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FDA Approves New Antibacterial Drug Zerbaxa »
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Zerbaxa (ceftolozane/tazobactam), a new antibacterial drug product, to treat adults with complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI) and complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI).
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To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of Macrobid and other antibacterial drugs, Macrobid should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.
Nitrofurantoin is an antibacterial agent specific for urinary tract infections. The Macrobid® brand of nitrofurantoin is a hard gelatin capsule shell containing the equivalent of 100 mg of nitrofurantoin in the form of 25 mg of nitrofurantoin macrocrystals and 75 mg of nitrofurantoin monohydrate.
The chemical name of nitrofurantoin macrocrystals is 1-[[[5-nitro-2-furanyl]methylene] amino]-2,4-imidazolidinedione. The chemical structure is the following:
Molecular Weight: 238.16
The chemical name of nitrofurantoin monohydrate is 1-[[[5-nitro-2-furanyl]methylene] amino]-2,4-imidazolidinedione monohydrate. The chemical structure is the following:
Molecular Weight: 256.17
Inactive Ingredients: Each capsule contains carbomer 934P, corn starch, compressible sugar, D&C Yellow No. 10, edible gray ink, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40, gelatin, lactose, magnesium stearate, povidone, talc, and titanium dioxide.
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the winners of its annual Housing Awards. The jury selected six winners from entries submitted in four types of housing: One and Two Family Custom Housing, One and Two Family Production Housing, Multifamily Housing, and Special Housing. No award was given this year in the Production Housing category. The jury consisted of Kathleen Dorgan, AIA, Chair, Dorgan Architecture & Planning; John Isch, AIA, RWA Architects, Inc.; R. Thomas Jones, AIA, California Polytechnic State University; Stephen Sharpe, Hon. AIA; and Charles L. Travis, AIA, The Housing Studio, P.A.
Winners will be honored at a presentation during the AIA National Convention in Denver, held in conjunction with Residential Architect magazine's annual Design Awards celebration. Both Via Verde by Dattner Architects and Grimshaw Architects and West Campus Housing: Phase 1 by Mahlum Architects have also won Residential Architect Design Awards this year.
The following information was provided by the AIA and the winning entrants. Detailed information and full jury comments are available on the AIA's Website by clicking on the project names. To view a complete slideshow of the winning projects, click on the image on this page:
One/Two Family Custom Housing
The One and Two Family Custom Residences award recognizes outstanding designs for custom and remodeled homes for specific client(s).
Eagle Ridge; Eastsound, Washington
Gary Gladwish Architecture
Jury comments:This is such a Zen house—it does so much with so little, and it responds to the client's wishes.
Project description: This project consists of a combined kitchen-dining-living area, study, master suite, art studio, and storage area, with the flexibility to add bedrooms or an apartment. To meet the client's requirement that the house be highly efficient, it is constructed of structural insulated panels (SIPS). This method allows for a faster construction time, less waste generation, tighter construction, and better insulation. All the windows and doors are designed to surpass energy code requirements, and all of the lighting is either LED or compact fluorescent to reduce energy consumption. The siting and design of the house maximize passive solar benefits to reduce the energy load.
Halls Ridge Knoll Guest House; San Francisco
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Jury comments: It sets the standards really high and makes one judge everything else with a lot of scrutiny.
Project description: The building is carefully detailed in stone, timber, and glass to respond to the site's rolling topography, a forest of ancient live oaks and manzanita, and panoramic views of the San Clemente Mountains and Los Padres National Forest beyond. A stone wall anchors the building to the sloping site and screens the house and pool. A simple timber-framed shed roof springs from the stone wall, supporting naturally weathered zinc roofing over cedar-clad volumes. Expansive windows provide natural lighting throughout the house, and a broad overhanging roof provides shade from the intense summer sun. Sliding doors and operable hopper windows throughout the house use the prevailing winds for natural ventilation, while also providing expansive views of the mountain range.
House in the Mountains; Colorado
Jury comments: This is a spectacular yet modest intervention of the landscape. The form is analogous to the site tectonics, and it shifts with the shape of the land.
Project description: Roof planes appear as native mountain meadows, making the structure practically invisible from the road above. These green roofs not only provide a super-insulated envelope but also preserve and highlight the original view from the existing house. Continuous clerestory windows wrap around the interior, screening out the road and revealing a spectacular mountain panorama. This clerestory creates a completely daylit space, with lighting necessary only at night. Solar panels are incorporated in the building façade. A retaining wall, clad in Cor-Ten steel and cement board, slices diagonally across the site, capturing one side of the solar courtyard and, on the other, forming a private sunken court adjacent to the main living area.
