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Kick Back and Relax on Sabinal River
Utopia on the River • Utopia, TX
Escape Kit
- A Two-Night Stay for Two in a King or Two-Double Room, Sundays through Thursdays ($173)
- Or, a Two-Night Stay for Two in a King or Two-Double Room, Fridays and Saturdays ($190)
- Daily Buffet Breakfast
- Welcome Basket of Snacks, Drinks, and Local Discounts
- 50% Discount on Two Admissions to Frio Bat Cave
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The Destination
Cloaked in cypress, live oak, and pecan trees, Utopia, Texas, makes an ideal hideaway for those seeking a Southern Shangri-La. This tiny town of around 200 people falls within the vast plains and scrubby terrain of Texas Hill Country, but its landscape turns considerably greener around the spring-fed Sabinal River. The cool water offers a welcome respite from the midday heat, while twinkling fireflies and glimmering stars light up the quiet pastures after dark.
The Digs
For a true Hill Country paradise, look no further than the 700-foot stretch of Sabinal riverfront at Utopia on the River. You'll settle into cozy accommodations and be greeted by a welcome basket full of goodies. Boasting views of the serene grounds—home to wild turkeys, whitetail deer, and colorful hummingbirds—your room is outfitted with one king or two double beds, comfortable furniture, and a television. Each morning, you'll fill up on dishes like apple and cinnamon French toast or rancher scrambled eggs at a country breakfast buffet.
The Diversions
Small town or not, there's plenty to do in and around Utopia. A putter's paradise, the nine-hole Utopia Golf Course offers striking views of Sabinal Canyon, as well as a large clubhouse with couches and an expansive back porch—perfect for a lazy game of dominoes after enjoying a round of golf.
For those who prefer the leisurely sway of hanging branches and the glassy surface of picturesque ponds, Lost Maples State Natural Area will provide access to plenty of maple-lined trails and laid-back fishing holes. Grab a slice of homemade pie at Lost Maples Café before heading to the Frio Bat Cave to witness the otherworldly sight of 10- to 12-million Mexican free-tailed bats swarming the sky.
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2) Open the KML in Google Earth. Right-click "1" in the gmu features list. Select "Save Place As…"
3) Save the feature as a KML (not a KMZ).
4) Convert the KML to a GPX file. There are many open-source software options. I like KML2GPX.exe (download from https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!msg/kml-support-getting-started/5K7vcIGUz6s/_EvtN-YqXuwJ) and GPSBabel (download from http://www.gpsbabel.org/).
5) Upload the GPX file as a track to your GPS. NOTE: for those GPS units with smaller data storage space or without a data storage card the track may be too large to upload without simplifying. Using GPSBabel, you can apply a "Filter" to the Routes & Tracks to simplify the boundary. For units such as the etrex Vista Cx, I know that the track point upload limit is 500 (otherwise it will give you a message that says "track truncated". The Minnesota DNRGPS Application also works well for uploading data but I have not found a way to simplify the track using this software (http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mis/gis/DNRGPS/DNRGPS.html).
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Transform a room with the warm glow of beaded wood wainscoting. Install the paneling right over your existing wall, eliminating the hassle of demolition. It's the perfect project to bring character to a room and make it more inviting.
Wood wainscoting warms and adds character to any room.
Wood wainscoting is the perfect project to transform a plain room into a warm and inviting space to read, study or just hang out in. Historically, wood wainscoting runs the gamut from simple vertical boards to elaborate frame-and-panels. Traditional beaded tongue-and-groove boards like the ones shown have always been a popular choice. That's not just because they look good. Tongue-and-groove boards make great wainscoting because they're easy to install with just a few basic carpentry tools. We show you how to install this wainscot directly over your existing drywall or plaster so you don't have to cut into the walls, and we include details for making custom brackets and mounting the shelf.
You'll need basic hand tools, a circular saw, a jigsaw and a pneumatic finish nail gun to complete this project. Long cuts on a few of the moldings require a table saw. If you don't own one, get help cutting these. A power miter box simplifies cutting the tongue-and-groove boards to length and mitering the moldings and shelves.
We used 9/16-in. thick "beaded" tongue-and-groove clear Douglas fir for the body of the wainscot. Each board is 3 in. wide, not including the tongue. Then we special ordered clear Douglas fir for the baseboard, cap, shelf and window and door trim. Knotty grades are about half the price of clear and may work fine for you, depending on the look you're after. Beaded paneling is readily available in oak and knotty pine. Check your local lumberyard, or you can order other species from specialty millwork suppliers.
Order your wood early and allow it to acclimate
Prepare the room for wainscoting by prying off the window and door trim and baseboard. Then turn off the electrical circuits that serve the room at the main service box. Unscrew the receptacles and switches and pull them out a few inches from the wall (test the outlets with a voltage tester, to make sure they're off). As an extra precaution in case the electricity is accidentally turned back on while you're working in the room, cover the screw terminals on each switch and receptacle with a wrap of electrical tape. Protect tile, wood and vinyl floors with two layers of heavy paper or cardboard taped down (Photo 1). Cover carpeted floors with canvas dropcloths.
Stack the wood in your room about a week before you start installing it so it has time to adjust to the humidity level in your home.
Pry off window and door moldings and baseboard with a flat pry bar. Measure up from the floor 67 in. and snap chalk lines around the room at that height. Locate the studs with a stud finder and mark the centerline of each with a level. Extend the stud marks about 1 in. above the horizontal chalk line.
Nail new 1x4 trim around doors and windows. Use 1-1/2 in. nails to attach the 1x4 to the door frame and 2-in. nails along the outside edge. Miter and nail outside corner molding to the trim with 1-in. finish nails.
Start your wainscoting project by replacing your door and window trim with the same species of wood as your tongue-and-groove boards. If you'll be matching the finish color of the wainscot to the existing trim, you may get by with just adding the outside corner piece (Photo 2). The extra thickness of the outside corner piece allows the base and paneling boards to butt to the windows and doors without protruding.
Begin the new trim installation by nailing the 1x4s across the top of the openings, allowing enough length to butt the side pieces up to them (Photo 2). For windows requiring stools (Photo 13), fit the stool next. Then measure and cut the 1x4s for the sides. Spread wood glue on the joints and nail them up. Then sand them with an orbital sander and 120-grit paper before you miter and nail on the outside corner pieces (Photo 2). We couldn't find fir outside corners, so we used a table saw to make them from 1-1/8 in. thick fir boards, and then eased the edges with a 1/8-in. radius router bit. This "little" detail added a half day to our project!
Arrange 1x8 baseboard around the room so the grain pattern and color of adjoining pieces match as closely as possible. Rough-cut the boards a few inches longer than needed. Then cut the boards to exact length and nail them to each stud with two 2-1/2 in. nails.
Miter the baseboard by clamping a large square in position and using it to guide the saw. Set the saw to cut a 45-degree bevel for outside corner pieces.
A radial arm saw or sliding miter saw works best for cutting the 7-1/4 in. wide baseboard, but you can make perfect cuts with a circular saw, too. Install a sharp blade (we like thin-kerf carbide blades with at least 24 teeth) and clamp a square to the board as a saw guide (Photo 4). A giant speed square also makes a great saw guide. For a great-looking job, arrange the boards for the best color and grain match before you make the final cuts, especially on boards that must be spliced to cover a long wall.
The 3/4-in. thick baseboard protrudes 3/16 in. past the 9/16-in. thick paneling, creating a nice-looking ledge, or reveal (Photo 7). If your tongue-and-groove paneling is 3/4 in. thick instead, shim behind the baseboard with 3/16-in. thick strips of wood to create the reveal. If your floors are unusually wavy or out of level, trim the bottom of the 1x8 boards to fit the contour of the floor. They don't have to fit perfectly. The base shoe molding will cover gaps up to 3/8 in.
Plumb the first board with a 4-ft. level, apply glue and nail it to the wall.
Drive 1-1/4 in. nails through the tongue into the drywall with a power nailer to hold the boards in place until the glue dries. Drive the nails at about a 45-degree angle. Use three nails in each board.
Shim gaps between the wavy wall and the baseboard with layers of heavy paper so the reveal remains the same. Place shimming material so half is behind the base and half is behind the tongue-and-groove paneling.
Assemble outside corners by cutting off the backside of the grooves at a 45-degree angle and aligning the front of the grooves as shown. Glue and face-nail the boards to the corner studs with the tongues facing away from the corner.
Figure out approximately how many full-length tongue-and-groove boards you'll need and cut them 59-3/4 in. long. A power miter box mounted on a stand and fitted with a stop block is the quickest, most accurate method for cutting all the tongue-and-groove boards to the same length.
Tip: Don't assume the boards have a perfectly square mill-cut end. First trim one end square, then cut it to length.
While there are no hard and fast rules for where to start and finish each wall, it looks best to start with full-width boards at doors and outside corners (Photo 8) where they're most visible and work toward corners. Just remember to face the tongue out so you can nail through it. Use a level to make sure the first board is plumb before you glue and nail it. You may have to plane a bit from the top or bottom of the groove side to fit a board against out-of-plumb door or window trim. Otherwise, start at inside corners (Photo 5), where gaps up to 1/2 in. will be covered by the paneling on the adjacent wall.
Follow the fastening procedures shown in Photos 5 - 7. The nails driven into the drywall hold the boards firmly until the glue dries. If you run across a board that's bowed or crooked, save it for a spot where there's a stud mark so you can bend it straight and nail it to solid wood. In this situation, or at corners or other tight spots, it's OK to nail through the face of the board. Fill the nail holes with matching putty after the first coat of finish. Don't worry if the tops of the boards don't line up perfectly; you'll cover them later with the cap and shelf.
Notch boards for switches and receptacles with a jigsaw. Hold the board over the outlet and mark for the top and bottom cuts. Then measure and mark the side cut. Saw straight in at the top. Then cut a sweeping arch into the corner. Cut along the remaining lines and cut small notches for the outlet screws.
Slide special box extenders through the paneling and into the electrical boxes to extend the box. Reattach the receptacles and switches with extra-long screws. Caution: Make sure the power is turned off at the main electrical panel.
Notch the boards to fit around electrical boxes. Don't forget to make a small notch for the outlet screws—it's hard to do after the paneling is in place (Photo 9). The electrical code requires that electrical boxes be flush with wood paneling. You could move the boxes out, but this would be a big job. Instead, buy box extensions, available at hardware stores and home centers, and install them before you reinstall the switches and receptacles (Photo 10).
Measure from the corner to the edge of the board, excluding the tongue, to determine the width of the last board. Measure every 12 in. along the corner and mark these dimensions on the final board. Connect the marks to create a cutting line.
Saw 1/8 in. beyond the line with the saw set to a 30-degree bevel. Then plane to the line, checking the fit occasionally. Remove the back half of the groove by sawing it off or slicing it off with a sharp utility knife. Press the board into place and nail through the face into the corner stud to secure it.
Notch boards with a jigsaw to fit around the window stool. Trim and plane the board to fit tightly to the window trim. Cut off the back half of the groove if necessary to get the board in.
Photos 11 - 13 show how to finish inside corners and notch around a window stool. When you get about 2 ft. from a corner, door or window, measure the space remaining at both the top and bottom of the paneling. If the distance is greater at the top, for example, leave some space (no more than 1/16 in.) between the tops of all the boards so the last board will be about the same width top to bottom. In old houses with walls that are drastically out of plumb, you may have to taper the final board to fit, but this isn't very noticeable if the cut is in a corner. Use the procedure shown in Photos 11 and 12 to mark and cut the last piece.
The last step before installing the shelf is to cut the 2-1/2 in. wide rail and tack it up. Install the rail in front of the tongue-and-groove boards, aligning the top edges (Fig. A). Butt inside corners and miter outside corners just as you did with the baseboard.
Cut out brackets with a jigsaw and sand the curve with a belt sander or sandpaper wrapped around a wooden dowel.
Cut 1x3 boards to fit on top of the paneling and drill two 3/32-in. pilot holes at each stud location. Temporarily fasten them and position the brackets. Attach them temporarily with a pea-size dab of hot melt glue. Stand back and look. Adjust the bracket locations if you like. Then mark the location of each bracket. Remove the brackets and 1x3s.
Drill two 5/32-in. pilot holes at each bracket location and attach the brackets to the 1x3s with 2-in. drywall screws. Reinstall the 1x3s. Drive two 2-1/2 in. finish nails into each stud and use a nail set to sink the nailheads slightly below the surface.
Cut 1x6 boards to fit over the brackets. Miter the corners. Nail the shelf boards to the brackets with 1-1/2 in. finish nails. Cut 1-1/8 in. wide edging strips from lengths of tongue-and-groove paneling for the shelf edging. Leave a "bead" on one edge and align this edge flush with the top of the shelf. Nail the strips to the shelf with 1-in. finish nails.
Cut custom brackets with a jigsaw using our pattern as a guide. Start by figuring out how many brackets you'll need and cutting enough 4-15/16 in. wide x 7-in. long rectangles from a full 1-1/8 in. thick board. (Note: Decrease the width to 4-3/4 in. if your tongue-and-groove boards are 3/4 in. thick.) Again, getting wood thicknesses like this in the species you want can be troublesome. One way is to have a local shop or woodworking friend mill a 2x6 to 1 in. thick.
Draw a grid of 1-in. squares on a block of wood and transfer the bracket pattern (Fig. A) to it. Saw it out with a jigsaw and sand the curve (Photo 14). Use this completed bracket as a pattern to mark the remaining brackets.
Arranging the brackets along the top of the paneling is a lot like hanging pictures—there's no precise formula for what looks best. That's why we decided to install the brackets temporarily with hot melt glue so we could stand back and take a look (Photo 15). As a starting point, space brackets 7 in. from inside corners, 4 in. from outside corners and 6 in. from doors. Space intermediate brackets about 42 in. apart, or halfway between the other brackets. When you're happy with the arrangement, mark the bracket locations. Then take down the rails and mount the brackets with screws driven through the back of the rails (Photo 16). Nail the rails, with brackets attached, to the wall with two 2-1/2 in. finish nails driven into each stud.
Complete the carpentry work by cutting 1x6 shelf boards to fit and nailing them to the brackets. Edge the shelves with 1-1/8 in. strips cut from the tongue-and-groove paneling (Photo 17). Use a table saw and plan the cuts to get two strips from each tongue-and-groove board, retaining the rounded "bead" on one edge.
Oak takes stain beautifully—you can hardly go wrong. But other species, such as pine, cherry, birch and fir (which we used), tend to get blotchy because some areas absorb more stain than others. Here are two solutions.
The easier is to use an all-in-one stain and sealer, which is available at most home centers and paint stores. You have to be careful to get even coverage without runs or buildup, though, because thicker areas show up darker.
The second method is to "condition" the wood to even out the stain penetration. Many stain manufacturers make a conditioner for this purpose. Follow the directions on the label.
We finished our fir wainscot with the first method, using Minwax Polyshade Satin mixed one part Olde Cherry to eight parts Golden Oak (1 cup Olde Cherry to 2 qts. Golden Oak). We followed up with a second coat of untinted, satin, oil-based polyurethane varnish. Sand the bare wood with 150-grit paper and vacuum before staining and varnishing. Check the label for drying times and instructions for sanding between coats.
Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you start—you'll save time and frustration.
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We just got word from Texas Motorplex General Manager Gabrielle Stevenson, the Super Chevy show slated for the track May 22nd - 23rd will host an autocross event. Brad Maxcy of the Texas Region SCCA club is helping to coordinate all the details, and a staff of about 12-15 people from the Texas SCCA group will be working the course during the event.
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last week. France have a chance to grab that Cup off the Germans after being runner up last year.Boy have we got 2 mouth watering semi finals tonight, after the previous champions Germany were knocked out by the USA
Having said that, Finland have been practicing for this nations cup my informants tell me, it's almost as if they believe they should win it, however France will have other ideas, after a dominant display against Denmark winning 5-0 & 2-0 respectively on gully and badwater.
After the few performances we've seen Rouhe shine quite alot for Team Finland as sniper, will he be able to take on the likes of Flippy? Obviously one of the key classes to remove in Highlander especially on enormous open maps. k3 & Muffin will have to wear protective headgear to keep their heads for this one.
ETF2L HL Nation's Cup Semi-Final(4 comments)
- Thursday August 15th
- 21:15 cest
- 15:15 edt (na)
- 07:15 est (aus)
Who will win this match?
- Finland (53%, 8 Votes)
- France (47%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 15
Join VanillaTV tonight at 21:15cest with Skully & Hildreth on the mics, and Rinta directing the play.
If this wasn't enough coverage for you, we will be casting the second game on our secondary twitch channel.
The favourites in this years Nations Cup highlander have been, the very quiet Swedes, ploughing through the teams as if they've already won it, all be it unfortunately Canada defaulted their game due to the time zone difference and were unable to gather the players, which is a shame.
Having said that, Sweden have more default wins than actual wins, I wonder if official playtime with each other will be a deciding factor tonight versus the USA, we saw how they showed a clear dominance versus the Germans, and with the amount of official time being played, you'd have to favour the yanks to take this one off the Swedes.
A potential upset, or maybe just a sign from the USA in preparation for i49 to show a dominant display in all sectors of TF2, 6's and 9's!
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ETF2L HL Nation's Cup Semi-Final(4 comments)
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- 21:15 cest
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- 07:15 est (aus)
Who will win this match?
- Sweden (64%, 7 Votes)
- United States of America (45%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 11
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#21 Sun 16 Jan 11 2:01pm
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Fantastic news. Rocket is a wonderful starting point, if you sow it regularly you have a supply for half the year and the flavour is so delicious compared to supermarket packets. I found Rocket and Mixed Salad seeds saved me the most money and was the most useful. Also 'Autumn Bliss' raspberries were very easy and productive and went on for ever.
Good luck and keep us posted!
#22 Wed 19 Jan 11 6:22pm
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Thanks Robin............................... I actually bought rocket, mint, thyme,garden peas and charlotte potatoes and king edwards yesterday!!!
A work friend of mine ( Danna) has had her allotment for 2yrs..... she has raised beds .....I fetched her the same!!
we plan to go to the allotment on sunday we will take more pics
#23 Thu 20 Jan 11 12:01pm
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The herbs that 'died off' on me last year are going to be replaced in pots this year. We experimented with far too much last year and are going to do more of what we all really love to eat this time....salads, tomatoes, kol-rabi (sp, new word that i learnt on this forum), yellow and green courgettes, carrots, chilis for friends and beetroots for an old neighbour, oh, and raddishes too.
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#24 Sun 13 Feb 11 6:01pm
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Hi sorry not been on
using every spare hour or so to dig those weeds out...
but the soil is fabulous, its like putting a fork in and out of a sugar bowl !!
but all the stones and roots that are within are now aware that I have come to take them out!! lol....its back breaking work but Hubby and I are ready for this challange..
My lovely bro in law is going to rebuild my greenhouse and Hubby is going to water proof the shed etc......my other lovely bro in law is going to help with the rebuild of the poly tunnel.... I am very lucky to have them...
Have had shoots from sown seeds and my berloti beans are amazing
will blog pics
lets hope weather better tomorrow I need to do all the top section for the weekend!!
#25 Sun 13 Feb 11 6:39pm
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Forgot to tell you rhubarb is also planted. I have put them in a raised bed in the top section two different kinds 3ft apart .
I am soooooo enjoying myself every day people at work are asking what have I done so far...
#26 Sun 13 Feb 11 6:42pm
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I have just had my campo being ploughed and wait for it to be milled then I'll start sowing and transplanting what I cannot have in my orto
ciao ciao
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Wonderful happenings!
#28 Mon 14 Feb 11 7:33am
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radicchietto triestino and regina dei ghiacci salad and mizuna to start with in my orto but it's going to rain and I must still take all the weeds from the surface I'll dig with my personal spade just a little piece to have some salads for Easter convention
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#29 Tue 15 Feb 11 7:09pm
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The weather is against me at the moment so I will have to get sowing more seeds...... and eat like a horse because I will need a horses strength to pull out these weeds that are being fed rain at the moment.......it will be like tug of war game!!!
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stop the rain there I must go on with my digging in the orto, I started and then stopped to sit and chat with my brother and SIL , but that was a good way of spending my time


