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In his CM: the Next Generation series, Joe Farah gives us a glimpse into the trends that CM experts will need to tackle and master based upon industry trends and future technology challenges.
There are some common sense strategies that can be employed to help ensure good requirements. For example, the development team should clearly understand both the customer's business and the industry, along with its process requirements. This will involve working closely with the customer and with industry experts.
Another concept is to never take a customer's requirements at face value. The customer may lack expertise in some areas, resulting in loose or inadequate requirements. More frequently, you may have more advanced expertise about the industry or technology and how it is advancing. You may also have experience on your side from working with other customers on similar requirements. Passing this feedback to your customers will help you to establish trust and may open the door for use of more generic product components to fulfill what otherwise might have been a more difficult set of requirements.
A third point is to realize that the customer's understanding of the problem space will change over time, for various reasons. By adapting a process that supports change, you'll remove a number of obstacles as your customer comes at you with requirements creep.
An Incomplete Requirements Spec
Requirement specification is an inexact art. It's difficult and at best you'll only specify a partial set of requirements prior to the start of development. You may think you have them down exactly, but read through your requirements document and you'll find something missing, or something that can be more completely specified. Perhaps for the design of a bolt, a window, or even a bicycle you might be able to fully and completely specify the requirements up front. But move to an aircraft, a communications system or even a PDA, and things get more difficult. There are several reasons for this.
First of all technology is moving forward rapidly. Availability of a new component may heavily influence requirements. Instead of asking for a low cost last mile copper or fiere connection, one might ask for wireless access for the last mile - dramatically improving costs. Instead of a 100MB mini-hard drive, one might instead look at a 64MB SD card or thumb drive that can dramatically improve reliability while eliminating some of the damping features to guard against sudden impact.
Second of all, product development has moved from a "build this" to a "release this" process, fully expecting that new releases will address the ever-changing set of requirements. In fact, one of the key advantages of software is that you can change your requirements and still meet them after delivery. For example, it's nice that the Hubble telescope was originally designed to work with 3 gyroscopes, but it was even nicer that in 2005 a software change allowed it to run with just 2 gyroscopes. And engineers have another change that will allow it to work with just a single working gyro. One of the key requirements coming out of this demonstration is flexibility. You often want your products to be flexible enough to be adapted after production. We've seen this with modems, cell phones and other common products where change was rapid over the years. The focus moves from ensuring that you have all of the right features, to ensuring that over time you can deliver more features to existing product.


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I did my first cutout last year. I tried to save the honey comb for the colony to use. It was a complete mess, honey everywhere, the colony got robbed, and I had to feed anyway.
What do you do with the honey combs? Crush them and feed the honey back to the colony? Try to save the comb in the new hive? I am interested in the cutout expert's opinions.

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Deepening spending cuts and sluggish economic growth is driving Government to do things differently. Engaging and incentivising voluntary and social enterprises to tackle social issues and improve outcomes for vulnerable groups is a key part of the Big Society programme.
Government has embarked on a number of pilot Payment by Results (PbR) programmes. The expectation is that PbR will deliver new and enhanced services to address social needs that, in turn, will lead to better outcomes and consequently reduce public exchequer costs.
In order to understand whether these outcomes are achievable it is important to understand how social impacts can be measured, monetised and traced to actual reductions in public sector activities and/or expenditure.
This Talking Points publication, the first in a series of three, provides an approach to measuring social impacts and looks at practical steps to achieve wider adoption of Payment by Results schemes across government and the public sector.
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The A380 literally "owned the skies" during the opening hours of this week's Paris Air Show, creating an initial "buzz" with a major acquisition announcement that expands lease opportunities for airlines, followed by the rollout of a new marketing campaign for the flagship jetliner, and topped off with display flights of two A380s at Le Bourget Airport – including the first for British Airways.
In parallel, the A320 Family logged two new significant bookings from long-time customers – Lufthansa and ILFC – with combined orders for 150 of the single-aisle aircraft.
The A380's dominant Paris Air Show presence began in the morning with Doric Lease Corp's Memorandum of Understanding to acquire 20 A380s, which quickly became the talk of the show. The Dublin, Ireland-based lessor said it already has started a dialog with airlines expressing interest in A380 leases.
In other activity at Le Bourget Airport, Airbus unveiled the A380 "Own the sky" campaign, underscoring the 21st century flagship jetliner's ability to generate more revenue, stimulate traffic and draw passengers. The new messaging was evident throughout the show grounds, appearing in advertisements for trade and business publications; with online media, including Airbus.com; and even on lanyards worn by visitors.
This new campaign took to the air as well with Airbus' MSN4 development aircraft, carrying the "Own the sky" message in large letters on its fuselage. In addition MSN4's participation in the show's opening day flying display, it was followed in the skies above Le Bourget by the no. 1 A380 for British Airways.
For the new A320 Family business announced today at the Paris Air Show, Germany's Lufthansa firmed up its order for 70 new engine option (neo) versions – composed of 35 A320neo and 35 A321neo aircraft – along with 30 in the A320ceo (current engine option) configuration equipped with Sharklets.
Rounding out the new bookings today was ILFC's firm order for 50 more A320neo Family jetliners, expanding this U.S.-based lessor's total inventory to 769 Airbus aircraft, and reinforcing its status as Airbus' largest customer.


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The Destination
In Puerto Vallarta, sailboats slow jam in the sun-soaked waters; humpback whales, dolphins, and porpoises dance in the surf; and the shores shimmer with the smiles of enchanted visitors. Perhaps Mexico's most cosmopolitan beach town, this sexy city hugs the Banderas Bay on the country's Pacific coast, with long stretches of sparkling sand hosting a slew of happening bars. Year-round temps here are simply heavenly, as cool air from the mountains mingles with the salty sea breeze to create an ideal climate for both eco-tourism and browsing the boutiques of downtown.
The Digs
A 2012 TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice Award-winning resort, Casa Velas Puerto Vallarta is a beachside paradise you have to see to believe. Exquisitely furnished suites boast Italian-marble bathrooms with Jacuzzis, private immersion pools, and patios or terraces with scenic golf course or garden views. Plus, when it comes to luxe amenities, this AAA Four Diamond-rated oasis delivers. Sample the sumptuous servings at Emiliano's restaurant, sip exotic cocktails at one of the resort's swim-up bars, or experience the richness of Puerto Vallarta via a guided tour. No matter how you spend your stay, your all-inclusive package provides access to a wealth of amenities and activities.
The Diversions
Life outside your divine digs is just as enchanting. Experience the richness of Puerto Vallarta's culture with a Culture Tour for two. Take your tour on a Monday or Tuesday and travel by air-conditioned bus to see the "Boy on the Seahorse," Los Archos, and The Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, before stopping to purchase handcrafted souvenirs and jewelry at Rio Cuale Market. Or, leave your gated garden on a Wednesday or Thursday for a tour of Las Palmas, Jalisco, and discover the diverse farms and plantations indicative of the region's rich history. Once back at the resort, indulge in a massage at SPA Casa Velas or take a short trip to Marina Vallarta Club de Golf for a scenic round or two.
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Data collection and public health surveillance provide vital information to Oregon's policy makers and health planners. The resulting legislation, partnerships, and policy initiatives are strengthening maternal mental health systems and services around the state.
