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1.) They're innate ability to absorb spiritual energy from the environment can be used to easily bypass the 1-2 day shot restriction
2.) the Quincy who stole it has a solid defensive technique to use in unison (well either that or one of those handy rapid regeneration techniques some bad guys pop up with every once in awhile).
Come to think of it, Soifon's bankai could plausibly be the one and only bankai a Stern Ritter can quickly learn to utilize more effectively than the original owner. Especially because Soifon's likely the only bankai user who could conceivably have next to no experience using her bankai in the first place (since she seems to hold such contempt towards it).
|2012-08-23, 04:47
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|2012-08-23, 08:38
|Link #404
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Central Texas
Age: 32
|2012-08-23, 10:46
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Conclusion: Kenpachi is hiding copious amounts of super glue under this sleeves and has a weird habit of patching up his victims
|2012-08-23, 13:00
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Age: 31
|2012-08-23, 14:38
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Join Date: Oct 2007
I don't like them USING the bankai either, they should just steal or seal them or something, but I VERY much enjoy them using the badges, i.e. GADGETS, to fight instead of random bullcrap powers like TURNING INTO AN APE and all that that has nothing to do with being a Quincy. Using the badge at least goes back to the roots we know of Quincy being prepared via supernatural type gadgets to help them in battle.
Kinda sad it was a one-hit kill on the OVERKILL though =[. It'd be epic if he fought abck and actually brought Yamamoto into a corner/tough spot. That would justify the Royal Guard/Squad 0 showing up later if Yama couldn't beat someone so far down (not that the order of letters MEANS anything in terms of strength, it's just their abilities...but you get me)./
|2012-08-23, 19:52
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|2012-08-24, 03:27
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So sexy it hurts
It's a cowardly way of writing; oh I need to kill of one of my characters, but I don't want to make a popular one go just yet, oh I know, I'll just take this one that no one care about, kill him off and then explain to everyone how cool and awesome he REALLY was, yeah!
|2012-08-24, 10:48
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So sexy it hurts
What I don't like is giving flashbacks about characters that are no longer of any value. Who honestly EVER cared about the vice captain of the captain commander at ANY point?
|2012-08-24, 12:43
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
A gadget that can steal bankai and use it afterward? why only bankai? how does it actually work? can the captain lied and said his bankai is his shikai instead? would the gadget work on that scenario?
The thought of this stealing bankai with a gadget is just ridiculous, how the hell a captain whose bankai already stolen can still use his shikai? A zanpakuto who lost its soul supposed to be only a mere sword..
Terribly writing and idea.. losing to a gadget?? pathetic..
|2012-08-24, 13:21
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|2012-08-24, 16:01
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For starters you can take out the part where he gets ONE SHOTTED by a barehanded ichigo; instead he could have been the only VC to remain standing and unphased by ichigo's surprise assault and and comments from ichgio could have hinted to the idea that he was much stronger than other Vice Captains. I mean really, unohana hasn't even done anything and yet everyone is under the impression that she's a badass; their are ways to hype someone up with out having to give them a lot of time.
In addition to that, he should have been given atleast one awesome fight... like how about instead of Yamaji taking out the chimera beast that took out all the Vice captains during the espada Battle, maybe Sasakibe could have done it; why should the captain commander have to deal with such a lowly beast when his VC can do it... after seeing the creature rip through VC's like they were nothing it would say A LOT for Sasakibe's strength if he were to pull something like that. This wouldn't have taken more than a chapter or two
Or maybe he could have been given something important to do... For instance, Like instead of Kubo completely WASTING yammy, mister zero espada, on a fight we never even get to see he could have given him something more meaningful to do; Aizen could have decided to send Yammy to SS to rampage to help make sure one or two captains would remain behind in SS so they could not join the battle. However, Yammaji, knowing that SS would be virtually defenseless against a major attack with all of the Captains and VC's away, decided to leave someone behind as a last line of defense; Sasakibe. Aizen would scoff at this decision but we would find out that he was more than enough for the job... hell maybe we don't even get to see the whole fight, just the end where Yammy lies dead and smoldering while Sasakibe, in torn clothing relaxes with some tea. Afterall if Kubo is just gonna throw yammy away, he might aswell do something meaningful with his carcass and actually build up some hype for a different character. It varies how much time this would take as it depends on how much you would want to show...
There are just so many places where he could have been given a fight, or given chances to hint at his true strength, some simple and some more complex; fans would have speculated endlessesly on how strong he could be and he would have probably even gotten a little fan base of his own... All in all, when he died his death would have actually have carried some weight, and this flashback would have a bit more meaning to the readers
|2012-08-24, 20:38
|Link #418
Electric Dragon Loli
Join Date: May 2009
Location: the Philippines
There are many things that could have made Bleach better... and the very first thing is turning it into a light novel. In my opinion, Kubo might have written a better Bleach as a light novel as he can handle settings and characterization better that way. Plus, he has shown that he can be poetic if he was given a chance to.
|2012-08-25, 13:29
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Optimus Prime
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Japan/Canada
Age: 32
Not sure if this has been mentioned before or if anyone cares, but I was studying up on some German today and the suffix "ritter" means "Knight".
So perhaps further proof that the sternritters are supposed to be German?
|2012-08-25, 23:38
|Link #420
I think it's just their theme(like the spanish hollow and arrancar stuff), I think it started with Uryu's seele schneider, which is german too and means soul cutter
btw, the Bounto also had some german words to say, the funniest part must have been when one Bounto made a doll in iPod-Bounto's flashback Kariya did very well though when he released his power using a german spell right before the final fight, a bit rammstein-esque but not bad
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Guest blogger Lynn Olenik, HAWS' Executive Director, announces the 2014 winner of the Diana Boettcher Youth Community Kindness Award presented by HAWS.
Diana Boettcher was a resident of Oconomowoc throughout her life, caring for the wildlife and the animals of the community for many years. She could be formidable if needed, but held a special spot in her heart for animals, always treating them with kindness and compassion.
When Diana passed away, her neighbors helped establish an award in her name, to recognize a young person in the community who exhibits kindness towards animals, just as she did. The Diana Boettcher Youth Community Kindness Award is presented each year at HAWS' annual Pet Walk in May.
This year we had a number of wonderful nominees for this award. As a member of the selection committee I found it difficult to choose just one winner, but this year's recipient, Sophie Gosetti, definitely deserves the award. Sophie is a member of our Critter Club, where she volunteers as often as the opportunity presents its self. She has been an active volunteer for 2 additional organizations, both focused on animals. For a young person she sets a great example, always putting the animals first and turning down other activities to fulfill her volunteer commitment. She is genuinely happy when handling the animals and even is cheerful during cleaning tasks.
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I think we should absolutely sign him as our 2nd string QB
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As much if a joke this is, for his own development this would be one of the best places for him to land. You know Payton won't put up with shite and if he's not cutting it he'd be out. Dude still has a rocket arm and if he's serious at all about trying to put it all together, I wouldn't mind it. It's not like you're expecting him to contribute right away
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He hasn't been in a camp since I don't know...2009/2010?
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Cary Jacobson (Los Angeles, Calif./Palisades) had four hits and six runs batted in to lead the Monmouth baseball team to a 14-4 win at Hofstra on Tuesday afternoon. Every Hawk who started reached base as the Hawks improved to 16-20 on the year and dropped the Pride to 17-18.
Jeff Singer (Riverton, N.J./Gloucester C.C./Holy Cross) won his fourth consecutive start, backed by an offense that posted a season-high 21 hits and 14 runs. Jacobson was 4-for-6 with six runs driven in and a run scored, and every Hawk who started offensively reached base. Danny Avella (Matawan, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy) had a monster day at the plate as well, going 4-for-6 with two runs scored and four RBI's. Joe Bamford (Washington, N.J./Northampton C.C./Warren Hills Regional) added four hits and Grant Lamberton (Newark, Del./Salesianum) scored three runs.
