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The Mk2 Ka Bar comparitive review
I have been using and testing three Ka Bar knives, I use the term Ka Bar though two come from the company Ka Bar and one from Camillus. So to make this more easy on the brain, I will try and avoid confusion!
The three knives are, the D2 Ka Bar by Ka Bar, the Marine 1095 Ka Bar by Ka Bar and the Ka Bar by Camillus! I will call the two 1095 steel blades the Marine knife and keep the two as seperate paragraphs. The D2 blade I will discuss seperatly as well.
The Ka Bar Marine knife has an interesting history. Some time in 1942, around the time that America was gearing up for war, United Cutlery submitted a design intended for the United States Marine Corps. This knife however was not accepted by the Marines. Camillus were at the same time making a fighting knife for the Navy, called the Mk1 knife.
United and Camillus basicly worked with this design and with imput from the USMC made several changes and thus the Mk2 knife was born. Camillus made the knife for the Navy and United for the Marines. This knife (the Mk2) is commonly seen as the Ka Bar fighting knife, the Marine and Navy versions were at the time different in only two respects. The Marine version was marked USMC and was made by United, while the Navy version was marked respectivly and made by Camillus. It is noteworthy that demand for said knives has resulted in many companies making the Mk2 patten knife over the years. Ka Bar, Ontario, Camillus, United to name the main producers.
As time went on, this knife was adopted by other military branches of the United States Military as were appropiatly marked. Several improvements were made to the design over the years, most significantly the way the butt cap was attached to the tang of the knife. This was greatly strengthened on later models to reflect the practical use of soldiers in the field. Origionally the butt cap was screwed to the tang, while later versions were pinned and had a larger, thicker butt cap.
One thing is true of the Mk2 knife. The use of high carbon steel. Not stainless or similar. This is perhaps surprising considering its marine envivoment usage as well as the conditions in the Pacific. However in the day, stainless steels simply did not perform as modern stainless steels do and even today, it is unlikely that a modern stainess steel would be as easy to sharpen in the field as well as be tough and hold a good edge. The steel used is commenly accepted to be 1095 carbon steel. It was usually hardened to a Rc of between 56 and 58. This makes it a very good choice of steel when you want a soldier proof knife that must be able to withstand digging, cutting and opening ration cans in the field without breaking!
I would like to talk about how I preped these knives for cutting testing. Firstly, I wanted to make sure the tests would be fair on all the knives. So to start with all the knives were sharpened to the same 20 degree angle on a Sharpmaker. This took a lot of time on the Camillus blade as it came noticably less sharp than the Ka Bar brand knives. Then I sharpened the swedge on each knife. Again to a 20 degree angle. The blades were finished on the flats of the white sticks on the sharp maker and I was very careful to avoid a wire edge and make sure each blade was shaving sharp. The Ka Bar brand knives did not really need this sharpening, but I wanted all three blades at the exact same angle and level of polish edge wise. Also I wanted fresh steel at the edge. As the D2 model knife has serrations, I taped all three blades so as to limit them to a 5" plain edge for testing. I did not want the serrations to play an unfair part in the tests.
Well, lets talk about the knives under review.
First off the bat we have the Mk2 Knife made by Camillus. As you can see, this has the brown leather stacked handle (though black is available) is 1095 steel and has a black phosphate coated blade. It has of course a plain edge format and a nice leather sheath with the USMC logo on it. The blade came with a very durable edge angle of about 25 degree's per side and the swedge is semi sharp. This knife would not shave hair out of the box.
Secondly we have the Ka Bar made Mk2 knife. Very similar to the Camillus model, but you do notice several differences right away. Firstly the blade has a nicer finish to the blade, Ka Bar uses an epoxy powder coating, rather than the phosphate coating of Camillus. This has a couple of noticable differences. The Epoxy finish is more pleasing to the eye, it looks more uniform and looks much better when new. However it does show scratches up very easily and looks a right mess when the knife gets hard use. It is not very durable, but does offer a good level of rust resistance reduces reflections. The phosphate finish is rather more durable and is better for a dull non reflective finish than the epoxy finish. It does however look very rough and ready out of the box.
The Ka Bar Mk2 has the same leather stacked handle desgin as well as the same 1095 steel blade. The knife came with a very very sharp edge. It easily shaved hair and was around 20 degree's per side. The swedge came semi sharp like the Camillus.
Lastly we have the D2 Ka Bar knife. There are a number of obvious differences, but let me point them out anyway. Firstly the blade has 2" of serrations near the guard, secondly there is no longer a top guard, thirdly, the handle is no longer a stacked leather handle, but rather a Kraton G. The guard and pommel are now made from powdered metal for added strength and the blade steel is the semi stainless D2 steel. You will also notice the Eagle industries sheath, rather than the leather pattern sheath.
The Mk2 Camillus.
Once this blade was sharpened, It cut very nicely. In fact it was able to shave hair with ease! I started with the sort of test every field knife must perform. I cut wood in the woods. I chose some dead branches and started hacking away with the knife. Chips of wood flew and after 5 mins exactly I stopped and looked at the edge. No damage visable, though in a couple of spots the edge would only roughly shave hair now. The chopping test was a bit of a let down as it did not perform even close to other blades I own in the same weight and class. This basic design is simply not as good for chopping as I thought it might be. The blade is quite light for the job really. The handle made chopping very comfortable on the hand and wrist though.
The second test was battoning. I made sure the tip was pointing upwards slightly to reduce the stress on the tang and battoned some 3" thick branches, using a large branch to hit the spine. No problems here, in fact this knife battoned very very well. No edge damage was evident
The next test was feather sticks for my fire. I cut ten feather sticks and proceeded to feather them. The knife was more than sharp enough to perform this task, though I noted that a larger blade like this was perhaps a bit of overkill for this task. I was able to do all ten feather sticks with a little more care than usual due to the size of the blade. At this stage, I had not noticed any drop in performance and the edge was holding up just fine, in fact it still shaved hair, though to be acurate it was scrape shaving rather than hair popping now.
I then used the blade to remove bark from a tree for tinder, I was very careful not to cause too much distress to the tree and the knife did this with ease. Then I used the knife as a draw knife on a dead log and proceeded to create nice wide shavings of wood for the fire. Again the blade held up just fine and did this with ease. At this point I would warn users about the swedge... I did sharpen it and its my fault! It bit me at this part of the test. Be careful!
That was it for the edge testing in the field, so I finished by stabbing the knife into the dead log and mildly twisting it out. This popped wood chips all over the place after doing this ten times. The edge was undamaged and the tip was still very sharp. No bending was evident.
After all this work I wiped the blade with a cloth, put a little oil on it and returned it to its sheath.
The Mk2 Ka Bar
This knife was also hair poppingly sharp, so I began with the chppong on the dead branch test. I again timed myself to 5 mins of chopping and to be honest the results in using the knife were pretty much identical while using the blade. Performance was reasonable, no better or worse than the Camillus blade. The same limitations apply to this knife and that is no surprise really as they are almost identical. However, edge inspection did show up a couple of surprises. Firstly the edge was slightly more dulled, in fact it would no longer shave hair in one section of blade (the area most used) and there were a couple of dings on the edge. Nothing serious, but impact damage none the less. I was in two minds at this stage, I had brought a steel and Spyerco ceramic stick with me, and in field use would certainly have used them right now to minimise further edge damage. However if I did this, this would not be a fair test. So I decided to continue without further thought.
