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Welcome to our newly admitted future-MAPHers! This is our informal current student blog (current students are currently finishing up the tenth and final week of Winter Quarter. They're just about 2/3 of the way done with their degree, and almost 80% done with Winter). It's a stressful time of the year, but a week during which we're all suddenly able to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
First of all, congratulations. We hope that we'll see you April 15-16 for "Campus Days," which a great opportunity to preview the University and meet faculty, MAPH staff, and most importantly each other. You'll get a brief glimpse of the diversity, energy, and rigor of our program–and with any luck, campus will already be in its warm, welcoming spring colors.
I'm MAPH's Outreach Coordinator. I graduated the program in 2010, having spent two years in Washington, DC as an advertising sales representative (which means, essentially, that I went home and screamed as loud as I could every night for 690 consecutive nights). I applied to PhD programs as a kind of escape from the horrors of the "real world," hoping to spend some years reading books in the safety of the academy. I wrote a personal statement about politics and modern literature, a writing sample about 9/11, and mailed off what I thought were 10 very strong applications.
And I got nine rejection letters over the course of three weeks between February and March.
But I also got an unexpected letter from the University of Chicago. I knew nothing about MAPH three years ago, and I almost immediately wrote off the possibility of coming to UChicago. Looking back, three years later, I can't really recall the specific reasons that I changed my mind. But I'm glad that I did.
Many of you applied directly to the Program, so you already know a lot about our community, our interdisciplinary approach to humanistic inquiry, and the degree to which our students improve their writing and thinking over the course of nine incredibly short months. At the University of Chicago, you (no bull) will have the most intense academic experience in your careers as students. But equally importantly, you'll have the opportunity to find out what your chosen discipline–English, philosophy, art history, linguistics, anthropology, and whatever else–means to you. You'll not only develop critical skills. You'll also think hard about what the next step will be.
For many of our students, it's a PhD at a top institution. Friends of mine from the past two years of MAPH have recently been admitted to programs at places like Duke, Wisconsin, Indiana, UCLA, UChicago, Johns Hopkins, and NYU (in English); UPenn (anthropology); Northwestern (philosophy); Cornell and UChicago (Linguistics and Southeast Asian Studies), and the list goes on.
For others, MAPH is an opportunity to decide how to pursue life of the mind in any number of career tracks. Every single one of our students is a committed life-long intellectual. But probably only about a quarter decide that they truly want to get a PhD after doing a year of graduate work. A huge part of my job is to connect current students with alumni and career resources. We have extensive professional advising opportunities, and a new syllabus of curated career events (called Career Core) to help students find work that they can be passionate about after graduation.
We have over 1600 alumni, and each year our vibrant and international base of support grows. We hope that it excites you to be part of a growing community of artists, writers, scholars, ad executives, program managers, political activists, consultants, musicians, acrobats, screenwriters, photographers, and whatever else. (STILL no astronauts–so if any of you have aspirations in the area of space flight, it might be better to attend that Physics Program instead…). But for everyone else, we hope that you'll accept our invitation!
Finally, please consider looking into these various resources that might give you a better idea about our community. And email us! I'm at email@example.com and you can also email firstname.lastname@example.com. We're happy to answer any questions that you might have about the program, about UChicago, or about our home in Second City.
Congratulations again, and we hope to see and hear from you soon,
A-J Aronstein (MAPH 2010)
- What does a Quarter look like at UChicago?
- "Bringing the Humanities Into the World"
- Studying Creative Writing at MAPH
- Doing service in the Community at MAPH
- MAPH Facebook Page
Please also explore our website, where you'll find a lot of information about the curriculum, our program options, and about the experience.


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A Grand Ol' Time in Phoenix
Arizona Grand Resort & Spa • Phoenix, AZ
Escape Kit
- A One-Night Stay for Two in a Resort or Deluxe Suite
- $50 Resort Credit for Dining, Spa, and/or Golf (Not Applicable at Rustler's Rooste)
- Coupon Book with More Than $500 in Savings at Arizona Mills
"Grand" is the only way to describe Arizona's only all-suite resort with a AAA Four Diamond Award and an M&C Gold Key. Set at the foot of the state's largest municipal park (Phoenix's 17,000-acre South Mountain Preserve) and featuring an 18-hole golf course, a 20,000-square-foot fitness center, and six restaurants, the Arizona Grand Resort & Spa is exactly that.
Get a one-night stay for two in a Resort or Deluxe Suite ($189), plus a $50 resort credit, and a coupon book with more than $500 in savings at Arizona Mills, the state's largest indoor retail center with around 200 shops and restaurants.
The 540-square-foot suites feature a private patio and balcony, pillow-top mattresses on one king bed or two queen beds, a separate living room area, and two flat-screen TVs. In the morning, head down to the Lobby Grill for a breakfast of Belgian waffles or eggs Benedict with applewood-smoked bacon and potato hash.
Reserve a tee time at the par-71 Arizona Grand Golf Course—one of the state's best places to play, says Golf Digest. It features stunning views of the Sonoran Desert along with challenging course play and all of the immaculate upkeep of a top resort. After a round, check into Arizona's largest resort spa. From massages and facials to salon services and body wraps, this luxe retreat delivers a variety of customized and holistic treatments.
For dinner, don't miss Rustler's Rooste. Not only is this a classic Old West dining experience, serving award-winning chili, mesquite-broiled steaks, and barbecue ribs since 1971, but as National Geographic notes, the restaurant features one of the best mountain views in the country. You might even scoot your boots to some live country music after dinner. Now that's what we call a Grand ol' time.
"This beautiful all-suites resort next to South Mountain Park ... is home to one of the Valley's more challenging golf courses. Modern but warm, it's a good match in a place called the Valley of the Sun."-- Read Fodor's Review of the Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
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text: Springfield XDs are nice pistols in my opinion. I own two, had three. Want to get a XDM comp at some point. Since this is your first handgun, I would suggest you take a class before you spend money on night sights and lazers. A good practical pistol class will teach you alot of information about controlling handguns in general as well as all the important safety stuff that you probably already know about. just my .2


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Fruit is considered a healthy treat. But this may not be the best time to enjoy cantaloupe. The U.S. government is warning consumers to avoid cantaloupes from Colorado. The melons are contaminated with listeria, which is a bacteria. So far at least 84 people in more than 19 states have become ill after eating bad melons. At least 17 people have died from the infection. That number may grow. The bacteria have been traced to cantaloupe from Jensen Farms, in Colorado.
Jensen Farms appears to be the single source of the outbreak. "If it's not Jensen Farms, it's okay to eat," said Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). "But if you can't confirm it's not Jensen Farms, then it's best to throw it out."
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled 300,000 cases of cantaloupe grown on the farm. The outbreak is the deadliest of its kind in more than 10 years in the U.S., according to the FDA.
A Bad Bug and Infection
Listeriosis is the name given to the serious infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes. The bacteria have a long incubation period. That means that it may take as long as four weeks for people who have eaten contaminated food to feel ill.
Listeria can be eliminated by cooking, but not by freezing or refrigeration. Unlike most bacteria, listeria can continue to grow at low temperatures even after the original source is gone. The CDC is urging people to clean and sanitize all areas where contaminated food items may have been. And when it comes to the food itself, the CDC advises consumers to follow the motto: "When in doubt, throw it out."
How To Avoid Getting Sick
On September 28, True Leaf Farms in California recalled bags of chopped romaine lettuce. The lettuce also may be contaminated by listeria. No illnesses have been reported yet.
The recent outbreaks have many people taking a closer look at their food and how to stay safe. Remember: Always wash your hands after handling whole melons such as cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelon, and wash or scrub rinds before cutting. Once fruit is cut, eat it promptly or refrigerate the leftovers for no more than a few days.