Singer won his fourth start in a row, tossing five innings and allowing four runs on eleven hits, fanning four. Anthony Ciavarella (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) allowed just two hits in three scoreless relief innings. Jacobson became the first Hawk to record six RBI's in a game since Ryan Terry did it on 4/13/10 in a 24-7 win over Princeton.
Hofstra starter Graham Tebbitt allowed five runs, three earned on ten hits with six strikeouts through 5.1 innings. Chris Harkey allowed four runs on four hits in his relief inning, while Kieran Ryan gave up five runs on four hits in his 2/3 of an inning. Kenny Jackson led the Pride offensively, going 3-for-5 with three RBI's.
MU jumped on Tebbitt in the first, plating three runs early on. Bamford reached on an infield single, and two batters later, with two down, Avella knocked a double down the right field line, scoring the first run of the day. After Lamberton reached on an error, Jacobson started his day with a two-run single to left center to make it 3-0 Hawks.
The Pride tied the game in the bottom of the second with three runs in the inning. Brad Witkowski singled to left and scored on John Taurinsky's single. With two down, Jackson came up with the bases loaded and singled in two to tie the game at three. Hofstra took a fourth inning lead, as Eric Ferguson singled and worked his way around the bases, scoring on Jackson's RBI single.
MU got the tying and lead runs in the top of the sixth, sparked by Dave Moreno (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional)'s leadoff base hit. Bamford notched another infield single, and both him and Moreno moved up a base on a throwing error by third baseman David Leiderman. After Jake Gronsky (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) was intentionally walked to fill the bases, Craig Sweeney (Middletown, N.J./Middletown South) was hit by a pitch to score the tying run. It was the first of three times Sweeney would be hit by a pitch on the afternoon. With two out and the bases loaded, Lamberton brought home the lead run with an infield single. Gronsky was cut down on the play at the plate trying to score, but MU led, 5-4.
The score would hold at 5-4 until the eighth, when the MU bats went off. Bamford and Gronsky started the inning with singles, and Sweeney was hit by his second pitch of the day to load the bases. Avella brought home the first run with a single to right, and Jacobson followed two batters later with a two-run single to right to make it 7-4 Monmouth. The final run of the four-run frame came on a wild pitch that chased Lamberton home.
Monmouth's offense was far from done, scoring another five in the ninth. Ryan Bailey (Mount Kisco, N.Y./Fox Lane) singled leading off, and back-to-back hit by pitches to Gronsky and Sweeney loaded the bags. Avella hit a two-run single down the right field line, and was cut down trying to stretch it to a double but had already added his fourth RBI of the day. After a walk to Lamberton, Jacobson doubled down the left field line to bring in his fifth and sixth runs of the afternoon. Chris Gaetano (Madison Township, Pa./Scranton Preparatory) hit a long RBI double to right center to bring in the final run of the day, and two batters later, Bailey added his second hit of the ninth inning.
Jeff Paglione (Mantua, N.J./Gloucester Catholic) came on to pitch the ninth, and allowed a walk and a hit as well as getting a ground out before the game was called due to darkness and inclement weather.
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JACKSON, Miss. – As students prepare for the end of the school year, Interim State Superintendent of Education Lynn House challenges them to keep learning this summer by reading and stop the "summer slide" in reading achievement.
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), in collaboration with the Mississippi Parent-Teacher Association (MPTA), announced today the "Find a Book Mississippi" summer reading challenge. Information on the challenge, as well as a summer reading pledge form, can be found at http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/communications/findabook/.
As part of this initiative, the MDE, with assistance from MetaMetrics, will provide resources and tools to help students prepare to read this summer. With these tools, librarians, parents and students can generate a list of interesting and challenging books that will help maintain reading skills over the summer months and prevent what's commonly referred to as the "summer slide."
"Studies have shown that students lose critical reading skills gained during the school year when they don't read over the summer. Reading can not only help students maintain their academic progress but it can also open students' minds to new worlds," House said.
The "Find a Book" tool can search online for thousands of book titles using students' grade level, or if applicable, their Lexile measure. A Lexile measure, which is based on reader ability and text difficulty, is not necessary when using the "Find a Book" tool, which can be found at http://www.lexile.com/fab/MS/. In addition, House encourages parents and students to visit their local public libraries and to participate in one of several summer reading programs across the state that are sponsored by nonprofit groups or cities.
"One study showed that reading as few as four or five books over the summer can prevent loss of literacy skills during that time. I urge parents to take advantage of all the resources available at the state and local levels to keep their children on track academically," said MPTA President Reba Bland.
House said a focus on summer literacy is especially important in light of new laws that seek to improve the reading skills of students in Kindergarten and in grades 1-3 so that every student completing third grade is able to read at or above grade level. Also, as the state continues to transition to more rigorous Common Core State Standards, reading comprehension and writing will be increasingly emphasized.
School administrators, parents and librarians can help promote summer reading with informational flyers posted online at the MDE's summer reading webpage. Schools are encouraged to print the letters to parents from the webpage to send home with students or post the information on their school websites before the end of the school year. Links to other resources and summer reading opportunities can be found on the MDE webpage as well.
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Type 1 diabetes in children is a condition in which your child's pancreas no longer produces the insulin your child needs to survive, and you'll need to replace the missing insulin. Type 1 diabetes in children used to be known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes.
The diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in children can be overwhelming at first. Suddenly you and your child — depending on his or her age — must learn how to give injections, count carbohydrates and monitor blood sugar.
Although type 1 diabetes in children requires consistent care, advances in blood sugar monitoring and insulin delivery have improved the daily management of type 1 diabetes in children.
The signs and symptoms of type 1 diabetes in children usually develop quickly, over a period of weeks. Look for:
Talk to your child's doctor if you notice any of the signs or symptoms of type 1 diabetes — increased thirst and frequent urination, extreme hunger, weight loss, blurred vision, or fatigue.
Your child's family doctor or pediatrician will probably make the initial diagnosis of diabetes and possibly send your child straight to the hospital. There, the staff will stabilize his or her blood sugar levels, and you and your child will learn about insulin delivery, carbohydrate counting and more. Diabetes education may also be done on an outpatient basis if your child's condition is stable.
Once your child is discharged from the hospital, his or her diabetes care will likely be handled by a doctor who specializes in metabolic disorders in children (pediatric endocrinologist). Your child's health care team will also generally include a dietitian, a certified diabetes educator and a doctor who specializes in eye care (ophthalmologist).
Because appointments can be brief, and there's often a lot of ground to cover, it's a good idea to be well-prepared for any appointments you have with your child's health care team. Here's some information to help you get ready for your appointment and what you can expect from your doctor.
Your time with your doctor is limited, so preparing a list of questions that can help you clarify aspects of your child's care can be useful. Some of your concerns may be best addressed by a dietitian or a diabetes nurse educator. Ask your doctor for a referral.
For type 1 diabetes in children, some topics you may want to address with your doctor, dietitian or diabetes educator include:
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions. Being ready to answer them may reserve time to go over any points you want to spend more time on. Your doctor may ask:
If your child's blood sugar isn't well-controlled, or if you're not sure about what to do in a certain situation, don't hesitate to contact your child's doctor or diabetes educator in between appointments for advice and guidance.
If your child's doctor suspects diabetes, he or she will recommend a screening test. The primary test used to diagnose type 1 diabetes in children is the:
If your child's random blood sugar test results don't suggest diabetes, but your doctor still suspects it because of your child's symptoms, your doctor may do a:
Glycated hemoglobin (A1C) test. This blood test indicates an average blood sugar level for the past two to three months. It works by measuring the percentage of blood sugar attached to hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells.
The higher the blood sugar levels, the more hemoglobin that has sugar attached. An A1C level of 6.5 percent or higher on two separate tests indicates diabetes.
Another test your doctor might use is a fasting blood sugar test. A blood sample will be taken after an overnight fast.
A fasting blood sugar level less than 100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L) is normal. A fasting blood sugar level from 100 to 125 mg/dL (5.6 to 6.9 mmol/L) is considered prediabetes. If it's 126 mg/dL (7.0 mmol/L) or higher on two separate tests, your child will be diagnosed with diabetes.
