for over 30 years now. I was going to see if he could study a sample for me to answer my skepticism, and give the results on here for a better answer.
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I'm more worried about any leaching effects it could have.
"Abrasive blasting media from coal slag will typically contain nickel and vanadium and a variety of other metals depending on the source of the coal used to make the slag"
I'm more worried about any leaching effects it could have.
"Abrasive blasting media from coal slag will typically contain nickel and vanadium and a variety of other metals depending on the source of the coal used to make the slag"
A friend of mine who i had a talk about it with said people have used for it forever without any issues, but i say how would they know if any problems they might of had was pinpointed to the blasting grit, and think it was something else, or just unexplained. It's like the great carbon debate, where everyone takes it as safe, but as the years go by it's become more suspect, and more studied to actually cause health issues in fish, one being HITH.
This stuff is suspect to me. Just a advisory to make a mental note on it :-)
|Coal slag is a byproduct, there really isn't any cause to recycle it. It's just a waste product they can make money on that is why it's so cheap, probably cost more to gather it up and ship it than it would to buy a new bag.
I haven't used the coal slag myself, but I remember reading about it being used 15-20 years ago, so it's not exactly a new thing as far as aquarium substrates go.
Granted, I don't want to be entirely dismissive, but looking through those publications, the main concern is with stripping paint, rust, etc. off of ships and such. As Sake pointed out, that's quite a bit different from our use of the stuff.
I would also think that any potential danger is mainly due from the smallest particles (dust sized), entering the lungs. After a thorough rinsing of the media, much of the dust should be removed, and once it's in the tank being used as a substrate, I don't think there would be much risk.
It is probably worth checking to make sure the coal slag being bought is not recycled - as then there would be bits of paint, metal, etc. in it that could be potentially dangerous.
I love the black diamond sand. We are fairly new to tanks and in the last 6 months we have gone trial and error on the caps I use. Finally have settled with black diamond 30/60 and it's beautiful! I have it capped over soil and over ecocomplete/floramax in some tanks. So far have had no issues. I took my time and spent a good bit of time washing it until the layer of water washing it with had absolutely no floaters and no sign of any residue on the water surface. The fish, especially my cories love it.
We tried aquarium gravel, pea gravel, pool filter sand, quickcrete sand and regular creme colored aquarium sand. Prefer the black diamond over all of this.
On topic- your soil will start to stick together after it is aged and the gunk from your tank gets into it to seal it together. The first few months are kind of messy if you move things around but after that it shouldn't be an issue.
We did put the plastic mesh craft cloth as a liner around the edges of the tank above the soil - we had a large pleco who liked to get in the corner of the tank and swish his tail back and forth in the substrate, after waking up to brown muddy stirred up water a few times, we had to cage the soil off around the edges of the tank so it wouldn't happen again.
There is a big difference in opening it up and dumping it in a tank, and blasting it against a metal surface at high speeds. Once again, totally common sand would have negative effects.
I bet if you took fluval shrimp stratum or many other substrates, blasted it against metal at a high rate of speed you'd get some of the same results. A decent dose of caution is good, too much and we're left with bare bottom tanks, with no decorations because we're afraid.
Inhalation side effects would be the last of my worry's using the stuff. Did anyone spend more then a few minutes reading the hazards of the stuff lol, and i trust what the company says like i trust a sex offender out on parole lol. Just dosnt seem worth the risk to save a few bucks. Secondly from other reading the company by law dosnt have to list the real hazards to their product. It's one of those sneaky things, but whats new.
Potential Air Contaminants
According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration, use of coal slag raises the possibility of the following potential air contaminants: arsenic, beryllium, amorphous silica, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, crystalline silica, lead, manganese, nickel, silver, titanium and vanadium. Particles such as lead and cadmium have been detected with coal slag use.
Neurological Effects
One contaminant listed by OSHA is lead. According to the New York State Department of Health, exposure to lead dust, such as would be present in coal slag blasting, causes several neurological side effects. Fatigue, irritability and impaired concentration all result from exposure. In addition, peripheral neuropathy, or damage to the nerves, presents itself, primarily in the feet and legs with numbness and weakness. Further exposure could lead to seizures.
Respiratory Effects
Exposure to cadmium produced by coal slag can produce pulmonary problems such as bronchitis and flu-like symptoms that evolve into lung damage. Such lung damage might be permanent if the exposure level is high enough.
Granted a lot of it would come from using the product for it's true purpose, but who knows how it is in a water environment.
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|I've used coal slag with shrimp and bichirs (in seperate tanks of course) and they are fine. Of course you should rinse it a couple of times before using it and avoid inhaling any dust while working with it.
Coal slag is safe for kuhli's and corys. as i have both and they seem fine. black diamond is environmentally safe, check out their website it will give a good explanation of what it is.. My loaches still burrow in the substrate and i don't notice any cuts or abrasion of any sort.
I am very pleased with Black diamond blasting sand. and I plan on using it as a cap for my first dirt tank.
I'm on my phone in a Dr. Office waiting on someone then heading to my kids graduation so a faster follow up as I won't be home til late is Google " coal slag health issues ". Lots of discussion on the topic. Hope it will be informative.