I moved on to do some battoning again with the same items and it performed very well. The edge showed no further damage from this test.
Next I went on to do the feather sticks, again the size of the blade made this a bit of a chore, but while it performed to an acceptable level, I noticed it was a bit harder to do than the Camillus knife and the couple of dings in the edge were having a small effect on the task. Sometimes you would feel the wood "catch" on these dings and it was a bit disconcerting to say the least. I did all ten sticks and looked at the edge. The dings had become slightly more noticable and a couple of white lines were now visable on the edge. This indicated that the knife was dulling a little bit. I tried to shave and to be honest this was now simply not possible.
I next went on to use this knife as a draw knife and was quite surprised as it did this with ease. I used the knife to remove bark from a tree and to shave wood from the same log. It did this without a problem, though it felt a little less sharp than the camillus blade.
I went onto the tip test and the blade performed exactly the same as the Camillus blade, no damage and an impressive result.
I cleaned the blade, oiled and returned to sheath. The finish on this knife now looked like crap, badly scratched and worn looking. Surprisingly the clean and oilding made it look a lot better than I thought it would.
The Ka Bar D2 Next Generation
Lets remember that the serrations play no part in the like for like testing with this knife. The knife was understandably hair poppingly sharp from the start of the test! I proceeded to do my five mins of chopping and I must confess was getting a little bored and tired with this task. The knife however did perform at least as well as the other two, but this knife was stll not the ideal design for a chopping knife. The edge showed no damage at all and shaved hair with only a tiny tiny reduction in performance. This was in fact quite hard for me to judge, it just felt...slightly duller than before I started. I might be wrong as it still popped hair and was showing no signs of damage.
Batoning proved to be just as easy with this knife as the others, no damage resulted to the edge.
Next we have the feather sticks test, this again went as expected, though the edge was still hair shaving sharp at the end of the ten sticks. I began to notice that this test showed that this knife seemed to have a bit more...bite? Than the other two blades. It seemed to make a more deep cut for the same level of force and was just more pleasent to use. I also appeciated the lack of a top guard and the handle was a little bit more comfortable in my hand. At this stage I also noticed that my wrist and hand felt less shocked from the chopping work and I surmise the Kraton was better for shock reducing.
I again used the knife to remove bark and to draw shavings from that same dead log. At this stage the performance was beginning to be noticably better than the other two knives, it pulled shavings of wood and curled them with authority, it was a pleasure to use and was really starting to feel a fair bit sharper than the other two blades at this stage. I was actually beginning to enjoy myself with this knife and thanked myself for leaving this knife till last to work on. I was still able to shave hair at the end of this test, though it was approaching scrape shaving.
The tip strength test proved this knife was the equal of the other two, though it seemed to penetrate a little deeper than the other two. I would not like to swear to this though.
I cleaned and oiled the blade. The blade finish was on a par with the Ka Bar Mk2, it looked like crap till I cleaned and oiled it, though a few deep scratches still marred the finish.
I was more than a little surprised with the D2 Ka Bar, it really did out perform both the 1095 steel blades in wear resistance and proved to be equally as tough if not more so. This did again surprise me as I would not have thought D2 would have been as tough as 1095. I think heat treat is a definate candidate for this here. I also noted that while the fit and finish on the Camillus Mk2 knife were inferiour to the Mk2 Ka Bar knife, I found it held a better edge and would certainly be my choice over the two 1095 steel blades. My thoughts here again are that the Camillus blade had a better heat treat over the Ka Bar 1095 steel blade.
When I got home I decided to see how much work would be required to get the blade right back to shaving sharp. I steeled all three blades and the following resulted. The Camillus blade was a lot sharper, but still not hair popping sharp. The 1095 Ka Bar really thanked me for the steeling as the dings almost vanished completly and the noticable white lines (when you look at a blade edge at the right angle in light conditions a dull section of blade reflects the light showing up as a white patch of edge) had been greatly reduced. This tells me the edge had rolled rather than chipped out. This is a good thing. The steel had no noticable effect on the D2 Ka Bar.
I next performed 10 swipes on the white flat spyerco stones on my Sharpmaker per side at 20 degree's. All three knives were now hair poppingly sharp, though the 1095 Ka Bar looked like it needed a little more work as a couple of tiny sections of blade were slightly dull, a further 20 swipes on the stones removed this.
I would note with regards to the sheaths that I really liked the Eagle sheath that came with the D2 Ka Bar. It had a pocket for a stone or pocket knife/multitool, far more carry options, was very well made and would not rot in wet conditions. I like a nice leather sheath, but would certainly choose the Eagle sheath over the leather ones given the choice.
The D2 Ka Bar is the better knife of those here, once I removed the tape on the blade I tested the serrations and found them to be one of the best serration patterns I have used. It glides through material and would have been very good at a multitude of tasks. I tried it on man made and natural rope and it cuts like the dickins! However the D2 semi stainless Next Generation knife is a LOT more expensive than either the Camillus or Ka Bar Mk2 knives. It is also in no way authentic to the Mk2 pattern design.
Of the two Mk2 knives, for a user I would recommend the Camillus knife without hesitation. It just seemed to perform better than the Ka Bar knife, however there was not a huge difference. Both were dulled and worn at the end of the test, just one more than the other. I would also like to note that there is a real chance that I may have hit a knot in the wood an that would explain the greater damage to the Ka Bar knife. I don't claim that this was a very scientific test and would not want people to think there was a massive difference in performance between the two 1095 blades. The D2 blade however did (in my opinion) offer a greater level of performance that really did make a difference that would be noticed in use. I really don't think the markedly greater results were a fluke or represented a difference in usage, I really think the better steel decided this contest.
Hope you enjoyed the long read!
Last edited by The General; 28-03-05 at 01:02 AM.
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Top work Wayne.
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excellent, very informative review keep up the good work !
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Nice job General, a little bit of history as well
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Appeciate the comments guys!
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Great review Wayne, detailed and informative. I'm not a fan of the k-bar, but the historical aspect was a good read.δxδp≥h/4π
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Excellent work Wayne. It's always intereting to see a knife reviewed but also put in its historical context.
Two thumbs for the General!
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good work mate.
the old camillus kabar has a special place in my heart.
any comments/thoughts about the extended pommel cap on the D2 kabar? does it get in the way at all? like if you were using edge up to cut rope/webbing, or when used with a chest lever grip?
i've always fancied one, but never enough for it to get to the top of the shopping list!
cheers, and.
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Top work! I have the mk2 ka bar, and i agree, it gets pretty dull quite quickly.
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Great review, General.
