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Here you can find a list of neonicotinoids and their trade names (brand name). Please note that not all the brand names are listed and the availability of any chemical and its brands may change through time.
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Here you can find a list of neonicotinoids and their trade names (brand name). Please note that not all the brand names are listed and the availability of any chemical and its brands may change through time.
Over the past decade populations of honey bees and other pollinators have been in decline worldwide. This phenomenon, often referred to in media as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), is characterized by a rapid loss of a colony's adult worker bee population, and has been associated with Varroa mites, viruses, environmental stress, and pesticides. Reports of the 'mysterious disappearance of bees' abound in scholarly studies and the media, along with disclaimers that no causal effect has been proven.
An article entitled "Existing Scientific Evidence of the Effects of Neonicotinoid Pesticides on Bees", which appeared in an online European Parliament publication (EAA, 2012), describes a causal effect – bee poisoning by neonicotinoid pesticides. Mounting undeniable scientific evidence has surfaced from around the globe linking neonicotinoid pesticides to mass bee deaths.
In order to protect honey bees, various member states of the European Union have taken regulatory action on the use of specific neonicotinoids. The European Parliament report describes that "neonicotinoids block an intrinsic chemical pathway which transmits nerve impulses to the insect central nervous system" causing irreversible and cumulative damage to the central nervous system and death. Bees exposed to neonicotinoids exhibit convulsions, tremors, and uncoordinated movements typical of exposure to neurotoxins.
Neonicotinoids are systemic pesticides that are absorbed into plant tissues. The poisons are highly soluble in water and are applied to a variety of agricultural crops with sprays, seed coatings, soil drenchers and granules, injections into tree trunks, or as an additive to irrigation water. Neonicotinoids migrate through soil and the entire plant all the way to the flowers. This causes toxic, lethal, and chronic exposure to non-target species including earthworms, birds, fish, and pollinators (Mason, et al., 2012). Additional exposure routes also exist depending on the method of application. Neonicotinoids are able to remain in the plant tissues for months to several years.
Even low dose exposure to neonicotinoids can result in serious sub-lethal effects on insects. Residues in nectar and pollen often lead to long-term exposure for pollinators. There is no safe level of exposure, as even tiny amounts of insecticides can have long term negative effects. The European Parliament publication (EAA, 2012) reported sub-lethal effects include a wide range of behavioural disturbances in honey bees including:
A recent scientific publication from Kanazawa University in Japan (Yamada, et. al., 2012) explains that "the high-concentration pesticide (neonicotinoids) seems to work as an acute toxicity and the low- and middle-concentration ones do as a chronic toxicity … In supposing that a pesticide is sprayed and diluted in water of a rice paddy or an orchard and its concentration becomes low, the low-concentration pesticide carried by foraging bees continues to affect a colony for a long time and finally leads to a collapse of a colony or the failure in wintering."
Representing the main Big Ag neonicotinoid pesticide producers, CropLife Canada, maintains that its lucrative neonicotinoid business should not be held responsible and accountable for any honey bee colony declines and instead insists that Varroa mites are primarily to blame (Hepworth, 2013).
A Health Canada (2013) report titled "Evaluation of Canadian Bee Mortalities that Coincided with Corn Planting in Spring 2012" describes:
"an unusually high number of reports of honey bee mortalities were received from beekeepers in corn growing regions of Ontario and Quebec. The majority of reports were from southern Ontario, involving over 40 beekeepers and 240 different bee yard locations. Additionally, one report was received from Quebec involving eight bee yards. Timing and location of these honey bee mortalities appeared to coincide with planting corn seed treated with insecticides."
Beekeepers monitored their affected hives throughout the season and reported on the ongoing effects. These included lack of recovery, dwindling colonies, and lack of honey production. Prior to their exposure the bees were healthy.
"Residue analysis was conducted to determine whether bees were exposed to the insecticides used on treated corn seeds. … Clothianidin was detected in approximately 70% of the samples analyzed in Ontario and clothianidin and thiamethoxam were detected in the samples analyzed from Quebec. On a bee yard basis, these residues were detected in approximately 80% of the bee yards where dead bee samples were collected and analysed."
Our research apiary is located in a semi-agricultural area with large stretches of forests and scattered residential homes. To the East is grazing land and an estimated 100 acres of cultivated land. In 2010 and 2011 this field was planted with corn and in 2012 it was planted with soy. In early May of 2010 we observed several hundred dying and dead bees on the ground in front of some of the colonies. They displayed the typical signs of insecticide poisoning; many were dead while others were on their backs with their legs twitching and proboscis extended. By late July, six colonies displayed dying brood and dwindling population, both signs of colony collapse disorder.
Since 1992 we have kept four hives on scales so that their weight changes could be measured daily in the summer and weekly in the winter. Also since 1992 we have been closely monitoring Varroa mite populations (Szabo 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, Szabo & Szabo, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003). During the first 18 years (1992-2010), from a total of 72 different colonies in the four scale hives, only one colony had died. Then, during the winter of 2010-2011 all four scale colonies died. From the other 51 colonies in the same bee yard 31 (61%) died. In the winter of 2011-2012, 10 (33%) of the 30 colonies and two of the four scale colonies died. In early May of 2012 we found hundreds of dead bees in front of four hives. In order to replace the losses 11 new colonies were made up. By October 2012, only 19 of 31 colonies had survived and were prepared for wintering. The collapse of colonies continues to the present.
In early May 2012, old partly decomposed dead bee samples were collected from the front entrances of four colonies and blooming dandelion flowers were collected from the bee yard and ditch near a treated soybean field that had been planted with treated corn in 2010 and 2011. Neonicotinoids in these samples were not detected at the reporting limit of 0.005 ppm for Imidacloprid and Thiamethoxam and 0.001 ppm for Clothianidin. Health Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) personnel did not collect fresh samples from dying colonies or soil and water samples from the field where the crops had been planted.
In early May 2013 another apiary showed extreme colony loss immediately after a neighbouring field had been planted with treated soybean. Exposed treated seed was visible (Figure 1) on the soil surface. Near the edges of the field we found treated seed coats (Figure 2). The bees in the apiary displayed symptoms consistent with neonicotinoid exposure. Out of 50 colonies, 49 immediately showed signs of acute poisoning and a drastic drop in adult bee populations. Samples of the bees were again taken by PMRA personnel. We are still waiting for the test results from these samples.
In 2010 it was first noticed that previously solid brood patterns became irregular and some of the larvae were twisted and dead. In the following months more and more larvae became affected (Figure 3) and the adult bee population shrank to a few hundred per colony. Despite this condition the queen continued to lay eggs (Figure 4) until the entire bee population gradually disappeared. Because neonicotinoid pesticides remain in contaminated pollen and nectar which are fed to the brood, many young larvae cannot develop and mature. As older bees succumb to the chronic poisoning and die there are no replacements. The larvae that do mature emerge into young adult bees that can be found dying and twitching at the hive entrance. Young bees found in this state at the front of hives are a sign that the colony has been compromised by neonicotinoids.
Video 1. Adult bee dying and twitching at hive entrance after soy planting.
Water is essential for honey bee colonies. Bees fly out from hives even in cold weather to collect water from leaves, soil and wherever they can find it. According to Hunt and Krupke (2012) "each corn seed theoretically has enough pesticide to kill well over 100,000 bees." Rain water leaches pesticides into the soil where it can remain active for up to three years and honey bees collect water from wet soil, puddles and ditches. Bees consume the water and if the exposure does not cause acute death, the bees bring the water home to poison their colonies resulting in chronic poisoning. Annual applications of neonicotinoids compound the problem. Figure 5 shows water standing in a treated corn field that bees use for water foraging.
In early spring bees are desperate to collect pollen. They try to collect dust from bird feeders, sawdust, and white powder from poplar tree trunks. A few exposed corn seeds coated in toxic neonicotinoid dust are sufficient to poison entire apiaries as honey bees foraging for pollen carry it back to the colony.
Since neonicotinoid pesticides are systemic and appear in all parts of a plant including roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruit, honey bees become exposed while gathering nectar, pollen, and water.
