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The Rise of the Drones and How it Could Affect Our HealthHealthy Living
When most people think of drones, they think of the picture to the right. An unmanned, aerial vehicle used in wartime situations on foreign soil.
While this perception is certainly true, the FAA Reauthorization Act signed into law in 2012 took the concept of drones to an entirely new – and frightening – level.
Predator drones once confined to the battlefields are already being used domestically for a wide range of functions. According to the Rutherford Institute, at least 30,000 drones will occupy U.S. airspace by 2020, a staggering $30 billion per year industry.
And these drones are not what you think they are.
I was shocked to learn recently that the vast majority of these thousands upon thousands of drones, some already unleashed over America's skies, are tiny – even nano sized, and modeled after birds, insects and other small animals.
56 government agencies are currently authorized to use drones with 63 active drone sites across the nation. This includes 22 law enforcement agencies and 24 universities. The cheap cost of deploying drones compared with manned technologies is a big part of the driving force to quickly adopt drones in a widespread manner. For example, a manned helicopter or airplane can cost around $600/hour whereas a drone costs a fraction of that at less than $25/hour.
Pandora's Box has already been opened with regard to drones, and there is no going back so we'd best just get ready to deal with it.
Here's a rundown of some of the drones already developed according to a recent article by John Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute:
Dragonfly drones. The US government is using small, aerial surveillance drones in the form of insects. Dragonfly drones were first reportedly used in 2007 to hover over protesters at an anti-war rally in Washington, DC. A year later, the US Air Force announced bumblebee drones that apparently cannot be detected. The purpose? To fly into buildings to "photograph, record, and even attack insurgents and terrorists.'"
Hummingbird drones. About the size of an actual hummingbird, "Nano Hummingbird" drones can fit into the palm of your hand. Developed by the Department of Defense, it is able to blend in with surroundings, flitting and surveilling as needed.
Black Hornet Nano drone. Comparable in size to a finch at about four inches long, this micro-helicopter drone is able to capture video footage and relay it along with still images to remote locations even in windy conditions.
Roachbots. Mimicking a cockroach's covertness and a gecko's speed, roach drones are 10 cm long running and climbing machines. UC Berkeley developed the little terrors that can perform "rapid inversion" maneuvers including dashing up to a ledge and then swinging around to end up underneath the ledge and upside-down – just like a real roach.
MicroBat drone. Designed to emulate the movement of birds and other flying animals, the bat drone was created by CIT Group, Aerovironment, and UCLA.
Spy-butterfly drone. Two large wings are the identifying features of another insect inspired drone unveiled in 2012 in Israel. Dubbed the "spy-butterfly", it weighs only 20 grams with indoor surveillance its primary purpose including public areas such as mass transit stations, airports or even office buildings. These nearly noiseless butterfly drones are considered ideal for intelligence gathering and are apparently so realistic, that when they were tested, real birds and flies fell behind the bots that were arranging themselves into a flock.
Raven drone. While not as small or agile as other drones, the 4 lb raven drone is currently the most common and is already being used in mass numbers with an estimated 19,000 in the sky already. It is most useful for seeing around corners and sending footage back to its operators. Resembling a model airplane, the Raven apparently crumbles like a pile of Legos when it lands.
What the Drones Could Mean for Your Health
While the drones listed above are shocking enough, the most worrisome of all is the new mosquito drone.
I've written before about the unleashing of mutant, genetically engineered mosquitoes, but these mosquito bots are infinitely more concerning.
Mosquito drones are truly an engineering marvel but have the capability to violate your biological rights to a level never before witnessed in human history.
Using a needle-like pincer, mosquito drones have the potential to land on someone to extract DNA or inject tracking devices, drugs or vaccines without the person's knowledge or consent.
Software engineer Alan Lovejoy explains:
"Such a device could be controlled from a great distance and is equipped with a camera, microphone. It could land on you and then use its needle to take a DNA sample with the pain of a mosquito bite. Or it could inject a micro RFID tracking device under your skin. It could land on you and stay, so that you take it with you into your home. Or it could fly into a building through a window. There are well-funded research projects working on such devices with such capabilities."
Would mosquito drones ever be used for such a blatant violation of civil rights? Considering that the government has already shown itself willing to violate the medical rights of its citizens by forcing the use of chemotherapy on sick children and restricting the right to decline vaccinations and even use force their use during times of "pandemic", I would say the answer to that question is "most definitely."
