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WISC-TV compared the education positions of Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain in a "Reality Check."
Although it has been overshadowed by the economy, public education still ranks as an important issue for voters.
The biggest difference between the two candidates is how they want to improve the country's schools.
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EUGENE, Ore. - University of Oregon Athletics Director Rob Mullens announced Sunday the appointment of Mark Helfrich as the 32nd head football coach in the school's history. Helfrich most recently served as the offensive coordinator with the Ducks.
Helfrich is the third straight offensive coordinator at Oregon to be promoted to the top job, following Chip Kelly -- who last week took the Philadelphia Eagles coaching job -- and Kelly's predecessor, Mike Bellotti.
Helfrich, a 39-year-old Oregon native, signed a five-year deal with the Ducks for a reported $9 million, according to The Associated Press.
His promotion does not come as a surprise: Even before Oregon defeated Kanas State in the Fiesta Bowl, the Ducks' quarterbacks guru was considered the front-runner as Kelly's successor.
"Going forward we will attack in all phases. We'll embrace innovation and we'll strive to do our best to win each and every day," Helfrich said at a news conference Sunday afternoon where he was supported by players including quarterback Marcus Mariota and running back De'Anthony Thomas.
Helfrich, who embodies Oregon's "Next Man In" philosophy of substitution without skipping a beat, became offensive coordinator of the Ducks when Kelly took over four seasons ago. The Ducks have appeared in BCS bowls each of those four years, including an appearance in the national championship game against Auburn in 2011.
The Ducks, ranked No. 2 in the final AP Top 25, finished 12-1 this season.
"Win The Day and all that - that doesn't change for us," Mariota said.
The rest of the announcement from the U of O:
"We were looking for a coach who exemplifies excellence, leadership and character, and who would embrace what our winning football culture is all about," said Mullens. "We found that person in Mark. He is a man devoted to his family, to his players and to this University and community, and I am excited to see him lead the Ducks to even greater heights."
The 39-year-old Oregon native, who served as a graduate assistant in Eugene in 1997, has accumulated seven seasons as an offensive coordinator at two BCS schools and 15 years coaching quarterbacks.
Helfrich becomes the first native Oregonian to head the university's football program since John Warren in 1942.
"The Oregon football program is a source of pride for our university because of a focus on the student-athlete--on the field, in the classroom, and in the community," University of Oregon President Michael Gottfredson said. "I am confident that Mark Helfrich has this focus and is very well suited to lead the program."
Helfrich was named Oregon's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on April 30, 2009 following three seasons in the same capacity at the University of Colorado (2006-08), five years as quarterbacks coach at Arizona State (2001-05) which included his final three campaigns in Tempe, Ariz., as passing game coordinator, and three seasons as quarterbacks coach at Boise State (1998-2000).
It didn't take long for Helfrich to be recognized for his impact on the Ducks' offensive success as he was named by FootballScoop as its National Quarterbacks Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2012, in addition to being one of three finalists as its national offensive coordinator of the year honor.
He played a significant role in the development of Darron Thomas, who went on to lead Oregon to the 2011 BCS National Championship Game as a first-year starter, as well as the 2012 Rose Bowl win over Wisconsin. Thomas became the school's first signal-caller ever to complete more than 30 touchdowns in one season on two separate occasions, finishing his collegiate career with a school-record 66 scoring strikes.
Helfrich then tutored Pac-12 Conference Offensive Freshman of the Year Marcus Mariota, who not only quarterbacked the Ducks to a fourth-consecutive BCS bowl appearance and a 35-17 win over Kansas State in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl but became the conference's first freshman to earn first-team all-league honors since 1989. Mariota completed his first collegiate season throwing for a freshman school and conference record 32 TDs.
"Thank you to President (Michael) Gottfredson and Rob Mullens for this opportunity of a lifetime," Helfrich said. "As a lifelong Duck fan, this is a responsibility that I welcome and accept the undertaking that stands before me to carry on the legacy of success that has been created by my many predecessors.
"I have been fortunate to have worked with a number of great football coaches and mentors throughout my career and have utilized that knowledge to help make me a better coach."
Over the course of his last 13 seasons, Helfrich has played a role with offenses that have ranked among the nation's top-eight teams in scoring offense six times, the top six in rushing on four occasions, the elite five in total offense four times as well as the top five in passing twice.
Mariota established the Ducks' freshman record for passing efficiency this season (163.23), finishing seventh in the country as the Pac-12's leader, while Thomas was 11th nationally in 2011 and second in the league in 2010. Arizona State's Rudy Carpenter led the nation in passing efficiency under Helfrich's watchful eye in 2005 after the Sun Devils' Andrew Walter was second in the Pac-10 in total offense and third in passing efficiency in 2004. Walter completed 2002 third in the conference in total offense and passing efficiency while Jeff Krohn led the league in passing efficiency in 2001.
Walter set Arizona State records for both career (85) and single-season touchdowns (30) in addition to shattering the previous Pac-10 record for career TD passes, previously set by Stanford's John Elway (77). The third-round NFL draft pick finished his collegiate career as the school's career record holder in nearly every passing category.
Ranking as the third-youngest offensive coordinator in the nation at Colorado in 2006 (and the youngest at a BCS school), Helfrich's offenses were marked by improvement each of his first two seasons in Boulder.
His first Colorado offense averaged 4.5 yards per carry and featured three different players rushing for 500 yards or more for just the 10th time in school history. His 2007 team was just the third in school history to gain 1,000 yards on offense more than the previous season in the same number of games, and scored 30 or more points five times.
During his five-year Arizona State stint, the program blossomed into one of the top passing teams in the country. In his final season there, the Sun Devils finished third in the NCAA and led the Pac-10 in passing yards per game (373.9 avg.). ASU posted a school-record 4,481 yards passing that season to elevate its five-year total to 18,686 yards (306.3 avg.).
While at Boise State, Helfrich tutored one of school's all-time greats in Bart Hendricks, the 1999 and 2000 Big West Conference Player of the Year. In 2000, the Broncos led the country in scoring (44.9 ppg) and finished fifth in passing offense (321.6 avg.) as Hendricks led the nation in passing efficiency (170.63) and touchdowns (38), and was fourth in total offense (330.3 avg.).