Oregon Perinatal Mental Health Data
Maternal Mental Health in Oregon Factsheet (pdf)
Oregon's Maternal Mental Health Legislation
House Bill 2666: Maternal Mental Health Work Group HB 2666 created a work group on Maternal Mental Health disorders (prenatal through one year postpartum). The work group's charge was to identify vulnerable populations and develop recommendations for effective and accessible strategies to improve maternal mental health in Oregon. The group was appointed by the DHS Director and submitted a report with findings and recommendations to the Legislative Assembly September 15, 2010.
The HB2666 Work Group Report and Recommendations (pdf)
House Bill 3625: Maternal Mental Health MonthHB 3625 declares May of each year to be Maternal Mental Health Month in Oregon. Maternal Mental Health Month activities are coordinated by Postpartum Support International of Oregon.
House Bill 2235: Maternal Mental Health Patient and Provider Education ProgramThe Patient and Provider Education Program was created by the passage of House Bill 2235 in July 2011. The goal of the program is to identify and address maternal mental health disorders (including prenatal and postpartum depression and anxiety) and to prevent the associated long-term negative outcomes from the disorders for women, children, and families. The program's specific charge is to provide information about perinatal depression and anxiety to health care providers who serve pregnant and postpartum patients, including patients who have experienced the loss of a pregnancy or infant. Click here to view Oregon's patient and provider education materials.
Oregon Maternal Mental Health Policy Initiatives
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Promoting health and preventing the leading causes of death, disease and injury in Oregon.


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Who remembers having a spiral notebook to log workouts? If I look hard enough, I think I could dig up mine from my pre-smartphone days. Now with the power of a smartphone, it's all in the palm of your hand.
Two years ago I had reviewed MapMyFitness and was blown away by all the statistics available. I also loved how I could import my Nike+ and Garmin GPS-watch workouts, thus giving me a record of all my workouts in one smartphone app.
Over the past couple years, I've continued to use MapMyFitness off and on alongside Nike+, while learning about other fitness apps, such as Wahoo, RunKeeper and FitBit.
Earlier this year I received the offer to explore MapMyFitness's newest feature: its MVP subscription, which includes several additional features. I explored the newest MapMyFitness during the months of January and February, putting in nearly 100 road miles while exploring its social media settings, statistical analysis and ability to integrate well with most other popular fitness apps.
I had the opportunity for a one-on-one demo session with one of the co-founders of MapMyFitness, Robin Thurston. I was well-equipped to truly explore the new tools that came out in February.
About MapMyFitness
MapMyFitness is a comprehensive fitness training app, seamlessly merging web-based analysis tools with mobile and device-based data collection tools. From running to biking to swimming to walking your dog to even Zumba, MapMyFitness has thought of everything. I had written about the free MapMyFitness about two years ago. I listed pros and cons of the app, and compared it to Nike+. Many of those features are still in place, so I don't think I need to repeat myself. If you're interested in the free download, it can be found at the Apple App Store, Blackberry App World or the Android Market.
Robin Thurston explained to me that MapMyFitness has over 13 million registered users and is compatible with over 200 devices, from the latest FitBit to your favorite Garmin bike computer. Thurston used the term "device agnostic" to describe the near transparency MapMyFitness strives to have with other fitness electronics. I thought that was well-put.
About MVP
MVP is MapMyFitness's premium subscription service, currently available for iOS in full form, and in a partial format for Android. The Android platforms are expected to have full functionality by this summer. Launched in February 2013, MVP offers an incredible new level of analysis and social networking to your workout. In addition to doing away with the ads, MVP has dozens more analysis tools, course planning tools, personal coaching and live tracking with connectivity to your favorite social networks. As of this writing, upgrading to the MVP service will cost you $5.99 per month or $29.99 per year.
If you use the free version, you already have many workout tracking and analysis tools available, but if you want the next level, MVP will do it for you. In particular, their additional statistics, Route Recommender and Live Tracking are all available if you upgrade. Let's learn more, shall we?
Additional Statistics
By upgrading to MVP, you are able to view more statistics about your workout. Once you record a workout, you can view pace and distance information divided into splits. Here is a sampling of what you can view:
- Pace divided into custom splits, from 0.1 miles all the way to every 10 miles if you're an ultra-marathoner.
- Enhanced heart rate information. If you run with a heart rate monitor strap, you can view convenient graphs of your heart rate, plus see your max/min heart rate, and analyze how much time you spent in your cardio or max zones.
- Power Zone summary. If you are a cyclist and have a Power Meter device, you can view enhanced analysis of your power output, most of which correlated from heart rate.
Route Recommender
This is likely one of the coolest parts of the MVP program. Let's say you're at San Diego Comic Con and it's your first time in San Diego. You're staying at the San Diego Marriott (hey, we can all dream, right?) and you want to take a leisurely run through the crowds in the Gaslamp Quarter.
Simply input the run starting location into the web version of MapMyFitness, a desired run length, and the system will output you an appropriate-length route that starts and ends at your location.
I love this! I know this is going to come in handy when I get to my new community in Colorado Springs this June!
Training Plans
MapMyFitness has numerous fitness training consultants on hand who have helped develop training plans that you can customize into your own calendar. If you were to take a look at MapMyFitness's list of running training plans, you might see some familiarity with other well-known plans.
I signed myself up for the 10K Intermediate training plan to start this week. Once you choose your start date, MapMyFitness will pre-load the expected workouts into your workout calendar. As you perform the recommended workouts, your workout calendar will match up with your training plan.
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if Datone Jones does good at the combine, I really think he could be the pick..
that would be so awesome if Fisher somehow fell to us...
I can't see Fisher getting past Miami who's about to lose Long. if he even makes it out of the top 10.
I think you'll see Xavier Rhodes fly up late like Steph Gilmore did. I'd be more than happy to take him at 19.


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By Alex Hickey / American Press
Defending Southland champion Central Arkansas has gotten a lot of breaks this season. Unfortunately for the Bears, they've all been bones.
UCA's body count rose this week when tight end Chase Dixon was lost for the season with a broken leg in Saturday's game at Lamar. The Bears are already without all-conference quarterback Wynrick Smothers for the year after he broke his ankle the previous week against Nebraska-Kearney.
Dixon led the Bears with six touchdown catches, and was at his best in UCA's 59-28 loss to McNeese with nine catches for 152 yards.
Despite the latest setback, UCA hung on for a 26-24 win at Lamar.
"Our team showed a lot of heart, a lot of determination," said UCA coach Clint Conque. "Hopefully we can get a couple guys back this week. We were very pleased to win on the road there."
The Bears, who have had an anemic rushing attack, were down to two healthy running backs in the second half, forcing Conque to pull a redshirt off freshman Kelton Warren.
• WHAT A BUM: Lamar coach Ray Woodard paid tribute to one of the most beloved icons in Southeast Texas football history with his attire for Saturday's game.
Woodard donned blue jeans, cowboy boots and a cowboy hat in homage to Bum Phillips, who passed away Friday night at the age of 90.
Born in Orange, Texas, Phillips was a player at Lamar until he joined the Marines after the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941. He finished his playing career and degree at another Southland school, Stephen F. Austin, after World War II.
Phillips started as a high school coach in Southeast Texas before climbing the ladder to the NFL, where he and running back Earl Campbell became the faces of the Houston Oilers in the late 1970s. Phillips finished his coaching career with the Saints in the '80s.