Fortunately, the ability of the human spirit to creatively resist subjugation is always surprising, so no doubt numerous ways will be uncovered to disarm and avoid being violated by these drones as these technologies become more widely used by both public and private enterprises – all in the name of "safety" and "public health".
Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist
Sources: Roaches, Mosquitoes, and Birds: The Coming Micro-Drone Revolution
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John White
Great write up Sarah. Like any new technology people will naturally we skeptical or afraid. Military nano drones can be used as war weapons but could also be used to benefit mankind. Rather than spreading disease they could use these drones to administer vaccinations. Or they could be used as a organic means of pest control. Farmers could deploy nano drones to eradicate parasites rather than spraying with harmful poison. Most of our technology is inherited for military programs. Nano tech is one of many.
Sherri Miller via Facebook
I agree with Julie, we need to be informed, but not fear.
Julie Hall via Facebook
I appreciate this information in order to simply be informed. I am not fearful, just aware. Knowledge helps people make better decisions for their health and future. Thank you.
Melanie H Charron via Facebook
I think one of the inventors here on Facebook should come up with a drone zapper like a mosquito zapper- what do you think?
Patricia McNeilly via Facebook
I talked about this awhile back and people thought I was crazy. "Our gov would never do that to Americans" they said. Yeah? Whoever trusts the gov is crazy, I say.
Dianne France via Facebook
Thanks, this does concern everyone but not everyone wants to know. I understand that we can't do much but knowledge is power.
Rebecca Rowe via Facebook
Fear and awareness aren't the same thing.
Guisella Desouza-Blagojevic via Facebook
I don't like reading this stuff. Sorry. There is no real benefit to people who are fighting real issues and health conditions that require a person to be positive and most importantly happy with their life. Worrying about crap I realistically cant control the forces of, is not good for my health and since this group advocates that, this stuff is really not necessary. I would like to enjoy my life as healthy as I can, with my child and family, without always obsessively worrying about how the government is trying to harm me in every way. The stress of it is more damaging to my body. @Sarah. Please stick to your usual amazing nourishing recipes of fermented foods and healthy fats. If I want to read about frightening government conspiracies, i can always join those types of groups.
Adrienne Creath via Facebook
Keri Hessel via Facebook
Is there some sort of "drone repellent" we can use? Something that emits an electromagnetic pulse perhaps? This is beyond creepy.
Rashid Blair via Facebook
Who ever thinks this is a good idea is a psychopath.
Kelly C. Fernandes via Facebook
Brice Howe via Facebook
ugh! Not sure I can take much more (sigh)
Melissa Field via Facebook
This is horrifying.
This type of Drone is already being used in the US. Activist are being infected with everything from limes disease to HIV/AIDS. The world is heading for a huge massive revolution. Have hope good always prevails.
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Thank you for this article. The days of freedom and privacy are numbered as power hungry people want to control every aspect of our lives – like we're ecomputers. It's great that God gave us free will because we can make choices and those that don't have supernatural power only have the use of control to make us follow them.
There has to be a way to confuse the RF or microwave signal to protect ourselves & I'm sure our person, homes and vehicles need guarded with this deterant.
I also see in this article there is now 'neural dust' that can 'land' in our brains to create a connection to a computer – a brain/PC connection. These are not days to carry on as usual, but to be serious about what is around us and going on. http://www.zengardner.com/nano-drones-neuroscientists-now-invading-our-brains/
Although I don't think this is beyond the realm of possibility, I'd really like to have some sources that verify it. I did look at the two that are offered but didn't find all the information in them. Would like to read more on the subject so please share if you have anything.
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This is the creepiest thing I have ever heard of in my life… and I read a lot!!!
It reminds me of 1984… the televisions that are always talking to you, watching you, and listening to you.
I could maybe understand the benefits of "surveillance", but the mosquito drone? Really. I'm sorry, but nobody has the right to take something out of or put something into your body without your knowledge. I don't care what that person has done or might do… that is way beyond the line.
absolute power corrupts absolutely…. our government is a complete mockery. drones to be used regularly on domestic soil is just a time bomb waiting to erase our civil liberties. i want a revolt…but that wont happen…everyone is sick, obese or too lazy to care.. I want to move to panama.now.
Why Panama?
I can almost swear to seeing one of these last month. I was in the Lutz area of Tampa stopped at a light when I saw something that was the size of a sea gull flying just under the bottoms of the clouds. I thought it was a sea gull but there was no wing flap at all. I watched it as well as I could while driving and it glided smoothly like a bird but never saw the wings flap. Pretty sure it was a drone.