A 25m × 10m area of grape hyacinth was planted to provide a source of pollen and nectar in early spring and in another area native star thistle was allowed to grow and bloom. Star thistle flowers all summer and grape hyacinth flowers for a month at end of April and in early May. On a sunny day in 2009, 30 foraging bumblebee queens were counted in 10 minutes on the grape hyacinth and in 2012 and 2013 none appeared. The last time the large solitary Megachile was observed visiting the star thistle was in 2008 (Figure 6). The sudden death of foraging bees, the subsequent slow decline and disappearance of colony populations and increase in winter losses coincided with the planting of treated corn 150 m from the bee yard.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (2010) recommends the following label warnings for Clothianidin treated seeds:
"This chemical has properties and characteristics associated with chemicals detected in ground water. The use of this chemical in areas where soils are permeable, particularly where the water table is shallow, may result in ground water contamination.
This compound is toxic to birds and mammals. Treated clothianidin seeds exposed on soil surface may be hazardous to birds and mammals. Cover or collect clothianidin seeds spilled during loading.
This compound is toxic to honey bees. The persistence of residues and potential residual toxicity of Clothianidin in nectar and pollen suggests the possibility of chronic toxic risk to honey bee larvae and the eventual instability of the hive."
Imidacloprid producer EastChem states that the pesticide "should be banned from using near beekeeping, sericulture areas and water sources."
Neonicotinoid pesticides should not be used as a pest control measure. Integrated Pest Management practices must be promoted. It should be mandatory for seed companies to make untreated seeds available to farmers.
Neonicotinoids kill beneficial organisms from pollinators to earthworms to predatory insects. Neonicotinoids should be avoided entirely. Spring is a peak water foraging time for honey bees that coincides with seeding time. Spring runoff mixing with neonicotinoid tainted seeds has catastrophic effects on bee populations. The European Commission's decision to ban Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam and Clothianidin should be followed as a first step to protecting our pollinators and ecosystems from this class of chemicals.
Beekeepers cannot continue to absorb the heavy financial loses of their honey bee colonies because of neonicotinoid poisonings and many will be forced out of business. This will affect not only the products of bees such as honey, pollen, propolis and wax, but also fruit, nut, vegetables, oilseeds, etc that make up the pollinator's $2 billion annual contribution to Canada's economy (Canadian Honey Council).
Figure 1. Bright blue treated soybean seeds exposed on the soil surface after planting. Within 2 days of the field being planted, 98% of colonies in an adjacent beeyard died.
Figure 2. Insecticide treated soybean coatings observed near the edge of a field. These can be blown by the wind to poison areas beyond the field.
Figure 3. The brood pattern of a honeybee colony displaying the symptoms of low concentration (sub-lethal) neonicotinoid pesticide poisoning, consistent with colony collapse disorder (CCD).
Figure 4. Days before the collapse of the honey bee colony, the queen was still laying eggs, however the brood failed to develop.
Figure 5. Water standing in treated corn field is consumed and taken back to the hive by foraging bees.
Figure 6. The large solitary leaf cutter bee (Megachile spp.) has not been seen foraging on star thistle since 2008.
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Health Canada (2013) Evaluation of Canadian Bee Mortalities that Coincided with Corn Planting in Spring 2012. Web:
Hepworth, L. (2013): Croplife Canada via The Record: Letter: Challenges to bee health are complex. July 8, 2013. Web:
Hunt G. J.; Krupke C. H. (2012): Neonicotinoid seed treatment and honey bee health. American Bee Journal 152|(9): 889-891.
Mason, R.; Tennekes, H.; Sánchez-Bayo, F.; Jepsen, P.U. (2012): Immunesuppression by neonicotinoid insecticides at the root of global wildlife declines. Journal of Environmental Immuniology and Toxicity, October 2012.
Yamada, T.; Yamada, K.; Wada, N. (2012): Influence of dinotefuran and cothianidin on a bee colony. Jpn. J. Clin. Ecol. Vol. 21 No. 1 2012: 10-23.
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Szabo, T.I. (1994): Rate of infestation of Varroa lacobsoni in honey bee colonies in southern Ontario. American Bee Journal 134: 837-878.
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By John Upton via grist.org
Bees and other insects can breathe a little easier in Oregon — for now. The state has responded to the recent bumbleocalypse in a Target parking lot by temporarily banning use of the type of pesticide responsible for the high-profile pollinator die-off.
For the next six months, it will be illegal to spray Safari or other pesticides [PDF] containing dinotefuran neonicotinoids in the state.
Oregon's ban comes after more than 50,000 bumblebees and other pollinators were killed when Safari was sprayed over blooming linden trees to control aphids in a Wilsonville, Ore., parking lot. A similar incident in Hillsboro, Ore., was also cited by the state's agriculture department as a reason for the ban.
Oregon Department of Agriculture Director Katy Coba said in a statement [PDF] that she has directed her agency to impose the ban to help prevent further such "bee deaths connected to pesticide products with this active ingredient until such time as our investigation is completed. Conclusions from the investigation will help us and our partners evaluate whether additional steps need to be considered."
Somewhat confusingly, retailers will still be allowed to sell the products. It will just be illegal for landscapers and gardeners to actually use them. From The Oregonian:
"We're not trying to get it off the shelves, or trying to tell people to dispose of it, we're just telling people not to use it," said Bruce Pokarney, a spokesperson for the department of agriculture.
While Pokarney acknowledged it would be difficult to cite individual homeowners, he said licensed pesticide applicators would be violating Oregon regulations if they use dinotefuran-based insecticides on plants in the next 180 days.
The temporary ban only affects pesticide use that might harm pollinators, like bumblebees. Safari is one of the insecticides restricted by the Agriculture Department. Most of the restricted insecticides are used primarily for ornamental, not agricultural, pest control.
Dinotefuran use in flea collars, and ant and roach control will still be allowed.
The Xerces Society, a nonprofit insect conservation group that's helping to investigate the pollinator die-offs, thinks the temporary ban is a good idea. But Executive Director Scott Black said it would be an even better idea if sales of the pesticides were suspended, lest consumers unwittingly use them in violation of the law. "At a minimum, all products on the shelf should have clear signage about the restriction on their use," he told Grist.
Guess who thinks the ban is not such a good idea?
"We do not believe the scope of these measures is necessary with the information available," Safari manufacturer Valent said in a statement, "and we will work to get the restrictions lifted as soon as possible."
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The researchers aren't suggesting that high-fructose corn syrup is itself toxic to bees, instead, they say their findings indicate that by eating the replacement food instead of honey, the bees are not being exposed to other chemicals that help the bees fight off toxins, such as those found in pesticides.
Cutting the crappy sweeteners from honeybees' diets and allowing them to eat a bit more of their own honey won't necessarily save them in a world doused in pesticides. But it might give bees back some of their natural defenses against the poisons they encounter every day.
It's time to share more honey with the honeybees that make it.
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Written by Jennifer Anderson via portlandtribune.com
You've heard of eco-roofs and rooftop gardens, but the latest twist to hit Portland comes with a sweeter payout: rooftop honeybee hives.
New Seasons Market recently installed a honeybee hive atop its store in Happy Valley, a picturesque suburb 15 minutes east of Clackamas that's a mix of newer homes and farmland.
"They'll go to all these neighborhoods, start pollinating everyone's gardens and yards, the fruit trees and farms," says Portland beekeeper Damian Magista, surveying the skyline from the grocery store's roof. "It's a great environment here. There's plenty of food."
In other words: Happy bees make lots of honey.
By late August, Magista expects the bees to produce enough honey to start selling it at the Happy Valley store.
But that's not the primary motivation for New Seasons' "Bee Part of the Solution" campaign.
The company aims to educate people about the honeybee's critical link in the ecosystem, and the fact that they are dying out worldwide, due to what's known as Colony Collapse Disorder.
The number of managed honeybee colonies in the U.S. has decreased from 5 million in the 1940s to 2.5 million today, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
A May 2 report by the U.S.D.A. and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency points to a variety of stressors, including parasites and disease, genetics, poor nutrition and pesticide exposure.
Scientists at the Oregon State University Honey Bee Lab have been focusing on two factors in particular.
They're studying the impact of a honeybee pest called the invasive varroa mite, as well as poisoning by pesticides applied to crops or to hives to control insects, mites and other pests.