I wouldn't say Cory barbel is debunked as a cause hasn't even been found. For me its simple logic. Drag a body part of yours over substrate 24/7 and see if any of your skin is missing lol I'm sure there will be some.
|ive used black diamond in my 75 with root tabs and never had any real problem with it other then grain size and weight had a horseface loach that used to love to burrow down in the sand and my cories loved to cruise all over the place
I, too, would like to see proof rather than speculation and ancedote. People used to blame the blasting grit for causing barbel loss, but that seems to have been debunked. Otherwise, it seems lots of people use it and dirt without issue.
I agree though that it would not likely be feasible to switch out caps. Are you still having issues with dirt coming through the sand? Or just algea now?
Thats exactly the stuff i was referring to, and exactly where i bought it from. It's coal slag. Though they say it's inert, i've also read about the many hazards to human health it can cause too which i was reading on yesterday. Some well known LFS owners i've spoken to about the stuff are wary of it as well, and refuse to use it.
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I love black diamond. 20/40 grit. All fish seem fine with it. The corys sift it. And its easy to keep clean. And $8 a bag at trac tor supply
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Just something maybe worth looking into. Not to raise myself, but i never have issues with fish, but this one tank, and the fish in it ever since i put it in the tank, nothing but health issues as well as a death recently has me concerned, and i've been slowly trying to suck it out as it's mixed with 3 bags of eco i'd hate to just toss out.
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An Anonymous Questionnaire about the Utility Tax
Original post made by Martin Engel, Menlo Park: Park Forest, on Jun 10, 2007
My first question is, why would we respond to an anonymous questionnaire? My second question is, why would anyone send a "push poll" type of political questionnaire when there are no elections going on?
Clearly, this questionnaire is not seeking information. It is a biased political document masquerading as a questionnaire. These shadowy senders appear to have a strong anti-Council bias. That would be OK. But, be up-front and honest about it and don't try to us with phony questionnaires. If you're against the UUT, come out and say so. If you favor it, say that. IF you were legitimately conducting a survey or poll, Henry and Elizabeth, you would pose your questions in as neutral and unbiased a way as possible (unlike the present snide tone) and you would certainly identify yourself, name, rank and serial number!
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a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jun 10, 2007 at 11:41 pm
Martin, why it is anonymous when the survey has authors names? Second, why do you think they send it to your knowing you are their political enemy?(since you are so famous these days)
if the people who sponsored the survey wanted a biased result, they would not have sent it to you. think it thru. UUT is controversial and please don't deny that.
a resident of Menlo Park: Stanford Weekend Acres
on Jun 11, 2007 at 7:15 am
'anonymous' is ambiguous: is it the senders who are anonymous or are the responders' responses anonymous?
The senders of the survey only used their first names (Henry and Elizabeth) (if real). Which Henry and which Elizabeth?
Since the respondent is automatically directed to the Almanac website when finished, the Almanac web server logs information on the respondents. So much for anonymity of responses. Maybe it was the Almanac's survey?
The whole effort was amateurish.
Oh yes, the emails came from 'email@example.com'. Not very professional.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jun 11, 2007 at 8:14 am
I agree, a very amateurish attempt to stir up trouble using the old Mickie Winkler/new John Boyle email list (hardly a scientific sampling of MP residents).
Some of my neighbors who received the survey have emailed Duckman to ask who he is, and have received no response.
My guess is that Henry and Elizabeth plan to run for council in 2008, and this is their "test the waters" effort. If sending out an anonymous, slanted survey is any reflection of their style of governing, they are not going to capture many votes.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jun 11, 2007 at 9:09 am
Who cares who is duckman, henry, whatever! What matters is our pockets were PICKED by the city. two plus two is four, no matter who said it. Sure the survey more than suggests that the sponsors have a viewpoint and I sure hope the results, whatever they may be, are shareed with a council that IS NOT listening. Scientific sampling? Is the council, the commissions and every crazy busybody windbag that spews at council meetings a scientific sample? My pocket, my family's budget, was picked by a clever unscientific survey at the beginning of last year with the view to convincing us that we should raise taxes. Lo and behold, it happens, and then city staff gets a 30 percent increase in their pensions. WOW, that is the big picture!!!
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jun 11, 2007 at 1:38 pm
Henry Riggs is now boasting of his achievement on the council's email log. See Web Link
Several points in his survey (and conclusions) are wrong. Nicholas Jellins did inform the community that there would be a surplus, not a deficit, weeks before the election. See Web Link
Jellins asked voters to continue to support Measure K.
Riggs also notes that he sent the survey to 4,000 of the 7,000 registered voters in Menlo Park. There are 18,000 registered voters in the city. He also says that the survey could not be forwarded. In point of fact, I and many others responded to a forwarded link.
Now, there IS a problem with our city's finances: no one seems to know how much money is in which account. Are we running a surplus right now, or aren't we? Apparently the finance department must use antiquated systems that make it nearly impossible to conduct an accurate accounting in a timely manner. If fingers are to be pointed, I'd direct them toward our former city manager who did nothing to rectify the situation during his term.
If you want to do something constructive, write the council and implore them to select a competent city manager this time around. As for Henry Riggs, I'd love to see him on the ballot in 2008 because he'd be sure to lose.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jun 12, 2007 at 12:01 pm
FYI, there were 8,368 votes cast in the last election. There may be 18,000 adults in MP, but nowhere close to that level of voting.