Lori Jax via Facebook
Great news! We do not have a "need" for such things…way to go Sarah!
Heather Elizabeth via Facebook
I have a very hard time believing this is true. If it is legit, the people trying to institute this have sold their souls and should be ashamed of themselves.
Rebecca Horst Campbell via Facebook
that is good, but still anything become an emergency. it might even be a reason for a false flag attack and use that to declare and emergency and use that to entrench spying drones regardless of that bill. see patriot act, exact same situation happened there pretty much.
Robert Powell via Facebook
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Tracy Beteta via Facebook
I know about GMO's and Agenda 21, but I will look up Common Core. That is a new one for me. Most American's don't believe that our gov't is corrupt and blindly sit by and let their freedoms be taken from them one at a time. IF people don't wake up and get involved in making positive changes we are doomed as a nation.
Mrs. Brown
I made a comment about Common Core standards above. You might want to read.
Dacia Foote via Facebook
I have heard that snopes is a questionable source, but not having a journalistic background is not sufficient basis for throwing their views out. Does anyone have links to validate snopes site or not?
Erin Kissel Mincks via Facebook
Snopes is NOT a reliable source of information. It is a website run by a husband wife combo with NO journalistic background, just a license to google. Even if these things are not currently happening we can all agree that we are losing more freedoms daily and we need to stand up and let them know we will not accept this!
Erin Kissel Mincks via Facebook
Snopes is NOT a reliable source of information. It is a website run by a husband wife combo with NO journalistic background, just a license to google. Even if these things are not currently happening we can all agree that we are losing more freedoms daily and we need to stand up and let them know we will not accept this!
Ron Perkins via Facebook
We can hope Colorado will follow suit with Florida.
Cary Bichara via Facebook
I don't know about Governor Scott's law " Freedom from unwarranted surveillance act". He is probably passing a fast one on us. Can't trust any of them. I'm with Nicki Black, but were do we find the new people to put in our new government?!!
Denise Gallie Rollick via Facebook
No kidding! Wish we had more people who are bold enough to post all this stuff. Like about Common Core, GMOs and Agenda 21. Complacency, ignorance and disinterest kill a nation. Thanks for being "at the front".
Mrs. Brown
I am a science teacher in Arizona. I have read over all the common core standards and I think they are pretty rigorous. Also standards are a minimum not maximum. Teachers can always go above and beyond what the standards require. However, the common core standards require more critical thinking, more analysis, more in general from students. I realize that Common Core standards take away state control, but states can develop legislation that will allow them to opt out of the common core. Also, common core was not created by the government. It was written by private teachers who were tired of the decline in the quality of education across our country. Common core is the product of involved citizens.
Sorry, that is not true. I have read about this extensively and it is not an innocent improvement in core educational standards. Why were none of the citizens involved parents? Here is information:
Mrs. Brown
Well, I guess I put too much trust in my principal. On SO many things I do my own research (especially when it comes to health, wellness, food, and the like). I don't have kids yet (unless you count my students), so maybe that is why I didn't dig further on this one. I am sorry to have made that claim Denise. I was given flawed information from someone I trusted. Thank you SO SO much for this link. Since I am still in education I will be sharing this with everyone I know!
How refreshing! I try to be open and admit when information presented proves me wrong. Not many people will read something unless it supports their point of view. Thank you for being willing to do that. It is why you are a teacher. Knowledge is important, but full knowledge in its context is even more important.
Continue to share!
Angela Broadbent via Facebook
fyi. http://www.snopes.com/photos/technology/insectdrone.asp
Monica McKnight via Facebook
I believe each and everyone of us has the power to make a difference. It only takes one spark to light a fire
thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook
Denise Gallie Rollick One thing is for sure, it didn't hurt :))
Holly Delahaye via Facebook
It's escalating and TPTB are working harder to erode our personal freedoms more than ever.
Denise Gallie Rollick via Facebook
I doubt your post had much to do with it. This info has been out there for a while. But your post surely made others aware of it who were not before.
Nicki Morin Black via Facebook
Good, and yet the government can call an emergency whenever they want, thus nullifying the ban. Until we Wake Up, and vote out this government and the controlling powers that be, we will not see true freedom.
Sheila Ealey via Facebook
Angela Blazek Salinas via Facebook
They're mandatory where I live.
Angela Blazek Salinas via Facebook
"Unwarranted surveillance". They should have outlawed the so-called "smart meters" then too.