Lake View Residence; Austin, Texas
Alterstudio Architecture LLP
Jury comments: This house seems so integrated to the landscape—it is really hand in glove.
Project description: The 5,900-square-foot house emphasizes views and a dynamic spatial sequence. A rich palette of materials on the interior, including mahogany cabinetry and longleaf pine floors, combines to create a warm environment. Oriented for optimal cross-ventilation and protection from the sun without eschewing the view westward, this project also features geothermal HVAC systems, a photovoltaic array, reflective TPO roofing, cellular foam insulation, tankless water heaters, and FSC-certified and reclaimed woods. The house also takes advantage of the tree canopy to provide additional shading, and carefully placed skylights bring diffused daylight to the interior and help reduce reliance on electric lighting.
Multifamily Living
The Multifamily Housing award recognizes outstanding apartment and condominium design. Both high- and low-density projects for public and private clients were considered. In addition to architectural design features, the jury assessed the integration of the building(s) into their context, including open and recreational space, transportation options and features that contribute to livable communities.
Via Verde - The Green Way; Bronx, New York
Dattner Architects and Grimshaw Architects
Jury comments: The way the building is broken into manageable units instead of being one continuous flow reflects and mimics the vibrancy of the surrounding neighborhood buildings.
Project description: This mixed-use complex provides healthy, affordable urban living for low- and middle-income residents of the South Bronx. Built on a former brownfield site, the project comprises three building types: a 20-story tower, a 6- to 13-story midrise duplex apartment component, 2- to 4-story town houses, 222-unit complex includes. Large windows, typically on two exposures, allow cross-ventilation and provide abundant daylighting. The garden begins as a courtyard on grade and steps up through a series of south-facing roof terraces. The terraces, many of which are accessible to residents, feature a small apple orchard and plots for growing vegetables while also providing storm water control, enhanced insulation, and mitigation of the urban heat island effect. Rainwater is collected and recycled for irrigation.
Specialized Housing
The Special Housing award recognizes outstanding design of housing that meets the unique needs of other specialized housing types such as single room occupancy residences (SROs), independent living for the disabled, residential rehabilitation programs, domestic violence shelters, and other special housing.
West Campus Housing - Phase I; Seattle
Mahlum Architects
Jury comments: This is a well-thought-out and executed project. It's a model for urban dense housing. The treatment of the ground floor, the glazing, the use of warm materials is all exemplary.
Project description: Providing housing for 1,650 students in five buildings this project is the first phase of a student housing expansion for the university. The project has created a new walkable, transit-oriented neighborhood. To ensure the project is woven into the fabric of the city, it includes a number of publicly accessible spaces, including a 116-seat restaurant, 7,000-square-foot grocery store, café, conference center, academic support center, health and wellness center, and two retail spaces. The exterior material palette was kept simple and economical: imperial-sized brick, white vinyl windows, wood, and weathering steel. Interior materials—mostly recycled, with no VOC content—were selected on the basis of reducing the energy required for shipping and manufacture.

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|Ella training for the Boston Marathon in Boston.
Third year in a row I've signed up for the NYC Marathon lottery. Never once has my number come up. Usually I take a sigh of relief when that happens. And then I'm disappointed. And then I start looking for other ways to get a guaranteed spot in the race by raising money for a charity. And then I'm really disappointed in myself when I don't have the heart to do all the fundraising. I know.
Anyone else enter it this year? Anyone RUN in it? For a charity?!
I haven't gone out for a jog in awhile. Thinking I should. Maybe it will bring me some good luck.
My NYC Half Marathon review from last year is here. I didn't really like it. Hoping I'll have a better experience by running an extra 13 miles . . .


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Here's an idea: what if we offered Eli in a trade to Houston for the #1 pick and Matt Schaub?
You know what? I'd do it -- Eli may have some good seasons ahead of him, but Clowney is likely a special player that comes along only once in many years. And Schaub is good enough to win in the NFL -- he needs a change in team to clear his head.
And I think Houston would do it -- notwithstanding their record, they're loaded with talent and someone like Eli could make them a playoff team.
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Maroma Resort & Spa, Solidaridad (Mayan Riviera)
The reason behind Mexico's best-kept secret―and why we think it's a supreme hideaway―is an unmarked dirt road off the beaten path. Worth the hunt, right? Managed by the high-end Orient Express hotel company, Maroma offers visitors a personal touch with welcoming Mayan-honey margaritas and outdoor massage palapas.