I am a US Marine (89-93), and I carried a Case XX Mk 2 knife, marked 1988. Sadly, it was stolen in the mid nineties. However, my daughter just bought me an unused Case XX Mk 2 for Father's Day, just like my old one. I'd swear by that old knife, and this one seems exactly the same - but marked 1998... Don't you worry, I'll test it as rough as the old one. Incidentally, that old Case saved my life as I slid in a gully almost over a cliff in '89. The knife pushed out, and the tip dug into a rock, while the pommel wedged into my ribs, stopping me from sliding. That's why I wanted another Case on my belt. Sentimental, I reckon.
Anyway, have you thought of testing the Case XX Mk 2 knife? They are still available, and at 25 dollars (US) cheaper than a Ka-Bar. In the US, the Camilluses are hard to find...didn't they go out of business? Anyway, my father has one marked 1945, which he still uses. The Mk 2 a great, tough, multi-use design.
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Hi Praeterbro
Welcome to BB.
Unfortunately you're responding to a very old topic from 2005 and "The General" isn't on this forum anymore, so you're unlikely to get any response to your query to him that you posted.
However, do make yourself at home and join in other discussions we're a friendly lot on the whole
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Molly is adorable, I'm a little bit sad that I had a rodent free weekend :)ReplyDelete
That is so cute with Molly!!!!ReplyDelete
"Guinea pig in da hood!"ReplyDelete
Hahahah!! LOVE it!
It is so funny how dogs can be such big babies. Petunia will bark at and larger bag, but bring out the vacuum cleaner, and she runs into another room:)ReplyDelete
cuuuute. that first photo looks great!ReplyDelete
Ohhh! The engagement pics look like they turned out great!ReplyDelete
No, no rodents in my hood ;) Love the sneak peek of the shoot! Can't wait to see more! XO BrynnReplyDelete
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awwww I love watching dogs interact! It can be so cute sometimes & really surprising to see which one is the shier one! That is a really cute pic of that guinea pig in your sweatshirt! Haha! & what fabulous photography! :)ReplyDelete
Beautiful photo!ReplyDelete
Hehehe I have a similar photo of my friend's kitten in her hoodie too! It's so cute. :)ReplyDelete
such a great sneak peek! and the guinea pig in the hoodie is adooooorable!!ReplyDelete
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No Airbrushing Allowed: This Is What a Mother's Body Really Looks Like (PHOTOS)
Photographer Jade Beall never believed she lived up to traditional standards of beauty. And so when she snapped a seminude self-portrait of her un-retouched postpartum body and published it on her Facebook page, she was somewhat surprised at how popular the photo became.
Not only were users liking and sharing it, but Beall was flooded with requests from other women asking her to photograph their postpartum bodies as well. So she did.
Since then, taking these pictures has turned into a mission for Beall, one that she hopes will help "redefine beautiful."
In a recent interview with HuffPo Live, she explained, "I just want to empower…other women to feel authentically irreplaceable."
The women she's so far captured on film have become part of a series she named A Beautiful Body, which Beall hopes to turn into a published book, backed by the help of her Kickstarter fund.
Airbrushing the reality out of women's bodies has become so much the norm, reality isn't often seen, let alone celebrated. Even supermodels are Photoshopped into standards of total perfection that can't be met in reality. The problem is pervasive enough that last year 14-year-old Julia Bluhm petitioned Seventeen magazine to show just one non-airbrushed photo each month. The fact that just one was considered "revolutionary" speaks volumes.
But Beall's work is the antithesis of that commercialized woman's body. Here, stretch marks, C-section scars, and rounded bellies are the marks of a woman who has grown life inside her. They're brandings of power, but when the rest of the world airbrushes them from view, they're treated like badges of shame.
Beall's mission is to change that standard of beauty from one that's exclusive and based on illusion to one that includes actual women and is rooted deeply in reality.
What do you think of the pictures shown here? Do they affect your own perception of beauty? Let us know in the Comments.


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dagny wrote:MWB wrote:Wasn't it the deciding vote though?
It was a calculated risk.
Loaf knew Senka would likely be arrested and it would be revealed that Senka was a wolf. He figured we wouldn't suspect a wolf would vote out a wolf, and so we'd go after Dean Wormer, as the only abstaining vote, instead of him next.
i told him to lead the vote against me... i figured itd buy him a night... but i was almost certain after coming out as a vig that someone would contest me. but that was WALL not jwie,.. so I goofed up. I guess you can say i led everyone on my own team astray... and i blame me for it. lol


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You're invited to game night!
When: Friday March ______, 7 PM to 11 PM
If I meant for this to say 7PM to Just Before Dawn, it would say so. It says 11PM. Thus 10:30 is not an appropriate time to start a game of Settlers: Cities and Knights or Agricola or Dominion for that matter. You see, my children will stay up until most of you go home. It is too noisy to go to sleep when all of you are here, and I have to deal with them tomorrow morning. The two of you may get to go home to your cat, sleep late, and then make love until noon, but I will have a child bouncing on my bed at 7:30 AM demanding food. I also have to try to get two of them to swim lessons by 9:00. I recognize that you don't understand my lifestyle choices, and you think I am a total downer for letting my kids get in the way of our fun, but do me a favor, when the clock strikes 11:00 pretend you're Cinderella and flee.
Where: Our home
We are so glad you are coming to visit. While we love a relaxed atmosphere, and don't feel the need to try to impress you with our stuff, I really don't like to have to ask you not to set your beer on our piano, but I will do so if I must. And even if your LARP adventuring party has decided to burn the Sorcerer out of his fortress, it is still not appropriate to set fire to the back of our house.
May we bring guests? Yes
We love it when you bring extra people to game night. Nothing is better than having our home stuffed to the gills with people laughing and having a great time playing games. However, there are a three people we would appreciate it if you did not bring with you:
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The mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) is one of the most common birds in Georgia known both to hunters as a challenging game bird and to homeowners as an occasional visitor to feeders. Almost everyone recognizes its mournful cooing song from which it gets its name.
The mourning dove is one of twelve species of doves and pigeons in North America. It ranges widely over the continent, from Canada to Mexico and the Caribbean Islands, and from coast to coast. The northern extent of its range has gradually expanded over the last several years. Mourning doves are habitat generalists, meaning they are able to live in many different habitat types. They can be found in the mixed-use landscapes of the east, the vast farmlands of the midwest, and dry, desert regions in the west. The only habitat where doves rarely are seen is the interior of large tracts of unbroken, mature forest. In Georgia, doves are abundant and found throughout the state. There is little doubt that they were one of the bird species that benefited from mans clearing of large forests and subsequent cultivation of land. Newly created forest openings and agricultural fields provided habitat for the growth of native forbs, grasses and agricultural crops where doves found abundant seeds.
One reason doves are so adaptable is their diet. Doves eat seeds from a variety of different plants, including those from cultivated crops and native vegetation. Many of the seeds are small and difficult for a person to see. Doves also ingest small pebbles, or grit, that aid in the digestion of hard-coated seeds. Unlike some birds, which can satisfy their water requirement from dew or various food items, doves need to drink surface water, at least occasionally. They often drink water from ponds, creeks, and even water-filled ditches and potholes. With respect to nesting habits, doves are adaptable and may utilize a number of different nesting sites. Dove nests are rather flimsy when compared to nests of other birds. In Georgia, dove nests commonly are located in the branches of pine trees, but also have been found on vine-covered trellises, window ledges and even old abandoned vehicles.
