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I'm re-starting beekeeping this year and found this place during my endless hours of reading everything bee related on the internet. (Not much else to do while waiting for bees to arrive.)
I have four packages due to arrive next month (the start of the first dandelion bloom around here) After reading the Bush bee's site I decided that this time around I am going foundationless with all medium boxes.
I guess the thing that defines me most as a potential beek is the twenty year old battle with the biggest obstacle to bee keeping in this part of Montana.....black bears.
When I was about three years old my family was living in Western Oregon and my dad managed to catch a swarm in a cardboard box. He didn't really know what to do with them but since he was a science teacher at the time he had some vague idea that it would be cool to have some bee's. He bought some second hand equipment and started up a hive.
This hive traveled with the family for the next eight years until eventually it ended up living on the roof of our house in montana. It did fine there for three or four years until one summer the local bears figured out how to climb the side of the house and get to the roof.
The first time it was knocked over there wasn't too much damage and the hive was set up again without much trouble. A few days later it got knocked over again and was again set up without too much fuss.
The third time happened the very next night. My dad went up to put it back together as usual and the bees went nuts. He was wearing only a veil and ended up getting stung over a hundred times. He managed to make it off the roof and onto the front porch before he lost consciousness. While my mother tried to drag him into the house and fight off the bees I tried to call 911....only to discover that where we lived 911 was a long distance number and I didn't know how to reach them at that age. (I think I was about 11)
We got my dad in the house where he came to a little bit and was able to moan "Kill the bee's.....Kill the bee's" My sister and I started attacking the bees that where covering him, I had a spoon and I think my little sister was using a TV remote. My mother got a hold of the nearest doctor and we eventually got my dad into the car and drove him to the doctors house were he got a shot of epi and revived.
The next day my dad called up a local bee keeper and told him that if he wanted a free hive he could come and get it.
Fast forward twenty years. After spending some time in Alaska I ended up moving back to my families ten acres in the hills of montana and building my own house, a straw bale and stucco three story round tower. (One of my other hobbies is medieval reenactment)
My interest in keeping my own bees came from brewing mead which naturally lead to an interest in large volumes of less expensive honey than Costco can provide.
I soon picked up some equipment and ordered a package through western bee (they are located only about sixty miles from where I live)
I remembered the event with the bears of course but this time I thought I was prepared. I already had an electric fence set up around my garden which I had been told was a fool proof defense against bears.
After much consternation I eventually got my bees and installed them and had a wonderful time watching them build up there hive all summer. These girls where so tame that I never used any protective clothing and never used smoke. I would often set up a chair right outside the entrance and just watch them for hours. Even though it was my first year I managed to harvest a large jar of honey and still leave them a deep filled to the brim with honey.
All seemed well as winter began to approach, until one raining night in early october when a bear came right through the electric fence and ripped open the hive. I found my bees huddling together under the remains of their hive like survivors of a ship wreck while rain poured down over the wreckage. I knew that they were doomed but I couldn't just let them freeze to death. I spent all day gathering them up and dumping them back into a new hive where I used rubber bands to salvage as much comb as I could. I pulled up all my fence posts and moved the hive and electric fence to a spot right outside my front door. They seemed to recover and I had a lot of active bees still in december but when I checked them in january I found all dead with half of there honey still intact.
Okay, I thought, I can either give up and let the bears win....or I can build an unbeatable bee fortress and try again.
So for the past couple weeks I have bee constructing a 10' high platform from concrete, railroad ties and 2x8s which when completed will feature a dry moat, steel spikes, concertina wire motion detectors, tripwires and electricity. I've spent as much time lately studying maximum security prisons and WW1 trench warfare as I have bee keeping.
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We are new to beekeeping but close family has hives. We collected a swarm yesterday which makes us official bee keepers! I acquired my hive from my father who struggled with mites and wax moths. I had to clean the hive from thousands of wax moth eggs when he gave it to me. He lives 3 hours away from my location and where I have setup my hive, if that matters.
My fear is that the swarm we collected will acquire the mites from the hive or the wax moths will somehow come back because there were reminants left in the hive (all the larvea sacks were removed and it was sat out over the winter to kill anything remaining).
Should we begin to treat for mites/moths before we see evidence or not? How do we know if the swarm has mites already? With the little knolwedge we have, we're trying to collect information as quickly as possible. I have ordered a few beekeeping books and am looking for local classes. However, I have put the cart in front of the horse only because I didn't want to give up the opportunity of a free swarm!
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WALKER — Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) increased its requirements for appraisers needed to provide appraisals on properties the county wishes to purchase using Lessard Sams Outdoor Heritage Council state funding, Land Commissioner Joshua Stevenson reported to the county board Tuesday.
This tripled the appraiser bid prices the county received, he said.
The county then sought a second request for proposals from appraisers and received somewhat lower bids, but the bids still ran $500 per parcel more than previous averages, Stevenson said.
The DNR change requires the county to use Level 4 rather than Level 2 appraisers.
Tuesday, the county board awarded a contract to Lawrence Valuation Service to appraise seven parcels for $10,800. These appraisals will be preliminary to any purchases the county would make.
"We can't see that the product (appraisal) is different," Administrator Robert Yochum said of the differences between work Level 2 or 4 appraisers do in determining the land value.
The board approved a resolution to seek continuing grant-in-aid trails money from the state. Stevenson said the county gets $9,200 a year for the Soo Line ATV Trail, between $260,000 and $290,000 for snowmobile trails and $9,200 for cross country ski trails maintenance.
Funding comes from user fees and licenses the state collects. Cass sold 2,131 cords of timber at a Dec. 20 auction, netting $36,590 revenue. One plot of timber offered for sale did not sell.
The board approved an updated bridge priority list, citing 11 bridges in the county that the highway department believes could stand to be improved or replaced. Ten of the 11 rate lower than the 80 out of 100 required to qualify for state funding.
The single bridge that rates 90.8 is sound, but narrow compared with the road leading to and away from it. The highway department sold three used fuel oil tanks to a Dilworth area resident through an auction process, netting $13,741.98 after auctioneering costs. County Engineer David Enblom said he expects the county will convert four more county garages to propane from fuel oil in 2013 and will auction the fuel tanks at those garages later this year.