Why not run for council in 2008, Mr/Mrs Smarty Pants. It seems you know a whole lot about local politics, but why only single out Jellins? What about others involved? What about our current mayor? She was the head of Measure K/UUT Committee and helped make sure that her union cronies will add Menlo Park to growing list of Bay Area cities with FAT pensions. Wouldn't we all like to retire in our fifties with eighty percent of our final year's (inflated) pay? How about counting all our un-used sick days as a credit towards our health care package? How about every other Friday off? I ain't got nothing against employees protecting their turf and pay, it's understandable, but the fact that money grubbing politicos use MY money to buy their office gets me MAD.
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Jun 12, 2007 at 1:25 pm
Point of fact: the city reports the number of registered voters to the California Secretary of State. That number is over 18,400. Turnout may have been low last November, but that is irrelevant.
Nicholas Jellins was mayor of the city in 2006, and therefore he issued the statement about the surplus in October.
Whether or not employees are overpaid has nothing to do with whether or not the city's finance systems are antiquated. Anyone who thinks the city pays its employees too much is welcome to apply for a job with Menlo Park.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jun 12, 2007 at 5:14 pm
Legitimate questions have been raised about the city budget, and whether there really is a long term structural imbalance. Why don't we find out more facts rather than make uninformed conclusions before insisting that the UUT be removed altogether? I don't like to pay taxes any more than necessary, but frankly this tax is extremely modest and it could help the city get some things done that keep getting deferred such as fixing streets, hiring traffic cops, putting in sidewalks, and so on. Let's face it - most people are willing to spend more on a couple cups of designer coffee a week than they would have to pay out at the full UUT rate.
City staff and the prior City Council insisted that there is a long term structural problem with the city's finances. Even then, it was somewhat artificial because certain expenses had not been included in the budget that year. Then-Mayor Jellins and Fergusson were the initial volunteer leaders from the Council to lead the UUT effort. Inexplicably Jellins bowed out well before the budget surplus was known, leaving Fergusson the full burden of enlisting support for Measure K. Some people DID know that the forecast had improved for that year, and that may well be why the vote was so close.
The current budget forecasts assume a modest UUT rate just to stay above water longer term, and they omit a number of big ticket items. Last year's citizen budget group seemed to agree that there could well be structural issues - including certain compensation areas - and recommended that they be allowed to dig into the budget issues since the city does not seem to have staff or inclination to do. Neither the old or current Council has allowed that to occur.
The current budget has been presented as well as I have seen one, but there remains considerable room for improvement. Rather than gripe about raises that were granted, at the recommendation of both the old and new Councils I understand, let's focus on getting a better analysis of the longer term forecast and THEN make appropriate decisions about whether the UUT is needed and how much if it is.
a resident of Menlo Park: Park Forest
on Jun 15, 2007 at 4:51 pm
dumb and dumber, WHATEVER the details of budget, and however justified the tax was due to our financial situation, the near fraud perpetuated by the city was that we would be having cuts in core services due to a phantom deficit. Therefore, the UUT money is ill gotten gains however worthy the projects it is intended to fund.
As for Mr Riggs' survey, the council had better listen because three times the number of people felt defrauded as the margin that passed the tax. Thanks Mr Riggs, for opening our eyes. BTW, Mr. Riggs presentation is here Web Link
move the slider to 16 minutes into the video.
The rest of the council meeting is the weirdest council session i've ever seen. Me thinks Kelly Ferguson is trying give the impression of a substantial body of accomplishment, e.g. $50,000 for another bike tunnel study, $25,000 for a green ribbon something or other, $XXX for this weird council session/party to honor staff. can sainthood be far behind?
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Spacious & quiet studio near Mauerpark
Maximální počet hostů4
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Velikost40 m²
Floor No.0
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The kitchen is equipped with everything you might need, including an oven and hub, a toaster, coffee machine and kettle. The bathroom is spacious and has a big bathtub with a shower curtain so you can enjoy both, refreshing showers or long bubble baths. There is also a washing machine and a dryer in the bathroom. Linen and 1 hand towel and 1 bath towel per person are included.
Centrally located in the beautiful and trendy Prenzlauer Berg district, known for its thriving cafe, club and art gallery culture. Gay friendly area with many bars. Don't miss the nearby Mauerpark with its large flee market and outdoor karaoke on Sundays. Especially in the Summer a must see.
Only 5 min walking distance to the train and the metro station "Schönhauser Allee" which will take you to Checkpoint Charlie, the museum island or the Alexander Platz within Minutes.
Parking is marked as included, because there is free public parking around the apartment. It may be a little tricky to find a spot at night, but during a day it should be relatively easy. Furthermore, the apartment is just outside the Umweltzone, so the Green Umweltzone sticker is only necessary should you want to drive into or through the city center.
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Since the 1st of January 2014 all private Berlin visitors have to pay the so called City Tax. This 5% tax has to be paid on top of the price you pay on airbnb and will be collected during the check in.
For more information please refer to the federal state of Berlin website.
A deposit of 200 EUR has to paid in cash at check in. If nothing has been damaged in the apartment, the deposit will be refunded at the latest two days after check out via bank transfer.
If check in takes place after 9 p.m. there will also be an extra late check in fee of 20 EUR which is payable in cash upon arrival.
