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Aqua Dot Planet Box Lunch Boxes
- Overview
With our exclusive prints adorning the carrying case, the popular Planet Box is more kid-friendly than ever. Great for school, picnics or trips in the car, the tray-style pack is specially designed to accommodate a healthy, well-balanced meal – and with nothing to throw away when lunch is done, it's a smart choice for eco-conscious parents and kids.
- Lunch box is made of stainless steel.
- Carrying case is made from rugged, water-resistant 600-denier polyester.
- Exterior pocket on carrying case holds a water bottle up to 3 inches in diameter.
- Each Planet Box includes a set of decorative magnets with our exclusive prints.
- Lunch box features variously sized compartments to store sandwiches, fruit and veggies.
- Carrying case is insulated and includes a pocket in which to place an ice pack.
- Lunch box comes with a big dipper and little dipper that hold wet, messy food (not liquids).
- Please note, personalization placement varies and may not appear as shown.
- Personalization may cover all or part of the print.
- Dimensions & Care
- Carrying Case: 8.25" wide x 2.25" deep x 11" high
- Lunch Box: 7.5" wide x 10" deep x 1.5" high
- Exterior flap pocket: 5" wide x 1.5" deep x 5.5" high
- Interior mesh pocket for ice pack: 5.5" wide x 8.5" long
- Big Dipper: 4" diameter, 1.5" high
- Big Dipper Capacity: 8 ounces
- Little Dipper: 2" diameter, 1.5" high
- Little Dipper Capacity: 2.5 ounces
- Please allow food items time to cool before putting them in the interior compartments or in the big and little dippers.
- If you want to use the dippers separately for snacks and pack them in the outside compartment of your carrying case, you should either pack dry food in them or place a rubber band around them to engage the seal.
- Wipe clean with a damp cloth.
- Shipping & Return Info
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We can arrange for next day delivery to most destinations within the contiguous 48 states, for an extra charge of $17.50 per address. If we receive your order by 6pm PT Monday through Friday, you'll receive your order the next business day; orders placed on Friday after 6pm PT through Sunday will arrive on Tuesday. Note: Next Day Delivery service is not available for some oversized items, Premium In-Home White Glove Delivery, out of stock items, personalized items or for items shipped directly from the manufacturer.
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New York, July 27, 2010—The Committee to Protect Journalists is disturbed by an Azerbaijani court's decision to deny early release to jailed video blogger Adnan Hajizade, and it called on the appeals court to set him free.
New York, March 19, 2010—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release from prison on Thursday of Azerbaijani editor Genimet Zakhidov, who served more than half of a four-year term on fabricated "hooliganism" charges.
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RG3 also plays in a totally different system that caters to his athleticism. I don't see Flacco in a pistol formation faking 9/10 handoffs and running with it. Most of the time Flacco runs is when he's trapped and has no other option, where as most of RG3's runs are actually run plays designed for him.
I'd say that Flacco would need a better YPA average than 2.1 to actually be considered some sort of serious running threat.
guys like ben and flacco also have designed running plays and options to run. now some may do more or less than say an RG3 or Kap but thats not the point. the point is the future is guys that can do both. even if Flacco doesnt use it in any particular game the capability is there. And as a young QB gets better passing and ages a bit he will most likely pass more and i expect RG3 to do the same.
Now you can either fold your arms and be stubborn or embrace the fact that the future is the double threat.
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Days of collins and bledsoe are over , lead footed golems are not going to win anymore.
move in the athletic QB that can do both.
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Your welcome ...hope it helps!Originally Posted by Shelby
Oh My gosh I want to scream and quit quilting ....I don't know what I'm doing wrong here I can't get the bottom to rows to line up.....
His grace it looks to me as if the bottom one is slightly smaller than the one above. Look at the white fabric where it meets the dark brown triangle they are off . Centre is correct . Undo seam by white triangle and you need a scant 1/4 inch try 2 or3 threads on each side only. Good luck.
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Thank-u for the great tute. I am going to try it. always reading 4 a easier way to try to get things line up.
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We made it up to a small town called Monterey Bay which was the end of big sur and stayed over night, where we ate the best Clam Chowder for dinner!! They're huge on their clam chowder over here, which is like a thick white creamy soup with clams in it of course! It's really yummy!


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Wireless Woods and JJ's Trading Post deals locally made kayaks
Wireless Woods and JJ's Trading Post, owned by John and Jackie Wetrosky, recently became the dealer in a brand of kayak manufactured locally.
Jim Bergquist, owner of Crow Wing Kayaks, was searching for a retail location in Pine River to sell his kayaks. Because of the city's location on its namesake river, Bergquist thought Pine River would be a logical location to sell his product.
"Pine River is a prime location because the river runs through the town," he said. "The thing with Pine River, it's an area that's unique. It's an area that I would normally cover myself, but I wasn't able to find a building in that area that I could move to."
Bergquist did find a solution.
"He (Bergquist) was looking for some kind of retail location and we said, 'If you want to do consignments, we'll take you on,'" Jackie said.
"I'm so busy putting them (the kayaks) together. I thought that I'd give them a shot at it," Bergquist said.
The business has been carrying Crow Wing Kayaks since May 8. That makes JJ's Trading Post the seventh retail location to deal in Crow Wing Kayaks, the nearest alternative being Bergquist in Fifty Lakes.
Bergquist said his kayaks are well suited to local consumers. They are not made for sea kayaking or white water kayaking, but instead for recreational use like fishing and hunting. They are locally made, and because they are sit-on-top style kayaks, Bergquist said they are better suited for amateurs.
"They're a lot less intimidating to people. They can be used by a wider variety of people," Bergquist said. "They are very stable, so they are good for little kids all the way up to older people."
Bergquist said sit-on-top style kayaks are more suited to hunting and fishing because there is more room to move about.
"The larger ones would probably be more mobile," Jackie said. "I think they'd be great for river fishing. I think it would be an awesome kayak route from the dam up to the lake and back because you don't have to deal with wake or wind or anything else. That would be a great place to use a kayak. I'd like somebody to start a rental thing, but we're not going to do that."
Doug Taylor of Pine River is considering just that. He is in discussion with Bergquist to offer kayak tours of the Pine River, along with kayak rental. Taylor said he has already received a lot of interest and a test ride down the river was already taken to prove that the business venture was feasible.
Bergquist manufactures his kayaks in Brainerd and Fifty Lakes. Crow Wing Kayaks makes two sizes of kayak in three models each. Bergquist said they are also developing a 12-foot model with two pointed ends.
JJ's Trading Post will carry at least one of each style of kayak as well as a small assortment of accessories. Bergquist is also looking to expand the retail sales and rental. He could soon be selling his product in Michigan and the Boundary Waters.


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LONG BEACH - Excessive speed and rain-slickened roads were blamed for a Saturday night traffic accident that claimed the life of a truck driver and one of two passengers, police said.
The driver of the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 truck was identified as Mark Martineau, 36 of Seal Beach. The rear-seat passenger was identified as Richard McAleavey, 54, of Long Beach.
Both men died at the scene of the 6:22 p.m. accident on Redondo Avenue at the San Diego (405) Freeway, said Sgt. Aaron Eaton, a spokesman with the Long Beach Police Department.
The front-seat passenger, Terrence Harris, 36, of Long Beach, was listed in critical condition at an area hospital, Eaton said.
McAleavey was not wearing a seat belt, but police didn't know if Martineau was wearing one.
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A glass cactus is a semi-affectionate term used to describe someone who is beautiful, emotionally fragile, and prickly in demeanor. Often someone who fits this definition will be in need of (regardless if they say so) help or healing for emotional wounds, but as soon as you try to help, you are pricked and bleeding, again.
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Before every Arsenal fixture, we'll bring you a Scouting Report on the Gunners' next opponents.
Former Arsenal midfielder Stewart Robson will give his pre-match view and you can get his post-match verdict in our Talking Tactics feature on Arsenal Player.
