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text: I think you need to let your buyers know that AFB has been found in colonies that originated as nucs from your yard, and that there is the remote possibility of it being in the nucs they purchased. (Presuming you believe this to be true) It would be fair to offer to take the bees back and give refunds. Encourage people who wouldn't necessarily know AFB to have the bees examined by someone with an experienced eye. I would take the further steps of reiterating that the bees have not been treated with anything to suppress AFB, and that as far as you know the nuc(s) they received are free from AFB. State a deadline for taking back bees / offering refunds.

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John Ruskin: Artist and Observer
14 Feb 2014 - 11 May 2014
Prints, Drawings and Photographs Galleries
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John Ruskin: Artist and Observer focuses on the creative genius of John Ruskin (1819–1900) as represented in his draughtsmanship. The artist's drawings demonstrate how his work evolved over time and how he used the medium in a distinctive technical manner.
This exhibition showcases around 140 works, including watercolours, drawings and daguerreotypes. Of great beauty and of a very personal nature, these varied drawings celebrate the extraordinary creative heritage Ruskin left to British art.
Organized by the National Gallery of Canada and the National Galleries of Scotland
John Ruskin (1819-1900)
Study of a Velvet Crab 1870 (?)
Bodycolour over graphite on blue wove paper; 31.5 × 24.5 cm
The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Presented by John Ruskin to the Ruskin Drawing School (University of Oxford), 1875 (WA.RS.ED.199)


text: Will the X-Treme team fight for the life of Sage or will they fight for themselves against the combined threats of Lady Mastermind and one of the worlds deadliest assassins? And even if they can recover the living computer known as Sage who remains trapped in an illusion a new and unexpected threat looms on the horizon one with far-reaching consequences for them and for their world. Prepare for the assassin who never fails Shaitan!


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Lalaanta is situated at Ao Mai Phai or Bamboo Beach and is the very last resort on Koh Lanta Yai, just before the National Park. It offers unrivalled privacy on the most quiet and private beach. With its design and architecture artistically inspired with modern amenities, rest assured that your stay will be comfortable as well as one that you will remember fondly of even after you had returned home. Lalaanta is simply the perfect hideaway destination.
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New Zealand's terms of trade unexpectedly fell to a three-year low in the fourth quarter as prices of dairy exports extended their slide and fish export prices fell.
The terms of trade fell 1.3 per cent in the fourth quarter from three months earlier, according to Statistics New Zealand. A 1.3 per cent gain was expected, based on a Reuters survey.
The trade-weighted index of the New Zealand dollar fell to 75.62 from 75.85 before the report was released. The TWI rose 1.3 per cent in the fourth quarter. Confirmation of the continued slide in dairy prices comes after the government declared drought in Northland, with other region's likely to follow, which will reduce milk production and drive up costs this season.
The terms of trade have now declined for six straight quarters and are currently 11 per cent below their peak in the second quarter of 2011, the government statistician said.
Terms of trade measures how much imports can be bought with a fixed quantity of exports.
Export prices fell 1.9 per cent in the fourth quarter, after a 6.3 per cent decline in the third quarter. Dairy prices have also fallen for six quarters and fell 2.8 per cent in the final three months of 2012. In the year ended in the fourth quarter, dairy prices dropped 22 per cent.
Fish export prices fell 4.5 per cent to be 7.2 per cent lower in the year. Prices of petroleum products rose 2.1 per cent.
Import prices declined 0.6 per cent in the fourth quarter, led by a 2.6 per cent decline for mechanical machinery. Prices of petroleum products rose 3.6 per cent.
Prices for services exports rose 0.9 per cent in the fourth quarter, reflecting higher prices for travel, while prices for services imports fell 1.1 per cent, also influenced by travel.
Export volumes fell 0.5 per cent in the fourth quarter, with dairy the largest contributor to the decline. Import volumes fell 2.2 per cent, on a decline in petroleum products.


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July 5, 1971
Milan, IT
Vigorelli Velodrome
Includes: Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, Whole Lotta Love.
Led Zeppelin: Milan 1971 - 10th Ann. "Cantagiro Cantamondo"
"Bastardi!... Assassini!", cries out an Italian youth as clouds of tear gas and stones fill the air. Police attack with increased force as small gangs continue their assault. But the violence would only get worse before the riotous night was over. It was war alright, in the battlefield of Milan's Vigorelli Velodromo and caught in the middle of the melee was Led Zeppelin. The somber event would scar them for quite some time, vowing to never let it happen again.
What exactly happened at the infamous riot in Milan, the worst of the group's career, to incite the crowd to such violence? Assembling the pieces reveal that it was foreseen by Italian organizers.
A government sponsored day-long festival which included an assortment of Italian acts brought 15,000 fans into the outdoor Vigorelli Velodromo stadium,with Led Zeppelin headlining that evening of July 5th, 1971. It wasn't really the best venue for a rock concert but officials were used to large crowds there. Some locals complained about the excruciatingly loud PA system, in addition to the scorching 30+ degrees (celsius) heat. But the sounds from the stage were not as frightening as the violent rioting fans, police sirens and explosions that later occurred.
A well-rounded musical package was planned. However, famous Italian pop stars such as Gianni Morandi, Mauro Lusini and Milva knew something wasn't right as they took to the stage that afternoon. Performing as part of a traditional "cantagiro", a small portion of the crowd acted on their impatience throwing objects and occasional heckling. "It could have been predicted", Morandi recalls. "They were all waiting for Led Zeppelin", explaining that it was a different type of audience than they were used to: "I shouldn't have even performed." Most of them cut short their set and angrily retreated off the stage after experiencing the police retaliation with tear gas on the increasingly hostile pockets of youths.
While the crowd's anticipation of Led Zeppelin was true, gangs of youths, described more like hooligans by most people there, had begun instigating trouble. Outside the stadium small groups (known in Italian slang as the Portoghesi) wanted to get in without paying. In fact, it was a normal occurrence during this period in Milan and were usually first to start a ruckus to sneak into an event. This time organizers were more prepared, especially with a major act like Led Zeppelin and weren't going to let them get away with it. Reportedly, clashes with police first occurred here.
A big headline act like Zeppelin provided a golden opportunity for an assortment of professional agitators, many with political motives from all sides, left, right, anarchists and fascists who were also there distributing flyers for an upcoming demonstration for the following Thursday. Heavy police presence was everywhere as if they were preparing for a war, with an estimated 2000 officers standing guard in various positions around the building and stage.
"We noticed as we arrived at the gig that the whole militia was out", recalled Jimmy Page, "and I told the promoter 'Look, this is absurd. Either get them out or get them in trim, or there's gonna be a nasty scene", he predicted. But by show time, the crowd anxiously cheered for the group to take the stage, already forgetting about the day's pandemonium. After all, Led Zeppelin is who they came to see!
Led Zeppelin finally kicked off their set, with the thrashing Immigrant Song. At this point in their career, they'd been hard at work on their fourth album and except for a limited number of shows hadn't performed very much so far that year. Although the album would not be released for another four months, new songs from the upcoming LP were performed. Musically, they could do no wrong. The powerful and solid Bonham and Jones gelled with Page's expanding guitar licks. Also outstanding during this period of 1971 was Plant's shrieking vocals that seemed to able to blow out any PA at will. Unfortunately, this night was not going to be remembered for its musical performance, which lasts only about 40 minutes. Surprisingly, segments of a rare audience recording survived the ensuing conflict and help to provide a taste of the night's atmosphere.
The group continued through set, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused with small fires erupting among the audience. Despite pleas from Robert Plant begging the crowd to calm down, the chaos continued. "We went on for another 20 or 30 minutes, but every time the audience would stand up for an encore, there'd be loads of smoke!", Page recalled. "So we just kept on saying repeatedly 'Stop lighting those fires, please!'. But then we suddenly realized that it wasn't smoke from fires - it was bloody tear gas that the police were firing into the crowd. It wasn't until one canister landed about 20 feet from the stage (during Dazed and Confused) and the wind brought it over to us that we realized what was happening." The band stops playing, about several minutes into the song after tear gas lands close to the stage, causing screams from the crowd and chants of "BASTA!... BASTA!" ("enough") pleading to the police to stop.