Kids under the age of 3, who sleep in the bed with their parents, are allowed to stay for free!
Partying is prohibited in the apartment. Smoking is banned anywhere in the building. Do not make noise / play loud music after 10 pm or between noon and 2 pm. Please also try to be quiet when returning home late. The apartment may only be used by the named guests. The usage by a third party or any other additional occupancy is not permitted.
Bed linen and 1 hand towel + 1 bath towel per person are included. Extra towels cost extra and need to be ordered 1 week prior to your arrival.
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Nice, fresch and clean flat. It´s close to shopping, good cafés and restaurant, and it´s close to S-bahn and U-bahn. We had av very good stay. No problem at all.
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Thanks again to both of you !!
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But who cares... You're in Berlin:)
Very nice place in a very good area with easy to public trafic. It could be nice with some more light in the flat. It was very difficult to read in the evenings. The kitchen could be better equiped. But a very nice an friendly host - Alan.
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multichannel analog encryption:
it's analog because it requires two people. although they use digital technology, the critical switch from channel to channel is always done by a person who trusts the other person will be able to detect the switch and continue the conversation on the new channel.
a man uses zero or more personal communication devices each of which enables realtime exchange of digital information, such as a pager, a radio, a cellphone, email, telnet, ssh, and many other ways to communicate electronically.
part of the conversation is conveyed in one channel, and part of the conversation is conveyed in another. The switch between channels is initiated by one person and detected by another person.
The more people do this, the more our encrypted messages will be indecipherable to anyone except the intended target. This is because the resources required to record, analyze, and act upon information becomes exponentially more expensive with each additional channel. A wiretap is less compelling in court if it only contains 10 percent of the conversation which is spread across nine other channels, none of which are available.
The more people do this, the more difficult it is for ANY oppressors to abridge our rights to freedom of speech.
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chat response: i'm excited! I discovered a really cool and simple way to encrypt ordinary conversations.
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A well-crafted conversation on classified subjects could be conveyed just as easily as this trivial lunch example. Feel free to use this technique to encrypt whenever you need just one more layer of security.


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We can't deny the growth in participation on social networks in the recent years. Today we use these platforms for a wide variety of reasons and we feel more comfortable than ever in them.
But are we ready for social commerce?
I remember an interview I did back in October with VenPop about Social Commerce. Since we were approaching the holidays one of the questions was about my thoughts on what we should expect. One of the things I said was that while Facebook clearly has the prospect, now it needed to establish itself as a solid retail platform.
If you think about it, 2011 was the first year we looked at the social web as a possibility to carry actual transactions, not just as traffic generators or promotional channels.
Back in November, Moontoast made public an infographic that included part of the research by Gartner, in which stated that by 2015 brands will be generating 50% of their web sales through social media and mobile platforms with a projection of $30 Billion.
Click here to look at the full infographic (courtesy of Moontoast)
Those are some impressive numbers right there. But what's really going on today?
Today, just a couple of months after the holidays, we are seeing how some major brands are shutting down their f-commerce storefronts.
Let's do a quick exercise between you and me: If you are here is because you are at least above the typical social network user, I know I am. You've probably purchase products online before. Have you purchase anything through Facebook? I have not.
So let's take a look at this new infographic from ArgyleSocial, which perhaps brings a more realistic view of the state of social commerce.
The main points here are:
- Audience size doesn't always translate into more revenue. Smaller brands tend to have bigger audiences and I think this is due to better communication strategies
- Only 17% of the brands included in the study feature products and 4% have integrate Facebook checkout features
- Brands are not asking for a sale. 49% never include calls to action in messages on Twitter. 44% on Facebook
- Only 29% include special offers/deals on posts (Even though we know most people "Like" brands to get access to them)
- 65% of the brands only share their own content
- 91% do not use premium social media management tools and rely mostly on free solutions
How about you?
Most of these stats usually talk about brands, which doesn't mean we can't learn from them. I always love to look at things from a small business point of view also and see how all this can be applied. We, as entrepreneurs, have the advantage to become aware and adjust a strategy much faster than a big corporation.
Are you already selling your products on Facebook? Are you planning to do so? Or from the consumer side, are you making purchases on social platforms like Facebook? Share your thoughts!
Enjoy the infographic.
Infographic courtesy of ArgyleSocial.


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For the second straight year Hope College has
finished runnerup in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic
Association (MIAA) men's golf standings.
Olivet successfully defended its MIAA championship finishing
just over five strokes per tournament round ahead of the Flying
Dutchmen. That's an advantage of only one stroke per player.
Hope's team average of 385.4 strokes per round was the
college's best since the MIAA tournament format began in 1978.
It also marks the first time that all Hope players who figured
into the team score averaged under 80 strokes per round.
It's the third time in eight seasons under coach Bob Ebels
that Hope has finished second in the MIAA standings. Olivet has
dominated the conference in recent years with eight titles over
the past decade. A year ago Olivet's margin over Hope was 69
strokes. This season it was 42 strokes. Olivet's average of
380.1 strokes per tournament was a conference record. Hope's
average of 385.4 also eclipsed the old league record 387.3.
Freshman Eric Wohlfield of Brighton (Brighton HS) captured
MIAA medalist honors with a league record shattering performance.
Over the eight conference tournaments he averaged 72.4 strokes,
topping the previous league mark by over two strokes per round.