Enblom obtained board approval to attend the National Association of County Engineers conference in April in Des Moines, Iowa.
Sheriff Tom Burch obtained board approval for the county to contract with Working Together Coalition to conduct training for businesses serving alcoholic beverages and for the coalition to conduct compliance checks to verify the businesses do not sell to minors.
Minnesota Sheriff's Association donated $200 to the Cass County Sheriff's Honor Guard. St. Agnes Catholic Church in Walker donated $1,500 to Health, Human and Veterans Services (HHVS) to be used for gift cards selected HHVS clients can use at some Walker businesses. An anonymous Walker donor gave $750 worth of grocery gift cars to HHVS.


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Of all the questions that must be answered about a resource company, none is more important than "Who are the key players involved with the company, and what is their track record?"
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The names of many of these explorers are legendary: Ross Beaty, Lukas Lundin, and Robert Friedland, to name just a few. But in their footsteps, a new generation of resource explorers is emerging – all under 40, and all well on their way to the superstardom of their predecessors.
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In NIJ's Research Report Digest, you will find brief descriptions of studies in various criminal justice disciplines, such as crime and forensic sciences,
and evaluations of technologies that are used in the law enforcement and corrections fields.
This issue includes reports based on NIJ-funded research that were added to the NCJRS Abstracts Database from July-Sept. 2012.
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Determinants of Chicago Neighborhood Homicide Trends: 1980-2000Author: Brian J. Stults
This study examined homicide trends in Chicago neighborhoods for 1980 to 2000 using three data sources from the Inter-University
Consortium for Political and Social Research and the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. Researchers assessed neighborhood
variations in homicide trends in Chicago neighborhoods. They assessed negative structural characteristics and counterbalancing
neighborhood levels of collective efficacy. Findings revealed significant variation in homicide trends across Chicago neighborhoods
from 1980 to 2000. The analysis showed that homicide trajectories were consistently associated with early levels of concentrated
disadvantage and change over time. Change in family structures was also predictive of homicide trajectory, but only in neighborhoods
with high homicide levels at the beginning of the study period.
Read the complete report Determinants of Chicago Neighborhood Homicide Trends: 1980-2000 (pdf, 81 pages)
Evaluating the Implementation of a Family-Focused Prevention Program: Effectiveness of SAFE ChildrenAuthors: David B. Henry, Patrick H. Tolan, Deborah Gorman-Smith, Michael E. Schoeny, Jack Zwanziger, and Sage Kim
This is an evaluation of the SAFE Children intervention. SAFE Children is a family-oriented delinquency prevention program
for parents facing the challenges of raising children in inner-city communities. The program resulted in increased levels
of academic achievement and parental involvement in school. Children and their families were randomly assigned to treatment
and control groups. Program participants increased reading skills at a rate near national norms. In contrast, control students
were just below the national average. Program families stayed involved in their children's schooling over the 2½ years of
the study. Control group families showed decreasing parental involvement. Program children in high-risk families showed decreased
aggression over time, but high-risk controls had no change in aggression. Program children from high-risk families also had
positive increases in measured concentration and social competence; control children showed no change in these developmental
areas. Among high-risk families, parental supervision improved for those in the program, but was unchanged for high-risk control
families. In a longer-term booster intervention and follow-up study, evaluators recruited and tracked 382 of the original
424 participants. The program consists of a reading tutoring program and a family-focused intervention (20 weeks duration)
provided when the child is in first grade. Weekly multiple-family group meetings address issues of parenting, family relationships,
child development and parental involvement in their child's schooling.
Read the complete report Evaluating the Implementation of a Family-Focused Prevention Program: Effectiveness of SAFE Children (pdf, 69 pages)
Increasing Student and Community Safety Partnership: A Researcher-Practitioner Partnership between West Virginia University
Department of Geology and Geography, the West Virginia University Police Department and the Morgantown Police DepartmentAuthors: Gregory Elmes and George Roedl
This project used daily reports to analyze and identify crime patterns across campus and municipal law enforcement jurisdictions.
The partnership set up a Geographic Information System and improved collective crime-reduction measures through analyses
of the data. The researchers used automated models to extract and code crime incident to help practitioners generate their
own maps of crime locations. This improves efficiency and promotes continued analysis after the formal project ends. The partnership
identified hot-spot areas in each police jurisdiction, as well as many cross-jurisdictional hot spots. The partnership set
crime-reduction programs based on the crime clusters. Preliminary assessments suggest student victimization is random, based
on crimes of opportunity and consistent with current environmental criminology theories. Campus and municipal crime rates
of 10 priority offenses had a consistent decline during the 2010-2011 study period; however, crime rates of other offenses
increased. The increase may be due to more offenses being reported or observed by law enforcement officers in hot-spot areas.
Read the complete report Increasing Student and Community Safety Partnership: A Researcher-Practitioner Partnership between West Virginia University
Department of Geology and Geography, the West Virginia University Police Department and the Morgantown Police Department (pdf,
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Child Custody Evaluators' Beliefs About Domestic Abuse Allegations: Their Relationship to Evaluator Demographics, Background,
Domestic Violence Knowledge and Custody-Visitation RecommendationsAuthors: Daniel G. Saunders, Kathleen C. Faller, and Richard M. Tolman
This study examined what child-custody evaluators believe about allegations of domestic abuse made by one parent against another.
These involved divorce proceedings in which the court made a custody decision. There were four study objectives. The first
was to explore the extent to which professionals who make court recommendations believe that domestic violence allegations
are false. The second was to examine the association between these beliefs and knowledge of domestic violence, as well as
custody recommendations. The third was to learn whether beliefs about false allegations relate to beliefs that false allegations
of child abuse are common, and that parents often alienate their children from the other parent. The fourth objective was
to explore the relationships between beliefs about false allegations and beliefs about social dominance and justice. Practice
implications include how beliefs about false allegations of domestic violence relate to other beliefs and to custody-visitation
recommendations.Judges, private attorneys and custody evaluators were more likely than domestic violence workers and legal aid attorneys to
believe that mothers make false accusation. Domestic violence workers and legal aid attorneys gave the highest estimates of
the percentage of fathers making false domestic violence, while judges and custody evaluators gave the lowest percentages.
