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If you've ever baulked at heading down a trail because you didn't know how long it was or how hard it is, you'll love the new coastal trail information system on the Bonavista Peninsula. At six trailheads new kiosks tells hikers and walkers what they need to know.
It's a banner year for icebergs. Come quick.6 Jun 2014
If you haven't seen the icebergs yet, do yourself a great big favour: get on a plane and come here right now and bring a camera. It might be another decade or generation before we see anything as good as this again.
Go Here: Gros Morne National Park In Winter17 Jan 2014
Gros Morne National Park really comes alive in the dead of winter. If you're looking for some inspiration for cold-weather adventure in Newfoundland & Labrador's signature wilderness, check out these trip ideas.
Fly-fishing on the Pinware River11 Dec 2013
If Pinware described its campsites as having hot and cold running water with food nearby, they really couldn't be accused of lying. Measuring just 68 hectares and bordered by the Pinware River on one side and the Strait of Belle Isle on the other, it's one of Labrador's hidden gems, renowned for its trout and salmon fishing (running water, food nearby: get it?).
Welcome to the mindbending Rock, where otherworldly geology is the backdrop for a heady mix of words + music during the Writers at Woody Point.
Trinity: A true Newfoundland treasure10 Dec 2012
On more than one occasion, a day-tripper to Trinity has asked Marieke Gow where her home really is. It's incomprehensible for some that Trinity — with its heritage buildings, utterly charming stores and residents so friendly it's easy to assume they might be paid to behave that way — could be anything but a manufactured tourist attraction.
Fogo Island - A Paradise of Newfoundland Sights26 Nov 2012
On my recent trip to Newfoundland this September, I was exposed to some of the most remote parts of Canada's most easterly province. To say they were awe-inspiring might be the biggest understatement of the century.
Stairway to heaven10 Oct 2012
Outpost Magazine takes a hike along the Alexander Murray Hiking Trail in King's Point.
Outpost Expedition!10 Aug 2012
Big mountains, fjords, polar bears and Outpost Magazine = Summer 2012 Adventure Overload in Torngat Mountains National Park.
I heard the couple from Alberta grumbling about the Green Garden Trail a minute or two before I saw them.
"This is kind of rough going, isn't it," the man was saying to his significant other.
The woman agreed, but their voices trailed off suddenly as they saw me limping along with both knees heavily wrapped and leaning with determination on two walking poles.
If I had a dollar for every time someone asked how I wound up traveling through Central Newfoundland, I'd have a tidy little sum piled up in just a few days.
Tales from the trail27 Jun 2012
Our eldest son was still seven the first time he hiked to The Spout. It was early August and the whales were thick as black flies. The humpbacks were so close to the coast near Bread and Cheese in Bay Bulls, you could smell their breath. Which wasn't too fresh, I may add. A pure caplin diet and no mouthwash does not a pleasant odour make.
ST. JOHN'S NEWFOUNDLAND - One of the great things about St. John's is how easy it is to get out to the country. Often in just a few minutes. Or even seconds.
The easternmost hiking trail in North America, Newfoundland's East Coast Trail delivers hikers to a world of sea stacks, oceanside headlands, icebergs, and deep fjords.
From August 21 to September 2, long-distance hiker and filmmaker Mark Flagler was in Western Newfoundland beginning production on a one-hour documentary about the International Appalachian Trail (IAT) in North America. It follows his successful Appalachian Impressions documentary about the US Appalachian Trail, which aired in more than a million households on the PBS television network.
Where on earth can you hike trails for seven days straight that are at once beautifully wild and off the beaten path, yet also accessible and within reach of a comfortable B&B every night? Ruggedly scenic trails, weaving along and above the ocean, affording the occasional sighting of a whale or an iceberg as they hum with history spanning thousands of years?
Rock solid cuisine in Newfoundland29 Jun 2011
If you manage to catch your breath after having it taken away by the scenery around Newfoundland and Labrador, you can spend your time enjoying some of the local cuisine across the province. Get ready to dig in, and bring your appetite.
Orca Whales Sighted off Point Amour Lighthouse29 Jun 2011
If icebergs and whlaes are in your vacation plans this week, head over to Point Amour lighthouse in the Labrador Straits or Battle Harbour National Historic District.
A dramatic community project is transforming a windswept island of fishermen off Canada's Newfoundland coast into a cutting edge artists' haven
World's Best Hikes: 15 Classic Trails9 Jun 2011
Over the past decade, author Peter Potterfield has hiked more than 10,000 miles over six continents to research his definitive list of the best hiking trails in the world. He picks the Long Range Traverse trail from Western Brook Pond to Gros Morne Mountain in Newfoundland as one of his top 15 next to the likes of Petra, Tasmania and Patagonia.


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TWO adults and a child were led to safety from a balcony following a kitchen fire at Suffolk Court, Wiltshire Close in Taunton this evening (April 15).
Two fire crews from Taunton attended the incident after receiving a call at 5.25pm.
Upon arrival they found the fire out and ventilated the property.
One adult with slight burns to the hand was treated by paramedics at the scene.

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Its all about some chocolate milk, got sugar for energy, and milk for all the stuff milk does
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Its all about some chocolate milk, got sugar for energy, and milk for all the stuff milk does
Coconut water right from the coconut, or if not somewhere tropical the boxed stuff is pretty good. Coca cola in the glass bottle hecho en mexico is mighty fine as well.
2 words........... Green Tea!!!!
surfing is good for you, but gatorade isnt. try modjo hydrate instead. http://www.modjolife.com/
I personally go for a Naked juice/smoothie (or similar) if I'm lazy or I bring a smoothie from home with blueberries, banana, flax seeds, almond milk, and greens powder -- sometimes with a bit of avocado thrown in for fat (you don't taste it among all the other stuff). And, of course, a big jug of water on the side. Perfect.
First off, to determine what is and isn't good for you, you must know what happens to the body during fatigue and overload training and how each and every individual reacts during the refueling stage (the first :30 minutes after your workout is CRUCIAL for recovery.) The facts: The number one nutrient and substance lost in our bodies during a hard workout is salt & water. With that being said, Gatorade was designed to do exactly that; put back in what is "mostly" lost. There are better sports drinks available. My favorite is Endorox R4 (4 grams of carbs to 1 gram protein + vitamins & nutrients.) Any elite level athlete has a certain brand that they will enjoy, but the fact is, Gatorade works. I must admit, a dark beer is heaven after my 10 mile runs and 50 bike rides. Being a triathlete, nutrition is a key part of my life. But, like I have seen mentioned above, there are times when a coke is what I crave. With everything in life, too much of one thing is never good, so take it (literally) with a grain of a salt! More questions? PM me...