Born in Medford, the 1992 Marshfield (Coos Bay) High School graduate turned down an opportunity to walk on at Oregon in favor of attending Southern Oregon University, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology in 1996. The four-year starting quarterback was an NAIA Scholar-Athlete as a sophomore in 1993, leading the nation in total offense while earning NAIA honorable mention All-America accolades and first-team Columbia Football Association honors in the process. That season, he accumulated single-season school records in passing yards (2,712), total offense (3,196) and touchdown passes (23), topping the 400-yard mark in single-game total offense three times.
He began his coaching career as running backs coach at his alma mater in 1996 before playing and coaching (offensive coordinator) in Europe with the Vienna (Austria) Vikings in the winter of 1997.
Mark and his wife, Megan, are the parents of one son, Max (6), and one daughter, Maggie (2).

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I just got some buckfast queens for my hives and I would like to hear your opinons of them...........Please..
I just got some buckfast queens for my hives and I would like to hear your opinons of them...........Please..
Haven't had buck fast for a few years. They overwinter well. Performance is good. They are simply a good bee. However on crossing they "can" become quite aggressive. I personally use carniolan stock. I breed my own queens to produce a local stock well adapted to my area.
The major advantage of buckfast over italian I would say is in their wintering ability. All in all I like them.
I use carniolans because they work the best with my management style( unlimited brood nest)and they are gentle. FWIW.
You can get Buckfast Queens and a few other well bred ladies from B. Weaver Apiaries in Texas. They have a great web page www.beeweaver.com. A queen is about 12$. I've been getting queens from my local apiary but am now going to get them from an established breeder with a know lineage. Cost is the same, why not?
I would stick away from the Carniolans as they DO have a tendency to swarm, espicially if you live in a residential area. I've had 3 carni hives and each one would swarm anywhere from 3 to 7 times a year. I requeened after the second season with an Italian and haven't had any problems since. Yes, carnies are very very very docile (no gloves, no smoke, no nuthin. Just veil), but a well managed hive of Italians can be easy to work with too.
I would stick away from the Carniolans as they DO have a tendency to swarm, espicially if you live in a residential area.
Slightly more swarming tendency.
I've had 3 carni hives and each one would swarm anywhere from 3 to 7 times a year.
I keep 40 hives of carnies. Just had only one swarm this year. It is how you manage them. The literature now a days is for italian bees. One cannot keep carniolans like italians. Three brood chambers is needed usually. Using unlimited brood nest type of management.
but a well managed hive of Italians can be easy to work with too.
Quite true.
i have three banded italians ; i work them with no veil, no smoke, - i do so very gently though.
one question i had , was where can i find good quality color pictures of the various races of APIS MELLIFERA? i have different strains / races in my yard and want to identify them. i am unaware of anyone within 3 or 4 miles keeping bees , so wondering if they are feral or swarmed?
i prefer pictures on the web, if possible.
I have never had any type of bee but the Buckfast. I will not be able to compare between the other races but I can tell you what I know about the Buckfast.
The Buckfast is a hardy bee. I have had few problems with varroa and virtually NO tracheal mites. They make beautiful white comb and out of 14 hives only one is prone to glue up with propolis. They are easy to manage inside the hive because they are not prone to burr comb. They over winter great because I have never lost a hive. I have never had AFB or any other brood disease. (been doing this 7 yrs). They have swarmed more this year than any other but I am not holding that against them. Area beekeepers tell their bees are doing the same thing.(all races)
Now for the bad news. You must requeen EVERY SINGLE YEAR from a Buckfast breeder queen. DO NOT allow them to supersede. If they do supersede they are mean as hell! The second generation queen produces all the good qualities the first generation queen had EXCEPT gentleness.
All my hives are second or third generation from the breeder. They are mean.....I admit it. Even experienced keepers in my area call my bees demons. But, as I said it is all that I have ever had and I guess I am just used to it. If you requeen yearly, they are gentle as lambs.
Hi Clay, Do you have the New World Carniolans or the old stock. I converted 8 of my hives to the NWC this year? I am delighted thus far. I an only using 2 brood chambers. Are 3 recomended?
Do you have the New World Carniolans or the old stock
I have both. Do you know how to manage bees using unlimited brood nests(3 deep)? It is an old method! I will explain if you would like.
Thanks for the reply Clay. No, I have not had any tripple brood chambers. How are they used? What differences do you see in the 2 types of Carnies? Thanks, Jim
Hi Jim,
I studied old bee journals and books about carnies(same for caucasians too). They were managed in triples. Carniolans are quite prolific and lay many eggs. Whithout enough room they are prone to swarm. You want the queen to work up the center frames of the three boxes. As the season goes on the third will plug up with honey. Extract them(4-5 frames)and and to the second brood chamber and move brood up. The goal here is to give the queen as much room as possible. When you use two brood chambers, ever have the queen lay in the honey super? Well this is telling you something! YOU NEED MORE ROOM.
No queen excluders are used as the three brood chambers are plenty of room. You will need the equivalent of three deep supers for honey maybe more. Yes you might need a ladder. You are working with the bees not against. In doubles the bees are squeezed into two boxes but I bet if you had a third they would use it for brood too. This give a greater population. Also three chambers is excellent for over wintering with an abundance of stores. Come through very strong and are ideal for splitting come spring.
What differences do you see in the 2 types of Carnies?
NWC is a bit more gentle(not much). Both are good bees.
Thanks Clay, I'll give it a try. These queens are layers. They build very quickly. Jim
Hi Badwolf, I only have one Buckfast that I installed last year. It did not produce well last year but came through the winter very well. This year has been a good year for that hive. It has a bunch of bees and has put 3 supers of honey in so far. Jim
I had Buckfast for years but I have had so much trouble with chalkbrood that I replaced them with queens from Heitkams. You can find his add in the ABJ. He had Italians and carnolian that were selected for hygenic behavior and I tried both. They cleaned up my chalkbrood and brood patterns became almost solid. The carnolians lay very rapidly and you really have to keep track of their progress or they will swarm.
The selection method and bee lines were developed at Univ. of Ohio and they have better genetics than the Buckfast according to one USDA scientist. After what I have seen this year I would agree.


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> I have run into problems with an ML estimation. I have both problems
> with "ml search" as well as with non-convergence: "ml search" simply
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This happens to me all the time when I am programming a new -ml-
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I would first try to find the error in your likelihood program before
trying anything else. (It may require just putting it aside for a day)
> What I now want to do is to have loops with "ml model ...,
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Doing a grid search like that can be useful for other reasons, but not for
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My ECSA/LPT Workshop Review
The class was filled with around 30 people from different parts of the US and the world. From what I could gather, titles ranged from security/network administrators/specialists, up to the 'C' people (and then of course there was me ).