Other than his folksy sayings — for example, "The harder we played, the behinder we got" and "The Dallas Cowboys may be America's Team, but the Houston Oilers are Texas' team" — Phillips was best known for his trademark style of boots, jeans and a cowboy hat. Unless, of course, the game was played in a dome, because his mother told him not to wear a hat indoors.
Woodard said he felt the wardrobe was the best way to tip his proverbial hat to Lamar's most famous football alum.
"He's somebody that meant a lot to a lot of us around here," Woodard said. "I've known him and (son) Wade forever. I thought it was appropriate. I've never worn blue jeans and boots at a football game before, but he was from here. He was one of us. I just thought it was the right thing to do."
• X-FACTOR: Southeastern Louisiana return man Xavier Roberson was the conference special teams player of the week thanks to his 92-yard kickoff return in the Lions' 37-22 win at Northwestern State.
The Lions outscored the Demons 30-6 in the second half, with Roberson's return turning the tide. He has two return touchdowns.
"He has a natural vision for returning kicks. He just does an unbelievable job," said SLU coach Ron Roberts. "Our unit does a great job getting a hat-on-hat, but he's just a different person back there. He's what's making it go. He's a spark and a true threat every time he touches the ball."
• ATTAWAY 10K: SFA quarterback Brady Attaway is second all-time in SLC history with 866 completions, trailing only former Lumberjack Jeremy Moses. He also passed former Texas State signal-caller Bradley George on the all-time yardage list in the Lumberjacks win over Nicholls State, moving into third with 9,558 yards.
Moses and former UCA quarterback Nathan Brown are the only two quarterbacks to surpass the 10,000-yard mark.


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Original post made by Isabelle, Jordan Middle School, on Aug 30, 2007
What is going on with the southern part of San Francisco Bay? More and more of it is taken up by salt ponds or being diked and filled. It seems like pretty soon Dumbarton bridge won't be necessary, it will all become man made land. Who is selling the Bay off?
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on Aug 30, 2007 at 4:37 pm
You are likely seeing the result of 16,500 acres of salt ponds around San Francisco Bay being restored to tidal wetlands.
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Summer Kick-off Party planned June 1 in Nisswa
Nisswa Park and Recreation will host a Summer Kick-Off Party from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at Nisswa Park.
The day will feature Water Wars, St. Christopher's youth group serving food, kickball, bounce house, etc.
In case of inclement weather, listen to WJJY 106.7.
Nisswa Park and Recreation still has room in its tennis program, all golf programs at The Pines, Safety Town and Summer Art Adventures, where two new camps for ages 5-8 were added.
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How I Judge the "Best Beer"
Chris Schryer | Posted 02.16.2013 | Canada Living
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I often get asked, "What's the best beer you've ever had?" This is an interesting question, as it's not "what's your favourite beer?", a much easier question to answer. I also don't hear this question as being "what's the best-made beer you've ever had?" in which case Westvleteren would easily be high on the list. It's not strictly about the brewer's craft.


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Skagen is an area on the North Atlantic coast of Denmark renowned for shrimp (prawn) fishing, just off the shore. The boats return to the wharf where there are many small stalls and eateries serving this local specialty. The prawn salad can be purchased and eaten fresh, usually with a baguette, just near the fishing boats.
Every Swedish chef has their own favourite version of this recipe, which is essentially prawns on toast. At Mudbrick, fresh horseradish, dill and lemon are combined with the prawns, adding delectable fresh flavours. Serves 10-15 as a canape´ or 4 as an entre´e
200g cooked prawns, peeled and finely chopped
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon grated fresh horseradish
2 sprigs dill, finely chopped
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 tablespoon cre`me fra?ˆche
juice of 1/2 lemon
To serve:
4 slices white bread, toasted and cut into rounds
dill sprigs to garnish
lemon peel to garnish
Place prawns in a bowl and stir in other ingredients. Use two teaspoons to form mixture into quenelles. Serve immediately on toast rounds. Garnish with dill sprigs and lemon peel.
Wine recommendation: Mudbrick Methode Traditionelle
John dory is caught around the coastal islands of the Hauraki Gulf. Also called Saint Pierre in other parts of the world, John dory is one of the most popular fish species in New Zealand. Clams and mussels can be picked right off the beaches around the island. You can substitute cockles and pipis for the shellfish in this recipe.
We like the taste of clams in the pot-au-feu but mussels are ideal for something more substantial.
Citrus is used in seafood recipes because it tenderises the fish. But note that cooking with citrus dries out the fish so it's best added just before serving. For a simpler version, serve the fish with lemongrass foam, whatever spring vegetables you have in the fridge and some mussels - everything in one big pot in the middle of the table for a shared Kiwi dinner. Serves 4
Mussel ravioli Pasta dough:
510g flour
4 whole eggs
6 egg yolks
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
Mussel filling:
400g cooked mussels, diced
40g grated Parmesan
20g chopped dill
zest of 1 lemon
salt and pepper
For the dough: Place flour in a bowl. Mix eggs, egg yolks and olive oil together in another bowl. Gradually add flour to form a dough. Add salt.
Roll into a ball, wrap in cling film and rest for a few hours. Roll out dough or pass through a pasta machine to make thin rectangles. Cut into eight circles.
For the filling: Mix all ingredients together and season with salt and pepper.
To assemble and cook: Place a spoonful of mussel filling in the middle of one circle. Put another circle on top and pinch
edges to seal.
Bring a saucepan of salted water to the boil. Cook ravioli, a few at a time, in simmering water until they float to the surface. Remove and drain.
1/2 onion, finely sliced
2 cloves garlic, finely sliced
1 stalk celery, finely sliced
1/4 leek, finely sliced
1/3 bulb fennel, finely sliced
oil for cooking
5 peppercorns
2 sprigs thyme
1 bay leaf
1 sprig dill
20 clams, washed and soaked in sparkling water
150ml white wine
Sweat vegetables in some oil in a saucepan. Add peppercorns, herbs, clams and wine and bring to the boil. Cook until clams just open.
Remove clams from pan and discard shells. Reserve clam liquid for the lemongrass foam.
Lemongrass foam
2 shallots, finely chopped
small knob ginger, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
oil for cooking
100ml white wine
1 stalk lemongrass
800ml fish stock reserved clam liquid
Sweat shallots, ginger and garlic in a saucepan with some oil. Add white wine and lemongrass and reduce by half. Pour in fish stock and reserved clam liquid. Simmer for 20 minutes to bring out the flavour of the lemongrass. Strain
and, just before serving, foam with a hand blender.
To cook and serve
4 x 160g John dory fillets, skin on
oil for cooking
knob butter
squeeze of lemon
fresh peas, asparagus, baby fennel and broad
Heat a frying pan to hot and pan-sear fish skin side down in oil for about 3 minutes. When skin is crispy and golden, turn fish over. Add butter and cook until it lightly foams. Squeeze lemon juice over fish and serve immediately.
Place one ravioli in a bowl, top with lemongrass foam, clams and then a portion of John dory. Serve with fresh peas, asparagus, baby fennel and broad beans.