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ST. HELENA -- Middletown senior center Blaine Amos logged a rare triple-double of 15 points, 14 rebounds and 12 blocked shots as the Mustangs turned back the St. Helena Saints 37-29 in a North Central League I varsity boys' basketball game on Friday in St. Helena.
Middletown squared its league mark at 2-2 and improved to 10-5 overall with the victory, which was all about its 6-foot-8 big man.
"It was almost amazing at some points with what he was doing," Middletown coach G.J. Rockwell said. "He played really well, really hard ... they all did."
It was an up-tempo game despite what the final score might suggest, according to Rockwell.
"It was physical, a real dogfight," he said.
Tyler Rockwell added eight points and Anthonie Guzman seven for the Mustangs.
In other boys' action Friday:
Fort Bragg 73, Kelseyville 37
At Kelseyville, the Fort Bragg Timberwolves knocked off the Kelseyville Knights in NCL I action.
Dustin Martin led the Knights (0-4, 2-13) with 12 points. John-Mark Reagan and Preston Griffin added seven apiece.
"The difference tonight was their size," Kelseyville coach Scott Conrad said of the Timberwolves (2-2). "Our kids played as well as we've played in a long time. We did a much better job of being physical."
Roseland Prep 58, Upper Lake 36
At Upper Lake, Roseland Prep defeated Upper Lake despite 11 points by the Cougars' Dean Reimers, who had a pair of 3-pointers. Shahid Hussain chipped in with eight points and Chris Cisneros had six.
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Don't use a hammer.
At my retirement party this past Friday, among the many wonderful gifts I received was a beautiful set of grips by Esmeralda for my Springfield Loaded stainless 1911.
Of course, I wanted to install them right away but my Allen wrenches wouldn't remove the grip screws. After I learned that Springfield now uses Torx screws on their grips I made a trip to Lowes for a set of Torx wrenches.
The lower screws on both grips removed easily and the bushings remained in place. However, the upper screws on both grips refused to come out. The screws loosened and the grips came off but the screws and bushings are both still in place in the grips.
I don't want to damage the original Springfield grips. Does anyone have any advice on how I can separate the screws and bushings from the grips?
put blue locktite on the bushing and insert into the frame, let it set, then remove the grip screw. You could also use some of the wifes fingernail polish on the bushing.
Thanks again for the advice! I thought I'd post a photo so you all could see the results... [IMG]
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Now that sure is a beauty with them great looking grip panels.Got me to drooling.
Did you use loctite or fingernail polish?
Great looking grips!
Nice looking pistol/grips slohand. Enjoy that retirement!
Actually, I didn't use either loctite or fingernail polish...I found a local gunsmith who searched through his work area and finally came up with a set of black flathead screws with bushings. I left the other screws and bushings in place in the original grips.
I appreciate the advice and I'm definitely looking forward to a quieter, less stressful life.
Those are some nice looking grips. Happy retirement!


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Moonlight Movie Madness
July 6, 2012
Throughout the summer locals can catch a free outdoor flick at the Alex R. Thomas Plaza. Participants are invited to bring blankets and low-back beach chairs and camp out before the movie. All movies start at dusk. Tasty food items such as popcorn, ice cream and candy will be available for sale by Ukiah Main Street. Hundreds enjoy a night of family fun, starting in June and continuing throughout the summer months. Beginning times will vary, typical start time is at dusk! See you there!
Dates for this season include:
o June 22nd- Puss in Boots
o July 6th-- E.T.
o July 20th- The Muppets
o August 3rd-- Dolphin Tale
o August 17th-- Zookeeper
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HTML5 for Publishers gives an overview of some of the most exciting features HTML5 provides to ebook content creators--audio/video, geolocation, and the Canvas--and shows how to put them in action. Learn how to:
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A superb introduction to what can be done with HTML5. This book is just a shallow overview of the depth available, but it is a fun overview, and whetted my appetite for learning more HTML5. I installed the examples into my rails project and fiddled with the JavaScript to make all of them work on the same page.Nitpicky critique... The finger painting app calls:x = ev.pageX and y = ev.pageY which is right if the canvas is the only thing on the page. It took a while until I figured out that I had to get the offset in order to get it to work with other stuff on the page.x = ev.pageX - theCanvas.offsetLeft;y = ev.pageY - theCanvas.offsetTop;
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Hi my name is Ed and I am new to beekeeping. so new in fact that I don't have any equipment yet as I have been advised not to start until April, apparently this is the best time to start in the hobby.
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I wonder if the Patimokkha allows monastics to ask lay people to kill plants like weeds? Will they get bad karma by unknowingly doing things (or having to do things) against Patimokkha?
Thanks and metta!