Mourning dove nesting cycles are relatively brief about 28 days for the entire cycle. The first half is spent incubating the eggs (almost always two) while the second half involves brood rearing of young doves (called squabs). Part of brood rearing involves feeding squabs on pigeon milk - a milk-like substance secreted by the crop gland of adult doves and pigeons. Pigeon milk is nutritious and energy rich and the squabs grow quickly.
Doves use this short nesting cycle to their advantage, as they will attempt to nest several times a year, especially in Georgia and other southern portions of their range. Adult males and females will pair for the year and both sexes are actively involved in the nesting cycle, from nest building, to egg incubation, to feeding of squabs. The brief mourning dove nesting cycle, and the fact that they will attempt to nest multiple times a year, is better understood if consideration is given to their short lifespan, which averages only one and a half years. Primary sources of mortality include predation and diseases. Natural predators of doves include a number of predatory birds, mammals and snakes. Major diseases include avian pox and trichomoniasis, which are not transmissible to humans.
Mourning doves are migratory especially doves in northern portions of their range. As a migratory species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) ultimately is responsible for mourning dove management in the United States. In states with a dove hunting season, such as Georgia, state wildlife agencies are allowed to set seasons and bag limits within a framework established by the USFWS. State wildlife agencies also cooperate with the USFWS in monitoring the annual dove population status through various surveys, such as the call-count survey and breeding bird survey.
Presently, doves are hunted in thirty-seven states. In terms of harvest, they are the number one game bird in the country and in Georgia. In fact, more doves are harvested than all other migratory game birds combined. In 2002, there was an estimated 22 million and 1.6 million doves bagged in the U.S. and Georgia, respectively. Furthermore, there are about 60,000 active dove hunters in Georgia. Dove hunting provides recreation and good table fare. Additionally, in southern states like Georgia, dove hunting often is a highly social affair with friends and families enjoying a day of hunting, eating and socializing.
Most dove hunting is done on or around agricultural fields. Doves congregate around recently harvested crop fields of corn, peanuts, millet, and sunflowers. Dove hunters often will plant fields in these crops and/or other favored plantings for the sole reason of providing a dove hunting opportunity. Other field features, such as nearby watering sources and perching places such as snags (dead trees) and power lines, add to the fields appeal to doves. Shooting doves over baited fields is illegal, thus it is important to know what constitutes legal dove hunting. Two publications by the Georgia DNR-Wildlife Resources Division, Dove Hunting And Agricultural Practices in Georgia and Small Game Management in Georgia, provide more information on legal dove hunting. Hunters also may contact a local WRD Law Enforcement or WRD Game Management office for more information on dove hunting legalities.
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girls are flying today after 5 days of rain and 3 inches of snow and bringing in some pollen
girls are flying today after 5 days of rain and 3 inches of snow and bringing in some pollen
Sun broke out here after 5 days of dreariness and even though it was cold out the bees were bringing in pollen. John
What?? Still 75 degrees over here.....
thats cruel to tease us with the temps winter has just begun here
LOL Mike, the shadow owned that one bee hard. I'm sorry guys, it is relatively warm for this part of the year. 76 today with a low of 45 later. Duck hunting tomorrow!
Didn't watch long enough to see any pollen, but did see several bees on the still blooming clover.
Still got pollen here. Spotty frost but has not killed all of the blooms. Flowers in garden are in full bloom, marigolds and zinnias. Mustard is blooming. Still picking some cherry and grape tomatoes. SE MO.
My single deep only weighed a little at the first of Sept. Went to move it a few feet last weekend to get it some more sunlight and could not easily pick it up by myself.
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Mine were flying and hauling pollen until it got cold. Only been in the mid 50's the last few days, and I've only seen a couple bees. They might be out and about mid-day, but I'm not home then. By evening they are all tucked up in the hives keeping warm.
Light frost here the other night, so there won't be much for them to gather anyway.
Now I've got to find something to do with my time until March!
Still bringing in pollen here, too. I've also been seeing some really heavy bees come in for landing.
Don't provoke a hive full of angry bees.
just looked at them some are flying and bringing in small amounts of pollen
Orange pollen being brought in yesterday here. Bees looked their loads were heavy.
beautiful day yesterday mid 60,s sun bees flying and hauling in the pollen
November 1 we had three colors of pollen coming in. Bright orange and two shades of cream. The orange one is dandelion. We have had nice warm days but the lows have been in the teens several times. I have no idea what the other two colors are.
More pollen today looks to be dandelion as i have seen a few still in bloom
I think we're through here now. Had them bringing in pollen two days ago. This morning the hive looked like this:
Don't provoke a hive full of angry bees.
I hate that white pollen!
Funny thing is the girls are still working the clover in my yard. We've had some frost, but I guess it hasn't been quite cold enough to kill the clover yet. I really need to mow one more time!


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I can't believe Eli can not be as good at this, as anyone in the league if it was incorporated
into the playbook early in the season (or better yet the off season).
I realize gilbride could not have known that Nicks would be injured all season
(although he has been out a lot, so he could have guessed), which took away a huge
part of his scheme. But I for the life of me can not believe he did not know his O-line
was going to be barely adequate and that is was one (maybe 2) injury away from horrible.
I keep asking, but no one answers as to what GB did to try an alleviate that situation??
It seemed to me the plan was
1. Max protect with only TE/RB's that can not block.
2. Play one and a half top tier receivers and multiple unknowns @ 3rd (cept Hix, who did very well).
3. Never pass to RB's unless already under complete pass rush duress.
What I don't get is if you have multiple injuries and the scheme is not working.
Why not take huge chances on something else and see what happens.
I'm not going to argue that many of the players underperfromed, but the
number of them can not be fixed by next year. Are GB supporters telling me
this organization is going to do everything exactly the same as this year,
hoping to god that the players can execute next year. No backup plan
just in case? If that's so, it's just ridiculous. No successful business
would ever run with that plan, especially when that plan has already failed them.
I am not a crazy Gilbride hater, he's been a good OC. However the stretches this season where our offense has had a basic inability score TD's in the redzone, not be able to compete in shootouts, and the last two weeks not do anything at all...should all have KG looking in the mirror. Regardless of whether it's more of an execution problem, gameplan, or scheme problem, it's his job as the OC to take a long look at it this offseason and fix it. An offense that has this much talent, and this qb, should not be failing to compete in shootouts or have the output they've had the last two weeks. It's mind-boggling.
lot of people must of missed the article on the coordinators seeking answers.....15 games into the season and the OC/DC are just now figuring out that there is a problem. With Bubba Gump "PF" and Killdrive leading the way..it's a wonder we got 2 rings off these circus freaks(Granted Pf was only with one but I consider him to be Sheridan 2.0 and the only thing differentr is his skin complexion). TC is just here to yell at the sideline and throw challenge flags.
It's gonna be a long time before us giants fans know what it's like to consistantly have 13-3. 12-4, 11-5 seasons but I will tell you this....you'll never see it happen with this freak show leading the charge...and the sad thing is...Eli's talent clock is ticking down....TICK TOCK TICK TOCK
If PF and KG staying on this teams only holdup is TC wants them to stay...then he needs to go too. I love TC but if that's the scenario....then he's part of the problem..not the solution.