New Seasons sees it as part of its mission to educate people about the phenomenon, because of the direct link to the food chain.
"There is an important link between the health of American agriculture and the health of our honeybees for our country's long-term agricultural productivity," said Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan, upon the release of the latest federal report.
New Seasons could install a second rooftop hive at its Sellwood store in Southeast Portland in June after a process required by Multnomah County to notify neighbors.
The initial hope was to install honeybee hives on all 12 of the local grocery chain's rooftops (a 13th location opens late August in Northeast Portland's Eliot neighborhood). But Washington County won't allow it, so the Progress Ridge store in Beaverton may miss out.
The rooftop hive idea was sparked by an incident last summer, when a swarm of bees made its home above the New Seasons sign at its Raleigh Hills store in Southwest Portland. Local TV cameras came and documented the removal of the swarm, which was safely relocated.
A few other grocery store chains have begun rooftop hive projects, including Bi-Rite in San Francisco, which New Seasons used as a model, says Mark Feuerborn, the Happy Valley store manager.
Feuerborn, a home beekeeper who'll manage his store's hives, is excited for what's to come. A "bee cam" will let people peek in on the hives and the honey harvesting. Shoppers can draw a direct link to the products in the store through new displays of honey-based products — everything from lip balm and candles to jars of pure, unprocessed honey made in Portland.
"Two miles away is Saelee Farms," Feuerborn says. "We can see our bees pollinating their products, ending up on our shelves. This is a way for people to remember that."
Lots of local buzz
Interest in urban beekeeping has soared in recent years.
"Portlandia" could even write an episode called "Put a bee on it."
There's a Portland Metro Beekeepers' Association, whose members keep bees for hobby and business.
The Portland-based Xerces Society, a nonprofit invertebrate conservation group, launched a "Bring back the pollinators" campaign. That's attracted more than 1,000 people who signed a pledge to do four things: grow a variety of bee-friendly flowers that bloom from spring through fall; protect and provide bee nests and caterpillar host plants; avoid using pesticides, especially insecticides; and talk to neighbors about the importance of pollinators and their habitat.
There's also a Portland Urban Beekeepers group, which aims to promote the public's awareness of "apiculture" and the overall health and diversity of bees in the Pacific Northwest. Club president Tim Wessels says his group started with a dozen or so people meeting informally in 2010. Last spring they'd grown so large that they created officer positions and began meeting monthly. Today there are 115 members who pay the $15 annual dues, plus another 240 members on Facebook.
As president, he's asked people why they're drawn to bees, and he more or less gets the same answer: "Well, the bees are hurting, aren't they? We just want to help out and see if we can bring the population back."
Others just like honey, and he's cool with that, too.
Wessels and fellow beekeeper/business partner Glen Andresen are working with a grad student at OSU's Honey Bee Lab and retired entomologist Dewey Caron on an effort to breed a local queen bee. Most of the purchased queens here come from Southern California or Kona, Hawaii, Wessels says. Unsurprisingly, they're not able to survive Oregon's winters.
Wessels believes it's possible to breed a Portland honeybee with "hygienic behavior," which is their behavioral mechanism of disease resistance. After the queen lays an egg in a cell, if a worker bee somehow determines mites are in the cell, it would remove the mite. The result is that the mites aren't able to reproduce.
It might sound like a far-fetched idea, but Wessels and his team have about 100 hives around Portland, and they're collecting swarms that did survive this past winter.
"If we are successful in developing a more locally adapted honey bee, perhaps others can use this model in other cities," he says.
Sweet new products
Magista, the beekeeper working with New Seasons, owns a startup company called Bee Local, which harvests and sells micro-batches of artisan honey varieties — with flavors made distinct by the flora and fauna of each neighborhood. He works with backyard beekeepers in the Mt. Tabor, Laurelhurst, Powellhurst and Brooklyn neighborhoods, and the buzz is spreading.
Beekeepers estimate there are about 500 hives being kept by people in Portland, many on rooftops, since bees are attracted to trees at about the 15-to-20-foot height.
One of those rooftops is at Noble Rot restaurant in Portland, and more could soon follow. That's good news for honey connoisseurs.
"What dictates the taste is the flowers and forage in that particular area," says Magista, who won a 2013 "Local Food Hero" award in March, presented by Ecotrust.
"It's more than just the honey, it's really about getting people to be more in touch with their immediate environment. What can I do at my home, in my yard to make a difference?"
[read original article via portlandtribune.com]
Bee shortage threatens farmland: Mites, diseases, and pesticides are all suspected of contributing to bee colony collapse disorder. The bees are dying at such a fast rate that farmers who rely on bees for pollination are now reserving them five years in advance. NBC's Anne Thompson reports.
Today we're excited to share HoneyLove, one of our Charity Pot partners with you. We knew there was no better way to get you buzzing than to have Chelsea and Rob write about the amazing work that they do, and all the ways that you can help!
In the Spring of 2011, HoneyLove co-founders Chelsea and Rob McFarland would have never guessed that a swarm of honey bees showing up in their backyard would provide the inspiration for what has quickly become their life's passion—a non-profit organization committed to conserving honey bees. Fast-forward to 2013 and HoneyLove has created an impressive local organization with a global footprint.
Bees pollinate 80% of the world's plants including 90 different food crops, which means that 1 out of every 3 bites of food is thanks to a bee. However, since 2006, more than one third of honeybee colonies collapsed nationwide, a global phenomenon now called Colony Collapse Disorder or CCD. And while there is no one smoking gun causing CCD, scientists now widely agree that it is a result of a combination of factors, made manifest by industrial beekeeping and the use of agricultural pesticides such as neonicotinoids.
While the situation is dire, honey bees permanently living in urban environments seem to be relatively unaffected by CCD. Why? Urban bees find more than enough varied forage in home gardens, landscaping and weedy areas to feed themselves throughout the seasons. And since the vast majority of the forage in the city is pesticide-free—because most homeowners aren't dumping industrial-strength chemicals on their yards—bees have one less mortal enemy to contend with. While the city represents the bees' best shot at surviving and thriving, HoneyLove still has a lot of work to do to ensure we will have a healthy ecosystem in the future. HoneyLove.org inspires and educates urban beekeepers at free educational workshops and beekeeping mentoring sessions. Attendees learn all about how to become urban beekeepers along with fun and interesting facts about bees; for example:
• Bees collect 4 things, water, nectar, pollen, and propolis.
• The honey bee is the only insect that produces food eaten by man.
• 1 lb of honey is the product of bees visiting two million flowers and flying 55,000 miles.
• Honey is the only food that does not spoil (bacteria can't grow in it, and because of its low moisture content and low pH – honey can last indefinitely).
You can learn more fascinating bee facts here
"By working with LUSH's Charity Pot, we were able to really step up our education efforts in a short time. We host monthly workshops ranging from real practical beekeeping topics to things like mead-making, beeswax symposiums, honey tastings, and how to plant a pollinator-friendly garden. We try to find something for everyone. We want to give people easy ways to contribute to the future of honey bees, knowing full well that not everyone wants to put on the suit and do the whole beekeeper thing" explains Rob.
"On HoneyLove's website everyone can find something to do to help the bees, ranging 'easy' to 'hard-core', depending on how sticky you want to get your hands" jokes Chelsea.
Easy ways you can help today:
PLANT bee-friendly plants in your yard and put out a water source. Bee-friendly plants include native and old-fashioned "heirloom" varieties, borage, sage, mint, thyme, lavender and most other herbs too.
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How was your weekend? Any good birds? (Turducken doesn't count!) Don't be shy… tell us about your best bird!
My best bird was Great Black-backed Gull on the Tappan Zee Bridge en route from NYC to Rochester; great black-backs always look so regal perched atop lightposts. Charlie contended with any number of common British backyard birds. Corey, however, far and away took the prize when a Shearwater landed in his Queens, NY apartment. We suspect that he'll probably be Corey's best bird of every weekend!
What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed in the comments section. If you've blogged about your weekend experience, we invite you to include the link in your comment.
My best birds were three wood ducks on a pond in my neighborhood. Beautiful.
I saw a gull. It was ivory-colored.