On average, evaluators estimated that one-fourth to one-third of child abuse allegations were false. On average, evaluators
estimated that 26 percent of mothers' domestic violence allegations were false and 31 percent of fathers' domestic violence
allegations were false.
Read the complete report Child Custody Evaluators' Beliefs About Domestic Abuse Allegations: Their Relationship to Evaluator Demographics, Background,
Domestic Violence Knowledge and Custody-Visitation Recommendations (pdf, 176 pages)
GPS Monitoring Technologies and Domestic Violence: An Evaluation StudyAuthors: Edna Erez, Peter R. Ibarra, William D. Bales, and Oren M. Gur
This study examined the use of Global Positioning System technology to monitor compliance with court-mandated "no contact"
orders in domestic violence cases. The study also determined the effectiveness of GPS as a form of pretrial supervision in
DV cases compared to other pretrial supervision conditions. The findings show the use of GPS affects behavior over both the
short and long terms. The short-term impact was associated with no contact attempts; defendants enrolled in GPS monitoring
had fewer program violations compared to those placed in traditional electronic monitoring (EM), which uses radio frequency
technology. The long-term impact involves monitoring house arrest remotely, but without tracking. Seemingly, GPS tracking
increases defendants' compliance with program conditions compared to those who are monitored for presence at a particular
location (usually the home) but are not tracked for all locations. The study used a quasi-experimental design, and the sample
included more than 3,600 defendants across three sites. Defendants enrolled in the Midwest GPS program had a lower probability
of being rearrested for a DV offense during the 1-year follow-up period compared to a comparison group of defendants who had
been in a non-GPS condition (e.g., in jail, in an EM program or released on bond without supervision). In another study site,
those placed on GPS had a lower likelihood of arrest for any criminal violation within the 1-year follow-up period. In a third
site, however, no impact from participation in GPS monitoring was found. The authors speculate that the diversity of the defendants
placed on GPS monitoring in the third site, and a different method used for selecting the sample of defendants, may explain
the anomaly.
Read the complete report GPS Monitoring Technologies and Domestic Violence: An Evaluation Study (pdf, 245 pages)
Application of Machine Learning to Toolmarks: Statistically Based Methods for Impression Pattern ComparisonsAuthors: Nicholas D.K. Petraco, Helen Chan, Peter R. De Forest, Peter Diaczuk, Carol Gambino, James Hamby, Frani L. Kammerman,
Brooke W. Kammrath, Thomas A. Kubic, Loretta Kuo, Patrick McLaughlin, Gerard Petillo, Nicholas Petraco, Elizabeth W. Phelps,
Peter A. Pizzola, Dale K. Purcell, and Peter Shenkin
This project provides a scientific basis for the reliability and validity of impressions made by tools and firearms. The study
focused on striation patterns left by tools and on cartridge casings from firearms. Impressions made by tools and firearms
can be viewed as mathematical patterns composed of features. This study used the mathematics of multivariate statistical analysis
to recognize variations in these patterns. In computational pattern recognition, this is called "machine learning." The mathematical
details of machine learning can yield the quantitative difference between identification and no identification. The project
had three main tasks. The first was toolmark pattern collection and archiving. The second step involved setting up a database
and Web interface for sharing toolmark data. Third, researchers identified and used multivariate machine-learning methods
relevant to the analysis of collected toolmarks. This research produced objective and testable methods for associating toolmark
impression evidence with the tools and firearms that produced them.
Read the complete report Application of Machine Learning to Toolmarks: Statistically Based Methods for Impression Pattern Comparisons (pdf, 101 pages)
Application of Raman Spectroscopy for an Easy-to-Use, on-Field, Rapid, Nondestructive, Confirmatory Identification of Body
FluidsAuthor: Igor K. Lednev
Raman spectroscopy is a technique for observing vibrational, rotational and other low frequency phenomena. It has found a
variety of practical applications, ranging from real-time monitoring of gas anesthesia mixtures during surgery to determining
the chemical composition of historical documents.This study showed the potential of Raman spectroscopy for the nondestructive, confirmatory identification of body-fluid traces.
It also developed a program for the automatic identification of body fluids in dry mixtures. The project confirmed that the
Raman spectroscopic signature of each body fluid is unique and can be used for identification. The study produced a library
of Raman signatures for blood, semen, vaginal fluid, saliva and sweat. It also involved developing software for the automatic
identification of an unknown sample. The method included body-fluid stains on various substrates and contaminated stains.
The project showed that mixed samples of body fluids can be identified through automatic mapping if two body fluids are not
thoroughly mixed. Dry traces of blood and semen were successfully identified on several substrates of practical importance.
Anonymous groups of donors contributed their body fluids. Donors disclose their age, race and sex to ensure the required diversity
and sample size. Samples of each body fluid were obtained from donors who represented five races. The developed software algorithms
compared experimental Raman spectra with the library of Raman signatures, providing quantitative measures of similarity.
Read the complete report Application of Raman Spectroscopy for an Easy-to-Use, on-Field, Rapid, Nondestructive, Confirmatory Identification of Body
Fluids (pdf, 80 pages)
Enhancing Scene Processing Protocols to Improve Victim Identification and Field Detection of Human Remains in Mass Fatality
ScenesAuthors: Dennis C. Dirkmaat, Erin N. Chapman, Michael Kenyhercz, and Luis L. Cabo
This research provides protocols to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of forensic processing of large-scale crime scenes.
It focuses specifically on mass fatality incidents. Field testing shows that comprehensive documentation of the location
of evidence and human remains can be accomplished quickly. Results also showed that it is possible to make accurate estimates
of the volume of evidence using various methods. These methods can be used to estimate the amount of evidence in unsearched
areas. This helps to predict how many people will be needed at the scene. It also helps to estimate how long it will take
to process and release specific portions of a scene. Better scene processing involves improved protocols for detecting, recovering
and identifying human remains at large-scale scenes. This is important for reconstructing events related to a plane crash,
bomb incident or other mass fatality incident.
Read the complete report Enhancing Scene Processing Protocols to Improve Victim Identification and Field Detection of Human Remains in Mass Fatality
Scenes (pdf, 156 pages)
Establishing the Quantitative Basis for Sufficiency Thresholds and Metrics for Friction Ridge Pattern Detail and the Foundation
for a StandardAuthors: Randall S. Murch, A. Lynn Abbott, Edward A. Fox, Michael S. Hsiao, and Bruce Budowle
The primary purpose of this study was to develop a sound, quantitative basis for assessing the quality of fingerprint images.