Read in Men's Health that a McDonald's strawberry shake isn't bad after a workout...Not the best choice of course, but at least I can justify gettin' that shake. Now the Mcnuggets I also get, on the other hand...
There is this boom of companies creating Coconut drinks. I found this one from the company Taste Nirvana, that is the best thing I ever had... Just pure Coconut, nothing else, and its amazing. I don't like the other Coconut water's all that much, but this stuff is amazing... Ive only seen it in health food stores.
I like to do a Zico Pineapple coconut water before to help avoid the dreaded calf cramps, and post session go with a Propel Rasberry Lemonade powder packet in a large (20 oz. +) water bottle.
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Topic: My Introduction to the club and trouble finding help for my son
Hello all, I am so happy to have found this group. I have been lurking for a few weeks. 2 years ago, my 50 yr. old son was diagnosed with bile duct cancer, and had surgery at John's Hopkins hospital in Md.
A wonderful surgeon Dr. Richard Schulick performed an 8 hour surgery, called:
a unilateral hepatojejunostomy with Roux-en-Y anastomosis and left hepatic lobectomy. The wonderful doctor said that the pancreas was fine as were his lymph nodes, and all the margins were clean. The staff at JH was superb, very caring, and expert.
After returning home after the surgery, he had several severe setbacks, which I won't go into here, except to say he had terrible bleeds and had to be helicoptered down from Central NJ to JH twice and once by ambulance. All 3 emergency transports within about 4 weeks. It was touch and go whether or not he would live to reach JH, on one of the flights, but he made it. When he was finally able to return home to try and recover, and just as he was able to go back to work, Sandy hit us in NJ, and he wound up with 6 feet of water in his home and the family was displaced for over 6 months. Needless to say, that was not good for his recovery, but he survived, and now 2 years later, it seems the Cholangiocarcinoma has returned. I am not surprised after all the stress he has been under. My heart is breaking for him, his wife, and his little 7 year old daughter.
The wonderful surgeon Dr. Richard Schulick is no longer at JH, he moved to Colorado and is chief of surgery at the University of Colorado hospital. If anyone is in that area, and wants a superb surgeon for this type of problem Dr. Richard Schulick would be a great choice. Now that my son's CC has returned we miss Dr. Schulick more than we can say.
Our experience at JH this time cannot compare with our experience 2 years ago.
After several endoscopies, catscans, and a petscan, and placement of a stent in his duodenum, he was simply sent home, I feel peremptorily from JH, still vomiting and unable to keep any food down, with a pic in his arm for intravenus nutrition, and told to go home and find an oncologist for Chemo and that they could do nothing else for him, and it was GRIM. no other details. no referral, or hint who to go to for help. He was sort of "set adrift on a scary sea alone and frightened." Well, we are all frightened.
So tho they put a stent into his duodenum, it did not seem to have helped before they discharged him, and tho he could still not keep food down, they said they didn't understand why.
Has anyone had this experience??
I will only say that we have been struggling desperately to find someone to help my son.
Sloan Kettering says he would be a 2nd opinion patient, and that without a current biopsy, (which JH did not want to do) SK could not help him, and to find somewhere closer to home.
Another wants to start chemo next week after putting a port in his chest. Thank goodness we found him, at least he wants to try and help my son.
I am not sure how much to say, and if a moderator read our posts first to monitor them, so I do not say more than I should. tho I would not want another person to go through what we have, with this particular doctor. I am very upset after the experiences we have had, feel as if I am about to explode, and hope that I have not been totally incoherent.
I have been lurking here for a few weeks, and am so happy to have found this site. Bless you all and good luck to all.


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Conservatives in Kingston have launched a campaign to give motorists 30 minutes of free on-street parking across the borough.
The party believes the move, ahead of May's council elections, would tempt shoppers back to the high street, and have estimated it would cost £140,000 of the council's £1.4m on-street parking budget.
The figure includes the cost of changing parking machines to issue free half hour parking tickets, and absorb the loss of income.
Councillor Eric Humphrey, Conservative spokesman for finance and resources, said: "This is something the hard-pressed people of Kingston and beyond deserve.
"The money will come out of the income from on-street parking. That is in surplus and all this will do is reduce that surplus.
"It will not affect the general fund, it will not affect council tax. The surplus from on-street parking is ringfenced to be spent on a very limited number of transport areas, and it has been allowed to get bigger every year by the Liberal Democrats."
According to the council's latest budget papers, the borough's on-street parking profits were £1,409,646. They are projected to rise to £1,737,846 by 2016-17.
James Berry, the Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for Kingston and Surbiton, said: "The business owners I spoke to on New Malden High Street on Saturday thought 30-minute free parking pledge was an excellent idea."
Andy Ross, owner of Suttles stationers, said: "It's a great place to start to get people back into the local high street."
Jerry Irving, chief executive of Kingston Chamber of Commerce, said: "If you look at some of the secondary retail environments [and not Kingston town centre], retailers have always complained people can't stop, buy something and go off. So in that respect I can see the benefit.
"But the broader picture is more about sensible parking restrictions and sensible charges. They are there for a purpose. For example Victoria Road in Surbiton is always very busy. If you started letting people park there for free you would restrict traffic considerably.
"I think the other thing to consider is we want to be one of London's biggest cycling boroughs.
"We're trying to encourage CO2 reductions – we're trying to encourage people not to use their cars."
Liberal Democrat Councillor Rolson Davies, the lead member for finance and resources, said: "Presumably they have got the £140,000 set up costs from officers, but I don't believe that figure includes the ongoing loss of income to the council."


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Nah, can't make this one, but will be in Manc for the Hacienda thing next month.
You're not going? :-o
No, I never said I would, I've got my kids then, and this is an 18+ event...
That'll give Pete a chance to make up for Barca!
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My website currently organizes Articles by "Section", and to further divide things, I want to introduce the concept of a "Sub-Section".
However, I want to ensure that any given "Sub-Section" can only ever be associated with one parent "Section".
For example, this is okay...
Section Sub-Section
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Finance Economy
Finance Markets
Finance Investing
Legal Business Structure
Legal Intellectual Property
But this is NOT okay...
Section Sub-Section
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Finance Economy
Legal Economy
As I see it, there is a simple "one-to-many" relations between my "Section" and "Sub-Section" tables.
Section -||------|<- SubSection
How do I enforce this Business Constraint (in MySQL) mentioned above?
with a foreign key
I don't understand what you mean.
Can you please be a little more specific?
okay, more specific
Section table has a PK, let's call it section_id
Sub-Section table has a FK, let's call it section_id
therefore, each subsection can belong to only one section
So what is to prevent this...
section_id name
1 finance
2 legal
subsection_id name section_id
1 economy 1
2 economy 2
a UNIQUE constraint on the subsection name column
Okay, that is what I was wondering about.