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With some exceptions (and of course, we each have our preferences!)... but MOST of us really should be wearing good shoes! My spine was curving and twisting once (way too much stress at the time...) went to see a rheumatologist (thought I was arthritic...) turns out my spine was out of whack. She said we're going to do two things: 1) You're going to go get some Rykas (shoes designed by women for women's feet... BEST shoes I've ever worn!!) and 2) physical therapy. Well, BOTH worked! I find that whenever I'm wearing poor shoes, my feet/back/hips/knees/toes.... it all hurts!
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This question has been on my mind for quite some time now. When you look at the cars of the past, there are a few that we laugh at. Yugo, K-Car, etcetra. So that got me thinking, what cars of today do you think will become future laughing stocks? Thoughts?
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Gotta agree there. What about the Scion XB? Its pretty ugly, so ugly that its cool, but I'm sure that it will be looked back on and laughed about someday.
maruder is always been funny to me. i dont know if they still produce that one or not.What about those i4 stangs?torrent might be a hilarious one. i dont even know why pontiac needs an SUV. people ought to laugh at Focus, I mean why not.Prius is hilarious and Insight is a knee slapper.
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Did I mention that SAAB expected to sell 10,000 9-2X's a month and the only sold 15 in November? that's laughing stock material.
Yeah i agree with the prius and the new yaris that is replacing the prius
PT Cruisers....not a fan.
The new Impalas, maybe they should name them wildabeasts
------------ Come on Big 3, catch up faster, please!
Prius, Insight, ohh wait IMO they are already laughingstocks
I'd say all hybrids, unless they were perfected.
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thats right, it is just another ugly little car
i think yaris will be. any econonmy car that looks wierd and has a wierd name is gonna get laughed at. prius will be hilarious if they dont figure out how to get the electric engine running properly and reliably.
Escalades...we'll be mortified at their garish gold packages.Solstice...the future Fiero. A debacle in the making. Following in the Fieros footsteps without missing a beat.Any 4 door with ground effects, wings, blue lights, neon skirts and wheels whose combined diameter surpasses the dispalcement of the engine. Most M/T COTY winners...sorry Brandy. It's many times the K.O.D. ....citation, k car............