The old standard of 74.6 strokes was set in 1994 by Jason Hartman
of Olivet.
Ironically, Wohlfield was the medalist in just two of the
eight tournaments, but he was a picture of consistency. He never
shot over 76 and three times had rounds of 70.
Wohlfield becomes just the seventh Hope golfer to win MIAA
medalist honors since 1947. The last league medalist from Hope
was Mike Peddie in 1994. Other league medalists have been Howard
Jalving (1947 and 1950), Bill Kloote (1949), Bob Holt (1960),
Fred Muller (1969), Brian Westveer (1986) and Magnus Lunblad
Senior teammate Mark Piersma of Kentwood (East Kentwood HS)
achieved All-MIAA first team honors as he finished with the
league's third best average. His average of 75.8 per round ranks
as the third best among Hope players since the tournament format
was introduced, surpassed only by Wohlfield and Peddie (75.4 in
Hope golfers who earned All-MIAA second team recognition are
sophomore Chris Rutan of Ann Arbor (Pioneer HS) who was ninth in
the standings (77.4) and sophomore Andy Nietring of East Grand
Rapids who was 11th (78.5). Rutan's average ranks as the tenth
best by Hope golfer in MIAA tournament play.
Junior Ben Fellows of DeWitt (Lansing Eastern HS) ranked
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I know people feed's dry sugar in Emer-case's.But the problem is the bees has to have mosture to convert it over to honey.
My ? is for time saving & feeding alot of hives, could you not dry feed it now while the bees can still fly & get water?
I was unloading a large load of sugar the other night & left some sacks of it outside on the ground,the next day the bees had found a hole in one of the sack's they was working it.I've left it there & now they are 1000's of them on it all day long.So what would the problem be to feed them that way?>>>>MARK


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I'd like to get my father in law some new shooting muffs for x-mas. Got any suggestions? He's got an old pair of over the top (headband style) that cup the ear type now, but the headband tears into his scalp. I've got a similar style that I'm not wild about (crappy WalMart special). Would like to spend up to about $40 roughly, and want to be sure they're good so if that's not realistic set me straight. Are the noise canceling ones better or not? I've seen a lot for around $20, but the quality seems pretty hit and miss.
For the range, indoor or out, I use custom ear plugs, made to fit, and high-quality muffs over them. The custom plugs add major protection.
In the field I use the active ones that allow me to hear. I doubt that you will find good, active muffs in your price range. Go for some 26+ ones. The major sporting goods stores usually have them and have good prices too.
Cool, thanks guys. I'm headed to the range tonight to pick them up. Won't get to shoot :-( but will be armed with better info at least. Thanks Bruce too for the links. Next time I'll do a quick search first!


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I am a farmer first and a beekeeper second......back when I started. Now I am a beekeeper first and a farmer second.
I get into it for pollination benefits.
I am a farmer first and a beekeeper second......back when I started. Now I am a beekeeper first and a farmer second.
I get into it for pollination benefits.
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Many Years ago an uncle gave my brother and I each a hive. I did not have a clue about beekeeping and lost that hive the first winter, but the seed was planted. A few years ago, a nephew mentioned that he was getting some bees. That was the water that the seed needed! I got a couple of nucs and have enjoyed the bees more than I could have imagined!
I was raised on a small farm in a family of 13. Dad loved section comb honey, and would bring one home from the farmer's market occasionally. Passing a 4x4 square of honey around a table of 13 people didn't go very far. I could see the frustration in Dad one day when the section had made one round and was empty. He blurted out " If I had a kid that kept bees, we'd have plenty of honey".
I was 13 at the time, knew nothing about bees, but did know I loved that comb honey! I spoke up, and Dad agreed that if I learned about bees over the winter he'd help me get a hive in the spring. I started with 2 hives, paid him back first year with honey sold, and we had plenty of honey after that.
Add in the news paper free bee equipment grandfather passed away. A friend said ya want to try that?? mmmmmmmm O.K.
Im really not that serious
I got into bees to relax.
I had a demanding job, and couldn't get my mind away from work.
I had always wanted bees, and started with 1 nuc and 2 full hives.
It's hard to think about anything else when there are thousands of ladies in the air, and the pitch of the hive is telling you that you have overstayed your welcome.
Anyway, I retired in October, so now I can focus on my bees and world domination!
A friend bought a hive I went to his house and saw it, I was amazed. I told him that I always wanted to do this but never did. The old man who lived behind my parents had hives, I would watch from a distance. Come Christmas all these boxes arrived, he bought me a hive,and ordered a package for me for spring, got my boxes all painted up, and installed them when they came, they done real well the first year, next year they swarmed. I caught them put them in a bucket,had no more equipment to put them in. I called on a guy that I saw at a meeting and he was going to all med so he gave me a complete deep hive to house them.6 years now and still haven`t had to buy bees yet,I have 10 hives and 11 nucs. I never thought Bees would take up this much of my time.I wonder what I would be doing if he didn`t buy that hive for me?
I couldn't sleep 1 night, so I started channel surfing, and landed on "Honey Bees and Beekeeping: A Year in the Life of an Apiary" by Dr. Keith Delaplane on RFD-TV.
I built my own equipment from beesource.com plans found in a google search, and a couple of weeks later drove 200 miles one way to pick up a nuc.