Arsène Wenger and his side welcome Shrewsbury to Emirates Stadium on Tuesday so, to find out more about Rovers, we also asked Stuart Dunn of the Shrewsbury Chronicle for his thoughts and analysis.
"As always I am looking forward to seeing the young players in action against Shrewsbury. In particular it will be interesting to see the pace and trickery of Oxlade-Chamberlain and Ryo, the defensive composure of Ignasi Miquel and the movement of Benik Afobe if he gets a chance up front. I expect to see a performance full of energy, enthusiasm and excitement from Arsenal."
"They're a good footballing side and they like to get the ball down and play the right way. They have a very capable centre forward in Marvin Morgan who has scored seven goals already this season, including three in the Carling Cup.
"There are two good wide players in Mark Wright and Lionel Ainsworth, and in truth there are no real weaknesses at the moment - they are having a really good season. The team have been so close to promotion from League Two in recent years, suffering two Wembley defeats in the play-off finals.
"There seems to be a really good team spirit around the place at the moment. They are a hard-working side, resilient and at the moment they are playing very well.
"I think they will try and use the wide players as much as possible. They both played very well on Saturday at Port Vale, getting on the scoresheet each and proving to be a real handful. They have both got goals in them and I think they would be the main weapons for them tomorrow night.
"Ainsworth is still only young, but he has been around a little bit. He played under Graham Turner at Hereford too and he just seems to be one of those managers who can get the best out of him. In the First Round against Derby he was up against Kevin Kilbane - a guy with over 100 caps for the Republic of Ireland - and just completely took him apart."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Pleasant Studio, Centrally Located
Size35 m²
Floor No.1
- Family/child friendly
- Breakfast
- Suitable for events
- Lockable room
- Internet/WiFi
- Towels
- Baby cot
Accommodation summary
|Barentszplein, 1013NJ Amsterdam, Netherlands
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|Calendar updated
|3 days ago
The studio is a modernly and tranquilly furnished bed+breakfast in an monumental building. We focus on quality: a nice bed and in the morning a good and tasty breakfast, for which we use mainly biological products, that will be served at the time of your convenience.
The bed+breakfast has its own entrance on the first floor. We can facilitate 4 guests, in 2 rooms, each of the rooms has a double bed. Both rooms have a beautiful view on the Westerdok and the Central Station. After returning from the hectic city, you can spend a calm night here.
Beside rest seekers and romanticists, also business people are very welcome!
The place can be reached easily from the Central Station, it's just a 15 minutes walk.
studio I N N is located on the first floor of a monumental building. The bed+breakfast has a private entrance. From the hall, the two bedrooms and bathroom are accessible.
In the large room there is a comfortable double bed, an open wardrobe and a comfy chair by the window. You can make coffee and tea as much as you like, and use the small fridge for cold beverages. Also, there is a table with four chairs where breakfast can be enjoyed.
The small room has a double bed, and also the view over the water and the chestnut tree. The small room is only rented in combination with the large room.
The bathroom is used by both chambers, and comprises a shower, a sink and toilet.
In the morning, you can enjoy your breakfast whenever you want it. For this breakfast, we use organic and local produce wherever possible. There are tea and coffee making facilities in the room (at no extra costs).
In the vicinity are several restaurants where you can have supper.
There is wireless internet in the bed+breakfast.
For children, there is a playground on the square in front of the building.
House rulesSince the bed+breakfast is part of our house, we ask the guests not to play loud music.
We insist that you do not smoke inside.
Children are very welcome!
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nice and thoughtful owner, great breakfast, would recommend to everyone, we hope to come back one day
2 nights in this quiet and beautifully situated (with a view of the Western Basin docks where houseboats are mainly located) B & B; Easy access to town center (on foot about 10 min) and from nearby P & R parking sloterdijk with 4 bus which stops at the door. good beds, excellent breakfast, spacious room (2nd bedroom is smaller and accounts for 1 adult or 2 children) - bathroom cramped but clean (appt all the way !!). Attention: steep stairs to access 1st floor (where bed & breakfast located), so no evidence of people who have difficulty walking. sympathetic reception and could put our suitcases the day of uitcehecken still leave up to departure from a'dam: cool!
ps: good quality / price ratio.
2 nachten verbleven in deze rustig gelegen en mooi gesitueerde (met zicht op een van de westerhavendokken waar vnl woonboten gelegen zijn) B&B ; vlotte verbinding naar stadscentrum (te voet ca 10 min) en naar nabijgelegen p&r parking sloterdijk met lijnbus 4 die voor de deur stopt. goede bedden, verzorgd ontbijt , ruime kamer (2e kamer is kleiner & goed voor 1 volwassene of 2 kinderen) - badkamer krap, maar proper (ganse appt trouwens !!) . let op : steile toegangstrap naar 1e verdieping (waar b&b gelegen), dus geen evidentie voor mensen die moeilijk te been zijn. sympathieke ontvangst en konden onze koffers de dag van uitcehecken nog tot bij vertrek uit a'dam laten staan : tof !
ps : goede prijs/kwaliteit verhouding .
Guido is a fine host and his breakfasts generous and delicious.
The view is amazing and the fact that the 48 bus stops al mod at the door means that Centraal station is easily accessible even with bags.
Accomodating my son and his wife who came for the weekend was no issue for Guido either
We would recommend Guido and Studio INN without reservation
Our stay in Guidos room was very delightful. We enjoyed beeing there very much.
We can fully recommend this place, the wonderful breakfast, the nice view out of the windows and the very friendly and helpful hosts.
Thank you very much Guido, that you had regards for the food allergy of our son and thanks to you and your girlfriend for beeing so friendly hosts.
Angelika and family
Very nice apartment.
Great view, good breakfast, nice owner and perfect location.
I can recommend the Studio INN!
Super rental, good location, great breakfast, we love to come back!
Super Vermieter, gute Lage, tolles Frühstück, wir kommen gerne wieder!!
The studio is located at the bus stop, buses run regularly at the direction of the city. The city center can be reached within 15 minutes on foot. The host was very nice and accommodating and the breakfast was absolute class. Also of the adjacent street was heard no sound.
However, one should mention that the studio can be reached via characteristic Amsterdam stairs. For elderly / handicapped people not optimal. The bathroom is also typical Amsterdam quite small and I can not recommend it if you have a larger body size.
But otherwise everything was great
Das Studio liegt direkt an der Bushaltestelle, an der regelmäßig Busse Richtung Stadt fahren. Auch ist die Innenstadt innerhalb von 15 Minuten zu Fuß zu erreichen. Der Gastgeber ist sehr nett und zuvorkommend gewesen und das Frühstück war absolute Klasse. Auch von der angrenzenden Straße hat man keinen Ton gehört.
Allerdings sollte man erwähnen, dass das Studio über typische Amsterdamer Treppen zu erreichen ist. Für ältere/gehbehinderte Menschen nicht optimal. Das Bad ist auch typisch Amsterdam recht klein und kann ich nicht empfehlen, wenn man eine größere Körpergröße hat.
Aber ansonsten war alles top
Beautiful accommodation, recommended. Thank you.
Schöne Unterkunft, empfehlenswert. Vielen Dank.
Wonderful water view from large windows, delicious breakfast, downtown in 10-15 min footwalk... highly recommended!
This apartment is amazing. So clean and cosy to come back to after a long day walking around Amsterdam. We really enjoyed our breakfast as it set us up for the day and was very yummy!! The location of the apartment is perfect, its a little walk to the centre but then you haven't got to put up with noises of the hustle and bustle when your relaxing after a busy day. Everyone we came across was lovely and Guido gave us all the help we needed. It was bad weather when we took our trip but we were saved with the umbrella and hairdryer that Guido had left in the room to use :D These made our weekend! Thanks Guido!
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My wish: Use art to turn the world inside out
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I don't know the answer to your question, or the solution to your problem, but I do know this:
There are no stupid questions.
If you don't know the answer, the only way to find it is to ask.
There is no need to "swallow your pride."