To this point, the problems were considered minor, until about 9:30pm, where an estimated several hundred people gathered at a side street of Vigorelli (named Via Arona), and began to clap and chant a well known French phrase: "ce ne qu'un debut, continuons le combat". They began throwing stones and police quickly charged toward the crowd in an attempt to disperse them. They returned less than 10 minutes later. By all accounts, it was a small number of youths who ruined it for all, inciting the crowd and police over-reaction that would escalate the situation to a full scale riot. Police retaliated forming a line of military jeeps where the battle moved towards the other side of Vigorelli, on Sempione street. Police once again launched tear gas and spread out around the whole perimeter of Vigorelli. Police had soon sealed off all access to Vigorelli, but the hooligans, now with even more vigor continued to resist. All hell broke loose by 11:30pm.
"We were still playing in a cloud of tear gas but it was hopeless, so we said 'Blow this, let's cut it really short.' We did one more number and went right in to Whole Lotta Love and the whole crowd jumped up.", said Page. "By this point there'd been about 40 minutes of tear gas attacks and finally somebody heaved a bottle at the police. It was not entirely unexpected since the crowd had been getting bombarded for no reason - but of course the moment a bottle went up, that's what the police had been waiting for."
Choking and gasping for air, desperate fans began fleeing - some towards the stage. The band had seen enough and fled the stage. Thick clouds of tear gas and smoke blocked their only passageway as they attempted to find a way out, with a steady succession of gas bombs still exploding. Locking themselves in a small room backstage, they tried to catch their breath. Realizing some of their equipment was still on stage, in the middle of the ensuing riot roadies braved the war zone again to salvage what was left, including Bonham's drums who was certain they were now destroyed. An assortment of projectiles including Molotov cocktails, bottles and stones were thrust into the air.
"The roadies had to be carried off in stretchers, just for trying to save the gear", recalls John Paul Jones. "The police had cordoned off all the audience around the back and there was a big line of policemen holding them there. The only way they could move was forward on to the stage - about 10,000 kids were forced up through the stage. It was a war."
After an hour of waiting in their barricaded backstage room, armed officers provided an escort back to their hotel. Fans were still fleeing the area, hanging onto passing trucks and running in the streets. It was already evident that only a small group of youths were responsible for sparking the entire incident, and police overreactions fueled the incident to a war-like fiasco. By the end of the evening, an estimated 40 people were injured, 16 arrested, 4 cars vandalized and the Vigorelli Velodromo sustained an enormous amount of damage. With the morning light, local people began understanding the scope of the event.
As I investigated the events, it was soon clear that this type of incident had occurred many types in the past year in Italy. Police used tear gas to disperse crowds at a Santana concert the previous April. On June 8th, an identical situation happened when the group Chicago performed at Milan Arena, where small group of people forced their way inside without paying. A ruckus ensued causing tear gas being used by police. This time one teenager was seriously hurt. Recent shows by Rolling Stones, Grand Funk, Humble Pie also resulted in police attacking the crowd with tear gas. By the summer of 1971, fans who held a ticket to a show knew that a violent outbreak was possible - even likely - at any pop concert there. What the people found most troubling was not just the horrible situation at Led Zeppelin's appearance, but that it was becoming commonplace. The events were almost the same each time: small groups of trouble-makers causing police retaliation/over-reaction, which set off a dangerous chain reaction of throwing rocks, bottles = tear gas etc. Most condemned the police for waging war on the kids. In the case of Led Zeppelin's show, it was the same pattern of events, but on much larger scale, due in part to increased fanaticism with the band which brought out larger crowds.
-by Sam Rapallo (August 2000)
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I have to say it. I have to make it official. My wife kicks ***. Dell is having a AWESOME sale on a computer (30% off). I couldn't afford it right now and couldn't get financing through Dell, so she laid out the cash for me. She was also able to talk the sales rep into throwing in a 21.5" LED monitor for $110, lol.
Eventually, I'll have to buy a gpu for it, because it's coming with an integrated card, but the base system only cost $489. Can't really complain about it.
Drez, this is from MS via Facebook: "Hey Rudy...Tell that dope Drez that I'm back on Saturday at 7:00.
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Dementia Drugs May Help Smokers Quit »
"Cognition-enhancing medications used to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease may have a role in smoking cessation, new research suggests.
In a small study, smokers treated with the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (AChEI) galantamine"...
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In a perfect world, I wouldn't be a klutz and I would never drop my phone. On the off chance that something happened to my device, like my six-year-old son, it would survive the experience unscathed. Yeah … I'll hang on to that pipe dream. The reality is that phones get dropped. If you have children, regardless of how high you put your phone, eventually they will get their hands on it. So, what is the best way to protect your device? That's a question I have been asking myself since I first got my iPhone last year.
My first iPhone case was an Otter Box Defender. I chose it mostly because that's all we use at work to protect company phones. Their customer service has been great when I needed spare parts and overall the cases worked well enough for what we needed. The only issue I have with the defender model is how bulky it is. For the price ($30 on Amazon), it gets the job done.
My second case was a LifeProof case. I asked for it for Christmas because it had high ratings and the claim that it could go swimming and survive made me curious. After my son heard me brag that the case could be dropped and the phone would survive, I walked into my bedroom to see him standing on my bed dropping my phone. "I wanted to see if it bounced" was his explanation. With that said, I really enjoy this case for its slim design and ability to withstand drops. The only bad marks it gets are for not coming with a clip and the price (average is $70 on Amazon).


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Marina and the Diamonds Appear on 1960s Variety Show for Stella Artois
Last November, Florence + the Machine shacked up with Stella Artois (mmm beer) to create a novelty viral video to celebrate all things black-and-white and awesome and nostalgic. Now, another lass from 'cross the pond hooks up with the Belgian bierlords to do more of the same. Hey, Marina and the Diamonds, show us what you're working with!
Stella Artois's latest campaign features Marina's song, I Am Not A Robot, during a 1960's style program inspired featurette. This music video is aired "live" from inside Stella Artois's new "less glass, less Co2, more class" bottle. Oooh la la!
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mp3: Marina And The Diamonds - I Am Not A Robot (Greg Taylor Remix)
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Study: Obesity May Be Set By Age 5
A new study says that children who are overweight at the age of five are four times more likely to be obese by age fourteen than five-year-olds who are at a healthy weight.
The new data came from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study conducted by the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics. The study involved 8000 children whose height and weight were tracked seven times between 1998, when they were in kindergarten, to 2007.
Overall, 27 percent of kids in the study were overweight or obese when they started school and that ratio increased to 38 percent by eighth grade.
"Half of childhood obesity occurred among children who had become overweight during the preschool years," researchers led by Solveig Cunningham of Emory University in Atlanta wrote.
"If we're just focused on improving weight when kids are adolescents, it may not have as much of an impact as focusing on the preschool-age years," Cunningham told Reuters Health. The study "doesn't tell us what to do about it, but it helps tell us when we need to think creatively about what to do."
Research has shown that the rate of childhood obesity rose from about 4 percent in the early 1960s to more than 15 percent by 2000. Most of that research was done in adolescents.
"However, since many of the processes leading to obesity start early in life, data with respect to incidence before adolescence are needed," the researchers noted in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Interestingly, the obesity rate rose rapidly between first and third grade, from 13 percent to almost 19 percent. Between fifth and eighth grades, the rate didn't increase significantly.
About 32 percent of kids who were overweight when they entered kindergarten had become obese by age 14. That compared to 8 percent of normal-weight kindergarteners.
Not all of the healthy weight five-years-old, continued to maintain a normal weight by the time they were teens, "Half of obese eighth graders do start out at normal weight," Cunningham said.
Other studies have said a child's chances of becoming overweight or obese may start as early as babyhood.
While roughly 11 percent of babies born weighing 8.8 pounds or less were obese by kindergarten, the rate was almost 23 percent for those born weighing more. By eighth grade, about 20 percent of children born with low or normal weights were obese and just over 31 percent of children with high birth weights were obese.
Experts say that the best thing that parents can do is to feed their kids in a healthy way from birth throughout their childhood. And of course, be a good example of someone who has a sensible relationship with food and lives a healthy lifestyle.
Source: Gene Emery, http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/29/us-overweight-idUSBREA0S23V20140129


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Canal View Apartment with Balcony
Size70 m²
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- Washer/dryer
- Air conditioning
- Family/child friendly
- Balcony/terrace
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- Towels
Accommodation summary
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Completely renovated in 2010, the well-equipped apartment features decorative exposed wooden beams, flat-screen TV and a fully equipped kitchen. There are 2 twin bedrooms. A double bedroom can be prepared on request. The sun-lit living room offers comfortable sofas and a dining area.
The kitchen includes new appliances such as a gas hob, a toaster and a microwave. Laundry facilities and a shower are provided in the tiled bathroom.