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There can't be "any going back". The government is either paranoid or have an agenda. Releasing drones by the thousands in the skies over the US means in their minds that something is coming down the pike they feel the need to be prepared for.
I wish them all the best with the little robo nano bots. The American people don't live in bubbles. We live and breath and communicate amongst each other. I truly believe that most of our elected officials haven't been around their constituents enough. The sheeple will only follow along for just so long before they catch on.
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Seen the new GI Joe yet? They used them on there. Even GI Joe couldn't do anything about them. We're helpless against mosquito drones. I'm thinking we should create a spray-on liquid that has magnetic properties to short-circuit the drones. Of course, we'll have to capture a drone mosquito first to do a test on it.
The potential of technology to invade our privacy is real, whether these are in design stage or not. The truth is our government has become increasingly callous about personal liberty and we have to stay on guard. Speaking of the truth: Snopes itself is censured so how can they be a trusted source? Look up aspartame on snopes and you will find a carefully crafted response directly from the FDA.
America was forged in Revolution and a lot of people didn't see the danger of having a King on a throne in England dictating what Americans could do and what taxes they would pay. Now we have King Obama-Wanna-Be and you still have people thinking well I'm not doing anything wrong so I'm exempt from any hassle and the government just wants to get those "BAD" people and I'll be fine. In World War 2, someone said; when they came after the Jews, I said nothing. When they came after the Bad people, the gypsy's and other undesirables, I said nothing. Now they've came for me and nobody is left to speak for me. Why didn't I speak up when there was still time to speak. Thanks Sarah, we need to know what's going on so we can speak out before it's too late. What are all the good people who are doing nothing wrong going to do when the operator's of these drones decide to view you or your children taking a bath or worse and post it on the internet? The government used the war on drugs to destroy most of the constitution and bill of rights and George Bush used the 911 attacks to destroy the Posse Commitatus act that prevented the military from having authority to arrest and detain civilians except in times of national emergency and even then they had to work with local authority. Now Barack Obama wants to not only take our guns away because of the acts of deranged killers, while the federal government declined to prosecute tens of thousands of crimes of gun violence and trying to obtain firearms by convicted felons. They want to go after the law abiding people, the good people for the acts of insane or criminal perpetrators and make excuses for not enforcing the gun laws already on the books. How many helpless unborn babies were aborted today? The government wants one thing and one thing only and that is total control of our lives from the cradle to the grave to help perpetuate their stereotype of the new world order that doesn't want free thinkers or open minded people with common sense and decency. If gay marriage passes like abortion, how long will it be before NAMBA is also allowed. The national man/boy association openly and proudly declared their right to have sex with little boys when they marched in Bill Clinton's inaugural parade and the Democrats seem to think this is a civil right's issue, also. Where does it end and when do people say enough is enough? What isn't taboo anymore?
I'm disappointed with this. I have always enjoyed your site, but I think this is a bit of scare mongering. I think Kelly's response was a good one!
Helen T
Incredible! Thanks for this insightful posting, Sarah.
With stories like these, WHY people don't believe in conspiracy theories is beyond me!
This is very interesting considering the message I listened to last night based on Revelations Chapter 9. I have been pondering what it could all mean. This is really giving me food for thought! Very Interesting Indeed!
Here in Revelations it talks about something … Could it be drones???
6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
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why do all of my comments await moderation??
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A. Jones has been talking about drones for years and they called him a nut. Every thing he talks about, he has documentation to back it up. I am so glad that someone else is talking about the things that most don't believe. Maybe they will now. It's good to hear people are waking up!
jason and lisa
thank you donnie!!! ive been going on for years about this stuff and people look at me like i have 9 heads.. amazing that this is where our tax dollars go while our government sinks our country in to the ground.. our grandparents would roll over in their graves if they knew what we have done with the freedom that they fought so hard for…
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Helen T
Terrific recent interview with Alex on Coast to Coast AM:
Rebecca C
The government is sick! It's really evil what they are doing. Most of the people in this country are considered extreme by this government just by being a veteran, going to church, owning guns, making comments on the internet! If you think this is nothing you need to worry about, think again!
"Technology causes as many problems as it solves."
Indeed, drones are very concerning as it relates to privacy and health. Humans are playing with rocks again without realizing the long-term consequences.
People, before you get all worked up about this, here's a link to bring you back down to earth. http://www.snopes.com/photos/technology/insectdrone.asp
Snopes lost all credibility with me when I did a search on aspartame and the result was a letter directly from an FDA goon. They are obviously censored. Once credibility is lost, nothing they say can be trusted to be full disclosure.