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In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, Ever Merciful.
Love for All, Hatred for None.
Mmembers of Würzburg Jamaat waiting for Huzur
Würzburg written in Urdu
Waqf-e-nau child is waiting with flowers for Huzur
Bait-ul-Aleem, Würzburg Germany
Local Amila members waiting for Huzur's arrival
Huzur's caravan arrives at würzburg
Hhuzur and Regional Amir Mainfranken
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Town Square
Noise pollution or music to your ears?
Original post made by Music Lover but..., Downtown North, on Jan 20, 2013
I truly love music of all types - but this just came across as loud, odd noise. I know and own that I've become sensitive (irritated) by the screens and audio ads everywhere and layers of music playing in dept. stores - but this caught me by surprise. It seemed so out of place to hear canned music blaring downtown. So I'm wondering (1) how other people feel about it, and (2) whether there are ordinances that address or guide businesses playing amplified sound outside their establishments.
Funny, I often choose to dine outdoors because it is often quieter than some of our restaurants. Borrowing from Dylan... my old road may be rapidly agin' and the times may be a-changin'.
a resident of Greater Miranda
on Jan 21, 2013 at 5:15 am
Agreed. I really dislike the public music piped out into our streets everywhere! Some peace, please! Honestly, I usually just leave wherever the piped music is rather than stay and subject myself to it, whether indoors or out. This means I don't buy what I might have otherwise, and leave grumpy.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jan 21, 2013 at 9:52 am
I like pastries from the Sunday California Ave farmer's market far better than Paris Baguette (which I've not enjoyed both times I've tried it). Just sayin'
a resident of Gunn High School
on Jan 23, 2013 at 5:14 pm
Paris Baguette has a misleading name. The pastries are not very good by any standard. The food is mostly Asian anyway, and should not use a European name to mislead. This is false advertising.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jan 24, 2013 at 5:10 am
Yes its horrible.
If you like music then you will hate muzak. Music obliterates all other things for me. So bad music is like torture. It renders me unable to function or think. And they should not do that with the downtown real estate. I will never go in that place or now even near it!


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Our story so far: When we last left Sam & Max at the end of "The Penal Zone", our heroes made a rather gruesome discovery, which sets the stage for the second episode. In "The Tomb of Sammun-Mak", the search for the Devil's Toybox and the Toys of Power continues...one century in the past.
It might not come as much of a surprise to learn that General Skun-ka'pe was not the only one hoping to seize the toys and harness their fantastic psychic abilities. In Episode 2, a slew of shady characters are clamoring for the items, and only Sam & Max's respective great-grandparents can stop said evil-doers (with a little help from some new psychic powers). They'll need to unravel the web of intrigue by hopping aboard the Disorient Express bound for Egypt, and exploring the cursed burial chamber of Sammun-Mak himself.


text: The truck is a 1989 GMC 4x4 5.7L engine. It has about 69,000 miles on it. All original. It was bought brand new in Juneau, Alaska, which is landlocked hence the low miles for the age. I bought the truck about two years ago. At that time it has a problem the previous owner, and a few mechanics couldn't figure out. So, you could drive the truck so long as you accelerated very slowly (and I mean VERY slowly). It took many revolutions of the engine before it would fire off (but always would). Someone recommended the MAP sensor. I replaced this and there was a definit improvement. You could feel more power it seemed, but only sometimes. The other times it would stumble and hesitate, and I was back to very slow acceleration. The whole time, based on the symptoms, I suspected the ECT (engine coolant temp sensor). It ohmed out within spec. So I ruled it out. That was a mistake! It turns out I think the ECT was ok, but the connection between it and the wire harness was NOT. Replaced pigtail and ECT and now the truck has no check engine lights or codes. BUT, the truck still has something wrong with it. You still have to accelerate slowly or it will run rough. I don't know what else to do, please help. The town the truck is in has only 300 people, and no mechanics, you have to fix your own stuff . . . Thanks -Rob


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As the climate warms, moss growth dramatically spreads on the continent's peninsula.
Defending Against Plagiarism
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Grading journals on how well they share information with readers will help deliver accountability to an industry that often lacks it.
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Overzealous open-access advocates are creating an exploitative environment, threatening the credibility of scholarly publishing.
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False credit for scientific discoveries threatens the success and pace of research.
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Plant research remains grossly underfunded, despite the demand for increased crop production to support a growing population.
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Some thoughts about the ecological fallout from Fukushima
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Twenty-first century challenges to the public health of all the world's populations require forward-looking commitments from epidemiologists.
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SANTA CRUZ -- In Santa Cruz, never underestimate the appeal of a free ride.
In barely two hours, county residents Thursday snapped up 800 tickets for gratis trips on a new, North Coast tourist train. The public even briefly overwhelmed computers at the Regional Transportation Commission, the agency that recently acquired the 32-mile Brach Rail Line.
"It does seem there is significant public interest in participating in the ribbon-cutting ceremony and riding the train," RTC Deputy Director Luis Mendez said.
Several Nov. 17 trips are planned as part of an upcoming community whistle-stop party to commemorate public acquisition of the line. There also will be the maiden voyages on a line now operated by Chicago-based Iowa Pacific as the Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Railway, and serve as a preview of the holiday-themed "Train to Christmastown," which begins operations Nov. 18.
The jaunts will leave from the Swift Street area on Santa Cruz Westside, a major focus of the Nov. 17 fete. It will travel north from the city along the picturesque North Coast before returning along the same line.
Mendez and the RTC spent years pursuing the $14.2 million acquisition from Union Pacific, with the commission envisioning not only freight and passenger operations on the line, but also using it as the backbone of a cross-county coastal trail.
Planning for that trail recently took a major step forward when the agency released the draft of trail plan, seeing it as one day connecting to a coastal multiuse trail in Monterey County. Several upcoming workshops on the trail are planned.
Throughout the process, critics of the acquisition not only questioned the ongoing costs of operating the line, but also were concerned there would be little interest in a tourist train.
So far, at least, that interest appears strong. The tickets evaporated without the RTC advertising them, relying instead on word of mouth.
Mendez demurred when asked whether the strong interest proved critics wrong. Instead, he said RTC and Iowa Pacific are confident in plans for the line.
"I think we all are," he said.
The Nov. 17 whistle-stop party begins at 9 a.m. in Watsonville and makes stops in Aptos, Capitola, Live Oak and Santa Cruz.
Tickets for the Train to Christmastown are on sale now at traintochristmastown.com.
Follow Sentinel reporter Jason Hoppin on Twitter at Twitter.com/scnewsdude
Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Railway
WHAT: The Nov. 17 whistle-stop party begins at 9 a.m. in Watsonville.
WHERE: Stops in Aptos, Capitola, Live Oak and Santa Cruz.
TICKETS: Sold out.
CHRISTMASTOWN: Tickets for the Train to Christmastown are on sale now at traintochristmastown.com.