On the first day of the workshop (2 days, which really only ended up being about a day and a half) Sanjay Bavisi, EC-Council President, gave out some information about the course and how the LPT is EC-Councils top certification. He also mentioned that by gaining the LPT and required certifications (CEH & ECSA) you could apply those as credits towards the EC-Council Masters of Security Science degree from EC-Council University. Now before you ask, here's the deal with the Univ. They are licensed in the state of New Mexico (licensing takes 2 years). They are on the way to becoming an accredited university, which will take another 3 years. They currently show 2 Masters (I think) programs on their website, but will also offer a 4 year Bachelors program as well.
After that, he let the course begin! The instructor for our 2-day workshop was Mr. Larry Detar from Clifton Gunderson Technology Solutions out of Arizona. Let me tell you this, this man was definitely the reason that this course was successful. His wealth of knowledge in regards to the entire penetration testing process was absolutely incredible. I really felt like I was sitting in there listening to an expert who knows exactly what he's doing. I can't say enough good things about Mr. Detar and I would highly recommend anyone with an opportunity to speak with him or take a class taught by him to do so.
After the first day of class we were able to get through about the first 8 modules or so. With 35 of them, I wasn't sure that we'd be able to get through the rest the next day (and at this point, I still hadn't read through all of the courseware). Day 2 started out with 'Log Analysis' which was a little boring, but quick. We flew through to module 12 or so and at that point skipped the majority of the remaining modules due to already talking about most of them in previous discussions and because of our time limits (we had several people with earlier flights). Module 35 is not in the courseware (I believe it was titled 'Ethics of an LPT'). In this module, they just have a few slides to review that as an LPT you are expected to be honest, always give your client a good test, and so forth.
After getting done with all of the modules, we had about an hour review session. We went through a bunch of questions and answers and the instructor also explained why the answers were what they were. And then... the test began
The test is (currently) 50 questions, with a 2 hour time limit (which is probably much more than enough) and requires a 70% to pass (35/50). Now, because this is still a new course combining the ECSA/LPT, keep in mind that the LPT did not have a test before. So what does this tell us? Well, if you look closely at the modules list on the EC-Council website, they only go into detail for the first 10 modules or so. If you have the courseware, you can see that the first 10 modules say 'ECSA' at the beginning, where the modules past that say 'LPT.' I picked up on this when I first got the courseware, but it was re-inforced when someone else in class had brought it up to the instructor and he had her stand up and tell the whole class what she found
So, the tip is that (currently, and I stress this because they will change it in the future; probably Jan. 2008) the test covers modules 1-10, significantly decreasing the amount of information to focus on for the exam. I've seen many people say that the exam is not too hard, and that it is easier than the CEH. Well, maybe. The only difference that I saw from the CEH was that there were only 50 questions. The types of questions asked were very similar. If you've taken the CEH recently, or have at least read the CEHv5 courseware, you shouldn't have too much of a problem with this exam.
As I mentioned above, you have plenty of time to do the test. I think I finished my 'initial' run through in about 30 minutes. In under an hour, I had time to go back through the entire test twice, and also go back through all of my marked answers 2 more times in addition. After getting through my first run, I checked my marked answers and had 16. I went back through and made my best guess on most of them, but there were 4 questions that I absolutely did not know and left marked. At this point I was a little nervous because if I were to get those 16 wrong, and even if I got all of the others correct I still would not have passed. So I went through the entire test again and any question that I did not know the answer to 100%, I marked. I ended up with about 15 questions or so again. At this point, I knew that I had at least the 35 correct because I knew those answers were right 100%. I was fairly certain that I had some of those 15 right. And at this point it was time to submit the test, still with about 1:10 time remaining. So.. click 'End Test' ... awesome, 44/50 for an 88%
Once you've passed the ECSA (and assuming you also passed the CEH) you are eligible to receive the LPT. To get your LPT certification, you must fill out the application from EC-Council, submit a letter stating your career intentions with the LPT, submit a letter of recommendation, submit your CEH/ECSA certificates and test scores, submit a recent resume and also a police background clearance letter. Ship all that off to EC-Council with a $500 USD payment and await your response.
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(May 1, 2007)--UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures, 801 S. Bowie St., will host the exhibit "Conjunto," from May 3 to Oct. 3 in the ITC first floor gallery.
An opening reception, free and open to the public, will be hosted by UTSA President Ricardo Romo and Dr. Harriett Romo from 6 to 9 p.m., Thursday, May 3. The reception will feature live music. View a video invitation to the reception (Windows Media format).
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Curated by UTSA art specialist Arturo Almeida, the exhibit showcases the rich Mexican-American culture and Texas Conjunto music style with paintings, photographs and sculptures depicting musicians, instruments and dancers. Almeida selected works from San Antonio artists including Ricky Armendariz (UTSA assistant professor of art and art history), Cris Escobar, Jacinto Guevara, Luis Guerrero, Luis Jimenez, Al Rendon, Ricardo Romo (UTSA president), Ed Saavedra, Armando Sanchez and Guillermina Zabala.
"Conjunto has been evolving for almost a century to emerge as a unique cultural art form," says Arturo Almeida, UTSA art specialist and event curator. "Looking at these paintings, photographs and sculptures, you can almost hear the music. These artists have captured a depth of emotion and wellspring of cultural pride. Conjunto music embodies the spirit of South Texas."
Musician and historian Juan Tejeda, who will perform at the exhibit's opening, is featured in an exhibit photo by Al Rendon. Tejada describes Conjunto as "Chicano roots music." The style is believed to have originated in the Rio Grande Valley in the 1920s. Tejeda was director of the Xicano Music Program at San Antonio's Guadalupe Cultural Arts Theater from 1980 to 1998, where he founded the Conjunto Festival en San Antonio and directed the event for 17 years.
The UTSA exhibit is one of several Conjunto exhibits in San Antonio. The Smithsonian in San Antonio at the Museo Alameda hosts a Conjunto exhibit through Sept. 2 featuring the photographs of John Dyer and the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center hosts the 26th annual Conjunto Festival en San Antonio, May 10-12.
"Conjunto" is free and open to the public, but does not include admission to the ITC main exhibit floor.
For more information, contact Arturo Almeida at (210) 458-4983.


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Has honey become too expensive? Is that why the cheating is going on?