Am I the only one thinking "BIG BROTHER"?
What about for our liberty and freedom!? America doesn't even seem to care about this anymore. it's whatever Big Government says. It's for my "safety".
Well, I think the mosquito could be slapped to submission, and put in a glass jar, then held for ransom on the open market, no doubt, for a pretty penny. lol
So, a big butterfly net is the counter invention. Big money in the finders keepers after market I'm sure. 😉
I've also successfully caught a cockroach too. I'd like to challenge the RC operator for some fun. I can totally see a major operation getting eaten up by a bird in flight, then digested and eventually dropped from the sky onto my car rooftop. It happens every day now already, so why not with a drone inside the bird droppings. Then down the drain at the car wash … quite the data to be gathering, useful, not so much, hours of boring video, you betcha!
Kelly H.
I don't understand when I leave a comment that disagrees with Sarah, it never seems to post. This tells me Sarah censures. And that is sad. For all opinions when spoken diplomatically and without hatred should be accepted. If censure is happening, than the discussion is very one sided. Odd, something that Sarah speaks out against often.
My fellow Christians who are up on eschatology will understand when I say that this might be the way Antichrist can keep tabs on everyone in the world after bringing in his one world government. Pretty amazing they can do this.
Tiffani Beckman-McNeil
Thanks for writing about this Sarah.
I agree fully with Kelly – this picture is of a CONCEPT DESIGN and doesn't exist in real application. More to the point, a drone big enough to carry an entire vaccine as a payload would be way bigger than a carpenter bee and probably very conspicuous and "swat-able."
Kelly H.
Seriously? This propagates radicalism. Those that spout we want no government involvement in our lives should go live in a 3rd world country who have no defense, support, infrastructure, regulated power supply, stable currency, funding for medical advancement, a proper education system, etc., etc. Critically speaking against our government and country is quite ludicrous for we take for granted how well we have it here in America and how hard our government works for us. I'm not saying I agree with everything they do, but there is no way we can EVER please all. But our system works for the most part and it is highly doubtful it will collapse in the coming century or turn against us and violate all our civil rights. If some minor infractions are needed to keep me safe, so be it. I have nothing to hide and if some surveillance catches me picking my nose… oh well!
dont forget to get your micro chip for health care in the next 5 years. Then don't wine when you can't get into heaven because you got the mark. after all you believe the Gov is there to protect you not harm you.
Kelly H. That's what the Germans said when Hitler made their lives easier – at first. Keep drinking the koollaid! "Critically speaking against our government and country is quite ludicrous . . ."? That's what the Founding Fathers did – and it bought YOUR freedom! Wake up!
Thank you for the interesting article. I did want to mention though that from my reading, much of this technology seems to be in the research phase and does not actually exist even in a prototype. They still have a long way to go before they could have mosquito drones. According to Snopes, the above picture is just a mock-up and not real.
As a Native American, I would believe in the total capacity of the government to harm or destroy the common man. Any government that is guilty of systematic genocide as this one is,L is capable of anything at anytime to anyone whom they perceive as a threat. Count on it!!! That's why they hate the revival of traditional foods and biomedical….they work and are hard to control.
Mrs. Maddox
Are those of us who cherish our liberty not grieved to hear that Rand Paul has flip flopped about his stand on the use of drones. It does not matter how many terrorist incidents like what happened in Boston or Oklahoma City or New York or a hundred more bombings, we need men of strong resolve and level head – like Patrick Henry – who will not trade our liberty for security. "Give me liberty or give me death".
And folks, just as we know that we do not get our rights from state government, but from our Creator, it is also true that the state government cannot give us liberty either. The liberty that our country has enjoyed for the last couple of centuries has only come from God, the only source of liberty.
Having turned our back on God, the constitution cannot guarantee our liberty. That's because, as John Adams said about our constitution, he said that it was only good for a moral and religious (which meant Christian) people and that it was wholy inadequate for the governance of any other people.
It's the same immoral greed that's behind the big corporations like Monsanto and big pharmacies that is behind the proliferation of all this drone technology.
Amen from me too.
Mosquito drones are indeed horrifying. I had heard about them before, but thought they were only for surveillance. That's bad enough. But to be able to inject something into someone this way without consent is just terrible. I wonder how we could defend against such a device!
Fear mongering and partially inaccurate – that mosquito drone does not currently exist other than as a goal. What do you propose we actually DO about it? Where is the paragraph about getting legal and written political action to tie the hands of unscrupulous government that would abuse this type of technology?