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Watching the Pittsburgh Penguins in action, one has to wonder if the expectations being placed on the Winnipeg Jets aren't doing more harm than good.
This constant push for the Jets to be a playoff team when it's obvious they are a fringe contender at best, can be viewed as counterproductive.
The Jets buzzed and buzzed Friday night but in the end, their talent proved inferior. Pittsburgh's finishers finished. Their goalie was almost perfect. What a difference a legitimately elite player -- something the Jets do not have -- would have made.
There's no arguing it's better to draft first than 10th. The Jets are stuck in the middle as a result of trying so hard to be more. It's admirable, but in a way self-defeating.
The Penguins, as they are currently constructed, were built on the pillars of bankruptcy, indifference, futility and finally luck, in the form of a lottery pick named Sidney Crosby.
Not exactly the mission statement of the Winnipeg Jets.
But it's easy to argue the Jets would be better off forgetting about a playoff spot and engage in a total rebuild. One that starts with a full gut of the franchise, not a room-by-room renovation.
GM Kevin Cheveldayoff could forget about trying to cobble together a team by constantly working to squeak into the playoffs and focus his resources on collecting assets for tomorrow.
Picking first, second or third at the draft increases the opportunity of getting a franchise-type player. A player like Seth Jones or Nathan MacKinnon or Jonathan Drouin, who might change an organization's destiny.
Certainly, good players can be had beyond the top three. Jacob Trouba appears to be a veritable steal from the nine-spot last summer, but the chances of a big payoff diminish quickly after the top few picks.
The pain involved in a total rebuild, however, is very real and difficult to sell to fans. Factor in Winnipeg's 15 years of being forced to watch the NHL on the tube and it borders on cruel and unusual punishment.
But rock-bottom has its benefits. Pittsburgh picked either first or second overall four straight years, taking Marc-Andre Fleury (first in 2003), Evgeni Malkin (second in 2004), Crosby (first in 2005) and Jordan Staal (second in 2006).
The Pittsburgh Penguins are great because they sucked.
The Jets have nothing that remotely resembles Crosby, Malkin or Fleury. Getting players of that calibre is difficult. The easiest way is to select at the top of the draft.
The Jets must draft and develop; it's their only path to success. Picking first or close to it would better the odds.
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Well, I am about to splurge on a new bbq and my moto is go big or go home.... even though as a university student its breakin the bank for bar hopin nights (but what could be better than a new shinny BBQ?)
I am leaning towards the Webber Summit Gold D I belive.... it was the biggest they had in town. Its got a rotisserie burner and a dedicated smoker burner with just a metal smoker box on the side of the grill and I belive 6 burners and a side burner..... plus its real shinny too... my question is how good is the quality of the smokers/rotisseries? (obviously not like buying a seperate smoker but I'm on a student budget) and is the quality between a normal everyday $200.00CDN bbq and this $2699.00CDN bbq that noticable... did I mention its shinny... .mmmmmm bbq
And my other question is about pig roast which I could imagine is asked around here more often than I would imagine....... I am planning one soon and am still a whole-hog cook out virgin and am contemplating renting a professional smoker of digging a pit in the ground and filling it with coals and wrapping the pig in banna leaves and roasting it that way... What would you recommend? Obviously the former would likely be less hassle but more expesnive... secondly I have several recipes and one calls for stuffing the pig with apple slices and 3 hens...... if aanyone has done it this way before would you recomend this or is better not stuffing it and cooking it flat on the grill?


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SINGAPORE'S Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, is cranking up a national debate on babies this month, with proposals to parliament that would attempt to stem the country's slumping birth rate. Penelope Sim isn't listening.
''My mother-in-law hates me and she says I'm selfish, but I don't really care,'' said Ms Sim, a human resources consultant who has been married for six years. ''Everything's crazy expensive and life's already stressful enough here without kids. If there's no one to carry on the family name, then so be it.''
Ms Sim, 33, embodies Mr Lee's challenge to convince Singaporeans to marry younger and procreate more, four decades after concern about overcrowding prompted his father to urge citizens to delay nuptials and have smaller families.
Mr Lee is caught between a rock and a hard place. While the birth rate was about 1.3 children per woman in 2012 - barely enough to replace one parent - a backlash against soaring immigration forced the government to curb the influx of foreigners, leading to labour shortages and slower economic growth.
Measures since 1987 to reverse declining fertility, including handouts of as much as $S18,000 ($A13,900) and extended maternity leave, haven't worked. The nation's birth rates in 2010 and 2011 were the lowest in 47 years of independence. About 36,000 babies were born to residents in 2011, compared with nearly 50,000 in 1990.
The failure to encourage more births means the country will have to contend with a shrinking pool of workers and consumers, a deterrent to future investment. It will increase the burden on younger employees to pay for an ageing population.
Singapore resorted to immigration in recent years to raise numbers. The population has increased by 1.1 million in the past decade to 5.3 million. At the height of the influx, in the year to June 2008, the nation added 251,000 people.
In measures announced on Monday on a government website called ''Hey Baby'', Singapore said it would boost its annual budget on marriage and parenthood to $S2 billion from $S1.6 billion, including spending on matchmaking, housing grants, subsidised childcare and fertility treatments, and cash gifts for babies. In 2001, the budget was $S500 million.
The Prime Minister, who has four children, is encouraging couples to start a family earlier by giving priority public housing to those with children below 16. With some of the most expensive real estate in Asia, government-subsidised homes are the only affordable option for most young couples. The government will make a $S3000 contribution to childhood medical expenses and will announce measures on Thursday to make childcare more affordable.
Social-policy experts aren't optimistic the measures will reverse the trend. ''No pro-natalist policy can bring the fertility rate back to replacement level,'' said Theresa Devasahayam, a researcher at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore. ''The government is in a fix … it has little choice but to keep importing labour and keep the country's doors open to foreigners.''
The new measures come before a January 26 byelection in which all four candidates for the Punggol East parliamentary seat have highlighted the cost or availability of childcare.
Singapore has few natural resources and the government relies on a skilled workforce for growth. Gross domestic product per capita climbed to $50,123 in 2011 from $516 in 1965. Back then, the country boasted a fertility rate of 4.7 and so many women gave birth in 1966 that it entered The Guinness Book of Records.
The so-called birthquake raised concern that the economy would be overburdened, and Lee's father, Lee Kuan Yew, promoted family planning and sterilisation, and legalised abortion. A ''Stop at Two'' campaign in the 1970s and the natural decline in childbirth as the economy developed brought the fertility rate down to 1.82 by the end of the decade.