I've been hooked ever since, and my wife enjoys it as well.
When I was a kid in Central California, my best friend's parents owned a migrant labor camp. Every spring, a bunch of Mexican beekeepers would show up and we'd play with their kids. One day a swarm call came in and we went along. I was mesmerized. That was the seed.
Then, a couple of years ago, like djastram, in the middle of the night, I caught Dr. Delaplane's show on RFD. Hooked and landed.
Buy the ticket, take the ride. -H.S. Thompson
I was given 4 hives, used and empty of bees, when I was 16. Along with the hives, I was given a Maxant 1400 20-frame extractor, and all the tools and suits. Everything was free, and I decided that their was no reason why I shouldn't put bees into the hives. I bought four 3# packages of Carniolans, and that how I got started. First mistake was opening the hives twice a week to check on them . Set them back way too much, lost a hive that winter, and they never grew further than 7 frames of bees during that first season. Here I am and doing well! Lots of great beginnings here, good to hear all this.
Even as a kid I was always interested in growing things plants or animals. Then I saw an observation hive at the fair and the fire was lit. Now in my adult life I have the ability to actually do it. Keeping bees is the best of both worlds, you are raising bees, and you are also growing a crop. And its all connected to the seasons, weather, and the local plants. What else could you ask for?
My first real experience with bees was a swarm on some neighboring property. I was amazed to see so many bees in a bowling ball size in a tree about 8 ft up. The next morning they were still there and I was even more interested. I couldn't wait to get home from work to check them out again only to find them gone. I couldn't shake the interest and started reading to figure out what the heck those darn bees were doing. I was hooked. My first year I had 2 hives and found that I pestered those poor bees so much I knew the next year I had better get more hives. Each year I increase because I find myself wanting to play with my bees all the time.
Now here I am with 30 big hives and 18 nucs going into this winter. With wintering luck, splits and purchased wintered nucs I figure to be around 75 hives this year.
It takes up alot of my time but it never feels like work.
My dad told me my very first paying job was cleaning honey frames at a commercial beekeepers warehouse when I visited my grandpa's farm. I would get a quarter an hour and all the scap honey comb I could eat while scraping frames. Well an 8 year old can only scape for so long and eat so much comb, I would collect my quarter or 50 cents and head off to the store to buy more candy, not realizing I just had natures best candy ever made.
30 years have passed since scraping frames for Mr. Yak and I find myself helping my inlaws reclaim some abandoned family farmland. Finally get to an old tool shed and behold it is inhabited by a very large feral colony. My wife and all her family are very allergic to beestings so they look at me and I get voluntered to take care of the job. We know how importanat bees are to pollinating our crops & trees so they clear a spot at the end of the gardens and fruit trees at the furthest corner of the property and tell me that is my spot and no one will ever go over there and bother me and "my" bees. A months worth of reading and pouring over this and other natural beek sites and I had as much knowledge as I was going to get to do the job.
2 years later a couple more feral colonies rescued and rehomed, a split or two and I now have 8 strong and healthy hives doing an amazing job at pollinating our family farm and giving my family and friends all they honey they can dream of. And I am happy to say the original shed hive is still alive and going strong.
When I was a kid, I saw as episode of Mr Rogers that walked everyone through a medium scale extraction process from the hive throught the filling of the jars. Something there clicked but it has taken 30 years to figure out what.
After a few years of reading about bees in magazines and the news, I starting wishing but put it out of my mind because I live in suburbia and my 75' x 175' property would never work.
Then, at te age of 37, I read an article in Mother Earth News about urban beekeeping. That planted the idea of possibility and on vacation that year in the Catskills, the owner of the cabin we rented had 3 books on beekeeping.
That is all I needed ( and the urging and support of my wife) and at the age of 38 I bought my first 2 hives
Chris in NJ
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Going back around 5 generations my on my Dads side there has been at least one person keeping bees. When I was a kid my Grandfather had them. My Dad moved back to were my family is from and he and my cousin both got into it. My daughter really like them and I figured we could do this as well as something we could do together. It has been a lot of fun and I think that it really makes my daughter feel good that she can stand in the maelstrom of bees flying all over the place and not get stung, or be afraid.
In 2006, A swarm landed in an apple box, stored on top of a wooden cabinet, on my back porch about a foot away from my back glass door. My wife and I watched and could see the new comb built in a few days. Talked with a friend at work who used to keep bees, he gave me some old boxes, a vail and gloves and I've been going ever since.
My grandfather when I was about 14 yrs. One time when him and I were moving a bees, one had gotten under his veil and I remember it crawling around all over his face and it never stung him. I can still remember that as if it was yesterday...some 33 yrs later.
Plant Hardiness Zone 6B, 5300 ft., Bee Zone A/B, Proverbs 24:13
I run a fairly good size garden and fruit trees and wanted abundant polinators.
I like honey and figured having a source of mine own would be good.
it fits well with my goal of self sufficient hobby style farm homestead.
I just wish i had another beek in my area that i could work with that would push me more to expand from my 2-3 hives as my market for honey is 2x -5x more than i can supply at the moment.
Some great stories here!! I like hearing about them all!! Plus it might be one of the first threads in a while that wont start an argument!!