Mark Berninghausen
The chance to meet " BUBBA " in person & interact some how seems to put maybe some teeth into the law other than a fine might.
I would be intrested as to what kind of cash these folks are sitting on from there sales to be able to pay the fines & what not???
really $2M is cheap, but why not write it off too.
Coming from Federal Law ENforcement, we had to destroy the evidence after the trial. I am sure ICE has the same procedures. However, this is way too lenient for the level and organization of the crime. Problem is if they go to federal prison, or as we still call it, "club fed" they will probably get more business accomplished there than on the outside.
However, this is way too lenient for the level and organization of the crime. Problem is if they go to federal prison, or as we still call it, "club fed" they will probably get more business accomplished there than on the outside.
I agree, and I also think the problem is not going away permanently, just too much money to be made in selling this crap, interesting that past convictions,
interruptions by catching suppliers , both small and large, (eg Wolf from Germany )and this final round up of these two crooked companies,where they actually come on board with the gov't investigators to co operate(they didn't have much choice), the slap on the hand fine,which I think is very small amount compared to the money made packing this junk will only be a short term fix,6 months,or a couple of years down the road the problem will be back and likely the same two companies be at it again
The Canadian connection,Don Courture,Premier Food Sales could do some serious jail time, all because it seemed so easy to sell this contaminated honey
Does Criminal Conspirisy sound about right? Why isn't this a RICO case?
Mark Berninghausen
Seems to be a real shortage of white honey, Odem is offering 2.00/lb and talking of forward contracting on 2013 crop for 1.85 .A large Eastern Canadian packer phoned a western producer,handler looking for 2- 3 million lbs.....it appears their may be 30 -60 loads left in western Canada, what they end up selling for is anyone's guess. I am hearing lots of things on the US border opening up for package bees,from a lawsuit against the gov't and its closed door policy to the Maritimes where there is a huge shortage of bees for Blueberry pollination.Seems Canadian Horticulture Society has presented a resolution to Canadian Honey Council to open the border to packaged US bees for blueberry pollination.......my ....what good high priced honey and Blueberries can and will do......maybe
The following information comes from the February 2012 issue (Vol. 25, #1) of Hivelights, the quarterly industry magazine published by the Canadian Honey Council.
Commercial beekeepers in Canada also have been noting greater annual colony losses than in the past. Current losses, an average 29.3 percent during 2010-2011, is about double what used to be the expected loss and 21 percent higher than the 2009-2010 loss (average 21 percent). Thus, Can-adian beekeepers are looking to outside sources to purchase queens and packages to restock their hives.
In 2000, Canadian beekeepers purchased around 60,000 queens (at $11.45 per queen) and around $750,000 worth of packages. In 2011, they purchased nearly 200,000 queens (at $18.00 per queen) and over $3 million worth of packages. Federal import records show that 70 to 73 percent of the queens are imported from the U.S. The rest of the queens come from Australia, New Zealand, and Chile. Since packages are not allowed from the U.S., they come from New Zealand, Australia and Chile, too.................seems demand is growing
Forward contracting on honey? how interesting, $1.85 is a good new crop price.
Ian Steppler >> Canadian Beekeeper's Blog
Ian I agree. At this price new beekeepers will e attracted to the industry. Those getting long in the tooth will be able to cash out. I am of the opinion that at $2.00/lb Cdn then it is possible to do share crops with other beekeepers. With prarie guys getting 150 pounds a season, that's $150 for the guys that own the hives and $150 for the guy who owns he honey supers and has access to forage. There is enough moneyin it for both parties. At $1.25/ pound it is just to lean.
It is interesting to see the blueberry gowers moaning about our industry. I wonder how much influence an outside industry will have on ours? Whatever happens it will be interesting.
I would be very reluctant to sign any futures contracts. With the feds fining Groeb, and infiltrating Honey Solutions, you can bet there will be more action to come. Cypher on what would happen to the price of real honey if the feds stop 1/3 of the "honey" used in the U.S.A. from being imported.
Crazy Roland
Another Honey Smuggler Enters a Guilty Plea
Good point Roland. Apparently there is not a lot of white honey in the world. Australia is short, Argentina as well. There do not seem to be any forces that would drive the price down. At this point it appears to me that everything is in place for prices to rise more. So why sign any forward contracts. Now if they wanted to advance money on a forward contract (highly unlikely) that could be attractive.
A report on world honey trade
Honey: World Production, Top Exporters, Top Importers, and United States Imports by Country
and a breakdown on one US packers imports U.S. Imports of Honey from Argentina: Glorybee Natural Sweeteners Honey Imports by Origin and Value
Interesting, I wonder what the origin of the UK honey was
I wonder about the origin of the UK honey as well irwin
Hmm, dunno, but if I were to guess the 5 letter word would strart with a c and end with an a. Kinda like their white indonesian honey and white indian honey.
Looks like the orange honey crop is going to be very short this year big buyers are offering 2.10 for white. I heard CA has to many bee to make it, and Fl this year most places didn't put out the nectar or have the warm weather needed to make the honey.
Ive heard that a large packer in Fl is paying $2.22, for the orange.
Clear Lake Wi. / Sebring Fl.
Wake me up when my .75cent check is ready.


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a confused or stupid person of asian decent
the chinese food delivery guy seemed real disorientled
by john amenta April 13, 2004
A go-go bar patron in Asia - usually Thailand or the Philippines - that can't decide which lovely lady to bar fine.
Dude, I'm totally disorientled!!! There are so many hotties on that stage that I can't decide which one to bar fine... so I guess I'll take those two ;-P.
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Maryland Crab Cakes
A D.C. power lunch favorite, using the recipe of a Washington institution, Old Ebbitt Grill.
1 pound jumbo lump crabmeat
1/3 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons crab boil seasoning
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
4 salted crackers
Pick the crabmeat over to remove excess shells and cartilage. Combine the mayonnaise, crab boil, parsley, mustard, and water and mix until smooth. Add the mayonnaise mixture to the crabmeat and mix, being careful not to break up the lumps of crabmeat. With your hands, break up the saltines into crumbs and mix into the crab mixture. Form into patties and pan-fry or broil the cakes until golden brown.
Servings: Serving size varies
Georgia Brown's French Toast
D.C. is a big brunch town—it's the one time of the week when high-powered locals relax—and no place straddles the line between northern efficiency and southern charm like Georgia Brown's. Recipe by Chef Darrell Hughes.