Last August, Lee Kuan Yew lamented that the number of births in the city had halved since he came to power in 1959, even with twice as many people. ''If we go on like that, this place would fold up because there will be no original citizens left to form the majority,'' Mr Lee, 89, said in a speech published in the Straits Times newspaper.


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We were thrilled when Twitter asked Bonfire Labs to help them celebrate their 10th anniversary by building a story that was in equal parts emotional, uplifting, and fun. That inaugural effort was such a success, we were tapped to collaborate with them again, this time to concept, write, and produce a Manifesto video campaign to help relaunch the Twitter brand.
See for yourself: #itswhatshappening
And great to see the attention and buzz this piece is garnering. Some press from the initial launch:
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The craft, artistry, and discipline of animation is one of Bonfire Labs' strengths. Whether we're working on character development, prototyping, storyboarding or motion graphics, the quality of our work shines through. We're the kings of After Effects, Cinema 4D and the Maya/Houdini.
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"It was the most petrifying thing I've ever done in my life," says model Anne V about her first season as a coach on Oxygen's The Face (season two debuted March 5). Less anxiety inducing? Inviting cult blog (and ELLE spies) The Coveteur to her TriBeCa apartment for a look at her trove of designer wares. On hand: the sporty (denim and ball caps) and the sexy—plenty of power pumps, including her "go-to shoe," Christian Louboutin's Pigalle, which she wears for every red-carpet appearance.
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jarp replied to Preee's topic in Ford Focus GuidesFrom FordEtis: Focus 04-08/Focus C-MAX 03-07, 1.6L Duratec-16V Ti-VCT (115/120PS), Jeans (Metallic) Primary Features: Build Date: 27.02.2005Vehicle Line: Focus 04-08/Focus C-MAX 03-07Body Style: 4 Door EstateVersion: Series 32Engine: 1.6L Duratec-16V Ti-VCT (115/120PS)Transmission: 5 Speed Manual Transaxle - B5/IB5Drive: LHD FWDEmission: Stage IV EmissionsAir Conditioning: Manual Air ConditioningTerritory: (+)"SF"Paint: Jeans (Metallic)Interior Fabric: Humy / Mondus / Dark FlintMinor Features: Saarlouis Plant Built Security Lock Group No.1 With Convenience Group Less Marketing Flex Prep Pack Less SVO Application/Label Marketing Level 1 Less Electronic Stability Control Less Global/Auto Closing Power Front Windows One Touch Down With Manual Rear Windows With Tinted Glass All Round Less Windshield Heat Shielding Less Heated Windscreen Less Temp Controlled Glove Box Less Overhead Console With Small Floor Console Less Front Floor Mats Less Rear Floor Mats Less Load Area Cover With Load Floor Carpet Less Roof Rack With Dipping Rear View Mirror Drivers Power Heated Convex Mirror With Pass Convex Elec/Heated Mirror With Rear Center Head Restraint Less Driver Seat Lumbar Support With Drivers Heated Seat With Heated Passenger Seat With Driver 4 Way Mnl.Seat Adjuster With Pass 2 Way Manual Seat Adjust Less Trailer Coupling Ignition Key With Remote Unit With Moulded Gearshift Knob With Central Locking System Less Door Entry Remote Control Unit With Variable Intermittent Windscreen Wiper With Headlamp Washer Less Sun Roof Air Curtain Restrnt LH Air Curtain Restrnt RH With Driver Air Bag With Passenger Air Bag With Side Air Bag - Drivers Side With Side Air Bag - Passenger Side Less Isofix Hard Point Attach With Mini Steel Spare Wheel With Load Levelling Rear Shocks 6J x 15 Steel Wheel 195/65VR x 15 Tyres 15" Mid Wheel Cover - Style C Non Locking Lug Nuts With Standard Suspension With Mechanical Parking Brake Less Brake Emergency Assist With Brake Emergency Assist Less Anti-Lock Braking System 4 Wheel Anti-Lock Braking System Less Skid Plates Standard Front Seat With Fixed Foot Pedals Less Auxiliary Heater With KMH Speedometer Less Radio Pre-Equipment Pack (+)RDS Less A/V Jack With Centre Antenna ICE-Low Level CD + AM/FM Radio ICE Feature Pack 20 With 6 Speakers Less Family Entertainment System With Column Stalk Radio Controls Less Smokers Package With Halogen Headlamp Less Headlamp ControlSorry for long list, I am not first owner so I have no idea what was standard and what was extras were bought...
jarp replied to Preee's topic in Ford Focus GuidesMy GEM is 4M5T-14A073-CD and I successfully enabled CC... Edit: It is year 2005 left hand drive Focus mk2.
jarp replied to Pidu's topic in Ford Focus GuidesYes, PCM is the problem child as you cannot activate CC that easily from it. If you are lucky enough your PCM may already have CC ativated, but apparently not as it's not working. You need to enable CC from PCM... Please see last 10 pages about it. And you can verify that your steering wheel and buttons works by using test mode: - While holding rear window heater button down, turn ignition on - Keep pushing heater button until you hear beeb -> test mode is on When in test mode, all input buttons from steering wheel etc. should induce audible beeb and flash indicators should flash also. So you can test that GEM will recognize all your buttons.
jarp replied to Pidu's topic in Ford Focus GuidesCC usually needs to be enabled from three places - that and how to do it is what we have been discussing for last 20 pages. From what modules did you enable CC?
jarp replied to Pidu's topic in Ford Focus GuidesThat Russian picture is too low resolution and has too much compression artifacts to tell. But most likely they have used existing SMD resistors... One could draw schematics from PCB and decide what kind of connections would be neeed...
jarp replied to Pidu's topic in Ford Focus GuidesSimple push buttons do not have polarity nor do resistors have polarity. You do not need to worry about negative and positive wires (with this circuit).
jarp replied to Pidu's topic in Ford Focus GuidesDude, there's no point to drive from dealer to dealer and burn gas trying to find some kind of special resistors when they are not required :) In electronics you will usually pick nearest standard value for requested calculated value when dealing with resistors unless dealing with something quite special. I highly suspect Ford would have used some kind of ultra high precision resistors with extraordinary temperature coefficient. I mean, here in Finland it can be -40C and in tropic it can be +50C and cruise still works - resistors will change value a lot at these temperatures...
jarp replied to Pidu's topic in Ford Focus GuidesUse two 150 ohm resistors in series for 300ohm and two 255 ohm for 510? Then again, most likely you can use standard 301 ohm and 511 ohm resistors, should be well inside tolerances I bet (and putting two 1% resistors in series could be more off than one 1% which value is off only by 1 ohm to begin with).
jarp replied to Pidu's topic in Ford Focus GuidesYou are out of luck, sorry :/ Ford garage could perhaps enable cruise using Ford's own IDS software, but they won't do that for free. Or you can hope that developers of ELMConfig will add support to your ECU in future... Edit: Remember, ELMConfig is done by individual volunteers, they may or may not add support to your ECU. You can check out their forums using Google Tranlator / Chrome and see if they have any development going on...
jarp replied to Pidu's topic in Ford Focus GuidesMost likely you used ELM-FF2, right? It cannot enable CC from PCM, you need to use ELMConfig for that, read all the previous posts.
jarp replied to Pidu's topic in Ford Focus GuidesCould you be more specific, what software did you exactly use and from what modules exactly you did enable CC? Terminology seems to differ from your software and software you used (IPC <> HEX, BCM <> ???). Anyways, you need to enable CC from three different modules. If you enabled it only from two (IPC, BCM), you still have one module left. Won't work without it... Also, you need to press + or - button after you press ON to cruise actually to activate.