Coyote Creek Bees
Years ago when my girls were very young, we did a homeschool curriculum one year based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" books. In "Little House in the Big Woods", there's a chapter "Pa and the Bee Tree", so we did a unit study on beekeeping. As part of that, I took a day off work and we did a family field trip to visit a local beekeeper.
My girls have grown up, but I seem to be stuck on the beekeeping unit study!


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As posted in my Running TBH report, I have a queen cell in one of my hives. Its a swarm cell type queen cell at the bottom of a comb. Its empty now, but if I do find it gets used and capped, do you think it might not be a good or bad idea to make another hive (perhaps TBH NUC), and put that comb in their along with 1 or 2 brood combs?
Coincidentally this is also the hive I thought was queenless for the 1st 2-3 weeks.
Scot Mc Pherson
Foundationless Small Cell Top Bar Hives
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Reflections on Peru
When you think of Peru you may think of the Andes Mountains, Macchu Picchu, smiling, ruddy-cheeked people in multi-colored garb but maybe not of extraordinary coffee. I didn't. Then, I tasted coffee from the San Ignacio region, and now I can imagine nothing else when I think of Peru. The cup is bursting with ripe fruit notes and has a rich, creamy body and bittersweet cocoa notes. After singing these praises you can imagine how excited I was to meet the farmers who grew this noteworthy coffee.
Chris Wade and I planned our trip to Peru with the objective of nurturing relationships with the growers from whom we purchased coffee this past crop cycle and auditing the process to ensure the growers are comfortable with the amount they were paid. Getting to the farms gave me a deep appreciation for the complexity of exporting coffee from San Ignacio region. First, a long flight then a short flight then a winding highway through the Andes and finally a steep, bumpy climb to the district of Ricardo Palma. It is a long journey but well worth the time.
The district of Ricardo Palma borders the Santuario Nacional Tabaconas Namballe, a strictly managed wildlife sanctuary. The settlers in the region respect a bumper zone around the sanctuary, which means Ricardo Palma is blanketed by thick jungle (in contrast to the deforested slopes of some developing regions). Because the canopy is so dense in some areas, shade management takes on a new meaning—farmers actually have to trim back shade instead of cultivating it. In addition to health of the forest, I was struck by the good health of the people, the strong infrastructure in the region, and the availability of training and support for growers, who genuinely want to make their product better. We toured several farms and had a "town hall" question and answer meeting.
From time spent with the growers, we felt that the relationship was strong and the growers were inspired to explore ways to improve their coffee quality. There is still some confusion about what transparency means because the farmers are accustomed to selling based on the market, but with each visit transparency and traceability become more and more clear. And, the growers were satisfied with the amount they were paid for last year's crop. We left feeling thoroughly excited about our commitment to the growers of San Ignacio. The potential of this region gives us so much to look forward to in the years to come!


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Private luxurious room with a queen-size bed, night stands, open spacious central air and heat, beautiful hard-wood floors and exquisite mahogany color to help you relax after a day of sightseeing and shopping or whatever you please. Take a bath or soak in marble soaking tub with a shower head. Take a walk down a beautiful lit hallway to the great kitchen right out of a James Bond movie. Beautiful large living room with crown moldings all around you room with the views of the New York skyline as background, sit down to a glass of wine hear your favorite music, watch TV on 50" HDTV mounted on the wall for your viewing pleasure, eat a snack or whatever.
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Reviews of this property
Good transport connection (20 min to manhattan), optimum Price/ performance ratio, safe and quiet place, Gaby is a nice person who gives us good informations to find her place
We had a really great time in Gaby's appartment. When we arrived she gave us an upgrade because there was a better room that was not hired yet! I can't tell how this appartment was but the upgrade was great! We've got a big suite just arround the block with our own bathroom and a big kitchen. Also great was our view from the balcony on the skyline of NYC! I would really recommand everybody that travels on a budget to hire this room or something else from Gaby.
The distance to NYC with bus #123 was not far. Just a 2 minute walk to the busstop and when you travel after rush hour you can be on Times Square in 20 to 30 minutes. Don't travel before 9:00 AM because then you can get stuck in traffic for more then 1 hour.
Thanks Gaby for all your help and your quick respond on all our questions and i will definitely book your room again when i come back to NYC!
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We had a great holiday with the most beautiful weather. We did enjoy the little garden alot where we were able to sit all five of us.
In house that´s impossible. There are only one couch for two persons and one couch for three. And one toilet is not much if you want to be ten persons in the house. That's not recommendable. It is hard to believe the house is 150 square meters.
It cost USD 3.0 or 3.5 with the bus per person to Manhattan one way. It's very easy though.
Don´t take a taxi from JFK airport to this apartment, it is to expensive and the trafic is horible. But the way with train, subway and bus is too long. Find another airport if you want to stay in New Jersey.
We did have a good time exploring New York from the appartment of Gabriela. The appartment is situated in a very quiet and nice neighborhood and we also were able to park our car in front of the appartment. It only takes 10 minutes by bus to get to port authority from where you easily can go anywhere in New York. The appartment is very clean, generously sized and you can use Wlan, TV, kitchen and utitities or sit in on the terrace. Gabriela is very friendly and supportive and helped us with all our questions and gave good recommendations. We can recommend a stay in the appartment. Thank you again Gabriela for your hostility!
