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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by ahb, Feb 21, 2008.
Ugh. Flip Murray with less athleticism and more range.
Don't understand the logic in getting another guard. Stuckey and AA have earned more PT and have not done anything to warrant a potential reduction in minutes.
So incredibly pointless. Why do we need an undersized SG? He isn't better than Stuckey, Afflalo, Lindsey, or Flip for that matter. Might as well have just waived Primoz. If he plays at all, this trade will only hurt us.
At least Dixon's contract expires too. So, we really aren't any worse off. Neither one is going to play in the playoffs, so who cares? This was just so that nobody could make the claim that Joe didn't do anything before the trade deadline.
As an avid Carlos Delfino fan I've watched lots of Raptors games this year and I can tell you that Dixon is pretty worthless. He's an undersized 2 guard that can't handle the point very well. He's really streaky and can make baskets both driving and from the three point line but he makes lots of mistakes (hmmm starting to sound like a Junior version of Flip Murray Jr.). The Raptor fans aren't that very enthused about Primo but I did post he's great sitting on the bench keeping his teammates fired up. Both actually are good guys and it's not something that will hurt the team. I do feel bad that Flip Murray didn't get a pass out since he could help a team that needs a player that stays healthy and can contribute.
This is wack. i am tired of picking up people for scoring options. Everyone that was picked up to be a scoring option is one dimensional. When they are not scoring, they are not useful, at all. This sucks...why the heck couldn't we get Mike James?? Geez!!
Raptor/Pistons fan here. He's DEFINITELY better then Flip and gives you a different dimension that Lindsey just isn't capable of. I think this has more to do with Detroits unwillingness to rely on youth in the playoffs. Dixon is a guy who has a history of thriving in big games. The thing is he's a bit of a volume shooter but when he's hitting he really can catch fire. I wouldn't call him a chucker because in Toronto he showed he was capable of playing within an offense but he's definitely not gun shy. He's probably a better fit for the pistons then Toronto because Chauncy is capable of guarding a lot of two's in the league. A luxury Toronto didn't have from their PGs. Bottom line... Dixon probably won't see much burn here but could be productive in the limited role he gets. What can you tell me about Primoz? Haven't seen much of him in the Pistons games I've watched.
This season's Tony Delk. Can Dixon get in the paint?
Great trade. We pick up a guard that can make 3 point FGs and give up nothing. Now we can release Murray and that opens up one roster spot for who knows what.
We haven't seen much of him in Pistons games either.
Also, this smells like a trade that just gives two nobodies a change of scenery. No money / contract years were added, just another shooter. As we all no - shooting in the playoffs is a limitless commodity.
There's an article out there that says we did this to allow us to cut Flip Murray and then pick up Dale Davis again. Dumars probably promised Murray he'd either trade him or let him go and with Dale Davis around Brezec is even more worthless. Doesn't really compare to the moves made by other teams though. There's a lot of pressure on our youngsters now.
This makes it very probable that we are going to buy out Murray and pick up Dale Davis. In Dixon, we are getting Murray's replacement. We wouldn't be giving up an insurance big man unless there was a plan in the bag to replace him. Dale Davis is the obvious selection. He knows the players, the play book, and he has no goal except to win. EDIT: Yeah, what Hobbs said.
According to BadBoys.com the idea might be to dump Murray open a roster spot and sign Rod Benson
But who is he on the floor for? Stuckey? I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit. Joe is far too obsessed with undersized Shooting Guards who do nothing but chuck jumpers.
WTF?? Brezec is WAY more useful to this current team. We already got Flip Murray, Lindsey Hunter, Arron Afflalo, Rodney Stuckey and Jarvis Hayes. Primoz may be a stiff but he's a 7 foot stiff that plays center. I don't see how a guy that got relegated behind Kapono and Delfino will find any time here. And thats why he wanted out.
The writing is pretty much on the wall that Joe will be signing a free agent C/PF. :fingerscr
Well, if the Pistons cut Murray and sign Dale, then it effectively becomes: Primoz + Flip Jr for DD + Dixon Nothing earth-shattering, obviously, but I think it would be a reasonable 2-for-2 swap.
I would rather have Dixon sitting there as the 11th guy or 12th guys assuming Hunter is the 11th guy than Brezec and Herrmann. What this trade means is that AJ now has at least the 4th big man spot and will get regular minutes going forward. That may have seemed obvious but it was not written down. Now unless we acquire another big who Joe D. thinks is better than AJ, AJ's progress will continue to move ahead at full steam including getting serious burn during the playoffs. Great news as it now stands.
Davis won't be signed. He couldn't play last year when he was on the roster much less now. AJ right now is 5X the player that Davis is at this time.
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Wired - there is a commercially produced system much like you are describing. A midlle entrance and a pull out bottom drawer for cleaning. Check out Bee Culture for adds.
Wired - there is a commercially produced system much like you are describing. A midlle entrance and a pull out bottom drawer for cleaning. Check out Bee Culture for adds.
I am sure there is, but who has money for such things when I can make them for about $1 a piece?
I bought two of the full kits and five more of the entrances and tops. I have high expectations for the system that I will be useing this year.
I also think that it will be very useful for fogging with FGMO.
And yes they did cost more than a dollar..
The more I think if this the more I kind of like it. In the bee trees I've seen the bottom seems to be the garbage dump. It's covered with old combs, dead bees and wax moths. I'm not saying I think it's the most sanitary situation, but mites would be unlikely to find their way back up. Bees don't touch it so they can't get back on a bee. As long as you can clean it out, it seems like a nice idea. But then there was usually some space between the bottom of the combs and the mess on the bottom. I'm not sure how you'd enforce that and leave some space.
Just make a two inch spacer box like a slatted rack without the slats.
I am going to use regular bottoms with a screen above it and a removable tray under it. It will also have a screened front for air flow and an opening to clean out above the screen. No bees will be able to travel through my bottom arangement, however I should be able to keep it clean above and below the screen. Hopefully I won't need to clean above the screen very often.
I think it would be nice to be able to slid out the screened bottom for cleaning.
I have now designed and built a few of these entrances and plan to test them this season. My bottom boards will be screened and a 3/8" beespace maintained around the bottom edge of the hive body with a 1" long space open for cleaning bees to access and also for drones to escape if I should decide to use a queen excluder.
I have these entrances on 14 of my new hives. The best working hive at this point has quite a flow of air coming out the top even though the entrance is partly closed off. I have also noticed dead bees laying just outside the small bottom entrance.
So far, everything seems to be working out fine.
Sol Parker
Southern Oregon Apiaries
After having the bees on upper entrances for three weeks, most hives doing well. The hives that have upper entrances do not use the lower entrances, they are guarded in most cases, but not used.
Sol Parker
Southern Oregon Apiaries
After the whole summer of trying the new entrances, I think I am satisfied. I think in the future, I will make the bottom entrance a little wider though, just for more ventilation.
I wish I had gotten a hive big enough to try the unlimited broodnest thing. The highest I got a hive was two full boxes, and this from a hive that was split. It did really well, remember, it was a package.