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Welcome to Our Salt Lake City, Utah Bed and Breakfast
Castle Creek Inn is just minutes from downtown.
Indulge Yourself in Our Royal Treatment! Ten elegant guest rooms each with a warm romantic fireplace and large whirlpool bath, combined with unique design and decor promise to make your stay memorable and will leave you longing to return. Business travelers will enjoy the diversion from typical hotels while enjoying free wireless internet and fax services.
Upon your arrival at our Salt Lake City, Utah bed and breakfast you will be treated to freshly baked pastries, snacks and a variety of beverages. Cap off your stay with a full gourmet breakfast served in our Grand Dining Hall, or enjoy a lighter breakfast served in your room.
The romance and tranquility of your stay extends outside to the beautifully landscaped grounds that surround the Castle. A dense grove of trees provide the perfect backdrop for multiple streams, waterfalls and ponds. Choose one of several peaceful settings at our Salt Lake City, Utah bed and breakfast for conversation, or relax and enjoy a good book with the soothing sounds of water in the background.
Conveniently located, our at our Salt Lake City, Utah bed and breakfast is just 15 minutes away from the SLC International Airport and downtown and convenient to all 4 area ski resorts.


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Informational meetings called in Backus and Longville
Residents and business owners in Backus and Longville are invited to attend informational meetings hosted by the Cass County Economic Development Corp. and their respective city to gather information on a possible 2014 grant request to rehabilitate homes and businesses in the city limits.
Meetings will be from 5-6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at Longville City Hall and from 5-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at Backus City Hall. There will be a presentation on how the grant program would work, who could use it and proposed timeline for funding. Residents will have an opportunity to ask questions and sign a letter of intent if they would be interested in using the grant funds. It is vital to attend if you think you might be interested in applying for funds. The more interest there is, the better the chance the city of Longville or Backus will receive the grant.
If there is sufficient interest to proceed with the grant request, it will be joint project in both Backus and Longville. If residents are unable to attend the informational meeting in their own community, they can attend the meeting in the alternative city.
The Cass County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is coordinating this project. The EDC is a community non-profit corporation with the mission to "Improve the business environment of Cass County by encouraging a strong, diverse and sustainable economy and to build better relationships between business, government agencies and local communities."


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Payroll Laws and a Clarification of Hiring Practices
Policy Information
- Issue Date: March 5, 1981
- Primary Contact: Director of Human Resources
- Responsible Member of Directorate: President and Director
- Responsible Office: Human Resources
ContentsPolicy Information
OverviewI. General
A. As an employer, the Institution is responsible for deducting the proper amount of income and Social Security taxes from the pay of covered employees and for making the required employer contributions for Social Security and Unemployment Compensation. In addition, the Institution is a Federal contractor and our Equal Employment Opportunity commitments require that all positions which become available be posted.II. Employer/Employee Relationship Criteria
B. All matters dealing with the hiring of employees in the Institution must be processed through the Human Resources Office, which is set up specifically to handle that function and service at the Institution. Purchase Orders are not to be used to hire employees. Questions concerning compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity, nepotism policy, insurance protection, tax withholding requirements, and tax contributions by the employer are matters that the Institution, as an employer, must respond to promptly as a matter of record.
C. Hiring practices are outlined in Hiring Process , as well as in Institution Memoranda. Any question or assistance in these matters should be addressed to the Human Resources Office.
D. If there is an immediate need for an individual to be hired as an employee and sufficient time is not available for the normal hiring procedure to be implemented, a waiver should be requested by the department chair or group manager by way of the Human Resources Office. Once approval has been obtained from the Human Resources Office, an individual hired on this basis may be employed on a temporary basis for not more than three months. Further information about this waiver of hiring practice can be obtained from your Human Resources Representative.
The criteria that are used to establish employer/employee relationships, and several definitions, and statements about employees and compliance with payroll laws are listed below.
A. Employee: The common law definition of "employee" is anyone who performs services for you subject to your will and control as to what shall be done and how.
B. Independent Contractor: Probably the most frequent question of coverage under the payroll withholding laws is whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor. In answering a question such as this, the payroll tax laws refer in large part to the common-law rules for drawing the line between "employees" and "independent contractors". As a general rule, an independent contractor is hired to do a specific job and is paid a fee or a lump sum at its conclusion. People in business for themselves are not employees. For example, doctors, lawyers, veterinarians, construction contractors and others who follow an independent trade in which they offer their services to the public are usually not employees.
The basic common-law test is the "right to control". An employer/employee relationship exists if you have the right to control both the result to be accomplished and the manner and means by which the result is reached. Whether or not you exercise this right is immaterial. What is decisive is that, shown by the circumstances, you possess the right. If an individual is free from control as to the means and methods for attaining the results, he or she is not an employee.
C. Any further information or clarification regarding payroll laws and hiring practices can be obtained from your Human Resources Representative.
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Otter weighs in on economic struggles
ABERDEEN, Idaho - The city of Aberdeen participated in the Governor's "Capital for a Day" program on Tuesday.
Although this has not been the city's first time participating, this was their first time with Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter in office.
People from not only Bingham County, but from regions across the state traveled out to Aberdeen to ask Governor Otter the front-running questions on their mind.
However, Tuesday's meeting was of particular importance to the county.
The city has long struggled with a crippling economy, and this month's announcement that Simplot will be closing its doors in the projected year, 2014, has only sparked fear in the community. Elected officials are doing everything they can to try and prevent a local economic panic from ensuing.
"There's absolutely no work in Aberdeen," city Mayor Morgan Anderson said. "I mean, we couldn't employ anybody unless we bring in another company."
Anderson said 27 percent of the city's tax revenue comes from personal property taxes, and Simplot has long been the largest contributor to that financial pot. Along with putting more than 800 employees out of work, he noted that the plant's closure could also halt the city itself from functioning.
"This is Aberdeen. We can't lose Simplot. We can't function without it and the property tax. If we lose it, it will have once been Aberdeen," Anderson said.
Gov. Otter said city and county officials have been working with members from his office to try and come to a solution.
"Our department of commerce, our department of labor - are all working very hard to make sure that we have an opportunity to replace the employment opportunity for those people," Gov. Otter said.
He also said the reason why the Aberdeen plant will be closing is due to the fact that the company has decided to build a new, high-tech plant in Caldwell. This new plant alone can do the work of the plants in: Aberdeen, Nampa, and the former Simplot facility in Caldwell combined.
"As a business, it makes sense. It's a great business move but it's not helping the city of Aberdeen," Anderson said.
Anderson said they are currently in the process of trying to find large companies who are willing to start operating in the city. In the meantime, they will be looking at current Simplot employees' skills and abilities to try and seek out other interim jobs for them. He also said that over 10 percent of Aberdeen's community were Simplot employees.
"We don't choose the winners and losers. You find the companies to bring to the city, and we'll do our best to support you," Gov. Otter advised.
The second issue brought before Gov. Otter was whether or not the personal property tax should stay in place. He agrees with the elected Bingham County officials who are saying this is not a black-and-white issue and the term "personal property tax" must first be defined before a bill can be passed in front of the House committee during this upcoming legislative session.
"We need to figure out what the long-term best interest of a business environment and a tax policy is in the state," Gov. Otter said regarding the tax businesses are required to pay each year on personal items such as: staplers, chairs, and even the pictures hanging on the walls that must be accounted for.
For more information about how Blackfoot is dealing with the personal property tax, please follow the link provided here: http://www.localnews8.com/news/State-representatives-head-to-Bingham-County/-/308662/17556362/-/ag3gk0/-/index.html
The third issue not only those in attendance were asking about, but a lot of netizens wrote for us to ask about as well, was over the issue of Medicare expansion.
"If I could, I would solve this tomorrow," Gov. Otter said.
Representatives from the federal government in Washington, D.C. are urging the state to make a decision soon, but the Governor says he does not want to act without being notified of the rules of expanding Medicare.
He says the state pays for 133 percent of the poverty rate, but expanding this would allow the federal government to step in and pay for 138 percent.
This means, in order to qualify for Medicare, a family of four has to earn an annual total income of around $30,000.
The Governor says he will be reaching a decision soon.
The fourth most pertinent issue discussed at today's meeting was the future of one of the Governor's own projects, the Leadership In Nuclear Energy Commission.
Gov. Otter reported the Commission has now raised up to $45 million each year in grants from private companies. When he helped start the company, his initial goal was to bring in at least $8 to 10 million.
He said we can expect to see new developments in nuclear energy and nuclear health in this year. He also said he will be putting together a report with more details which should be out before the first legislative meeting.
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The Joint Pain Relief Workout: Healing exercises for your shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles
Is joint pain holding you back? Perhaps an achy ankle or sore knee is making it difficult to enjoy a run through your favorite park or even taking a short walk. Or maybe a throbbing hip or shoulder prevents you from whacking a golf ball or performing simple tasks like carrying a bag of groceries. The exercises in this report can help relieve ankle, knee, hip, or shoulder pain, and help you become more active again, which can help you stay independent…Learn More »