Saw a Grey Phalarope – Rosse Franjepoot – Phalaropus fulicarius
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Definitely a raptor weekend here in southeast Arizona; I've put photos of four falcon species up at http://birdaz.com . But my favorite of the weekend had to be Sage Sparrows, which are pretty local around here and always beautiful.
Link to post best bird of our wonderful week-end was a fourth year Imperial Eagle; the Kaiseradler Aquila heliaca is an all too scarce migrant to northern Tanzania. This raggedy adolescent was probably driven south by Kenya's dreadful and continuing drought.
I didn't really get any birding done and would only like to comment that I googled "Turducken" and find that serving me a dead turkey stuffed with a dead duck stuffed with a dead chicken stuffed with (obviously also dead) sausage is possibly the one thing that could turn me into a radical vegetarian once and for all.
Too bad, Jochen. Apparently America didn't rub off on you at all.
@Nate: Ha! Okay, I am willing to admit that Turducken might taste very good, but it's just too much meat – you know – like a poultry version of "Supersize me". But no worries, lots of good things did rub off on me but it was not necessarily the American food.
Okay, while I am at it (hijacking 10,000birds), I did enjoy Angel Cake, donuts (although iut was incredibly difficult to find a Horton's around Ann Arbor – Horton's is Canadian, right?), sushi, and your steak (beef tastes much better in the US than in Europe, for some reason – probably the way cattle is bred in the US).
However, I severely missed German bread, European cheese, a decent beer, and generally foods where reading the content doesn't require a PhD in Chemistry.
Hey, Nate, back to some real birds!
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@Jochen- Since we're hijacking this comment thread we might as well go all the way. American steak is better, probably because it's closer to the cow here than in Europe, and I'll give you crusty bread, interesting cheeses and simpler food (most of the time).
But I'll be damned if I let you talk bad about American beer! The mass-produced stuff is swill, but I'd put our craft and micro-breweries up against any in the world. The creativity and variety of American beers is unmatched. Unmatched, I say! You just have to know where to look.
@ Nate: well, I suppose your steak tastes better because your cattle is mostly kept on huge farms where they feed on real, almost natural grass. In central Europe, cattle are also kept outside but the areas are often too small so the cattle has to be fed as well by providing additional fooder, and the meadows are heavily fertilized and contain little herbs and natural vegetation, just "fad" grass.
About the beer: well, I suppose you just have to prove that to me when I visit NC. I would like to mention though that I am (as all Germans are) very conservative when beer is involved and am very fond of the Reinheitsgebot (purity law?) – so don't think you'll win me over by serving me any corn beer or beer mixed with fermented berry juice or whatever – just straight beer made from water, hops and malt.
Cheers, Nate – literally!
I do hope to visit you soon – not just for the birds (but a Swallow-tailed Kite would be nice to see, no doubt).
@Jochen- Ugh, corn and berry beer is an abomination. And you can do wonderful things just playing with all the variations of malt and hops (for my money, mostly hops…).
@Nate – good to know. I'll have to inquire before my future-whenever-trip to the US how many bottles of beer I am legally allowed to take with me – or what the punishment is if I import a few too many.
with "take with me" I meant both import to and export from the states…
Is it still after the weekend? 'Cause I don't think the first weekend in December will be as exciting as the last weekend in November. And…does Tuesday count as part of the weekend? Even though it was December? If the answers are yes, then, like Patrick, I saw a gull. And it was ivory-colored. With a little black: http://www.flickr.com/photos/queensgirl
But, if you are going to be strict, then my best bird of the last weekend in November was a Short-tailed Hawk flying about 3-feet above my head on the road to the Everglades. Three White-tailed Kites run a close second (or third, if you count the gull).
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After leading fans on a brief but merry chase through the internet regarding the identity of Biter, George R.R. Martin has now confirmed both actors. As previously reported, Andy Beckwith is indeed Rorge… but Biter is, I admit, a bit of a surprise to me just in terms of appearance. Cast in the role is Gerard Jordan, who (among other things) met former President Bill Clinton when he was younger (hence Martin's remark at the end that it was good that the "big dog"—refererring to Clinton's nickname—was not bitten).
Scratch that. WICnet pointed out that, as hard as it may be to believe, there's more than one actor from Ireland named Gerard Jordan. Who'd have thought it? This is the best photo found of the actor in question. He certainly looks a bit tougher than the other actor we noted, and should transform into the hideous Biter without too much difficulty.


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Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson broke Jerry Rice's record for most receiving yards in a single season during the fourth quarter of Saturday night's game against the Atlanta Falcons.
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Johnson broke the record on a 26-yard reception from Matthew Stafford late in the fourth quarter. The catch gave him 1,871 yards on the season with the Lions trailing, 31-16. The Lions went on to lose 31-18.
Johnson has 1,892 yards receiving heading into the Lions' season finale against the Chicago Bears.
Johnson tied Michael Irvin's NFL record for most 100-yard games in a season with 11 earlier in the game and posted his eighth consecutive game with 100 yards or more, also an NFL record.
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During the third quarter, Rice told ESPN during its telecast of the game that the record would fall against the Falcons.
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ORLANDO, Fla., April 9 (UPI) -- A silver Dodge Durango rammed into an Orange County, Fla., day care center, on Wednesday, killing a 4-year-old girl.
The hit-and-run also injured 14 people, including children, some of whom were transported to nearby hospitals in serious condition.
The police believe the driver of the truck was 28-year-old convicted felon Robert Corchado.
Authorities said they located the Durango outside a house in Winter Park, Fla., though Corchado is still at large.
Orange County Fire Rescue spokesman John Mulhall described the scene at the crash as "intense," while Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Wanda Diaz said some of the injuries were "very, very serious."
"It was chaos everywhere," witness Ronny Avellan told the New York Times. "The vehicle was inside the day care, almost in the middle, and there were kids everywhere, on tables and running around. I saw one of the teachers giving CPR to a child."
Corchado was out of jail on bail on a drug charges. He previously served two years for cocaine trafficking.
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NYC Resistor member Adam Mayer just posted this fantastic guide to reading the data off of old EPROM chips. To grab the data, you'll need an Arduino Mega (or a microcontroller with 24 I/O pins), jumper cables, breadboard, and of course an EPROM to read. Adam also suggests having a fair bit of wits, though he says "unless you're exceptionally addled you should be fine."
But what kind of data can you expect to find in these digital time capsules? "The bulk of the ROM probably contains binary instructions, but anything could be in there—images, fonts, screed, mysteries," he says. Adam also offers plenty of suggestions for how to interpret the data you might find and shows how he uncovered Hebrew and English glyphs inside one of the chips. So if you're interested in uncovering some of the data that could be stored in your old electronics devices, check out his detailed writeup and let us know what you find!


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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today held a public meeting to discuss implementation of the Commission's fiscal year 2012-2016 Strategic Plan. The Commission approved the Strategic Plan in a 4-1 vote in February 2012.
As stated in the Strategic Plan, the mission of the EEOC is to stop and remedy unlawful employment discrimination so that the nation can achieve our ultimate vision of justice and equality in the workplace. The plan serves as a framework for the Commission in achieving this mission by focusing on three objectives: strategic law enforcement, education and outreach, and efficiently serving the public. The three strategic objectives each have a number of performance measures detailing outcomes to be achieved during the four-year period the plan is in effect. The performance measures are designed to assess the Commission's progress in carrying out its mission in a time of static or declining resources and a growing need for its services.
The Agency's Performance Improvement Officer (PIO), Claudia Withers, answered questions about Performance Plan 1, addressing the Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) and each of the performance measures. Withers reiterated the agency's commitment to mission-critical thinking, transparent governance, interagency collaboration and public participation. While thanking EEOC staff for their dedication and achievements, she added that work on the performance measures has mostly been accomplished through internal work groups. She added that holding such public meetings keeps the agency accountable to the public it serves.
Withers and Deputy PIO Deidre Flippen discussed the process of Strategic Plan implementation, and highlighted the fact that, of the 14 measures in the plan, the agency has met or exceeded the fiscal year 2012 expectations for eight, and partially met the targets in two of the measures. The four remaining measures had no specific targets for fiscal year 2012. The Quality Control Plan is also on track for development this fiscal year. Details of these achievements are published in the agency's 2012 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR). Withers said work on achieving further SEP plans and recommendations, including ones on the development of sub-regulatory policy guidance; data and research; outreach and education; and national standard operating procedures, is already or soon will be underway. Flippen also described the implementation milestones achieved by the agency since approval of the Strategic Plan.