Uttarā was the daughter of Puṇṇa, a poor man who worked for hire. While others were enjoying a holiday, Puṇṇa had to work because he was so poor. One day, the Elder Sāriputta, who had just arisen from spending seven days in absorption (nirodha samāpatti), wished to bestow a blessing on Puṇṇa. He went to the field where Puṇṇa was working and stood there gazing at a bush. Puṇṇa cut off a piece to offer tooth-sticks to the elder.


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Beautiful quilt ~ beautiful granddaughter!! Good job!!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Beautiful quilt ~ beautiful granddaughter!! Good job!!
Love your story! Beautiful DGD and quilt. I give her a A++++ on a great quilt. I love the heart applique also. Her DM will be so very thrilled! How lucky you are to have a quilting buddy!
Helen T.
Fabulous! She looks proud as she should be. I really like the heart in the corner. Tell her good job! She can say she is a Quilter
Hey Granddaughter.....your quilt is awesome!!! Love the colors & the hearts are so perfect!! Great quilt.....can't wait for the next one
Grama Laura
Way to go. She did a great job.
WTG, Kiddo! Great job. Love the little hearts in the border!
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Great choices in colorn and pattern and Grandma!!!
Great job!
A dog is not "almost human" and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such.
Both are beautiful, also her wonderful teacher.
What I make with my hands, I give with my heart.
It's beautiful, she should be very proud of herself! I know you are proud of her as well, my DGD just turned 6, we've
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Colorado Springs drainage issues that won't go away
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COLORADO SPRINGS - Pikes Peak area county and city leaders are coming together Tuesday morning to start discussing how to fix stormwater drainage issues. The city of Colorado Springs is trying to find money in its budget to do costly repairs and keep up with maintenance.
Among the "to do" repair list on the city's agenda is a channel that's east of Centennial and north of Garden of the Gods. City Engineer Brian Kelley did a show and tell with me about this concrete channel that's eroded down to the bone in one place. There's a gaping hole the size of a small car. Kelley said, "If this is not corrected, it will continue to domino downstream. Pieces of the channel will continue to erode and we'll have a larger more expensive problem on our hands." Kelley also told me that the increased amount of water flow because of the lack of erosion, post Waldo Canyon fire will certainly add to the drainage problem.
Kelley said his department has an emergency and contingency funds for anything that goes wrong. Kelley also said, "Once those funds are exceeded, we are out of money and we have to come up with extremely creative ways to fix the infrastructure. "
Currently there are 250 miles of open drainage channels in Colorado Springs. They city also has nealry 500 miles of underground storm systems, crews have to maintain and repair. The Springs City Drainage Budget in 2009 was 4.4. million dollars with Stormwater Fee money. The 2012 budget was 1.4 million dollars. The money now only comes from City General Fund money.


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ACE Adventure Resort • Minden, WV
Escape Kit
- A Two-Night Rafting Trip Along the New River for One Person, Any Days of the Week from Now to May 3 and October 20 to 31, or Sundays through Fridays from May 4 to October 19 ($73)
- Or, a Two-Night Rafting Trip Along the New River for One Person, Any Days of the Week from Now to June 30 and October 20 to 31, or August 17 and 18 or August 24 and 25 ($85)
- Camping for Two Nights with Your Own Tent, Equipment, and Supplies
- One Full Day of Whitewater Rafting on the Lower New River
- Experienced Guides Throughout
- One Hot, Grilled Lunch by the River
- Combine Vouchers to Stay for Up to Four Nights
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Outdoor adventurers know you have to search far and wide to find true wilderness these days. When no municipal park will do, set out for the mountains of "Wild and Wonderful" West Virginia. Five hours west of Washington, DC—but only one hour south of Charleston—the New River Gorge National River covers more than 70,000 forested acres and 53 miles of whitewater rafting heaven. You won't find wilder, more consistant rapids anywhere in the eastern US.
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CEH @ New Horizons
Anyone else taken the CEH course through New Horizons here? If so, how did you go about scheduling/taking your exam? I've taken the course (to much disappointment) and was not given the option to take the test on the last day. I apparently need to schedule and pay for the test separately. I never received an authorization code from class, so how do I schedule this exam? When I called the training center, I was told "I'll look into it" and I've not heard back yet. The person I talked to had no idea as to what I was talking about. Anyone else have similar situations?


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The Rumored Structure For This Year's GLORY Grand Slam Tournament
- Written by Dave Walsh
We've been keeping our ears to the ground over the past few months in regards to everything GLORY, from possible television deals to upcoming shows to the format for their big Heavyweight tournament for this year. Last year's GLORY Grand Slam tournament was interesting, to say the least, using a one-night, sixteen man format with shorter rounds. It led to some quick action, but some of the more methodical, technical fighters like Remy Bonjasky were really hurt by such a ruleset and four fights in one night is just a lot of fights.