What you did explain makes perfect sense. I thought there are some kind of motor or solenoid which pops washer up from bumber but pressure makes more sense. That's what I meant with that dummy jet comment... My headlamp washers do operate simultaneously every time I use windscreen washer. There are no separate switch for them and I cannot prevent headlamp washers operating even if I would like to. I will look into wiring issue again but not sure if I have time soon... Thanks for your link I will look into it and try to locate that controller connector!
Sorry it took this long, I was away for a while... I took one headlight off and took picture of washer jet. Picture is attached (click to enlarge). Its from left hand drive car, right side headlamp. You can see from the picture how water hose is connected, but I do not see any electrical connections? Are these just dummy jets, one separate pump is somewhere else (too lazy to check schematics now ;)? Or then connections are hidden inside car chassis, cannot see there properly... Ps. My headlamp connectors have only 7 wires so no HIDs for me - at least without adding extra wires but that would be too much...
Great pictures, thanks! Did you find rear sensor also? Ah yes, adaptive lighting is AFS then yes, the control module is the same. If you go to ELMConfig and Headlight Control Module and then configurration, you can see that you can configure module as HID or AFS (and yes there is HID configuration option for GEM also). But if you will retrofit HIDs to your car, won't you lose AFS? Or does AFS support both halogen and HID? I really do not know since I never took any look to AFS schematics or anything... I really do not know why I have washers but not HID :-) Perhaps the car originally had HIDs or something but they broke and halogens were retrofitted b dealer instead as they are cheaper. Or something like that. I will check out the wires when I have some time, thank you for your great pictures! Ps. According to schematics sensor connector should be on right hand side on both left hand drive and right hand drive cars. Yes I have left hand drive indeed.
Great stuff! But where is connector for HID control module and where is this "halogen jumper" located? If this "jumper" or whatever it is is not repositioned, according to schematics HID lights would still get leveling signal from manual knob and who knows if signal level is even compatible... Also HID module would be wired totally wrong without moving this jumper... According to schematics these wires are not routed through GEM, so it cannot be software only thing... Edit: And who would crash his HID-equipped car for me and sell HID related parts for me? Anyone? ;) Buying everything from scrap yards will be quite expensive, at least here in Finland...


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Indians walk off on Stubbs' third double
Reynolds blasts ninth homer as Tribe rallies for fifth straight victory
CLEVELAND -- The Indians didn't acquire Drew Stubbs for his bat. They don't mind if he puts it to use, though.
Upon the arrival of spring, Stubbs set out to prove his 2012 campaign -- in which he batted .213 with a .610 OPS -- was an aberration. He has placed his swinging mechanics under the microscope, implementing modifications to his patented leg kick.
The adjustments paid dividends on Friday, when the fleet-footed outfielder collected four hits, including a walk-off double in the 10th inning that propelled Cleveland to a 7-6 win over the Twins at Progressive Field.
Stubbs' final knock marked his third consecutive at-bat with a two-bagger and his third career walk-off hit.
"It was very exciting," said Indians skipper Terry Francona. "This is a guy that we got because we loved his athleticism, his ability to play the outfield and run the bases. … And then to see him swing the bat like he did tonight, he's worked so hard at it that it makes you feel really good."
Cleveland obtained Stubbs in a three-team, nine-player trade in December. He sporadically flashed glimpses of offensive ability in his four years with the Reds. He slugged 22 home runs and tallied 77 RBIs in 2010 and swiped 100 bases between 2010-12, but led the National League in strikeouts in 2011 and saw his average dip each of the past three seasons.
This season, Stubbs replaced his leg kick with a toe tap in an effort to keep his feet pinned to the ground and his head still. His four hits on Friday, which matched a career high, gives him nine hits over his last three contests. The outburst has elevated his batting average from .213 to .284.
"It's been a work in progress for a while," Stubbs said. "I wouldn't say I have it completely figured out now. Everybody in this game is struggling to continue to make adjustments and so forth, but I feel great right now."
Stubbs approached the plate in the 10th inning with Mike Aviles on second following a leadoff single and an ensuing sacrifice bunt by Ezequiel Carrera, who returned to the team a day earlier, when the Indians claimed him off waivers from the Phillies. Stubbs launched a pitch by Casey Fien off the wall in left-center field and sent the 20,200 in attendance into a frenzy.
The Indians were fortunate the game reached that climax.
The Tribe knotted the score in the eighth on an RBI groundout by Jason Kipnis, who sharply poked a pitch to second base. Brian Dozier bobbled the ball and prevented the Twins from attempting to turn a rally-killing double play.
"If we would've made the double play or not, you never know," said Twins manager Ron Gardenhire. "It's a tough play."
The Twins grabbed the lead in the seventh when Chris Parmelee greeted Cody Allen with a two-run homer into the right-field seats. The wind-aided blast, which came on Allen's sixth pitch of the night, an 85-mph breaking ball, capped a three-run frame for the Twins, who erased a two-run deficit and kept Justin Masterson from earning his fifth win of the season.
Masterson (4-2, 3.64 ERA) lasted 6 2/3 innings for Cleveland, yielding five runs on eight hits. The Twins scratched across a run in each of the first two innings. Trevor Plouffe continued to make himself at home beside Lake Erie, with his fifth homer in 12 career games at Progressive Field. The Indians tied the game on a two-run triple by Kipnis in the third.
Mark Reynolds joined the American League leaders with his ninth home run of the season, a two-run shot halfway up the left-field bleachers that provided Cleveland a 4-2 edge in the fifth.
"He just got a fastball up and over the plate and he just killed it," Gardenhire said.
The Indians' bullpen couldn't hold the lead, but the group staved off what would have been its first loss of the season. Chris Perez earned the victory on Friday, pushing Tribe relievers to 3-0 on the season.