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Never did I suggest that 100% of the people that are attending these rallies and supporting the arrest were doing it for a just cause, I was saying that a majority are and you deny that claim. To you it seems like they are all hipsters looking for the next 'cool thing' but in actuallity the majority are angry at the whole situation and doing it because its the 'right thing' not the 'cool thing'
Ok, let's put your theory to the test then shall we? I'm going to remember this, and lets say a month, one month from now I'm gonna start making Hoodie+Skittles+Trayvon comments around TAGF and in THEE Thread, I can almost guarantee no one is going to know what I'm talking about, people care in the moment....but we forget...most are not "really" angry, they are spurred by the media to be angry in the moment but once the media drops this and picks something else up those same people will be "genuinely angry" at the next tragedy, I'm sorry Kase but that's how most people are, they do what they are told by the media....our society is a bunch of sheep...everyone will forget....it's sad but it's also true.
Sounds like a good idea Daven
So why do you put genuinely angry in quotations, are you saying that nobody can or is allowed to be genuinely angry anymore, because you think they'll just be pretending to join the fad or theyre trying to be 'cool'
Better that people think its 'cool' and bring attention to the issue rather than ignoring it completely, yes it may be disingenuous but at least its bringing attention to the light
To you its a majority, in reality its a minority
[/quote]Is it cool in the younger generations to be "angry" these days? I do know a few people that due to drugs are Angry people now, I pray for them, but it's pretty much an every day, all the time thing. They're just angry. I do agree that certain races are more disposed to be involved in criminal activity. Another important statistic is how many of the perps that do illegal things are addicts or under the influence of alcohol and drugs.[/quote]

I disagree about certain races being more disposed to crime. It has a lot to do with a million factors but race aint one of them.