Wine recommendation: Mudbrick Reserve Waiheke Chardonnay


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Recent size and landscape changes of New Zealand's dairy industry are worth noting.
by Chelsey Johnson, Hoard's Dairyman Editorial Intern
Even though New Zealand currently produces less than 5 percent of the global milk supply, recent changes in size and landscape of the dairy industry "down under" are worth noting. In fact, according to a report released by Statistics New Zealand in May 2012, New Zealand's dairy herd increased 259,000 head in the past year, adding up to 6.17 million cows. What fueled this increase?
One factor is the recent decline in sheep population. Traditionally, the majority of New Zealand's dairy industry was located in the North Island and sheep farms were more prevalent in the South Island. However, due to heavy snow and storms in the southern regions of Southland and Otago during the 2010 spring lambing season the once dominant sheep industry began to plummet in numbers.
As of June 2011, Southland had 484,000 fewer sheep than the year before, and Otago sheep numbers shrank by 121,000 head. The combined factors of inclement weather and culling of older ewes added up to a 7.3 percent fall in total breeding ewes. The shrinking sheep population has urged the conversion of many sheep farms into dairy operations. In fact, as of June 2011, the total of dairy cattle in the South Island exceeded 2.2 million. South Island dairy cattle now represent 36 percent of the national total.
From a production standpoint, the strong milk prices and milk solid payouts from June through May, will fuel an expected 10 percent gain in milk production in the 2011/12 milk season. This expansion will raise New Zealand's production 1.7 billion pounds above California's 2011 annual milk production. Despite an expected 15 percent decline in milk prices, New Zealand is still expected to see a 5 percent climb in milk production for the 2012/13 season.
New Zealand is already the world's largest exporter of dairy products despite its limited contribution to the total global milk supply. Now as we see numbers and production continuing to expand, we might see New Zealand developing a greater presence in the global dairy industry.
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Blending vanilla yogurt and reduced-fat cream cheese creates a topping that's as virtuous as it is delicious. Any fresh berry can be used in this recipe.
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Prep Time 10 min
Total Time 10 min.
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Using a fork, break up cream cheese in a medium bowl. Drain off any liquid from the yogurt; add yogurt to the bowl along with honey. Using an electric mixer, beat at high speed until light and creamy. Stir in lemon zest.
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Layer the lemon cream and blueberries in dessert dishes or wineglasses. If not serving immediately, cover and refrigerate for up to 8 hours.
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West Australian Daniel Ricciardo set the pace on the second and final day of the FIA Young Driver Test at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.
Ricciardo, driving a Red Bull, set a best time of one minute 38.102 seconds from his 77 laps to finish seven-tenths quicker than the Renault of Jerome D'Ambrosio.
Ricciardo's time was 1.3 seconds quicker than that achieved by Red Bull's newly-crowned F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel in setting pole position for Sunday's season-ending grand prix.
However, it is generally accepted that the circuit was around 1.5secs quicker on Wednesday than it was over the weekend.
The 21-year-old also set the quickest time on the opening day of the rookie session on Tuesday, but improved that mark by well over a second.
D'Ambrosio survived an early spin on his way to a strong second place with a time some four-tenths up on that of Britain's Sam Bird, who took third place for Mercedes.
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The Last Great Colorado Ski Town
Inn at Crested Butte • Crested Butte, CO
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Nestled in the heart of the historic downtown is The Inn at Crested Butte, a boutique hotel known as much for its upscale luxuries as its idyllic down-home charm. Whether you're seeking respite from the snowy slopes or the downtown art scene, you'll sink into recovery-mode in a cozy King or Queen suite, where plush bathrobes, 400-thread-count linens, and simply sumptuous down comforters await. Start your morning with a fresh homemade breakfast and end the afternoon sipping seasonal wines by a crackling fire or covered porch. In the evenings, take a scenic dip in the bubbling outdoor Jacuzzi where unobstructed views of breathtaking white-capped peaks and verdant valleys remind you why this untouched gem of the Rockies is truly riveting.
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With landfill space decreasing and environmental concerns and regulations increasing, public works officials are sifting through the waste stream for new ways to manage waste disposal. One portion of the waste stream that they have identified as lacking comprehensive and standardized management guidelines is construction and demolition (C&D) debris.
Estimated to make up 10% to 30% of total waste in the United States, C&D waste management is now gaining momentum as a necessary tool for effectively reducing a city's contribution to the local landfill. Effective management of C&D waste from a public works perspective requires that it be further divided into two components: debris generated from building sites and waste generated from infrastructure-related projects.
Most managers of municipal landfills already have C&D waste policies in place for pickup and disposal. Some cities, though, are now developing regulations and ordinances addressing management of C&D waste on public and private building sites. California in particular has led this effort by passing a 1989 state-mandated 50% waste diversion for all governmental jurisdictions. Because C&D waste is a large part of total waste, diversion of this component has been crucial to achieving this waste reduction goal. One effective management approach is in San Jose, Calif. To meet their diversion goal, officials there use financial incentives to encourage builders to rethink their waste strategy. In order to obtain a building permit in San Jose, a builder must pay, along with the permit fee, a deposit—the amount of which is determined by the square footage of the building. To get this deposit refunded, a builder must show how much C&D debris they were able to divert from the landfill. The refund received corresponds to the percentage of debris diverted.
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Some cities across the nation have chosen to include a construction waste management specification in public building contracts. This specification typically establishes percentages by weight of C&D waste generated by the project that must be diverted from the landfill through salvage, reuse, and recycling efforts. Materials approved for diversion also are established by the specification and typically consist of asphalt, wood, drywall, carpet, metals, and cardboard.
A key component of this specification is the submittal and approval of a waste management plan prior to starting construction. This plan must include an estimate of construction waste quantities, methods of waste reduction to be used, recycling and reuse facilities involved, and specific transport and handling procedures including roads to be used by trucks hauling wastes.
To ensure compliance with the waste management plan, at the end of the job the contractor must submit a report that documents the amount by weight of each type of material salvaged, reused, or recycled and the amount disposed of in the landfill. Other requirements of this type of spec can include appointment of someone as the waste management lead for the project, site requirements involving dumpster use, burn bans or restrictions, and subcontractor agreements for waste management.
Policies regulating disposal of C&D waste can affect not only how a city handles C&D debris on its own building projects, but can extend to every building site in the community. For example, the town of Chapel Hill in Orange County, N.C., requires an approved solid waste management plan before issuing a zoning compliance permit for a development site.
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Author(s): Razi, Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya (Com)?
Title: Ritus Saracenorum, Cum Commentariis Abubecri
Institution/Collection: London, British Museum
Catalogue: A catalogue of the manuscripts in the Cottonian library: to which are added many emendations and additions. With an appendix containing an account of the damage sustained by the fire in 1731; and also a catalogue of the charters preserved in the same library - 1777
Lot #: Tiberius B. 10
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Here is a bit on his release:
Torain declined in production and consistency from what Shanahan said. He also lost his burst through the holes. Plus the emergence of Helu and Royster made him expendable. He also is not that good of a blocker.
TY for link.
That definitely helps clarify a bit.
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As a lineman?
Sure, why not. He's probably better than Diehl
Curtis Painter isnt for this season but for when rosters expand in the offseason Im guessing. He grasps the system even though he isnt very good in it
I would rather have the Giants sign Joseph Addai.
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I would rather have the Giants sign Joseph Addai.
Addai is done... The Pats had a look at him during the off-season and cut him within a week.
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First Year and Pre-Major Program parents enjoy an evening with UW Bothell faculty and staff. Read more.