If your child is diagnosed with diabetes, your doctor will also run blood tests to check for autoantibodies that are common in type 1 diabetes and help doctors distinguish between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The presence of ketones — byproducts from the breakdown of fat — in your child's urine also suggests type 1 diabetes rather than type 2.
Once your child has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, he or she will regularly visit his or her doctor to ensure good diabetes management.
During these visits, the doctor will also check your child's A1C levels. Your child's target A1C goal may vary depending on his or her age and various other factors.
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) generally recommends slightly higher A1C levels for children and teens than for adults because children are less likely to notice the symptoms of low blood sugar levels. For children younger than age 6, the ADA recommends an A1C of less than 8.5 percent. In children between ages 6 and 12, the recommendation is for an A1C under 8 percent, and teenagers are advised to try to keep their A1C under 7.5 percent.
Compared with repeated daily blood sugar tests, A1C testing better indicates how well your child's diabetes treatment plan is working. An elevated A1C level may signal the need for a change in your child's insulin regimen or meal plan.
In addition to the A1C test, the doctor will also periodically check your child's cholesterol levels, thyroid function, liver function and kidney function using blood and urine samples, as well as periodically test for celiac disease. The doctor will also examine your child to assess his or her blood pressure and growth and will check the sites where your child tests his or her blood sugar and delivers insulin.
Treatment for type 1 diabetes is a lifelong commitment of blood sugar monitoring, insulin, healthy eating and regular exercise — even for kids. And as your child grows and changes, so will his or her diabetes treatment plan. Over the years, your child may need different doses or types of insulin, a new meal plan, or other treatment changes.
If managing your child's diabetes seems overwhelming, take it one day at a time. Some days you'll manage your child's blood sugar perfectly. Other days, it may seem as if nothing works well. Don't forget that you're not alone.
You'll work closely with your child's diabetes treatment team — doctor, diabetes educator and registered dietitian — to keep your child's blood sugar level as close to normal as possible.
Depending on what type of insulin therapy your child needs, you may need to check and record your child's blood sugar at least four times a day but probably more often. This requires frequent finger sticks.
Some blood glucose meters allow for testing at other sites. Frequent testing is the only way to make sure that your child's blood sugar level remains within his or her target range — which may change as your child grows and changes. Your child's doctor will let you know what your child's blood sugar target range is.
Your doctor may ask you to keep a log of the blood glucose readings, or he or she may download that information from the blood glucose meter.
CGM is the newest way to monitor blood sugar levels and may be most helpful for people who have developed hypoglycemia unawareness. CGM attaches to the body using a fine needle just under the skin that checks blood glucose level every few minutes.
CGM isn't yet considered as accurate as standard blood sugar monitoring, so it's not considered a replacement method for keeping track of blood sugar but is used as an additional tool.
Anyone who has type 1 diabetes needs insulin treatment to survive. Because stomach enzymes interfere with insulin taken by mouth, oral insulin isn't an option for lowering blood sugar.
Many types of insulin are available, including:
Depending on your child's age and needs, the doctor may prescribe a mixture of insulin types to use throughout the day and night.
Often insulin is injected using a fine needle and syringe or an insulin pen — a device that looks like an ink pen, except the cartridge is filled with insulin.
An insulin pump also may be an option for some children. The pump is a device about the size of a cell phone worn on the outside of the body. In most cases, a tube connects the reservoir of insulin to a catheter that's inserted under the skin of the abdomen.
A wireless pump that uses small pods filled with insulin is another available option. The pump is programmed to dispense specific amounts of insulin automatically. It can be adjusted to deliver more or less insulin depending on meals, activity level and blood sugar level.
Contrary to popular perception, there's no diabetes diet. Your child won't be restricted to a lifetime of boring, bland foods. Instead, your child will need plenty of fruits, vegetables and whole grains — foods that are high in nutrition and low in fat and calories.
Your child's dietitian will likely suggest that your child — and the rest of the family — consume fewer animal products and sweets. In fact, it's the best eating plan for the entire family. Sugary foods are OK once in a while, as long as they're included in your child's meal plan.
Yet understanding what and how much to feed your child can be a challenge. A registered dietitian can help you create a meal plan that fits your child's health goals, food preferences and lifestyle.
Certain foods, such as those with a high sugar or fat content, may be more difficult to incorporate into your child's meal plan than healthier choices. For example, high-fat foods — because fat slows digestion — may cause a spike in blood sugar several hours after your child has eaten.
Unfortunately, there's no set formula to tell you how your child's body will process different foods. But, as time passes, you'll learn more about how your child's favorites affect his or her blood sugar, and then you can learn to compensate for them.
Everyone needs regular aerobic exercise, and children who have type 1 diabetes are no exception. Encourage your child to get regular physical activity. Sign up for a sports team or dance lessons. Better yet, exercise together. Play catch in the backyard. Walk or run through your neighborhood. Visit an indoor climbing wall or local pool. Make physical activity part of your child's daily routine.
But remember that physical activity usually lowers blood sugar, and it can affect blood sugar levels for up to 12 hours after exercise. If your child begins a new activity, check your child's blood sugar more often than usual until you learn how his or her body reacts to the activity. You might need to adjust your child's meal plan or insulin doses to compensate for the increased activity.
Even if your child takes insulin and eats on a rigid schedule, the amount of sugar in his or her blood can change unpredictably. With help from your child's diabetes treatment team, you'll learn how your child's blood sugar level changes in response to:
Food. What and how much your child eats will affect your child's blood sugar level. Food can pose a particular challenge for parents of very young children with type 1 diabetes. That's because young children are notorious for not finishing what's on their plate, and that's a problem if you've given the child an insulin injection to cover more food than he or she ate.
If you know this will be an issue, let your child's doctor know so that he or she can work with you to come up with an insulin regimen that works for your family.
Illness. During a cold or other illness, your child's body will produce hormones that raise his or her blood sugar level. In addition, a fever increases your child's metabolism. As a result, your child may need to take more frequent or larger doses of insulin.
If your child has an illness that's causing vomiting and he or she can't keep any food down, his or her body still needs insulin to cover the glucose produced in the liver. Ask your doctor about coming up with a sick-day management plan.
Sleep. Depending on your child's insulin regimen, he or she may be at risk of low blood sugar during the night. For that reason, your child's blood sugar levels should be slightly higher before bed than they are during the day.
For children younger than age 6, a good pre-bedtime level is 110 to 200 mg/dL (6.1 to 11.1 mmol/L), while a child between ages 6 and 12 should be in the 100 to 180 mg/dL (5.6 to 10 mmol/L) range. Teenagers' blood sugar levels should be between 90 and 150 mg/dL (5.0 to 8.3 mmol/L) before bed.
Pancreas transplant. With a successful pancreas transplant, your child would no longer need injected insulin. But pancreas transplants aren't always successful — and the procedure poses serious risks.
Your child would need a lifetime of potent immune-suppressing drugs to prevent organ rejection. These drugs can have serious side effects, including a high risk of infection and organ injury.
Eligibility for a pancreas transplant is limited mostly to people with kidney failure, and the majority of surgeries also include kidney transplantation.
Islet cell transplantation. Researchers also are experimenting with islet cell transplantation, which provides new insulin-producing cells from a donor pancreas. Although this experimental procedure has met with problems in the past, new techniques and better drugs to prevent islet cell rejection may hold promise for the future.
However, islet cell transplantation still requires the use of immune-suppressing medications, and just as it did with its own natural islet cells, the body often destroys transplanted islet cells, making the time off insulin short-lived.
Despite your best efforts, sometimes problems will arise. Certain short-term complications of type 1 diabetes require immediate care. Left untreated, these conditions can cause seizures and loss of consciousness (coma).
Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). If your child's blood sugar level drops below his or her target range, it's known as low blood sugar. Ask your doctor what's considered a low blood sugar level for your child.