[/quote]I realize its 2001 data, I would be interested to see 2012. [/quote]
thats registered crimes though
I think we could all agree that cops tend to racially profile and there is a probably LARGE discrimination in white males committing crimes not being caught to black males not going caught.
I agree that black males probably would still have the advantage but I would think that its much closer than that
[/quote]Ever see "trading places" with Eddie Murphy? An individual is a product of their environment in most circumstances. Lack of education, poverty and the other challenges in the inner cities of this country breed the most criminals. It's bound to happen. I would choose not to breed if I were in that scenario, why bother?[/quote]

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I poured quite a bit of money into this hobby, with the intent of learning it, doing swarm removals and cut outs, (and swarm removals /easy cutouts are already on my website).
I have 2 empty deeps and a nuc, plus other "homemade" woodware that may or may not ever hold a frame. I have a suit, and tools, and stuff. All of my bees are dead.
The fence I will end up depreciating over a 10 year period. How about the other stuff, how do you expense it on your taxes?


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Paul Caponigro is one of America's foremost landscape photographers. Emerging from an earlier generation of photographers that included Ansel Adams, Walker Evans, Paul Strand, and his early mentor Minor White, over his fifty-year career Caponigro has successfully wedded his reverence for nature with a profound commitment to portray in his work the spiritual dimensions of the natural world – what Caponigro himself has described as "the hidden presence of places." He has spent much of his nearly fifty-year career exploring and depicting scenes of nature and our place in it, often in places he has come to know well. This exhibition examines bodies of work spanning his entire career, focusing on specific locales he has visited, sometimes once, sometimes repeatedly. Among them are ancient and Christian sites in Ireland, natural wonders of the American Southwest, the striking beauty of creeks and snowfalls in rural Connecticut, and his more recent work from Maine, where he has lived since 1993. Drawn almost entirely from the artist's collection, the exhibition includes approximately sixty examples of Caponigro's work, frequently in larger-scale examples, and some of which have not been seen before. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue by exhibition organizer, Farnsworth Chief Curator Michael K. Komanecky.
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You could view Mystère by Cirque du Soleil as a deep, abstract interpretation of the origins of life and the universe. Or you could simply see it as the most "pure" Cirque du Soleil experience you can get in Vegas. Either way, Mystère is going to wow you with the beauty it evokes and the acrobatic talent it showcases.
This show fuses elements of performance art, music and culture from around the world, using characters that seem both familiar and exotic all at once. Performers in colorful outfits channel birds, lizards and other colorful animals with dance and acrobatic maneuvers, just as the two baby characters bring both laughs and gasps to the audience with their innocent and often near-perilous hijinks.
And then there's troublemaker Brian Le Petit, a wild-haired man in an oversized tux whose antics start well before the show does. A throwback to entertainers of yesteryear, Brian interacts with audience members as many are still finding their seats.
Brian returns later in the show, disrupting the "flow" of the acts to straight-laced narrator Moha-Samedi's chagrin, but resulting in some of the show's most memorable moments. One can't help but cheer him on as the frustrated narrator attempts to maintain some order in the show.
The Aerial Cube is another act that dazzles early on, featuring a performer and a box made of metal tubes. The performer spins and maneuvers within and without, even balancing and spinning the structure on one corner in a display of dexterity and strength.
The Chinese Pole segment is an impressive show of agility and synchronized acrobatics, as groups of performers scale, slide and swap positions across three metal poles.
Likewise, there are plenty of aerial segments, including a trampoline act that sends performers hurtling into the air in a series of spins and flips, flying trapeze, and an aerial high bar that puts acrobats 40 feet above the stage.
Mystère is also beautifully scored, with the band's music being complemented in parts with thundering Taiko drums on the stage -- the largest of which had to be constructed inside the theater, as no door was big enough to accommodate it.
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The oaky taste of Armagnac, a French brandy made in Gascony, has long been paired with prunes. While Armagnac is available in vintage bottlings, nothing so extravagant is needed for this recipe. Use waterproof markers to decorate the outside of glass jars with flowers, abstract designs or a favorite line from a poem.
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Lawsuit on yoga in school heads to court
Parents in California school claiming yoga is religious
By Allison Ash, 10News - Trial of a lawsuit that seeks to stop yoga instruction in the Encinitas Union School District got under way Monday in a San Diego courtroom.
The lawsuit was filed by the National Center for Law and Policy on behalf of Stephen and Jennifer Sedlock, whose children attend one of the district's nine schools. They contend that Ashtanga yoga is religious in nature, and that opting out costs students physical education time.
Controversy over the program erupted last year as the district began to develop a health and wellness curriculum that includes yoga.
The program was funded by a $500,000 grant from the K.P. Jois Foundation, which promotes Ashtanga yoga, a fast-paced form of yoga of progressively more demanding poses with synchronized breathing. The district is believed to be the first in the country to have full-time yoga teachers at every one of its schools.
Dean Broyles, who represents the plaintiffs in this case, quizzed Baird about the K.P. Jois Foundation, which wants to develop a nationwide yoga program for schools.
The National Center for Law and Policy wrote in a declaration supporting the complaint that "EUSD's Ashtanga yoga program is inherently and pervasively religious, having its roots firmly planted in Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, and Western Metaphysical religious beliefs and practices."
The declaration also says children who have opted out of yoga classes are subjected to bullying.
Superintendent Timothy Baird testified that parents are allowed to opt out of yoga, but the children of those who do will receive less PE time than participating students. However, they will still receive at least the state-required minimum of PE minutes, he said.
He denied that the foundation hired yoga teachers for the district or had a hand in writing the curriculum.
"I have seen nothing that would indicate that students are being indoctrinated," Baird said during testimony.
The superintendent testified that the pace of the yoga exercises and terminology have been changed to make it "kid friendly," but the poses remain the same as in the adult version.
Only part of the full health and wellness program has been implemented around the district, according to Baird.
"We're constantly writing the curriculum -- it's not done," Baird said.
Baird said EUSD students get the required minimum of 200 hours each 10 days of physical activity. Those students who are involved in yoga get 320 minutes of physical fitness.
Baird also said that he noticed that during the trial period, when only one school in the district was practicing yoga, children were getting better grades. He admitted the information is anecdotal, not scientific.
Several parents attended the first day of the trial. Those who say yoga has no place in their children's schools declined to be interviewed on the advice of their attorney.
One parent on the other side of the issue said he was attending the trial out of curiosity.
"I've personally seen yoga being done and I've done yoga and I've had no religious transformation or experience," said Scott Gaddy, a father of two. "I'm curious to see how they're saying it's more than that because I personally haven't experienced that."
Gaddy said parents with objections to yoga should be respected, but told 10News, the ABC affiliate in San Diego, he believes the lawsuit is a frivolous waste of taxpayer money.
The trial is expected to last two to three days in the courtroom of Superior Court Judge John Meyer. The parties have agreed to have Meyer decide the issue, so there is no jury.