Situated in the heart of the Santa Croce District, San Giacomo dell'Orio Square is right next to this apartment. The tree-lined square provides restaurants, cafés, a small supermarket and a bakery.
The Rialto Markets, Piazzale Roma Square and Santa Lucia Train Station can be reached within 10 minutes' walk. The immediate area is serviced by the Orange Line of the Alilaguna Shuttle Boat from Marco Polo International Airport.
House rulesPets are allowed on a case-by-case basis.
Wi-Fi can be provided by request.
Guests should contact the host at least one week in advance (or straight after booking confirmation for last-minute bookings) to organise check-in times and to provide a mobile phone number.
For check-in between 7am and 8pm, the host can welcome guests at the nearby Vaporetto Water Taxi Stop.
A €50 fee is required for check-in between 8pm and 1am.
A €70 fee is required for check-in between 1am and 7am.
An obligatory city tax of €7.50 (maximum) per guest applies.
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Reviews of this property
Met on time by Venetian Lorenza - very helpul and professional - flat has wonderful views of Rio del Megio (Campiello opposite was painted by very famous 19th American artist). Great facilities close by in Campo Giovanni del Orio - supermarket and cafes/restaurants (Il refolo by the Church serves one of the best Francia Cortas), wine shops - all good. Air conditioning ice-cold if required.
Shower has mobile head and adequate. Evenings can be noisy due to to "concerts" (I'm being kind) in the Campo. Very beautiful part of Venice. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. George and Denise
A very nice, clean and well equipped, in a beautiful area, quiet apartment, balcony overlooking a canal where gondolas pass, a nice home directly to the vaporetto down to guide us to the apartment, Highly recommended without hesitation .
Un très bel appartement propre et bien équipé, dans un quartier magnifique, au calme, un balcon dominant un canal où passent des gondoles, un accueil très agréable directement à la descente du vaporetto pour nous guider vers l'appartement, vraiment à conseiller sans hésitation.
Everything was perfect. Was met and shown to the flat and got a complete description of everything about the flat. Besides that great tips about restaurants etc. The flat was nice with a wonderful terrace where you could enjoy your morning-coffee and located in a friendly area with lot of good restaurants around.
All and all, a great place to stay, a great area and great persons whom helped us with everything we needed help with.
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The apartment exceeded our expectation and it was perfect for my husband's 70th birthday family celebration. It was very spacious and well equipped for 7 people. The views were incredible - it must have the best view in Venice and we enjoyed every minute of our stay.The location is perfect too, very central and yet private. Our host Barbara and her colleague Valentina were extremely helpful and nice. We shall definitely return.
What a fantastic apartment! The position overlooking the Grand Canal, with balconies looking out opposite the Rialto Market is simply sublime to watch Venice go about its business. 5 mins walk to the water taxi stops of Ca D'or or Rialto. It is also a huge apartment in size. Easily sleeps 7 comfortably (and could be 8 if the single room had a double bed in it). Fully equipped,everything we needed, also has good Wi-Fi. Booking and service by Barbara and Valentina were superb - great information prior to arrival, met on arrival and talked through everything, restaurant recommendations, location etc. As others have mentioned there is some noise from the bar below and the dock itself as its used to load/unload, but Venice is a city and this is to be expected, so bring some earplugs if you are a light sleeper and you will be fine - it didn't bother us. Again, superb location, wonderful apartment, great service - we will be back!
Lovely view and perfect position - however, very noisy, next to a bar which at the weekend played music till 3am and on other nights cleared bottles and rubbish at 5am!
Organisation on arrival was very poor - arrangements made with Barbara had not been passed on to local staff and caused unnecessary hassle.
On departure the staff member checking the apartment was very abrupt and rude, wanting to fine us for leaving bagged rubbish, stating that instructions were clear in our written guide - which was actually in Italian!
The apartment was in an excellent position, easy to walk to all districts in Venice, being situated very close to the Accademia Bridge over the Grand Canal. It was also a few doors down from an excellent restaurant; expensive but the quality of food was superb and service friendly and efficient. We enjoyed the view from the living room balcony which looked out onto a quiet canal and gave us a flavour of working Venice as opposed to Tourism. We were a bit concerned at the state of the floor in the main room which was wooden and some of the squares were collapsing which meant being very conscious of them when walking around. We were also disappointed in the lack of cooking facilities; there was only a hob with two hot plates, no grill or oven which was a pity for us as we eat a lot of fish and were looking forward to buying some from the famous fish market in Venice. However the representatives were friendly and helpful and sorted out water taxis for our return to the airport. We did enjoy our stay in Venice and couldn't have asked for a better location.
Jan Appleby September 2015
Lovely apartment. Well taken care of. Spacious rooms. Good service from Barbara and her colleagues. The location is pretty central.
Heerlijk appartement. Goed verzorgd. Ruime kamers. Goede service van Barbara en haar collega. De ligging is mooi centraal.
A very quiet location, yet centrally located apartment. The kitchen was very well equipped, only a coffee machine was missing. The two bathrooms were big enough, as were the rooms. The TV receives even ARD and ZDF. We like to stop us in the apartment and everything worked great. The owners were very nice and even gave us picked up and brought us to the apartment. The beds were comfortable and there was a lack of towels we did not (3 pieces). All in all you can really only recommend this apartment!
Eine sehr ruhig gelegene, aber dennoch zentral gelegene Wohnung. Die Küche war sehr gut ausgestattet, nur eine Kaffeemaschine fehlte. Die zwei Bäder waren ausreichend groß, genauso wie die Zimmer. Der Fernseher empfängt sogar ARD und ZDF. Wir haben uns gerne in der Wohnung aufgehalten und alles hat super funktioniert. Die Vermieter waren sehr nett und haben uns sogar abgeholt und uns zur Wohnung gebracht. Die Betten waren bequem und an Handtüchern mangelte es uns auch nicht (3 Stück). Alles in allem kann man diese Wohnung wirklich nur weiterempfehlen!
A beautifully situated house on the Grand Canal! However, only
3 right double rooms available !!. Other facilities very good. The apartment is only suitable for 3 couples. Very nice living area and a fully
equipped kitchen. The support provided by Daniela was very friendly.
Central a little hard to find location, but highly recommended.
Eine wunderschön gelegene Wohnung am Canale Grande ! Allerdings sind nur
3 richtige Doppelzimmer vorhanden !!. Sonstige Ausstattung sehr gut . Die Wohnung ist nur für 3 Paare geeignet. Sehr schöner Wohnbereich und eine voll
ausgestattete Küche. Die Betreuung durch Daniela war sehr freundlich.
Zentrale etwas schwierig zu findende Lage, aber sehr empfehlenswert.
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Ford thinks big with special editions of its utes
When Ford in North America introduced a special Harley-Davidson version of its mega-popular F-150 pickup truck, some sceptics thought it was a joke.
What was it thinking?
When Ford in New Zealand introduced a special Wildtrak version of its mega-popular Ranger ute (priced at $66,290), some sceptics thought it was a joke.
What was it thinking?
In both cases, Ford was probably thinking about money in the bank. There's money in them thar special editions with the Harley version priced from US$44,227.
In the F-150's case, it pays homage to America's much-loved motorbike and despite what some think of both pickups and Harleys, it's been so successful that Ford has offered it in 10 versions since 1999, across its F-truck range.
"This is a great pairing of two icons of the open road: Ford and Harley-Davidson," said Marc Lapine, Ford's F-150 marketing manager, when rolling out this year's model.
"Both brands appeal to truck owners and motorcycle enthusiasts alike."
Apparently, nearly every member of the Harley-Davidson F-150 team at Ford also owns a Hog.
In the Ranger Wildtrak's case, Ford just wanted to bling-up its one-tonne truck, having noticed how many owners went to the aftermarket with open wallets, and deciding the factory might as well get a slice of the action.
The F-150's success beggars belief. Introduced in 1975, it was the biggest-selling vehicle of any kind in the US for 24 years and the best-selling truck for 34 years.
Downunder, the company hasn't been as lucky with the Ranger, formerly Courier, which has played second fiddle to Toyota's Hilux. One of the missions of the totally redesigned 2011 model was to change that.
In its huge makeover, the Ranger grew bigger, more powerful, more luxurious. It came closer than ever to its American superstar relative, causing some to wonder why the US isn't one of the 180 countries to which the Ranger is being, or will be, sold.
There is a Ranger in America, but it's quite different from ours and has its origins in the 1980s as a badge-engineered version of the Mazda B-series ute.