Researchers got fingerprint images from several sources. The largest was a set of 117,323 anonymized images from 2,575 people
taken from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Criminal Justice Information Services division. Another source was 516 latent
prints from the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Database 27. Researchers also used prints obtained
in the laboratory using latent lifting methods. Finally, they used a newly created database of digitally altered images of
actual prints for use in determining drop-off points. The researchers tested their ideas on these actual images and then performed
statistical analyses to test the validity of the results. The analyses led to developing quantitative thresholds for unbiased
selection and for the use of Level 2 detail. The researchers developed software for use in extracting minutiae, ridges and
extended feature representations of images; they also conducted data mining to identify new feature types that are statistically
rare in fingerprint image databases. The researchers also developed a method for conducting high-speed computing when performing
the data mining work, and developed an improved automated method for conducting image segmentation in which the fingerprint
region is separated from the background of an image. This work has improved the objective level for assessing the quality
of fingerprint images. However, more work is required.
Read the complete report Establishing the Quantitative Basis for Sufficiency Thresholds and Metrics for Friction Ridge Pattern Detail and the Foundation
for a Standard (pdf, 53 pages)
Evaluating High Dynamic Range (HDR) Processing with Regards to the Presence of Individualizing Characteristics in Shoeprint
ImpressionsAuthor: Kristin Rogahn
This study examined High Dynamic Range (HDR). This method for processing a series of photographs into one image captures the
fullest range of highlights and shadows present in the original impression. HDR increases the span between shadows and highlights
in an image by taking more than one picture of the same scene. The various shots heighten shadows, midtones and highlights.
This approach then merges the images into one unified picture with tremendous tonal range. Researchers found that HDR does
not produce a significant increase in details compared with viewing the same images in Photoshop. However, bracketing exposures
increases the ability to capture more detailed images of footwear impressions than a single image alone. This allows the use
of HDR software for rapid processing and comparison. Difficult lighting situations that lead to challenging photographic conditions
are common at crime scenes. The quality of evidence collected in the field determines the ease of footwear analysis. It is
important that the photographer accurately document the scene details despite vast differences between the brightest areas
and the darkest shadows. Technicians should use the auto-bracketing feature at the crime scene when faced with difficult lighting
situations, limited equipment or time constraints. This will provide a quick, straightforward and forgiving means of capturing
the best image possible in the form of multiple source images.
Read the complete report Evaluating High Dynamic Range (HDR) Processing with Regards to the Presence of Individualizing Characteristics in Shoeprint
Impressions (pdf, 17 pages)
Filling a Critical Need by Establishing a Fully Functioning, CODIS Dedicated LaboratoryAuthors: Bill Gartside and Scott McWilliams
This report describes the launch of an automated laboratory dedicated to CODIS DNA sample profiling in Wyoming. Before this
project, there was no equipment or laboratory space at the Wyoming State Crime Laboratory dedicated to this purpose. For this
project, offender DNA samples are being collected and archived with Bode buccal collectors. The lab manages the process with
an internally developed Excel-based information management system. The current first-pass success rate for convicted-offender
samples is more than 95 percent. The lab uses conventional analysis for difficult samples. The lab staff significantly reduced
the DNA sample backlog. The turnaround time from sample reception to database entry has been reduced from just over 2 years
to less than 60 days.
Read the complete report Filling a Critical Need by Establishing a Fully Functioning, CODIS Dedicated Laboratory (pdf, 101 pages)
Forensic Investigation Techniques for Inspecting Electrical Conductors Involved in FireAuthors: Richard J. Roby and Jamie McAllister
This research focused on distinguishing characteristics for energized and nonenergized wires subjected to various types of
fire exposures. This improved understanding of the various electrical and thermal conditions that can produce beads on electrical
wires. Based on preliminary studies conducted by the authors, they hypothesized that characteristic "arc-beads" could form
on nonenergized wires as well as energized wires. They also hypothesized that beads form on wire because of its thermal state,
not its energized state. These proposed hypotheses are different from the current state of the art in the field, which holds
that beads only form on energized wire. The findings support the hypotheses. No trends or distinguishing visual or microscopic
characteristics between energized and nonenergized wires were found in the samples reviewed. The researchers tested just over
190 wires under various fire conditions. Wire types included 12-gauge and 14-gauge solid conductors and 16-gauge and 18-gauge
stranded conductors. Wires were tested in both an energized and nonenergized state. Energized wires were tested under load
and no-load conditions. Under load conditions, the energized wires were plugged into a 119- to 120-volt power source with
9 to 113 amps of current. Under no-load conditions, the wires were plugged into the power supply but no current was flowing
in the circuit.
Read the complete report Forensic Investigation Techniques for Inspecting Electrical Conductors Involved in Fire (pdf, 259 pages)
Implementation of a DNA Triage and Analysis System Dedicated to Increasing the Throughput of High Volume Crimes in a Forensic
LaboratoryAuthors: Elizabeth Thompson, Mary Hong, Camille Hill, and Scott Scoville
The Orange County Crime Lab (OCCL) adopted a twofold approach to improve its screening and processing of property-crime DNA
evidence. The Property Crime DNA Program featured the use of a sophisticated DNA case submission and triage system and a team
approach to process biological evidence from property crimes using a newly created high-volume-crime DNA platform. Representatives
from the lab and the Orange County District Attorney's Office evaluated DNA analysis requests submitted to the lab from county
police agencies. Forensic DNA analysts examined property-crime DNA analysis requests from a scientific basis and prosecutors
evaluated the same requests from a legal perspective. DNA analysts were assigned to a team that was devoted exclusively to
processing property-crime DNA samples using a customized scheduling system and an automated DNA processing platform. Team
members cooperated in screening, analyzing and delivering property-crime-scene DNA sample results each week. Because DNA analysis
was expected to take no longer than 15 workdays, analysts aimed to give law enforcement results for property crime cases within
25 workdays. This goal was not achieved within the project's time constraints. Instead, the average turnaround time for providing
DNA results to police investigators was 74 workdays.