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With this versoin, I think, you have broken the caller identification setting on my Android(Galaxy Nexus). I saved my called ID settings a couple of times(from web) and it reverts back to nothing and shows some California number as caller id! It was working fine before this update.
This version and previous versions have broken the expected behaviour on the Motorola Atrix 4G (Bell 2.3.6). I had to manually go back and test each release to find one that worked properly.
I found that version skype_v188.8.131.52 is one that works properly (both in portrait and landscape mode).
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Over the past week I downloaded and installed the Skype for Android app to my Sony Tablet S, with the latest version of Android OS installed. At this point I have been able to call and "talk" to one of my friends using the Skype to Skype call feature, but unfortunately I have not been able to do a "video" call with him. The issue seems to be that "video" Icon is not appearing for selection when I place the call and tap the screen to try to select that option. I have two cameras (front and back) on my tablet and they are in fine working order with all other applications I have used them with. It does not seem to matter whether I have turned the camera(s) on before or after placing the call, I still get no opportunity to select making a video call. When I installed the application, there was a option to test the audio, but not the video compatibility with my tablet. I like Skype and have also installed the Windows PC version to my computer - and video calls work great on that platform. But any advice about how to make the video calling feature work on my Tablet would be appreciated and surely increase my satisfaction with Skype.
I have the new Razor Maxx and Skype says that they dont have a version that is supported by my phone. It says that a video version is offered soon. I dont care about video, I just want to use the calling feature. no other info is offered.
I have an HTC and keep getting urgent notifications, however even when pasting this in browser doesn't come up with anything. Personally find skype useless, waste of money. Probably in 6 months have had 2 conversations, now it doesn't work at all - rings, can't hear anyone at end of line, but they can hear me. What am I paying for? Purchased it as a business number for my aged care business so the elderly wouldn't bourke at phoning mobile numbers. Heaven knows how much business this skype has cost me. Not happy at all.


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The U-11 Mustang Tornados took first place at the Golden Gate Tournament played on the polo fields in Golden Gate Park recently with Katrina Palumbo, Shelby Cooke, Stephanie Pritzkow, Kat Klass, Regan Leach, Natalie Elam, Assistant Coach Frank Squires, Aimee Squires, Maddie Rabago, Maya Felten, Hannah Perrien, Hannah Smith, Katelyn Krommenhoek, Taylor Cuenin and Head Coach Mike Cooke.
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Maddie Rabago is a very good soccer player just like Aimee Squires and Madison Engelhart.Go Tornadoes!!!!!!!!!!


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Gonkar Gyatso exhibition in Lacoste: 'Meditations on Irony'
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SCAD presents "Meditations on Irony," a solo exhibition by Tibetan-born, British artist Gonkar Gyatso that illuminates his practice of interweaving traditional Buddhist iconography with the detritus of pop culture. Exploring themes of identity, hegemony, globalization and hybridity, the exhibition features prints, posters and sculptural works from 2006-present, which have been constructed with thousands of stickers, paper collage and logos. Gyatso's usurpation of our media-saturated environments and repetitive use of the Buddha illustrate his interest in ubiquity and accessibility. What once was "white noise" becomes a cacophony of carefully composed images, beautifully constructed into an iconographic form or word.
Artist talk: Saturday, Nov. 9, 4:30 p.m.
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Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 9:33 PM
Update About My Birthday.
So my birthday is in 7 days :) im gonna be 15 & what I really want is to meet nicki minaj!If anybody can make this happen please please PLEASE tell me or make it happen for me.Thats all i ever and truely want is to meet her.I've had amazing dreams about meeting her.I want my dream/wish to come true.So barbz & kenz if you could please tell nicki my dream.Get the word out that babytaylor310 wants...
Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 9:32 PM
My First Die Hard Crush
So there is this guy that in my second period and i barely talk to him but we ha to go to this class after school and i couldn't stop talking to him and he has this amazing smile like omg its his #1 feature like my eyes are my #1 feature bc they're grey but a couple ither girls like him and idk what to say to him or give him hints...I need help cause I really like him! Like omg I cant stop...
Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 8:23 PM
So I went to the doctor and I'm negative for amenia and I took an asthma test thingy :( Failed cause I got asthma.So I Missed School Today!Good No Pe :) I Hate Pe Not Bc Im Fat But Bc I'd Rather Be In A Classroom Working On Classwork.!Nothing else really happened just that.I've been tweeting Nicki but still nothing & Idk if she even accepted my friend request on here. :( My birthday is in 2...
Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 10:23 PM
Life.With Asthma
So this morning I had a lil asthma attack during P.E and literally scared my P.E teacher.Im going to see my doctor wednesday so maybe i'll get my inhaler + birth control + whatever else.Yes I'm getting birth control...No not because i'm thinking im gonna get knocked up but for other reasons.And I have a date this saturday that hopefully doesn't get cancelled!Its my first date :) im so...
Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 11:46 PM
Calling All Barbz Who Care About Me!!
I need your guys help to get Nicki's attention.Tweet her, message her, and just do what you have to to get her to notice me and maybe rt me or chat with me idc if its even a second it counts to me.Tell Nicki everything you know about me, Tell her how I really want to meet her for my birthday!! Cause honestly I really do.I would do anything to meet Nicki!Or at least take a picture with her.!Im a...
Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 6:38 PM
To The Barbz Who Commented On My Blogs!
This one is for you guys! I wanna Thank you guys so much for caring and giving advice to me.You guys are so caring...No wonder why nicki wants to just eat you guys up :p lol. I only wish that nicki would have like a lil get together with just us lol.My die hard dream is to meet nicki! I used to just drive myself crazy just thinking about it and then I gave it up because I dont have that type...
Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:51 PM
I'm Back Again.
So I haven't been on this in the longest because I've been depressed because I have impossible dreams that won't come true unless: 1.I become a billionaire 2.My father is mr.warbucks from aninne So My dreams: 1.Meeting Nicki Minaj! 2.Having a sweet 16 Are over they will never happen.It's a fact.It's reality.Its life. My life sucks so bad I bet no one gives a fuck because my own...
Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 6:26 PM
I'm Back!!!
So I haven't written a blog in a while bc of how stressed out i've been & just blah blah.Lets just jump into a happy situation.My birthday is coming up on April 27th Im excited yet sad bc this will be my first birthday without my father here but I kinda don't care bc i've been pushing him away and shit and im just pissed at him for leaving me here to go up there and shit and I dont want to move...
Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 5:55 PM
So Yesterday Was Drill Competition & I Spent The Whole Day With Jo Jo :) She Is My Favorite Person Right Now Bc Everyone Else Is Annoying & Acting Like Asses! Wish She Would Just Adopt Me & I Could Be Really Happy! Im Sad When Im Not With Her & I Get All Crazy & Start Missing Everyone..! So I Stopped Procrastinating And Cleaned My Guinea Pig's Cage & My Room But No One Told Me That They...


text: A friend of mines' daughter lives in Washington, IL. Her house blew away! That area was hit the hardest! We lost some metal roofing that was already peeling off of an old corn bin ....i saw it flying toward me way as I was frantically trying to get my car into the detached garage and the huge sliding door on our pole barn is now on the ground. It was fine as I was pulling in....then all hell broke loose! I was never so scared in my life. I swear I saw the witch on the bicycle fly by! The wind (tornado-light?) was incredible! I held onto my steering wheel so tight as I raced to get home from church. Heart beating! Never want to go thru that again! Living in the prairie is always an adventure!