Blood sugar levels can drop for many reasons, including skipping a meal, getting more physical activity than normal or injecting too much insulin. Hypoglycemia occurs more frequently with intermediate-acting insulin, such as NPH.
Teach your child the symptoms of low blood sugar and that when in doubt, he or she should always do a blood sugar test. Early signs and symptoms of low blood sugar include:
Later signs and symptoms of low blood sugar, which are sometimes mistaken for alcohol intoxication in teens and adults, include:
If your child develops hypoglycemia during the night, he or she might wake with sweat-soaked pajamas or a headache. Thanks to a natural rebound effect, nighttime hypoglycemia might cause an unusually high blood sugar reading first thing in the morning.
If your child has a low blood sugar reading, give him or her fruit juice, glucose tablets, hard candy, regular (not diet) soda or another source of sugar. Then retest his or her blood sugar in about 15 minutes to make sure it has gone up into the normal range. If it's not in the normal range, re-treat with more sugar (juice, candy, glucose tablets or another source of sugar) and then retest in another 15 minutes. Keep doing this until you get a normal reading.
It's a good idea to have your child eat another snack, this one containing a mixed food source, such as peanut butter and crackers, to help stabilize the blood sugar.
If a blood glucose meter isn't readily available, treat for low blood sugar anyway if your child has symptoms of hypoglycemia and then test as soon as possible.
Make sure your child always carries a source of fast-acting sugar with him or her.
Left untreated, low blood sugar will cause your child to lose consciousness. If this occurs, he or she may need an emergency injection of glucagon — a hormone that stimulates the release of sugar into the blood. Be sure your child always has a glucagon emergency kit available — at home, at school, during sports and on sleepovers — and make sure it hasn't expired.
High blood sugar (hyperglycemia). As with low blood sugar, your child's blood sugar can rise for many reasons, including eating too much, eating the wrong types of foods, not taking enough insulin or illness.
Watch for:
If you suspect hyperglycemia, check your child's blood sugar. You might need to adjust your child's meal plan or medications. If your child's blood sugar is higher than his or her target range, you'll likely need to administer a "correction" using an insulin shot or through an insulin pump. A correction is an additional dose of insulin that should bring your child's blood sugar back into the normal range.
Ask your doctor how long to wait until you recheck, although most of the time 15 minutes is appropriate. If your child uses an insulin pump, you may need to change the pump site if blood sugar levels don't come down.
If your child has a blood sugar reading above 250 mg/dL (13.9 mmol/L), have your child test for ketones using a urine test stick. Don't allow your child to exercise if his or her blood sugar level is high or anytime ketones are present.
If your child's blood sugar is persistently above 300 mg/dL (16.7 mmol/L), call your child's doctor or seek emergency care.
Increased ketones in your child's urine (diabetic ketoacidosis). If your child's cells are starved for energy, your child's body may begin to break down fat — producing toxic acids known as ketones.
Signs and symptoms of this serious condition include:
If you suspect diabetic ketoacidosis, check your child's urine for excess ketones with an over-the-counter ketones test kit. If your child has a large amount of ketones in his or her urine, call your child's doctor right away or seek emergency care. Also, call your doctor if your child has vomited more than twice in a four-hour period and has ketones in his or her urine.
Type 1 diabetes is a serious disease. Helping your child follow his or her diabetes treatment plan takes round-the-clock commitment and will initially require some significant lifestyle changes. But your efforts are worthwhile. Careful management of type 1 diabetes can reduce your child's risk of serious — even life-threatening — complications.
As your child gets older:
Above all, stay positive. The habits you teach your child today will help him or her enjoy an active and healthy life with type 1 diabetes.
Along with at-home care, you'll also need to work with your child's school nurse and teachers to make sure they know what the symptoms of high and low blood sugar levels are, and in some cases, the school nurse may need to administer insulin or check your child's blood sugar levels.
Federal law protects children with diabetes, and schools must make reasonable accommodations to ensure that all children get a proper education.
Living with type 1 diabetes isn't easy — for you or for your child. Good diabetes management requires a lot of time and effort, especially in the beginning.
Diabetes can affect your child's emotions both directly and indirectly. Poorly controlled blood sugar can directly affect his or her emotions by causing behavior changes, such as irritability. And if that happens at a birthday party because your child forgot to take insulin before having a piece of cake, he or she could end up fighting with friends.
Another way diabetes can take a toll on your child's emotions is by making him or her feel different from other kids. Most of the time, children don't want to be different, and having to draw blood and give themselves shots definitely sets kids with diabetes apart from their peers. Getting your child together with other children who have diabetes may help make your child feel less alone.
People with diabetes have an increased risk of depression and anxiety, which may be why many diabetes specialists regularly include a social worker or psychologist as part of their diabetes care team.
Teenagers, in particular, may have a particularly hard time dealing with diabetes. A child who has been very good about sticking to his or her diabetes regimen may rebel in the teen years by ignoring his or her diabetes care.
Teens may also have a harder time telling friends or boyfriends or girlfriends that they have diabetes because they want to fit in. They may also experiment with drugs or alcohol, behaviors that can be even more dangerous for someone with diabetes. Eating disorders and forgoing insulin to lose weight are other problems that can occur more often in the teen years.
Talk to your teen, or ask your teen's doctor to talk to your teen, about the effects of drugs and alcohol on someone with diabetes. If you notice that your child or adolescent is persistently sad or pessimistic, or if you notice dramatic changes in his or her sleeping habits, friends or school performance, talk to your doctor or a therapist to have your teen assessed for depression. Additionally, let your child's doctor know if you notice that your son or daughter is losing weight or doesn't seem to be eating well.
Talking to a counselor or therapist may help your child or you to cope with the dramatic lifestyle changes that come with a type 1 diabetes diagnosis. Your child may find encouragement and understanding in a type 1 diabetes support group for children. Support groups for parents also are available.
Although support groups aren't for everyone, they can be good sources of information. Group members often know about the latest treatments and tend to share their own experiences or helpful information, such as where to find carbohydrate counts for your child's favorite takeout restaurant. If you're interested, your doctor may be able to recommend a group in your area.
Or you can visit the websites of the American Diabetes Association, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) or Children with Diabetes to find support and regional activities for people with type 1 diabetes and their families. The American Diabetes Association also offers diabetes camp programs that provide children and teens with diabetes education and support. And these groups offer online information and forums for children and teens.
Because complications from poorly controlled diabetes can be so frightening, it's important to remember that many studies — and therefore, a lot of literature you may be reading — were completed before many advances in diabetes care occurred. And that means many of those scary statistics don't necessarily apply to your child. If you and your child work with your child's doctor and do your best to control blood sugar levels, your child will likely live a long and normal life.
There is no treatment that can replace insulin for anyone with type 1 diabetes. People who have type 1 diabetes must use injected insulin (exogenous insulin) every day to survive.
It's been suggested that some substances may help with blood sugar control. But none of these substances have been proved to effectively manage or prevent type 1 diabetes and they should not replace insulin. Some of the substances that have been tested for blood sugar control in type 1 diabetes include blond psyllium, cascia cinnamon, fenugreek, guar gum and niacinamide (vitamin B-3).


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Kenny Jackett reflects on County win
Kenny Jackett was pleased with another convincing Wolves performance as their fifth win a row saw off Notts County at Molineux this afternoon.
A goal in each half Michael Jacobs secured the 2-0 victory and, while the visitors had good chances in each half via Callum McGregor and Jack Grealish, Wolves also squandered several further opportunities to add to the scoreline.
"I thought we deserved the win," said the Head Coach.
"We played very well in patches and then, at the end, defended when we needed to as Notts County threw everything at us.
"Had we conceded then it might have made everyone a bit jittery.
"We are looking to dictate play if we can and put teams away but fair play to Notts County they kept going all the way through the game.
"Perhaps we could have scored more goals and been more clinical and on another day it could have been four or five.
"We are pleased with the goals we scored which were well-worked and pleased with the chances we have created.