I had a great time at this apartment. It is really close to the bus stops to\from NYC. Gabriela and Robert are kind and responcive people.
Gabriella and her family are very lovely hosts. The accommodation is close to Manhattan (20-30 min to Times Square, depending on the traffic with bus nr. 123), bed room and bathroom (NYC vista!!!) were very clean and we could use a comfortable living room / balcony with down town NYC vista (That was great!).
It is indeed relaxing and calm after a busy day in NYC.
Don´t be afraid of the dog :-)
Just a small comment: call Gabriella before you arrive.
Thank you Gaby! Great hostess and one of the best views apapartamentos with Manhattan !! CCómodo, quiet and 15 few minutes by bus from the Big Apple.
Gracias a ti Gaby! Gran anfitriona y con uno de los apapartamentos con mejores vistas a Manhattan!! CCómodo, tranquilo y a 15 min escasos en bus de la Gran Manzana.
Although outside NYC, is in a quiet neighborhood on the other side of the Hudson, is just 15 minutes by bus to get to Times Square !!!
100% recommended to visit the city peacefully and rest from the bustle of the Big Apple. Supers are a couple nearby and plenty of cafes and restaurants if you do not want to cook.
As for the apartment, they made the pictures before I entered it and I can say is that i as shown. Modern, useful and with all amenities. Perhaps he lacked a little cleaning, but minor issue.
Gaby will be happy to welcome us and was great! We prepared a terrific american breakfast the first day and explained a few tricks to move better in the city !!
Actually, a pleasure and something that certainly repeat if I return to NY.
Regards, Montse and Arnau.
Aunque fuera de la ciudad de NY, está en un tranquilo barrio a la otra orilla del Hudson, sólo son 15 minutos de bus para llegar a Times Square!!!
100% recomendable para visitar tranquilamente la ciudad y descansar del ajetreo de la gran manzana. Hay un par de súpers cerca y infinidad de cafeterías y restaurantes si no quieres cocinar.
En cuanto al apartamento, hicieron las fotos antes que entrase yo en él y puedo decir que es tal i como se ve. Moderno, útil y con todas las comodidades. Quizá le faltase un poco más de limpieza, pero es tema menor.
Gaby estará encantada de recibirles y con nosotros estuvo genial! Nos preparó un american breakfast buenísimo el primer día y nos explicó unos trucos para poder movernos mejor por la ciudad!!
La verdad, todo un placer y algo que sin duda repetiría si regreso a NY.
Saludos, Montse y Arnau.
Unfortunately I can not evaluate the good accommodation and the hosts.
My criticisms:
- Wrong address adjusted in the offer
- Actual apartment was until Antrittstag not clear, we were initially a wrong apartment called and passed an incorrect key (2 spent hours with search in New Jersey, not given accessibility to the host, in consultation with the parents speak only Spanish at the end)
- Apartment is very noisy (refrigerator with ice crusher, race children in the apartment over it)
- Kitchen inadequately equipped, poorly cleaned
- Total device old and partly broken
- There is only 1 bathroom for 3 parties, there is no cleaning in between (at 4 days stay)
Leider kann ich die Unterkunft und den Gastgeber nicht gut bewerten.
Meine Kritikpunkte:
- falsche Adresse beim Angebot eingestellt
- tatsächliches Appartment war bis zum Antrittstag nicht klar, uns wurde zunächst ein falsches Appartment genannt und ein falscher Schlüssel übergeben (2 Stunden Zeit mit Suche in New Jersey verbracht, ERreichbarkeit des Gastgebers nicht gegeben, am Ende Rücksprache mit den Eltern die nur Spanisch sprechen)
- Appartment ist sehr hellhörig (Kühlschrank mit Eis-Crusher, rennende Kinder im Appartment drüber)
- Küche ungenügend ausgestattet, schlecht gereinigt
- Einrichtung insgesamt alt und teilweise kaputt
- Es gibt nur 1 Bad für 3 Parteien, es erfolgt keine Reinigung zwischendurch (bei 4 Tagen Aufenthalt)
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Hello from San Gabriel, California
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Hello from San Gabriel, California
Welcome to the board from Savannah GA. Do you by any chance have a picture of the quilt? I have done several in the past but not in the last 3 or years.
This is what I came up with. i love this pattern and hope to try it someday.
and here's another. It's a BOM:
Both are beautiful. Either one of them what you are looking for???
Hello and welcome from Minnesota!
I recently bought this kit. I have all of the blocks. I want to put it together myself but would be happy to share copys of the instructions or cut templates for you.
I however found that one of my pieces is missing. If anyone has a piece of the fabric called beige vines. I only need a piece 1 1/2" x 3"
Which ones do you need? If you call Joanns home office, they will send you the patterns, but not the fabrics. I am missing the fabrics for block 1. Laurene
I have most of the blocks completed, but am missing patterns and fabric included for blocks 1,4, and 5 for the Pathways to the Stars. I have seen it listed as a 2002 Quilt of the Month and also someone else said it was the 2005? Don't know for sure. I have the set up kit. If anyone has the fabric along with the patterns for these 3 blocks. I probably could get by without the instructions, but would appreciate anyone that would copy the templates for me.
Sorry I can't help you. Welcome to the board from the friendly State of Alabama
Welcome from Adrina, MI
Welcome from Adrian, MI


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