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Four members of the 2010 Hope College women's cross country team have received All-Academic accolades in cross country from the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association of America.
The USTFCCCA All-Academic award honors those student-athletes who have succeeded both academically and athletically. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.3 cumulative grade point average and must finish in the top 35 among the field at their respective NCAA regional meet. Only 170 female runners in all of Division III are receiving the recognition.
Hope honorees are freshman Camille Borst of Allendale (Allendale HS), sophomore Sharon Hecker of Grandville (Grandville HS), junior Kelly Luftkin of Houghton (Houghton HS), and junior Karlyn Sikma of Grand Rapids (North Pointe Christian HS).
The Flying Dutch, coached by Mark Northuis, qualified for the NCAA Championships, finishing 19th in a field of 32 teams. The team finished second at the Great Lakes Regional and were runnersup in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) championships.


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Premium & Gorgeous 2BDR Apartment
Size65 m²
Floor No.4(with elevator)
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Towels
- Pets allowed
- Suitable for events
- Elevator in building
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|Reznicka, 11000 Prague, Czech Republic
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This apartment consist of 2 separate rooms and can fit up to 4 people, also perfect for a couple who wants to spend unforgettable time in gorgeous Prague.
First room is bedroom with double bed, wardrobe. Windows face Reznicka street, but street by itself quite, street noise will not disturb you even during the day.
Second room is living room with kitchen. There is big foldable sofa, can be used as real double bed for 2 people. Also there is big smart TV with 3d-glasses.
Kitchen is fully equipped with oven, fridge, kettle, toaster, dishwasher, coffee machine, crockery and cooker.
Big bathroom with wc, big bath, washing machine.
Also we provide:
*Towels and bed linens
*iron, ironing board
*good recommendations where to go and what to see in Prague
*24 hours support during your stay
The apartment location allows to get deeper into life of an Old and New Town in the same time with a specific unforgettable atmosphere, wagging streets with small medieval squares and numerous cafes and restaurants. It all promises an unforgettable experience of your visit to Prague.
Really easy to reach main attractions in Prague, as
*Old town square (up to 15 min walk)
*Wenceslav square (less than 5 min walk)
*Charles bridge (10-15 min walk)
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It was a wonderfull stay in this great appartment. Very clean!
We only met Alex, not Anastasia. Alex was very nice and helpful - he gave us town maps and at any time we could either call or come by the office. He was VERY patient with all of us (we were a chaotic group of 6 and couldn't follow or schedule that well - we apologize for that again).
The sunflower apartment was in a very good condition - everything was clean and nice. For those who want to book the sunflower apartment in the future, just so you know: the three rooms are next to each other, so the people who sleep in the last room have to go through the other two rooms in order to go to the bathroom. But that was no problem.
There is a vietnamese restaurant right next to the apartment which we recommend. The apartment is very central - you could also walk into the city (approx. 10min)
All in all we were very satisfied with the apartment and there is much more space for more than 6 people.
Thanks again for the hospitality! See you next time!
The apartment is well situated in the city of Prague. With in a 5min walk you'll make it to the famous bridges which crosse the city river. A shop (open 6am-11pm) which offers all the daily needs is just next to the house in which the apartment is. Despite the fact that the flat is very central it is surprisingly quiet during the nights. But if you want clubbing you'll make it to the dance floors within a 5min taxi drive.
The apartment itself is modern furnished with a friendly overall look. Especially the bathrooms look very new. We stayed there for three nights (6 people) which was perfect to get around and see the attractions which the city offer.
There's a possibility to park the car in an underground garage very close to the apartment in the national museum for about 20€/d.
Good apartment, well situated, a nice stay during eastern days.
Great apartment, well enough room for 6 people (3 rooms with a double-bed each), fully equipped kitchen, very clean, no street noise whatsoever, and a very central location.
With the key pick-up, you receive detailed Prague maps, with the nearest supermarkets, tram and metro stations and restaurant and bar tips.
We were all super-happy with the apartment and would definitely book it again.
We wanted to spent a weekend in Prague and found this lovely apartment! It is really beautiful furnished with two nice bedrooms, a kitchen equipped with everything you need as well as a bathroom with a separate toilet. We were welcomed by Alex, he was really helpful, informing us about everything we needed to know. He even gave us a helpful map for the best places to eat and drink!
The apartment is located in the centre, we could walk everywhere and didn't need to spend money on a train ticket.
I can only recommend this apartment to everyone who wants to visit Prague!
The Apartment is very nice, clean and has everything necessary. The owner gave us informations and plans about the city, it's easy to walk from there to the center..We had a great stay.
The apartment was better than we thought. The owner was very nice and everything was perfect! Good situation as well, but the wifi didn't work very good.
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
The Apartment was really nice to live in. We were 7 young people and had a lot of space and fun. It is very well located since every touristic place is reachable in 15 mins. The only thing you should know is that the biggest cabaret darling is 3mins next to it, but we didnt have any trouble with that. Also Alexander was a friendly host and gave us good tips when we arrived. Thank you!
We had an amazing stay! Great and clean flat. We have stayed with 6 and two guys hat to sleep on the spare bad. Though i wouldn't suggest it, even that is possible. Easy 10 points to me!
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Simple and cheap. 1/2" hardware cloth. Anyone see any downfalls?
Simple and cheap. 1/2" hardware cloth. Anyone see any downfalls?
Looks good I myself just bought some aluminum angle sold at the Big box stores and local hardware store, cut it to size, drill holes in it and works just like the stainless steel ones you see for sale but cheaper..oops I mean inexpensive
Think about it....Buy American
> Anyone see any downfalls?
Well, I believe that mice can get through a 1/2" hole.
From Michael Bush
- and from University of Georgia -Mice.
Genus Mus. Many species and varieties. Also shrews (Cry ptotis parva). Mostly these are a problem during winter when the bees are clustered and the mice move in. Using #4 hardware cloth (1/4" squares) over the entrances will let the bees in and out and not the mice. Or use only an upper entrance so the mice can't get in.
Mice can get through any hole that will admit the tip of your little finger.
USDA Zone 7A Elevation 1400 ft
Aaargh... I was afraid that 1/2" might be too big. 1/4" seems so small. So 1/4" squares or 3/8" round holes? Both effective?
Thanks Radar.
Not sure why you are using a reducer and hardware cloth both. The reducer alone should be enough to keep the mice out unless you are just being extra cautious. I don't reduce the entrance but use hardware cloth for mice. I used 1/4" for years and it works okay but slows the bees down some and drags some pollen off in the spring. Last year I wintered 50+ hives using 1/2" without any problems with mice and it's less restrictive for the bees.
While 3/8" hardware cloth is uncommon, they do make it. I found some on-line but it required buying a full roll for around $150 + shipping!
SWM I read that a mouse can chew through a wooden reducer so that was the reason for the hardware cloth. Maybe it is a Belt and suspenders approach. Thanks for your comments.
Spark... what size holes did you drill?
One option I read in a previous thread was to buy some inexpensive metal drywall corner bead like this:
Enlarge the holes with a drill to whatever you want
USDA Zone 7A Elevation 1400 ft
If a mouse can get it's head through a hole it can get it's whole body through.
I use Z angle and drill 3/8 holes in the top and side of the angle across the whole entrance. The Z leg has two small holes for mounting.
It is like this but modified to go all the way across.
Brian Cardinal
Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
I picked up corner bead from home depot pre drilled and was able to get a guard from each angle.DSC01682a.jpg
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I usually use 1/4" fence and staple it. Might try the corner bead ideas this year, though.
My bee blog: http://www.donnellyfarmsohio.com/
You can quickly alter a standard entrance reducer by driving small nails upright in the opening. I space them at about 5/16 - 3/8" centers. You may have to nip to length with side cutters.
Frank and others,
1/4" hardware cloth doesn't hinder bees at all.... well... drones, but they should be kicked out by now here.
Thanks Mr B.
You can enlarge some of the the holes in 1/4" very easily with a nail set or other tapered tool - cartridge casing FE. But a wooden reducer works.