Read the complete report Implementation of a DNA Triage and Analysis System Dedicated to Increasing the Throughput of High Volume Crimes in a Forensic
Laboratory (pdf, 133 pages)
Reducing Uncertainty of Quantifying the Burning Rate of Upholstered FurnitureAuthor: Marc L. Janssens
The goal of this study was to develop a set of guidelines to be used by crime scene investigators for predicting the burning
rate of upholstered furniture and for reducing the uncertainty of the predictions. The researchers conducted two series of
full-scale furniture and room calorimeter tests. The first series of tests was designed to quantify ignition scenario and
enclosure effects on the heat release rate (HRR) of upholstered furniture for three upholstered furniture burning rate models
(Babrauskas, Babrauskas 2, and CBUF). The second series of tests involved the use of 22 sets of used upholstered furniture.
In these tests, 27 full-scale room fire tests were conducted on at least one item in each set of furniture. The results of
the second series of tests were used to assess the predictive capacity of the three upholstered furniture burning rate models.
The assessment found the three models significantly under predicted the peak HRR of upholstered furniture. The assessment
also found that the accuracy of the Babrauskas model needs to be improved. Besides testing the predictive capability of the
three models, the study also investigated factors that affect the HRR of burning upholstered furniture. These include the
size of the ignition source (small flame vs. large flame), the source, the ignition source location and the padding material
used in the furniture. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.
Read the complete report Reducing Uncertainty of Quantifying the Burning Rate of Upholstered Furniture (pdf, 208 pages)
Spontaneous Ignition in Fire InvestigationAuthors: James G. Quintiere, Justin T. Warden, Stephen M. Tamburello, and Thomas E. Minnich
This scientific description of spontaneous ignition and an associated theory provides fire investigators with the knowledge
needed to decide whether such ignition has occurred.Spontaneous ignition is initiated through heat transfer or the inability to cool a hot material. The process starts as a chemical
reaction that is not yet combustion; the result of ignition can be smoldering or flaming. The key variables involved in this
process are the size of the material, the nature of the heat transfer and the particular chemical and physical properties
of the material. In any fire investigation, it is important for the investigator to recognize the signs of spontaneous ignition
and to learn how to decide whether it was possible in the particular fire pattern. This requires collecting samples for measurement.
It is also important for forensic laboratories to be able to perform tests that can determine whether spontaneous ignition
has occurred. Three scenarios for spontaneous ignition are considered in this report: (1) a cold material in hot surroundings,
(2) a material on a hot surface, and (3) a hot material in cold surroundings. About 200 investigators took part in a survey
about their experiences with spontaneous ignition. Most of the incidents of spontaneous ignition reported involved materials
infused with linseed oil, wet hay storage, and problems with clothing just taken from a dryer. Other cases involved potting
soil, mulch, and various other materials. The current study focused on linseed oil and cotton.
Read the complete report Spontaneous Ignition in Fire Investigation (pdf, 69 pages)
Thermal Properties DatabaseAuthors: Arnaud Trouvé and Thomas Minnich
This report describes the process of creating a thermal-properties database, along with its features. The goal of the centralized
database was to streamline the process required to determine the thermal properties and burning behavior of materials and
objects. The database was developed in two components: a material property component and an object component. The material
property component contains information on thermal properties, ignition temperatures, and critical heat flux at ignition for
different representative materials (metals, plastics, woods and miscellaneous materials). This component contains cone calorimeter
test data in which fuel sources are described using a material-science-based microscopic perspective. The object component
of the database contains information on post-ignition fuel mass loss rates, heats of gasification, and heats of combustion
of different representative flammable objects. This component contains furniture calorimeter test data in which fuel sources
are described using an engineering-based macroscopic perspective. The database is a stand-alone tool intended for use in hand
calculations and analysis by fire investigators, forensic scientists, fire safety engineers, and researchers. It also provides
valuable input data for computer-based fire modeling.
Read the complete report Thermal Properties Database (pdf, 25 pages)
Use of Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (SEM/EDS) Methods for the Analysis of Small Particles Adhering
to Carpet Fiber Surfaces as a Means to Test Associations of Trace Evidence in a Way That is Independent of Manufactured CharacteristicsAuthors: David A. Stoney and Paul L. Stoney
This project developed and tested an innovative instrumental trace-evidence approach for the recovery and quantitative analysis
of very small particles (VSP) that adhere to carpet fibers. The project developed methods for quantitatively removing VSP
from carpet fibers and preparing them for analysis by SEM/EDS (scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive spectroscopy),
and it used an existing computer-assisted SEM/EDS method for testing whether the resulting VSP profiles are useful in quantitatively
associating shed fibers with a source carpet. The study demonstrated the regular occurrence of hundreds to thousands of VSP
on individual carpet fibers. The quantity and character of VSP were sufficient to associate fibers with their carpet area
of origin. The findings led to a rejection of the hypothesis that there is a strictly quantitative relationship among VSP,
as measured using environmental particle profiles. Environmental particle profiles were found to be unsuitable for assessing
VSP variability. An alternative method was developed based on target particle types (TPTs) defined by their elemental profiles,
which were measured by computer-assisted SEM/EDS. Within-carpet and between-carpet variations showed an approximately even
distribution for most TPTs, and between-carpet variations showed a wide range in types and quantities of VSP. The usefulness
of VSP in linking carpet fiber evidence has been established. There is now an achievable potential to use VSP for independent,
quantitative testing of the common origin of carpet fibers.
Read the complete report Use of Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (SEM/EDS) Methods for the Analysis of Small Particles Adhering
to Carpet Fiber Surfaces as a Means to Test Associations of Trace Evidence in a Way That is Independent of Manufactured Characteristics
(pdf, 77 pages)
Automated License Plate Recognition Systems: Policy and Operational Guidance for Law EnforcementAuthors: David J. Roberts and Meghann Casanova
This project was designed to assess automated license plate recognition (ALPR) implementation among law enforcement agencies
in the United States, and to identify emerging implementation practices to provide policy guidance to the field. Law enforcement
agencies are adopting ALPR to improve capabilities, expand their collection of relevant data and expedite the process of comparing
license plates with lists of vehicles of interest. Within seconds, ALPR systems automatically capture images of license plates,
transform those images into data, compare the data to databases and alert officers when there is a match. ALPR must be carefully
managed to ensure quality of data, security of the system, compliance with laws and regulations, and privacy of information.