"At certain stages of the game we had big chances to go further in front which would have put us out of sight but the players are disappointed with that.
"But when we needed to defend in the last 15 to 20 minutes we did that well and earned that clean sheet in a period where Notts County had nothing to lose.
"They had a good chance in each half and both went wide, with the header in the second half the best one which might have got them back into the game.
"Opposition teams will create, you can't stop everything, but we also had several chances where we worked their goalkeeper well.
"It would be nice to turn one of the games into a more emphatic win in terms of the scoreline that would be great and has to be our aim.
"But the consistency of the side is very good at present with five wins on the trot and 64 points from 30 games at any standard does show some quality and a good level of consistency with the players."
Victory means Wolves remain two points behind leaders Brentford ahead of the top-of-the-table showdown at Griffin Park next weekend.
And with third and fourth placed Leyton Orient and Preston sharing a draw this afternoon, Wolves now find themselves three points clear of Orient in third.
But Jackett still believes it's two from five when it comes to the race for automatic promotion, the positive being that Wolves' fate is now very much in their own hands.
"Looking at 30 games we've got 64 points and that's a very good total so far," he said.
"It puts us in a good position where over the last 16 games it is in our hands.
"We will have to win a certain amount of games – we don't know how many – but we are not playing catch-up and haven't got a ten point gap and for other teams to slip up.
"It is in our hands and up to us to continue our form and keep doing well.
"I haven't looked at the table after the game.
"I have been told Orient and Preston was a draw and I think those two are very good teams.
"Rotherham can also go on a good run and have an excellent momentum from last season.
"We have improved our football during the season but , with the amount of games still to be played and when there are nine points to play for in an eight day period things can very quickly turn around.
"It is very easy for a side at the top to maybe get two draws out of three games and then things swing around.
"It's about concentrating on your own results and consistency but there is certainly not enough of a gap for us to be saying we have got away.
"We are just in a good position to capitalise and look at our own games and what we do rather than hope for other teams to slip up."
There were two changes to a previously winning team for this afternoon's game, one enforced and one tactical.
Leon Clarke was absent due to an injured heel, while Jackett brought back regular keeper Carl Ikeme for Aaron McCarey after his recovery from injury.
"Leon has some bone bruising on his heel from a contact injury and we are hoping he's not going to be out for too long," said Jackett.
"He does give us another option, more of a physical presence and in this division he is an experienced forward which we haven't necessarily got.
"We hope for some good news with that one.
"Bone bruising can sometimes last a while and it is hard to put a time on it but we do hope he's not going to be out for too long."
And on Ikeme coming in for the equally in-form McCarey?
"It was a difficult decision," said Jackett.
"I have been very pleased with Aaron but I do feel that Carl Ikeme is number one.
"He has been outstanding since I have been here and has fantastic potential.
"He has earned that number one spot and looking at him in training this week he was ready to come back.
"I am pleased with what Aaron has done – he hasn't let us down and the team have done very well with him in the team.
"He has shown both in a loan spell at York and the run he has had in our side that he is a very capable goalkeeper and has a great future and it is a healthy position for us to be in.
"I am pleased to have Carl back and hopefully he can see the season through with the type of form and consistency that he has showed throughout the season.
"He is a big part of what we do and is a big character at the club."
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Anyone played around and found the closet duracoat color to use? I definatel dont want glossy/shiny, but not sure flat, or what other black to go with.
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Anyone played around and found the closet duracoat color to use? I definatel dont want glossy/shiny, but not sure flat, or what other black to go with.
Not exactly sure of your question. If you need to color match, you'll have to work with the vendor to get them done up right. If I remember correctly, you can send them a part to match and they will color match it and send it back to you along with the paint.
However I think most people assume you won't get a GOOD color match, and just redo the whole rifle.
HK semi-gloss black is a VERY good general-purpose black. Matte black is MATTE and tends to look a little more "washed out" for lack of a better description. Don't let "semi-gloss" fool you... it isn't "shiny" at all and perfectly appropriate for a combat rifle.
I have had good results when mixing about half-and-half HK semi gloss and matte but I'm not sure it is worth the effort to do all the mixing.
Not sure if Lauer has a FAL color in their listing? May be worth a look.
HK black guncoat seems to be the most used.
havent done much duracoat, but a friend has HK black and it looks great, definately not a glossy finish despite being semi gloss
Matte Black and HK Black are both good, deep black non- shiny colors.
If I'm experimenting w/ matching and need a little more shine, I just increase the hardener 25%. This will give it a sheen/low gloss.
Parker is more green than black. Think of the old mil surplus rifle w/ the green tinted reciever from being stored in cosmo for years. That's the color of the Duracoat Parker.


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Not going near the P/B comment!
I'm definitely curious. If Meryl's edges on the ice were as sharp as they were in her post FD comments/pictures, I think we'd be talking about D/W as two time world champions.2. So long as V/M were the stars and D/W were the challengers, with everyone else further back (or in juniors), the relationships and the politicking could be worked out easily. But once the top two teams became more equal, and D/W started beating V/M - well, suddenly it's not so clear who should come out ahead, and I suspect this affected the political maneuvering and the working relationships. D/W became dangerous, and had to be stopped; V/M became beatable, and needed to be kept that way. I think there's a lot going on behind the scenes that we're not privy to, and while I imagine that superficially at least everyone is friendly, I don't think Scott Moir would have made those post-GPF comments publicly in the past, or that D/W would have made sly digs about faking relationships.
Actually, I think P/B were specifically overscored. The scoring at the GPF was so high that Euros and 4CC saw some strong rebukes, but P/B were able to obliterate their GPF score in Nice. D/W were marked ten points lower. V/M four points. W/P scored.58 points higher. P/B, despite having higher levels at the GPF, managed to increase by 3+ points, which was more remarkable given how cautiously they were skating.Somewhat OT, I don't think the French skaters were particularly overscored in Nice; I think there was overscoring going on almost across the board in some of the disciplines, and the French skaters were merely part of that trend. Contrary to what some suggest, the results have long shown that the FFSG is not that good at politicking for its skaters compared to the other big feds.


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If the last four digits of my phone number are placed in front of the remaining three you get one more than twice my number! What is it?
We continue the discussion given in Euclid's Algorithm I, and here we shall discover when an equation of the form ax+by=c has no solutions, and when it has infinitely many solutions.
A java applet that takes you through the steps needed to solve a
Diophantine equation of the form Px+Qy=1 using Euclid's algorithm.
Published June 2001,November 2006,December 2006,November 2009,February 2011.
See the article Euclid's Algorithm I and try the computer interactivity .
We have also discussed continued fractions. If you have not read the earlier articles, it might be a good idea to look at them before you read this one.
These articles are Continued Fractions I and Continued Fractions II .
We start by evaluating the following continued fraction: $$ 3+ {1 \over \displaystyle 2\;+\; { 1 \over \displaystyle 1\;+\; { 1\over \displaystyle 4}}}. $$ The value of this is $$ 3+{1\over\displaystyle 2+ { 4 \over \displaystyle 5}} = 3+ {5\over\displaystyle 14}= {47\over\displaystyle 14}. $$ Now draw (on graph paper) a rectangle of base 14 units and height 47 units; we shall call this a
$14\times 47$ rectangle.
Check your answers here.
Euclid's algorithm is best known for finding the highest common factor of two whole numbers, which is then used in solving Diophantine equations such as $ax + by = c$ where $a, b$ and $c$ are integers. Note that when the lengths of the edges of the original rectangle are whole numbers, because the rectangles produced by Euclid's algorithm get smaller and smaller and still have edges whose
lengths are whole numbers, finally the process must terminate with a rectangle with an edge of 1 unit.
However Euclid's algorithm can also be used in the same way starting with any two numbers, not necessarily whole numbers or even rational numbers, in which case the associated continued fraction is usually an infinite fraction and the process does not terminate. This is useful for quickly finding good rational approximations to irrational numbers.