Among the many benefits of the Strategic Plan, Withers pointed out that fulfillment of the plan's objectives depends on and actually promotes increased collaboration among EEOC staff, as well as ownership by staff of the plan's objectives. Agency leaders echoed the tangible benefits of inclusive and collaborative implementation.
Moreover, Withers said, "Implementation of the Strategic Plan will help the Commission carry out its mission as efficiently as possible, in the short run. In the long run, the plan will set a strong foundation for the agency for years to come."
The Commission will hold open the Feb. 20 Commission meeting record for 15 days, and invites audience members, as well as other members of the public, to submit written comments on any issues or matters discussed at the meeting. Public comments may be mailed to Commission Meeting, EEOC Executive Officer, 131 M Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20507, or emailed to: email@example.com.
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MILPITAS, Calif., April 8, 2016 – SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader in flash storage solutions, announced today that it plans to release its fiscal first quarter financial results for the quarter ending April 3, 2016 via Business Wire after the close of the NASDAQ market on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. In light of the pending acquisition by Western Digital Corporation, SanDisk will not hold a conference call to discuss its financial results. SanDisk also plans to publish earnings related materials on its website at www.sandisk.com/ir.
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SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company, is a global leader in flash storage solutions. For more than 25 years, SanDisk has expanded the possibilities of storage, providing trusted and innovative products that have transformed the electronics industry. Today, SanDisk's quality, state-of-the-art solutions are at the heart of many of the world's largest data centers, and embedded in advanced smart phones, tablets and PCs. SanDisk's consumer products are available at hundreds of thousands of retail stores worldwide. For more information, visit www.sandisk.com.
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Important risk factors that may cause such a difference in connection with the proposed merger with Western Digital include, but are not limited to, the following factors: (1) the inability to complete the merger due to the failure to satisfy conditions to completion of the merger, including the receipt of all regulatory approvals related to the merger; (2) uncertainties as to the timing of the consummation of the merger and the ability of each party to consummate the merger; (3) risks that the proposed merger disrupts the current plans and operations of Western Digital or SanDisk; (4) the ability of Western Digital and SanDisk to retain and hire key personnel; (5) competitive responses to the proposed merger; (6) unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the merger; (7) the outcome of any legal proceedings that could be instituted against Western Digital, SanDisk or their respective directors related to the merger; (8) potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the merger; (9) the inability to obtain, or delays in obtaining, cost savings and synergies from the merger; (10) delays, challenges and expenses associated with integrating the combined companies' existing businesses and the indebtedness planned to be incurred in connection with the merger; and (11) legislative, regulatory and economic developments. These risks, as well as other risks associated with the proposed merger, are more fully discussed in the joint proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Western Digital with the SEC in connection with the proposed merger. In addition, actual results are subject to other risks and uncertainties that relate more broadly to SanDisk's overall business, including those more fully described in SanDisk's filings with the SEC including its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2016, and Western Digital's overall business and financial condition, including those more fully described in Western Digital's filings with the SEC including its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 3, 2015 and its quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q for the current fiscal year. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of this date. SanDisk does not undertake any obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statement to reflect future events or circumstances.
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New Research Reveals Unemployment Is Bad for Your Health
It seems that there might be a correlation between long-term unemployment and poor health.
According to the recent Gallup Healthy Behaviors index, unemployed Americans are reportedly less likely to practice good health habits than those who are employed full- or part-time and those who are not in the workforce at all.
The unemployed checked in with the unhealthiest habits, scoring 59.1 on the index, followed by a score of 60.8 by those people who are employed part-time but looking for full-time work.
The poll examines behaviors such as smoking, exercising and eating fruits and vegetables. In all age demographics across the board, the unemployed scored lower than any other age group in the study.
Study implications suggest that unemployed Americans are less likely to make healthy choices in life due to the stress of being out of work, which can lead to misery and depression.
It is also implied that Americans suffering from the perils of being out of work often lean on fast food restaurants for their meals rather than other, healthier dining options.


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New York, NY – June 11, 2015 – Nielsen has released the third edition of its Asian-American consumer report: Asian-Americans: Culturally Connected and Forging the Future—profiling the fastest-growing and most racially diverse segment of the U.S. multicultural majority. As part of Nielsen's ongoing efforts to provide insights that help marketers understand and better serve Asian-American consumers, the report highlights how this flourishing segment is making a powerful impact on today's U.S. economy and culture with their unique tastes, preferences and trendsetting habits.
"Asian-Americans are focused on the future, trendsetting and leading the way in technology, digital entertainment and fresh food while maintaining strong ties to their cultural heritage," said Betty Lo, vice president, Community Alliances & Consumer Engagement, Nielsen. "Increasingly ambicultural, Asian-Americans' cultural identities are shaping the mainstream market."
This report examines Asian-American consumption behaviors in relation to the food, beverage, and health and beauty categories. In addition, Nielsen has provided more detail on the ever-evolving technology and digital content categories, where Asian-Americans continue to over index and are trendsetters when compared to the general consumer market.
Insights from the report show:
Nielsen worked closely with its Asian Pacific American External Advisory Council, which is comprised of industry, community, academia and business leaders, to establish best practices for panel recruitment and procedures to better reflect the consumer habits of the Asian-American community. In addition, Nielsen continues to partner with Asian-American and Pacific Islander-serving organizations to understand what issues matter most to this uniquely diverse community.
"We are proud to work closely with Nielsen to accurately reflect the unique patterns and behaviors that make up the multi-faceted Asian-American community," said Mike Sherman, co-chair, Nielsen Asian Pacific American External Advisory Council and Asian-American Advertising Federation (3AF) board member. "Diverse voices matter, and in order to ensure they are heard loud and clear, we encourage Asian-Americans to say 'yes' if the opportunity to participate as a Nielsen household arises."
To download a copy of the full report, please visit www.nielsen.com.
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Perhaps the most important, but often undervalued step to starting a business in South Dakota is writing a business plan.
A lot of people only write a business plan because the bank won't loan them money until a business plan is submitted. That's a valid reason, but there is a more important benefit. Writing a business plan gets the ideas out of the entrepreneur's head and helps to create a roadmap for where they want the business to go. Business planning is a critical element to creating a successful business.
- Read more about how to write a business plan and what goes into one.
- Here is a free Business Plan Template we created to help you get started.
- If you need more inspiration, try these free Sample Business Plans.
- Last if the business plan template and sample business plans don't provide enough guidance, check out software like Live Plan to guide you through writing the business plan and creating financial projections.
The second step in starting a small business in South Dakota is selecting a business entity, sometimes called a business structure. The business entity is how a business is legally organized to do business. The four primary types include the sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation and LLC. Each has pros and cons and a short description of each is below.
Sole Proprietorship: A sole proprietorship is an individual entrepreneur that decides to go into business. This is easiest and least expensive of the four entities to set up but has a serious potential downside which is unlimited liability. This unlimited liability means that if the business is sued, the owner's personal assets are potentially at risk.
There is no filing for a sole proprietorship in South Dakota.
Learn more about the sole proprietorship advantages and disadvantages.
General Partnership: A general partnership involves two or more people conducting a business together. Like the sole proprietorship, there is no formal filing and just like the sole proprietorship, the partnership has unlimited liability so if the partnership were to be sued, each of the partner's personal assets are potentially at risk.
Corporation: A corporation is a legal business entity that is separate from the individual. While corporations are more expensive and complicated than sole proprietorships and partnerships to form, should the corporation be sued, the owner's personal assets are protected in most cases.
To form a corporation, the Articles of Incorporation need to be filed with the Secretary of State. The filing fee to incorporate is $150.
Limited Liability Company (LLC): The LLC is a popular business entity choice because it provides the liability protection of a corporation with the ease of operation of a sole proprietorship by eliminating the many corporate burdens like holding a board of directors meeting, shareholders meeting, taking minutes, administrative paperwork, etc that a corporation is required to do.