1 box, biscuit dough
½ stick unsalted butter
8 large eggs
1.5 cups heavy cream
1 tablespoon vanilla
4 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon Grand Marnier
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
Make biscuit dough: Use a dry biscuit mix, but cut a half a stick of unsalted butter into the mix before preparing according to box directions. Once you have prepared your biscuit dough, press it out into a buttered, 8x8 inch baking pan. Cook as directed on the package. Cool and cut into four large squares. Cut each square in half horizontally in order to have two pieces.
Preheat a cast iron skillet to medium heat. Mix the following ingredients together with a wire whisk: eggs, heavy cream, vanilla, brown sugar, Grand Marnier, cinnamon, nutmeg. Dip each square of biscuit into the mixture and soak for 15-20 seconds. Place into preheated skillet with ample amounts of unsalted butter. Cook until brown on both sides and keep covered on a separate plate until all toast is cooked. Serve with your favorite syrup.
Servings: Serves four
The Willard Hotel's Signature Mint Julep
The term lobbyist was coined at the Willard Hotel, blocks from the White House. This drink was a favorite of congressmen from the South. Recipe published in Washingtonian.
2 ounces Maker's Mark bourbon (or another premium Kentucky bourbon)
2 ounces San Pellegrino sparkling water
8-10 fresh mint leaves, plus a sprig of mint for garnish
2 cups crushed ice (dry, not slushy)
1 teaspoon granulated sugar plus a bit more to taste
1 thin strip lemon peel
1 julep cup (crystal or silver), frosted in the freezer
1 straw
Add one teaspoon of sugar, the mint leaves, one ounce bourbon, and one ounce sparkling water to the julep cup. Using the heel of a butter knife, muddle for about a minute until it forms a tea. Add a half cup of crushed ice and muddle some more. Add the rest of the ice, keeping it tightly packed. Pour in the rest of the bourbon and sparkling water. Garnish with a sprig of mint and top with the lemon peel and a dusting of sugar. Wedge the straw just behind the mint sprig so when you lean in for a sip, you get a peppery whiff.
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TAKE THE TIME TO STOP A CRIME!!! If you have information about a crime or a wanted person you can provide tips, anonymously, without the fear of reprisal, to Crime Stoppers Of Nevada, Inc. who will forward your information to Law Enforcement. Our tip line is available 24/7 and Spanish-speaking operators are available. No names. No identification. No caller ID. Anonymity is the most important component of our program.
Crime Stoppers is a non-profit organization that offers cash rewards to eligible tipsters who provide information that directly leads to a felony arrest or indictment. Crime Stoppers of Nevada assists ALL Southern Nevada Law Enforcement.
To submit your ANONYMOUS TIPS:
Case #: 89-72494
Victim: Stephanie Anne Issacson, 14 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Desert Area Northwest of Stewart/Linn
Date: 6/1/1989
An organized search, of the route she normally walked, uncovered her body in a desert lot near Stewart and Linn. Stephanie had been sexually assaulted and strangled.
Anyone with information is urged call LVMPD Homicide Section at 702-828-3521.
Case #: 89-69928
Victim: Tracy Jackson, 25 years of age
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 1000 Block of South Commerce Street
Date: 05/21/1989
On Sunday, May 21, 1989, at approximately 4:30 a.m., LVMPD patrol officers responded to the 1000 block of S. Commerce St. for a report of a suspicious situation. Officers arrived and met with the person reporting who directed them to the location of an unidentified adult female with multiple blunt trauma injuries and it appeared she was deceased. At approximately 7:45 a.m., the assigned Deputy Coroner Investigator pronounced the adult female deceased at the scene. LVMPD Homicide Section and other personnel initiated an investigation into the decedent's death.
On Monday, May 22, 1989, the Clark County Office of the Coroner identified the adult female as being Tracy Jackson (also known as Tracy Freel and Tracy Kolias) via fingerprints. On the same date, after a complete autopsy, the Chief Medical Examiner opined the manner of her death was a homicide.
The LVMPD Homicide Section continued their investigation to a point in which there was no new information or leads to follow-up on and the death of Tracy Jackson is an unresolved murder and there are no known suspects.
Anyone with information is urged call the LVMPD Homicide Section at 702-828-3521.
Case #: 89-47971
Victim: Paula Bowling, 21 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Paradise Road, south of Robindale
Date: Discovered on 02/13/1989
On February 13, 1989, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the body of Paula Bowling (AKA: Paula Howard or Chardon Jazzmen) was found in the desert area off Paradise Road, south of Robindale. The victim had arrests in Las Vegas for prostitution and drug related offenses and was known to frequent the area of Fremont and Eastern Avenues.
Case: 87-66634
Victim: Frank Richard Ringler, 51 Years of Age
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 6300 Casada Way
Date: Discovered June 8, 1987
Ringler was discovered dead in the living room of a associates house while house sitting for the weekend. He had been stabbed to death. Ringler had recently returned to Las Vegas after living in Florida and Barstow, CA.
Case #: 87-46281
Victim: Angelique Jeanette Hayes, 36 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Desert area near Mile Marker 40, East Lake Mead Blvd., Las Vegas, NV
Date: Discovered February 18, 1987
Angelique Hayes' nude body was discovered by hikers walking in the desert area approximately 3/10th of a mile south of the roadway. It is believed that her body had been in the area for three to four days. An autopsy determined the cause of death to be asphyxiation by means of strangulation. Angelique was initially listed as a "Jane Doe"; she was later identified through fingerprint comparison. Angelique was last seen at the Par-A-Dice Inn Motel, 2217 East Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV.
Case #: 86-80155
Victim: Matthew L. Dane, 19 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Mt. Charleston-Deer Creek Canyon, North of Highway 158 on Champion Rd.
Date: September 8, 1986 (Discovered)
Matthew Dane, an airman with the U S Air Force, stationed at Nellis AFB, was found dead in a wooded area on Mt. Charleston. Matthew died as the result of multiple gunshot wounds. Matthew was reported missing, by his wife, approximately one hour after his body had been discovered. Matthew's wife told the investigators that she last saw her husband at the 7-11 store, Nellis and Charleston, when he told her he was going target shooting with a friend he met inside of the store.