Since '09-75H-T-Z6b
I'm heading to HomeDepot right now to grab a piece of corner bead. I'll enlarge the holes to 3/8" and use a shorter unaltered piece to reduce that.


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Russian investigators have adopted a more serious tone when discussing unsolved journalist murders, but officials still lack the will to apprehend masterminds of the killings. The lack of convictions takes a serious toll on investigative journalism. By Nina Ognianova


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A disease one likely receives from wearing rental bowling shoes without any socks. Causes irritation and itchiness, kinda like athletes foot. Highly contagious! foot, herpes, feet, foot herpes
My son wore flip flops to the bowling alley and came home with feet herpes because he forgot to bring socks.
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Republican U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany. (American Press Archives)
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BATON ROUGE (AP) — A complaint filed with federal elections officials accuses Republican U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany of paying a Democratic political organization for its endorsement, but hiding the arrangement when filing campaign finance reports.
Christian Gil, leader of the Republican Party executive committee in St. Mary Parish, lodged the allegations with the Federal Election Commission. Gil is a supporter of Boustany's opponent in Saturday's runoff election, Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Landry.
The complaint accuses Boustany of not disclosing that he paid $35,000 to the United Ballot PAC for its support, a claim denied by Boustany's campaign as another attack by Landry backers.
The political action committee, which has traditionally supported Democratic candidates, announced its backing of Boustany and President Barack Obama on an endorsement card distributed in the Lafayette area before the Nov. 6 election in the 3rd District race.
Boustany and Landry advanced to a December runoff out of a five-man field vying for the seat representing southwest Louisiana and Acadiana. The two Republican congressmen were forced into the same district when the state lost a U.S. House seat after the latest federal census.
Gil alleges that Boustany shifted the money to the company of his campaign manager, John Porter, who then paid it directly to United Ballot leaders to cover the costs of distribution and printing of its endorsement slate card.
"He's trying to cover himself so he doesn't get known for what he's done and what he is. I want voters to know that he's working with the Democrats to try to get elected. He's not a conservative," Gil said.
Porter said the claims were untrue. He said neither his company nor the Boustany campaign ever paid money to United Ballot. He suggested the FEC complaint was a tactic by a Landry supporter to drum up criticism of Boustany.
"Anyone with a stamp can file submit a complaint to the FEC, whether it has merit or not. The timing of this and relationship between Jeff Landry and Christian Gil should certainly be examined. I think this is just another desperate, false last minute attack by Jeff Landry and his campaign," Porter said in an email.
Porter didn't explain what the $35,000 paid for. On campaign finance documents, the payment was listed as providing door-to-door get out the vote efforts.
United Ballot leaders haven't returned repeated messages from The Associated Press since the PAC's endorsement first appeared.
The FEC confirmed Tuesday that it received Gil's complaint, but didn't say whether an investigation would be conducted, citing confidentiality in the complaint process.
Gil also filed his complaint with the public integrity section of the U.S. Department of Justice and with the U.S. House's ethics committee.
In his complaint, Gil pointed to statements from Mike Stagg, a member of the Democratic Party executive committee in Lafayette Parish who ran unsuccessfully against Boustany in 2006.
On a weekly radio show, Stagg said the Boustany campaign had paid $35,000 to be supported by United Ballot. Stagg's comments came before the latest campaign finance reports were filed with the $35,000 payment to Porter's company.
Stagg wouldn't tell AP who told him the information about United Ballot, calling it "information I picked up from people who were close the activities."
Stagg said he didn't know about the FEC complaint against Boustany. He said he talked about the United Ballot endorsement twice on his radio show because he thought it was absurd that Boustany would be listed on an endorsement slate that featured Obama since Boustany regularly criticizes the Democratic president and his policies.


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Almost like fall
Mileage: 46
October mileage: 101
Temperature upon departure: 41
Rainfall: .01"
When I first moved to Juneau, a friend told me that the Native people of Southeast Alaska had a dozen words for rain, a dozen words for wind, and nothing to denote the seasons. That's obviously a complete fabrication, but when the gray days really start to stack up, you begin to wonder what that would feel like ... to believe things never changed.
But every once in a while you wake up in the morning, and the day just feels the way you think it should, the way you think October should, the way October used to feel, back when you didn't live in a temperate rainforest, and the Pacific Ocean didn't hold the temperature hostage, and the leaves didn't stay green until they died, and things changed.
Maybe it's the morning after a the first frost, after the night sky was so clear that the stars burned into your retinas before you could close your eyes. Even when heavy fog moved in with dawn, you knew it was still clear and bright up there somewhere, and you intended to find the sun.
Maybe you used your mountain bike to look for it, pedaling through the sticky air as your breath swirled in cumulus clouds around your face. The leaves crackled and disintegrated beneath your tires, only slightly less green now that they'd died. But as you climbed into the strengthening light, the leaves almost seemed yellow. Even orange.
You climbed until the frost rematerialized, holding the dead leaves hostage beneath white capsules of ice. You climbed until your breath felt hot against your face and the sweat trickling down your neck nearly froze en route. Then suddenly, almost without warning, you emerged from the fog into the blazing truth of morning ... a morning so clear the sky burned navy blue against the snow-capped peaks; the sun burned your retinas until you closed your eyes, and saw stars.
It made you think about they way October feels, the way October felt in all of those Octobers passed. Maybe you were sprinting down neighborhood streets with bags of candy, or standing in line for a concert, or cycling through an inferno of red maple trees in upstate New York. Maybe you were scrambling on granite outcroppings in the foothills with a kite in your hands, the way you did in junior high, with the cotton string wrapped around your wrist as you climbed. You let the kite go into the cold wind, watched it tumble and swirl over the abyss, watched it catch a breeze and dance in air so crisp and sweet you could taste the possibility, the promise of a new year, the promise of fall.
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A new three-day music festival featuring Australian and New Zealand acts including Kiwi music legend Tim Finn has been announced for Rotorua.
The inaugural Okere Falls Festival is a three-day event planned for January 25 to 27 at the Okere Falls Store featuring a line-up of national and international artists such as Finn (from Split Enz and Crowded House), Maisey Rika, David Bridie (of Not Drowning, Waving and My Friend The Chocolate Cake), Minnie Marks, The Bads, The Kryptonites, Alice Ecila and Aaron Saxon.
The festival will also feature locals Swamp Thing with Michael Barker from the John Butler Trio.
Tickets for the festival, which will run between 4pm and 10pm each night, are available at the Okere Falls Store and the Library Store.
One of the organisers, Michael Barker, said he and fellow organiser Sarah Ruhl from the Okere Falls Store wanted the festival to be an annual event.
They created it to allow people to enjoy themselves, let their hair down and have a great time while listening to singer/songwriter musicians in Rotorua.
He said reggae and hip hop musicians were well catered for in Rotorua but he wanted to provide another outlet for the singer/songwriter type of musicians, whom he expected to do well in the city.
"What we really hope is that people come out and support the artists and have a good time," Barker said.
He said Okere Falls was a great area to have the festival and if it got too big in the future, it would remain in the area.
"I think if the festival grows some legs it may grow into a paddock nearby ... there are untold great spots," he said.
"We may look to extend that and make it an all-day event.
"I've played my fair share of festivals and really like to be able to bring something to this area with the experience that I have," he said.
Finn was looking forward to being part of the Okere Falls Festival and said knowing that Barker, whom he had worked with on numerous occasions, was organising the festival made it an easy decision to agree to be involved.
"It'll just be a fun time, I like the way that it is starting off as a festival."
Finn said he would perform his solo work as well as his hits with Split Enz. He said he supported the concept of a festival that showcased songwriters and expected the event to grow in coming years.
While in Rotorua he planned to enjoy some of the city's activities and also check out some of the other artists who were part of the line-up over the three days.
He was particularly looking forward to seeing Rika, Swamp Thing, David Bridie and The Bads.
"I really want to see Maisey ... she's an incredible singer."