I wonder how often you can split a first year package and still get your best hive out of the deal?
Sol Parker
Southern Oregon Apiaries
It depends on the queen, the weather, if you have drawn comb and if you want any honey.
Hey Wired,
What was your final configuration? Did you use an excluder above the top entrance? Was enough honey stored below in the broad chambers (especially the bottom chamber)? Here's the way I see it stack up:
1. Super
2. Super
3. Excluder
4. Main Entrance
5. Brood
6. Brood
7. Small Entrance
8. Screened BB
I didnt end up with anything but plain bottom board, two or three deeps (top one not full) entrance doodad and then top.
I plan to have an entrance on top of three deeps and have deeps for honey on top of that, however many I shal. need, I will see.
Sol Parker
Southern Oregon Apiaries
Solomon how did it go are you still using this setup or did you find that it was more trouble then worth it I want to know I'm going to try this on a few of my hives this year.
Wow, old thread, all the way back to my newbee days!
I am still using a setup very similar to this and in fact, the vast majority of the entrances I'm using are the ones I built back then. Currently, I am using two entrances and two identical lids for each hive. From the bottom up, it goes, lid, entrance, box box box, entrance (landing board up to make an awning), lid, brick. On small hives, I will leave off either the upper or lower entrance.
This year, I neglected to put any entrance reducers on, so we'll see how that goes. So far, no problems.
I have seen the bees tend to prefer the upper entrances as a rule, with lower entrances being more or less vacant. Robbers go by smell and since the bottom is an intake, there doesn't seem to be much draw for them there.
One other modification I have been using is making the bottom box a ten frame nuc with a permanently attached bottom and a 1.5" hole for an entrance drilled into the front of the box. Upper entrances have remained the same except for turning them over to make an awning rather than a landing board. Landing boards are unnecessary and awnings are much more useful in keeping rain and snow out.
With upper entrances, I never have condensation problems.
Thanks for the reply the last two years I've used a screened inner cover liked it very well do you use a queen excluder above the broodnest.And can you tell how much better your honey flow is compared to a regular setup.
>> how bees want to keep an upper entrance rather than a bottom one. This defies the standard hive design straight off. A bottom entrance makes drafts in the brood chamber making it harder for the bees to keep a constant temp and humidity.
I dont know how you manage the bottom entrance but I reduce mine for most of the year, except during the heat of the production season. They then use the entrance fully for fanning and to provide an opening large enough to handle the huge amount of traffic into and out of the hive through the day.
In the spring fall and winter they have a reduced entrance which is much prefered over the full entrance
upper entrance during the winter is key
Ian Steppler >> Canadian Beekeeper's Blog
I went to all upper entrances on my 4-way pallets last spring and have eliminated skunk and mouse problems and produced the most honey since I started keeping bees.
Completely eliminated the bottom entrance and the upper entrance is part of the rim on my migratory covers.
Can't wait to see the honey production rates over several more years to see if it was just a good year or if the change really made a difference.
I don't get bearding as much and the bees don't sit and fan since the entrance is at the top and lets the heat readily escape!
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Towers Duplex Terrace 3 pax
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The Towers is a spacious studio with separate kitchen and bathroom, furnished terrace where sunbathing or make the outdoor dining.
It has capacity for 3 people, but together with a similar apartment adjoining can accommodate up to 6 people.
The apartment is equipped with sheets, towels, and has a kitchen with new appliances.
The apartment is located on Calle Mateos Gago at number five. It is a historic home of the Marquis of Linares, where are other 4 apartments for rent.
The street "Mateos Gago" is most cosmopolitan and lively city with good restaurants and tapas bars in it.
Two of the best restaurants in Seville "Casa Robles" and "Bar Giralda" are very close.
The apartment is located in the historic and commercial center of Seville. All shops in the shopping area of Seville composed streets Sierpes, Tetuan, Francos, Plaza Nueva ... are very close to this unique residence.
One attraction of this apartment is our furnished terrace from which you can see the Giralda and the Cathedral, with stunning views.
Given the situation of the Calle Mateos Gago walk you can explore the city without public transportation: The Guadalquivir River, the "Torre del Oror", El Alcázar, the Palace of Fine Arts, the Palace known as "The House of Pilate," and anything that you can visit in Sevilla, are a few meters of this residence.
The strengths of this department are:
-Its unique location.
-Interior comfort
-Her private terrace, fully sunny to sunbathe or dine under the moon
-Her furniture completely refurnished.
-Her excellent climate.
-The Internet connection.
The apartment is located just fifteen minutes by taxi from the airport. The taxi fare is € 25 airport-city center.
The train station "Santa Justa" is ten minutes by taxi, which can cost 8 euros.
They can also get to the apartment on the bus from the airport and a few minutes walk to the apartment from the last stop in the center of Seville. The name of the stop is San Sebastian Prado.
For their daily lives in the apartment, you can find nearby supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, etc.. We recommend a 24-hour supermarket: Opencor, located in the Mall Cristina (Calle Almirante Lobo). And a supermarket of high quality within the department store "El Corte Ingles" (Calle San Pablo).
If you need to leave your car should advise us and we can reserve a parking space. The parking fee is 15 euros per day.
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We enjoyed our stay in Towers Duplex Terrace. The location is absolutely perfect, very close to the cathedral and to many other places of interest to the first time visitor in Sevilla. The small street where the house is located is a busy and lively place with lots of bars and restaurants. Do not expect luxury as to the interior of the flat, but then the price is fair and moderate, and it is comfortable and clean. It is marvelous to have your very own terrace on the top of the house, where you can enjoy mornings and evenings when the sun is not too hot.
Please if you are looking for a place select and other choise. This place is terrible!!!! Ogly anything is like the picture!!!! Is complety unconfortable. The wifi is terrible, the shower broken, the Windows are dirty complety dark I want to show te real picture about this pleace.The nice picture from the terrace is no true only have to old and broken chairs . This women María is a terrible persone. She is gonna be nice only in the beginning at the en time is lite a monster. She try to a coacshon me. I change to another place forma the same price and much much better and clean.
Towers Duplex Terrace 3 pax is a nice little apartement, best situated in the city center. The view from the terrace on the top is unique. The bathroom could be a little more comfortable but it works well. In summary it's a good choice for a trip to Seville. Finally Maria is even a very nice hostess.
The location is fantastic, with an amazing view from the roof terrace. Lovely place to stay, everything within walking distance. The apartment has all that is needed.
Very nice appartment right in the historic centre of Sevilla. Amazing view on the roof toop overlooking the hart of Sevilla / the Cathedral. Especially by night. During daytime unfortunately it is too hot to sit here. Some sunscreens would be nice. Beds are very comfortable. Kitchen could use some more things like a cutting board. To keep the warm water temperature of the shower in good balance was difficult. One chair on the firts terrace was broke and need to be replaced. But despite these minor things a perfect place to spend some days in this beautifull city.