A random sample of 500 state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies was surveyed, and 305 agencies responded to the survey.
Three-quarters of respondents (235 agencies) indicated they were not using ALPR and 70 agencies said they were using ALPR.
A longer, more detailed follow-up survey was sent to the 70 agencies that were using ALPR; 40 agencies responded. Respondents
typically implemented mobile ALPR systems and were using ALPR for auto theft, vehicle and traffic enforcement, and investigations.
Agencies reported increases in stolen vehicle recoveries, arrests and productivity. More than half of the agencies updated
their ALPR hot lists wirelessly, and nearly half updated these lists daily. Forty percent of respondents retain ALPR data
for 6 months or less, five respondents retain ALPR data indefinitely, and two indicated that retention is based on the storage
capacity of the equipment installed.
Read the complete report Automated License Plate Recognition Systems: Policy and Operational Guidance for Law Enforcement (pdf, 128 pages)
Determining the Relative Impact of PSAs and Brochures upon General Public Drivers Interfacing With Emergency Service VehiclesAuthors: William F. Jenaway, Steven Austin, William Troup, and Darren Basch
This project examines the impact of public service announcements and brochures on drivers. Results show that viewing information
suggesting that a driver move over and slow down when meeting an emergency vehicle on the highway will result in actions that
are more responsive. This report supports four conclusions. First, "Slow Down and Move Over" is an effective and easy-to-remember
safety phrase. Second, the use of PSAs in communicating slow down and move over practices should be continued and expanded.
Third, the results of accidents and PSA impacts should be monitored to decide message variations in the future. Fourth, research
on how distractions affect drivers when they see emergency responders and their vehicles provides valuable driver safety data.
The data collected included a literature review and related field testing findings using driving simulation.
Read the complete report Determining the Relative Impact of PSAs and Brochures upon General Public Drivers Interfacing With Emergency Service Vehicles
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As Hamish Rutherford elbowed his way into cricket's record books yesterday, the mind went back to others on that roll of debutant century-makers.
To Rodney Redmond, a special place of honour will always be reserved. After all, the chances of another New Zealand batsman scoring a century in his first and only test these days are slim to none. This test notwithstanding, you'd imagine New Zealand's resources were not so deep that a Redmond would be tossed aside now as he was in 1973.
It was Pakistan at Eden Park. "He's working him round the clock," enthused radio commentator Alan Richards, as Redmond sent occasional offspinner Majid Khan to the fence five times in one over on a hot, sunny afternoon in pre-Mexican Wave days - all towelling hats and piles of tinnies.
Or Bruce Taylor, whose hundred at Kolkata in 1965 needs to be set alongside the five for 86 he then took in India's first innings. He's still the only New Zealander to achieve that.
Some of his teammates called him Haystacks on the unproven suspicion that if he fell out of a plane he'd land in one. But his talent wasn't in question.
The others all have stories attached to them, and Rutherford will have his in time.
Coach Mike Hesson deserves a pat on the back for sticking with Rutherford. He saw something about him he liked, gave him his chance in the shorter forms earlier in the tour, the impression deepened that he was cut out for the top with 90 at Queenstown and he rammed it home over the last two days.
Where else would you rather announce your credentials than on your home pitch?
Rutherford, one untidy period late on Thursday aside, looked the part. He didn't eschew his attacking instincts, but dialled them back a few notches from the T20 requirements.
A conversation before the start of the T20 leg of the ANZ international series nestles at the back of the mind.
Rutherford was asked a few questions about his father, the former test captain Ken, and the impact he'd had on his cricket.
Politely the son made it clear he's his own man. Dad lived overseas for much of his formative years. They're fine, there are no issues but the son wants to make it on his own terms rather than be constantly reminded of his genes. Fair enough, too.
Sure he had some luck, dropped twice. But that happens. Move on.
His driving was crisp and he maintained a desire to avoid getting bogged down. His mindset remained assertive. Striking spinner Monty Panesar over the long on fence in his first over demonstrated a head free of fear and repercussions.
Spare a cheer for Peter Fulton, too, his partner in New Zealand's third-highest opening stand by a first-time pair. Three and a bit years gone from the national team, seemingly forever, but he ploughed on and by dint of weight of domestic runs got a reprieve, then made it count. What now for him, at 34?
You hope rain doesn't deprive New Zealand of at least a decent chance of a test win. They'll still have to be good; England's batting surely can't be that listless and witless again.
And after a lengthy period of precious little to enthuse over, there's a young man who's put a smile on New Zealand fans' faces again.


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"Was that Mrs Smith with Tiddles the cat? Yeah, 14 years old, diabetic and incontinent. Complete sabano in my opinion."
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AMIkids Southwest Louisiana board President Willie King with AMI student Danielle Fontenot after she spoke to audience members about the program and her progress. (Special to the American Press)
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Danielle's father was in and out of jail and missed every birthday she had. Jalen was what he called a "wild boy" who lost his motivation.
Both students have begun to turn their lives around through AMIkids.
Stories like these put children on the center stage Thursday night at the Third Annual Celebration of Children Banquet. But it wasn't just the moving speeches that caught the crowd's attention; it was the flowing vocals and the quiet service as children greeted guests and attended to dinner. Each student had his own significant role to play during the banquet, held at the Historic Calcasieu Marine Bank Building.
"It's important to be able to hear kids' stories and understand the adversity they've overcome," said Melinda Coats, vice president for resource development for AMIkids. "AMIkids provides an invaluable service to this community with education, behavior modification and treatment they need to move forward."
This year's event was held to raise money for the AMIkids Southwest Louisiana program — a non-profit dedicated to helping troubled youth. The program offers day treatment sessions for children who have been adjudicated by a court for misdemeanors or who faced issues such as school expulsion.
The funds from the banquet come at an important time as state resources were cut from the program. Board members said budget cuts have forced several AMIkids programs across the state to close. However, the local program has stayed open, providing at-risk children with support to keep them in school and prevent further issues.
Along with those in AMIkids, other banquet participants were children who turned their lives around before ending up in the program and students acting as mentors to other students.