They have Stubbs to thank for that.
Stubbs' three doubles gives him six on the season, nearly half of his total from last season, when he logged 13 two-baggers. He became the second Indians player since at least 1916 to notch four hits and three doubles out of the No. 9 spot in the order.
None of that is surprising to Stubbs.
"I believe in myself as a player," Stubbs said. "I think for anybody that steps out there, that's a must. That's a necessity. You go through tough times, sometimes, and you learn a lot of things about yourself. The season is still very young. We have a long way to go. Just being able to come out and contribute to wins, that's very rewarding."
On Friday night, Stubbs rewarded the entire Indians team. His walk-off hit extended Cleveland's winning streak to five games, its longest since 2011.
"It was fun," Reynolds said. "A tight game, get all the adrenaline pumping, have guys in big spots coming up huge, to get to go out there and run around and act like kids, even though most of us are grown men -- these kind of nights are fun."
Zack Meisel is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @zackmeisel. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A cab driver who was wrongly arrested on suspicion of rape said his ordeal left him feeling suicidal.
Francis Miiro, 38, was driving along Brighton Road with his girlfriend on January 30 when he was stopped by police and arrested on suspicion of raping a woman in her Benhill estate flat earlier that month.
Mr Miiro was unable to work for several weeks while he was on bail
The Brunswick Road man was held for 36 hours and despite his DNA not matching that found on the scene and not being picked out of a line-up by the victim, he was released on bail and had his driving licence seized meaning he could not work.
Mr Miiro, a father-of-one, remained on bail until March 5 when he was finally allowed to return to normal life - but not before he had to explain the situation to his daughter, his co-workers and his friends.
Now he says the incident has affected his life to the extent that it has harmed his relationship with his girlfriend and left him feeling suicidal.
He told the Sutton Guardian: "I was just driving along when I got stopped. The officer said 'can you wind down your window' and then 'you're under arrest on suspicion of rape'. It was terrifying.
"He looked at my driver's licence, turned to his mate, and said 'yes, that's him'."
Mr Miiro was arrested because of his resemblance to an e-fit the police released of the a man suspected of posing as a council worker in order to rape the woman on January 11.
He added: "They showed me the e-fit and said 'it looks like you', I said 'how does that look like me - every black man is different'."
The e-fit released by police after the rape in January
Mr Miiro was arrested at 6am and by 2pm the inconclusive identity parade had taken place.
However, Mr Miiro was told he would have to wait until the results of his DNA test were returned from a lab.
Mr Miiro said after 36 hours the DNA test had come back as not a match, and was released on bail only to find out both his and his sister's homes had been raided while he was being held. His passport and driver's licence were seized.
He was given his passport back so he could go on a planned trip to his home country of Uganda but his driver's licence was retained meaning he was unable to work.
He added: "I had to explain to people what had happened. My daughter was expecting me to pick her up to take her to school that day and I had to tell her what had happened and she would have to think 'is my daddy a rapist?'.
"The people I work with, they look at me differently now, I can see it in people's reactions. It's changed things for me and my girlfriend as well.
"The whole thing is terrible. I've been feeling suicidal - what's the point when I've done nothing wrong and this happens?"
A Metropolitan police spokesman said a complaint had been received regarding the arrest but said they could not comment on the case.
Police are still appealing for information in relation to the rape on the Benhill estate on January 11. If you have information, you can call police on 101 or the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Sunnen Products has replaced its SV-1000, SV-400 and SV-500 vertical honing platforms with the SV-2000, SV-2400 and SV-2500 series with upgraded capabilities.
The SV-2000 offers a choice of controlled-force or controlled-rate tool feed. Controlled-rate enables automatic tool feed in increments as small as 0.1 micron (0.000010"). Controlled-force tool feed monitors force in the tool-feed system and feeds the abrasive at the highest rate possible for part conditions. The SV-2400 includes selectable constant spindle load and controlled-rate tool feed.
The range of machines features a 7.5-kW (10-hp) servo spindle and can process bores ID from 3 to 300 mm for parts such as fuel injectors, piston pumps, gun barrels, hydraulic components, engine/compressor cylinders, diesel cylinder liners and landing gear. Whole-bore, constant-crosshatch angle eliminates the flattening of the crosshatch angle at stroke-reversal points. The machines can be set up to hone only on the pull stroke or to produce custom profiled and tapered bores. The new platforms include safe-drive technology that monitors all safety devices with a separate PLC that stops or limits the speed of the drives if triggered.


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 11/5/2014 (1199 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I can't take it any more. I go out for dinner and three out of six people have their phones by their plates ready to take a call in front of everybody. I don't want to lose all my friends, but I don't know what to do. I abhor the rudeness. -- Getting No Respect, Tuxedo
Dear No Respect: The next time a friend wants to go out for dinner, say you've had it with cellphones at dinner. Offer a phone-free dinner after work hours where you will both leave your phones in the car. If the friend is not willing to do that, suggest a shorter phone-free coffee date instead. If even that doesn't work for your friend, you're down to phone calls with voices. If email and texting is all they're prepared to give you, back off. This person is not a friend anymore! Text-only communication is appropriate with workmates who are on the job or in meetings and you need to exchange important information quickly.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I ate at a restaurant and got so drunk they were afraid for my safety. The manager spoke to me about it and delayed my departure with free food and an hour's worth of coffee. They talked to me and got to know me enough to get a number, and secretly called my son to come and take me home. He was very embarrassed and said: "You disgust me. Get help now, or else."
While it's true I often drink to excess, I have a good job and don't drink every day. I told him to respect his father and mind his own business as I put the roof over his head and the food in the fridge. He said, "I don't respect the drunk you've become." Now he's not talking to me and that kid has been the light of my life since his mother died. Please help. -- Single Dad, Winnipeg
Dear Single Dad: You are a serious problem drinker. You binge, which is a form of alcoholism. When a restaurant has to take time and money to bring you down from a drunken state and then weasel the name of a family member out of you so they can call for help, that means they didn't even trust you in a cab.
To re-establish yourself as a responsible adult, and as a decent father, get yourself the help you need now. Call the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (204-944-6200) for an assessment. One of the things the AFM person may ask you is if other people have mentioned you have a drinking problem. Your son, who lives with you and sees how you operate, has told you clearly, and he has had it. You could lose him, and if this is progression, you could lose your job, home and everything you hold dear over time.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: This is for the hurting nurse who sees her husband's ex-lover visiting a person on her ward and is worried the nurse will neglect the patient. She wrote to say she would never be so unprofessional. Thank you for telling your story through Miss L. I have some appreciation what you are going through.