Heartland America would be unlikely to accept the "international" Ranger as an F-150 replacement. It's also considered too close in size and outlook to the F-150 to be a potential replacement for the American Ranger.
Or is it? At 5890mm the F-150's a decent 540mm longer than the Ranger Wildtrak and 160mm wider, at 2011mm. The F-150's also 515kg heavier at 2715kg, but while our Ranger can take an even tonne payload, the F-150 can only manage a 590kg load.
I was expecting more of the Harley-Davison F-150 when I first saw it in a Vancouver mall parking lot. I was expecting something garish and over the top, but it's quite restrained. Ford seems to have decided, in this case, that less is more.
Not so much the Ranger Wildtrak, in its bright chrome, its wild Chilli Orange hero colour and unusual "aerodynamic-look" sport bar on the stubby rear tray.
The paint job on the F-150 is classic Harley: Tuxedo Black and White Platinum.
Interior trim panels are covered in high-gloss Tuxedo Black paint and the console lid and upper steering wheel are garnished with snakeskin leather. The scuff plate also has a snakeskin texture.
Seats and the console lid feature hand-made badges produced by the same company that makes them for the motorcycles. Console-mounted serial plates include laser-engraved VIN and build numbers.
Then there's stuff like voice-activated navigation that integrates voice-recognition destination entry, climate control and satellite radio into one system, displaying details on an 8-inch touch screen.
It makes the Wildtrak look ordinary, but maybe there's more to come. If there's an announcement from Ford NZ that it's introducing a Triumph Bonneville model, you'll know where the idea came from - and that it'll sell very nicely.


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Expert recommendations for the best places to eat in four price ranges: budget ($), moderate ($$), expensive ($$$), and luxury ($$$$)
A pushcart success story: Chilean sandwiches so popular owner Juan Hertado outgrows his pushcart and opens popular counter service in Filene's building; moves into a new location on Provence Street after Filene's closes. Counter service, outdoor tables with umbrellas. 26 Province Street (additional location opening soon at 101 Arch Street); tel. +1 617 367 1167. www.chacarero.com
Pizzeria Regina
Legendary North End pizza maker since 1926; often crowded with locals so be prepared to wait; the crispy thin-crust Neapolitan pizza is well worth it. 11 1/2 Thayer Street; tel. +1 617 227 0765. www.pizzeriaregina.com
Noodle St
"Has a mix-and-match approach to Asian; you get to pick your ingredients and spices. They offer more complex flavors and combinations than the usual Asian fare."—Sarah Shemkus, contributor, Not For Tourists Boston. Soups are particularly good in this Kenmore Square student staple. 627 Commonwealth Avenue; tel. +1 617 536 3100. www.noodlestreet.com
Silvertone Bar & Grill
"Some of the best and most affordable comfort food...mac 'n' cheese, steak tips, big salads; friendly service; casual, bustling atmosphere near Downtown Crossing."—Jill Epstein, publisher, Where to Eat and Drink Magazine. Retro décor and affordable wine list brings in a younger professional crowd. 69 Bromfield Street; tel. +1 617 338 7887. www.silvertonedowntown.com
Petit Robert Bistro
"Shoots for an authentic French-bistro-feel; modest prices with a casual ambience; always something inventive with duck going on."—Sarah Shemkus. Four locations around the city. Finish with chocolate layer cake frosted with ganache topped with an edible Eiffel Tower made from chocolate. 468 Commonwealth and 480 Columbus Avenue; tel. +1 617 375 0699. www.petitrobertbistro.com
Massimino's Cucina Italiana
"Straight out of the set of an Italian movie; the food is basic Italian fare (fettuccine alfredo, shrimp scampi, veal parmigiana) but always well done."—Sarah Shemkus. Family-friendly, casual fun dining; near TD Banknorth Garden where the Bruins and Celtics play. 207 Endicott Street; tel. +1 617 523 5959. www.massiminosboston.com
Barking Crab
"The only clam shack in Boston right on the Harbor. Feast on good old New England seafood in the rough as well as many more inspired seafood and non-seafood options."—Jill Epstein. Open year-round. Live music Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays during the summer. (Tuesdays in the winter.) 88 Sleeper Street; tel. +1 617 426 CRAB (2722). www.barkingcrab.com
Peach Farm
"Don't order off the English menu; instead, look around and have what the others are having; or try the black bean oysters or salt and pepper eel."—Ruth Tobias, former editor, Zagat Boston. Cantonese restaurant in the heart of Chinatown; specializes in seafood and Hong Kong delicacies. 4 Tyler Street; tel. +1 617 482 1116.
The Elephant Walk
"Cambodian and French cuisine; the mee siem au poulet is Cambodian noodley wonderfulness."—Joy Mazzola, contributing editor, Not For Tourists Boston. Open and airy inside with high ceilings, ceiling fans, and exposed brick. 900 Beacon Street; (locations in Cambridge and Waltham as well); tel. +1 617 247 1500. www.elephantwalk.com
The Halfway Café
"One of the last places that does true hand-cut fries; the value is outrageous on their '7 for 7' menu (seven meals, each priced at $7)."—Dave Andelman, chief executive officer, The Phantom Gourmet. The café's slogan used to be "good food cheap," and they still live up to that billing. 174 Washington Street; tel. +1 781 326 3336. www.thehalfwaycafe.com
B & G Oysters
Large bar with about 20 chairs dominates tiny restaurant, décor is blue and grey tiles with polished stainless steel; inventive use of the limited space. Sit at the bar and let the staff guide you through daily selection of at least 12 varieties of oysters or relax on the delightful patio during warm weather. 550 Tremont Street; tel. +1 617 423 0550. www.bandgoysters.com
"I grew up in an Italian family—this is as close as I've gotten to grandma's cooking."—Joy Mazzola. Try the chicken l'osteria at this North End Italian classic eatery. 104 Salem Street; tel. +1 617 723 7847. www.losteria.com
"The proprietor is a delight and a character; a narrow wedge of a place in the North End but very modern. Try one of the Peruvian/Italian fusion dishes like the yucca gnocchi."—Ruth Tobias. Exposed brick dining room and clay dishes straight from the oven to the table create a homey, relaxed feel. 210 Hanover Street; tel. +1 617 720 0052. www.tarantarist.com
"The best marriage of a bar and a restaurant on the planet; whether you go the steak au poivre or the thin-crust pizza route, you can't go wrong."—Dave Andelman. At the funkier end of Newbury Street; attracts the beautiful crowd and their followers. Open 6 a.m. through 1 a.m. 327 Newbury Street; tel. +1 617 351 2500. www.sonsieboston.com
Neptune Oyster
"A place that people who know food and drink in Boston have in their top two or three."—Ruth Tobias. Seafood specialists; dozens of different oysters; creative, multi-cultural menu includes sea urchin and skate dishes. 63 Salem Street; tel. +1 617 742 3474. www.neptuneoyster.com
Hamersley's Bistro
Fine French country dining in a lovely South End setting; perfect for combining with a show at the Boston Center for the Arts; seasonal menus highlight dishes like cold cucumber soup and "Cavendish" quail with grilled polenta. 553 Tremont Street; tel. +1 617 423 2700. www.hamersleysbistro.com
Clio Restaurant at the Eliot Hotel
"An extraordinary experience in contemporary French-American with an Asian flair; Ken Oringer is an experimenter, and his tasting menus are out of this world."—Ruth Tobias. Chic dining in the boutique Eliot Hotel; each dish is visually stunning. 370A Commonwealth Avenue; tel. +1 617 536 7200. www.cliorestaurant.com
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The apartment located in the Sestiere of Dorsoduro in a splendid district of San Basilio.Close to Mediterranean sea and port where the cruise boats depart for Croazia. A multitude of shops and restaurants to chioose from, the supermarket is in walking distance from the apartment. This is the new Venice University area.From this house walking towards the rafters also known as "BELLE PROMENADE" you get to S.Marco Square, the main museums and the Guggenheim not far off.
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Arrival: between 3 PM and 8 PM.
Departure: between 9 AM and 10.30 AM.
Arrival from 8 PM to 10 PM: 20 euros.
Arrival from 10 PM to midnight: 40 euros.
Arrival from Midnight to 3 PM: during this time period, we do not allow guests to check in.
(Luggage deposit can be found at train station at a fee - so please check directly with the relevant locations what the arrangements are).
From the 24th of August 2011, all visitors who stay in an accommodation facility within the territory of the Municipality of Venice have to pay the "Tourist tax".