Excellent check in even though we arrived early. Apartment very clean with good facilities and wi-fi. Wonderful roof top views, Good selection of restaurants within the area. Would highly recommend
We had a wonderful one week stay at Maria's cozy apartment, with a small kitchen that is equiped simply but adequately.It is very conveniently located at some 100 meters from the cathedral in a very lively street lined with tapas bars. One can have a good meal 2 meters from the front door. Because the inner city hardly has any traffic and the apartment is on the 3rd floor, noise isn't a problem. In April/May the temperatures were already above 30 degrees but the apartment stayed relatively cool even without the available airco. We had breakfast at the roof terrace in the cool mornings and at night watched the swallows lit by the cathedral's floodlights circling the Giralda, a fantastic view! Maria was very responsive to emails and available for handing over the keys even if we arrived late in the evening. The only reason for not giving 5 stars is that the shower head needs fixing,a minor thing that can be solved easily...
This appartement is just great! Enough space for two persons. The private terrace on the roof is wonderful. A beautiful view at the cathedral during the day and night. We had a very good dinner just downstairs this appartement called : 'Cathedral'.
Search for a nice studio/appartement in the middle of the tourst scene? Stop searching, just do it.
have a good Stay!
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I just posted a blog...lost my bees this winter. I believe my cluster was too small, perhaps due to a fall swarm?
I just posted a blog...lost my bees this winter. I believe my cluster was too small, perhaps due to a fall swarm?
Did you test/treat for varroa?
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No I did not treat. Although many in our beekeeping group lost their bees this winter and do treat.
Sort of reminds me of an experience I had with one of my daughters. She ran out of gas. When I arrived with a gas can to get her going I asked didnt you check the gauge?. She replied .the gas gauge in Elizabeths car doesnt work right .she looked at hers and ran out of gas anyway.
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Javin, he said the hive was full of honey. Yes they starved but, they starved from a small cluster, which was probably caused by varroa. Without varroa, they would have had a large enough cluster to make the heat to move. Starvation is the reason they are dead but varroa is the cause.
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After looking at the pictures on your blog I would say it was a starve out. Heads in comb with butts out is a good indicator of that.
He said the hive was full of honey, but based on his own statements and photos provided, they indicate that the bees avoided the "cold" honey from their insulation layers that would require more energy to consume than it would provide for the hive. This is a repeating pattern we see with starve-outs, with the untouched honey almost always in the same locations (the outer "walls" of the hive.)
With no sign of a parasitic infestation (and I would even argue WITH signs of a parasitic infestation) the answer is not always to chemically treat, which seems to be an ongoing suggestion that has very likely led us to the weakened genetics and problems that we see today - not only in domestic bees but in feral.
My studies have lead me to believe quite strongly that our immediate response of "treat now, ask questions later" is the direct cause of what we now call Colony Collapse Disorder. I find it dangerous to suggest that new hobby bee keepers keep with the methods that have been used for the past 100 years by commercial bee keepers that have for the first time in history possibly put the entire race of both domestic and feral honey bees into serious jeopardy. You posted an analogy comparing a bee keeper who chose not to treat for varroa with a naive teenage daughter. This is, in my opinion, detrimental to the survival of the honey bee; to attempt to make people feel foolish for choosing NOT to treat as opposed to introducing synthetic chemicals to an ecosystem that has managed to exist for millions of years prior to our "intervention." Dumping miticides on a hive for fear of a starve-out - a common occurrence with literally dozens of possible causal agents - is a poor and even potentially dangerous practice. It's like having everyone take antibiotics every day, just in case they MIGHT get pneumonia.
Varroa has a place in the ecosystem. We know that the holes punctured in the bees and the diseases they carry actually have a FUNCTION. They kill off the immunocompromised hives while allowing the genetically stronger hives to survive. Varroa has been around for millions of years and bees have managed to survive WITH them. Even today, a hive with a varroa infestation can last for decades with no ill effects. A hive with a significant varroa infestation SHOULD be permitted to perish. Worse still, your posts seem to suggest that even without testing, the treatments for varroa should be administered.
I certainly don't wish for this to sound like a frontal attack, but I feel very strongly that admonishing new bee keepers for not treating a hive when their hive failure is highly likely to be unrelated to the parasite at hand is a dangerous road to take.
Doolitte, GM (1905) A Years Work in an Out-Apiary republished by Wicwas Press 2005.
Rinderer, TE (1982) Volatiles from empty comb increase hoarding by the honey bee. Animal Behaviour 29:1275-1276.
Seeley, TD (1995) Regulation of comb construction in The Wisdom of the Hive Harvard University Press
For reference, a varroa mite infestation is not particularly difficult to see, especially on such excellent high-resolution images as these. Here's an example:
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Heads in comb with butts sticking out is not starving with stores all around them. Bees crawl into the cells to maintain warmth. Dead bees in a cluster with heads in cells and butts out indicate they could not generate enough heat to maintain the cluster and froze out eventually, especially if the cluster was small as described.
Javin007, you are partly right, in my opinion. Varroa aren't the only possible cause of a small overwintering cluster but……they are the most likely culprit.
In the early days of AIDS many patients died of pneumonia. The underlying reason was a compromised immune system that resulted from the AIDS virus. To say they simply died of pneumonia would be to dismiss the entirety of the epidemic. To ignore varroa as the likely causal agent of an undersized wintering bee cluster would be a similar dismissal.
Javin007 – that have been used for the past 100 years by commercial bee keepers that have for the first time in history possibly put the entire race of both domestic and feral honey bees into serious jeopardy.
The introduction of an exotic parasite into the system of North American honey bees has absolutely nothing to do with the methods used by commercial beekeeping.
Javin007 – "treat now, ask questions later" I challenge you to find a single instance where I've ever made any such statement.
If the op chooses not to test or treat, that is his business. If he asks why his colony failed…then he should expect some honest answers.
If you choose to deny varroa as a problem….fine.
I don't.
Good Luck.
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Tracheal Mites - Discovered in 1919 on the Isle of Wight, laws passed in 1922 to prevent spread to the U.S. through COMMERCIAL bee keeping. On July 3, 1984, tracheal mites were first detected in the United States from bees sampled from a COMMERCIAL beekeeping operation in Weslaco, Texas.
Varroa Destructor - First found on imported European honeybees in Hong Kong and Singapore in 1963, it was specifically BECAUSE of the COMMERCIAL bee keeping industry that it rapidly spread. By 1970 it was found in South America, and in 1975, Akratanakul and Burgett published a warning about the threat posed by Varroa mites. In spite of the threat, no change was made to COMMERCIAL beekeeping methods, and bees continued to be shipped to the U.S. from known infected countries. A single mite was discovered in Maryland in 1979; however, no more were seen in the U.S. until populations were discovered in Wisconsin and Florida in 1987, all indicators that they came in commercial bee packages rather than a natural spread from South America.
Small Hive Beetle - Originally endemic to Africa, the beetle was first discovered in the United states in 1996, though they were first confirmed in the southeastern United States in 1998 in a COMMERCIAL apiary in Florida. It is believed by the scientific community that the rapid spread of the beetle from Florida to the rest of the United States is due to migratory (commercial) bee keepers.