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Ben Gonio, Acting instructor for First Year and Pre-Major Program, recently received a modest grant from the City of Seattle Mayors Arts & Cultural Affairs to do a developmental presentation of a multi-media solo-theatre piece based on "America is in the Heart", by Carlos Bulosan. He will explore a story about love, family, and immigration in 1930's Seattle. Uupcoming performances:
January 21, 22, 28, 29 @ 7:30pm
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Monday, October 25
1:00-2 pm - Study Abroad panel discussion in First Year and Pre-Major Program, UW2 030
This session will include new first year students who would like to study overseas; students who have already gone to Oaxaca or Zambia; and James Reinnoldt's (Business) and other faculty members' observations about leading trips around the world.
2:00–4 pm - Information table with representatives from
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4:30–6 pm - IPE Presentation and workshop session UW1 103
Tuesday, October 26, 1-2 pm in First Year and Pre-Major Program, UW2 030
Initiated by faculty members in IAS, Business, and Nursing, the conversation will zero in on some fundamental structural and experiential changes occurring in the workforce. Faculty will also discuss their own observations about how students might best prepare themselves for finding satisfying jobs in the global marketplace.
Wednesday, October 27, 1-2 pm in First Year and Pre-Major Program, UW2 030
This day's event will focus on how universities are responding to global trends and competition as they adjust their vision of higher education for the new century. What connections might we draw between Port Elizabeth, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Bothell?
Thursday, October 28, 1-2 pm in First Year and Pre-Major Program, UW2 030
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Schneider, Hart, White, and Hotchkiss Take Council Oath
Four year terms underway at first meeting of 2014
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider and three councilmembers have taken the oath that gives them four years.
The ceremony kicked off the new year in front of a packed council chamber.
Outgoing Councilmember Grant House stepped down after he served two terms and reached the term limit.
Standing alongside Schneider were Gregg Hart, Bendy White and Frank Hotchkiss.
White and Hotchkiss were reelected. Hart returns to the council, a seat he previously held, after taking a break to work outside of an elected position.
Hart said he would be hitting the ground running, based on his experience with the city government.
Schneider thanked many people for their support including her mother in Long Island, New York who was watching via streaming images on the internet in frigid 10 degree weather, while Santa Barbara had a forecasted high of 72.
Hotchkiss particularly thanked his wife, who assisted him in his campaign after he badly hurt himself in a Fiesta horse accident.


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Good Work! Can you show us some close ups of the fuel tanks?
Amazing work so far can't wait to see this finished
Impressive; most impressive!
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they're mikes harder lemonade cans....nothin better than some cold lemonade on a hot summerday.
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Repetitive Transcranial Stimulation (rTMS) for Resistant Depression in Adolescents
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The investigators hypothesis that repetitive transcranial Stimulation (rTMS) is a safe and effective add-on therapy for resistent depression in adolescent patients.
A group of adolescents suffering from non psychotic major depression that was resistant to at least 2 drug trials and a trail of psychotherapy will be recruited. After an informed consent procedure for both parents and patients, patients will go through a clinical and cognitive evaluation. They will receive a protocol of 4 weeks (20 work days) of rTMS using the figure of 8 magstim coil at 100% threshold, 42 trains of 4 seconds each, intertrain interval of 30 sec to the LDPC, 1680 pulses per day. Then they will be reevaluated.
Adolescent Depression
Device: repetitive transcranial Stimulation
Phase 1
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|The Addition of rTMS to the Therapy of Adolescents That Suffer From Treatment Resistant Depression: An Open Label Study
- Child Depression Rating Scale (CDRS) comparison before after therapy [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
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|Study Start Date:
|August 2010
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|September 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: rTMS
Device: repetitive transcranial Stimulation
rTMS using the figure of 8 magstim for 4 weeks or 20 work days, using 100% threshold to the LDPFC 42 trains per day 4 sec pretrain inter train interval of 30 sec.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|15 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 15-18 years old
- Right hand dominant
- Suffering from major depression
- At least 3 months of current depressive episode
- Failed 2 drug trials (or 3 drug trials if trial terminated prematurely due to side effects) and at least 1 course of psychotherapy
- No contraindication for rtms (safety questionnaire)
- No change in pharmacotherapy in the last month
Exclusion Criteria:
- Schizophrenia or psychotic symptoms
- Hypertension
- Epilepsy
- History of major head trauma
- Metal implements in the head
- History of neurosurgery
- History of severe head migraine
- History of hearing loss or sp cochlear transplantation
- Pregnancy
- Current drug abuse
- Unstable medical condition
- History of manic episode
- Current treatment with lithium or tricyclic or tetracyclic antidepressants
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01170520
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|Hod Hasharon, Israel
|Contact: Yuval Bloch, MD 972-97478644
|Principal Investigator: Yuval Bloch, MD
|Shalvata Mental Health Center
|Hod Hasharon, Israel
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|Shalvata Mental Health Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01170520 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|July 23, 2010
|Last Updated:
|January 4, 2012
Keywords provided by Shalvata Mental Health Center:
adolescent resistant depression
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
treatment of resistant adolescent depression
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Depressive Disorder
Behavioral Symptoms
Mood Disorders
Mental Disorders
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As the weekend winds down, Cafe Hollander offers one more chance to have a bit of fun with food, drink and bingo.
Biero - beer-themed bingo - is offered nearly every Sunday at 8 p.m. (with a one-night hiatus for Super Bowl Sunday). A beer special is offered and prizes, from a drink on the house to t-shirts, beer glasses and fleece blankets with the restaurant's name emblazoned on them, are handed out to winners.
A couple of weeks ago, I took my cousin Samantha to dinner at Cafe Hollander in the Village for a belated 21st birthday celebration along with her boyfriend Trevor and her brother Jack. As we finished our meal, the hostess made the rounds to the tables and asked if we wanted to stay and play Biero.
I was surprised by the number of people who were dining, as well as those filling the seats in the bar area on a cold Sunday night in January. It wasn't a loud crowd. People just seemed to want to hold onto the weekend a bit longer.
An entire Biero session lasts about two hours. The hostess hands out traditional bingo cards, as well as cards with the names of specialty brews served at the restaurant. Bottle tops serve as markers. Rounds tend to alternate between Biero and bingo cards.
For those who prefer Bud and Miller, the Biero card can prove a bit tricky. Listen closely for the European beer names as the hostess calls them out twice. If you're too busy talking to friends or lining up all the bottle caps in order of which beers you like best (yes, one couple was doing this) you could easily miss a call.
Each game requires a different kind of bingo, from a combination traditional horizontal, vertical or diagonal bingo to a soccer goal with one spot serving as the ball.
As people came and went through the evening, servers set them up with cards. While staying for the entire seven rounds increases the odds of winning, there's no requirement. Samantha and Trevor stayed for the first three rounds but left during the 15-minute intermission that preceded the second half.
I moved to the bar and finished the rest of the game with some of the more regular players. There was a family, several couples, groups of friends and a table of about a dozen 20-somethings who won nearly every round.
Biero lacks some of the excitement and socializing that come with trivia tournaments offered at many establishments throughout the week (Cafe Hollander has one on Mondays.) But it's a chill way to wrap up the weekend and enjoy additional entertainment with dinner or drinks.