While some within the GLORY organization were steadfast in saying that they would repeat the format again this year, we've heard some conflicting reports on the format of the tournament. As GLORY gets closer to a larger American television deal (no insult to CBS Sports, but tape delay at 1am is simply not good enough for shows like this) they have to be concerned with time constraints and putting on a tighter, more unified production. GLORY already do a fantastic job with their pacing on their events, with the fights following each other in quick succession in a way that doesn't feel rushed, but natural. We can at least expect the quirks of last year's Grand Slam to not return.
So according to our source, who wishes to remain unnamed, this year's tournament will be shrunk down from sixteen men to just four to be able to properly fit on a two to three hour American television slot while putting on entertaining fights and being able to properly present the fighters to the audience. The first three participants will be based upon the GLORY World Rankings, although it should be noted that word is that Semmy Schilt will not participate. That means that Gokhan Saki, Daniel Ghita and Tyrone Spong are guaranteed spots in the tournament, with the fourth spot being a "Wildcard." That "Wildcard" spot will be determined by another tournament that will take place before the event, a Qualifying tournament. It is not clear who will participate in this tournament, but the next four in the rankings are Peter Aerts, Remy Bonjasky, Jerome Le Banner and Errol Zimmerman (although I believe that Rico Verhoeven is actually in that spot now after his win over Errol).
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text: So my friend is supposed to start a new job tomorrow and his doctor (who is unfortunately the only one at that practice and the only doctor he's seen in years) has neglected to sign his medical clearance that was supposed to be sent over to his job- apparently this is something that only the doctor can sign and of course doctor is out sick today. Would he theoretically be able have his records faxed to another doctor's office for that doctor to sign without ever having seen him as a patient? Seems a little iffy to me, but I'm trying to think of ideas to help the poor fellow out seeing as he already had to push his job start date back since doc flaked out on getting it in by the orig start date yesterday also. Yikes!


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Lovely Apartment in Paris (330)
Størrelse40 m²
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Between Gardens and historic monuments, you will be there in the smartest and styliest Paris. Five minutes walking distancefrom Rue de Rivoli, the subway Saint Paul and thus the line 1 of the subway takes you to the main monuments of the capital (Louvre, Concorde, Champs Elysées, Arc de Triomphe etc.)
The apartment overlooks a courtyard and will charm you by its peace and its exposure.
Furnished in a cosy and modern style you will pleasantly be surprised by the volume of the apartment and the light brought by two big windows. Very functional, its offers an Italian-style shower, a fully fitted kitchen, a large flat screen television. On the bedroom a king size bed will allow you to take advantage of an undeniable comfort.
HusreglerDeposit of 500 €
Arrivals and departures between 21:00 and 08:00 are charged € 30 (There is also a surcharge for arrivals and departures on Christmas, New Years and Easter)
No smoking
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The appartment has an unusual but interesting and smart floor plan. Lots of rustic and old feel mixed with modern stuff.
We were missing a pair of scissors and a coffee mug or two, but after a mail to John we got the stuff the same day.
A faint odor from the very bottom of the stairs connecting the loft with the rest of the apartment but it wasn't too bad.
Overall we were very happy with our stay.
The Hollmark family from Stockholm, Sweden.
Nice, clean and perfectly located. Highly recommended!
I went to Paris to spent four days with my sister and I found a very dirty flat. Anyway the neighborhood was very nice. We had to change the sheets because they had stains. Under the table there were some dirty socks. Wifi was available only for first 24 hours. I had to contact with the owner five times and the only answer was "how can I solve the problem?, in most places of Paris there was free wifi."
I wouldn't recommend this flat because it's was a unpleasant experience with it.
We had a wonderful time in Paris and mostly because of our quite small but very comfortable and convenient apartment. It's situated in a strategic position: Although it's really close to any kind of shop and many good restaurants and bars, it's in the internal part of the building so it is very silent. Absolutely suggested.
The apartment is smaller than the pictures, and is no so beauty as the pictures.
Actually this is not a recommendable place.
When we arrived we think "We should have gone to an hotel".
We never met John as from what I understand this is a company of various apartments in Paris, so we were greeted by Guillermo (I presume an employee) a very pleasant guy who was happy to give us some tips on the Area but as he had to shoot off to another apartment could not stay to long and chat.