The overnight tax varies from € 0.75 in low season to € 2.00 in high season. It is due only for the first 5 days.
Kids under 10 years of age do not pay. Youngers from 10 to 16 years of age have a 50% reduction.
The collected funds will help the City improve the quality of the tourist services (services, museums, events...) and finance works aimed at maintaining, using and salvaging the city's cultural and architectural heritage.
Extras that can be ordered upon request and prior to or during arrival (but please give us as much notice as possible):
A baby cot: €10
During your stay, you can require an extra cleaning: from €50 to €70
Private parking upon request: €25 per day
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Recommend without hesitation, a wonderful apartment in quiet residential location, away from tourist hussle yet only 10 mins walk from station and 5 mins from boats. Close to shops and restaurants. Spacious, modern, excellent value for money. Also has small courtyard. Very helpful host.
We were 5 architects visiting venice for the architecture Biennale. The appartment was next to Arsenale, and it was even more great than it apears in the advertisment photos.
Realy clean, nice, good location, cheap.
Nice apartment in a good location, close to the water taxi stop. Wi-Fi nice touch
Nice and central location. Perfect for 4 or less people
Very nice location and arrangements to get into the apartment were great. It was a little small for 6 ppl. Apartment was very clean but there was an odor form the shower that was a bit of a problem and hopefully can be fixed for future renters.
We were very pleased with the apartment. Made for a great stay in venice- easy to get to the Vaporatto stops on both the Grand Canal and those on the northern shore and easy to access the bus terminal/ rail station when arriving leavig for the airport.
We were met by a very good guide , meeting us on time and showing us the flat and pointing out the shops and area well.
We had a small problem with the spare keys not working and the toaster but those were sorted out very quickly.
It was all very smart, clean and comfortable - we especailly liked the good aircon unit - it was very hot and humid in late august this year (2012)
VERY VERY GOOD POSITION! Near a very nice Campo, you can walk everywhere in 15 Minutes.
We liked our stay there, our Children too.
The only Minus: The Flat (bathroom) could be more cleaner.
Very good apartment, excellent host!
Geweldig appartement in ern authentieke wijk van Venetie. Heerlijke buurt waar je veel locals tegenkomt. Genoeg slaap en leefruimte. Prachtig uitzicht op het water. Grenzend aan de joodse ghetto en absolute aanrader. Enige min puntje is dat er weinig licht inval is.
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New Mexico Edged by Bulldogs, 2-1
May 4, 2013
New Mexico Lobos Softball - On the Mountain West Road @ Fresno State
Friday, May 3: Fresno State def. Lobos, 3-0
Saturday, May 4: Fresno State def. Lobos, 2-1
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Game 51 - Fresno State 3, New Mexico 0 // Game 52 - Fresno State 2, New
FRENSO, Calif. -- The University of New Mexico softball team suffered a 2-1 loss at the hands of Mountain West foe Fresno State at Dog Diamond on Saturday evening.
The Bulldogs secured the series win as they also won Friday night's contest, 3-0.
The Lobos drop to 21-31 overall and 3-11 in MW play while Fresno State improves to 29-22 overall and 10-7 in conference contests.
"We fought hard tonight and had a better game offensively," head coach Erica Beach said. "Lauren Soles threw a solid game and unfortunately we paid for some defensive miscues and gave up two runs.
"Our defense and pitching got us out of a few jams and overall, it was a hard-fought game."
The Lobos had six hits in Saturday's game after recording just one on Friday night.
Senior Sheryl Guillermo led UNM at the plate as she went 2-for-3.
Four Lobos had one hit apiece: seniors Kari Gutierrez and Kaity Ingram and freshmen Mariah Rimmer and Naomi Tellez.
"Kaity extended her hitting streak and has been just great and consistent for us in the lineup," Beach said.
Ingram has had at least one hit in New Mexico's last eight games. The streak began April 14 in UNM's third game at UNLV.
Soles was in circle for the Lobos and gave up seven hits and two earned runs. In 27 batters faced, she walked one and struck out two. Her record drops to 9-14 overall.
Fresno State's Hannah Harris earned the win in seven innings of work. She gave up six hits and one earned run while walking none and striking out one.
The Lobos-Bulldgos series concludes at 2 p.m. MT tomorrow at Dog Diamond.
Fresno State 2, New Mexico 1
The game remained scoreless for the first 2 1/2 innings. In the bottom of the third, the Bulldogs used two hits and aggressive base running to put up two runs.
The score stayed at 2-0 until the top of the sixth. With two outs away freshman Mariah Rimmer reached on a single to the pitcher. Rimmer then stole second and was driven in on a single to right field by freshman Naomi Tellez. The two-out rally attempt was thwarted, however, as the next Lobo batter popped out to first base.
Guillermo singled down the left-field line with one away in the top of the seventh, but a grounder to second base by sophomore Nykilah Torres resulted in a double play by the Bulldogs and the home team sealed the 2-1 victory and the series win.


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Students enrolled in the University of Colorado Boulder's College of Arts and Sciences will soon be able to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in computer science, following a vote today of the University of Colorado Board of Regents.
At present, CU-Boulder students seeking a degree in computer science must enroll in the College of Engineering and Applied Science, and if they also would like to study an arts and sciences discipline, they must complete a double degree.
But computer science is no longer just for engineers, and rising demand for employees with these skills spans many disciplines, said Provost Russ Moore.
"This new degree is one example of the interdisciplinary possibilities available to CU-Boulder students that will strengthen their future opportunities in the 21st century workplace," Moore said.
The regents approved the degree during a meeting at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. The B.A. degree to be offered by the College of Arts and Sciences differs from the B.S. degree offered in engineering in that it is specifically designed for students studying arts and sciences disciplines, said Steven Leigh, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The B.A. also is structured to offer room in the degree to pursue double majors.
The new degree was proposed because the demand for computer-science skills in the U.S. labor market far outstrips the supply, said Kenneth Anderson, associate professor and associate chair of the Department of Computer Science in engineering.
"These graduates will be attractive to technology companies because the task of software-product development requires more than just workers skilled at programming, but also requires workers skilled in psychology, communication, business, quality assurance, etc.," said Anderson.
In 2007, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projected that computer-science jobs will account for nearly 60 percent of all job growth in science and engineering fields between 2008 and 2018. The projection has been accurate so far, Anderson noted.
The dean's office conservatively estimates that 30 students in the College of Arts and Sciences would enroll in the program in its first year and that enrollment could grow five-fold in six years. Based on the experiences of peer universities in other states, CU-Boulder officials do not anticipate that the new degree will diminish interest in the existing computer science B.S. degree that is offered by the College of Engineering and Applied Science and enrolls 340 students.
CU-Boulder will be the only public institution of higher education in the state to offer a Bachelor of Arts in computer science. Colorado College, which is private, is the only Colorado institution currently offering this degree.
Leigh hailed the new program as a boon for current students and an incentive for prospective students.
"The degree program will promote our desire to engage strategically with businesses in our area, benefitting them by recruiting great students, training students rigorously—possibly with local internships at software companies—and providing a broadly and deeply educated workforce," Leigh said.
High-tech companies responding to Anderson's request for feedback on the new computer-science program were enthusiastic.
"Computer scientists are to the 21st century what manufacturing line workers were to the 20th—the production engine of the most significant advances in productivity," wrote Tim Enwall, CEO of Boulder-based MobiPlug, which offers home-monitoring and control products.
Adam Rubenstein, president and CEO of Collective IP in Boulder, underscored the need for graduates who have not only computer-science skills but also training in science, tech and math disciplines. There is an "unambiguous scarcity of a qualified work force" in computer science, he said.
"Make no mistake: There is a severe crisis felt by every industry, not simply technology-specific, regarding the insufficient availability of high-tech workers. A fierce competition exists for today's finite talent pool, yielding a suppressed degree of productivity and innovation."
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Blog by Arthur J Sabatini, Associate Professor of Performance Studies, ASU
Last Spring, I ran into Gregory Sale, whose projects and performance art pieces have always seemed to me to be engaging, inventive and often subtly provocative. With over a decade long history of work and lots of connections in the world of public art, Gregory takes on ambitious, open ended visual, verbal and performance and interactive projects that insistently raise questions in order to uncover personal, local and localized desires. Working by himself and with collaborators, he mostly asks questions and creates modest objects or texts that disclose unexpected perceptions and implicate deeper social and political undercurrents. In a 2009 project with poet Kimi Eisele, Go Ahead, Wonder, residents of Phoenix were prompted to respond to the query, "Ever wonder about the future of this place?" In Touching Revolution (2010), Gregory set himself up at a table in the Phoenix Art Museum called individuals in countries that had recently experienced political revolutions and asked them how life was going. Other work centered on a Phoenix neighborhood and food, being an "AIDS widow" and attempts to call Yoko Ono. (check out http://www.gregorysaleart.com/).