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What comes from taking a dump very hard, often after not shitting for a while; It usually gets unloaded within 1-2 seconds and travels at lethal velocities, hence the name.
On the road trip last thursday, Bob didn't crap for days. But when we finally got to a truck stop, I could've sworn the earth exploded. The stench emanating from the bathroom that housed Bob's velociturds was unbearable. I could even smell that unholy odor for a few hours afterwards.
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The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush


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Nice Cozy and Colorful Apartment
Size30 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Parking available
- Elevator in building
- Towels
- Pets allowed
- Internet/WiFi
Accommodation summary
The apartment has a fully equipped kitchen, bathroom with a bath tub, an internet connection and a small PC available.
I provide towels, toilet paper, fresh linens, comforters, pillows, and lots of little extras. I can arrange the transport from the airport for an extra cost to the apartment. There are many restaurants and pubs nearby within a short walking distance. Babysitting is another of the extras available.
Parking is available on the street.
Your small well behaved dog is welcome here!
I provide you with information about Prague. I speak Greek, English, Czech, German.
Please let me know if you have any special needs that I can arrange for you
Directions to the apartment:
If you are coming with the train to the main station (Hlavní nádraží ) you have to take the subway C to the station Florenc. Take the bus number 135 ( thes top is front of the Mc Donald) to station Slovinska. It will take you about 20 minutes. When you get of the bus you have to cross the main road go to the left and than go around the corner up to the hill. The building is 2 minutes walk on the corner on the left hand side. The number is 31
If you are coming from the airport you will take the bus number 119 to the station Dejvická where you will get of an will take subway A to the station Náměstí Míru. From this station you will take the bus number 135 to the station Slovinska.Cross the main road go to the left and than go around the corner up to the hill. The building is 2 minutes walk on the corner on the left hand side. The number is 31
If you are coming from the main bus terminal Florenc you have to take bus number 135 and get of the bus stop Slovinska. Cross the main road go to the left and than go around the corner up to the hill. The building is 2 minutes walk on the corner on the left hand side. The number is 31
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The appartement ist very clean and the same as on the pictures. Sona is very friendly and we felt really comfortable. Everything was perfect for us!
Beautiful, clean, quiet, and cozy apartment with great owner Sona who was very accommodating with every request we had. Apartment is close to Prague public tram system. I would definitely stay again if I fly to Prague sometime in the future.
Sona is a very nice person and host. She is so kind. We had a problem about washing machine and she came to home in nearly 5 minutes. Also, the flat is very good; there is everything which you may need. Location is great, you can use some trams even in night. If I come to Prag in the future, I will call Sona again, without thinking
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Apartment clean with all commodités.Proche public transportation (50m bus stop and subway station 4 stops), in a quiet area where you can find, bar restaurants, sympathetic supermarchés.Hote, brought to serviable.Seul flat , not stolen from the room and not enough curtains opaques.Nous had a very good stay and recommend this apartment.
Appartement propre avec toutes les commodités.Proche des transports en commun(arret de bus à 50m et station de metro à 4 arrets),dans un quartier calme ou vous pouvez trouver,bar restaurants,supermarchés.Hote sympatique,serviable.Seul bémol à apporté,pas de volés à la chambre et rideaux pas assez opaques.Nous avons passé un tres bon séjour et vous recommandons cet appartement.
The apartment was nice and clean and the best thing is the good connection to public transport. You are in the middle of the city in 15 minutes.
Excellent stay in Prague, very nice apartment and very welcoming host.
Excellent séjour à Prague, appartement très agréable et hote très accueillante.
Very nice host, comfortable apartament with lot of handy things, very good localization - nice stay in Prague! :)
Accommodation owner Sona was very friendly and nice and is always available for questions. Accommodation was great for the price. The cleanliness was good and the beds could sleep well. Kiosk is equal to the other corner. The only thing to complain about, is the parking situation very difficult to find parking. Otherwise, everything was perfect.
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The apartment is well.
A little austere, but in a few days to tour the city is more than enough.
The genial host, have catalogs with routes and is very friendly.
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El apartamento esta bien.
Un poco austero, pero para recorrer en unos días la ciudad esta mas que de sobra.
La anfitriona genial, tiene catalogos con rutas y es muy amable.
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Is there any way to do this?
Its plastic foundation, fully drawn. Can I save the comb? Or if not, how do I re-use the foundation? Scrape the wax off, melt it, and redip them in melted beeswax?
Is there any way to do this?
Its plastic foundation, fully drawn. Can I save the comb? Or if not, how do I re-use the foundation? Scrape the wax off, melt it, and redip them in melted beeswax?
without a pic hard to tell
If it's not just COVERED in webbing and wax moth stuff, then the bees in a really strong hive will clean it up, repair, and reuse. If it's covered, then yes scrap it of with like a stiff plastic spatula and depending on the condition of the wax surface of the foundation, use as is, or paint or dip or whatever some more wax on there.
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Don't forget to look in the grooves where the plastic foundation slips into the top and bottom grooves for wax moth larva. I had a bait hive sit all winter and it got really infested with small and large wax moths. I scraped off the plastic foundation and thought I got them all until I popped out the foundation out of curiosity. Man was it packed. Head to tail all the way from end board to end board.
Has anyone tried steaming the wax off the plastic foundation using a wallpaper steam remover? I saw a video on doing it to old wax comb.
Like this guy is doing.
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Depending on the amount of webbing (see above about that) scrape etc. As for larva in the grooves freeze it for a couple of days and they will die as will any eggs. Then treat as new plastic foundation.
I will try to get some pics on this thread this afternoon after work. Thanks for the responses all.
If the wax moths really take it over and get done, you just shake off the webs and put it back in the hive. If they half webbed it up, then I would scrap it down to the plastic. If there is only an occasional web, I might just leave it and put it in a strong hive to clean it up.
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Im currently in Al for a class and attended a local meeting and heard an interesting way of getting rid of empty wax comb with wax moths. The speaker said to take a bee box with the frames and cram it down on a red ant hill. He said they will clean all the comb from any wax moth larvea and a night will crawl back into there hill for you to retrieve.
[QUOTE=beesohappy;894582]Has anyone tried steaming the wax off the plastic foundation using a wallpaper steam remover? I saw a video on doing it to old wax comb.
Like this guy is doing.
Yes, I set up a wallpaper steamer very similar to the youtube video, it works great. The only problem is, if you use plastic foundation or frames, it will warp them badly enough to call them destroyed and you'll have to toss them in the trash can. I scraped the frames and put the old pupa casing wax into a 5 gallon paint strainer bag. I packed it in very tightly too. I then put the bag in the beebox and attached the steamer hose and let her steam. It worked very well, I got much more wax than I thought I would from my past efforts at melting down old brood comb. Oh, I had the beebox of wax sitting on top of a stack of a couple boxes and it was tilted so it drained the wax into a 5 gallon bucket.
So, HOPEFULLY.... here are some pics of the worst frame of webbing I had. I don't know if these will show up.... Fingers crossed!!!
So based on these pics of the worst frame.... Are they salvageable?
I caught a big swarm last year and didn't have very much equipment that was not in use so I gave them some comb that I had already culled to get rid of - much worse than in your pictures - and they fixed it up like new by the first time I inspected them. Your mileage may vary.
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As always, we'll award three prizes -- one for the best technical answer, one for the most creative answer that is technically correct, and one for a completely random entry selected using some quantum-derived formula (PETA says we can't used Schrodinger's Cat to pick the random winner, though). Actually, in the end, it's just a fancy coin toss. But still, have fun!--Ed Skoudis
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We had been lucky with our first game release, Uplink, and had made (almost) enough cash to drive us forward and make our second game Darwinia. Darwinia then won a number of awards at the IGF in 2006, and we rapidly followed up with DEFCON which has been our strongest seller to date. Looking back, I guess there was a certain sense of invincibility within the firm, coupled with a sense of arrogance that somehow we just "knew better" about what to do and how to do it.
It was May 2007 and I had grown tired of living and working in the same space – working from home sounds like a good idea, but I found I could never switch off and it was slowly driving me crazy. We rented a town house in Bermondsey and for the first time ever Introversion had an office. This certainly felt like a major step forward, but it didn't really change the way we worked or behaved. We were working on Multiwinia at the time and the game design was really coming together well, the X360 port of Darwinia was in full swing and we had made the decision that Multiwinia would be Introversion's fourth major game launch.