The flat is small, smaller than the actual pictures (30 m in totall / 2 rooms ) but nice and clean. Kitchen is also smaller in real life! Bathroom is a few years old but clean. To be honest we where a bit disappointed with the size since for this price I think we could have got a larger / nicer flat but due to late booking this was one of the few available for our dates and Area,
Advantages: The area, Le Marais is one of the better spots to stay in Paris , (close to everything) and the district is quite trendy with many places to dine and wine and shops / Galeries and the Sunday market is quite an experience.
Disadvantages, the price and size of apartment, being an attic with fairly high windows does not help too much, although the flat is quite bright.
In all not sure if we got our value for money here, I have seen better flats with similar or lower prices, however the service was good and no real complains with the company or Wimdu
Would I go back to the same flat, I dont think so as next time I would book in advance just to find a better deal for my cash.
Excellent location!!! The apartment is in a great supurb surrounded by some of the cities best cafes. Only downsides were it was on rthe 6th floor with no elevater and the hot water does not last long. Other then that, the apartment is well equiped and i would definately rwcommend a stay here
Excellent appartment and excellent location. Well equipped and suiteful for a sall family.
The apartment is charming, quiet and well situated. It has everything that you need. I would suggest a couple of improvements : 1. The fridge needs to be changed or fixed as it was leaking water. 2. The extra pillows have to be changed as they were too dirty.
lovely place, and great to communication.
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text: Oldtimer, I think I know what you were talking about, though. I've got one hive, my strongest and the one that made honey for me this past year, that the bees tend to seem nervous on the comb. They will indeed "run" the comb a bit and if you mess with them too much they will begin to have an attitude. I think that is a colony that won't put up with a lot of foolishness. I'm trying to go all 8-frame mediums but when I purchased this colony it came in a 10-frame deep...I'm not really looking forward to finding the queen and isolating her above a queen excluder so I can go back later and remove that 10-frame box...I don't think they're going to like that.


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Walden cheers House OK of 'No Budget, No Pay'
But it's actually more like 'No Pay (Right Away)'
WASHINGTON - Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore.,, issued the following statement upon Wednesday's House passage of the "No Budget, No Pay" plan:
"In our part of Oregon, families sit down around their kitchen tables and figure out how to balance their budgets. It's time for Washington, D.C. to do the same," he said. "If hard-working taxpayers don't do their jobs, they don't get paid. Congress needs to live by the same rules — no budget, no pay.
"While the House has passed a budget each of the last two years, the Senate has failed to do so in nearly four," Walden said. "The last time the Senate passed a budget — in 2009 — the iPad hadn't even been invented yet!
"Congress must write a responsible budget to get our fiscal house in order. Only then will we be able to create a good, strong American economy where people can get a job that pays the bills."
The "No Budget, No Pay" plan withholds pay from members of the House and Senate if their chamber does not pass a budget by April 15. The measure also temporarily suspends the debt ceiling until May 18 to set up a broader debate about responsible spending.
Actually, there's an out of sorts -- it's more "No Budget, No Pay (Right Away)."
As The New York Times reported: "The debt ceiling legislation - mindful of constitutional hurdles imposed by the 27th Amendment on congressional pay - would simply impound lawmaker salaries until a budget is passed or the 113th Congress ends, whichever comes first.
"And it would not require the House and the Senate to come to a compromise on the two spending and tax blueprints, which are likely to be very different. That will be the really difficult task," the newspaper said.
Asked about that part of the legislation, Walden spokesman Andrew Malcolm told KTVZ.COM, "The Senate needs to at least put a plan on the table -- they haven't passed a budget since April 2009."
"Remember, it only takes 50 votes to pass a budget resolution in the Senate, not 60," Malcolm said. "I understand that the chair of the Senate Budget Committee announced today that they will write and pass a budget this year, so perhaps threatening to withhold their pay has finally spurred them to action."


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relantel wrote:I'm sure Dags will be in once she is up.
Kicksave wrote:relantel wrote:I'm sure Dags will be in once she is up.
Awesome so she can be active when we're all asleep and then she'll be asleep/at work when we're active.
thehockeyguru wrote:We cant get 1 more person to join?
redwill wrote:thehockeyguru wrote:We cant get 1 more person to join?
I don't think we want to "get" people to join. We want people who really want to play. IMO, the thread's been up long enough that any such people will have looked for it and signed up.
I would say we should go with what we have, but it's been stated that the game will start tomorrow, so some who have signed up may have stopped looking at the forum...
Troy Loney wrote:although i bet dagny or zarovich would have signed up if they saw the thread.
relantel wrote:I'd say hold it until 3. Then go. After all, it's a quickie game anyway.