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Let Us Now Praise Hewlett Packard
Original post made by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Sep 25, 2011
Here are some companies here that appear to have what it takes to transform from an early stage idea to a real company—Adobe, Apple, Cisco, Oracle, Varian.
There is a list too long of companies that started out here, and have flamed out or been acquired. Netscape, Informix, 3Com, the recent Solyndra, too many others to name…
My thought is that we live and work in a place that is best suited for the early part of the business cycle, and utterly incapable of running things once they have taken off.
HP appeared to be an exception, and some years ago was able to develop people and processes that fostered both innovation and responsible stewardship of a going concern. For many years legacy HP employees created new companies, drawing from their inherent talent and their ties to a terrific "Mother Ship." Those days are gone.
As a company in our home town of Palo Alto, HP has presented in the last dozen or so years an identity crisis that has confused the likes of Wall St., its employees, its customers and many of us locally.
This Valley attracts people who are very smart around numerous lines along technology and finance. Other parts of the business mix? My exposure suggests that those are in short supply and not valued here. Interestingly, Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina both have such backgrounds…in marketing, sales and strategy. Mark Hurd did in a different way—his mid-west corporate experiences at NCR was very different from others' at HP's helm.
I do have my unfavorable opinions about Fiorina's tenure at HP, Hurd's "pecadillos", and my own questions about whether Whitman really has the right background to run a company like HP. I observe from the sidewalk nearby Page Mill Road a Board of Directors that has for more than a decade shown itself to be dysfunctional, be it selecting CEO leadership or agreeing to HP's strategic direction.
That's not really my point. Others can pick the CEO's and HP Board apart.
What has me concerned is that we have a great talent pool here for early stage stuff, but we collectively are not doing anywhere near what is needed to keep businesses thriving here once they have achieved "cruising altitude." The nature of the work is different when a company becomes a multi-national corporation, with customers and business lines that don't necessarily value or create value by being at the cutting edge of technology. They still are great businesses, just different than what the SV culture seems to appreciate or cultivate.
It may be that we are what we are in SV, and to think that this place can attract and maintain the types of people who are good at running going concerns past the early stage is not a core part of SV's DNA. If that is the case, we should accept it and recognize that what is happening at HP is a natural consequence of such an environment.
If it is not, or more to the point, should not be the case, this Valley has a great deal more growing up to do.
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a resident of Midtown
on Sep 25, 2011 at 6:46 pm
Actually HP has lasted longer than most companies.
HP has a a significant national security role.
Leo A is a dual citizen and many felt he could not serve American fundamental interests reliably--that is the story.
Of course he also was a target of Ellison--not a happy place to be
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 27, 2011 at 3:03 pm
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
The HP Way is dead, alas. Perhaps someone might bring it back?
a resident of Green Acres
on Sep 27, 2011 at 3:40 pm
Meg bring back the HP way?
Sure. She'll bring it back and send it off with the first couple thousand jobs she creates...
...all of them overseas.
Other governments protect their workers, why can't we.
End "free" trade.
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 1, 2011 at 3:18 pm
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Free trade? How about that 6,000 mile burden every Chinese product has to overcome? If we cannot overcome a 6,000 mile advantage it is time to quit. I remember when every magazine ad stated "Prices higher West of the Mississippi". We overcame that.
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I have been hearing how difficult it is to go treatment free. I been hearing the horror stories of mass devastation if you don't treat your bees. I am wondering how many years into non-intervention beekeeping that this is suppose to happen.
I have been hearing how difficult it is to go treatment free. I been hearing the horror stories of mass devastation if you don't treat your bees. I am wondering how many years into non-intervention beekeeping that this is suppose to happen.
Brian Cardinal
Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
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Losses down last year, up the year before. Sicker? Who knows?
Buy the ticket, take the ride. -H.S. Thompson
Soooo. Very interesting. There is MY summary BASED on data presented in the document:
1). Effect of known treatment is noticeable only in the northern states in US. There is NO difference in southern states.
2). ApiGuard provides statistically proven (to me) evidence of reducing bee-lost by 10%, very impressive.
3). ApiLife - 9%. Formic Acid - 6%. Note: these two are at the border line, practically no effect, but document stated 9% and 6% effect.
4). Coumaphos, Fluvalinate, Sucrocide, herbal products including thymol, garlic powder, menthol, wintergreen, and mint oils,
Powdered Sugar, Mineral Oil, Drone Brood Removal, Screen Bottom Board, Small Cell Size Comb - ALL, NO effect!
Серёжа, Sergey
Серёжа, Sergey
So, 7 percent better survival rate when treating. I don't think that's enough better to accept all the other costs of treating, especially the breeding of resistant mites....based on actual Varroa treatment, mortality was 29.5 percent when any Varroa product was used, and 36.7 percent when no product was used.
Lots of interesting data here:
I particularly enjoyed "Losses by management philosophy."
>My point was that treatment was not able to stop the tendency of increasing mites counts over the past 4 years. More mites on the bee - more sick bee (to me). Based on their data, mites counts increased nearly by factor of 2 each year - it is quite alarming.<
Only 39% treat. How's that affect the spin?
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When I started beekeeping 8 years ago a decided to do it treatment free. All my hives came from swarms that I caught. Last year 25 went into winter and 25 came out of winter and most were very strong. I know it is very possible to have healthy hives without treatments because im doing it and im by no means an expert. I don't know how people think bees cant survive without treatments because my area is loaded with feral colonies. I know of feral colonies that I have watched for over 8 years and their still living.
Consider this. Let's say I want to ensure I lose no more than half my hives, thinking that I'll make up my losses with splits. Nothing is guaranteed but I'm putting time,effort,money into this, so I want to have a 95% chance of success (success=lose no more than half). If we treat the probability of a hive dying as a binomial distribution, so like flipping a coin with a 36.7% of tails (dying) and a 63.3% chance of heads (living), I need to have 26 hives to make that happen, to get to my 95% chance of success. If I lower my loss rate to 29.5% so my coin now only has a 29.5% chance of tails, I only need to have 10 hives to make my 95% chance of success. So thinking about keeping 150% more hives to hit my success rate, that 7% drop in the likelihood of dying is a big deal.
That's really cool, but not all areas are created equally. In fact they're extremely different. Yes, other beekeepers in your area can probably do it and be successful as well, but because you can do it where you are doesn't mean that the entire country can be treatment free. It's the real estate mantra...location, location, location.
On the antibiotic line...I don't blindly take what is prescribed. I have had a doctor give me Cipro, which is what they give you for the big nasties like Anthrax, and after reading what the side effects could be I called and made him give me something else on the mild side. No way was I taking that unless it was do or die. For a lot of things I go with the homeopathic approach.
To the OP, look for threads by StevenG from S.E. Mo. I have spoken with him in person twice, and found him to be logical and intelligent, with a supporting understanding of the ways of the bees.I would read his posts, and then contact him.
We do not use any chemicals to combat mites, and are a small commercial outfit. It can be done, but requires a much higher level of beekeeping skills. As for the bees adapting to the mites, don't hold your breath. I believe it is quicker to breed a weaker mite than to breed a stronger bee.
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Really difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from these data. 39% of beekeepers treated but 86% of hives were treated. Beekeepers that treat managed an average of 142 colonies; non-treating beekeepers managed an average of 15.
So...beekeepers that don't treat are mostly hobbyists; most commercials and sideliners treat (with a fair number of hobbyists in that group as well bringing the average down).