Furthermore...I don't know where Reese stands in all this...apparently he only worries about the draft and then blindly trusts everything else will work itself out...way to go buddy...way to see it through! I guess making the tough business decisions (Either your productive or your dead weight) is not on your agenda...it's not that hard, you just simply tell that person he no longer has a job anymore...in this economy it's a pretty common thing now-a-days. Don't mind us fans we're just a meaningless part of the equation.
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Merijn Groenenboom <email@example.com>
st: multivariate cointegration test
Thu, 4 Aug 2011 23:52:50 +0200
Dear Statalisters,
I am writing a research about the effect of economic indicators on stock prices.
First I tested for unit roots. Only some variables were stationary at
level, but all variables were stationary at first differences.
Then I will test for multivariate cointegration using Johansen's
method. But before that I use AIC to determine the appropriate lag
However I am not sure I have to use level or first differences in AIC
test and multivariate cointegration test.
I know after these tests I have to use first differences for granger
causality test and impulse response function.
But I think AIC and cointegration test should be done at level.
However I am not 100% sure and to avoid spurious results I hope
somebody with experience can tell me the answer!
Thank you.
Merijn G
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|Daniel Kessler on his 1933 Universal-JAP 680 - the 'Swiss Brough' - has a go around the grounds of Villa Erba
|23 hours of this in 4 days...
|...but the first view of Lago di Como is always breathtaking
|A chance to pose on the 1929 Ernst Henne world-record supercharged BMW, with George Cohen supplying the proper 'flat cap' for period correctness (Henne's streamlined aluminum helmet not being available...)
|The lineup of 1929-37 World Speed Record machines; Henne's 1937 BMW streamliner ('Henne's Egg') with the 1937 Gilera Rondine streamliner behind. The BMW provided Henne's retirement ride, and it held the record for 15 years, until broken by competitor NSU.
|Peter Nettesheim demonstrates his 'world's oldest BMW' 1923 R32; an easy starter!
|Edgar Heinrichs, Ola Stenegard, and Stefan Schaller - BMW moto in a nutshell, with their prototype hotrod
|Dinner with friends at Villa d'Este; entrants, judges, and BMW brass...
|The 1922 Beardmore-Precision with sleeve-valve Barr+Stroud engine (350cc) and full leaf-springing front and rear - plus that fabulous 'trout' sidecar in original condition. A technically fascinating motorcycle...
|The fabulous 1929 Opel Motoclub with sidecar owned by Matthias Hühn
|Another shot of Daniel Kessler with his 1933 Universal-JAP 680 with groovy sports sidecar
|The fantastic supercharged 1930 Zenith-JAP world record holder, from the 'scandal at Cork'...
|The Concorso at Villa d'Este; no bad angles, no bad viewpoints...
|Dressing the part; the original concept of the Concours d'Elegance was a mix of fashion and vehicles, and Matthias Hühn and his Opel Motoclub hit all the right notes
|Test riding 'the world's most hated motorcycle' and chatting with builder David Borras of El Solitario
|The Riva water-taxi service between the two Villas
|I think it's safe to say Villa d'Este has the best programs of any concours - hardback, with separate books for cars and bikes.
|The Flash Gordon bodywork of the 1937 Gilera supercharged record-breaker, which did 170.27mph that year on the Brescia-Bergamo autostrada
|Pinch me.
|Most amusing car was this fabulously lowbrow green '72 Fiat Aster 132 Zagato coupe, complete with a box of 8-track tapes on the passenger floor.
|Terribly crowded around the Maserati brigade...well, not. This is as crammed as it gets at Villa d'Este, except for the bars, which take a fight to get at; a thirsty crowd...
|The poster showing last year's winners, including the Soviet IMZ M-35K, a controversial Best in Show
|Riva parking only at the floating pool/dock of Villa d'Este
|Lovely '34 Rolls-Royce Phantom II with Gurney-Nutting boattail; used here as a party centerpiece on Friday night
|A bit of downtime/boat time with BMW's Ola Stenegard, David Borras of El Solitario, and yours truly
|The trophy girls were dressed by a Milanese fashion school, and their hats were auctioned off for charity
|Terrific original-paint 1913 Wanderer of Ulrich Schmid, with an equally fantastic Motosacoche sports twin behind (and Edgar Heinrichs wondering how to judge them!)
|The 'Great Gatsby' lineup, all American twins and fours, plus the odd Brough...
|Peter Abelman aboard his '59 Yamaha YDS1, yes, at Villa d'Este, smoking where the patrons can't....
|Best at the Lake, or just best of the best, the original-paint 1929 BMW WR750 in all its sensual glory
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MARTINSBURG, GEORGIA -- Bought dishwasher and had it built in with custom cabinetry. Had to pull it all out once for code 30 and just a few months later I have to do it again. Last Frigidaire product for me. Four hours to pull out and four hours to put back in. Luckily I can do it myself. Will not do it again for Frigidaire!
CARMEL, INDIANA -- We purchased the Frigidaire refrigerator January 2013 (model fghb2844lf) and the ice maker worked fine. After a year of operation, the ice maker began to slow production noticeably, to the point where it seemed like it was not working at all. Immediately after we purchased and installed the fridge, we called a technician for service regarding a different issue (that being a change in design whereby a magnet rather than a spring is used to control the flapper between the top french doors).
Anyway, the technician advised us to utilize the ice maker on a regular basis to help keep it from clogging when full. Given the design of this ice maker drops ice near the back end, and, the screw post pulls the ice forward, one needs to either manually (by hand) pull ice forward to fill the tray (kind of a pain), or, as the technician advised, to utilize the ice maker so the screw post pulls the ice forward to eventually fill the tray completely full (Also, I would fill a large plastic cup with ice and then dump it back into the front of the tray if there was a period of time, say 2 or 3 days, of inactivity).
After the tray is full, there is a high likelihood a glob of ice will develop if the ice maker is not utilized. This may occur due to the warming and freezing as a result of opening and closing the top french doors (The ice maker is located inside the fridge and while it is an isolated unit, it is not completely insulated therefore susceptible to temperature variations, especially if one leaves the fridge door open for a long period of time, i.e. teenagers).
So back to the issue, the ice maker slowed production after a year of operation to the point where it seemed like it was going to quit. I removed the tray and noticed ice build-up not only on the back end of the tray, but the adjacent connection where the tray engages with the mechanical unit towards the rear. This fridge has a power on and off button just for the ice maker. It is conveniently located on the front door along with other control buttons. When the ice maker is turned off, it stops cooling/freezing the ice maker compartment only.
This allowed me to defrost the ice maker unit without completely turning off the entire fridge. Note the defrost of the ice maker unit takes several hours because the fridge is still cooling. I helped speed up the process by removing pieces of ice by hand. I used a plastic knife to help loosen the ice being careful not to damage the unit.