When Gregory told me about a new project through which he intended to address Arizona's prison population, jails and the State's criminal justice system, I was intrigued on many levels. It was more overtly political than anything I knew of that he at worked on previously; and it also seemed far ranging and very ambiguous in terms of its scope, practices, aesthetics and politics. I knew he was not interested in "representing" the legal system or conditions of incarceration, or, say, daily life in Sheriff Arpaio's jails. Nor was he likely to directly confront the harsh data concerning the 40,000 inmates currently in the correctional system or the traumatic experiences of some individuals. But, I wondered – given the volatile issues in Arizona – how could these subjects be avoided; and, why should they be?
In addition to inevitable questions about the very theme and subject of the show, there were – and are – other complications for Gregory. Since he was not going to "represent" prison life or dramatize issues – as would a photographic exhibition, collections of writings, or a theater or dance production – what could he do? What exactly could it mean to create an installation, performance, visual or text or video art work that explores the law and incarceration, yet not "represent" the subject matter and human beings involved, especially if a primary site of the project and collaborator in it is the ASU Art Museum? How could the project avoid being either sympathetic or contentious? Or, worse, condescending and exploitative? How could it have a significant content and also make a statement?
Now, as Gregory is a social artist and a practitioner of what is variously called process-based art, community arts and aesthetic research, he has considerable skills and clearly has something to say. Incredibly energetic and unassuming, he is more than capable of bringing people together, organizing activities, and framing events. He can create designs, books and videos. And he can talk. He has enlisted a number of assistants and has produced this website.
Even so, how is a project that includes prison tours, readings, meetings of criminal justice professionals, and a series of wall painting activities for selected, current inmates from the Maricopa County Jail Detention Centers actually understandable as art? What type of art might it be? What aesthetics are involved? How is it part of the functions and practices of a museum? Who is it for? And, ultimately, what does It's not just black and white mean, not only for those involved with it but in terms of the very subjects it focuses on?
I do not know the answers to these questions and, at this point, I am not sure Gregory does either. But we have talked about them and he has asked me to blog about It's not just black and white for its duration. For my part, I want to comment on some of the remarks above in more depth and respond to queries that might come up along the way. Overall, It's not just black and white not only presents a rare opportunity to discuss issues of public policy, community life, and local and state politics in the context of the arts and performance, museums and the university, the roles of artists and curators… More on all this next time.
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If this is only the first day, what in the world will the second day bring?
I'm excited for Heroes of the Storm. It's an interesting concept and I'm happy it's not going to be your standard multiplayer arena combat game (which many companies do with their cross franchise combat games).
There's just so much here, my brain is going to asplode.
Excited about new character models. god. yes.
Great coverage today ladies and gents over at WoWhead! Been sharing/following/commenting on all your posts! See you guys again tomorrow for Day 2! =D
Damn, appreciate the coverage and constant updates, you guys are the best!
I am so super excited for all of this! I don't even know what to read first!
I am so excited, I doubt I'll sleep tonight. Thank goodness for wow head keeping all the info coming. I'm so overwhelmed by all the exciting new info!
Time to test out some of the new tale-they're exactly the same minus the level 100s, I'll wait.
Seriously, my brain can't handle it all, so much information, so much awesome stuff to look forward to. I don't care what anyone says, I'm blown away and I'm totally looking forward to it all!
No dance competition this year Boo urns
So much awesomeness in one day. I can't wait for tomorrow! Info on the Warcraft movie? YES PLEASE! :D
I really enjoyed reading all the new happenings at Blizzcon. I was very impressed at looking at all the costumes and the work that went into making them, everyone seemed to be very into their themes. Looking forward to all the new things coming out and the new pets as I love to collect pets and mounts. So looking forward to another winter of playing WOW, it sure passes the time.
Can't wait for tomorrow's action!
Loving all the info! Thanks guys!
Kind of like the new hunter talents. I do hope they get some come animations. Our shots don't really stand out all that much. The passive with or without you is cool though....though, I will be constantly singing U2 now...
good job on the exstensive coverage and keeping all of us who couldnt b there informed
It's amazing how well Blizzard can keep me all giddy for a new expansion, year after year.Looking forward to this one's beta.
I hope that the Death From Above animation looks as cool as it sounds...rogue whirlwind ftw!
I enjoyed the garrison stuff... the npc helping at professions reminds me swtor =)


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I guess I'm joining the club, hope you guys don't mind. I did my first cutout this weekend, in response to a Craigslist posting about bees in a wall. I did the work for free since it was my first, and had a prior agreement with the homeowner that since I was working for free, I would do my best to be careful, but could not guarantee that I wouldn't break a board or something. It was under very old (rotting) wooden siding, inside of a 2x4 stud wall. No insulation, and the bottom row of siding was rotting from being in contact with the ground, allowing the bees access. Also they were entering around a piece of window trim. The termites had opened up some entrances for them too. I advised the homeowner that these issues needed to be addressed, or another group of bees might just move right back in. But I was also doing the work as the impression I got was that they couldn't afford to pay someone to do it. So I doubt they'll properly fix the wall anytime soon.
Anyway, it took about 3 hours to cut out the hive. It was easy work, standing on the ground. But the hive ended up being over 5' from top to bottom. I cut about two feet worth of brood nest off the bottom, and the top 3' was all capped honey. Some of it had honey on one side, and brood on the other side. I tossed that stuff. I also did see some SHB, but those are just about everywhere down here in Houston. Then again, they may have showed up as robbers. I didn't really notice them at first, but as I worked I noticed more of them.
It took about 30 minutes of searching, but I did catch the queen. It was odd. There were 3-4 different "clusters" that bees were all marching too, so any one of them could have had the queen. I worked each cluster as I could, taking a handful of bees and dropping them on my top cover to look for a queen as they scattered. I was starting to worry that she had crawled into another hole in the wall. At last I spotter her on the side of the wall, down near the ground. The bees were not clustering here at all. There were a lot of bees, but they were all lined up, carpeting the wall. The queen was just lined up with them. Odd. When I picked her up she tried to fly, but didn't get far. She did a quick U-turn and actually landed on my leg. Queen catcher in hand, I snatched her up. The bees continued to cluster up around the top of the wall where bits of comb remain. I returned yesterday with some BeeQuick, and easily dispersed them. Upon return yesterday evening, there were no bees left clustering on the wall, and I think they mostly were all in/on the box. I hope to go pick it up tonight.
It was really fun doing the work, despite sweating all the way through all of my clothes, and my bee suit. It was a horrible stick mess of course, but still fun. And I had a good audience. There was mobile home parked behind the house, about 15' from where I was working. The kids watched the entire time as I worked, and occasionally asked questions. I showed them the queen when I caught her, and offered them a chunk of the good sealed honey.
No sooner than I agreed to do that job, I got another call about removing a colony from a tree that needed to come down. And got emails about two more potential jobs, as well as contacts for a lot more Houston calls from guy that works in Austin, but gets Houston calls. It's like the flood gates opened! I just hope my wife will tolerate me getting so many bees. She is warming up to the idea, but not as quickly as I am. It's kind of like she is a candle, and I am the dynamite fuse. I just hope there isn't even an explosion


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Re: st: AW: Fitted probabilities using prvalue for logit model
Steve Samuels <email@example.com>
Re: st: AW: Fitted probabilities using prvalue for logit model
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:17:59 -0400
There are four combinations of two dummy variables, not three, so your
statements don't make sense. The coefficients of the variables, if you
hold others constant, refer only to the relative associations among
those four categories, not to any absolute levels. Those are
determined by the values at which you fix the other covariates and by
the constant term. .It is well-known that prediction at the means of
covariates will not even reproduce the mean prediction, which in turn
is the raw prevalence. It is quite possible that all four
predictions could be lower than the crude prevalence rate. So, there's
no reason to expect those predictions to match those of any
"benchmark" model and a (single?) benchmark probability.
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 6:02 AM, Marc Michelsen
<email@example.com> wrote:
> Dear all,
> as I didn't get an answer to my problem below, I am trying to rewrite the
> question more precisely/generally. The reference for the approach is the
> following: DeAngelo, H., L. DeAngelo, and R. M. Stulz. "Seasoned equity
> offerings, market timing, and the corporate lifecycle." Journal of Financial
> Economics 95 (2009), 275-295. I am referring to the table on page 284.