Shall I continue? Nearly every parasitic and disease problem facing not only the commercial, but the wild honey bees in the world is in some way related to poor business practices of the commercial bee keepers over the past many years. It's an ugly fact, but it's also still a fact. Yes, they're facing additional problems from other commercial agriculture as well now (eg: the pesticides used on monoculture crops) but the finger cannot be solely pointed at outside of the circle. We decided to muck about with nature for our OWN profit, forcing bees to change the size of their cells, dumping antibiotics and miticides on them so we could save a few dollars instead of allowing nature to do it's thing, and importing bees from whoever had the ones that could make us the most money at the time resulting in ALL bees having ALL problems simultaneously.
If you choose to deny that any of this is a problem, then in your words, "fine. I don't. Good luck."
Your immediate response to the OP's question, despite NO indicators that it was necessary, was to ask if they had TREATED or tested for Varroa. Immediately. And when they said they had not, and had seen other keepers in the area that DID choose to treat have the same outcome, you gave them a snarky response comparing them to a naive child! This is what raised my hackles in the first place.
The OP asked a simple question, and when they opted NOT to pour chemicals on their hive, they were condescended to. I see this pattern repeatedly on bee keeping forums everywhere. That, and the fact that I see no indicator of Varroa in the first place. A starve-out is often just a starve-out. A new bee keeper may harvest too much in the fall, check too often when it's cold, feed incorrectly, or not enough, there's a bunch of factors that cause starve-outs in new hives that have nothing to do with Varroa. Bees will not eat honey that they haven't been able to keep warm. If the honey is too cold for them to consume, they starve. Seeing starve-outs when the hive has 80+ lbs of honey is completely normal and NOT a specific indicator of Varroa. It simply means that the bees, for SOME reason were unable to keep their cluster warm enough. A midwinter hive check can break propolis seals that the bees do not repair during the winter, causing drafts that kill them. Moisture falling on them can cool them rapidly, killing them. The fact that the hive bodies are 3/4" pine instead of the natural thick, insulated tree trunk could even be a problem in a particularly cold and windy winter. The bees NATURALLY do not eat ALL the honey to the walls, as much of that honey is insulation for the hive. Starveouts will almost ALWAYS have SOME honey still stocked.
I did a late fall split last year resulting in 3 weak hives that had starve-outs this spring. Completely unrelated to Varroa. One year I didn't seal the hive up for the winter, trying to see how they would fare. They didn't. They had starve outs. Completely unrelated to Varroa. There are thousands of factors that the OP wasn't even asked about.
When there's no indicator of Varroa in the first place, I don't think condescending to the OP because they didn't treat/test for a problem that has no indicators of existing is constructive.
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There are varroa on the bottom board pic along with some bees with deformed wings.
While inspecting the dead hive did you find any queen cells to indicate a fall swarm?
Though I do appreciate that you're asking questions that could lead to other possible answers for the starve-out!
So far we see a low mite level and a low virus level. A nosema test would also help to determine the colony health. Low levels of all three can be as bad as high levels of any one factor.
I'm not saying that is what killed the hive but we can't exclude disease either. Monitoring and testing are invaluable in determining a reason for a deadout.
I am not advocating treating, that is up to the individual. But testing removes the guesswork.
Could we get some pictures of the landing pad? (I don't see the streaking from Nosema apis, but that doesn't mean it isn't Nosema ceranae)
Do you have access to a microscope that has at least 400x power?
When was the last inspection done on the hive prior to the deadout?
What was the weather like after that? How much honey was harvested in the fall / how much did they have going into the winter?
Was the hive strong in the fall?
Were there any old queen cells in the wax (as you mentioned before).
Even then, best we could do is an educated guess. While I wouldn't rule-out disease (or even a combination of diseases), I would be more apt to believe that it wasn't.
My I'm kind of surprised by our tone in this thread. From the picture that I saw from the original post this was not a small cluster. Check out the size covering the frame of "butts" out of the cells. It's about 12-15" diameter. That's a good size cluster. What I don't see in thse frames is any stores. I didn't go over and look to see if there's any dwv or anything, but looking at the cluster they didn't die of mites. I had two hives at least die this past winter and the cluster was about the size of a softball (about 5 inches in diameter or so) and the bottom board had about 7 mites per square inch or more. I didn't have to look hard to see what had happened. Also there was capped brood w/ small holes in them which is also a good sign of varroa. The original post and the link took you to a site where the harvest was talked about, but I don't know where it was said that this hive had plenty of stores or rather what that means. I could say that a hive has plenty of stores and unless I define it you have no idea what I'm talking about. I could be saying that the hive has 2 frames of capped honey and I think that's fine. Well obviously if that's what they had then they didn't make it to December. Oh well I guess this is why it's said ask 5 beekeepers and youre likely to get 6 or more answers. My thought is that this hive starved. Why? Well we'd need to know more. I don't suspect mites as a primary or significant cause, but I'm not an expert by far!!! I just know what I've read and what I've seen.


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A typhoon is a tropical cyclone, or hurricane, that occurs in the western Pacific or Indian Oceans. The storm is named a "super typhoon" when winds exceed 150 m.p.h. Megi crashed ashore in the Isabela province of the northern Philippines with whipping winds that reached 162 m.p.h. The storm created massive waves in Palanan Bay. All ships and fishing boats were advised to stay in ports. Several airline flights were canceled.
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"So tell me about an average day for you--what do you do? Oh, I get up around 9, 10 o'clock...take my meds first thing."
At 31 years old, Danyell Scott says she's alive again. She made time with me this week, for a stroll alongside one of her favorite places-- the Roanoke River in her hometown of Williamston.
Danyell's new life began one year ago today--August 10th, 2012. She underwent a double lung transplant at Duke University Medical Center:
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Around midnight, they took me back to the OR. The surgery started about 4:00 in the morning and it ended 8 hours later, around 12 noon. "
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Oh, and about those pills first thing in the morning--there are 29 of them. By the end of each day...she's taken 69 pills. 483 pills a week... to reduce the chance of infection, transplant rejection, and many, many other drugs to battle the CF that's still in the rest of her body.
Danyell's journey to this new life began the night she was born, 31 years ago:
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And the grueling routine of treating...and living with cystic fibrosis began for a little red-haired girl and her family.
Danyell fought--she fought hard. Graduated from Bear Grass High School in 2000 and Martin Community College in 2004.
For 12 years, she made the trek from Williamston to New Bern to sing at the cystic fibrosis telethon.
"I could tell the last couple of telethons you just weren't feeling very good at all.
" No, not at all."
" And of course, you were singing and that requires a lot of air. Right?
"Yes it does, but I had learned to breathe around my problem, using as little bit of air as possible, taking as many breaths as possible. I had taught myself to do that through time."
Danyell was running out of air, and time, a year ago. She waited for days on the transplant list. Through agonizing nights, dozens of vials of blood drawn, not really living--just existing she said. But it was all worth it.