After the ice maker defrost process, I installed the tray and turned the ice maker back on. At first the unit only made a cube or two after several hours of operation. After a few days it seemed the ice maker continued to only produce a few cubes. I had maybe a cup of ice after 3 days. I was concerned and began to search for suggestions/corrective action on-line (I'm not one for calling a technician right away. Especially given the fact that the one-year warranty expired and I did not purchase an extended warranty).
Anyway, the one suggestion I was considering was to defrost the entire fridge because it was possible the ice maker supply line could be frozen. I should mention the water supply line works fine. I can get water from the door and the water flow/pressure is good. In order to defrost the entire fridge to ensure the ice maker water supply was not frozen, I was planning for a freezing weekend night so I could simply place my items in the garage while defrosting the fridge overnight. Miraculously, while waiting a few days for the weekend to arrive, the ice maker began to increase production! Finally, after about week of waiting, the tray is almost completely full. Hallelujah!
So what might have happened? My guess is the water supply to the ice maker may have been partially frozen/clogged and it eventually opened with continuous operation. Whatever happened, it seems to be working so far. In addition, I should mention this refrigerator makes plenty of strange noises. This happens quite infrequently and seems to be normal given that it occurs on a reoccurring cycle. Most of the time, the fridge runs quietly.
My final comments include thoughts regarding these reviews. It seems you can easily find negative comments, especially for ice makers, on all manufacturers' appliances. Initially, I was going to join the band of nay-sayers and bash Frigidaire for making a piece of junk. My personal experience is given to help people realize that with a little bit of maintenance and patients, this complicated piece of machinery seems to be doing the job. Given that my demand for ice is low right now, the real test will be when the hot muggy days of summer return. I'll be sure to comment then.
MARTINEZ, GA -- My refrigerator (Frigidaire) Model # PLHT219TCB-4 Serial LA40905841 failed the week before Memorial Day of this year a month short of the 5 week limited warranty covering labor/parts for a sealed refrigerator system. I called Frigidaire and was routed to a call center in the Philippines. I do resent the fact that while Americans are out of work, Frigidaire is supposed to be an American company and yet I talk to someone in the Philippines who doesn't have a clue and really doesn't care. Or put it this way if I want a free long distance call to the Philippines call Frigidaire.
Frigidaire sent one company All-In-One who came three times. They actually got the refrigerator working for two weeks and it died again. I ended up paying A & E approx. $300.00 as they claimed the part they repaired was not under warranty. I called Frigidaire back and they sent another company. Allstate Factory Service came but did nothing. Frigidaire then sent A&E Factory Service. The repair person arrived on June 30, 2009. They told me that they would express ship the parts and I could have my refrigerator fixed by the long weekend of July 4, 2009.
A part arrived on July 6, 2009 and I scheduled a repair with A & E Factory Service on July 9, 2009. On July 2009 I confirmed several times during the day that the technician was going to arrive. The technician did not show up. When I called A & E that night they told me the technician had been at my house and even ordered a part. This was a blatant lie.
A & E then told me they were going to express ship the part yesterday, overnight delivery July 10, 2009 to arrive on July 11, 2009. But the part did not arrive and while the technician told me he was going to repair the fridge today July 11, 2009 he has not arrived yet. Looking back over a period of many years in rented apartments so on and so forth I have never had a refrigerator fail like this Frigidaire.
My refrigerator now from being exposed to a 100-degree heat is like a jungle. I have fruit flies, mold and the stench is now attracting cockroaches and rodents. I have lost a significant amount of food. I have lost medicine that I need. I have been without a fridge now for two months. This has cost me money in terms of being forced to eat out and is costing me in terms of health. I cannot store ice, cold water or anything else in the hottest days of summer. I attempted to rent a refrigerator from Rent-A-Center ($150.00) but the fridge they sent had a freezer but no fridge. So I had to send that back. That is another story but Rent-A-Center refused to refund me money for that.
I believe that this is nothing short of an inhumane, cruel and indifferent attitude on the part of Frigidaire and the three service companies A& E and All-in-One. Frigidaire is refusing to honor the warranty. I do not know why all these companies especially Frigidaire go out of their way to provide bad service when with just a little effort they could make customers happy?
We purchased three Frigidaire Gallery series appliance and they are all awful. After 4 service calls in the first year, the fridge was replaced with a new one. This one is no better than the first one. The ice maker already needed to be repaired. Now the "quick bake" feature on the stove is gone. Also, there are rust spots on the stove under the window on the door of the oven. I called the company and they have no intention of standing behind their appliances. I will NEVER buy this brand again.
We purchased the stove in 2005 and have had no problems for 4 1/2 years. At the end of March one of burners died. Called repairman to installed a new one but once front plate with digital equipment was reinstalled, all the knobs were sticking and hard to turn. I added a small D-shaped jump ring to the top of the stem to make it longer. The fix worked. But within 2 weeks a second element burned out & I called a different repairman. He came & just looked & said he would get me new burner. He didn't return for 3 weeks & in that time one of the knobs actually broke.
I called & asked him to bring not 1 but 4 new knobs. He arrived this week & replaced the burner. But Frigidaire has the wrong knob part numbers listed in their catalog so when he tried to install the new ones he got an error message. After a call to Frigidaire, he put all the old knobs back and said he'd return next week. After he left I found that while the front burners digitally show that they are on, there is actually no heat coming from them.
Other problems repaired while the technician was here -- new parts in the oven door hinge (it wouldn't stay closed when the convection oven was on), and noise when the convection oven was on turned out to be a screw not replaced by the first repairman. While the stove is no longer on warranty with Frigidaire, fortunately I purchased one with the store. I will be renewing that warranty as it appears that the stove is only good for 4-5 years and once something goes on this model, everything else falls apart too. Repairman returns next week & I wonder what else will fail.
10200 DAVID TAYLOR DRIVE -- Recently I purchased this model refrigerator. DO NOT be fooled by the lovely exterior of this unit as I was. It looks beautiful with its anti-finger print exterior & polished handles. BUT the interior is nothing but cheap plastic. The shelves are flimsy & poorly secured. Children's toys are made of higher quality plastic than the drawers in this "Refrigerator" from the "Gallery Collection". After 10 weeks the freezer door pops open when the refrigerator door is closed. A phenomenon the repairman calls "burping!" BUT the freezer door does not close after it "burps" causing defrosting of the food & ice crystal to build up inside.
I am to get an energy star rebate at the end of the year but will have spent double that as it is extremely inefficient. Do not depend on the retailer to assist you. They refer you to a Frigidaire repair man and after that to the Frigidaire/Electrolux Company. Where they were unable to assist me in the return of this product? I will write to the CEO soon. Please beware when buying Frigidaire Products. They do not stand behind them and are poorly built.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA -- We purchased a brand new Frigidaire Gallery Stainless Steel Gas Range model: LGGF305MKF. Within a couple of months it is showing rust spots on the stainless steel surfaces. The spots are under what looks like a factory applied protective coating and not due to any improper cleaning or damage by the consumer. Product warranty specifically excludes rust. Customer service refuses to help. When purchasing an appliance at a cost of over $1000, a consumer expects it to last and not rust within less than one year. The surface, if indeed made of stainless, is of inferior quality.