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Fisherman's Community Theater: Inspiration and entertainment
The play "Mysterious Ways," written by Sandy Boikian and directed by Stanley Mikles, will be presented Thursday, June 27 through Saturday, June 29 in the Old Fire Hall in Crosslake on County Road 66.
"The play is about two roommates. One is Alex, a college English professor, who had something happen in her life which made her hate God," Mikles said. "She has made it her mission to destroy the faith of Christian women throughout the play. Paige, her new roommate, is a missionary and a nurse who works at a local hospital."
Performances start at 7 p.m., tickets will be sold at the door beginning at 6 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. The play is free for children under 12, $6 for adults and $5 for those over 65. Proceeds from the play will go to the Crosslake Food Shelf.
The play is sponsored by the Crosslake Evangelical Free Church, also known as "The Log Church."
The Fisherman's Community Theater was founded three years ago by Mikles, his wife Sheila Mikles, Eileen Kulseth and her husband Tim Kulseth. The theater is performing for the second time after having to cancel the play the previous year.
As for the future of the Fisherman's Community Theater, Mikles, who is also a biology teacher in Hill City and a pastor for Narrows Community Church in Outing, would like to see the theater grow and become more involved with additional plays.
"We could use the help from anyone who would want to join," he said. "We are looking to expand our productions beyond only the summer and into the winter and fall as well."
Mikles, however, believes when it comes to possibly moving the productions to a different location with a permanent stage, the opportunity will present itself. "We take it one step at a time as God wants us to step," he said. "He hasn't told us what He wants to do yet."
For more information on the Fisherman's Community Theater, call Mikles at 218-820-5365.


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Now he's the newly inaugurated Gov. Bentley of Alabama. I don't know why you would choose to say such a thing on the first day on the job. And he seems to be coming dangerously close to promoting if not pushing Christianity on his constitutents.
From Yahoo!
"Anybody here today who has not accepted Jesus Christ as their savior, I'm telling you, you're not my brother and you're not my sister, and I want to be your brother," Bentley said Monday, his inauguration day, according to The Birmingham News.
Does anyone think, regardless of the Constitution, this was appropriate or even intelligent to do?