"I'm glad. Because I was worried. Every time I called over there and talked to her, she was in the bed, she didn't feel like doing nothing. So i'm glad now that she's able to get up and go.
Danyell says it's the little things that means the most now-- spending quality time with her husband, Chad, playing with her dog and cat, having the breath to vacuum the house, go swimming for the first time in 5 years, and:
"I climbed Jockey's Ridge. One hundred feet above sea level in about 20 minutes."
"That's hard enough to do for someone with perfect health and perfect lungs, right?"
"Yes it is."
The news for Danyell and her family is much better, but their fight against CF isn't over.
"Do you have a message for people who are watching the telethon and supporting CF foundation?"
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I was recently contacted by some classmates of Gerald who lived in his neighborhood. They remembered him as a quiet kid who went to school and then headed straight home to help out around the house.
One classmate from the Annville-Cleona School System, Ray, recalled that Gerald quit school as soon as he was legally allowed. As we know, he later finished his education in the Naval system. Ray remembers seeing Gerald's father, Daniel, tinkering with cars in the yard (he was an automechanic) but never got the opportunity to see Gerald much outside of school.
I've done a lot of digging on Gerald's side, but now I think it's time to focus on Linda. From what classmates and family has told me, I haven't been able to piece together how the two met. Although I've talked to a brother of Linda's, he was much younger and doesn't know the whole story. I'm hoping that by finding more relatives and friends of my grandmother, I can start putting together the story of how her and Gerald first fell in love.
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A girl who is very self conscience about her self and believes anything a guy tells her. Nice when you get to know her but if you don't know her she can be considered a (not nice word). She doesn't have many friends and falls in love easily.
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With four children aged from toddler to teenager, Ian and Jennie Langridge need a bit of zen in their lives. And plenty of room. And good storage.
It's no accident that their Army Bay house has loads of all of the above. When they built it seven years ago they wanted to ensure plenty of space for the kids to grow and for the adults to escape.
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text: Because the last three days have been in the high 60*, I decided to work my hives. I had painted all the wooden ware and wanted to exchange the hive wooden ware to the newly painted boxes... So, I started removing each frame and placing it in the new boxes, working my way down the hive until I came to the screen bottom board and was surprised to find 1000's of bees on the bottom board.. There was plenty of brood, eggs, feed and nurse bees and I found no swarm cell or other queen cells... What's going on? I have been keeping bees for 13+yrs and have never found this before.. The queen was not on the bottom board.


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Howdy all,
The Wyoming Beekeepers Association Meeting went fantastic this past December. Great lectures, discussions, plenty of food, mead, and honey, plus the auction; it was fabulous. We had Michael Andree from Bee Informed to speak and he gave an awesome 3-hour presentation. The Tropilaelaps mite was mentioned and discussed a bit, and I'm interested in further research about this pest. Has anyone here (extra-USA) had experience with this mite? I understand it has not made it to the U.S., and may not be as destructive as the Varroa mite; that is still up for research, though, as to whether it is or not. Anyway, any thoughts and input is appreciated. Thanks.
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Discussion in 'Fantasy Sports Central' started by webz, Aug 30, 2010.
Peyton is completing more passes to San Diego than to either of our guys. Good luck!
Playoff time. Is anybody here??? Next week the playoffs start. Looks like I'm going to back in and take the last (6th) spot. I'm up 4 on Webz, but he still has a kicker playing tonight and will get at least 8 I would imagine. Doesn't matter for me. I'll either be 7-6 and in 6th place or 6-7 and still in 6th place. The rest of the 6-7 teams will have less points than me so I'm in. Either way I still suck. I should have made a trade for a running back just a little bit sooner annd I would have had a chance in the playoffs. But time ran out. Such is the fantasy world. Depending on some outcomes tonight I will find out which team is going to hammer me next week.It won't be Laimbeer or Jammer.You guys were even worse than me. Oh man, my first draft pick was the worst ever. I didn't realize he was from the WAC (Ryan Matthews) and couldn't compete in the big leagues. It looks like the top 5 teams are going to do some jockeying based on the game tonight. Should be interesting for you guys. Enjoy. It is looking like an NFL lockout next year. :(
Oh wow.
I got in last year 6-7 and lost by 2 pts to a sound team. This year I have a winning record and a win over a winning team. My team impressed me !
Beating Laimbeer and Jammer is not impressive, if you ask me My team did that too plus I beat two teams with winning records. I still am not impressed with my suck wads. Didn't you predict my team would come in last? I believe you and I ended up 5th and 6th respectively and both made the playoffs. Hard luck team of the year was Bill Laimbeer. Everyone had a career week and scored at least 150 points when they played him. He deserved a better record...not that I feel sorry for him...
Sounds like he needs a better defense.
It probably wouldn't shock you to hear that Chris Johnson led my team in fantasy points this week. What might surprise you is to hear that he lead the team while scoring a whopping 6.70 points. Shockingly, my abysmal 38.44 fantasy points against Jammertime this week was not a league-low. That honor still belongs to...Jammertime who in week 11 accumulated a 32.24 point total against The Runner Ups. I don't feel half as bad anymore!
yes I did predict you in last place but you heeded the warnings with those 200 moves we discussed and made great improvements
Here are the top 3 movers. You made the most. Thee 46 Darth 44 Lambs 42 My best moves were Vick and Lloyd. I made some really stupid moves with the running backs I picked up and then dropped (I think you grabbed one). I was watching the Eagles game and Kolb got hurt. I told my kid "Damn. He is on my fantasy team". So my kid asked "Do you have Vick"? So I ran to the computer and got him. But really, I had Phil Rivers anyhow so I wish it was a running back I grabbed because my team still is not good. First round exit for Darth coming up.
Looks like it just happened to me again this week. Danny Woodhead with a 50-yard run to give Sweden the 105-101 victory. I'm going to focus my efforts on beating Jammer in the 11th place game.
LOL. 7-6 for Darth. Webzie, your kicker only got one field goal and zero extra points so I edged you by a half point. It didn't change anything for me but it moved TFD ahead of you. So you went from 4th to 5th and he went 5th to 4th which again makes absolutely no difference because you still play each other...except he has home field...which doesn't exist either. Actually none of this exists. Well, it does exist because we play the game but it doesn't exist because...Oh, never mind.
Wow, didn't think I'd pull off this one! You are the inverse Wolverines, I have managed to come out just on top all season long so far. Beginners luck well spent!
Sure, laugh it up, but what you guys DON'T know is that I entered this season with the intention of it being a "re-building" year. While the W-L record looks bad, the Jammerville Jammers didn't enter this season concerned with the standings. We looked at improving in all facets of the game. My young guys got some valuable development time and we'll be able to use the high draft pick to shore up some of our weaknesses. Look out 2011!
Great strategy, Jammer. I'm certain it will work. Your guys are going to return to you next year because [STRIKE]nobody else is going to draft those scrub losers[/STRIKE]they surely bought into your ingenious philosophy!
Thanks Tater, I knew you'd see the method of my madness.