We've since learned that if the stainless is magnetic it is cheap/inferior product. None of our other stainless appliances from other brands are rusting. The surface is worse than/less durable than much cheaper enameled appliances. We paid a premium for a stainless appliance and got junk - stay away from stainless Frigidaire and Electrolux (parent company) appliances. There are numerous reports on the web of other consumers having the same problem.
I bought a Frigidaire gallery series washer and dryer set on 10-11-08. today its 12-14-09 and last week my washer started making noise, has dirty water in it and smells worse than John Wayne Gacy's basement! I have read on this website a bunch of the same problems people are having with this machine. I called Frigidaire's customer service line and reached a third world country overseas helpless hotline. At first I thought the guy was trying to sell me a Slurpee but listening closer to his terrible broken English he basically said I'm out of luck and there's nothing they can do for me because the washing machine went out of warranty less than 2 months ago, yes, TWO MONTHS!
Luckily I am an auto mechanic and have knowledge of mechanical things so I started inspecting the washing machine and found that the water pump is making a horrible noise and is very hot. I go to THE authorized Frigidaire parts store and found the pump for $116.95. I googled the part number (137108100) and found the part much cheaper on every website, cheapest being $54.99. Frigidaire's parts place was the most expensive. So not only did I overpay for a junk machine ($799 just for the washer), they want to overcharge me for the part!
I am ordering the part today (NOT FROM FRIGIDAIRE!) so I pray that is the problem. These were the first new appliances I bought for my new house and I was going to buy all Frigidaire appliances for my house and I am so lucky I did not! I would never buy another Frigidaire product again!
I purchased a Frigidaire gallery series French door refrigerator on July 30th and it died on September 1st. We were away for labor day weekend when it stopped working, $200 to $300 worth of food gone and the water leaking out the ice maker discolored and warped my hardwood floors. Frigidaire will not even return a phone call or an email. The only help I've received is from the big box store I purchased it from. They have elected to replace the compressor rather than give me a new refrigerator, parts have to come from the factory.
It's been 12 days just to get that much information. How long is acceptable to go without a refrigerator? Don't buy any Electrolux products unless you are purchasing from a local dealer with exceptional service. Glad they only got $2200 out of me. Never again.
Purchased in 2002 with a new home Frigidaire appliances. The dishwasher has been making awful banging noises when it changes cycles, repair man says there is nothing he can do about it, this would have been the 3rd visit about 3 different issues with the dishwasher none of which have been corrected successfully... lots of repair $$ spent though.
Also purchased a 30" slide in smooth top range in 2002. In 2008 the motherboard had to be replaced for $460.00 and again in 2012 the motherboard went again with a repair cost of $650.00 which we will not be paying because the range is not worth another huge repair bill. AND we will not be purchasing anymore Frigidaire products!!


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Adding to the positivity, I still love SWTOR.
Adding to the positivity, I still love SWTOR.
WoW having more subs than SWTOR is the same thing as Justin Bieber having more youtube plays than Tupac. Just because its more popular doesn't mean its good.
Warcraft Lore has gone from one of the most vast and interesting stories in all of gaming to a bad Thrall Fanfic by Chris Metzen.
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I just bought a new laptop and SWTOR is running amazingly on it. I used to play below the minimum system requirements, and it looks like an entirely new game to me. I've been doing a ton more PvP and all the Flashpoints I couldn't really do before, or struggled with. I'm also able to actually try tanking and healing for the first time.
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As to what to learn from a defeat... if you get into a "winning team", how much of a learning curve is that? Especially if you (not meaning you you) don't really do a lot and other people are pulling the team to a win. Zero. However if someone tries to instruct and new/ unexperienced player try to do their share to turn the situations, the overall awareness level for their future can certainly raise. Otherwise you will experience "these kind of players" all the time.
Seriously, though, who the hell is going to try and tank a game at 2-0?
I personally have been playing MMO's for 13 years now, most of it on a pve competitive level. As far as the new raid content itself, Terror From Beyond, I like all 5 encounters. I think they did a really good job on them and any old school gamer would definitely enjoy them. This is definitely a step in the right direction, I just hope they follow up the rest of this with more great content.


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Bondi Beach Apt, Great views!
Size1 m²
Floor No.5(with elevator)
- Kitchen
- Parking available
- Elevator in building
- Towels
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|Campbell Parade, Bondi, Sydney, 2026 Sydney, Australia
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This property accepts bookings starting within the next 180 Days.
The views are spectacular! Bound to be one of the best value furnished apartments in Bondi.
Capturing the essence of an idyllic beachside lifestyle, this light filled apartment is merely footsteps to the surf, restaurants, cafés and the picturesque Bondi to Bronte coastal walk.
Bathed in light this oversized studio offers a distinct sense of space. It encompasses an open-plan kitchen with full sized fridge, dual hotplates, microwave, sandwich maker and toaster (no oven). The kitchen is fully equipped with cutlery, crockery, pots and pans.
There are mirrored built-in wardrobes. The tidy bathroom features a bath and shower. There is a sofa bed to accommodate two extra people.
It comes with security parking so coveted this close to the beach, complete with access via Notts Avenue and convenient lift access. A vast common rooftop terrace with sweeping ocean views provides a dramatic setting for outdoor entertaining. Vibrant cafes, CBD bus transport and the renowned Iceberg's restaurant and pool are at its doorstep.
All rates inclusive of electricity.
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**Bathroom with bath/shower.
**Security off street parking with internal access.
**Rooftop BBQ area with one of the best views in Sydney.
**All rates inclusive of electricity and phone-line rental
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We spent a nice time in your apartment. It was really pleasant.
You have a nice town and life, as usual .
Best regards, Olivier
Everything was great. Nice Appartement and a great and helpful landlord. Tranks very much.
A good sized apartment in a fantastic location, right on Hyde Park This was an ideal location for getting around the city's many tourist sites; it was also well placed for Central Station trains. The apartment was comfortable and was equipped with everything we needed for our stay.
The apartment is very good situated nearby central station. We could easyly get to all places we wanted to visit. Everything we needed was there. But it was not very comfortable to get the key at a different place far away, where the lady couldn´t tell us the way to the apartment. It is only possible by going by taxi. Nevertheless we enjoyed our stay very much.
Beautiful apartment, 2 bedrooms, spacious living room. Good equipment appliances. Swimming pool, gym: real benefits. Apartment located in Sydney as close to the Central Station. It is located in an area where quality of life is quiet and pleasant. Warning, the district lacks some shops and we must take precautions before returning.
Bel appartement, 2 belles chambres, séjour spacieux. Bon équipement en électroménager. Piscine, Tennis, salle de sport : de réels avantages. Appartement bien situé dans Sydney car proche de la gare centrale. Il est localisé dans un quartier de qualité où la vie est calme et très agréable. Attention, le quartier manque un peu de commerces de proximité et il faut donc prendre ses précautions avant de rentrer.
The location of the apartment is super small, centrally located and everything within easy reach. The only thing we were not so great was the view out the window. (Front side of the house) The kitchen is well equipped and the bathroom with washing machine and dryer great. We would book this studio any time.
Die Lage der kleinen Wohnung ist super, zentral und alles schnell erreichbar.