> I am estimating the fitted probabilities of a logit model at fixed levels of
> the explanatory variables using -prvalue-. I have a benchmark model and
> therefore also a benchmark probability of the event. Including my two dummy
> variables in a second model specification (improves Peusdo-R2 and Chi2)
> actually lowers the probability of the event. However, the probability
> should increase if the dummy variables are coded 0 (dummy 1)/1 (dummy 2).
> The probabilities are lower in all three possible combinations of the two
> dummies. Although the coefficients of the logit model show the correct signs
> and are statistically significant for one of the dummy variables.
> Does anybody has a view on this?
> Many thanks for considering this posting
> Marc
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> Betreff: st: Fitted probabilities using prvalue for logit model
> Dear Statalist users,
> I am running a logit model to estimate the effect and relative importance of
> market timing and rating concerns on the decision to conduct a seasoned
> equity offering (panel data).
> Including my rating concern proxy variables in the regressions improves the
> fit of the logit model (Pseudo-R2 and Chi2) compared to the standard model
> (including only market timing and control variables). One of the two rating
> concern proxies (positive rating momentum) is statistically significant at
> 5% with a marginal effect of -1.7%. The other one (negative rating momentum)
> shows a positive marginal effect but has no significant influence.
> In order to gauge the relative importance of market timing versus rating
> concerns, I am trying to obtain predicted probabilities of conducting a
> seasoned equity offerings (SEO) in a given year. Therefore, I am using the
> "prvalue" command to calculate the probabilities at representative values of
> the explanatory variables (control variables at sample means, good vs. poor
> market timing opportunities). Neutral market timing opportunities translates
> into a SEO probability of 5.2%, which is comparable to the study von
> DeAngelo/DeAngelo/Stulz (2009) p. 284. But if I measure the probabilities
> for positive, negative and neutral rating momentum (the other explanatory
> variables are set equal to the former model specification), the
> probabilities are always lower compared to the benchmark model (3.8% / 5.0%
> / 4.9%). While it is reasonable to assume that positive rating momentum
> lower the SEO probability, the results for the two other rating variables
> are surprising.
> Obviously, this weakens my hypothesis that rating concerns are one of the
> drivers of seasoned equity offerings.
> Does anybody have an idea why the fitted probabilities are lower in all
> three cases although the model fit is improved if I include the respective
> explanatory variables?
> Many thanks
> Marc
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On September 17th, we arrived in Bar Harbor. Beautiful tourist area. Bar Harbor Campground is very nice. The only problem is the site we chose was not level and sloped ALOT. We ended up finding another RV site and were able to level the motor home. Since we were now in Maine, we, of course, had to have Lobster dinner. So we all went on over to The Chart Room about five miles from where we were staying and had Lobster Dinner.
On Saturday, September 18th, we went into town in Bar Harbor shopping
While we were in town, we found a shop that had personalized Christmas decorations. We found some that had RV's on them. We each got a decoration that matched our RV (motor home or fifth wheel) and had them personalized to say "Fall Colors 2010". That way it will always remind us of our fabulous trip together. We had lunch in town (Lobster Rolls, of course). Then headed to the pier to go for a boat ride. We had reserved a boat tour of the lighthouses of Maine. We saw Great Duck Island Light, Winter Harbor Light, Egg Rock Lighthouse and Bear Island Light. We also saw more lobster traps than we have ever seen in one area in California. It was a beautiful day for a boat ride. It was supposed to last 2 3/4 hours and it was over three hours. Nobody seemed to mind (except for one more girl who was very seasick).
While we were staying at the campground, we had our first opportunity to see the sun come up over the ocean (instead of going down, which is what we see in California). I couldn't sleep one morning so I took some pictures of the sun coming up over the Atlantic.... cool!
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[quote user="BlueSanta"][quote user="Roswell777"]I don't know anything about the draft and learn most of it from reading you guys discuss it,* but I really want the Giants to draft a ''Meggett/Sproles" type running back.
Is there any draftable player that fits that mold?
Rainey and LaMichael James.
I think both of these 2 are a little underrated right now.
Mostly due to size (wonder how often we have to see these undersized RBs break out in the NFL before it stops detracting from them?)


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I was on the phone with Ralph Bakshi when he told me who killed John F. Kennedy. Long story short: It was the mob. "With Johnson's OK, I guess," Bakshi said. "That's my take on it. The fact that Kennedy got shot in the back and the front of the head? Oswald shot three people with one bullet? I mean, come on. I write movies, and I would never write a movie that bad."
Bakshi was talking to me from his home in Silver City, N.M., where he was working on his latest project, "Last Days of Coney Island." The first segment of the film, which was financed through a successful Kickstarter campaign, will be released online in the coming months. When we chatted, the 75-year-old animator had just woken up from a nap, but he seemed like his regular combative self. "Kennedy being assassinated and King being assassinated and Malcolm X being assassinated and Bobby Kennedy being assassinated? Basically a coup in America at that point."
Bakshi is known for making sexually, racially and politically charged films like "Fritz the Cat," which was X-rated and, with a box office take of over $100 million, the most successful independent animated feature of all time. He is beloved by science fiction and fantasy fans for movies like "Wizards" (1977) and a 1978 adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings." His movies — despite many controversies — are icons of animation, and his influence can be felt everywhere from The Simpsons to South Park to the entire Adult Swim cartoon network. Bakshi didn't just make dirty pictures — he helped invent an industry.
There hasn't been much recent news from Bakshi, however. Since his last big projects — the part-animated, part-live action, "Cool World," made in 1992 starring a young Brad Pitt, and "Spicy City," a short-lived 1997 TV show — he has largely retired from the entertainment business. These days he spends his time reading, listening to jazz, and painting in his New Mexico studio. But with "Last Days of Coney Island" he's making a return to filmmaking, and to subjects that have marked his career since the beginning: crime, corruption, and the grime-ridden streets of New York.
Bakshi knows a thing or two about grime. Born in Haifa in 1938, he left Palestine with his parents at age 1 and settled in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Brownsville. His father, Eliezer, worked in a sheet metal factory and his mother, Mina, commuted to the garment district on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Bakshi's world was Jewish, but it was hardly pious. On Yom Kippur, he and his friends would stroll over the Italian neighborhood to get something to eat.
Bakshi later immortalized Brownsville of the 1940s and '50s in his 1982 movie "Hey Good Lookin'," which depicts the trials of high school romance and the rivalry between black and white street gangs. The neighborhood provided not just memories, but also inspiration for Bakshi's collage-like style. He remembers apartment walls covered with layers of paint that no one ever scraped off, and his grandfather's tiny wooden synagogue, which he found "very warm and artistic." "My style came from … the dirt on the floor," he said in an interview with the Brooklyn Rail. "It came from the paint. It came from the old wood. It came from these things being mixed together. It was not the clean suburb with trees and leaves falling perfectly on a block."
All of those influences showed up in his first film, "Fritz the Cat." Like other early Bakshi movies such as "Heavy Traffic" (1973) and "Coonskin" (1975), "Fritz" dove into an urban melting pot where the ingredients didn't mix well. The main character — an anthropomorphized cat created by comix legend Robert Crumb — is an undergrad at NYU and a wannabe beatnik of the worst kind. The movie also portrays trigger-happy cops, crotchety old Jews, and cynical black pool hustlers whom Fritz encounters on a voyeuristic trip uptown. Rather than create a mythologized version of New York in the '60s, "Fritz" presents a complex and diverse city that has more than one identity.
Bakshi also used "Fritz" to embark on new experiments in animation. Though he was trained in the rushed style of Terrytoons, the studio where he got his first job, "Fritz" gave him room to innovate. To get the right look for the film he wandered Manhattan with a 35 mm camera, taking pictures of sewer grates and deli windows, garbage bins and terra cotta facades. The photos were later traced and laid over impressionistic background paintings, creating a rough yet naturalistic look that became a hallmark of Bakshi's films.
"Fritz the Cat" also introduced a second Bakshi trademark — voices taken from candid conversations. In the opening scene a trio of construction workers discuss their daughters' dating habits while eating lunch atop a girder. The actual conversation took place in Bakshi's office over a bottle of scotch, but the construction workers were real enough. Later in the film Fritz's friends are voiced by young men who happened to be hanging out in Washington Square Park; when Fritz wanders into an East Side synagogue to get away from the cops, we hear a trio of old Jews — in reality Bakshi's father and uncles — discussing their poor eyesight. Such techniques resulted in movies that aren't just risqué cartoons, but documents of their time and place.