Case #: 86-76505
Victim: Paul Vincent Leonardo, 29 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Alley South of 4425 Salton Ave., Las Vegas, NV
Date: August 18, 1986
Paul Leonardo, a Whittlesea Cab Driver, was found shot to death, in his cab, in the alley South of Salton Ave., by a man jogging in the area at approximately 6:30 in the morning. It was believed, at the time of discovery, that Paul was the victim of a robbery. The investigation revealed that Paul was dispatched to 4434 Salton Ave., Apt. 2B at 5:26 a.m. The meter in the cab was still recording at the time of discovery, based on the meter; it is believed that he arrived at approximately 5:39 a.m. The analysis completed by the Taxi Cab Authority personnel indicated that Paul either picked up a fare and drove approximately 6 miles and returned to the area or was robbed and killed at the location where he was found, though witnesses in the area didn't see the cab in the area between 5:45 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Case #: 86-41760
Victim: Robert E. Ellis, 43 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 220 Maulding Avenue
Date: Discovered on 01/31/1986
On January 31, 1986, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Robert Ellis was found deceased in the living room area of his residence at 220 Maulding Avenue.
The victim worked in real estate and had resided in Las Vegas for several years. He was last seen alive in the evening on January 29, 1986, in the area of the Palace Station Casino.
Case #: 85-76950
Victim: John Donald Valin, 46 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 5822 Boulder Highway (parking lot to rear of Bungalow Bar) Las Vegas, NV
Date: September 5, 1985
John Valin and a female companion were, seated in a 1983 Ford Ranger pickup truck, behind the Bungalow Bar when the suspect fired several rounds through the rear window of the truck. John was struck several times and died at the scene. The companion was struck once in the head, but survived the wound. The companion was unable to provide any information on the suspect. John Valin and his companion were involved in an altercation inside of the Bar shortly before the shooting. Detectives learned that a previous altercation involving John and his companion occurred at the Lucille's Lucky Seven lounge which was located a short distance from the Bungalow Bar. There are no known witnesses to the shooting.
Case #: 83-91138
Victim: Diana Rae Hanson
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Desert area Spring Mountain and Buffalo
Date: Between 12-30-1983 and 12-31-1983
Diana R. Hanson, home for Christmas vacation from College, left her parent's home, 6400 block of Desert Inn, around 4:30 p.m., December 30, 1983 to participate in her daily jog. Diana never came home. Her parents reported her missing at approximately 6:00 p.m. On December 31, 1983, at approximately 10:00 a.m., a construction worker reported a dead body in the desert area near Spring Mountain and Buffalo.
Diana was identified by her parents. An extensive investigation was undertaken. It appears that the suspect abducted Diana somewhere along her route and drove her to the area where she was discovered. Diana was sexually assaulted and murdered. There were signs of a struggle in the immediate area and Diana's clothing was located near by. In spite of the extensive investigation no viable suspects have been identified.
Case #: 83-26198
Victim: Catherine Tighe
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Desert area north of Indios and east of Mountain Vista, Las Vegas, NV
Date: Between 02-07-1983 and 03-02-1983
The 17 yr. old victim was last seen at Chaparral High School on 2-7-83. On 3-2-83 the victim was discovered in the desert area near Indios and Twain, covered by debris. The parents of the victim had filed a missing persons report when Catherine failed to return home from school on the 7th. The coroner's office listed the cause of death as manual strangulation. No suspect has ever been identified.
Case #: 83-29567
Victim: Norma Gonzales, 25 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Brownstone Canyon, Red Rock National Recreation Area
Date: Discovered – February 20, 1983
On February 20, 1983, Norma Gonzales' body was discovered by a family four-wheeling in the Red Rock Canyon NRA. Norma was last seen alive in the downtown area of Las Vegas where she lived with her infant daughter. Norma left her infant daughter with a babysitter; Norma had been hired by a local business but never showed for her first day at work. Norma was reported missing on February 17. An autopsy determined Norma died from a gunshot wound.
Anyone with information is urged call the LVMPD Homicide Section at 702-828-3521.
Case #: 82-54051
Victim: Krista Lee Elliott
Suspect: Unknown WMA, approximately 25 to 30 yrs at the time of the crime. 5'8" to 5'10", 140 lbs to 165 lbs. Registered using the name Gerry Simms, thought to be false information.
Location: Frontier Hotel
Date: 6-2-1982
On 6-2-1982 a maid at the Frontier Hotel entered room # 2054 for routine cleaning. The maid discovered the victim lying in the bed with a large amount of blood on the bed and sheets. The room was registered to a man who gave a false name and address, using cash. The victim had numerous stab wounds.
Case #: 82-47574
Victim: Richard Arlen Raynor, 43 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 4587 E. Lake Mead #18, Las Vegas, NV
Date: May 4, 1982
On May 4, 1981, Richard Raynor's 13 year old daughter returned home from school to discover her father dead just inside of the front door to their home. The daughter ran to a neighbors screaming for help. Homicide investigators responded to begin the investigation. The cause of death was multiple stab wounds to the back and chest. The home appeared to have been ransacked. Investigators determined that the killing occurred sometime between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. None of the neighbors heard or saw anything out of the ordinary.
Case #: 82-30003
Victim: Burt Henry McMahon
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Victim found in desert area 1 ½ miles east of Mt. Hood on south side of Lake Mead Blvd approximately 10 feet from the roadway.
Date: 02-16-1982
Victim was in Las Vegas attending a Chevron Oil employee's convention. He was last seen at the Library Restaurant located at Las Vegas Blvd. and Sahara after having dinner with fellow business associates around 8pm. At approximately 9:30pm a man driving westbound on Lake Mead Blvd approximately 1 ½ miles east of Mt. Hood Blvd. observed a man's body lying on the side of the road and stopped to further investigate. The citizen then stopped and telephoned the LVMPD to advise of his discovery.
The victim was transported by unknown person or persons to that location and died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds.
Case #: 82-27871
Victim: Audrey Francis Waltz, 20 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Alleyway to the rear of 810 S. Casino Center Blvd, Las Vegas, NV
Date: February 7, 1982
On February 7, 1982, Audrey Waltz's semi-nude body was found in a dumpster by a person looking for recyclables. Detectives determined that Audrey had been working as a prostitute in the downtown area of Las Vegas. She was last seen alive by her husband the previous evening. Audrey had been strangled; then thrown into the dumpster which was behind the Blood Plasma Center. The initial investigation focused on the possibility that Audrey was the victim of a violent encounter with one of her "tricks".