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You can simply move them to the outside wall of the hive and crowd them into the wall. The bees will rework them. They don't do that if you place your frames between capped comb or brood combs.
You can simply move them to the outside wall of the hive and crowd them into the wall. The bees will rework them. They don't do that if you place your frames between capped comb or brood combs.
Ross' method has the virtue of being simpler. I've done it that way too, and they shaved away somewhere between 1/4 inch and 3/8 inch.
I don't know how you have your frames layed out in your box, but you could actually try shaving a frame that doesn't have a lot of honey (safer if you're worried about honey dripping down the frame) and then also try placing one against the outer wall like Ross says. This does take a little time, but you might apprciate the results of comparing the two methods. I honestly can't say anything against that way other than 'time to complete', because when I tried it, I got good results from that as well, it just took longer for them to shorten the cells.
The other option is to move them into a 8 or 9 frame super where you want fat combs.
Well I have 9 frames in my brood box and 8 in the super (10 frame box).
Just because I initially started with a feeder in the brood box that took a bit more than one frame space and now I am stuck with Thick, very thick or super size LOL
I shaved a section from one and put it against the side, even after shaving it touches the outer wall in two places (I hope I did not trap too many bees in the process) Looking forward to see if they move some of the honey and wax elsewhere.
Also, I realised my brood box is getting kind of honey bound so moved a frame full honey to the supper and put an empty frame.
Could not locate the queen though this time (she is not marked) but the hive was peaceful and busy and lots of caped cells, not as many brood as last time (dont ask for eggs I have not figured what they really look like yet). But I would say half as many larvae as last time.
>the thing is whereever I had the old foundation frames beside an empty frame, they double the thickness of the comb!
That is what they typicall do if it's ucapped honey comb. They just make it thicker. If it's capped, it works fine to put them between. If it's brood it works fine. Irregular comb happens in all hives regardless of foundation or not. If you put foundation between drawn, ucapped honey comb you'll get the same results.
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
Since its the first year of the hive, should I just let them do so and put fewer frames in the box? Rather than try to fight that? At the end of the day honey is honey and I am not planning to use any of it since they will need it...
Whats your views?
>Since its the first year of the hive, should I just let them do so and put fewer frames in the box?
That's what I'd do.
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
The bees do regress from the 5.4mm foundation size when you go foundationless. I have not tried to get a good average of the cell sizes. I do not have more drones than I did with foundation. I do know that when I first got the bees totally on foundationless that I was finding many 4.6mm cell sizes being used for worker brood. At the top of each frame was honey storage cells but the first few rows near the top of the frame being used for brood were 5.2mm. The average between 4.6 and 5.2 is 4.9. So I do believe I can call this a regression of cell sizes. But I have not had to treat for mites in 3 years which is the goal.
I do agree I made more honey with WAX foundation. The plastic foundation that came with my first hive purchased made me wish I never saw it. I may never try plastic foundation again. I have thought about using foundation in my supers. But I like the idea of not spending money. If I want more honey I will just set up another hive. I have my small farm of 5 acres, my dad's 50 acres, and the person who uses my bees as pollenators of 120 acres as perminate locations. So it is easy to expand.
I tried using foundationless frames on a split, every other frame foundationless. Before I read about the starter strip, so I just put in empty frames. Supprisingly, they are drawing nice straight comb. But the comb looks more like a natural comb in shape, will they draw it out to the bottom?
Or is this because I did not give them a starter strip?
They will eventually attach to the bottom, maybe not all the way across however.
It really depends on the bees. It has nothing to do with a starter strip or no starter strip. It nearly aways gets attached most of the way across the bottom with a few holes for passage. I had one hive though that the bottom brood chamber was never filled to the bottom bar. I moved these frames slowly to the next brood box up where the bees promptly filled the gap. That was the only case where I saw this as a semi permament problem. It is nearly always fully attached except the corners.
Interestingly they often chew out the bottom of wax foundation and leave that same gap.
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text: So now we've had two sources saying that Nathalie Pechalat is going to hold a press conference in Zagreb announcing their retirement due to Fabian Bourzat's serious injury. The Sport 2 (Russian TV channel) commentator said this on air during the Ladies Short Program and Arthur Verner has apparently posted in on his website. I have put a question mark in the topic title because we won't know for sure until the press conference takes place but there's no reason to think they are both lying, I guess. I feel really upset by this. They have shown original, interesting, entertaining programs for years and I really wanted them to win an Olympic medal.


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The CIA Solution for Afghanistan
The U.S. military will not achieve anything resembling victory in Afghanistan, no matter how noble the objective and heroic the effort. It's time to face this reality. We should start by developing a new covert action plan to be implemented by the Central Intelligence Agency.