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"Come to the rescue" by Bruce Lehman
Mon, Jun 24 2013 09:00 | Permalink
It is easy to wax nostalgically about the films we all love and find endearing. How many films can you conjure up right now? A few…many? Now I want to explain why I am also committed to wax futuristically as our Cinema Center reaches another terrific milestone. One all film lovers can embrace: Help keep the screen lit through the Cinema Center Digital Projector Fund!
True, we are fortunate to have the one 'n' only place in this region where you can see an impressive variety of independent, foreign and documentary films you will not find on any other area screen. (Who Killed the Electric Car? is one of my favorites.) Also true, it can all go away.
Imagine that one new independent film you heard all the buzz about can't be shown. And none of the big cinemas have any interest. In fact, many film distributors are already stating that 35mm film is quickly going away. And horror of horrors, if the screen goes dark, you and I lose fresh popped corn with real butter.
All calories aside, the bottom line is no digital projector...no Cinema Center.
It seems so cold, but that is the dilemma we find ourselves in and why this is our chance to come to the rescue.
Think about your interest in film and our Cinema Center. Help me ensure its contribution to Fort Wayne and the region will be stronger than ever. Do it now! http://www.cinemacenter.org/projector/index.html.
Help Cinema Center go digital by donating to the Digital Projector Fund today.
Bruce Lehman is a longtime supporter of Cinema Center and should not eat too much buttered popcorn.
"A wonderful gift" by Beth Heironimus
Tue, Jun 18 2013 01:55 | Permalink
In 1995 I was invited to join a friend for a movie at Cinema Center — Richard III, starring Ian McKellen. It was a retelling of the Shakespeare tale set in 1930s England. I'd not been to this particular theater before. It was small, I thought. Different than the theaters I'd been to before. I wasn't sure what to think. Shakespeare was a little dense for me, and my only exposure had been Zeffirelli's "Romeo and Juliet," which I had seen in a high school literature class. Nevertheless, I settled down and watched the film.
Over the years I've seen more films at Cinema Center than I can count. I've watched comedies, dramas, documentaries, science-fiction, biographies — some independently produced, some locally-produced and some released by major studios. Some have been better than others, some have been brilliant. All have one thing in common — they are stories told by artists in a thought-provoking way. That theater that I thought was small in 1995, I now consider intimate. I am comfortable seeing a film there alone because even if I know no one there, I know those I'm with share a fondness for excellence in film.
As I've matured my appreciation for Cinema Center has grown beyond measure. We are so fortunate to have not only such a theater, but a committed group of people who oversee it. They understand their audience and the type of film worthy of them. Consequently, that audience is given a wonderful gift — at a bargain price.
I've lived in Fort Wayne almost all of my life and I've seen many things come and go here. Cinema Center cannot be one of those that we allow to leave. Once it's gone it would be almost impossible to get it back. And after its demise, we'd sit and grouse about why we ever let it get away. We're in a pinch, folks. Cinema Center needs a digital projector to continue to be operational. The cost for this projection system conversion is $50,000. That is a lot of money for a little non-profit theater to raise. But, we live in a generous community, and hopefully one that understands the value of cinema and how it enriches our lives.
Won't you consider a donation? Let Cinema Center remain the vital part of our growing community that it has been since it opened its doors in 1976. To give, please visit http://www.cinemacenter.org/projector/index.html. I, and the rest of our area's movie buffs, thank you.
Help Cinema Center go digital by donating to the Digital Projector Fund today.
Beth Heironimus is Creative Director at United Way of Allen County. She is also the creator of award-winning Cinema Center event invitations and has a special fondness for witty banter.
"A real fan" by Claire Ewart
Tue, Jun 18 2013 12:49 | Permalink
Rare and to be savored are those moments when the lives of others depicted on film so entrance us as to become emotionally moving. Rarer still is such a space in time, when story enfolds us in an unfamiliar culture, a landscape distant in time or physical geography.
From Zhang Yimou's stunning Raise the Red Lantern starring Gong Li to Yōjirō Takita's
touching Foreign Language Oscar sensation Departures, Cinema Center brings us the best of Foreign Language film, along with popular offerings from nearer at hand. In not only making these powerful works accessible, but often partnering with local organizations, like Fort Wayne Sister Cities, Cinema Center gives us far more reward than that asked in return of members and theater goers.
What we can reply with now is the help needed to complete the transition to the digital world. By contributing for the purchase of a new digital projector, you will help insure that Cinema Center will be able to continue the mission of providing the best in film to our community.
Now that's something to pass the popcorn for!
A real fan,
Claire Ewart
Help Cinema Center go digital by donating to the Digital Projector Fund today.
Help Cinema Center go digital by donating to the Digital Projector Fund today.
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"Beloved downtown theater" by Tom Boyer
Tue, Jun 18 2013 12:44 | Permalink
The first movie I saw at Cinema Center was Trainspotting. I won free tickets in a radio contest. This was sometime in 1996. At the time, Cinema Center to me was this vague concept of a movie theater somewhere downtown. I think it was one of the first times I was in downtown at night and there wasn't some sort of festival going on.
As time progressed, I would grow to love Cinema Center, from the IPFW summer films to movies you could only see at my now beloved downtown theater. I took two classes at IPFW that were held at Cinema Center. One was called "Politics in Film," the other was "Film Comedy." That alone exemplifies what is best about Cinema Center: its diversity. The breadth of films I have seen at Cinema Center ranges from the aforementioned Trainspotting to Matewan, Oleana, Gallipoli, then uproarious comedies like Some Like It Hot, It Happened One Night, To Be or Not to Be, What's Up Doc? and even modern classics like Legally Blonde.
My life has been intensely enriched by Cinema Center. I still see movies there whenever I can. I donated to the digital projector initiative because I want to keep coming downtown to see great movies. When I bought a house, I moved from the suburbs to the city, because I wanted to be close to downtown attractions like Cinema Center. I want to keep seeing movies that are entertaining, engaging, and intellectually stimulating. I learned so much from Cinema Center's movies over the years, and I want future generations to have the same memorable movie experiences I had.
Help Cinema Center go digital by donating to the Digital Projector Fund today.
Tom Boyer is a financial services marketing professional and graduate of IPFW. He is also a community volunteer for Northeast Indiana Public Radio and serves on the board of Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana.
"Sharing the experience" by Thom Johnston
Tue, Jun 18 2013 12:37 | Permalink
Watching a movie in the comfort of your own home is okay, but there's nothing like sharing the experience with a theater of fellow film fans.
Hoosiers are a bit more reserved, but my best theater experience ever was watching "Gone With the Wind" at the Castro Theater in San Francisco. When Rhett Butler scooped up Scarlett and started to climb the staircase, a deep voice from the back of the theater pleaded, "TAKE ME."
Moments like that don't happen in mainstream movie theaters.
Don't see a South Park movie at a matinee, for instance. There were just a handful of people in the theater and I burst out laughing at a spectacularly politically incorrect joke. When I realized I was the only one that laughed I wanted to crawl under my chair.
That's what's so great about a theater like Cinema Center.
My favorite Cinema Center experience was watching "Nosferatu" with live accompaniment. I squirmed with pleasure because the evening was unique. Can't get that kind of fun sitting at home.
Help Cinema Center go digital by donating to the Digital Projector Fund today.
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Debra Messing Gets Messy On The Set Of Will and GraceThursday, April 29th, 2010
Even though she still leading a busy career balanced with a fulfilled home life, it looks like Debra Messing just can't let go of her huge success on Will and Grace yet. She just finished a ten-episode deal for the The Starter Wife, which has been cancelled, and is set to start a new sitcom for ABC called Wright Vs. Wrong. But of course we will always remember her as Grace Adler to Eric McCormack's Will Truman.
And I guess she feels the same way, because here she is, caught in a compromising position on the Will and Grace set, which is on display at the Emerson College Library. And what is she doing? She's obviously doing a webcast or something from the set, showing some lucky guy her perky titties! I mean after all the hardcore things Debra Messing has done, like dildo fucking for the cameras and even doing a porn film, it shouldn't surprise us anymore. But it's still sort of sad when a gal visits the scene of her past glories.
That means somewhere out there there might be a pornsite featuring Debra Messing, probably under the name of 'Grace'! After all the dirty things she's done, I bet you can ask for a really hardcore set from her, with all sorts of pussy penetration! Unless she's just doing a private show for someone she knows. Well, while you're looking for that site, why not click on this one, which has Debra in some really nasty pics and videos!