Ticket prices are $50 for the Friday, $60 for the Saturday and $40 for the Sunday. A three-day pass will cost $140.
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Ellen Page Posing NudeFriday, April 30th, 2010
Ellen Page is one of Hollywood's most talented thespians at the moment, a cute girl who's been an X-Man and the award-winning Juno. Now she's about to tackle the most challenging role of her career and that's an unnamed nude role that would have Ellen taking it all off for the cameras! Now that's something we've been waiting for from this petite actress, and as these pictures show, she's doing fine with handling the nudity.
Her nubile body just mesmerizes you as you stare at her tight, perky boobies and her sweet, shaved cunt. Don't worry, despite being cast as a teenage dream in her roles, this lady is definitely legal. You can fantasize about her all you want and you don't have to worry about the police knocking down your door! And there's a lot to fantasize about in this lusty cutie. After a role like this, there's no telling what sort of dirty movies she'll do next, and we're going to line up for every single one of them.
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Durango Building, UTSA Downtown Campus
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UTSA Institute for Economic Development: a big resource for small business in the region
By James M. Benavides
Public Affairs Specialist
(Aug. 21, 2008)--UTSA continues to lead and support regional economic development, having recently hosted two major events to assist businesses in gaining financial support and government contracts. Through UTSA's Institute for Economic Development and Small Business Development Center, the events help fuel business growth and demand for UTSA graduates as new jobs are created in the process.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Aug. 11-13, the Mid-America Lenders Conference hosted 400 bankers from across Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico at the new Grand Hyatt downtown. Meetings with officials from the U.S. Small Business Administration and collaboration with UTSA's Small Business Development Center's 79-county South-West Texas Border Region have been instrumental in providing $1.6 billion in business loans to more than 6,700 small businesses in the region for 2008 year-to-date. Emergency relief loans to businesses affected by hurricane and flood damage in the Rio Grande Valley were discussed, as well as financing to expand international trade and alternative energy.
Wednesday, Aug. 13 at the UTSA Downtown Campus, the San Antonio Business Opportunity Conference hosted 250 government-contracting businesses and agencies. This high-level extended education for business owners helped them learn the technicalities of competing for major government contracts such as construction, personnel, information technology and specialized services with customers including Fort Sam Houston; U.S. Army Medical Command; Air Force Intelligence, Security and Reconnaissance Agency; Veterans Healthcare System; City of San Antonio; UTSA and many others.
UTSA's Institute for Economic Development serves more than 29,500 businesses annually through extended education, consulting and research. The IED contributes substantial economic impact to the regional economy. The institute's programs assisted clients in creating 3,928 jobs, starting 472 businesses, increasing revenues by obtaining $748.7 million in new sales, contracts and exports, and attracting $175.5 million in growth capital in their service region in the 2007 fiscal year.
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Hello all, as I said in my welcome post, I have been slowly researching bee keeping over the last 2 years. I've read The Complete Idiots Guide twice, and I've followed the boards here, and looked at MBush's site a few times, just ordered his book today. The one nagging question I have, which may very well be a ridiculous question, but nevertheless I must ask... I want to get bee's this year, but I'd really prefer to start with small cell bee's rather than having to go through the pain of regressing them. The only place I can find that sales SC bee's is the fat bee man at Dixie Bee Supply. I've heard good things about his bee's, but I've also been told that it's better to get bee's from local stock if possible. Here in Western NC we have a couple of suppliers that offer VSH queens and survivor nucs. Which would be the better option for me to go with here? To clarify, I want to be a treatment free bee keeper, which is the reason I posted in this forum. I want to know what you would think my best options are for going this route.
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Gday gang. Pretty normal story which Im sure youve heard a bunch on these forums my first actual post, after gathering lots of ideas over a bit of time in researching my first Boba costume, and stumbled upon this site etc, etc. I wont bore you with any more details than that, but suffice to say, this site and you fine people are unreal J
What I would like to do, is give you a bit of an idea what my main goal of this project was. Firstly, some of the custom builds and brilliance of many of the people on these boards, and the quality of their work, astounds me on a daily basis. And while some of that work is on another planet to that of my own, my main goal was to make a pretty nice looking Boba costume at a budget price. And for the very technical enthusiasts out there while I realize my talent has me limited, I have tried to be fairly faithful to produce a screen accurate Fett, but was never too worried about making sure little buttons and nozzles etc or even paintwork was exact just as close as I could come up with using ordinary household and craft items. I went for the Empire Strikes Back version, as this was always boba to me at his most ******, and I simply prefer the colour scheme. Well kids, here goes showing how I went about it any and all comments welcome J


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really schaub
really schaub
oh well. go ravens i guess
Yikes! Now we're down to the Ravens. This is getting ridiculous. Argh! Most disappointing losses this week: Broncos and Seahawks!
lol texans are a joke
Indeed. It's hard to play in NE. They really didn't have a chance.
i cant wait for this championship game. ravens looking for revenge. they're not gonna let the pats push them around
That was Schaub's first TD throw?
For a Giant fan that I personally knew: My mom. May she smile and be delighted whenever her favorite player - Victor Cruz - scores a touchdown and does his salsa dance.
Thank you mom for everything! Let's Go Giants!


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Get Lost in Venice
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Burano Island
An island in Northern Italy's Venetian Lagoon, Burano is a 40-minute motorboat ride away from Venice. The quiet village is known for its brightly colored homes and authentic, handmade lace that can cost $1,000 to $2,000 for a 10-inch doily.
Doge's Palace
More than a million people visit Doge's Palace each year. The palace, once home to the supreme authority of the Republic of Venice, is now one of 11 museums run by the Fondazione Musei civici di Venezia, a foundation that manages and develops the cultural and artistic heritage of Venice and its islands.
Dolomites Mountains
Looking for adventure? From late spring to early autumn, the Dolomites mountains become a tourist mecca for mountain biking, base jumping, hang gliding, paragliding and hiking. The mountain range, located in northeastern Italy, is also the spot for skiing in the winter.
Hotel Gritti Palace
This luxe hotel was once home to Andrea Gritti, the Duke of Venice from 1523 to 1538. International royalty, rock stars and literary giants have stayed at the Hotel Gritti Palace -- the most luxurious and classiest hotel on the Grand Canal in Venice. The rooms have tented curtains over tall windows, inlaid antique furnishings and ornate built-in dressers hand-painted in 18th-century Venetian style.
Cortina d'Ampezzo
We recommend skiers visit Cortina d'Ampezzo. This popular winter sports resort town is known for its ski ranges, shops and après-ski scene. Nestled in an alpine valley surrounded by the Alps, Cortina was also a popular movie location for films including The Pink Panther, Cliffhanger and the James Bond flick For Your Eyes Only.
Aqua Palace Hotel
Located in Venice's Castello Quarter, the luxurious Aqua Palace Hotel is a 4-star hotel that strikes a perfect balance between traditional Venetian style and the modern comforts of home, along with beautiful panoramic views of the city. The hotel's convenient location provides guests easy access to the Grand Canal via a gondola ride or fun sightseeing to visit nearby tourist attractions, including Doge's Palace, the Rialto Bridge and St. Mark's Square.
Handcrafted Glass
Take a half-day trip to the Murano and Burano islands to learn how handcrafted glass and lace are made. Glassmakers use a unique technique called lampworking, where a torch or lamp is used to melt the glass. In a molten state, the glass is then formed by blowing and shaping with tools and hand movements.
Murano Island
Visit beautiful Murano, an island located off the shore of Venice, Italy. Glassmaking in Murano may have originated in Rome during the 8th century, with significant Asian and Muslim influences; by the 10th century, Murano had developed a strong reputation for the craft.
Romantic Gondola Ride
A trip to Venice wouldn't be quite as perfect without a romantic gondola ride through a quiet canal. A standard gondola ride is usually 40 minutes, but the fare can be expensive. We recommend negotiating for a shorter trip during the day, when fares are lower than at night.