To form an LLC, the Articles of Organization needs to be filed with the Secretary of State. The filing fee is between $150 & $165 depending on how you file.
Learn how to form a South Dakota LLC with our step-by-step guide.
To compare the pros and cons of each of the entities, see our comparison chart of business entities.
Forming a corporation or LLC doesn't require an attorney but can be made easier and done right with the help of a formation service. Some popular services include:
IncFile - $49 plus state fees & free registered agent for 1 year.
Swyft Filings - $49 plus state fees.
Northwest - $49 plus state fees.
After deciding on a business entity, the next step in starting a business in South Dakota is to register a business name.
If you are a sole proprietorship or general partnership in South Dakota and doing business under your full first and last name, John Smith for example, there is no filing, but if the business will operate under a fictitious business name or DBA (Doing Business As) like John Smith's Handyman Service, Mr. Handyman, etc, you will need to file a Fictitious Name Registration, sometimes known as a DBA or Doing Business As. You have the choice of filing with the Secretary of State's office or the Register of Deed's office in the County where the business will be located.
Learn how to register a DBA in South Dakota.
Corporations and LLCs have to pick a name at the time of filing for the entity and each corporation/LLC has to be uniquely named.
Learn how to check the availability of corporation and LLC names in South Dakota.d
A trademark can legally stop others from using names, slogans, or logos that are associated with another brand, product or service. The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) manages the registration of trademarks.
Before settling on a name, check the USPTO database to see if the name you want to use isn't registered to another business.
Registering your business name will not necessarily stop anyone else from using the name you choose. To protect your business name, consider registering for a trademark.
The Employer Identification Number or EIN (sometimes referred to as the Federal Employer Identification Number or FEIN) is a nine-digit tax identification number from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This number identifies a business operating in the U.S, tracks tax returns and is used to open a bank account. Much like what a social security number is to a person, the EIN is a social security number for a business. While most businesses will need to get an EIN, some do not.
Partnerships, corporations and many LLCs OR sole proprietorships with employees must file for an EIN.
Sole proprietorships or a single-member LLC with no employees is NOT required to get an EIN. In these instances, the owner's social security number is used.
Filing the EIN online only takes a few minutes and the number is available immediately. Filing can also be done by mailing the SS-4 form or by calling the IRS. For more information about how to apply and to see our video with a step-by-step guide, check out how to file for an EIN.
To start a business in South Dakota, a company may require certain permits and/or licensing. While there is no general state of South Dakota business license, a business may need to register with a variety of agencies before opening.
Sales Tax License – Any retailer selling, renting, or leasing tangible personal property or products delivered electronically or providing certain services in South Dakota will need to register for a South Dakota Sales Tax License from the Department of Revenue.
There is no cost for this license.
South Dakota Contractor Excise License – Any person entering into a contract for construction services must have a South Dakota contractors' excise tax license. Construction services include the construction, building, installation, and remodeling of real property.
More information about the Contractors Excise License is available from the Department of Revenue.
There is no cost for this license.
Professional & Occupational Licenses – A variety of professionals in the state are regulated and need to register such as architects, plumbers, barbers and many more. Additional information, fees and licensing requirements for professions are available from the state of South Dakota.
In addition to professional licenses, businesses in a variety of industries such as food establishments, daycares and many others require licensing.
Local Business Licenses – Most cities, towns and/or counties in South Dakota require a business to register, even occasionally those that are home-based businesses. Each local entity has its own rules for business activity, so requirements vary depending on location as some require a business license while others have requirements for zoning, building/ building improvements, signage requirements, liquor licenses, etc.
The city hall, mayor, economic development office or even the Chamber of Commerce are all good places to contact and find if you need a business license in your community.
Obtaining financing for a small business can be a stressful and time-consuming process. Similar to getting a home loan, the bank is going to want lots of documentation on your personal finances in addition to a solid idea and the business plan.
As a rule of thumb, banks will want to see the owner invest 15%-25% of their money (equity) into a start-up business. That can include cash but also any buildings, tools, vehicles, inventory and equipment that will be used in the business. It is likely that the bank will want a lien on those items.
Credit score is going to play a large part in getting a loan approved. Start-up business loans are largely based on the owner's personal credit and their personal financial statement.
There are a number of options to finance a business. A few of the more popular ones include:
Conventional Bank Loan – These are available at many financial institutions like banks and credit unions. Banks are typically very conservative and place a lot of weight on the owner's personal credit, equity and collateral. After reviewing the business plan and personal financial information, they will respond with a yes, no or maybe. Yes is great but we recommend talking with at least three banks to get the best rates and terms for your business. No isn't necessarily bad, as a bank may have many loans with other businesses in your industry or they don't make loans for your type of business (restaurants are a typical example). If your loan has more risk than they want or if you don't have sufficient credit, equity or collateral they may answer with a maybe and want a loan guarantee.
Expect the loan approval process to take anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months (and possibly more) depending on the amount being borrowed, the complexity of the project and owner's personal financial condition.
SBA Loan Guarantee – When a small-business loan is riskier than the bank wants to take on, there are loan guarantee programs from the Small Business Administration (SBA). This is a federal program that provides a guarantee to the bank that will pay a percentage of the loan back to the bank if the loan isn't paid by the business owner. The percentage depends on the program but typically ranges from 50%-85%. Contrary to popular belief the SBA doesn't provide business financing but they do help in getting money to small businesses by taking a majority of risk and encouraging the bank to make loans. Another thing to note is that SBA guaranteed loans will cost the owner more in closing costs, fees and interest.
Peer-to-Peer Lending – Sometimes a bank isn't the best option, due to the difficulty in getting a start-up business loan, credit purposes or the time needed to get funding. In this case, peer-to-peer lending provides an interesting way to borrow money without going to a bank. These are personal loans and rates will vary on the owner's credit. Loans will typically go up to the $35,000 – $40,000 range. Two popular options are Prosper and LendingClub.
Grants – There is a lot of information online about all of the free money for businesses and most of it isn't true. There are some small business grants. Most are for established businesses doing research and but occasionally there are private grants for business startups. Do your research before applying and don't pay for information telling you where the grants are, no matter how good their money-back guarantee is. All of the federal grant information is available for free at http://grants.gov.
Here is more information about finding money to start a business.
Loans for start-up businesses are very reliant on the owner's personal credit score. Before stepping into a bank for financing, it is a good idea to know your credit score. Typically scores above 650 are considered viable so if you aren't sure, get a copy of your credit report. If there is anything incorrect on your report, take care of those issues before going to the bank. Higher scores not only have a greater approval rate, they also get lower interest rates, saving money over the course of the loan.
You can request a free credit report once a year from AnnualCreditReport.com. This report won't have your score, but it will show all of the credit activity under your name from the three credit reporting companies; Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. This information can be used to fix incorrect information.
Before hiring employees, there are several items that a small business owner needs to be familiar with before making their first hire.
Register as an Employer – Employers will need to register with the IRS (EIN number) South Dakota Department of Labor & Regulation (Unemployment Employer Registration)
Fill Out Paperwork For New Employees – When hiring a new employee there are four forms that will need to be filled out; New Hire Reporting (South Dakota Department of Labor & Regulation), I9 (Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification) and the W-4 (IRS's Publication 15 Employer Tax Guide).
Federal & State Income Tax Withholding – Employers withhold money from each employee's paycheck to pay that employee's federal and state income taxes. The employer pays no part of the withholding tax, but is responsible for collecting and remitting the taxes that are withheld.
Social Security & Medicare – To comply with the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), an employer must withhold the employee's portion of Social Security and Medicare taxes and the employer matches.
Federal & State Unemployment Insurance – Employers are responsible for paying taxes to compensate workers who have recently lost their jobs, which is through federal & state unemployment insurance.
Worker's Compensation Insurance – Workers' compensation provides compensation benefits and covers medical costs to employees injured on the job. Worker's Compensation Insurance is administered through the South Dakota Department of Labor & Regulation.
Labor Laws – Employers should also understand the various regulations and laws pertaining to employees. If you plan to hire employees, learn the rules that apply to your business. Federal laws, depending on your sales volume and number of employees, may supersede state laws.