A group from Oak Park Middle School spoke to the audience about AMIkids Southwest Board President Willie King visiting their classroom to encourage them academically and personally. Though not in AMI, they said their lives were positively changed because an adult took the time to teach them about making right decisions.
"It's important because people get to see us shine and see what we do in life and how we will succeed," Oak Park student Damali Williams said.
Students spoke about how they ended up in the program and what positive adult role models can do. Kearrius McGuire's story began when he was kicked out of school in seventh grade. He spent several years in and out of school and a career center where he was expelled. After entering the AMIkids program in October, he is back on the honor roll with a new attitude.
"My last decision was AMIkids," he said. "I knew it was going to make a change for me and that it was my last chance."
Students also shared stories about their various struggles, from losing parents to falling in with the wrong crowds. The stories followed a similar route — they made wrong decisions but they were all making a choice for a better future.
Danielle Fontenot, a 10th-grader, said she did not want to end up in jail like her father. She told the audience about her goal to get out of AMIkids, return to school and eventually be a veterinarian or an artist.
Renee' Plumber, whose mother died when she was 9 months old, said AMI made a difference by helping her become more respectful and find a direction in life.
"These children are human, they have made some errors just like everybody else," King said. "We're just standing in the gap and saying here's a second chance to tell your story."
King said about $13,000 was raised at the banquet. At the end of the night, students led by various adult mentors filed through the building — a reflection that children do follow and look up to their elders in the decisions they make


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In the aftermath of the horrific attacks that took place on Tuesday, everyone involved in education faces a great challenge: helping our children to feel safe and secure.
There are children whose lives have been directly affected by the terrorist attacks and will never be the same. Most of our children have seen terrifying images of destruction on television and the Internet. They are reading newspapers and they have heard stories on the radio about the huge loss of life.
If you are an educator, whether your school is a public, private, parochial, charter or home school, you must offer your students your undivided attention and unequivocal support.
If you are a principal, here are some things to consider doing at your school:
Evaluate the counseling resources you have on campus and consider what services and assistance may be available in your community. If you need help with counseling your students, faith-based and community organizations can help.
Meet with the faculty of your school as a group and individually. Many of your teachers and staff are feeling stress and anxiety, and your leadership can help to comfort them and build a strong sense of camaraderie that will assist them in meeting the needs of their students.
When you meet with teachers, encourage them to listen to the questions and concerns of their students, and to answer their questions honestly with age-appropriate facts. Remind them that we can overwhelm young children with too much information.
Share suggestions with your faculty about how to discuss the terrorist attacks with the students in their classrooms, and how to look for signs of distress or special needs among their students so they know where to direct extra help.
Spend time walking through your building and visiting classrooms. This leadership activity strongly reduces anxiety of both your teachers and students.
Teachers may want to consider the following suggestions:
Listen to your students and watch their behavior. Sometimes the quietest child may be the most frightened. Some children may daydream or have trouble concentrating on their schoolwork. Some may act out. Others may be just fine.
Take the time to reassure your students that their homes and schools are likely to be safe places. Show them that their school is functioning normally, and tell them that their government is working and that it will continue to protect them.
Help students discuss the known facts and separate fact from rumor. Avoid speculating or exaggerating graphic details. Try not to be alarmist.
Incidents have occurred since the tragedy where children of Middle Eastern descent have been threatened or taunted. This is an excellent opportunity to help children understand that most individuals who are from other countries are fine and good people who live in and love the United States as much as they do and that one should make judgments on an individual basis.
Maintain structure and stability through the daily schedule and engage in classroom activities that do not focus on the recent attacks. Children are comforted by their normal routine, and "back-to-normal" activities will help them.
Remember that the images on television are frightening, even to adults. Reduce or eliminate the presence of television in the classroom.
Remind your students about the value of living in a country that respects individual liberty and the rule of law. Talk about the principles that led to the independence of our country, and why they are still important today.
Engage in patriotic activities to give your students comfort. Say the Pledge of Allegiance, sing patriotic songs, or read books about courage.
Encourage your students to participate in constructive activities relative to the tragedy. They can write notes to those in mourning or write about acts of courage or bravery. Give them the opportunity to come up with ideas about how they can help those in need.
Teachers can also take care of themselves and their colleagues. Though some will show it more than others, teachers are feeling the effects of the terrorist attacks just as their students are.


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Would you say this was the oddest/most unexpecting draft?
Would you say this was the oddest/most unexpecting draft?
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agreed. The Nassib pick especially. I like our draft. Beefed up the trenches.
The most unexciting unpredictable draft in Giants history
I would say the whole draft was strange!!!!!!!! Very strange.
I don't think so. Seems to be a normal JR draft. Take the BPA according to their scouting (rather than ours )
We needed help on the lines, got it. We need a viable backup QB for the future (Carr will be gone next year for sure, if he even makes it through this camp). We need some S help, we got a prospect late. Did we get that star LB? No, but I don't think there were many stand outs this year anyways.
Lets see what undrafted we sign as well as camp casualties before rushing to judgement.
If by strange you mean the media getting ahead of themselves self proclaiming certain players without any true information from GM's and scouts then yes, this was a very strange draft.
i'd say so. i'm still scratching my head ...
Entire Team Let Eli down today - NYG4l
Most boring giants draft of all time? They didnt add a single playmaker(at least not any who will play, Nassib), nobody who can really run.
Oh well, they hopefully upgrade the trenches a bit, and we dont have another draft like this for awhile.


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For verifying manually i tested and yeah its really output hash.
Suppose the site: www.testme.com/user.php?user=something&password=${@print(md5(worked))}
And it Output the hash of "worked" so it make confirm that it is something bad. But when i try like:
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nothing happened.
Again when i try invalid command ${@print(nothing(system(ls))} then it output "EMPTY query"
So i think it is really vulnerable. But why this is not accepting other command ?
PS: I was encoded all query
How can i exploit such a vulnerability. Anyone can explain it please?


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Poll Shows Race Relations Unchanged Under Obama; New "Old" WH Painting May Hold Clue
posted at 2:34 pm on August 24, 2011 by Howard Portnoy
The bloom is off the rose when it comes to the perception of improved race relations under Barack Obama, according to a new poll released Wednesday.