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Annual ACM Programming Contest
Select students compete annually in our region 1 of the international ACM 2 programming contest. Over the last three years, OC programming teams were awarded first place (twice) and second place (once) among schools without graduate CS programs. Additionally, each of those years our teams placed as high as third and no lower than sixth out of almost 80 teams representing all major public and private universities from the three-state region (including universities with graduate CS programs).
Our region includes Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana
ACM is an acronym for the "Association of Computing Machinery". This is a international academic and professional organization dedicated to computing. ACM is charged with advancing this field of study as well as setting standards for undergraduate and graduate degree programs. All OC computing-related degree programs are based on ACM recommendations. See www.acm.org for details.
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No.....he'll get some french onion dip for that chip before he injures himself.
No.....he'll get some french onion dip for that chip before he injures himself.
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Oh no, how will they ever find someone to get a holding call over and over and over throughout a game... Nice nasty steak, decent run blocker, but easily replaced at less cost. Much ado about nothing.
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WooHoo!! Now onto more organizing! Have fun!!
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WooHoo!! Now onto more organizing! Have fun!!
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What a great space...and..DH too. LOL If you run out of space and need a place to "store" some of that fabric..I live just down the road on Rt. 66 west of Yukon. Hint, Hint. Have fun with both of your treasures.
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What a great gift! Shelves are the least of the time and organization that will need to be done--but again---oh what a gift!
Good for you to get all the fabrics. Double good for you to get all the shelves. Triple good for you to have all that space for everything. Great for your Husband to make all the space for you.
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very nice for sure ! Hubby did a good job !!
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I will be just like Christmas when you unpack those bags and boxes. AND it seems that your DH is the Santa in this scenario. Enjoy!
great job!! What fun sorting all the fabrics. Enjoy every minute of it, although it can be overwhelming. take a break and just sit back and enjoy looking at all the beautiful fabrics.
great shelves,fill them up,lol
Hey! If you and Glenda can't handle it, I could meet you halfway! I live south of Durant......hee, hee! I know your're having a blast with this even if it is wearing you out. Your shelves are beautiful!
Christmas really came early for you , your sweet Hubby did a wonderful job for you!!!
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I just saw this video of a guy using a heat gun to uncap his honey, what are your thoughts? anyone every tried this? pro-cons?
I just saw this video of a guy using a heat gun to uncap his honey, what are your thoughts? anyone every tried this? pro-cons?
Have not tried it. Not sure pros or cons. I have discussed this with my friend to some extent. My only concern would be carmelizing the honey right on the surface and getting melted wax flung inside my extractor.
Again I have never tried it and maybe those are not concerns. Just my thoughts.
i've never use a hot knife simply because i don't have one. is it really necessary to use a heated knife?
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The heat gun works well. It's fast. The wax melts and congeles so quickly around the very edges of the each cell that you needn't worry about wax being flung around. The heat does not remain very long near the honey so it doesn't seem to taint the honey at all, in contrast with a heated uncapping knife. I used to use a vibrating fish fileting knife to uncap, it worked quite well. Presently have Kelley's vibrating knife which is not heated when used (but it can be) and I wouldn't do without it. OMTCW
I still want to build one of these! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2tBl...eature=related Don't know why that won't work search russian uncapping knife on this forum.
I had to roll some candles and the wax sheets had bloomed and the sheets were brittle. They were no longer sticking either. So I has debating the heat gun or the hair dryer. I'm glad I did the hair dryer first, because at full heat it did melt the wax. Anyway it was nice to see the bloom disappear and the wax turning into the original state. I was able to roll them and they did not break up any longer. They point is you may be able to use a hair dryer instead. I would worry about the honey scorching with the heat gun.
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A good bread knife would be faster.
Heat gun works for me. It is faster than a bread knife, and not a messy. I also use a hot wire to level off the comb after I spin out the honey. There is not enough heat/time with a heat gun to even warm the honey let alone caramelize it.
I really like the heat gun.......no cappings to mess with, honey extracts clean & does not harm the honey or the comb.............of course, I've only +- 20 hives.............
Just watched a video on this. Looks sweet but who knows. If you are rendering beeswax this would pretty much put an end to that.
One of our members demonstrated it at our last meeting. I couldn't believe how fast & clean it was.
He said to be careful not to turn the heat to high, I think he used the low setting on his $8 harbor freight gun.
Has the heat any effect on plastic frames?
He moved the heat gun across the frame so quickly, I doubt the plastic even got warm. Uncapped 1/2 a frame in about 3 seconds.
Most of my honey frames are newly drawn and all were tightly spaced so lots of low spots the capping knife misses. Scratching capping sure puts lots of wax slush in the honey. Got to give that a try some time in the next couple of weeks!
The heat gun only works with dry cappings. Wet cappings just lay flat over the honey rather than sticking to the sides of the cell. If all or most o your honey is dry it works well, faster than a scratcher but slower than a knife. Frames dont drip and virtually zero cappings in your honey, very clean. Bees also accept the frames and clean them up nice. That should pretty much sum up any questions.
For what it is worth:
First 2012 harvest yesterday with my wife running the H.F. heat gun and me running the extracter. She followed it with a bit of capping scratching which did add wax sludge to the honey strainer. She definitely liked the heat gun over an electric knife and the operation was much faster. If we are so lucky to get a second harvest the capping scratching will be reduced or eliminated altogether.
So far my 2012 harvest is 60% below my 2011 harvest. **** drought!
Now that is worth a try!
What is the Wattage on the Heat Gun that you use for Uncapping?
1,500 Watt, Harbor Freight Item, 96289, cost $8.00 on sale. Also bought a set of "heat spreader clip on tips" but they were not helpful.
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Is anyone seeing any signs of varroa infestations now or anything out of the ordinary?
I am finding some varroa but nothing special or at a level that makes me worried. However, I hear of a guy here who is pulling honey to treat because the hives are collapsing. Seems to be off the normal schedule for around here. Not sure what to think.