Consult with the South Dakota Department of Labor & Regulation and U.S. Department of Labor to learn more. If you are unsure of your obligations, an attorney's guidance can be also useful in assisting you to meet legal requirements.


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Kickstarter, there's been a tremendous response so far. Now, we want to take this to the next level! If we can raise $100k, we'll redesign the expensive CNC laser cutter in the Pocket Factory and release the designs under an open-source license for anyone to use and build upon. And if we can raise $150k, we'll make the solar pocket factories solar-powered. Solar-powered machines that make solar energy. Kapow! Tell your neighbors, tell your friends, help pitch in. Let's make this thing HAPPEN!
And now, back to the main kickstarter:
What if you could have electricity anywhere there was sunlight? What if the charge on your phone could last for weeks, the poorest, most remote homes in the world could have electric home lighting, and adding a USB charge outlet was as simple as slapping a sticker onto a sunlit wall? All of these are becoming possible thanks to microsolar: small solar panels that are small and cheap enough to go anywhere.
We are Shawn Frayne and Alex Hornstein, two independent inventors who fell in love with the dream of clean energy, everywhere, for everyone. Inspired by this dream, we built a half-dozen products based on microsolar panels, like solar lights and distributed USB power grids, but in the process, we learned that the current solar panels leave a lot to be desired: the panels break after a few years, they're expensive, and they're not made very well. We loved the possibilities that microsolar offered, and we kept asking ourselves, "Could we make it better?"
This simple question led us on a voyage of investigation and discovery through the world of small, low-cost solar; through rotting solar factories in Southern China to shivering, soaked motorcycle trips across unelectrified tropical islands in the Philippines and countless late nights working on prototypes in an industrial building in Hong Kong. And all along the way, we kept asking questions, and started to find answers. Would it make a difference if we could make better, cheaper microsolar? Yes! Could we invent a way to make microsolar better? You bet!
We're six months into our exploration, and we've done a lot of observing, thinking, designing, prototyping and testing. We found that about 50% of the cost of a microsolar panel is in the assembly: every part of the panel is made by hand, from breaking apart the silicon wafers into small pieces, to soldering them, gluing them onto a panel and covering them with plastic. We also found that many of these panels are flawed--about fifteen percent of the microsolar panels are rejected and thrown out because they were soldered imperfectly. Finally, the materials used are cut-rate, and will fail in a few years as UV from the sun breaks down the cheap plastic that coats the panels, even though the silicon cells trapped inside can easily work for twenty-five years. Looking at all these problems, we started coming up with solutions.
We figured that if we could automate the production and testing, we could save about 25% of the cost of a panel. Precise, repeatable assembly and automated quality testing could cut down on the number of panels that have manufacturing defects and help us rework the ones that do, further decreasing our costs. We could put some of those savings into using high quality materials, so our panels will last longer and gather more light. As an end result, we could make microsolar panels about 30% cheaper than the existing panels and make them last five times longer in the sun.
So we got to work. we've spent every cent we can scrounge building a Solar Pocket Factory, a small, automated machine that can make solar panels anywhere in the world, at a pace and quality that beats a sprawling factory. We work with a small team of brilliant people from around the world who put their own inspiration into this machine, improving and refining it. Our baby is getting pretty good, now, cranking out solar panels and doing it right. But if we want to impact the world of solar, we need to scale up to get our panels out of our workshops and into people's hands. And we want to do that with kickstarter, making this the first crowd-funded advance in clean technology.
Sure, we could dig up a couple of suits and run around trying to convince People With Money that we're the next big thing. But if we're wearing suits and giving presentations, we're not doing what we love to do: invent. And that's why we're coming to Kickstarter. We want to try something a little new and a little crazy: we want to fund a new clean-tech invention with crowd support, and in return, bring our backers along with us, in a front-row seat as we work to change the world of microsolar.
We're inventors today because we grew up reading stories of great inventors and the projects that they dove into. And now that we're diving into a project of our own, we want to open it up to the world.
The first part of this is to share the tools we use when we work with solar. We've made hundreds of solar panels by hand, and it turns out that it's pretty easy and fast to make your own solar panel to power your own electronics and projects. We've worked out some neat ways to make solar panel, at home, without any fancy skills or materials. We can power arduinos off solar harvested from ordinary indoor lights, charge our phones with chargers made in a few minutes out of household materials, and build our own solar battery chargers. We've put up step-by-step instructions for our projects on instructables, so anyone can make our projects at home and experiment with building their own solar panels.
Want to see how easy it is to put solar in your life? Here's a video from one of our instructables showing how to make a solar-powered cell phone charger in just a few minutes:
The materials we use to do this are pretty simple: glue, silicon cells, glass and plastic, and we provide links for anyone to buy them on their own. But to make it easy to get started, we put together The Solar Pocket Kit, with everything you need to make your own panels. These are the same techniques and materials that we use when we're experimenting in the lab, and the silicon cells in the kit will be custom scored and broken using a part of our solar factory. By getting this kit, you get an easy way to experiment with solar, and you support us as we build up the factory, and publish more DIY solar projects along the way.
We're also offering the Solar Explorer's Kit--the Solar Pocket Kit along with an assortment of devices that you can power with the panels you create, and the Solar Phone Charger Kit--the Solar Pocket Kit and the components you need to assemble a smartphone charger. Photos are below, and full descriptions are in the rewards section on the right side of the page.
In addition to sharing our tools, we want to share the story of the invention. We're trying to do something pretty ambitious: disrupt the billion dollar microsolar industry from a couple of tiny workshops. It's not going to be easy. Along the way, there'll be breakthroughs, explosions, moments of strife, hope, bizarre discoveries, hard work, tales of social injustice, good people and an awful lot of solar panels. We'll capture all of this, releasing it in weekly videos and stories as we go. And after a year, we'll collect the postings and put together a book that tells the story of the evolution of the solar pocket factory, complete with exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and stories. By backing us and reading our story, you get an inside view into the world of solar, and you'll help us make our dream a reality. We don't know how this will all turn out, but we're making two promises to our backers: we're gonna do everything possible, and then some, to make solar pocket factories real, and we're going to be brutally honest in our writing.
For us, working on the solar pocket factory is already a dream come true. We get to invent new solar technologies, and there's nothing that we'd rather be doing. And now we're at a point where our invention can start to bring solar into people's lives on a large scale, and we need Kickstarter's help to get us there. Anything you can contribute, large or small, helps push us along, and for your help, we are profoundly grateful.
...And now, for a bit more on the stretch goals:
If we reach $100k, we'll re-engineer the laser cutter from scratch and open-source our lasercutter designs. The single most expensive item in a Solar Pocket Factory is the CNC laser scorer that scores the raw silicon cells to whatever size we need. Off the shelf, a 50W laser scorer costs ~$10k and is big--about the size of an ice chest. To develop a compact, low-cost pocket factory, we need to re-engineer this laser cutter from the ground up to be small, integratable, and cheap. We'd like to get the cost of this laser down to $1,000, buidlable using readily available components. But lasers are good for all kinds of things, not just scoring silicon. If we can reach $100k, we'll release our designs and instructions under an unrestrictive, Creative Commons 3.0 license, for anyone to make their own or build upon in future designs. Because as long as we're building little robot factories, we should make sure they have powerful lasers.
If we reach $150k, we'll solar power the Solar Pocket Factories. Can you dig it, Kickstarter? Solar-powered machines that make solar panels! We've already got machines like the Rep Rap that can make the parts to make more of themselves. What if we could make machines that can make the power to power themselves? Being able to make grid-independent production is a big deal not just for us, but for the new field of distributed manufacturing as a whole. Because as long as we're building little robot factories with lasers, we should make them self-replicating and self-sustaining.
These are big dreams, but we like 'em that way. We've given these a lot of thought, and we know that we can make this happen. These are extensions of the Solar Pocket Factory concept that make it more accessible, more powerful, and more disruptive. With your help, we can make our Solar Pocket Factory a bucking bronco, right out of the gate. So saddle up, pardner! Help us hit these goals and build some wonderful technology. Help us get the word out--tell your friends, your family, tell everyone you know! And above all else, help us do big things with small solar!