Das einzige was wir nicht so toll fanden, war die Sicht aus dem Fenster.
(Fassade vom Nebenhaus)
Die Küche ist gut eingerichtet und das Bad mit Waschmaschiene und Trockner super.
Wir würden dieses Studio jederzeit wieder buchen.
The apartment was very clean and extremely comfortable although could do with being updated. The apartment had excellent views of Sydney. There was no information in the apartment about local amenities, such as how to get to the opera house, nearest supermarket, train station etc, The administration company for the apartment on our arrival were very poor,we rang ahead when we arrived at the Airport as requested by the office several days prior, no body answered so we had to leave a message on the answer phone, unaware if they had received this or not, we took a taxi to the apartment via the office, on arrival the office was locked up, no staff around, I had a taxi waiting on yellow lines! after about 5 minutes a member of staff appeared, extremely flustered as he had been in the pub and hadnt seen our taxi pull up! The key hand over was very rushed to the extent they omitted to tell us the number on the keyring with the room key was not the number of the apartment! Once we discovered this at the apartment, I asked the reception for assistance and was met by a very rude woman who basically told us she was busy, go away and I will speak to you when I am free, she did have enough time to point me to a road that had a pay phone! I then tried the emergency number I had for the office several times, without success nobody answered it. The said receptionist thought better of her actions and decided she would assist us. Thank god we had arrived on a domestic flight to Sydney not after our 20hour flight from the UK! Be warned if you stay here over a weekend, the pub next door is very noisy and the apartment has an extremely noisy neighbour who likes to party until 4am! Please allow about 60 dollars for a taxi from the airport, they dont like waiting around and will charge you! We did enjoy our stay in Sydney just a shame we were so tired due to the neighbour!
The apartment has a great location and very good size and well distributed. However, should the three beds thicker mattresses. We were there with five adults, which was for three in the small room very cramped. One should add to the description that it is for 2 adults and up to 3 children. With the key service and has all super geklappt.Vielen thanks.
Das Apartment hat eine Top-Lage und ist sehr schön groß und gut aufgeteilt. Allerdings dürften die drei Betten dickere Matratzen haben. Wir waren dort mit fünf Erwachsenen, das war für die drei im kleinen Zimmer schon sehr beengt. Man sollte zur Beschreibung hinzufügen, dass es für 2 Erwachsene und bis 3 Kinder gilt. Mit dem Schlüssel und Service hat alles super geklappt.Vielen Dank dafür.
Excellent location - this is where you want to be for your short stay in Sydney. The apartment had everything you needed for a self catering stay. The apartment block was quiet, clean and comfortable.
We had a really good stay in the Boundless Den. Any problems (light bulbs, door handle) sorted out straight away.
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Tech Savvy: Technology in the classroom
I can't say that I much recall the days where there wasn't one computer in the classroom. We began taking typing classes in middle school, prepping us on letter location on keyboards and how to not look down when punching the keys — a tool that you can imagine has come in handy as a journalist. We had number munchers and word munchers, interactive games that helped teach and the infamous Oregon Trail, too. Calculators were also a common tool and we even designed our own websites as part of a class in eighth grade.
Yes, we had our digital advancements in education during generations X and Y, but nothing to what is available and used in today's classrooms, even here in the Brainerd lakes area.
At Forestview Middle School, students can use iPads, Kindles and EBooks to check out items from the library. Kindergarten classes at the elementary schools have iPods and many of the schools have digitized chalk boards for easy cleaning and writing.
The great thing about technology learning is the available options for interaction, something that excites kids to learn. The options are endless in games available on iPhones, iPads and computers that will have your kid enjoying themselves so much they just might forget they are learning.
Pencil and paper learning of course will never become obsolete, but as technology continues to advance, so will the way our children learn.
This past week I spent a little time learning about a new program called Class Dojo. Based on the basic principle that positive reinforcement will build an encouraging learning atmosphere, Class Dojo aims to give teachers a tool that will help them spend less time controlling their classes, and getting group buy-in for students to try their best.
To use the program a teacher needs to sign up for a FREE account (free for teachers forever!) and then complete their profile. Once they have set up their account, the teacher can create their "classes" using avatars to list all the children in their class. After that, you're ready to rock!
Here's how it works: Throughout the day, as the teacher guides the children through their education, they have the opportunity to award the children positive "feedback points" when they do something positive. This could be helping with a classroom task, doing well on their homework by showing all their work, or working together with other students on a project. Teachers can customize the items that students can get points for to match their particular needs and they can also create multiple classes so they can keep everything organized. There are also buttons that allow the teacher to detract points if the student is disruptive; again the buttons are customizable, so there is some balance to the program. At the end of the class, the teacher ends that session and the results are logged. The teacher can then pull reports on all of the behaviors they logged and can then send the results as a report card to each individual student's parents.
For students the process is equally easy. Once their teacher creates a class the student is given a unique class code that they can enter at the Class Dojo website. Once logged in they can customize their avatar, view their classes, and also see their individual report cards. They can also see their classmates listed and a list of the classes they participate in. Using this they can log in and show their parents when they had a good day at school, and stay more engaged even when they are not in class.
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Beastly Bits #60
We've hit the 6 decade mark of the bits, and we still feel like a young'n. Sure it's soooo exhausting listening to all this great new music, so we really should feel like your old granny, but hey, we power through.
Kidding. It's not tiring. I love everything about this.
Crystal Castles rush to let out new album after a leak makes the original June 8 release date all but moot. link
Bestival is back...in South America? link
Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter makes a crazy techno film score for Gaspar Noe's Enter the Void. link
Our Dutch DJ pals, Keljet, remixed a Passion Pit tune...and it's NOT Little Secrets. Grab their fix below.
Erykah Badu, B.o.B. and Janelle Monae announce an NYC date at Roseland. link
mp3: Passion Pit - Folds In Your Hands (Keljet Remix)


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Well, for anyone following my drama, there was enough of a break in the rain today to split my swarming hive, (they tried to swarm again yesterday, but the new queen is clipped, and I found her and popped her back in the hive).
I moved about five bars of brood and honey, (and bees), into the emergency nuc. (Which has 17 bars). I also found the queen and moved her to the new hive.
There were swarm cells -- I thought I had pinched them all out before I requeened after the last swarm. I tried to move only comb without queen cells, but there was one comb that had them, and I removed what I saw.
I left some of the queen cells in the original hive so they could requeen themselves. They seem hell-bent on doing so.
The nuc is not the same shape as my hives because I originally thought I could use it as a super, but Michael convinced me to make a split. So tonight, I will build a new hive and move the bees from the nuc tomorrow morning before they have too much of a chance to change the shape of the combs. Then, I hope they will stay, and none of the other hives will swarm.
The second hive -- from the first swarm -- is doing beautifully. In a week, they have begun drawing comb on 17 bars, and all the comb is straight, and there is brood, and all is right with the world.
Is there anything else I should do -- besides get some sleep?
It seems that this year I'm raising bees rather than honey. I have yet to see a capped comb of honey in all this, though I did harvest one bar that was mostly capped. Three hives of bees from a three pound package in a little over two months? Is that normal?
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