My team FINALLY decided to put up a decent showing this week when it didn't matter. Yup the Cowardly Lions lived up to their name this season.
I saw your method. I actually tried the same strategy. Man, we are going to have some good battles next year.
I'm financially dedicated to my fantasy basketball team. I didn't put enough into the football team this year. I think the players noticed and they quit on me. Yeah, I'll say it. They quit. They all want to go play in Miami for the Wolverines of Detroit. Or the Swedish Heat. Or something like that. But I'll say this: CJ's Coynesters will win a championship before those former self-proclaimed superstars!!!
Well, it sure almost helped me. I was rooting for you because I needed you to beat Favre in case I lost to Webz. Going into Monday I thought for sure I was going to lose to Webz, even though by some fluke Jets game, I slipped by him. Anyhow, based on your victory, I wasn't stressing on Monday. Not that it matters because no matter who I play in the playoffs I am going to lose. But it's nice to be in the playoffs. After next week I will sit on the couch with Lambs and Jammer and be saying" please pass the popcorn" while watch eventual champion Mikhail and someone else...(not named TFD) battle it out.
Yep. You will have your day. There is a league out there somewhere with your name on it. Fantasygirlsbluegillfishing.com
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UTSA engineering college co-founds Indo-U.S. center
By Christi Fish
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(Feb. 20, 2009)--UTSA officials announced this week that the UTSA College of Engineering is a founding member of the Indo-U.S. Public-Private Joint Center on Biomaterials for Health Care. Funded by the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum, the center brings together researchers from the United States and India committed to improving public health through the development of artificial organs made from biomaterials.
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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Other founding members of the Indo-U.S. center include the University of Washington at Seattle, Brown University, Materials Processing Inc. (Fort Worth, Texas), Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay, India), Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur, India), Nonferrous Materials Technology Development Centre (Hyderabad, India) and the National Metallurgical Laboratory (Jamshedpur, India).
"I am very excited that UTSA will be a founding member of the Indo-US Center," said Mauli Agrawal, dean of UTSA's College of Engineering and Peter Flawn Professor of Biomedical Engineering. "We will be working with some of the leading institutions in India -- institutions that are in the top 10 in world rankings for engineering. Collaborations with these institutions will provide our students and faculty both scientific and cultural benefits. This effort is aligned with UTSA's strategic theme of globalization, and we hope to expand from it."
Biomedical engineers at UTSA will begin their collaboration by working with researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur, India. Together, they will study hard-tissue implants, conducting in vitro and in vivo tests to learn more about bone engineering. Additionally, a visit to UTSA by Arvind Sinha from the National Metallurgical Laboratory is scheduled in April.
The UTSA College of Engineering offers world-class education and research opportunities to nearly 2,200 undergraduate, master's and graduate students pursuing careers in biomedical engineering, civil and environmental engineering, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering and the Air Force ROTC. In 2008, the college was ranked 10th in the nation for the number of undergraduate degrees it awards to Hispanics, according to Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education.


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In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, thousands of families have missing relatives in the Philippines, including people in North Texas. »
The World Bank has offered the typhoon-ravaged Philippines a $500 million emergency loan to help it construct buildings that can withstand high winds and severe flooding. »
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It is with great regret that we have heard the sad news that Jason Imam, son of Bulu Imam, the Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award winner 2011, has passed away. He was an exceptional person and an exceptional artist and he will be very sadly missed.
The art which Jason specialized in was the art of sgraffito cutting through layers of light and dark mud to create images in the same way ancient Greek pottery (i.e. Balck on Red/ Red on Black) used to be made before firing. This is an ancient form of house decoration by the tribals in the forest villages of central India, peculiar to the Jharkhand region where Jason lived. It is used to decorate the rooms of houses where marriages take place with black and white forms, and from which it derives its name 'Khovar' which means 'Marriage room' (Kho=cave, and Var= Bridegroom). A similar form of art called Sohrai is practiced during the harvest festival and painted with earth colours. In Jason's art varied earth colours are used in the traditional black and white comb-cutting. This art is connected with the pre-historic Meso-chalcolithic rockart of the region. This entire area of North Jharkhand has been very badly threatened by opencast coal mining in the North Karanpura valley of the Damodar river, displacing hundreds of tribal villages. Since 1993 a campaign through the art spearheaded by the Tribal Women Artists Cooperative under the aegis of INTACH has been holding exhibitions around the world to highlight the violation of human rights and destruction of the environment and also to draw toattention to the plight of rockart and cultural heritage in the region. Over fifty exhibitions have been held in important art venues around the world. With the assistance of INTACH one of the rockart sites named Isco in the valley has received consideration recently by UNESCO as a potential world heritage site, and a dozen other sites have been taken note of by ICOMOS, Paris, as threatened world heritage site. Jason's art has helped in highlighting the art, and brought a new dimension to the tribal paintings in the contemporary scene. Much was expected of his work which has been widely exhibited in Australia, Europe, Canada and North America, India and the UK. He worked extensively on wood and metal also, and spent a month at the Australian Museum in Sydney where his work was widely appreciated.
In 2003 he built a mud house by himself with the help of the tribal women artists and designed and decorated it in a unique manner and lived in it until his untimely death recently on 11th February, 2013. This house has long been the attention of architects of sustainable architecture and had been visited by teams from IIT Roorkee BIT Mesra, and NIFT Mumbai. It is a unique expression of the traditional village house and western lifestyle. It is completely built in mud and some of the furniture is in earth work. The decorations in the house are extremely eclectic and expressions of his personality. He had guided several eminent art researchers and film-makers in the field. He had been long associated with artists and curators, and the late Keekoo Gandhi and Manjit Bawa, and Rajeev Sethi were admirers of his work. He maintained a close association with the villages and the artists and when he was very ill visited many of them at risk to his own health which we now understand were journeys of farewell. His love for dogs and children was legendary and in the Christmas before he died he spent his last savings on celebrating with children and loved ones. His loss will be felt throughout the tribal community of Jharkhand of which he was one of the most profound artistic voices. His preserved artworks and vast collections of village objects, and the mud house he built will be testaments of beauty and tribute to his genius. My wife Elizabeth, his mother, is an Oraon tribal and he inherited her tribal genes which gave him his deep insight in the ordinary things of life.