Locanda Cipriani
Stay at a Locanda Cipriani for a romantic getaway. Once a rustic wine shop, this country inn was where literary great Ernest Hemingway wrote Across the River and Into the Trees. The Santa Fosca room seemed to inspire him the most, with its original oak floors and balcony overlooking the garden. Owned by the Cipriani family, the inn has been open for business on the corner of the lagoon -- known as Torcello -- since the late 1920s.
St. Mark's Square
Visit one of the world's most beautiful squares, Piazza San Marco, aka St. Mark's Square. Located in the heart of Venice, the Piazzetta is an extension of the Piazza toward the lagoon. These 2 spaces combined form the social, religious and political center of the city.


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In Ouvriers et Capital Mario Tronti explains how corporations are able to turn worker demands to the boss's advantage: "There are no decisive battles in the war of the classes, defeats are victories and victories are defeats." So when workers engaged in creative labor chafed against the constraints of corporate culture, the corporations accommodated them as they saw fit: setting workers "free" as in freelance — jumping from project to project, uncertain of their next paycheck, without health insurance or other benefits. The new building going up at Bramhall Square in Portland is an effort to transcend some aspects of the resulting isolation: a "creative coworking community" called Peloton Labs. Members will be able to assemble to work in proximity — in offices, cubicles, nooks, lounges, and meeting rooms — without the organizing hand of a corporate overlord.
The real networking and flirting will go on at lunch: members of the lab will probably spend less time chatting than your typical office worker, since self-discipline cuts deepest. Where should they eat? Their neighborhood on west Congress Street offers a few recently opened options that reflect different takes on our complex relationship with corporate culture.
Right next door is Mr. Sandwich and Mrs. Muffin. The name invokes mid-century Americana, but the space reflects a bohemian entrepreneurialism — it's very laid back, but everywhere there are things for sale. Racks of handmade jewelry line the shelves and the walls are crowded with photos and paintings — all with little price tags. Small fabric-draped chairs gather around tables that are a bit longer than average, so two or three coworkers could really spread out.
The young proprietress hand-crafts sandwiches in a big kitchen that has a DIY feel — she presses some on the same George Foreman grill you would use at home. But you are not at home, which is the point of coworking, and if you were you would not have time to whip up a fresh and spicy avocado spread to put on your grilled turkey sandwich, like Mrs. S does. That sandwich, served on a light, seedy wheat bread, is a bit of a mush but a satisfying one. Grated carrot adds texture and sweetness to complement the avocado spread's heat. A grilled Cuban sub is a chewier affair. Squares of seared pork loin are tucked inside a crusty roll along with diced pickles and the sort of ham they used to call "chipped." The pickles' sharpness and the pork's slight sweetness are pulled together by a good mustard. The house muffins in many varieties are great: an attractive golden blonde, sweet, light and soft, with juicy chunks of fresh fruit.
Down the block at Yordprom Coffee, the entrepreneurialism is less opt-out bohemian than opt-in immigrant. Mr. Yordprom oversees a business focused on organic Thai coffee, grown and sold free-trade by farmers from the village of Doi Chaang. The resulting coffee, dripped to order, is light, mild, and pleasant, a change from the dark and smoky most cafés serve these days. Coworkers will eventually discover Yordprom's small lunch menu, the highlight of which is a terrific Thai noodle salad served in a big bowl. The dark wheat noodles were soft but toothsome. Sesame clings to the noodles, strips of chicken breast, and lettuce. Nori adds some rich flavor, and a light citrus dressing holds it together. A ham sandwich, served on a huge flaky croissant, is big but light as air.
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Lesbian couple: Restaurant owner hands them letter condemning homosexuality
NEW BERN - A lesbian couple said an owner of a restaurant handed them a letter condemning homosexuality as they were walking out of the building.
Ariel and Shawnee McPhail said they went into The Stingray Café, on 520 S. Front Street in New Bern, and ate a meal there on Dec. 4. But they said as they were leaving, the restaurant's owner, Ed McGovern, handed them a letter that stated God's opposition to homosexuality. The letter reads as follows:
"God said in the last days that man and wom[a]n would be lover of self, more [than] the lover of God.
That man and woman would have unnatural [affection] for one another. Then, the coming of the Son of Man, who is Jesus. So please, look at your life. See how it hurt[s] everyone around you. And ask the Lord to open your eye[s] before it [is] to[o] late.
The Love of Christ
P.S. my daughter also was gay. It destroy[ed] her life and my grandson."
McGovern confirmed with NewsChannel 12 that he did give the couple that letter, out of love, and that he did something similar to another lesbian couple in the past.
McGovern said he wrote the letter because he did not approve of the McPhails kissing outside of his restaurant. But the couple denied doing it.
"First of all, we didn't kiss. We don't kiss in public. We were holding hands," said Shawnee McPhail. "Secondly, if I did kiss my wife in public, what married couple would you go to and say, 'how dare you. You cannot hold hands and you cannot kiss in public therefore you deserve my judgement.'"
The couple said everyone has the right to his or her opinion, but what McGovern did crossed the line.
"If we're experiencing it, then other people are too and that's not fair," said Ariel McPhail.


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Town Square
More housing here won't reduce Central Valley sprawl
Original post made by Arthur Keller, member of the Planning and Transportation Commission, Palo Verde, on Mar 16, 2007
However, the most likely scenario is that even if Palo Alto added many more homes, the sprawl in the Central Valley would continue unabated.
Of the 78,109 people who work in Palo Alto, only 2,798 live outside the nine Bay Area counties and 1,310 of them live in Santa Cruz. Only 135 live in Tracy and 333 from the rest of San Joaquin County.
Will those Palo Alto workers commuting from the Central Valley give up their four- or five-bedroom suburban houses with garages and backyards for a comparably priced Palo Alto postage-stamp condo?
Please, please explain to me how anything Palo Alto does will stop sprawl in the Central Valley. We don't control their land-use policies.
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a resident of Ventura
on Mar 16, 2007 at 3:03 pm
For a more balanced view on all of this, I suggest a look at the Weekly's reporting on Don Weeden's "Wind's of Change" talk of a few years ago.
Web Link
Don was Santa Clara County's senior planner, for a long time; he's visionary, in addition to knowing a thing or two about growth, the new variables we'll be facing long-term, and what we need to do *now* to begin the process of adaptation to those variables.
a resident of University South
on Mar 16, 2007 at 7:05 pm
I have been following the back and forth between Keller, Raney and Dawid. I think there are reasons to support the ABAG guidelines for housing construction (the 3,700 units being discussed) whether or not "Central Valley sprawl" is affected.
The demographics of regional housing markets is about to change. Most new households will be headed by someone aged 55 and above with the second largest group being in the 20-35 age group. Population growth the 35-55 age groups, the buyers of large homes, is projected to be virtually zero over the next 20 years.
So many buyers and renters will want smaller units and many will want to live in downtown areas with high amenities such as Palo Alto offers. We made the move 2 years ago and polls in Palo Alto and elsewhere show that many families will choose smaller urban area homes over living two hours away.
I have three questions for Keller and anyone else who wishes to respond.
One, do you have any doubt that people are willing to buy and rent in denser developments in Palo Alto based on changing demographics and the recent of all new developments?
Two, do you disagree with the surveys of Palo Altans that report they are very interested in being able to stay in Palo Alto as they age and many wish to move out of their larger family homes?
Three, can you offer any reason except possible inconvenience why we shouldn't meet the ABAG targets to respond to market demand, the preferences of existing residents to remain in Palo Alto and the fairness and economic competitiveness goals of building more housing within the region where jobs are located?
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Mar 16, 2007 at 9:43 pm
Stephen Levy: it's personally advantageous to me, also, to have higher density downtown. That doesn't mean I'm prepared to argue that my profit is a public good. That would be crooked.