Case #: 81-57755
Victim: #1 Jack Rabinowitsch, 72 yoa
#2 Xenia Rabinowitsch, 72 yoa
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 2856 La Casita Ave., Las Vegas, NV
Date: Between 6-23-1981 and 6-25-1981
On June 25, 1981, Jack and Xenia Rabinowitsch were discovered murdered inside their home. Both victims were found face down on the bed with their hands behind their backs. They had been shot and the initial investigation characterized the deaths as an execution. Investigator located several safes, which had been opened, throughout the house. Money, jewelry, and rare coins were still in place. Other items of great value appeared to have gone untouched. One drawer from one of the safes was missing. Relatives indicated that the drawer contained paperwork/documents of unknown origin and/or significance. The Rabinowitschs were known for their anti-communist stance and assistance to immigrants from the Soviet Union. Las Vegas detectives worked with agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation because of possible connections to other related investigations in other States. The person(s) responsible where never identified.
Case #: 81-47366 *** SOLVED ***
Victim: Jamey J. Walker, 18 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: North Shore Rd., Lake Mead Recreational Area
Date: 5/10/1981
On May 8, 1981, Jamey was reported as a kidnapping victim by her mother and grandmother. Jamey had been abducted from her home at 1325 Mezpah. There were several ransom demands made by the suspects. On May 10, 1981, servicemen from Nellis Air Force Base discovered Jamey's body at the bottom of the Vegas Wash Bridge at North Shore Rd. Jamey had been pushed or thrown off of the bridge, approximately a 100 foot drop, to the roadway below. The post mortem medical examination confirmed the cause of death as injuries related to the fall.
Case #: 81-39017
Victim: Herbert James Myers, 65 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Corner of 1st Street and Bonneville, Las Vegas, NV
Date: April 2, 1981
At about 2:00 a.m., Herbert Myers was found face down on the sidewalk with a wound to his head. The person who discovered Herbert called for police and medical help. Herbert was transported to the Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital were he died during surgery. It was discovered that Herbert had suffered a blow to the head; the official cause of death was blunt force injury to the head.
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Suspect: Unknown
Location: 552 Sierra Vista #33
Date: 2/14/1981
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Please share your knowledge of thermodynamics.
p.s. If anyone knows any entomologists or physicist/beeks could you please get opinion on thread. I'm dying a slow and painful death here
Please share your knowledge of thermodynamics.
p.s. If anyone knows any entomologists or physicist/beeks could you please get opinion on thread. I'm dying a slow and painful death here
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Quote from: Maryland Beekeeper on January 12, 2013, 10:15:37 PM
Got any pics of condensation in a honeybee hive ?
They make any sense. Idea is avoid condensation, not to make it.
bees make condensation regardless ... this is about where it happens
if it occurs inside the insulated space below the bees you get 10% heat back
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Also, (and more importantly), if it occurs in insulated space below bee's, you have dry B's !
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No question should ever be considered unreasonable - the only unreasonable aspect of this thread are the responses from ... and his parrot, who cannot get their heads around a perfectly sound enquiry.
Warm air rises, and cold air descends - therefore the formation of a thermocline is always possible. But I would suggest that the existence of a thermocline within a beehive is highly unlikely ... for 2 reasons.
The first is the activity of the bees themselves. Wherever there is active circulation (often due to the cluster being located towards one side), there is unlikely to be stratification of thermal layers.
The second is that a vortex is created near the entrance to any occupied hive, due to the movement of air through a narrow space. (Clearly this would not apply where OMFs are fitted.) Such vortices would also 'stir the air'.
The only time I could envisage a thermocline being created would be when the bees are very tightly and centrally clustered, and when the upper part of the hive is 100% sealed. But the breaking of cluster would soon mix the air, thus destroying any temporary stratification.
At least, that's how I see events within the hive. But I could always be wrong !
Thermoclines are more usually associated with large outdoor expanses of water, where the water is heated (by the sun) from above. Warm water rises and the cooler water gradually migrates downwards (just check your domestic hot water tank) - thus creating the thermocline. I have often experienced these when diving in the Med - it's like moving through an invisible curtain between an oven and a fridge. Very strange.
Having said that - an immersion heater does heats the water from below, and a thermocline is most certainly created within a hot water tank (but it's a tank which isn't stirred), so it's far from being a stupid issue to raise.
I to am a scuba diver, and sky. My contention would be...... ready for it ? The atmosphere is static ! remember combs now, can you visualize how the heat would disallow condensation above thermocline ? Smile The honeybee hive is natures perfect distillery ! Smile
Of course it could be wishful thinking but, if you go back, re-read Langsroth, Huber, I'm working thru Swammerdam now, the clues are there. They saw the thing, just, like all since, missed the significance. They didn't understand thermocline
Go, look @ your honeybee organism, again for the first time,........ think upside down moonshine still,..... think hermit crab.....can you see it now ? Smile
Insufficient context to really know what the debate is here, but a couple of thoughts.
1. Most hives should not contain a real thermocline (i.e. a horizontal plane with warmer air above and cooler below). More likely the air in a hive will form a convection cell. Air within the cluster is 95 degrees. This warm air will rise. Rising air will cool through contact with the cooler top (with moisture condensing out), then sink along the walls and eventually flow back through the cluster where it will pick up heat and moisture. Insulation will slow the rate of convective flow but will not stop it. The only way to stop cluster-driven convection entirely would be to heat the hive from the top, which could happen with a black roof in sunny weather or if another hive is stacked above.
2. An insulated tall hive with a bottom entrance and the cluster in an upper box could form a thermocline. In this case we would have a convection cell in the upper boxes above a pool of colder air in the lower box(es). Such a situation would not necessarily be good or bad, but as all of the moisture would stay in the upper convection cell there could still be plenty of condensation and dripping on the cluster.
3. Moisture will condense on any surface cooler than the dewpoint of the air in contact with it. In an un-insulated hive, most of the moisture condenses on the top immediately above the cluster. With an insulated top, more condensation will occur on the walls. It should be possible to selectively condense moisture away from the bees by insulating the top and providing a very poorly-insulated wall (e.g. glass in an observation hive). Condensing moisture entirely below the bees will be a challenge, as placing a cold surface at the bottom will inhibit convection (cold air will pool against this surface, as in #2 above). I could see it working though with well-insulated walls and top, and especially if the bees actively mix the air to substitute for convective processes.
This year I solved my moisture problems with wood-chip quilts (http://www.honeybeesuite.com/how-to-...ngstroth-hive/). Moisture condenses on the top but is caught by 3" of wood chips so doesn't drip down on the bees. Seems to be working great so far.