He had been sick for nearly half a year. He was so special that it is unnecessary to try to even describe his illness or how he reacted to it. He kept his humour and generosity to the very last moment. He was not married and had no children. Every son is precious to his parents. Ours is no exception. Jason was a creative phenomenon in his own right and earned the respect of both his peers and seniors in important art venues around the world. He placed our tribal art of Jharkhand in a new dimension and much more was expected but time cut his work short. The abilities of his mind and hand will perhaps never be reborn again. Whatever of his vast output remains will be carefully preserved and displayed along with the outstanding house he built from mud with his own hands as a living symbol of himself. He was passionately devoted to the LITTLE THINGS which pass unnoticed and he immortalized these in small arrangements. His art was a celebration of the tiny fragments that make up our whole universe in its diversity. Collections of seeds, stones, wood, insects, even the preservation of cobwebs and stray assortments remind us of an amazing worship of the LITTLE THINGS. A complete disregard for materialism and what money buys was intrinsic to his mindset. As a father I feel that I have lost a greater part of myself than I ever knew, and my strength is in his mother who produced such genius. I can go on and on but I think I have expressed myself enough to share both my gratitude for your thoughts and the pain of my feelings in this hour of deepest grief. His brothers Justin (elder), Julian (younger), Gustav (youngest) and his three sisters Juliet, Cherry and June are left to mourn him with his mother Elizabeth, Philomina and myself. We are fully aware of our own iconic statement as a family devoted to tribal expressions of art and which in this passing phase is a moment of history moving before us which will be recorded and later interpreted but must never lose the authenticity of the ORDINARY, of what I have called the LITTLE, the greatest truths of the simple which create the deepest as well as loftiest expressions of Art and Genius in this ephemeral world and of which Jason was an out-flowing of the eternal spirit. He rests in peace in each of the hearts who knew him and loved him and his work. He left us during the spring festival of the mother goddess Saraswati devoted to learning when the moon is in its resplendent pregnant stage of womanhood immortalized in our Mesolithic rockart as Kokkethai, as well as in his own paintings inspired by a lifetime's experience of the most unusual kind in the forests and villages studying and documenting the prehistory of the Chotanagpur plateau. The day of his leaving us , 11th February 2013, at the closing of the Maha-Kumbh Mela, was the fulfillment of a destiny for one born on the Deepavali festival of 3rd November 1975. He was only thirty-eight years old when this cycle was completed. OM .TAD EKAM.
Bulu Imam is Jason's father. He is also a cultural activist and joint recipient of The Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2011.


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text: In the offseason, Jerry did address our glaring need at cornerback extremely well. In the past three years we've also done pretty well in the draft. It's been some time since Jones' absurd trade for Joey Galloway and his drafting of Quincy Carter too high. He seems to be allowing Garrett a lot of latitude in drafting at least. We'll see soon how well Jones addresses our obvious O- and D-line problems. If he does, maybe he's become a pretty good GM. Maybe there's hope. If he does another Galloway-type trade or drafts superstars and no lineman, I'll just hang my head and know, "Here we go again."


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I am trying to design a small UK only website about bees and I am looking for a large image, which I could use in the background. Normally web pages are designed with a set width, say 960pixels, then to the left and right of this (more so on a widescreen monitor) there is either a coloured area, or perhaps a picture..
For a bee site, the obvious picture is of a mass of honey bees crawling all over a frame.
I would probably have to set the image to repeat a couple of times, but would prefer as large a picture as possible, to prevent numerous copies.
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Don't miss Pulaski Tech's annual Fall Carnival on Wednesday, Oct. 13, on the Main Campus.
The event, sponsored by Student Life and Leadership and the Student Government Association, takes place 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on the Campus Center Promenade (Rain Location: Grand Hall)
The festival features music, a rockwall, a bungee run, a Velcro wall, Knuckles the Clown, a cakewalk, tattoos, and free hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy and other treats.
Fall Carnival at Little Rock-South will be on Oct. 20.
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"Jones didn't help his NFL Draft stock after running a muddy 4.92-second 40-yard dash in chilly conditions, The Associated Press reported Thursday. Among the linebackers who ran at the NFL Scouting Combine, only Virginia Tech's Bruce Taylor was slower. Jones' 20 bench-press reps would have tied for No. 16."
I love this guy on the field. I can careless about gym short work outs. Anyone think he may fall?


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Mother-daughter team
Usually it's the children who follow their parents when they move.
In this case, Lynn and John Biwer followed their daughter and son-in-law, Katie and Mike Wagener, to the lakes area in 1997.
Mike and Katie had always dreamed of owning a resort, and when they found Cold Spring Resort off County Road 29 on Upper Gull Lake, they asked Katie's parents to join them in the venture.
"So they said, 'How would you like to move to Brainerd?' And I said, 'No way!'" Lynn said, noting she wanted to live in Minneapolis where her other children lived.
"But I came to see the property and I loved it," Lynn said. She and John have lived in Lake Shore ever since.
Both grew up in Milwaukee, where Lynn attended an all-girls' high school and John an all-boys' high school. They met as high school juniors when a friend set them up on a blind date.
They each graduated from college in Milwaukee with Bachelor of Arts degrees, marrying a year after graduating. Lynn worked through her first pregnancy, then stayed home after having four children in six years.
"I loved it. I loved being a stay-at-home mom," she said. "It's too bad kids can't afford to do that these days."
The Biwers moved around with John's jobs as a businessman, eventually settling in Shakopee when their kids were in junior high school.
"I always loved horses," Lynn said, and they bought a hobby farm with horses, pigs, goats, chickens, dogs and cats.
Then came the move to Lake Shore when they became empty nesters.
The Wageners and Biwers ran their 14-cabin resort together for nine years. "It just fell into place," Lynn said, noting she enjoyed gardening and planting flowers, John repaired screens and doors and Mike did plumbing and electrical work while Katie took on numerous duties.
Both couples lived at the resort for the first couple of years.
"But then it was a little too much togetherness," Lynn said with a laugh.
She and John bought a home a half mile away. After they sold the resort in 2006, the Wageners moved in with the Biwers until they bought the lot next door and built a home.
The Biwers don't hunt or fish or golf — activities many people move to the lakes area to enjoy. However, they fell in love with the area and have no plans to leave.
"It's so beautiful," Lynn said. "The people are friendly, generous and great fun, and I especially like my book club friends. We call ourselves the Loony Ladies Literary Society."
Soon after moving here in 1997, Joni Ebert got Katie and Lynn involved in the Christmas for Kids program, operating it from the resort. The program makes Christmas a happier time for less fortunate children in Nisswa, Lake Shore, Pequot Lakes, Breezy Point, Jenkins, Ideal Corners and Merrifield. Area law enforcement authorities and other volunteers dress as Santa and elves to deliver the presents on Christmas Eve morning.
Soon Katie was running the program, with her mom as one of her righthand helpers. Thursday night, Dec. 20, both mother and daughter were at the Nisswa Community Center wrapping gift after gift.
"It's such a wonderful organization, and people in Nisswa are so generous," Lynn said.
Lynn also helps with the Meals on Wheels program in Pequot Lakes and volunteers at the Lakes Area Food Shelf in Pequot Lakes. She and John are active at their church, St. Christopher's in Nisswa.
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Table of Contents The Benefits of Wine Fridges Types of Wine Coolers Factors to Consider When You Buy a Wine Fridge Popular Brands of Wine…
4 Bottle Wine Dispenser
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Vinotemp 4 Bottle Wine Dispenser - Stainless Steel
Capable of chilling, storing, preserving and dispensing, the Vinotemp 4 Bottle Wine Dispenser (VT-WINEDISP4SS) will change the way you drink and serve wine. Approved for home and commercial use, this innovative wine dispenser uses nitrogen gas cartridges to give you the power you want and need to simultaneously preserve and serve up to four (4) bottles of your favorite wines. The combination of nitrogen and the dual-pane insulated UV-protective glass door allow you to preserve open bottles of wine for up to several weeks, so there's no rush to finish a bottle and you're never forced to choose between your favorite wines-- you can open them all.