Suppose for example you want to find a rational approximation to $\pi$. We know that ${22\over 7}$ is used as an approximation but where did that come from, and can we find a better rational approximation? To 7 decimal places $\pi \approx 3.1415927$ which gives ${31415927\over 10000000}$ as a rational approximation but we can do much better than that.
Taking the reciprocal of 0.1415927 we have $$\pi \approx 3+ {1\over\displaystyle 7.0625133}$$ which gives the rational approximation $\pi \approx 3 + {1\over 7} = {22\over 7}$ giving an approximation accurate to 3 significant figures.
For a better approximation, taking the reciprocal of 0.0625133 we have $$ \pi \approx 3+ {1\over\displaystyle 7 + {1\over \displaystyle 15.9966}}.$$ Repeating this algorithm we have $$\pi \approx 3+ {1\over \displaystyle 7 + {1\over \displaystyle 15 + {1\over \displaystyle 1 + {1\over \displaystyle 293 + {1\over \displaystyle 10.320556}}}}}$$ and so on ... This gives the approximation (which
is accurate to 7 significant figures): $$\pi \approx 3+ {1\over \displaystyle 7 + {1\over \displaystyle 15 + 1}} = {3 + {16\over 113}} = {355\over 113}.$$


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In this recipe, juicy mangoes are paired with fresh ginger plus an unusual combination of golden raisins and malt vinegar, which adds great complexity to an otherwise basic mixed green salad.
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Serves 6
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To prepare dressing: Place raisins and boiling water in a small bowl. Let soften for 30 minutes. Drain; transfer the raisins to a blender. Add oil, vinegar, cilantro, ginger, chile and salt. Puree, scraping the sides as needed, until smooth. Set aside 1 tablespoon of the dressing.
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ill never understand how to lift with just your legs and not your back. makes no sense.
The best way to explain how to lift with your legs is to put emphasis on your legs, make your legs do majority of the lifting. Using your arms as just a way to hold the object.
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The Respiratory Therapy department at Lakewood Health System is calling for all asthma action stars to join them for an Easter party. It will be a fun and informative morning to learn about childhood asthma and respiratory issues.
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Commerce Minister Craig Foss is seeking submissions on draft rules he wants to impose that would lift disclosure requirements for KiwiSaver funds to make it easier for investors to make direct comparisons.
Public submissions on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's draft regulations for KiwiSaver providers are open until November 5, with the new rules set to come into play next year.
The draft regulations would require KiwiSaver schemes to publish consistent and comparable information about their funds. That would include information on returns, fees, asset and portfolio holdings, liquidity and liabilities, key personnel, and any potential conflicts of interest.
"At the moment, it is difficult for KiwiSaver members to make direct comparisons between funds," Foss said in a statement.
"Ensuring reporting standards are consistent will allow members to make better informed decisions about where to invest."
Foss first signalled his intention to make it easier to compare KiwiSaver funds in this year's budget, as well announcing a review of the scheme's default providers.
Under the regulations, KiwiSaver providers would have to publish one comprehensive disclosure statement every year, and four smaller, quarterly reports.
The government put off a planned automatic enrolment of all workers into KiwiSaver this year, saying that would put the 2015 operating surplus at risk.
KiwiSaver has undergone a raft of changes under the National-led administration was elected in 2008, with the government last year halving its contribution to accounts and increasing the minimum employee and employer contribution to 3 per cent from April next year to help shift the savings burden from the government and onto private sector.
It had previously cut the minimum employee contribution to 2 per cent from 4 per cent.


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And that great decision worked out so well for them huh?[/quote]
yes, because drafting a HB in the first was clearly the reason none of those teams repeated?[/quote]
most of those guys had injury problems, have injury problems now,or are handcuffing they're team with they're new salary or some combination these 3. They used a first round pick on a player for 4 years of his career(or less) instead of having used that on a more valuable position that would have provided them with a higher chance of having said player for a longer period of time.
Players drafted in the first round are supposed to be stalwarts for 8 yrs+. using that pick on a rb greatly reduces your chances of this happening. And on top of that it is a position of lesser value.[/quote]
But that doesn't matter because you sign a rookie for usually 4 years then you see if you can afford to sign them long term. Who's to say if we drafted Glenn that we would be able to afford him down the road anyway?[/quote]
a vast majority of the time, we resign our best players. [/quote]
I agree. We do try to resign our guys. The problem is, if you draft well, like we also tend to do, resigning all your good players becomes an near impossibility under the new system. Previously, restricted free agency to allowed you to match contracts or recieve draft picks for their being signed away from your team. Now, players just leave.
Furthermore, its about no longer having control. While we may want to resign all our good players, ultimately, the decision is up to the players now. Many players prefer to hit free agency and gamble on getting a skyhigh Al Davis , Jerry Jones or Dan Snyder contract offer in free agency. Franchise tag aside, we have no way of being assured of keeping our guys for longer than their rookie contracts. That loss of control was 1 of the major sticky points in the CBA talks last summer. The players won on that front and teams now have to adjust their strategy for the new NFL.
As far as Glenn goes, if he was higher on our board we would have selected him. I said pre draft he was the guy I wanted to drop to us. He did and we passed on him, as did a number of teams. I can only assume the GMs had info I did not. But, considering how he fell I think it is safe to say he was not higher.


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Thanks for sharing, your photos are great! With an off farm job, farming, a family, AND bees I don't know where you find the time!!!
Thanks for sharing, your photos are great! With an off farm job, farming, a family, AND bees I don't know where you find the time!!!
Hi Rob,
yes marketing!
I have had an amazing December/Jan with the Brushbox flowering. I averaged more then 30 kg per hive for December alone. One hive filled up the 8 frames I extracted in 4 days. I ran out of time and added another super. I'm teaching this week and will be working OS from the 2. Feb - a busy time in between if the weather holds.
At all the markets I have competition. At my main market - a Farmers Market - I have two other stalls selling honey. One under-cuts me. He is buying from a large producer, not local.
I stick to my pattern - local, rwa, honey in glass, take jars back and give a dollar and have tastings of 3 honeys at the markets. It works. I have a great bunch of customers.
"Went out to one of my apiary sites for a peek today - It was so hot!!! - Hot and no wind."
Great photos!
It was 36.9C here yesterday in the shade and a few very hot days still ahead.
I wonder if the corrugated iron addes to the discomfor of the bees? The bearding is rather extreme and one theory is that this is the time when the SHB sneek in as fewer bees are inside.
The tempe droped to 23C over night and the bees seem quite comfortable in the morning.
I also ( at least on some hives) put a second roof on for some insulation and shade.
I took a few piccies this week of some bees wax cleaning that I do here. We get lots of rain so the solar wax melter doesnt go with that. Also with the Small Hive Beetles being so bad this year I find it easier to clean all my cappings up and turn it into wax within a day or 2 of extracting.
Heres how I clean my wax - you commercial fella's can start laughing now - haha - Im still working frame by frame individually and rather than removing a whole super at a time, and I normally extract between 40 and 70 frames each batch so there isnt a great deal of wax for me to deal with each time.
I start with a gravity strainer - A bucket with a Stainless Steel perforated piece in the bottom.
It looks like this with the cappings after it strains out the honey for a few hours
I go 2 parts water and 1 part wax and bring that to the boil with a portable gas cooker.
I bring it to the boil for a few minutes
4 layers of cheese cloth or muslin cloth and a 75 micron filter. I have probably 2 litres of water in the bucket below the filters.
All the left overs - Bee's, dust, pollen etc
It comes out like this after a few hours
I water spray off the bottom of the cake
To break this piece back up for the presto pot, I hit it with a scutch chisel
Drop them into the pot for remelting to run thru the final filter
I filter thru a coffee filter - Its probably 20 microns? COmes out pretty clean anyway.