Though Bakshi eventually drifted from urban themes, he also returned to them, repeatedly. "Hey Good Lookin'" recalled his Brownsville youth, and "American Pop" (1981) chronicled four generations of an immigrant family from shtetl to San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district. Now, with "Last Days of Coney Island," Bakshi is turning again to New York City, this time to its legendary beach spot.
For a child of Brooklyn, Coney Island naturally evokes fond memories of swimming and sunbathing, eating hotdogs and riding roller coasters. But "Last Days" takes place after the halcyon summers of Bakshi's youth, when the area was on its long slide into decay and disrepair. The first segment of the film centers on Shorty, a four-foot tall dwarf and enforcer for the mob, voiced by Matthew Modine, and other characters include cops named Louis and Max, and a call girl named Mollie, who has recently gotten out of prison. Despite the "Last Days" of the title, Bakshi makes it seem more like a wake.
The decline of Coney Island was a local tragedy, but it wasn't just the beach that was in trouble. As Bakshi tells it, the fate of the neighborhood was a metaphor for everything happening in America, including the assassinations of Kennedy and King. "Coney Island was a place where poor people could go and not feel poor," he said. "You wouldn't run into any Rolls Royces, and you didn't feel that there was anything that you could not afford to do. But it ended up trashed, and I felt that America was headed the same way."
Bakshi describes "Last Days" as a period piece, but he's not shy about making contemporary analogies. Coney Island is looking a lot better now, even after Hurricane Sandy, but gentrification may be as foreign to its spirit as mob rule. "If they build it into some sort of big, fancy place, then it's not Coney Island," he said. "They could call it Coney Island, and I guess that's fine for the rich people, but that's not the Coney Island that was so important to millions of people who were struggling to give their families a good time."
As much as Coney has changed, however, there's some Bakshi-esque spirit left. Alongside chain stores and restaurants there's still the freak shows, carnival games and junk food. Most important, Coney Island is still the place where New York City goes to the beach. The parade of characters on a summer afternoon — Russian men with giant brown stomachs; guys and gals in board shorts and bikinis; an impossibly muscled man wearing nothing but an American flag Speedo — could be straight out of a Bakshi film.
Indeed, after watching Bakshi's movies it's hard not to see the city through his eyes. The loudmouth at the bar becomes one of his lowlife villains; a homeless person is one of his down-and-outers; twilit art-deco buildings morph into the purple-and-blue structures of his throbbing metropolis. Even pesky NYU undergrads swarming the Village are descendants of Fritz the Cat himself. You can take Bakshi's word or not about the Kennedy assassination. But in a larger-than-life city like New York, Bakshi's animation may be the truest portrait.
Ezra Glinter is the deputy arts editor of the Forward. Follow him on Twitter @EzraG
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Your first thought is that your fears of a continued slide into blog irrelevancy are momentarily abated. Or they had a long list.
Your second thought is, you are an outlaw blogger, do they know what they're getting into? Then you look down and you're wearing khakis; self-assesment may be in order.
Your third thought is, you've already read the post to end all posts about the F3T care package by the Reverend Roughfisher, and what else are you going to say?
Thought number four: There's beer inside the box. Ensconced in bubble wrap.
Five: Free hat!
Six: There's no showing in New York City. Lots of people fly fish in New York City. Makes you wonder if there was some behind the scenes discussion reminiscent of Spinal Tap. UPDATE: I've just been informed that the F3T Tour is, in fact, coming to New York City on March 20th, hosted by the Urban Angler at the Helen Mills Theater. Details on the F3T Calendar. I'm going to leave the above Tap link in anyhow because I like it. See you there.
Seven: There's some good stuff on this roster. Submissions from people whose work you've admired such as RA Beattie, Travis Lowe, Robert Thompson, Todd Moen, and others.
Eight: The Science of Tarpon looks to be bad-ass, because tarpon are.
Nine: The one that strikes closest to home is Urban Lines, for many reasons:
Ten: The film tour has matured since its early days.
Eleven: I got two tickets. Who wants them?*
*(In the unlikely event of more than one response, no apparent rhyme or reason will be accounted for in the selection process.)


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GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Asbury United Methodist Church's Blessed Dressed Ministry in Greeneville has announced the shopping dates and hours of operation for "The Prom Closet."
"The Prom Closet" is the outlet store for the church's Blessed Dressed ministry, which is aimed at providing an affordable shopping alternative for local high school girls who wish to attend their prom or formal dance.
"The Prom Closet" will operate out of Greeneville Federal Bank's downtown drive-thru building on the corner of Irish and Summer streets.
The Prom Closet will open for shoppers from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, March 18, through Friday, March 22, and from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23.
Signs will be posted to indicate the entrance to the building.
Shoppers may try on dresses before they make their selection. Each dress is available for sale to local high school girls for $10.
Any profit realized from the sale of dresses will be used to build "The Prom Closet" inventory for next year's Blessed Dressed ministry event.
"We are still in need of donated dresses," said Blessed Dressed ministry coordinator Barbara Lawson.
The community is encouraged to donate gently used or new in-style formal dresses (prom, bridesmaid or pageant dresses) to be used in this ministry. Lawson suggested that families who can afford to buy "retail" dresses for their daughters' proms consider shopping for a dress to donate to Blessed Dressed Ministry as they shop for their own.
Dress donations can be dropped off at the Asbury UMC, 201 S. Main Street. Use the church office entrance off of Summer St., weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gently used dresses should be cleaned and mended, if possible, before donation. Lawson noted that there is a great need for dresses in women's sizes 12 to 28.
Cash contributions are also being accepted, and will be used to purchase additional dresses for the ministry. Monetary donations should be marked for Blessed Dressed Ministry and brought or mailed to the church office at the above address.
For more information about Blessed Dressed Ministry and "The Prom Closet," call Barbara Lawson at (423) 639-4933 or the Asbury UMC office at (423) 798-1050
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Breast Cancer In Men
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Breast cancer is a disease most people think affects only women, but it can happen to men too.
According to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, breast cancer will affect 22-hundred men in 2013.
"I'm a breast cancer survivor, yes, men can get it too," said David Taylor a breast cancer survivor.
Taylor was diagnosed in 2006 at the age of 47 after he had neck surgery.
"I was admiring my scar one day and I thought no scar this is going to be awesome and then I felt a lump," said Taylor.
One month later when he noticed the lump was still there, Taylor went to the doctor.
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That morning in early December, Taylor found out he had stage 2 breast cancer.
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Several weeks of scans and tests, he decided on his treatment choice.
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It took two operations to get the cancer out, and the recovery was not easy.
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When life feels like a race and you'd welcome a chance to catch your breath, a trip to the countryside is all it takes. The Limestone Inn Bed & Breakfast in rural central Pennsylvania offers the peaceful respite you deserve.
This Federal-style farmhouse charms guests with 19th-century character and contemporary comforts just a few miles from downtown State College, home of Penn State University. All rooms feature queen-size beds, private baths, and sitting areas, not to mention wireless Internet. Guests are invited to socialize in the living room, while the back porch room shows off the rolling countryside.
Taking a breather means quenching your thirst, and oenophiles will want more than a taste of Mount Nittany Vineyard & Winery in nearby Linden Hall. Sample local wines ranging from dry red to sweet white, all while admiring the scenery from the winery's perch on the southern slope of Mount Nittany.
While wine can help you unwind, merlot does not a full meal make. That's why the inn serves a fresh, full breakfast each morning. And when you have a hankering for a State College classic, sit down to dinner at The Tavern Restaurant. This local institution invites diners to enjoy delectable dishes like honey-mustard pork loin or cannelloni with spinach and chicken in an upscale atmosphere.
There's nothing like a jaunt to the country to clear your head—peace and quiet awaits at The Limestone Inn.
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DIY: Paint your own recycled gown
GRN Reports: While most prom-bound young women aim for dresses that follow the latest trends and colors, creating your own dress could just make you the toast of the prom. Julia Reidhead of Mesa, AZ painted her favorite artwork, Van Gogh's "The Starry Night", on a used wedding dress that she and her mother found at a recycle shop. The result: a one-of-a-kind couture piece that was the talk of the Mountain View High School prom. A recent graduate, Ms. Reidhead plans on a career in art or graphic design. Read more about her DIY project at KTAR.