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"Queens and workers are genetically identical" That doesn't sound right. Could you elaborate?
Mike (UK)
Yes, again we know that. what relevance does it have to your argument that selective propagation and drone (partial) control will never succeed in raising resistance?
Mike (UK)
The race isn't always to the swift, nor the fight to the strong, but that's the way to bet
Like all treatments is preserves all those that would in nature perish, thus ridding the population of its least adapted individuals and their dysfunctional genes. Just as effective in setting back the resistance clock to zero.
Chemical free it might be. A solution to the problem lack of natural resistance it ain't. 'Treatment free'? Not in my book.
Mike (UK)
The race isn't always to the swift, nor the fight to the strong, but that's the way to bet
From here, my first assumption would be that the ferals you have been getting haven't made much, if any, progress toward resistance - likely they are simply first or second year escapees. Can you try harder to locate some thriving resistant ferals?
Mike (UK)
The race isn't always to the swift, nor the fight to the strong, but that's the way to bet
Sure, I know not all beekeepers follow this! I wouldn't need to be here making these arguments again and again if they did!
You have the sort of 'variable expression of the privilege to do so' given to fishermen without regulation. Pretty soon there are no fish and no fishermen, and humanity and unborn generations have lost something precious that wasn't fishermen's to take.
Mike (UK)
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The race isn't always to the swift, nor the fight to the strong, but that's the way to bet
Originally Posted by Saltybee
The idea that man is only providing a box for the all natural bee is like believing man can raise the all natural maize by throwing corn into a field.
In an open mating organism, the more you keep sickly individuals alive to mate, the more sickness there will be in the next generation.
That is just simply inarguable. Like day follows night.
Husbandrymen should be mindful of this, particularly when suffering from a seemingly intractable sickness.
They can be aided in their understanding by consideration of Nature's ways. For your contemplation, some words from one of the most famous bee breeders of all time (My emphasies):
""Breeding is, in the first place, simply the increase in the number of queens."
"Yet breeding is not merely a question of reproduction. Above all, breeding implies improvement in the bee's performance capability "
"Queen breeding ranks as the most important activity in the efficient management of an apiary: by it, the apiarist [...] advances from being a Beekeeper to a being a Beebreeder."
"Breeding is by no means a human invention. Nature, which in millions of years
has bought forth this immense diversity of wonderfully adapted creatures, is the
greatest breeder. It is from her that the present day breeder learnt how it must
be done, excessive production and then ruthless selection, permitting only the
most suitable to survive and eliminating the inferior."
Friedrich Ruttner,
Breeding Techniques and Selection for Breeding of the Honeybee, pg 45
These principles are extremes of the methods undertaken by ordinary, competent, beekeepers - those Ruttner speaks of in the third extract above, which I've highlighted.
If you are genuinely interested in tf beekeeping, you'll need to become very familiar with these things. And if and when you are, you'll understand that protecting your bees from passing diseases simply - and dramatically - increases the liklihood that future generations will suffer from them. You've interfered with the population's primary health mechanism; and you - and others - pay the price.
Life is tough. But the way to get through isn't to wrap your hives in cotton wool. Its to equip your stock to meet the challenges.
Mike (UK)
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The race isn't always to the swift, nor the fight to the strong, but that's the way to bet
This is another approach towards natural selection.
We explored practical steps to implement a sustainable treatment against Varroa destructor which is adapted to common beekeeping situations, and applies conventional control but nevertheless exerts selection pressure towards increased mite tolerance in honey bees. This approach approximates conditions of natural selection in host-parasite systems, and is supported by evidence that the impact of V. destructor decreases when bee populations are overexploited by the parasites.
http://www.exmoorbeesandbeehives.co.uk/ Buckfast UK.
As I recall, you look for different-coloured wax cappings, and perhaps a slightly raised cap. It might be that the bees re-use the same lid, so what you are looking for is a ring of newer wax.
Best I can offer right now - if anyone else has info I'd be very grateful.
Mike (UK)
The race isn't always to the swift, nor the fight to the strong, but that's the way to bet
Mike my question was rhetorical. In fact you cannot recognise recapped cells just by looking at the cap.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
>I think your wrong. Yes some antibiotics can wipe out good bacteria FOR A FEW DAYS.. not forever.
This is one sentence from from deknow's summary on the study on his web site:
"In summary, this work shows rather definitively that gut microbiotia is heritable (and very old), and that a line damaged by antibiotics does not return (at least in 25+ years) to its original population."
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
Regards, Barry
Everything gets darker, as it goes to where there is less light. Darrel Tank (5PM drawing instructor)
Mike (UK)
The race isn't always to the swift, nor the fight to the strong, but that's the way to bet
Mike, most of the feral hives here are young hives. swarming seems to keep them going. This year is probably going to be the lowest in a long time for ferals. a really bad year for honey last year, and a sever winter will make wild losses very high.
Still looking for that link for the "restiant" producers....
One can clearly see that the bees are opening cells and recapping.
From the same hive.
Changes in Infestation, Cell Cap Condition, and Reproductive Status of Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) in Brood Exposed to Honey Bees with Varroa Sensitive Hygiene
Jeffrey W. Harris,1 Robert G. Danka and José D. Villa
USDA-ARS, Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory, 1157 Ben Hur Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70820
1 Corresponding author, e-mail: email@example.com.
Honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) bred for Varroa sensitive hygiene (VSH) selectively remove pupae infested with Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) from capped brood that is inserted into the nest. After 1 wk, remaining brood cells tend to have been uncapped and recapped, and remaining mites are mostly infertile. A primary goal of this experiment was to compare the reproductive status of mites that remained in recapped and normally capped cells after a 1-wk exposure to VSH and control colonies. Differences in distribution of fertile mites in normally capped brood cells between VSH bees and control bees may suggest that the stimulus for hygiene is related to reproduction by mites. Identification of stimuli triggering VSH behavior could be used to develop new bioassays for selective breeding of this important resistance mechanism. Combs of capped brood that were exposed to control bees had 10 times more pupae with fertile mites in normally capped brood as did VSH bees (6.7 and 0.7%, respectively). They also had 3 times more pupae with infertile mites in normally capped brood than did VSH bees (1.4 and 0.5%, respectively). Thus, VSH bees targeted fertile mites by a 3:1 ratio by either removing or uncapping and recapping their host pupae. Biased removal of mite-infested pupae with fertile mites suggested that stimuli triggering VSH behavior were enhanced by the presence of mite offspring within the brood cell. This bias for fertile mites is not seen during experiments of short 3-h duration. The differing results are discussed relative to a behavioral threshold model for hygienic behavior in honey bees in which different experimental protocols may reflect activities of honey bees having different sensitivities to pupae infested by fertile mites. In addition, mortality of mite offspring was significantly higher in recapped cells than in normally capped cells and contributed to decreased reproduction by the mites.
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Regards, Barry
On Bee.L.
With regard to the question as to whether VSH bees will recap bald brood, I
asked one of the researchers who are investigating the phenomenon
intimately--Dr. Jeffrey Harris at the Baton Rouge Lab. His reply:
Hello Randy,
Yes. We have seen all pupal stages into lightly tanned body get recapped by
VSH bees. Purple-eyed pupae with white bodies are commonly recapped.
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
Posting same time as Barry.
Last edited by beekuk; 01-06-2014 at 10:06 AM.
http://www.exmoorbeesandbeehives.co.uk/ Buckfast UK.
>then we are all doomed to bees with terrible IBS
That was not on my list of concerns. But since we know that gut bacteria protects bees from AFB, EFB, Nosema and chalkbrood, the bacteria is a concern...
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
You may have a point that beneficial flora in the bee gut is a good thing. But what does it mean? with bees being so social, and drifters common, I would expect that any hive even if treated would soon have replenished the beneficial bacteria's.
Secondly were it such a huge issue, we could and would see dramatic results. As pointed out NZ bees (and other places) would be extremely healthy, and bees treated with things to eliminate EFB would be dieing off in record numbers.
This is not what we are seeing. not even close. In fact no trends seem to be popping out, specifically ones that show old hives outliving all others. or swarms from older hives solving all the problems. were that the case a few drifters with nectar could and would quickly replace the missing flora in our domestic hives.
If gut fauna were the answers then I would suspect feral hives to long outlive packages brought in. Not what I am seeing. Data shows its a time factor. how many mite cycles.... a hot potato if you will. constant splitting and brood breaks seem to relieve the symptoms...
I do understand in your area you seem to have something else working well for you. How may of your hives are going 2-3 years without brood breaks or requeening??