Be proud of yourself for having the strength to accept that your husband lied. Cowards hide behind lies and bigger cowards justify their lies. If you decide to stay with your husband (your choice, not his), he absolutely needs to admit to his lies, otherwise you will never be able to really trust him again, no matter what you say.
Keep in mind, moving forward without him is not the same as moving forward alone: your family, friends and other support groups can help you. As a nurse, you are probably aware of the many resources available to you, too. Promise yourself to be strong and always get up even if it feels like you can't. -- Understanding Your Pain, Winnipeg
Dear Understanding: Leaving someone with whom you've built a family, a home and a network around you is very difficult. If it can be fixed, and even if scars remain, it can sometimes work out, but only if the cheater comes clean and admits why he or she strayed. Sometimes there's been mutual neglect and misunderstanding -- fault on both sides -- which can be worked out and patched over. In other cases, the cheater was enjoying a warm, loving relationship with his spouse, but got greedy and thought he could get away with it. That problem doesn't patch so easily.
Please send your questions or comments c/o firstname.lastname@example.com or mail letters to Miss Lonelyhearts c/o Winnipeg Free Press, 1355 Mountain Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R2X 3B6


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Chef Kevin Binkley announces plans for the opening of his fourth restaurant, Bink's Scottsdale, at the Shops at Hilton Village, 6107 N. Scottsdale Road, Building C, Suite 110, in Scottsdale.
Chef Binkley looks forward to the opportunities of a central Scottsdale location, "I love that so many of our regular customers live in this area. We also have over 2,400 square feet of space, which allowed us to create a larger bar space to accommodate our customers."
Bink's Scottsdale promises a fresh, organic look with a casual atmosphere. It will open its doors late 2013.
Bink's Scottsdale will be open every day with brunch, lunch, happy hour, and dinner selections. Dishes will focus primarily on locally grown and harvested meats, fruits and vegetables. The restaurant will also provide a full bar with a regular wine list, as well as a reserve wine list.
Kevin, along with his wife, Amy Binkley, own and operate three award-winning restaurants including Binkley's Restaurant in Cave Creek, Café Bink in Carefree, and Bink's Midtown in Central Phoenix. Each restaurant sources and promotes seasonal fare in their menus.
A Valley food pioneer, Chef Kevin Binkley has received numerous accolades. Chef Binkley has been nominated every year since 2005 for the James Beard Award Best Chef of the Southwest. In 2013, the Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame awarded him the Lifetime Achievement award for his long-term excellence in the culinary industry.
Chef Kevin Binkley previously worked at the Inn at Little Washington, and with Chef Thomas Keller at the renowned French Laundry in Napa, California. His creative culinary process has earned national distinction since opening his own restaurants in Arizona.
Established in 2004, his first restaurant, Binkley's, was named Best Restaurant by the Arizona Republic. Bink's Midtown, established in 2013, was recently named Best New Restaurant by both Phoenix Magazine and Phoenix New Times. Bink's Midtown also received the Best Happy Hour Award in Central Phoenix, for the 2013 Phoenix New Times awards.


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A 'GOOD Samaritan' who indecently exposed himself to an elderly pensioner has been jailed for four months.
Kevin Forrest, 49, offered to help carry his 79-year-old victim's shopping bags to the front door of her flat.
But as she turned to thank him Forrest, who is a registered sex offender, had his trousers down round his knee exposing himself.
"This lady was terrified by that," said Catherine Allan, prosecuting. "She was shocked and wanted to get into her flat as soon as possible. She was frightened he might push her into the flat and even rape her."
Miss Allan said the victim was so traumatised she is now frightened to leave her home.
"He knows where she lives and she is terrified he will sexually assault her," said Miss Allan.
She said police had now assessed Forrest as a high risk sex offender following the latest incident. In June 2011 he was convicted of voyeurism after he tried to film a lady using a pub toilet.
"The police are very concerned about this escalation in his behaviour," said Miss Allan.
Forrest, of Heaton Street, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to indecent exposure. He was jailed for four months, given a five year restraining order banning him from contacting his victim and ordered to sign the sex offenders register for seven years.
Gareth Price, defending, said when the victim returned to her block of flats Forrest had been sitting in the lobby and she asked him to help with her bags.
"At that point there was no intention of doing anything else and he was simply being a Good Samaritan," said Mr Price. "He can't explain what happened next but it wasn't something he had planned. He accepts it was a shocking and upsetting incident for the lady concerned."
DC Tim Aspinall, who led the investigation, said: "This was a particularly worrying offence committed against a 79-year-old woman returning from a shopping trip.
"Forrest followed her into the foyer of her secure accommodation block and initially portrayed himself as a good Samaritan helping her with her shopping into the communal lift, he has stayed with her until she reached her door and on turning to thank him he has exposed himself to her. "Luckily, she has had the foresight to get in her flat and contact the police with a very good initial description leading to his arrest the following day."


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Goalkeeper Rob Tolfrey says Kingstonian's super-fast attacking style will have their Blue Square South rivals running scared.
Tolfrey hailed the attacking front line of Dean Lodge, Andre McCollin and Wade Small, as a real handful after the trio left Harrow Borough trailing in their wake on Monday.
"Our pace will scare opponents. Some defenders will not be able to cope," said the 25-year-old.
"They work very well together, even from where I am at the other end of the pitch, I can see how they gave Harrow a torrid time.
"But it is not just about pure pace. It is the general all-round speed of movement, the balls into the channels and taking free kicks quickly. I can see teams really struggling to cope."
Tolfrey, who has made 129 appearances for Ks since joining from Horsham in 2009 following spells with Crawley Town and Whyteleafe, was impressed by what he has seen from the squad so far.
"Creating the chances and the goals we score, come from the whole team being confident," he said.
"The confidence starts from the back. If you're comfortable on the ball you can start to trust players. You don't mind giving them the ball.
"We're looking good, keeping hold of the ball and playing a lot of football in the opponent's half."
Ks host Margate on Saturday before a bank holiday trip to Concord Rangers and Tolfrey insisted the busy schedule is what it is all about.
"Pre-season has been good, but this is what we live for – the league games and the three points," he said.


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Is there anyone out there who, like me, has had a go at persuading bumblebee queens to start colonies under artificial conditions ?
I've had some success with B. terrestris, by confining queens in a warm place with a supply of pollen and dilute 'sugar solution'.
I'd very much like to swap ideas / techniques with others - in particular with assembling know-how on success with other UK species of bumblebee and on free-flying success with such colonies.
I look forward to hearing from you !
I have heard that fructose is a better food than sugar which is sucrose…..I have a book, purchased from the USA called "Befriending bumblebees. A practical guide to raising local bumblebees." by Elaine Evans, published by University of Minnesota. HTH, Cheers George Pilkington
Hello George,
Many thanks for your feedback many days ago.