The strategy should focus on forging the kinds of relationships necessary to keep Afghanistan from re-emerging as al Qaeda's staging ground once our forces depart, and also on continuing the hunt for Osama bin Laden. If there is any lasting lesson from the recent demise of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, it's that the large and visible occupying army he commanded in Afghanistan is simply the wrong force to wage the battles being fought there.
The British and the Russians know this too well. Having run the CIA's Afghan Task Force—which covertly channeled U.S. support to the Afghans fighting to drive the Soviets out of their country—I recognize the playbook our policy makers are using today. It didn't work for the Soviets then, and it won't work for us now. However different our current objective, our efforts are alarmingly similar to those of the Russians.
Instead of ignoring the lessons of that history, what we need to do is to be more like ourselves in the 1980s and in the months immediately following the attacks of 9/11. More * Drugs, Bad Discipline Afflict Afghan Army * 25 Dead in Afghan Bombing * Kucinich, Paul Force Afghanistan Debate In the '80s we essentially ended the Cold War with a well-funded and broadly supported covert action program.
In 2001, under similar political circumstances, a small band of CIA operators restored old ties to Afghan tribal leaders, teamed up with U.S. Special Forces and, backed with U.S. air power, toppled the Taliban in a matter of weeks. Our presence in Afghanistan is better left unseen. Most Afghans, even those willing to deal with us, would rather we get our military out of their country.
A covert action program would address this concern. It would also cost less than a military effort in treasure and lives, and allow the U.S. to continue to protect its interests and the interests of the Afghans who desire nothing more than to see their country enter a period of calm. A smart covert action program should rest on worst-case scenarios.
Afghanistan will likely enter a period of heightened instability leading up to and following our planned 2012 departure, so we should figure out now which tribal leaders—and, under specially negotiated arrangements, which Taliban factions—we could establish productive relationships with. We must also consider the possibility that our departure could precipitate the eventual collapse of the Karzai government. Thus we should cultivate relationships with leaders inside and outside the current regime who are most likely to fill the power vacuum.
It's a good bet that the CIA already has substantial relationships with many of these personalities, particularly in areas where agency operators have long enjoyed relative freedom of movement. Afghanistan is a tribal society, not a nation state, and tribal interests are often easy to accommodate with cash and other assets that help tribal leaders maintain their power. Make no mistake: We're not talking about supporting advocates for Jeffersonian democracy here. But these partnerships have proven dependable and highly advantageous to U.S. policy makers in promoting regional stability in the past.
The cornerstone of a revitalized covert action plan in Afghanistan must be based on an updated Presidential Finding, which is required for any covert initiative. The president himself would have to authorize ample funding for the remains of the Karzai government, its opposition, tribal warlords and even some Taliban elements, as long as they're willing to help us achieve our objectives.
The fact that many of them don't like each other will probably work to our benefit and against our enemies in al Qaeda. My experience at the CIA helped me develop a few rules of engagement that I consider critical to successful covert action programs. First, they must have sufficient funding and bipartisan congressional approval. Second, a general consensus backing the effort must exist among the American public.
Third, there must be robust support among key players and interest groups in the country where our covert action program functions. Perhaps most importantly, the rationale behind the program must be anchored in sound policy objectives. It bears mentioning that covert action has been controversial, and has many opponents in and out of government. But such critiques often highlight flawed policy rather than failed execution.
The CIA's work in Chile during the 1970s and in Central America during the 1980s are generally viewed as mistakes or failures. But in both cases the agency was operationally successful. The real issue was the flawed policy, which the CIA has no part in determining. Congress, the executive and the public were justifiably disturbed by some of the means used to carry out covert action since 9/11, including waterboarding and other "enhanced interrogation techniques."
Advocates for the expanded use of covert action must be clear in their refusal to countenance these practices, and in their commitment to strong oversight measures. More generally, an updated covert strategy should establish clearer rules of engagement. Predator drone attacks, which have been effective in killing al Qaeda leaders, should be relied upon. Covert activities should not be outsourced to private contractors, as has reportedly occurred in Afghanistan.
Preventing a return to a pre-9/11 version of Afghanistan is a realistic and achievable goal as long as our strategy is calibrated to the Afghan political, cultural and physical landscapes. A CIA-run covert action program is by nature custom-tailored to the reality on the ground. As such, it is a highly valuable tool that we should use to advance a modified objective in Afghanistan. Mr. Devine is a former CIA deputy director of operations and chief of the CIA Afghan Task Force 1986-87. He is president of the Arkin Group, a private sector intelligence company based in New York.