This is magnificant wax you got there. I'm amazed the cloth does not clog up as the wax cools?
thanks for posting
Great photos and blog. 1 question, the metal sheeting under your hive stands? is it for weed/grass control or is there another reason? Jim
Stop and smell the flowers, 50,000 ladies can't be wrong
Rob...great thread , i worked it backwards . The hive stands are great , the shop is spotless . When i got to the 1st page i watched the vid . Your "that guy " . I couldnt believe it . I watched that vid over and over last yr . I made that frame jig from what i saw and it works great . Do you have spacers inside the box ? Please explain how its made , my cross bars are not tapered . I'd like to thank you ,,you saved me so much time . I did over 1000 frames with it . I'm way too cheap to buy a embedder but another fella from OZ had a vid and i copied his . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRWWl8LeWhU . Its great that your winter is our summer , year around bees . Thanks again and keep posting ...Mike
Hi Fishman, yea I think a few less hives next year for us. I reckon 25 might be the sweetspot. Am a bit too busy with it all just at this part of the season for it to be enjoyable like usual. Am learnign a lot about working smarter rather that longer/harder.
Jim, I use the sheets for Small Hive beetle. The way I figure it, rather than the grub be able to drop straight in to the ground and turn into a beetle, at least if it has to go on hot tin it might come up against an ant or a bird on the way. We have a chronic beetle supply here so anything that slows them down helps. Its probably not the ideal thing on those really hot days as I am sure there is some reflective heat that the bees wouldnt like.
Cheers Mike, yea thats the best part of our winter is looking ont he internet and seeing how hard you guys are working the bees while Im maintaining my boxes - haha. I'll throw a few photos int he thread of the inside of the box. If there is enough demand for it I'll dimension it off on a drawing or something.
Hi Max - I reckon its not the most efficient way to clean the wax as far as getting every last gram out, but in our busy situation here just at the moment, the yield is still pretty good. Its like 90% instead of 99% yield but the time is under 1/2, and less cleaning etc
I mentioned above I normally do an extraction batch of 40 to 70 frames at a go. It works out well that figure as I can clean up and then bottle etc relatively easily on my own. Also I have just purchased a 500 litre chest freezer and as the frames come out of the extractor they go into the freezer for 2 days. Freezer has in the pic 6 full depth boxes and a few extra frames so will hold 80 if it needs to.
I turn the freezer on a day before I know I will be robbing the hives so its only on a few weeks of the year at 3-4 days at a time.
seal62 - here is the way we do the frames ( demonstrated by two of my Willing Workers On Organic farms) known as WWOOFers!
We generally use tacks now rather then nails ( less chance of splitting) and I nail it into the narrow part of the frame - keeps it out of the way when you clean the frame.
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At the end of the frame wiring thread - last 4 piccys show the inside of the jig
Thanks for the reply. Have you seen a change in shb by useing the sheet metal? Jim
Stop and smell the flowers, 50,000 ladies can't be wrong
Probably not, but I think its just a small part of the defense while doing it chemical free. Its handy when you drop a hive tool though - easy to find!!
I have lit an incinerator before and dumped in some beetles and larvae from the traps, and after being in the fire for 30 minutes the larvae are still crawling around in there - amazingly tough little buggers.
Picked up some new trial items today. Will be using these to move honey around in the car when going to markets. These should be a great replacement for the cardboard trays we have been using. These are very stackable which is great!! Have already ordered a few extra sets.
All folded away to not much at all
Unfolded ready to use
250 gram depth at the bottom
500 grams on top of that
And small buckets to stack above those
Not a lot to report this past fortnight. Too wet to get into the hives and the markets cancelled due to rain.
I started on the next apiary build. Im pretty keen on an uncapping tub so got some 316 stainless bent up.
These will be the end pieces
I like having everything on wheels, and will use a 50mm gate. All have a brake and can turn.
Public Holiday here today and its raining so Im up in the shed having a fiddle. Feels just like winter so may as well get into my winter jobs early.
Threw a bit of paint on some hive parts :
All my frames I have been using for cut comb have to get rewired so am in the middle of about 40 of those.
Hey Robbo,
Those plastic? jars with the yellow lids, how much are they, do you have to purchase a large quantity of them? I give my honey away in washed glass jars, but I am having trouble getting access to them as my wife keeps them for jams etc., so there is never enough of them around. So I'm thinking of buying some cheap glass or plastic jars. I have seen the tubs at the bee places but smaller 500g jars would be my preference. I guess they would hold 375ml approx, maybe my wife would use them too. Do you know if they can be washed in a dishwasher, some of those plastic ones don't like the heat.


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Jul 31, 2006 at 2:01 pm #1219148
Patrick MironMember
I just want to know if anyone use only bivysack without any tarp.
How do you manage them when it rain.
(sorry for my english)Aug 5, 2006 at 5:38 am #1360505
Good question, I have no answer but interested. I have a good quality gortex bivvy but have not used it in rain. I am confident it will do the job but wonder if I will feel the rain hitting and if it is noisy.Aug 5, 2006 at 7:25 am #1360507
David BonnMember
@david_bonnLocale: North Cascades
The big problems are (1) how you get in or out of the bivysack while it is raining, and (2) like any waterproof/breathable material, a bivysack is a lot less breathable (or not at all) when covered with water droplets.
I did the bivysack-only thing in bad weather a couple of times and it is a pretty good way to get yourself very cold and wet. Of course, whether it will work for you depends on your definition of "bad" weather.Aug 5, 2006 at 9:36 am #1360510
Light SocalBPL Member
What about a 4X4 foot tarp just over your upper torso extending beyond your head about 1 1/2 feet. That way you can get in and out of the waterproof bivy, stay dry and have some head room. eVent is supposed to breath when wet.Aug 5, 2006 at 10:43 am #1360517
Ron BellBPL Member
@mountainlaureldesignsLocale: USA
Hi, I used to list a 5X5 silnylon tarp( about 5oz) for that purpose but got no interest. I tried it myself some and would sleep under it along the diagonal and it just covered head to toe. Still, it would have to be a waterproof bivy. Note that the totally waterproof bivy started as a climbers alpine tool for colder weather, more snow than rain, and emergencies. I concur with the issue of using one in rain with no tarp- impossible to get in and out without getting everything inside all wet. I recall that some maker, maybe ID made a bivy with an integrated mini tarp that pulled out the side and covered the head. Always wondered if that sold much as it seems a bit less functional than a (mini) tarp and bivy combo. With the ligher fabrics now maybe no real up side to a short tarp since a full length long one is only 1-2oz more.Aug 17, 2006 at 4:03 am #1361260
Einstein XBPL Member
@einsteinxLocale: The Netherlands
I have a Gore-Tex Exchange bivibag, complete with two poles to keep it out of my face. The first night i slept in it, I had rain and yes, you feel the rain falling. Hence I thought it was leaking but it didn't and I was perfectly dry. I than slept sooooo comfortable, being warm and dry without the rain being able to do anything :D.
I almost never take it with me though. Firstly the 2 lbs 11 oz wieght is just too much and secondly it doesn't work when you have to get in or out in the rain. That goes something like this: first build up bivibag; than get my downbag out of my pack and its waterproof bag; by the time i have put sleepingbag in bivibag it'll be wet; than undress (now i'm wet as well) and get into both my bags, being wet. It just doesn't work.
Only time i do use it is on solo winter trips (don't worry, i go hiking very moderately, no avalanch risks or other possibly live threathening situations). It's perfect for those trips. It upgrades the temp. rating of my sleepingbag with atleast 10 degrees and there's no rain in winter so i don't have to worry about me or my sleepingbag getting wet.
Gore-Tex Exchange is a gas permeable fabric. While normal GTX only lets watervapour permeate, GTX Exchange also lets poisonous gasses like CO out so i don't suffocate in my bivi. I had one night where the outerfabric of my sleepingbag got quit wet, but i found out a week later that i should keep it completely zipped closed and than it does a good job in breathing, besides i also get condensation on my sleepingbag sleeping underneath a tarp in early spring when there's a big temperature difference between daytime highs and night time lows so you're never completly save from condensation.