Perhaps I should own up to being a beekeeper of many years, but also with a scientific background: and about 9 years besotted with bumblebees.
The bee-handling experience I have is invaluable for re-locatingand running bumblebee colonies; and my techniques are continuing to develop.
Yes, I too have the book 'Befriending Bumblebees'. I got mine form IBRA. I've found it rather useful back in the spring when I tried to get some captured queens to start nesting.
In the book they mention using High Fructose Corn Syrup as a nectar substitute, but I've regarded this as typical of a USA beekeeping approach to feeding, since I know the big commercial beekeepers make much use of it. However, I've also picked up from somewhere that one of the possible candidates for suspicion as a cause of CCD was High Fructose Corn syrup !
And anyway, much nectar is based on sucrose, so bee enzyme systems are capable of converting sucrose without difficulty.
Anyway, back in the spring I tried to persuade queens of B. terrestris, lucorum, pratorum, lapidarius and hypnorum to start colonies - one of each, except two terrestris. One terrestris got started pretty quickly, the other after a delay of about 2 - 3 weeks. Nothing with the others.
I was holding the queens in a mini-fridge set up as an incubator at about 30C. (Mini fridges work by something called Peltier Effect, and depending which way the electronics are powered can be used to cool, or heat. Maplin sell kits for making suitable thermostats.)
I used pollen harvested from honey bees and diluted honey as a nectar equivalent.
Eventually both terrestris queens had cocoons which hatched to workers. It is a complicated story, with much time input and late nights, because all the manipulations were done under red light at night indoors. I've also got large numbers of photos of the project as well as conventional notes.
The bees were later united (one queen died) using the smelly Talcum powder method that works so well when you unite honey bee colonies.
At present the little colony is up the garden and still being fed.
That's enough for now.
PS. Your anti wax-moth doorway looks extremely useful !
Hi Clive, thanks for the introduction and comments re bumblebee cat flap! Wait till you see my solitary insect house!
I must confess I have never owned a honeybee hive nor tried to artificially entice bumblebee queens to start egg laying et al. I have no knowledge other than reading said book and other books. The fructose/sucrose debate, I agree may well be partly responsible for CCD in the USA and I used some made by Tate and Lyle and asked them questions about it and its nutritional value for bees and bumblebees…..they never replied, surprise surprise. I am aware that they use fructose in other EU countries hence me trying it with some cold bumblebees I rescued.
I have been several times to the Conway Honey Festival, which is many 100 years old and still going strong! Worth a visit if you have never been.
The mini fridge….mine has beer in!!! Sorry off to bed now…..will continue soon. Cheers George Pilkington
Hi Clive and George
I don't have any experience in raising bumblebees, but followed the discussion on the sugars you had. Just to chip in a bit more info on a similar topic: I was reading about the phenomenon of lime trees with many dead bees below them. It turns out it's because bees cannot metabolise mannose, and it accumulates in their bodies, causing paralysis! There are a few sources of information on that, but this one (http://www.jas.org.pl/jas_54_2_2010_7.pdf) should be free to access.
Hi All,
Two things to record:-
1. I'm trying captive rearing of B. terrestris again. Incubator conditions. Two queens in separate boxes.
There have been so many terrstris queens about that I think it is fair to try doing it again even this spring.
I'll try to remember to post info about it here.
2. If you look at the B. hypnorum 2013 thread, you'll see that I've been trying starting a colony by putting a captured queen into a Bird Nestbox furnished with an old birds nest. The second attempt seems to have worked, because the box buzzes when touched !
I may move this topic material to hereabouts later, because it is much more specialised than just general hypnorum chatter.
Yours Clive


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Editor's note: The following answer is excerpted from a presentation made by Ron Butler, dairy scientist at Cornell University, at the recent Cornell Nutrition Conference.
Q: What are some of the nutritional and management strategies during the dry period to reduce negative energy balance and improve fertility in the next lactation?
A: During late pregnancy, insulin resistance in adipose tissue contributes to increasing plasma non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) concentrations. And subsequent oxidation of NEFA by the liver is the cause of decreasing dry matter intake as cows approach calving.
Studies over the past few years suggest that energy nutrition during the dry period interacts with insulin resistance during the late prepartum period. Excess energy intake not only during the close-up period, but also during the far-off dry period, exacerbates insulin resistance.
Collectively, these reports indicate that overfeeding energy to dry cows results in changes in metabolism that, in turn, likely predispose cows to decreased dry matter intake and higher NEFA in the peripartal period. Cows with high body condition scores are particularly at risk.
Recommendations for energy nutrition of dairy cows during both the far-off and close-up periods have evolved over the past several years toward the goal of meeting, but not markedly exceeding energy requirements ie. no more than 110 to 120 percent. Controlling energy intake via high-bulk diets (containing straw) or moderately restricted feeding prepartum result in similar metabolic profiles, but limit feeding is difficult to manage successfully, especially when cows and heifers are co-mingled in pens with the associated social and behavioral interactions.
Currently, there is global interest and widespread research activity toward identifying genetic mechanisms regulating feed intake, feed efficiency, early ovulation and IGF-I production. Such studies seek to relate these characteristics to single nucleotide polymorphisms utilizing the tools of genomic analysis, data records on performance, and genetic selection. As an early example, Fert (+) cows express higher milk yield and higher conception rates to AI, but no difference in feed intake or energy balance. Future benefits and opportunities from this type of research will have major impacts.
Negative energy balance (NEBAL) may begin prepartum in association with declining feed intake. Excess body condition is one factor related to decreased feed intake. During the first three weeks of lactation, NEBAL delays early ovulation and recovery of postpartum reproductive function and provides the major nutritional link to low fertility in lactating dairy cows. NEBAL may detrimentally impact the oocyte that is released after ovulation and exert other carryover effects on uterine conditions, resulting in reduced conception rate to insemination. Reducing NEBAL is beneficial, but very difficult to achieve in cows being managed for high milk yield. Maintaining intakes through the prepartum period to calving and increasing intake rapidly thereafter reduces NEBAL and the detrimental effects on coordinated ovarian and liver function.
Management of feed intake, nutrition, and metabolic health of lactating cows for improved reproductive performance must begin prepartum in the dry period and continue through early lactation.
- Metabolic changes in periparturient cows associated with onset of NEBAL appear most responsible for the coordinated detrimental effects on metabolic health and reproductive performance.
- Negative energy balance during lactation is related to decreasing feed intake prepartum and delaying early ovulation that reduces fertility during the breeding period.
- Negative energy balance and metabolism during lactation impair postpartum reproductive function via effects on body condition score loss, oocyte/embryo quality, and the uterine environment.