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Apartment Sagrada Familia(HUTB-00913514)
Size85 m²
Floor No.6(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Elevator in building
- Balcony/terrace
- Towels
- Internet/WiFi
Accommodation summary
|Diputació, 08013 Barcelona, Spain
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It is located in Monumental, a nice neighborhood located in the famous Eixample, with many bars, restaurants and supermarkets around. Just 5-10 minutes from here we can find the Sagrada Familia (the spectacular modernist cathedral designed by Antoni Gaudí ). Plaza Catalunya and Las Ramblas (the city center) are just 5-10 minutes away by metro. Monumental metro station (purple line) is only 2-3 minutes away. The apartment is also very well connected by many bus lines, and the bus will take you to the beach in 10 minutes. Clot train station (which is connected directly with El Prat Airport ) is only 3 metro stops away.
The famous street market "Encants Vells" is very close, only a 5-10 minutes walk from the apartment. It is one of the oldest street markets in Europe, its existence is known since the 14th century. It is one of those places in Barcelona that you have to see, antiques can be found at a great price. You can also find many other articles and products, both new and second hand. Furthermore you will find supercheap second-hand clothing.
House rulesThe guests has to pay a deposit of 300€ on arrival, this deposit is refoundable providing that the apartment is left in the same condition as when the guests entered.
It is essential to respect the neighbours and keep the noise down after 22h (23h Friday, Saturday)
It is not allowed to bring other people to the apartment.
No smoking in the apartment.
Check-out is at 10h. Late check-out will affect the deposit.
|Maximum nights
|3 months
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|On arrangement
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|Cancellation Policy
Reviews of this property
We are just back from our gorgeous trip to Barcleona. Oliver is a very careing host. He reiceived us in the apartment whith a chilled bottle of Lambrusco and served us with a lot of details about Barcelona, the surroundings and cool spots. He organized us as well tickets for the hop-on hop-off tour to a reduced price and responded to our queries during our stay very promptly.
The apartment itself is in a very good condition, pretty clean and good suitable for 5 persons. The neighbourhood is not so frequented by tourists which is actually very nice. A good bakery and a delicious butcher are in walking distance as well as some supermarkets, small convenience stores and bars. By foot you walk to the citycenter around 20 minutes. The metro station is 3 blocks away and brings you in 3 stations right to Passeig de Gracia.
Check-out was made the evening of our departure because we left early in the morning the next day.
We would totally recommend this nice apartment.
The only thing on the downside is that there is just one large towel for each person.
It is a perfect apartment, clean, well located, and with the necessary equipment. Oliver genuine host who made everything even easier despite our arrival and departure of the apartment. Lovely !!!
Es un apartamento perfecto, limpio, muy bien situado, y con el equipamiento necesario. Oliver un auténtico anfitrión que nos hizo todo aún más fácil a pesar de nuestras horas de llegada y salida del apto. Encantador!!!
The apartment is well kept and clean. It's very good located and the guy takes it nice and advises you which areas and bars can visit. If we contact with him, no doubt ...
El piso está muy bien cuidado y limpio. Está muy buen situado y el chico que lo lleva muy agradable y te aconseja qué zonas y bares puedes visitar. Si volvemos contactaremos con él, sin ninguna duda...
So you could wish for a stay in Barcelona. Appealing apartment in pristine condition. Good location for exploring the city as the metro is within walking distance. Shops nearby. An additional advantage to Oliver. Nice, simple with great insider tips.
Gladly again.
So wünscht man sich einen Aufenthalt in Barcelona. Ansprechende Wohnung im tadellosem Zustand. Gute Lage für Stadterkundungen da die Metro nur wenige Gehminuten entfernt ist. Einkaufsmöglichkeiten in unmittelbarer Nähe. Einen zusätzlichen Pluspunkt an Oliver. Nett, unkompliziert mit tollen Insidertipps.
Gerne wieder.
Oliver welcomed us warmly in the beautiful quiet and clean apartment. Everything met our expectations-only of towels was gespart- for each person was only 1 towel for 6 days too little data. Kitchen towels were missing.
Otherwise, we have but very comfortable and the location close to the metro was also great. Many stores nearby to supply us with food. Very good cost-performance-Verhäntnis
Oliver empfing uns freundlich in der schönen ruhigen und sauberen Wohnung. Alles entsprach unseren Vorstellungen-lediglich an Handtüchern wurde gespart- für jede Person war nur 1 Handtuch da- für 6 Tage zu wenig. Küchenhandtücher fehlten auch.
Ansonsten haben wir uns aber sehr wohl gefühlt und die Lage in Nähe der U-Bahn war auch prima. Viele Läden in der Nähe, um uns mit Lebensmitteln zu versorgen. Sehr günstiges Preis-Leistungs-Verhäntnis
Oliver is a great host. He spent ½ hour to tell us about Barcelona even though we were 1 hour late because the flight was delayed. He told us what to see and what be aware about. We used a lot of his advice during our time in Barcelona.
The apartment was even better than we had expected. Everything was clean and tidy. The wifi worked perfectly. There was a nice little balcony where you could enjoy the morning sun.
The area is safe and there are small dining places, small shops and good supermarkets nearby. Very good public transportation.
We will recommend it to everybody!
Oliver was an excellent host, and very timely to greet both arrival and departure. On arrival we both thoroughly explained practical aspects of the apartment as tourist and tips for getting around the city. Very complete apartment, quiet, clean, friendly and well located with everything you could need to be as at home. No facilities.
Oliver fue un excelente anfitrión, y muy puntual tanto para recibirnos a nuestra llegada como a la salida. A nuestra llegada nos explicó detenidamente tanto aspectos prácticos del apartamento como turísticos y consejos para movernos por la ciudad. El apartamento muy completo, tranquilo, limpio, acogedor y bien situado, con todo lo que se puede necesitar para estar como en como en casa. Repetiría sin duda.
We felt very comfortable. The apartment is well equipped and comfortable to use for five people. Oliver took good care of us.
We felt very comfortable. The flat is well equipped and very usable for five persons. Oliver did quite good care about us.
Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt. Die Wohnung ist gut ausgestattet und für fünf Personen bequem zu nutzen. Oliver hat sich gut um uns gekümmert.
We felt very comfortable. The flat is well equipped and very usable for five persons. Oliver did quite good care about us.
My stay was wonderful.
I was with my family in this apartment at the last January 31 to the 02 of February.
The apartment is very clean, everything new, delicious beds and very tasty shower. The apartment is very well located, quiet neighborhood and sure enough, plus the ease and proximity to two Metro stations. It's really very close to the Sagrada Familia, the Batlló and Quarry House, just walk a little.
With respect to our host Oliver just have to thank. He answered promptly and gave several sightseeing tips.
Super recommend this apartment.
Mi estancia fue maravillosa con mi familia en el pasado this apartment en 31 de enero to febrero 02.
El es muy limpio apartment, all nuevo, delicious beds y muy buena shower. El apartment is muy bien located, quiet neighborhood y por supuesto, además de la banquet facilities y la proximidad to the metro estaciones. Es muy really about la Sagrada Familia, la Casa Batllo y la Pedreira, caminar solo un poco.
Con respecto a nuestro anfitrión Oliver soil tenemos to thank. Con él answered prontitud y dio various tourism consejos.
Super recommend this floor.
Minha estadia foi maravilhosa.
Estive com minha familia neste apartamento no ultimo dia 31 de janeiro ao dia 02 de fevereiro.
O apartamento é muito limpo, tudo novinho, as camas deliciosas e o chuveiro muito gostoso. O apartamento é muito bem localizado, bairro tranquilo e bastante seguro, além da facilidade e proximidade com duas estações de metrô. É realmente bem próximo da Sagrada Família, da Casa Batló e Pedreira, só andar um pouquinho.
Com relação ao nosso anfitrião Oliver só tenho a agradecer. Ele nos atendeu prontamente e deu várias dicas de passeios.
Súper recomendo esse apartamento.
Mi estancia fue maravillosa con mi familia en este apartamento en el pasado 31 de enero a febrero 02.
El apartamento es muy limpio, todo nuevo, deliciosos camas y muy buena ducha. El apartamento está muy bien situado, tranquilo barrio y por supuesto, además de la facilidad y la proximidad a dos estaciones de metro. Es realmente muy cerca de la Sagrada Familia, la Casa Batlló y la Pedreira, solo caminar un poco.
Con respecto a nuestro anfitrión Oliver solo tenemos que agradecer. Él respondido con prontitud y dio varios consejos de turismo.
Súper recomendo este piso.
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Wimbledon third round action
With many of the favorites already out of the tournament due to elimination of withdrawl, Wimbledon is anyone's game. Will Serena Williams continue to power through her opponents and take the title? Will an underdog steal the men's title?
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I have seen several people using fish net, construction barrier fencing, etc as mediums on which to attach their grasses and other camoflauging needs. It seems these are real effective as opposed to a layout blind type boat cover, but I have a couple of questions.
1) Once you cut the material to size for it to lay over the boat, how feasible is it to make a couple different blinds that can be changed out for different hunting areas?
2) Synthetic or Real Raffia? I know Scaup and Bknilvr have been doing some research on the 2..