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The Houston Texans want a package of picks that's on par with what the St. Louis Rams got in the Robert Griffin III trade in 2012, according to widespread reports.
Houston is asking for three first-round picks and a second round pick.
In 2012, Washington gave St. Louis three first-rounders (2012, 2013, and 2014), as well as a second-round pick in 2012.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Houston Chronicle's John McClain, and Fox's Jay Glazer are all reporting that this is Houston's asking price.
Most mock drafts have the Texans taking South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. But that's not set in stone at all. Typically by this time we have an indication of which player a team will take with the No. 1 pick — like we did in 2012, when the Colts all but announced the Andrew Luck pick weeks before the draft.
That hasn't happened this year, which could suggest that the team is holding out for a late-hour trade.
The problem is that it's becoming increasingly clear that giving up all of those picks in the RGIII trade really hurt the Redskins. They had to give up the No. 2-overall pick in this year's draft. They now have a bunch of roster holes, and no top picks to fill them.
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"No man who meets The Hunt returns to this world." Well. I guess we can just go ahead and call off The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt then, right? No? Oh, well, then, feast your eyes on this premiere trailer for the game at the VGX.
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KENNETT SQUARE - Last year was an ugly one for the Avon Grove High School football team. Not only did they win just one game, the Red Devils weren't even competitive most times they took the field as they lost by an average of 28 points a contest. They also gave up 40-plus points in seven of their 10 games.
With all that said, second-year head coach Doug Langley and his players went to work this past offseason in an attempt to erase those painful memories from a year ago.
It didn't take long for the Red Devils to prove to themselves what can be accomplished through hard work.
Avon Grove opened its 2013 season on Friday night in impressive fashion as they went on the road and stunned Kennett by a score of 7-6.
In the process, they spoiled a jam-packed and standing room only crowd full of Kennett supporters that had turned out for the first-ever night game at the school.
Avon Grove (1-0) played tough and smart football on this night to shock a Blue Demons squad that had its best season in school history a year ago, coming within just one victory of reaching the district playoffs.
The Red Devils were outstanding defensively. On the other side of the ball they did their damage through the air. Senior quarterback Tanner Peck was fantastic, completing 13-of-21 passes for 166 yards and a touchdown.
The big story of the game was the play of his favorite target, sophomore receiver Beau Kush. A standout lacrosse player who helped lead Avon Grove to the district title and state semifinals last spring, Kush came up huge as he hauled in nine catches for 129 yards and the Red Devils' lone score of the hard-fought battle.
With Kennett leading 6-0 late in the first half, Peck and Kush hooked up on a key third-down completion, resulting in a 10-yard touchdown reception by Kush with 2:08 left in the second quarter that gave Avon Grove a 7-6 lead that it would never relinquish the rest of the way.
'Tanner and I made that play happen on the spot,' said Kush. 'We audibled on the ball to a smoke screen, and it worked.
'This was such a big stage tonight having NBC10 here and such a huge crowd. What an awesome win for our team, especially coming off such a rough season last year. For us, this wasn't an upset. I'm sure to some people it was, but we know how hard we've worked to get better.'
Kennett (0-1) was led by senior quarterback Jordan Jones, who rushed for 67 of the team's 183 yards on the ground. But the Blue Demons were unable to come up with points, and were sloppy with the ball, putting it on the turf a total of six times, luckily for them losing it only once.
The Blue Demons went in front 6-0 with 11:52 to play in the second quarter when Jones tossed a 13-yard touchdown pass to Brett Rose. However, Rose missed the ensuing extra point attempt, which came back to haunt Kennett in the end.
Late in the game, Kennett had one final chance when they took over possession of the ball at their own 18-yard line with 2:04 remaining. On their first play, though, they bobbled the snap and lost a few yards in the process. The next play, Jones threw a completion to Rose on a screen, and then Rose cut inside to try and make some extra yardage. However, Avon Grove's Bashom Haith made a big hit on him, knocking the ball loose, and the Red Devils recovered to put the game away.
'I'm heartbroken,' said Kennett coach Scott Green. 'We had so many people come out to this game tonight, our first night game, and we didn't give our fans anything to cheer about.
'I feel terrible about the way we played. I'm sick to my stomach right now. Every time we had some momentum offensively, we took two steps back. We didn't play consistently at all.'
Avon Grove got a strong game from junior Taylor Kim, who led the team with 65 yards rushing on nine carries. Jake Parola added 27 yards on eight carries.
Defensively, the Red Devils got sacks from Zack Mann and Andrey Green and held Kennett to only 41 yards through the air.
On Avon Grove's lone scoring drive late in the second half, they marched 58 yards in one minute. Kim had a key 31-yard run on the drive.
Avon Grove played smart. Leading 7-6 midway through the fourth quarter, they got the ball back at the Kennett 43-yard line with 6:57 to go after forcing a punt. The Red Devils, with a big offensive line, started pounding the rock and burning valuable time. Kush had a pivotal run for a first down on third-and-three, and Kim also picked up a key first down to help the drive continue to kill clock before it eventually stalled out.
'We really didn't know what we were going to get tonight to be honest with you,' said Langley, Avon Grove's coach. 'Last year was tough, and this is huge for these kids after what they went through a year ago.
'Kennett did some different thing offensively, running zone, read sweeps and things like that. Our kids played a very tough and physical football game.'
Avon Grove 7, Kennett 6 Avon Grove 0 7 0 0 -- 7
Kennett 0 6 0 0 -- 6 Scoring K-B. Rose 13 pass from J. Jones (Kick failed)
AG-Kush 10 pass from Peck (Scarpato kick)
Team Totals AG K First downs 13 9
Yards rushing 95 183 Yards passing 166 41
Total yards 261 224 Passing 13-21-0 3-8-0
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 6-1 Penalties 5-25 3-25
Punts-Avg. 4-29.7 4-37.5 Individual Statistics
RUSHING - Avon Grove: Kim 9-65; Parola 8-27; N. Jones 4-3; Kush 1-3; Green 1-1; Peck 10-(-4). Kennett: J. Jones 20-67; Turner 5-48; B. Rose 3-46; Clarke 5-22.
PASSING - Avon Grove: Peck 13-21, 166 yds, TD. Kennett: J. Jones 3-8, 41 yds, TD.
RECEIVING - Avon Grove: Kush 9-129, TD; J. D'Aquanno 2-22; Parola 1-13; Radecki 1-3. Kennett: B. Rose 2-18, TD; Turner 1-23.
SACKS - Avon Grove: Mann, Green. Kennett: Petrick 2, Tomasetti 2.
INTERCEPTIONS - None.


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At the annual holiday party hosted by Vallone & Vallone law firm, Councilman Peter Vallone, Jr. announced that he would be running for Queens borough president, ending months of rampant speculation and rumor (with more than little bit of it our own fault) that he would enter the race.
As we've written here before, it's going to be a crowded race, with Vallone, State Senator Tony Avella, State Senator Jose Peralta, Deputy Borough President Barry Grodenchik, Councilman Leroy Comrie, and probably a couple of other people were forgetting – oh yeah! Melinda Katz - all vying for the post.
Vallone admitted that it was going to be tough running against so many well-established Queens political figures.
"I have a lot of friends in this race, but I think I understand the backbone of Queens, and that is small business," he said. "I'm the only one who has experience running a small business," referring to his family's law firm.
Vallone said that his decision to run for borough president was based in part on the fact that he often finds himself being a lone voice advocating for Queens. As examples, Vallone mentioned his lonely opposition to renaming the Queensborough Bridge after Ed Koch and his fight to keep the Triumph of Civic Virtue statue on Queens Boulevard, as well as calling for more cops on the street.
Being borough president is kind of like being Tim Tebow on the Jets: nobody really knows what the heck your job is supposed to be. Are you a quarterback or a running back? Are you an elected official or a powerless figurehead?
So Vallone says that he would get creative with the office, and also take his cue from what current borough presidents do well and combine them.
For instance, he said Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer is an ace when it comes to public policy, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz is a constant presence at City Hall advocating for his borough, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz is the biggest cheerleader Brooklyn has ever had, and Queens Borough President Helen Marshall works well behind the scenes with her colleagues in government.
"The position is really what you make it," he said.