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You are such an eloquent writer. I look forward to learning about your adventures and reading your blog. I just want to thank you for being the best Godmother anyone could ask for. And, I can't wait for you to come back to ND for the summer. Hopefully we can spend a lot of time together before you go to Mexico. Love you Chica,
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I have met many new people, cultivated lifelong friendships, and encountered new philosophers, ideas, and subjects. I have grown so much and I have endured many different struggles. It has only been a week and I miss my life at UND terribly but I can't contain my excitement for my next year serving as a missionary in Cuernavaca, Mexico. On this day, I challenge you to reflect on your past and remember the experiences that have shaped and transformed you into the person you are today. Then… get excited! Be excited about where you might go next, the people you might meet, and the things that will continue to shape and transform you. Go out into the world not as a passive receptor of the potential experience around you, but as a person who is curious about everything around them.
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"Not true": Alito mouths words as Obama hammers Supreme Court
posted at 10:44 pm on January 27, 2010 by Allahpundit
He's on the far left of your screen, seated to the right of Sotomayor. Politico's calling it his Joe Wilson moment.
When you hear the president of the United States demagoging the First Amendment, you sit there and you take it, son.
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I have an apiary with 20 Minnesota hygenic hives. They all built up really well in the spring. A four weeks ago, several had their first supers in place, I had one hive that showed "yucky brood" upon inspection. Three weeks ago, seven hives showed "yucky brood". I have never had brood diseases before, so I researched. I suspected European Foulbrood (EFB). I cut comb and sent samples to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Bee Research Lab in Beltsville, Maryland. Six out of seven tested positive for EFB (the other nothing).
The University of Minnesota Bee Healthy On-line course says the EFB is a stress disease and goes usually goes away with honeyflow. First response would be to feed the hive. Even though the honeyflow had started, I fed all the hives in the apiary for two weeks (1:1 sugar water). They still show yucky brood.
I am not sure what to do at this point. My options:
1) Do nothing.
2) Do nothing but get what honey I can out of them, don't winter them, kill them in the fall.
3) Burn the hives now.
4) Shake the hives onto new frames. I only have new ones, so they have LOTS of work to do if I am going to winter them. If they don't make enough, and I don't winter them, I could wind up with EFB-tainted frames.
6) Give them Terramycin now and get NO honey from them and probably NOT 'solve' the problem and it would just reoccur with stress.
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#1 Tue 27 Jan 09 9:42am
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Food Festivals(also drink/beer/wine festivals)
I would like to start this thread hoping to use ONLY FOR INFORMING WITH VALID DETAILS about Food Festivals in your local area...
eg... Sardine Day/Festivities on Sunday 30Feb00 in village Mihaniona....Greece...
Beer festival in Germany-okktoberfest...dates...etc
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and maybe a FEW lines about it-what to see/what to do/what to eat
ps.PLEASE it would be great if noone would start any argument-debate
-this would be great to use as ...TRAVEL NOTES...some of us actually search into such information to enrich their trips...
I hope the topic inspires you and all of us can updated it once in a while with interesting valid (RELATIVE) informations.
(this thread has beed copied form introductions to leftovers by me...)
#2 Tue 27 Jan 09 9:44am
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Re: Food Festivals(also drink/beer/wine festivals)
The Herring Festival
Helsinki, Finland
Many small boats come to the main harbor off the Esplanade in the city center and from the back of the boats sell an amazing variety of different types of homemade marinated herring, sweet black bread and tyrni-mehuu, a juice extracted from the seabuckthorn berry, very tart, high in vitamin C. The festival also features wonderful local fish dishes such as fresh water sardines fried whole, salmon smoked on planks. During the final days of the festival, old wooden sailing ships pull into the harbor and dock. A few of the sellers offer their own handmade sweaters made from wool from their farms.
Wisteria Festival
Kameido-tenjin Temple
Tokyo, Japan
April (Peak bloom period of wisteria, this can vary)
The garden around this small temple is breathtaking when the wisteria is blooming, immortalized by Hiroshige, a Ukiyoe artist in a famous woodblock print.
The foods range from popular snacks for kids such as salted ume plum lollipops and hot bean filled cakes to full lunches, fish grilled on sticks, octopus, scallops, sweet potato fries, omelettes, etc. If you're in the mood for a sit-down lunch, there's an excellent soba noodle shop on the main street leading up to the temple, the noodle making is demonstrated in the shop window out front.
#3 Tue 27 Jan 09 10:11am
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Re: Food Festivals(also drink/beer/wine festivals)
St. Mary's County Oyster Festival - Leonardtown, Maryland, USA
third week in October yearly
Oyster shucking and cooking competitions, crab races (!), many local artisans and farm stands, and of course oysters by the bushel!
#4 Tue 27 Jan 09 11:09am
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Re: Food Festivals(also drink/beer/wine festivals)
Elmira maple syrup festival
worlds largest 1 day maple syrup festival.. yearly
the mainstreet of Elmira is shutdown and various vendors and food stalls are setup , a separate tented area just off the main street is set up and local charity groups cook pancakes which are then smothered in syrup. sugarbush tours of maple syrup operations on local farms are available on horsedrawn wagons. The food vendors up and down the street have become more of an attraction for us than the pancakes.. Great greek food stall and full pig roast rigs, belgian waffles and deep fried mars bars are just the tip of the things available.
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#5 Tue 27 Jan 09 11:15am
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Re: Food Festivals(also drink/beer/wine festivals)
The Taste of Tasmania or "The Taste" is a 7 day festival, held from the end of December to beginning of January, as part of the Hobart Summer Festival, with a fantastic array of international cuisine and Tasmanian wine and beverages.
http://www.totaltravel.com.au/travel/ta … f-tasmania
#6 Tue 27 Jan 09 11:40am
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Re: Food Festivals(also drink/beer/wine festivals)
Winona Peach Festival
August 28, 29, 30, 2009 in Winona , Ontario
A big festival that takes place on during peach season in niagara.
A peach sundae is a must when visiting plus many other foods and beverage stands. the even have an Alternative Food booth that serves gluten free products
free admission to the fairgrounds
Lots of crafts and vendors , even a carnival midway for kids..Car show for the older kids..
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#7 Tue 27 Jan 09 12:15pm
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Re: Food Festivals(also drink/beer/wine festivals)
Lake Constance Wine Festival in Meersburg (Bodensee Weinfest Meersburg) is held on the second weekend in September and lasts for 3 days. The festival not only features Bodenseeweine but also local fish dishes and the produce of local cheese makers, butchers and bakers.
http://www.meersburg.de/ceasy/modules/c … Id=3000423
#8 Tue 27 Jan 09 8:42pm
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Re: Food Festivals(also drink/beer/wine festivals)
Barrel tasting weekends.
March 6-8 and 13-15
Sample wines soon-to-be-released at many wineries in the West Sonoma County area.
Pay $20 for a glass (yours to keep) at the first stop and use it for the next three days.
Most wineries also offer complementary food.
This has really grown in the past few years. When I started going (around 10 years ago) it was only one weekend. (The price was also only $5!)
For more information and maps go to
#9 Wed 28 Jan 09 1:27pm
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Re: Food Festivals(also drink/beer/wine festivals)
22nd Internation Food & Drink Exhibition held in Athens
oepn to business visitors and public 05-09.02, in Metropolitan Expo Center, near El Venizelos airport-Athens
http://www.metropolitanexpo.gr/exSdetai … 2&ex=5
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Re: Food Festivals(also drink/beer/wine festivals)
We went to the Hunter Valley, grape growing region in NSW, for the Jazz In The Vines festival last October. What a fantastic day. Bus pick up and drop off to our accommodation - no problems with having a few drinks! Took our own picnic, table & chairs and sat under the trees enjoying a fantastic day out and some lovely wines.
It's on the agenda again for 2009.
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A retailer would like to put in a very large honey display with not only different hive products but also a very large (think 4 or 5 frame) observation hive. They were recently in Moscow for a trade show and visited a honey festival of some sort. He said there were hundreds of tiny booths displaying all sorts or different honeys and hive products and it inspired him to set up a large display in his store with displays of all different honeys with an emphasis on local products. It is a large and growing agritourism site with probably 100,000 to 200,000 visitors or more per year. It's a busy place -- open all year but especially busy in strawberry and peach seasons.
They have asked me what it would take to set it up and maintain it (it's about 25 miles from my house). I would get to provide honey, candles, and other hive products for sale. Other local hive products will also be there along with outside products i.e. Savannah Bee. Here were some of my initial thoughts on it.
1- The OH needs to be very visible but out of reach -- maybe surrounded by a stairstep display. Rossman has a nice rotatable OH, but I don't think it's wise to let the public spin it around. It could be set so both sides are visible so they can see the queen, etc.
2- Outside where the bees will exit is about 10-12 feet of grass and hedge and then the outer edge of the parking lot. This makes me nervous. Even after some persuasion, they really don't want to put it in another location with a less conspicuous entrance. I told him that as a minimum, where the hive exits the wall (about 3-4 feet off the ground) would need to be surrounded by a 6-8 ft fence (solid PVC fence panels would look nice) maybe 8 ft square with a gate so I can get into it. The fence will hide the entrance and force the bees up overhead. When maintenance is needed, after hours the hive can be put on a cart and wheeled outside by the entrance for maintenance. Still makes me nervous, especially potential swarming.
3- Still working on the information display content, but they do have access to a graphic arts vendor who can put any content on large posters, foam boards, or other displays and make things looks professional.
4- I am currently thinking the OH will need checked monthly and opened up and cleaned 3 to 4 times per year.
Anyone have experience doing something like this? However much time I estimate, I'm sure it will be 3 times that. But I am also pretty sure it will bring them a lot more traffic and honey sales will increase a bunch. I love this idea for a lot of reasons, but with that many visitors a lot of things can happen.