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Nisswa: Resorter shares concerns
Mark Ronnei, Grand View Lodge, asked legislators to carefully consider a proposed minimum wage increase. While he supports an increase, Ronnei asked legislators to consider a tip credit (a credit against the business' minimum wage obligation to the employee) and a 90-day wage that applies to 16- to 18-year-olds.
"I'm their first employer so we need a training wage for them. They don't know what it means to work. They don't get it," Ronnei said, asking why young teens should be paid the same as employees with more experience who are more productive.
Ronnei said raising the minimum wage without adding a tip credit would result in fewer employees. Lost jobs would become an unintended consequence, he said.
Ronnei also passionately addressed education, asking legislators to take a stand against the state Department of Education, which he said focuses on test scores instead of true forms of education.
"Administrators in the system can't stand up to the Department of Education. You are our only line of defense and you have to be more aggressive with this," he said.
Jim Benson, also of Grand View, spoke against bills from trial lawyers trying to get rid of liability. That would halt tourists from bringing bikes, watercraft and snowmobiles to resorts, and would affect fishing guides, he said.
In response to a question about legislation regarding body grip traps to protect hunting dogs and people, Ruud and Ward said those bills are stuck right now and won't get hearings until those on both sides of the issue get together and negotiate to break the logjam.


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[quote user="BlueSanta"][quote user="nycsportzfan"]And, heres my guy Davon House... I'm telling you, this guys a 1st rd talent... Hes special... Also, Derek Newton, the OT from Ark St, shined again at his proday.. Ive been talking about him for some time now as well..
Davon House, CB, New Mexico State
Height: 6-1. Weight: 200.
Projected 40 Time: 4.44.
Combine 40 Time: 4.43.
Pro Day 40 Time: 4.35.
Benchx225: 14. Vertical: 33.5. Arm: 31 7/8.
Projected Round (2011): 2-3.
3/19/11: Davon House blew up his Pro Day with a 4.35 40. He really improved his chances of being drafted in the second round.
He is a good player. I do not think he makes it to the 3rd round Giants pick. In fact, I wouldnt be surprised if some team fell in love with him enough to take him before our 2nd round pick.
I'd love to know who is bringing him in for private workouts.
[/quote]Oh, i totally don't expect him to make it into RD 3... He was a 2nd rd guy, in my eyes before the COmbine...He may have a Kyle Wilson like Assension into Late RD 1 consideration.. Hes really good, and the combine and proday are just giving NFL gm's more reason to consider him for Late RD 1 or early Rd 2...


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Okay here we go for photos!
Double Aster Blocks can be posted here.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Okay here we go for photos!
Double Aster Blocks can be posted here.
Love the raindrop fabric!
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Boomerangs and BOM Blocks: http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...19-albums.html
Cajun.........I love the block that you have picked out for April 2013 BOM project. You did a great job making your's too. Your color choices look so nice together. I have mine finished & would also like to share my picture with everyone. This was a fun block to put together. Now I am ready for May's block!!
If you see someone without a SMILE, please give them one of yours!!
SulaBug you did good. I just love your colors and the black in the place you used it was perfect...
Hi here is Aprils block Cajun and SulaBug your colours a nice.
Lyn Hut.........What a beautiful color combination you have put together for your April 2013 BOM Double Aster block. I really like how the black & yellow looks together. You did good & thank you for your nice comments on the other blocks posted so far.
If you see someone without a SMILE, please give them one of yours!!
I have printed out all the instructions...wish me luck!
Great job everyone, love the yellows also. Good luck Difergi..... Judy can't wait to see yours!


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Eight years after the destruction of the World Trade Center — the result of one of the most devastatingly successful conspiracies in history — Americans still take comfort in paranoia.
The great historian Richard Hofstadter had it right 45 years ago when, in his all-too-relevant essay "The Paranoid Style of American Politics," he identified an increasingly influential lunatic fringe — a half-century before Glenn Beck, mind you — whose take on history was "distinctly personal: decisive events are not taken as part of the stream of history, but as the consequences of someone's will." This hidden, all-powerful cabal is an enemy who "controls the press . . . has unlimited funds . . . has a new secret for influencing the mind."
Back then, those pushing this paranoid political point of view were McCarthyites and John Birchers. Today, they are the 9/11 Truthers, the Holocaust Deniers, the Birthers, the Teabaggers, the Death Panel believers, the Town Hall agitators, and the Obama school-speech muckrakers — a cacophony of distortion and delusion, manipulated by the cynical for power and gain, which dominates what passes for political discussion today.
And I haven't even mentioned Hollywood yet. After all, the movie industry makes a living catering to the darker angels of our nature. So it's no surprise that, at a time when such lunacy floods every other medium, nearly all the films that have topped the box office this summer involve a paranoid conspiracy: Harry Potterand the Half-Blood Prince, Transformers, G.I. Joe, G-Force. . . and those are just the ones for kids.
The difference between Hollywood's paranoid conspiracy theories and those drummed up by talk radio, the Internet, and Fox News is that Hollywood can't afford to be partisan or ideological — it would alienate too many potential ticket buyers. Consequently, the irrationality these movies touch on is more deep-seated and universal.
Still, it's led to an unprecedented glut of paranoia films. Maybe I'm being paranoid myself, but could these movies be telling us who's really pulling the strings? The ones we really should be afraid of? Is the truth about the hidden malignant powers controlling our destinies being revealed in movies already released in the past year, like The International, Watchmen, Duplicity, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, or War, Inc.? Is the secret plan behind the ongoing disasters of history revealed in newer 2009 releases, like Terminator Salvation, Angels & Demons, In the Loop, District 9, and Gamer? Or could the evil scheme underlying everything be uncovered in the onslaught of hotly anticipated upcoming films, such as The Informant!, Pandorum, The Vampire's Assistant, Surrogates, The Fourth Kind, Shutter Island, Men Who Stare at Goats, 2012, The Twilight Saga: NewMoon, and Red Dawn? Should we be afraid of the Reds, Catholics, the CIA, evil wizards, the Illuminati, ruthless corporations, the Trilateral Commission, and rampant technology — or just the movie industry itself?
The birth of a genreIn his 1964 essay, the Pulitzer Prize–winning Hofstadter notes that the paranoid style permeated American politics long before the Cold War, dawning in the first days of the Republic, when people were scared of freemasons and Catholics. Likewise, paranoia and conspiracy mongering played a major role in the earliest motion pictures. Acclaimed and blamed for many cinematic innovations, D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation (1915) also demonstrated the dramatic payoff derived from a healthy dose of delusion, scapegoating, and misinformation.
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