Designed for free-standing installation, this Vinotemp wine dispensing cooler is ideal for countertop use in your kitchen, home bar, or even commercial settings like restaurants, cafes, and bars. The powerful compressor-based cooling system vents through the rear, and the shelf on top creates extra storage space perfect for setting out wine glasses for your guests. The digital control panel has an LED temperature readout, and each of the four (4) dispensers has its own separate buttons for dispensing wine continuously or in 1-ounce increments. There's also a button to control the cool and modern blue LED lighting within the unit, so you can showcase your offerings when you want. Included with this wine system are two (2) nitrogen gas cartridges to get you started out-of-the-box.
Customizable Portion Control:There are two (2) separate buttons for each bottle, letting you choose to dispense wine continuously or in 1-ounce increments
Wine Preservation:Keep up to four (4) bottles of your favorite wine open for up to several weeks in this wine preserving dispenser
Wide Temperature Range:Capable of achieving temperatures as low as 46ºF and as high as 65ºF, you can store red, white, and sparkling wines
- Model: VT-WINEDISP4SSVinotemp 4 Bottle Wine Dispenser
- Brand: VinotempStainless steel
- Approved for home & commercial usePush button controls
- Freestanding installationBottle capacity: 4
- Digital LED temperature displayIncludes two (2) gas cartridges
- Blue interior LED lightingTemperature range: 46° - 65° F
- Keeps open wine fresh for several weeksInput voltage: 120 V/60 Hz
- Customizable portion control featureWeight: 61 lbs.
- Warranty: 1 year limitedDimensions: 24.55" H x 16.35" W x 17.45" D
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2B Valdez
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LF Ludwick
3B Frazier
1B Cairo
2B Valdez
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"I can't take this homerism anymore." - 10xWSChamps, August 11, 2010. A Cardinals fan having a problem with all the homerism on Redszone. Classic.
"Man do I miss the days where were didn't need a calculator and an encyclopedia of baseball metrics to enjoy a baseball game ... - MikeS21" - 8/2/12 game thread
What? Cairo and Valdez in the lineup? Sunday Special, Dusty
He's been playing Sunday Specials for a week now out of necessity, and they are 5-1.
In the grand scheme of things, today is an icing on the cake thing. While a sweep would be obviously awesome, the Reds have done so much heavy lifting that today is a must game for one team---and it isn't the one I root for.
To bring back the now immortal words of Orlando Cabrera, circa 2010, "you win when you can, not when you have to."
Can't win with 'em
Can't win without 'em
Not sure I wouldn't hit Hanigan sixth and bump Cairo and Valdez down a spot, but other than that I'm in full agreement for this lineup. Rolen has earned a day off, and Phillips shouldn't play until he's 100%.
Americans love a winner. Americans will not tolerate a loser....Americans play to win all of the time. I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed...the very idea of losing is hateful to an American.
Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
KittyDuran wants to go but the seat she wants is wheelchair accessible only - she tried sounding pitiful to a Kroger employee to no avail! She could go to another Kroger & lie but would be kicked out of the ballpark... ) Well, she's onto GABP to try her luck there!
2017 Reds record when I'm attending: 6-22017 Dragons record when I'm attending:
"We want to be the band to dance to when the bomb drops." - Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran
Perfect lineup. Let's try and get a sweep but if they lose, so be it.
Everything to gain and nothing to lose, except a game in the standings.
This is the ol Left Hander rounding third and heading for home.
I have set in wheelchair accessible...if they don't sell them at some point, they are allowed to be bought by the general public.
Bring home a win, I have to go school shopping with the kids.
The first pick of the 2022 amateur draft went 3-3 with a walk from the lead-off position yesturday. His OBP is .780...crazy for a travel team. He pitched 5 innings and gave up 3 runs with NO WALKS...again crazy for 9u...Mustangs win..
1st pick of the 2022 baseball amateur draft
Pirates lineup:
Marte LF
Harrison 3B
McCutchen CF
Jones RF
Walker 2B
Sanchez 1B
Barajas C
Barmes SS
Burnett P
I have a good feeling about Homer today. Hopefully I'm right.
"Since I've been with the Reds in 1989, we've never had a farm system this loaded," Bowden said. "If we were the New York Yankees and had unlimited dollars, we could have traded for Colon, (Jeff) Weaver, Rolen, (Cliff) Floyd, (Kenny) Rogers and Finley and gotten them all -- and still held onto our top five prospects. That's an amazing statement."
I think the Pirates have a decent chance today, the Reds without Votto, Phillips, Rolen. Scott has been a hot batter and plays that stellar defense, Reds could miss him.
Still, if Homer does well, I'm confident the Reds will win. Cairo had a big night last night and maybe he'll be on a little roll and get a key hit or two.
Go Reds.
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Looking Back - January 10
40 years ago, Jan. 11, 1973
From the Country Echo
The Eager Beavers 4-H Club will meet Monday, January 15, at the Edwin Sawyer residence beginning at 7:30 p.m.
(photo) Jim Dano, Nisswa, glances back at the competition as he rounds the number two curve at the Merrifield Snowmobile Derby Sunday. Dano finished third in the heat. On Dano's right is Terry Holm, Brainerd, driving hard for the inside position.
30 years ago, Jan. 13, 1983
From the Country Echo
Jenkins Mayor Dwight Heim and newly elected Jenkins City Council members Mike Bunn and Peter Newton were sworn in.
Winter had been unusually slow in coming to the Pequot, Nisswa, Crosslake area with little snow cover for snowmobilers. But all that changed with nearly six inches of snow Thursday, Jan. 6, and another three inches Sunday, Jan. 10.
20 years ago, Jan. 7, 1993
From the Lake Country Echo
(photo) Native American life was studied in Mrs. Harman's first-grade room in November. Students mixed up muffins, made butter and brought ingredients to make gorp for a feast. Pictured is Mrs. Harman serving Andy Akerson his muffin and gorp during the feast. Meagan Street and Aaron Arvig are waiting for their turn.
(photo) Erv Hardy, Crosslake, landed this 7-4 walleye on Cross Lake using a shiner minnow. The fish was weighed in at Crosslake Bait Box Marina.
10 years ago, Jan. 9, 2003
From the Lake Country Echo
(photo) Pequot Lakes seniors Andy Kidrowski and Brad Simpson shout encouragement from the bleachers during the Lady Patriots' basketball loss to Albany at home Friday night. Pequot Patriot Coach Bill Larson indicated before the contest that Albany was probably the best girls' basketball team ever to play on the Pequot home court.
(photo) Mary Johnson, Sarah Dagg, Roger Lynn and Greg Johnson protest a possible war with Iraq in Crosslake Saturday. The impromptu group holds a protest in the same spot every Saturday.