The poll, jointly conducted by USA Today/Gallup organization, found that only 35% of Americans say they believe race relations have gotten better, while 23% claim they have gotten worse. Those numbers contrast sharply with the optimism expressed immediately after the 2008 election, when 70% of respondents predicted that a black man in the Oval Office would positively impact race relations.
Among the more interesting findings in the poll was that 48% of blacks and 46% of Democrats claimed that race relations had improved. These numbers are a far remove from the 70% high in November of 2008, but they still paint a far rosier picture than the 19% of Republicans who profess to see an improvement.
I suspect that the answer given by black and Democratic respondents is predicated on wishful thinking rather than on reality. The level of unrest in the black community, which has been manifest this summer in the rise of vicious flash mobs in urban areas, hardly meshes with a view of improved race relations. Ditto for the almost incessant and unsupportable accusations of racism by white liberals leveled at anyone who disagrees with the president's policies, a tendency that began troublingly early in his presidency.
Some of the factors responsible for the poll findings hark back to the president himself. Take his troubling knee-jerk reaction to the run-in between Cambridge, Massachusetts, police and his personal friend, Henry Louis Gates in July of 2009. Without a command of the facts in the case, Obama appeared in front of a national TV audience to announce that the police had "acted stupidly."
Another is his decision not to engage the nation on the topic of race relations despite his insistence in a long-winded speech in March of 2008 that such a national conversation was long overdue.
And then there are the subtleties that suggest Obama is not quite the post-racial leader he once presented himself to be. Consider his newest edition to the White House art collection. For a change, the artist is not black. In fact, the work was painted by one of the most famous white artists of the twentieth century—Norman Rockwell. Titled The Problem We All Live With, it depicts U.S. marshals escorting Ruby Bridges, a 6-year-old black child, into a New Orleans elementary school that was ordered integrated by the courts. The N-word has been scrawled on the wall behind the girl and the traces of a hurled tomato remain on the ground beneath.
What is most relevant about the work is the year it was completed, 1963. Much has happened since then to advance the cause of racial equality, including the establishment of federal programs that, in the words of Star Parker, do not promote "just equal treatment under the law, but special treatment under the law" for blacks. Why is the president still mired in the past?
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Who Will Stand Up and End Catholic School Funding?
Aviva Rubin | Posted 04.07.2013 | Canada Politics
Read More: Ontario Catholic School Board, Catholic School Funding, Public School Board Canada, Catholic School Canada, Oliver Erazo, Video, Canada Politics News
I'm tired of hearing that access to a Catholic Education is guaranteed in the British North America Act. Lots of sexist, homophobic, racist, inequitable and exclusionary practices are grounded in ancient laws from religious texts to constitutions. That's no reason to keep them. But sadly our Ontario politicians are too chicken to even wade into this debate.


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Sometimes really smart people say really dumb things. We got a perfect example yesterday courtesy of Canada Post CEO Deepak Chopra.
Appearing before the Commons Transport Committee to explain the corporation's decision to eliminate home delivery, the head of Canada Post made a comment about seniors that showcased about the same tonal acuity as Marie-Antoinette's "let them eat cake".
Asked to explain how the cancellation of home mail delivery would affect seniors, Chopra replied that seniors had told the corporation that they wanted more fresh air and exercise in their lives. In other words, opined the Canada Post supremo, this was good news.
Any reporter covering the committee who had been wondering what the story from the daylong proceedings would be, had their answer when Chopra finished suggesting that seniors welcomed the end of home delivery because of the healthier lifestyle choices that would follow in its wake.
In addition to painting the corporation as woefully out of touch, Chopra's unfortunate framing had the effect of burying Canada Post's overall narrative and the business rationale for its decision at the bottom of the story.
But what became an embarrassing soundbite and headline for Canada Post and Chopra, could easily have been avoided–and that's the takeaway–with a little preparation and a little humility.
It's likely that having an emergency Transport committee hearing called after the House had risen caught the corporation a little flat-footed and contributed to a less-than-stellar public relations effort. But questions about the impact of the elimination of home delivery on seniors and people with disabilities were totally predictable and the Corporation's public affairs staff should have prepared an appropriate Qs & As strategy as part of the CEO's briefing.
There's no doubt that "how will seniors get their mail", is a tough question for a PR team to nail, particularly when you're on the hot seat and your organization has yet to work out a credible answer. But the better part of valour truly is discretion, and in this case it should have meant avoiding disingenuous answers.
In prepping Mr. Chopra for his committee appearance, the Canada Post PR team should have done two things. First, they should have tried to put some bedrock under their answers by leveraging the long transition period before home delivery is abolished as the foundation for their messaging. Second, they should have advised their CEO that his demeanour had to balance decisiveness and humility; that he would have to acknowledge that Canada Post had no ready-made answer to that particular question, and tell the Committee that the lengthy transition would allow for the fine-tuning of the corporate plan, and that he was committed to finding a solution.
Such an answer might not have made opposition politicians (or the boss) happy, but sometimes when you're in corporate communications and are called in at the last minute to put a golden sheen on whatever the C-suite has hatched, you just need to buy some time for yourself and for the organization. In those circumstances, it's less about being a hero and more about surviving to fight another day.
Had the Canada Post brass adopted that approach to their committee appearance yesterday, Mr. Chopra might not be seen today as the man with all the answers, but neither would he be the poster boy for monopolistic arrogance.


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I have a top bar hive in which I installed a 3 lb package March 31. Things have gone well in terms of comb-drawing and population buildup. It's rainy and 56 degrees F here today, and it's been rainy and cool for several days. On the front of the hive, just above the entrance, a large number of bees have formed a cluster roughly square-shaped and about 8"x8". Foraging bees are actually having to push their way through the cluster to get in and out. As a brand new beekeeper, I am mystified by this behavior. Can anyone help me out? Thanks.
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Japan Nuclear Crisis and Ten Reasons to Oppose Nuclear Power
Posted by Kevin Danaher in End Dirty Energy, Featured on 14th March, 2011 | 1 Comment
Our hearts go out to the people of Japan and all those affected by the current crisis. In addition to helping the immediate victims, we can learn important lessons from this tragedy. Keep reading to learn some ways you can support relief efforts in Japan, and for a list that will vaccinate your mind against thinking that nuclear power is a viable path for our energy future.
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