We have some confounding factors. Commercial hives might be expected to have lower losses due to more experienced management; on the other hand they might have higher losses due to the stresses of migratory operations. Are we seeing a difference due to management style or due to treatment?
Also, the act of treating for mites does not guarantee low mite counts going into winter. For various reasons treatments are often ineffective, with follow-up treatments required. Whole-country surveys can't really be used to prove whether mite treatments improve winter survival.
What proportion of colonies with 20% mite infestation (20 mites/100 bees) in fall survive winter?
What proportion of colonies with 5% infestation survive?
What proportion of colonies with 1% infestation survive?
I don't have the answers in front of me, but there are some data out there.
If a colony with 20% infestation has a 70% chance of dying over winter, and a colony with 1% infestation has a 20% chance of dying, and I can kill 95% of mites (from 20% to 1%) with a series of treatments, should I treat?
The answer to that depends on my beekeeping philosophy. Is it more important to preserve my investment for more honey next year, or is it more important to improve the long-term health of my bees by culling (or letting nature cull) mite-susceptible colonies?
My personal philosophy is to keep bees alive but not to propagate bad genetics. For example I will treat a hive with high mite loads going into winter but will try to requeen it with more resistant stock in spring.
I guess another way of looking at these numbers is... if you have 10 hives and you treat, (and if you lose an average number of hives) you'll lose 3 of them. If you don't treat, you'll lose between 3 and 4 hives. Because the average lies between 3 and 4, in this case a little less than half those who treat will average a loss of 3 hives, same as those who treat, and a little more than half of those who don't treat will average a 4 hive loss.
I just can't see that as so beneficial an effect that I'd want to be breeding more virulent mites and damaging the hives' microflora and fauna. It seems a poor trade-off to me, and to completely debunk the experts who thunder that you must treat for mites.
I have to admit that I'm not interested in making a lot of honey-- I don't know what I'd do with it. I'm more interested in just learning about beekeeping, so I know that my perspective will be shared primarily with other hobbyists. But it doesn't take a lot of effort to make up a half-dozen nucs, so far as I can tell, especially if you don't care a lot about making huge amounts of honey. In my hypothetical 10 hive yard, that would likely make up for the average losses in untreated hives.
I might be wrong, but as the virulence of mites increases, and chemical treatments continue to lose efficacy, I think I'd rather be on the side of the ledger that concentrates on having bees healthy enough that they can survive without treatment. There are people doing this successfully, for whom mites are no longer a problem. Can any beekeepers who treat say the same? I think the answer is obvious. If they didn't have a mite problem, why would they treat?
Isn't there a theory among some evolutionary biologists that pests like varroa, if left to work things out, tend to develop less virulence? I believe the thinking is that a parasite that is too rough on its host species thereby reduces its opportunities to reproduce, and a parasite that allows its host to survive will have better longterm reproductive prospects than the one that kills its host quickly.
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1 cup hoisin sauce
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons fresh grated ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon sesame oil
2 teaspoons curry powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
4 to 6 pounds of baby back ribs
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1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Make the glaze: In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the hoisin sauce, honey, vinegar, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, curry powder, salt and pepper. Stir well and bring to a simmer. Cook over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
Season the ribs with salt and pepper. Grill indirectly over medium heat, turning halfway (after about 30 minute) through cooking time. When the ribs have cooked for an hour, start basting them every 15 minutes with the hoisin glaze until the meat is very tender and has shrunk from the bones. This will take an additional 15 to 30 minutes. A few minutes before the ribs are finished, sprinkle the ribs with sesame seeds.
Remove from grill and serve immediately.


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When it comes to a wheel gun I'll take a Ruger over S&W .
I have not been in the market for a revolver for a long, long time, but on another forum I read on a thread that Ruger revolvers now are more expensive than S&W.
When it comes to a wheel gun I'll take a Ruger over S&W .
For the most part I would say not true although prices on Ruger Revolvers have risen. This week I saw a plain Jane SP101 snub for $459 and I can easliy recall when they were $375., $410., etc. It could be that some of their newer models such as the Ruger Alaskan or the new 4" barrel .44 mag Redhawk derivitive for example are more expensive than what folks are percieving as the S&W competing model. Prices of steel and stainless steel can also have an impact. Both have slowly been on the rise this year. Without knowing specifically what you are looking at I would cautiously say no, not true. By and large Smiths are typically more expensive.
I agree that most S&Ws cost more than Rugers, but they are getting close. I looked at a new Ruger single six with a price tag near $500 for a 22lr/mag!! S&Ws are worth it though. They make a sturdy revolver.
my GP-100 was built like a freakin tank.
Ya I have to agree sturdy and durable Ruger gets the nod and refinement goes to S&W. Although I think Rugers have improved in terms of refinement. Both are good it just depends on what one wants. I've had both.
The rugers have become more fit and polished lately. Especially the Blackhawk line. My GP-100 didn't have the best polish job, and needed a screw tightened, but disassembly and 20 minutes on the buffing wheel solved that.
I did like the grip feel on the GP-100 too.


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Last month I ordered 2 Sunkist queens from Jason Varner at Russell Apiaries PA.
As I understand it, he is an independent "subproducer" licensed to sell queens produced by Russell Apiaries, grafted from breeder queens provided by Robert Russell.
Service and communication were excellent.
Jason called me when he shipped the queens, as I had requested, and they arrived the next day.
They were well packaged, and when installed, quickly filled every empty cell in the nucs I put them in.
I like the queens so well, I grafted from them to ensure I have the queen's genetics on hand in the event I have to make some splits to control population.
I'll definitely do business with him again. In fact I just spoke to him today about availability of a particular line I want.


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Bill aims to back state off on chili cook-offs
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If you ask Bart Taylor, the state's health department killed his award-winning chili.
Taylor won the Crosslake Chamber's annual cook-off several times with a recipe that includes 24 pounds of beef brisket smoked for 18 hours. But that ended after the Minnesota Department of Health intervened in 2011. Citing food preparation rules, the agency said each contestant's chili had to be cooked on-site. The Crosslake contest is held at various local businesses.
Taylor couldn't roll his smoker into his work at a local bank, so he dropped out last year.
"I'm not going to make chili that doesn't meet my standards," said Taylor, a self-described chili athlete. "It was a heart-wrenching decision to pull out and say, 'You know what, we don't need to be protected.'"
Freshman Democrat Rep. Joe Radinovich, of Crosby, introduced a bill Monday that would ease the Minnesota Department of Health's regulations on chili and soup cook-offs. Radinovich said his push to preserve chili cook-offs in his district is common-sense legislation.
"(Consumers) understand that it's a different situation than going into a restaurant," Radinovich said.
For 25 years, business owners have perfected their chili recipes and brought them to work for judges and visitors to sample during the annual Crosslake Chamber chili cook-off.
Cindy Myogeto, director of the local chamber, said participation in the amateur contest has been cut in half since the state started requiring contestants to brown meat and mix secret spices at work rather than at home the night before.
"It has killed the integrity of the contest," Myogeto said. "It just seems crazy that they'd rather have the chili prepared at a veterinary clinic or a hair salon than in a business owner's home kitchen."
She and other community members met with Radinovich, other lawmakers and representatives from the Department of Health to find a working solution.