EinsAug 23, 2006 at 5:42 am #1361543
I have what sounds like the same bivvy design. Goretex with the 2 poles. I like it a lot. But I also know that the Six Moon Design Luna Solo weighs about the same even with a pole and pegs. So next time I go off overseas that's probably what I'll buy, my last tent died last year so I need a replacement. So I could travel with the bivvy and risk suffering in the rain, or have the luxury of the tent for the same weight.Aug 23, 2006 at 8:27 am #1361555
david chanMember
Listen to the Podcast "Ronald Turnbull – life in a bivvybag" at http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/page73.asp > . It will either fire you with enthusiasm for bivvy bags without a tarp or warn you off for life. In either case it is a very entertaining listen.Aug 24, 2006 at 1:09 am #1361603
Einstein XBPL Member
@einsteinxLocale: The Netherlands
Look this is my bivi:
It's an Outdoor Designs Solo Raider. And like i said it workd very well for solo winterhikes, camping at around 5 degrees in my 23 degree rated sleeping bag.
EinsAug 24, 2006 at 2:50 am #1361606
Very nice. Mine is a little different. It's an REI brand/design which I bought about 10 years ago now. The upper pole does not sit so high as yours. I haven't used it very much but was great when I did though only in good weather.Oct 4, 2006 at 5:07 pm #1364255
Rod EdelmanMember
Five years ago one of my sons and I each purchased bibler tripod bivy sacks. We thought we were the coolest hikers on the trail. However, over the years we have gotten away from the bivy sacks and now use a black diamond betamid or megamid. We found the bivy sacks to be to confining and really didn't save that much weight.Oct 4, 2006 at 8:57 pm #1364275
larry savageMember
@pyeyoLocale: pacific northwest
Bivy is of course derived from the word bivouac, a temporary open camp without a tent. Bivouacs, whether they are planned or unplanned are usually barely tolerable affairs.
As long as you don't have any weather to try to cook in or need to stow your gear out of they can be some what pleasant. I haven't found the right combination of material that keeps condesation onto your bag at bay…so if you can dry your stuff the next day or so they're fine, if you can't they are a weekend at best application here in the northwest.Jun 6, 2007 at 8:50 am #1391368
Miguel MarcosMember
@miguelmarcosLocale: Middle Iberia
About 5 years ago a friend and I did a biking trip through Alsace in France. We took some light camping equipment to stay at campgrounds along the way. I had (and still have) an Outdoor Research Advanced Bivy. Our first camping night, it rained, not hard but it lasted a while. I was fine, though, and warm in the bivy. There was a bit of condensation the following morning and the sleeping bag I had was down but everything turned out OK. I love that bivy bag.Jun 6, 2007 at 11:07 pm #1391467
Jason BrinkmanBPL Member
@jbrinkmanboiLocale: Idaho
I have an ID Bugaboo Bivy in eVENT. It is designed to be stormproof, and I've used it successfully as such in light to moderate rain. Getting in/out in rain will get something a little wet (maybe you, maybe your bag), but carefully and quickly done the problem is minimal where I sleep.
Still, I've recently acquired and began using a poncho-tarp that I pitch over the head end of the bivy. This allows me to leave the bivy open for venting in almost any weather. Plus, it's a really great place to lay out or pack my other gear. So, it's dual (triple?) use. I highly recommend it.
I have been VERY impressed with the eVENT. I can zip that baby all the way up, snap shut the mesh porthole, and still stay mostly condensation free in cool rainy weather (even from my breath!). I would have really questioned that until I proved it to myself.Jun 7, 2007 at 5:57 am #1391478
Miguel MarcosMember
@miguelmarcosLocale: Middle Iberia
Jason, I'm going down that route, too. I'm awaiting an ID Siltarp which I'll use for my tarp when solo and a substitute vestibule for my tent when hiking with a partner, too.
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?Debra Haber has been a potter for six years and is president of the Mendocino Inland Ceramic Artists Guild. "The ceramics department here at the college is an extended part of our community; it is an educational opportunity for people who might not otherwise have it. It is a coming together for people with like interests, a training ground for aspiring artists."
?"A group of us who, due to cutbacks, have not been able to take ceramics classes at the college have joined together with the ceramics club to provide bowls for Plowshares. It is such a worthy cause. Plowshares is such an important part of our community; the tie-in between Plowshares, feeding the hungry and us making bowls is a natural combination of good works."
Doug Browe has been the ceramics instructor at Mendocino College for seven years. "I had no idea why I developed such a passionate interest in this art form. When I returned to clean out my stepmom's home, while looking at two wonderful creamers, I remembered the hours I spent on winter days, as a very young boy, in Chicago, pouring water from one to the other; just holding the vessels in my hand, they seemed important."
He remembers reading E.F. Schumacher in his late teens about the appropriateness of small economies -- prior to the concept of sustainability even being considered, before it was a catchword, before it was coined nationwide. Stepping slightly outside the norm he decided that a small studio business focusing on community and works of integrity spoke to him. He moved back to the land, his son was born in '73 and he opened his studio in Ukiah in '82 with his partner, Jan Hoyman.
"Larry MacLeitch was head of the board of directors of Plowshares when I started teaching here. I had heard through the ceramics network about the concept of Empty Bowls from a couple that were doing it in Detroit. I brought the idea to MacLeitch, we considered the possibility and the rest is history," he says.
"There are about 15 people making the bowls this year; it has grown outside the college. There are individual studios that are participating."
Jan Hoyman has been involved since the beginning. She personally designs the 50 donated bowls from her studio, allowing her to give to this effort in a very personal way.
The way it works is that the students petition the ceramics club to purchase the materials -- clay, glaze -- to create the bowls. The artists donate three days of their time to complete the approximately 120 bowls that they will make this year -- different sizes with individual designs.
The completed bowls go to Plowshares for the evening of Saturday, April 6th, where for $45 an individual can purchase a handmade bowl, a choice of five soups, wine, beer and appetizers; indulge in good camaraderie; and make a contribution to the food insecure. Guests can take the bowls home as a reminder that there are many empty bowls in the world and in our communities everywhere.
Browe says, "The effort put forth by the students and other artists in our community is the magic of this fundraiser. We all want to help. The challenge is never the desire of humans to help other humans, it is figuring out where to put our shoulders against that rock which is too large for any one of us to move by ourselves. The Empty Bowls concept creates that avenue for people who love to cook, love to make beautiful objects by hand, and for those who fulfill the role of patronage attending the event, purchasing the bowls, enjoying the food and camaraderie and being the ones at the end of the night to take home that symbolic Empty Bowl, knowing that's what so many people have to face each night."
"The event this year takes place in early April at Plowshares. It has become an important fundraiser for them and a way to integrate a community group that would not necessarily be involved. As caring as we are as artists, we are busy with our work; it is hard to find the time to do our own work and be vital in the community. It is so easy for us not to understand how important patronage is for the arts, for the disenfranchised, for the needy."
Laura (Suni) Berry is working on the completion of her ceramics- master technician certificate. As a student she is automatically a member of the guild. "We want to make quite a few so everybody who wants to can pitch in and help. It is about giving back; I like to think I am helping somebody. I envision the individual getting attached to the bowl and using it over and over again; it is handmade, with heart and soul, with special significance because somebody took the time to make it."
Satoko Barash took the kiln building class in 2008 with Browe. The students in the class came to her house and built a kiln for her. "They gave so much to me and what Doug is so passionate about, giving these bowls, I would like to take part in it. I have taken a number of classes here to learn new techniques and now I am an independent potter with my own studio. Without the support of the college studio, the people who come here, Browe and Jan Hoyman, I wouldn't be where I am. I support Plowshares financially but this is more tangible; it gives me pleasure to imagine people eating out of this bowl; it is part of this community support effort."
?The Annual Empty Bowls will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 6?at Plowshares, 1346 S. State St., and $45 includes a handmade bowl, all the soup you can eat, beer, wine and appetizers. There will be a silent auction and a dessert auction. Live music will be provided by Cuban folk singer Marcos Pereda. Call 462-8582 if you would like to donate a dessert.


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