The City hasn't prepared for the growth it allowed. The schools haven't prepared for it, either. We can look out for ourselves. Who is going to look out for the children? I have heard so much wishful argument about "demographic projections." (Even from school board members.) This school district is not prepared for the children it already has. Stanford is expanding. Stanford's not in those "demographic projections." It's only here, in real life. Residential expansion is running on empty promises. (Oh, we'll get the people, but they won't have kids. Oh, we'll get the people, but they'll work next door. These are excuses not explanations.)
Raney and his Central Valley sprawl are living in a 19th century world. People get homes where they can, and jobs where they can. Our transit hubs don't connect to very many of those jobs. Or to much of interest. Shouldn't these problems be solved before we make them worse?
a resident of Ventura
on Mar 16, 2007 at 11:08 pm
How did our city - and our region - prepare for the growth that brought us to our current state of urban sophistication and diversity? Did our forebears see growth coming and say "heaven forbid! not here!". No. They adapted.
Have our schools has challenges due to growth in past years? Did or did not PAUSD solve most of those problems as they occurred?
You said "People get homes where they can" I'm tempted to finish the latter sentence for you - i.e. "people get homes where they CAN AFFORD THEM".
Stephen Levy is exactly right in asking the salient questions that he does. In fact, Stephens questions presage a development trend that is on the edge of a tipping point - already happening in other places - and about to happen here.
a resident of University South
on Mar 17, 2007 at 7:29 am
I AM writing about the common good. The ABAG allocation of 3,715 units to Palo Alto was the result of an open regional process that allocated projected county household growth to cities based on 1) projected population and household growth, 2) projected job growth, 3) the existing job base and 4) transit availability.
If fewer housing units were allocated to Palo Alto, more units would need to be allocated to other cities in Santa Clara County.
The common good in this case is the county/regional common good of providing housing for residents based on reasonable (actually low) projections of future job growth in the region.
Under the law and also under my sense of fair play, cities do not get to say "too bad, we don't want any more traffic or students, you other cities should take them". The most serious challenge to future economic prosperity is the loss of entrepreneurs and talented people because companies can't find workers who can find housing they can afford.
I am still waiting for someone to answer my 3 questions:
1) Do you agree that more housing in Palo Alto would find eager buyers?
2) Do you agree with the local polls that show residents are worried about their ability to remain here as they age?
3) Can you give me any reason besides local convenience why we should not act for the common good of the county and the region in terms of Palo Alto's housing policy.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Mar 17, 2007 at 8:56 am
1. unhappy buyers, except for you. Now, the builders are happy. A sale is a sale.
Also true in Tracy. Austin, Texas. Central Point, Oregon. Dallas, Texas. New buyers in Portland, very happy. Much happier than here.
2. No, I don't believe in the polls that residents are worried about their ability to stay here. Who wrote them, who cooked them, where did they find more than a handful of people ready to sell?
An honest poll would be - would you like to cash out of your big house without leaving the people you know? (Not Palo Alto, note, just people you know) Not have to - would you like to make a bundle without having to relocate in your old age?
3. Yes. No infrastructure adequate to the current load, no moral obligation to ideology; an abandoned moral commitment to children, who have only one year to be five, one year to be six. A bunch of scared speculators, unable to finance larger projects. Nervous about the rising tide of defaults on mortgages.
I'm certain that I owe the County and the Region less than zip. They don't know I exist. Surprised to see such pseudomoralizing arguments from Libertarians. Trying to leaven the load? Holy Mammon.
In summary: "Thou have grown old before your time." "How so." "Thou hast grown old before thou wert wise."
a resident of University South
on Mar 17, 2007 at 9:28 am
Ok, Carol doesn't care about the law and believes our connection to the County and region is "less than zip".
I didn't expect this kind of response in Palo Alto.
The traditional argument against the ABAG allocations, set forth in Palo Alto's dissent letter, are 1) we are already doing our share and 2) we don't have any land to use. I disagree that these arguments are compelling but I do understand why people feel this way.
Does anyone out there have a comment on "I owe the County and region less than zip"?
a resident of Downtown North
on Mar 17, 2007 at 11:58 am
Stephen Levy, commenting on Carol's response to his query: "Does anyone out there have a comment on "I owe the County and region less than zip"
I'll weigh in.
1) New housing in Palo Alto is in demand. By definition, people want to be here; by definition, if we could find a way to accomodate more who want ot be here, more would be happy.
Carol, please to tell why new home buyers aren't happy here (perhaps some verifiable mass of aggregated opinions, rather than just a poll of "1"), and please do let us know why new home buyers are happeir in other places than here.
Carol's poll of one is insignificant (in the larger scheme). It counts for "1". Until Carol conducts her own poll, that's all she's got.
I personally know at least 20 near-seniors who ARE concerned about having to leave their *home* (defined as more than a structure, home is also a *place*).
2) Carol, if you don't believe the polls, perhaps an afternoon trip over to the Avenidas lunch hour might convince you. Or, you can conduct your own poll, but then, you might also be accussed of "cooking" that poll.
3) First, we *can* make Palo Alto a place that *can* afford its infrastructure. the irony is that we have to take some bold first steps to do that. Let the infrastructure fail (an
Carol makes one good point in #3 ( i.e. "our abandoned moral committment to children" - because it's true) - an important one that unfortunately doesn't relate to anything Stephen put up there.
As far as not owing the county, or others, "zip", Carol is like most of us - who carry differing amounts of that inclination. Wealth (I'm talking relative weath, here) is usually accompanied by at least a modicum of self-importance and self satisfaction, as well as a sense that one became relatively wealthy on one's own. Sorry folks, that's not the way it works.
It's very, very difficult to argue morality, because it goes to the heart of difference. "Whereof one cannot speak, one must remain silent", Wittgenstein said - but even W eventually recognized that moral and closely held linguistic differences could be managed, to the benefit of those who *are willing to participate* toward the working of a solution.
The sense if "not owing 'zip' " mitigates against solution. Do we want that? Some want to beg off the hard work of making things better; it's often those who are the captives of nostalgia - it's hard work, and demands compromise. (it's always easier to "remember when" than enagae the unknown).
What's at the heart of carol's argument (the personal essence of which is absolutely valid *from her point of view*), is something that suffers in the end because it doesn't connect to the well-being of others, or even want the opportunity to give the latter sentiment a chance.
Perhaps that's all a part of the problem that Carol herself has identified (a lost sense of shared ideology, which only comes from inclusion, and meeting the challenges that inclusion implies); thus the great irony might be that she herself is a victim of the lack of connectedness that she identifies.
Recommended reading for Carol: John Donne "For whom the bell tolls"
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Mar 18, 2007 at 8:52 am
Periwinkle: The county and the region have created the problem. Open fields were converted to residential compounds dependent upon government-funded roads to get people to work. Most of them were sold as "low taxes", leaving behind the burdens of the cities for others to pay.
These threads are full of complaints about the Council, the schools, the failing infrastructure - many people in the schools thread specifically say that they were "taken."
I own commercial and office property in Palo Alto, I own residential property in Alameda County, and out of state. I am myself elderly. I'm quite qualified to tell you that the children are getting the rawest deal, and that I have a very low opinion of all those who would put their interests last, and feel that I owe those people "zip" In fact, I consider them detrimental to building a worthwhile society.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Mar 18, 2007 at 9:00 am
Clarify my pronouns: the people who fled urban centers to dump taxes, and did not want to pay for rapid transit, since the state and government would provide roads - they are not a fit object of charity, as Raney portrays them. They are not personally responsible for the bad county planning, the bad state planning and the bad federal planning. Raney is looking to Palo Alto for rescue of people condemned to long commutes by Raney's own predecessors.
Most of those commutes appear to be to San Jose and Fremont-Union City, judging by the Yahoo traffic information.
Every suggestion put forward to allow the well-to-do elderly to have expensive but smaller dwellings crowded into Palo Alto penalizes the children, who have not enough schools, not enough parks, and not enough safe routes to either.
The only responsible way to expand is to pay your overdue infrastructure bills first.
a resident of Downtown North
on Mar 18, 2007 at 11:05 pm
Dear Carol, the fact is that the history you describe has lead to "today". That's what we have to work with. the one thing we _don't_ want is to exacerbate the problem. Right?