The bill introduced Monday is the result.
His proposal tries to address public health concerns by requiring the contestants to take a short food preparation seminar and put a disclaimer about the possibility of food illness on the bowl for testers.
A Department of Health spokesman declined to comment on Radinovich's bill because it had just been introduced.


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Life long Giants fan going to my first game Sept 5th. Has anyone heard any information regarding pre game celebrations at MetLife or concerts at Time Square that day? What time do the gates normally open for a night game? Thanks! Go Giants!!
Life long Giants fan going to my first game Sept 5th. Has anyone heard any information regarding pre game celebrations at MetLife or concerts at Time Square that day? What time do the gates normally open for a night game? Thanks! Go Giants!!
I cant wait either!!!!
Last time we won the SB, there was a HUGE pregame ceremony, they raised a tremendous banner, and the best part of all is when they had a big replica trophy on the field and Michael Strahan popped out of it holding the Lombardi and the crowd went BONKERS!!!!
Parking lot opens 5hrs before kickoff, Trains arrive 3hrs before kickoff, Im not sure about admission to the stadium though. We usually enter with just enough time to grab beers and get to our seats before the national anthem
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The team hasn't released anything yet. Parking lot opens 5 hours before kickoff, the gates 2 hours before.
Shoot to be in your seats 1/2 hour before kickoff and you won't miss any of the pre-game stuff.
Parking lots always open 5 hours before kickoff. The Giants will release more information on pregame ceremonies soon. I'd recommend giving yourself enough time to get to your seat about 30-45 mins before kickoff if you wish to catch the full ceremony.
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I wish they'd moved the game to Friday night instead of Wednesday
I have been a Giants fan for 25 years, and have never attended a game. My friend and I really want to see the season opener this year in NY. Any advice on the best/cheapest way to get tickets? Maybe try my luck with a scalper an hour before kickoff? The cheapest I saw were nosebleeds for $200 or more online! What are the best seats or section in the stadium? Thanks guys, the 6 1/2 hour drive will be so worth it if I can finally see the G-Men in person!
I think "Dollar for Dollar" the best seats are Lower level End-Zone or Mezzanine End-Zone (Lower Sections - First 12 Rows). Sidelines are great seats, but tend to be up there in price. For the season opener, you might be happy just to be in the stadium.
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Pelosi: You know, I'm not sure if Obama should tell the public when he's targeted an American citizen
posted at 7:31 pm on February 18, 2013 by Allahpundit
Good lord. How did I miss this last week?
If all you had here was the quotes, you might guess that they came from Dick Cheney or Condi Rice. Actually, scratch that — Condi sounds a bit more dovish about drones than Nancy does. Three words, my friends, just in case O does end up pulling the plug on Hagel: Defense Secretary Pelosi?
"Maybe. It just depends," she said in an interview with The Huffington Post this week, when asked whether the administration should acknowledge when it targets a U.S. citizen in a drone strike…
"It's interesting how popular it is in the public," she said, recalling that the same polling dynamic prevailed during the fight over warrantless wiretaps. "People just want to be protected. And I saw that when we were fighting them on surveillance, the domestic surveillance. People just want to be protected: 'You go out there and do it. I'll criticize you, but I want to be protected.'"…
"It depends on the situation," she said [when asked if it's appropriate for the White House to "disappear" U.S. citizens]. "Maybe it depends on the timing, because that's right — it's all about timing, imminence. What is it that could be in jeopardy if people know that happened at this time? I just don't know."…
"I don't know the American people want [the administration] to say, when in doubt, we decided that it wasn't that imminent, and boom, we get hit again. It's hard," said Pelosi. "It's not an easy thing, especially when you see that the values on the other side are not there. This is their life's work to go to heaven — not to put down their beliefs, but the fact is, we don't have a shared respect for life."
When asked if O should share more info with the public about the drone program, the leader of the anti-war Democratic majority elected in 2006, who promised the most honest, open, ethical Congress in history, sonorously replied, "Oh, I don't know." More from Joel Gehrke at the Examiner:
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, responded less blithely. "Anytime the government willfully executes a citizen, regardless of the circumstances, it is a very serious issue," Lee, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said in a statement to The Washington Examiner. "As the body that oversees executive branch actions, at the very least, Congress should have a full accounting – even if it must sometimes be in a classified setting – of the specific considerations that went into the decision."…
Lee also acknowledged the possibility of some situations that might call for secrecy, though he emphasized the need for congressional review. "Government should always err on the side of greater transparency and make details public where they can," he said in his statement. "Where there are limited and serious national security concerns about releasing certain details, the appropriate committees in Congress should have the opportunity to perform oversight."
Three points here. First, it tells you everything you need to know about the state of Democratic civil-libertarianism that Pelosi would feel comfortable defending drones in these terms in the Huffington Post, of all places. She's speaking directly to the lefty base here and not sugarcoating her points — one, that the public isn't as opposed to Bushian counterterror measures as liberals sometimes like to pretend (Democrats very much included) and, two, that the politics of counterterrorism pushes presidents towards erring on the side of aggressive countermeasures. Which, of course, is part of the reason why Democrats support drone strikes: They know what it would mean for 2016 if a plot masterminded by a jihadi whom O had declined to target came off successfully. She can afford to be blunt. She knows there'll be no backlash until a Republican's back in the White House.
Second, if Pelosi's confident of the program's popularity, why is she ambivalent about whether the White House should be more transparent about it? In theory, more disclosure makes everyone happy. It keeps the public informed, which means some degree of popular oversight and accountability. It provides notice to the target, in case for whatever reason he doesn't realize that O's demanding his surrender. And it lets our Democratic president take credit for keeping America safe, just like he did when he announced Bin Laden's death even though that alerted jihadis in the field to go to ground. The answer, I think, lies in this line: "You go out there and do it. I'll criticize you, but I want to be protected." When push comes to shove, she's saying, much of the public really doesn't want transparency. They may be willing compromise on their ideals but they don't like being reminded of what that means in practice; a core duty of politicians today is shielding voters from hard choices, either by making those choices on their behalf and keeping the details from them (as in the case of drones) or refusing to make those choices altogether. When it comes to counterterrorism, most Dems want to pretend they're Glenn Greenwald even though, in reality, they're Nancy Pelosi. Obama, by withholding info from them, makes it a bit easier to maintain that illusion.
Third, it's impossible to read this story without thinking of Porter Goss's and Jose Rodriguez's claim that Pelosi was secretly briefed with other House Intel Committee members on waterboarding allllllllll the way back in 2002 and said not a single word in objection. Pelosi's denied that vehemently for years, even to the point of accusing the CIA of having misled her, but it makes perfect sense in light of what she says here. She's evidently quite willing to accept extraordinary practices in the name of counterterrorism and she's clear-eyed about the political costs and benefits of doing so. In 2002, when striking back at Al Qaeda was America's top policy priority and the GOP enjoyed stratospheric support, she had every political reason to go along with waterboarding. Re-read the excerpt above and ask yourself if that sounds like someone who would have made a fuss if told that the government had gotten very rough with Abu Zubaydah in the first few months after 9/11.
Exit question: Regarding what Mike Lee said about congressional committees having oversight of Obama's drone program, are we sure that isn't happening already? Watch this clip, via the Washington Free Beacon, of House Intel Committee Chair Mike Rogers yesterday on CNN.
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