Last edited by Luterra; 01-14-2013 at 04:09 PM. Reason: did some more thinking
That you can't imagine is why you cannot see, I have a glass hive/shell, and have seen, but have only now come to understand, .....perhaps, ......we shall see
Last edited by Maryland Beekeeper; 01-14-2013 at 04:41 PM.
I didn't mean to imply that assumption. I think what you will see if you build a glass hive is that the water condenses below the thermocline.
Ah I see. Indeed as I am typing this in a humid house, I see condensation on the lower half of all of the windows. I still think the phenomenon is better explained by simple convection than by existence of a thermocline.
Black = air temperature. Green = air dewpoint. Other colors = inside glass/surface temperatures. Blue arrows = convection currents within the hive.
Water will condense on the coldest surface exposed to convection within the hive. In your hive, this is the lower part of the glass sides. The line below which condensation occurs represents not a thermocline but rather the line below which the inside surface of the glass is colder than the dewpoint of the inside air. The reason the lower part of the glass is colder is due to the convection currents; warm air rising off the cluster heats the upper surface warmer than the dewpoint, preventing condensation there.
As an experiment, I bet if you wrap a warm blanket around the walls, you will discover that condensation is now occurring primarily on the top. Without condensation on the colder walls, the dew point inside the hive will rise above the temperature of the ceiling glass, and water will condense there.
A thermocline implies absence of mixing. If there is no mixing, how could moisture be transported from the warm cluster to the area where you are seeing condensation?
Very close, and indeed the organism is capable of that action, that is how it distills honey, gets water, ect..It is also capable of turning those honeycombs into a blazing hot/dry radiator, without, any air movement, IMHO. Do you have to flap your arms around to generate heat ? Try yoga In other words Apis can,......boil, the moisture down/out, if ..... the hive is sealed, or close to it.
Last edited by Maryland Beekeeper; 01-14-2013 at 07:51 PM.
Below thermocline, if your hive was upside down aquarium, under certain conditions, you would see a horizontal plane,...... defined, by a line of condsensation.
Last edited by Maryland Beekeeper; 01-15-2013 at 09:12 AM.
clues ?
p.s. I believe that one infra-red depicts a winter cluster, that air is not moving. The thermal layers are visable. The red holes are difference in temp. between out and in. Can you see that no moisture could condense in there ? Equally important, no vertical heat loss because no air loss ? (false, but suits our purpose).
p.s. Remember you are looking @ 2D slice.
p.s.s I don't know anything about that pic. It does match perfectly how I see things. A couple more like it and it might be time to start new thread, "Thermohive:Construction"
Last edited by Maryland Beekeeper; 01-15-2013 at 10:03 PM.
Moisture comes from the cluster (from water in the honey). Condensation forms on the coldest surface inside the hive. Moving that moisture from the cluster to the point of condensation requires air movement. Therefore we have convection. Convection is driven by thermal gradients.
There is no thermocline, if a thermocline is defined as a sharp boundary between air layers that do not mix.
I think I agree with most of what you say ? The movement of moisture through thermal layers is beyond me. Each layer has lower dew point ? Refer back to Infra red pic, I agree the cluster is warm and moist, the yellow going to holes is not as warm, the red at holes, I would surmise, is vapor giving its heat and condensing, yes ?
Let me think of better way to say, or get rescued by thermodynamics professor Hopefully latter.
-the other pic, the hives, can you see how a thermal layer protects them completely ? The heat from those clusters is heating the whole hive. My guess would be, that is with top ventilation(thus the visible heat rising from clusters), can you imagine how much more efficient if you seal the roof.
p.s. The many edits tell me I am out of my depth Also I see my description is poor, I should be saying thermal layers not thermocline. Thank you Mark
Last edited by Maryland Beekeeper; 01-16-2013 at 12:58 AM.
I think I understand what you are saying. Conventional wisdom is to provide top and bottom entrances. This causes upward airflow through the hive allowing moisture to escape, but allowing heat to escape along with it. You're suggesting it might be better to seal (and insulate) the top, causing moisture to condense on the sides and keeping the heat in.
A closed convection cell (i.e. natural airflow in a sealed or one-entrance hive) will generate much slower airflow than an open convection process (bottom and top entrances, or SBB with top entrance). This is because in a sealed chamber, warm air pools at the top and sinks fairly slowly as it is cooled by contact with the top and sides. Less airflow through the cluster should mean less heat loss, less stores consumed.
Going back thru thread I think I sound like an idiot and owe you an apology for it. Thank you for bearing with me
p.s. Your description, to me, sounds, fantastic !... I'm not sure that says much Closed convection cell is now the word of the day ! Off to google
Last edited by Maryland Beekeeper; 01-16-2013 at 02:55 PM.
You toy with me This coincidence(?) gave me a chill I will be happy to admit to you.
Fess up ! Please
p.s. I am ready for a rest, for even if this is the top of a rise, I suspect it will not be the highest along the road.
Last edited by Maryland Beekeeper; 01-16-2013 at 03:42 PM.
Convection (in both open and closed systems) occurs on all scales, from beehives to houses to the atmosphere. I'm not sure an article describing open and closed convection cells at an atmospheric scale will have much relevance to beehives.
Beehives lose heat through conduction (heat transfer through the walls and roof) and convection (warm air leaving the hive). A closed convection cell (i.e. a hive with no top entrances or vents) will still have convection occurring inside, but all heat loss will be through conduction.
Less conduction loss is almost always a good thing (i.e. stacking hives together, wrapping for insulation). A "good" amount of convective heat loss is a balance between heat conservation and air/moisture exchange.
Natural beehives in tree cavities generally have a single, smallish entrance, very thick ceiling insulation, and thinner wall insulation. I would expect that in natural cavities most moisture condenses on the walls and flows to the bottom of the cavity, while the entrance is sufficient for air exchange. Managed beehives are in general less well-insulated, so probably require more calories per bee to overwinter.
Last edited by Luterra; 01-16-2013 at 08:50 PM.
Me either. But I'm a dreamer I see honeycomb in the sky and see no reason not to expect Apis could recreate in hive if it were to advantage That cluster pic has got me thinking weber grill hive, reflect heat evenly
p.s. I see upside down infra red pic of bhive
p.s.s Relevant ?
p.s.s.s Conduction, lessened with increased reflectivity(?) of interior ?
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