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Mar 19, 2007 at 10:16 am
periwinkle: I do agree that it would be good not to exacerbate the problem, but that's not possible: Stanford.
I am hoping that there would be sufficient public confidence to start repairing the infrastructure if all the exacerbation came from Stanford. Local developers are not to blame for Stanford expansion, but in fact, Stanford is sucking the air out of everyone's balloon.
(We can't control Stanford; their plans will more than use up Palo Alto's ability to repair its infrastructure.)
I don't advocate complete surrender; just be reasonable, and mitigate the worst.
I do think we should amend the City Charter and exclude any candidate who could not participate in issues involving Stanford. Such candidates may be decorative, but not useful when most needed. There was a time when it seemed to work (Byron Sher) but not now.
a resident of Downtown North
on Mar 19, 2007 at 3:55 pm
To blame Stanford for our problems is somewhat disingenuous, because we don't control Stanford's initiatives. Perhaps it's time to be more proactive and positive in relationships with our closest, natural neighbor - rather than viewing Stanford as a bully.
The reality is that there is a lot to be gained if both sides can work together. The latter has been held up mostly due to vocal minorities in Palo Alto painting Stanford as an evil giant, with past City Councils believing that. In spite of the later, we have both benefited from each other's presence.
I would hope we're past this juvenile stage in our history, and move on to a more mature, cooperative, future.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Mar 19, 2007 at 4:11 pm
All this talk of more housing in Palo Alto reducing commute distances really is fanciful. In this area, people change jobs much more often than they change residences because it's easy to change jobs, and not so easy to break a lease, sell your house or move a family. Additionally two-earner families often don't have the ability to "move closer" since "closer" for one partner often means further for the other.
I moved to Palo Alto 30 years ago to be close to a job. But since then my wife and I have commuted variously to San Jose, Pleasanton, San Francisco, Danville, Burlingame, Redwood Shores, Sunnyvale and (for a short time) to Novato. My brother lives in Mill Valley and commutes to Redwood City. He used to go to Walnut Creek. When my doctor friend moved out here and took a job in Hayward, he decided he liked Palo Alto (and its schools for his kids) so much as a place to live he bought here and elected to commute. We move here and we don't change houses when we change jobs for the reasons cited above. We're attached to the community, the schools and our friends, more than we're attached to the jobs we'll likely be in less than a lifetime.
This phenenomon is becoming more, not less pronounced as time goes on. It's silly to think Palo ALto will somehow buck the trend.
So build more housing if you like. People will live in them. Some may even move here initially in part so they have a shorter commute. But check back in a few years, and a large proportion will be driving elsewhere in the bay area or beyond. (You'd be surprised how many people go as far as Sacramento or Monterey.)
Planners always have this notion that people will follow their "plans" because they make such simple sense on paper. Life, for most people, is a lot more complex than the planners imagine.
Yes, build more housing if you insist, but don't fool us or yourselves that you're doing much about commutes in the process.
a resident of Midtown
on Mar 19, 2007 at 7:35 pm
"I AM writing about the common good. The ABAG allocation of 3,715 units to Palo Alto was the result of an open regional process that allocated projected county household growth to cities based on 1) projected population and household growth, 2) projected job growth, 3) the existing job base and 4) transit availability."
The common good is to optimize the standard of living of the existing population. Not lower the standard of living of existing residents to make it more affordable to people in Chicago or NY.
Job growth should occur where resources are the cheapest. So, why would that necessarily be in PA? High tech can be done anywhere in the world. The world is becoming less and less dependent on jobs and housing being in the same geography. Building company housing is an idea whose time has come and gone.
PA has had resource constraints in the past and those are only going to be exacerbated with increased population, etc. By increasing utility rates and traffic jams, increased population raises the cost of living here, especially for the elderly on fixed incomes.
Who 'allocates' housing? Politics is generally about economics. I would be curious who is ABAG? Who is on the committe? What are their incentives? It sounds like the chamber of commerce on steroids.
Bad idea.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Mar 20, 2007 at 11:25 am
ABAG is association of Bay Area Governments. It has little to offer in resources, and is now bankrupt in ideas.
It's normal for institutions to outlive their usefulness. ABAG seems to have failed almost from the beginning to set useful goals. There was a lack of imagination, followed by a great deal of buck-passing.
Job growth will continue in this area, not for some grand theoretical reason, but because of approvals now on the books. Stanford provides resources for industry, and has itself become an industry. When I attended, it was a liberal arts college with a medical school in San Francisco. There were 2500 fresmen women, I believe, and we were all required to be housed on campus.
What we have now is a small city with a huge commercial and industrial site adjacent to it, and requiring services as well as delivering benefits. Consider two kittens sharing a litter box. One grows into a Bengal tiger. Adjustments must be made.
a resident of Midtown
on Mar 20, 2007 at 12:29 pm
Developers don't make people, people make people. We here now enjoy the benefit of an infrastructure put in place by our predecessors. A pity we are not civilized enough to thank them forward.
a resident of Midtown
on Mar 20, 2007 at 10:58 pm
"We here now enjoy the benefit of an infrastructure put in place by our predecessors. A pity we are not civilized enough to thank them forward."
Not sure what you're saying. But kinda sounds like you are saying we should thank our predecessors, who planned out PA as we have known it since the post WW2 boom. I agree, that is why I hate to see their planning blown away with high density housing and increased traffic.
I have at least five octogenarian households in my immediate neighborhood. All seem to want to stay in their suburban ranches as long as possible. Not move into condominiums.
It is a pity we are not upholding the planning which they bought into when they moved here 50+ years ago. We should make it easier for those folks to stay in their homes; not drive up the costs of living here.
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Blind Wine Event is April 26 at arboretum
The Northland Arboretum's seventh annual Blind Wine Event is scheduled from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, April 26, at the Arboretum on Conservation Drive in Brainerd. The event features wine and beer tasting stations, hors d'oeuvres, game tables, silent auction, entertainment and more.
Tickets are $35 in advance or $40 at the door the day of the event. Tickets may be purchased at the Arboretum or Cash Wise Liquor in Brainerd or Baxter.
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when you get beat by eagles ............
.you have no business talking about expectations.
when you get beat by eagles ............
.you have no business talking about expectations.
Only to blow it against some superior NFC team again.
Actually peyton is finally impressing me at this point in his career. I am not overly confident with denver. I really don't want to face seahawks...
This game could end up just the the Bengals game
It won't be like bengals. you now have a deadly threat in that sprinting dude Wilson. First off he is the coolest kick returner i have ever seen. Dude can either set up the offense in extremely good position like easily into the 40's or midfield or close to it or score a freaking TD. Also once he sets you up you can still us him to run the ball........which means if one tackle missess....that is like a fast td in 20 seconds or something.
I swear if the giants settle for field goals now ........then somebody should drop kick your oc.
Now that i think about it ...i want the giants to do well and make it ti the SB.so wrongs can be avenged.
The OC better stop going for field goals. it annoys me because i seed like 3 to 4 td's with the pats .
I think you guys are good as long as "Black Jesus" doesn't show up
The inconsistency of Gmen play is what worries me heading into this game. Falcons definitely don't scare me, they have yet to play a big time team. To recap the highlights of the current season, on their mission to prove last January was no fluke, the Gmen beatdown the niners, pack and saints. Only Atlanta remains and if they win vs. Falcons, then last year's SB will be confirmed without a doubt. Members of this community don't need confirmation, but fans around league express Gmen doubt.
Gmen firing on all cylinders is the best the NFL have. Here's hoping they show Atlanta this Sun that the beatdown in January, probably the last big game Falcons played, was indeed no fluke.


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well ...I just finished painting my new MOW gauntlets. I still need to add the darts and switches but so far I am very happy with these. I am getting very close to having my FETT 100% done.
special thanks to Spideyfett for helping me paint these bad boys!!
enjoy the pics