*Correction* You BELIEVE they don't currently exist..
Whether or not they currently exist, this post is fear mongering and offering absolutely no solutions or steps to take to ensure civil liberties.
Presenting information is not fear mongering. People will draw their own conclusions and do their own research. In doing so, they will learn what they can do to make a difference. Or, like some, they will scoff and stick their heads in the sand, believing all will continue as it is.
Disturbing to say the least. Good article though.
You are going far down the rabbit hole now…. no turning back.
Once you are on the outside looking in it is a whole different perspective.
Hummm. Not sure how I feel about this post. My husband flies drones for a living, which provides us with a wonderful life. I no longer have to worry about his safety in the air since he is firmly planted on the ground.
Also I believe if you are a normal boring citizen like myself there is no need to worry about these micro drones. I don't grow pot in my living room, or make bombs in my bathroom. The government would have to be pretty board to "check" on us with one of these. It would also be a lot cheaper for the government to just order me to vaccinate my son.
My first thought when reading this was about that poor little boy who was taken off the school bus and kept hostage in that under ground bunker. How marvelous it could have been to have a little mosquito fly in there to get surveillance videos and then put some chemical into that nut jobs body to end the stand off.
Unless you're a terrorist, if your worried about this in your own life then I think you think way too highly of yourself.
dont be to sure your safe! End times!
That's exactly how things progress to dictatorship, totalitarianism and oppression (in whatever form). People are thankful for jobs, and they assume that it's only to regulate bad people. Power and money have always led society to oppression, and adding technology like this in is very concerning.
A person must look down the road to see potential for abuse in order to see where it could go. Our naive society is not capable of discretionary supervision of g0vernment management of technology, liberty-stripped legislation and/or money supply. Part of this is because it is too big and powerful, and there is no transparency.
Please refer to history for the path the US is on; it's been done before.
you don't have to be doing anything unlawful, it matters not they might just not like your looks, your ideas, or your opinions, they are interested in control not in preventing terrorism, pretty soon, most wont' believe me but the governement in the united nations will turn on false religion (babylon the great the empire of false religion) and destory all supporters close the churches and turn on perfectly innocent people who are no threat ot the goverment, they have a totally different agenda then you and me, in fact they are being manevered to unify to destroy babylon the great and are not even aware of it. but that would be along post to explain that. i am not breaking any laws and mind my own business yet i don't trust the government or corporations or wealthy people of the world for as far as I can throw an elephant since they lie most of the time. and they hide behind color of law to do what they do too.those who are honest in government are unable to turn the tide either despite good intentions andwe all know about good intentions don't we?
Stalin once said "If you take a chicken and pluck all of its feathers, but conditon it with feed — he will love you nonetheless" (paraphrased). My great grandfather died in a labor camp in the Siberian TAGA bc of this wicked mindset. And my grandfather &father were born in a labor camp in result of it. God saved my family and brought us to this Nation. And now it's being torn apart. Wake up!!
Svetlana, Good point. God bless you and your family and continue to believe. You are obviously strong and God fearing people.
I had a large drone fly over the trailer my Mama lives in about 12:30 am one night and I wish I had took my video camera to the window when I looked out. It had no propellers or I couldn't see them and it sounded like it had electric motors. I write lots of emails and letters to my congress and senate leaders about subjects ranging from raw milk to medical cannabis, hemp and guns and how they knew I stayed with my elderly mama and looked after her at night, doesn't really surprise me. This was a large drone and it had a searchlight on the nose of the plane and one on each side and they were looking for what, I don't know. Spooky…Those mosquito drones frighten me more than the predator drones. The predator drones could fire a hellfire missile or an incendiary device and it would be written off as an unfortunate fire or gas explosion. But, if those mosquito drones can remove DNA and other blood samples, they can also inject poisons or viruses like aids. I never have trusted the government and I never will.
Mindy, The Homespun ARTisan
Horrific. Astounding. Where do we draw the line??? I'm appalled. Technology may well be the end of us…
Ugh…Why can't these people just leave the human race alone? It's like they are OBSESSED with control.
I know what you mean, it seems that there are people who are convinced they are gods or something and should rule over others and their views and opinions should be made laws and enforced against everyone else, it is history repeating itself again, this time not only do they have the ambition now they have the technology that rulers in times past did not have,making it virtually impossible to escape their cages. at leastin the past you could dissappear and continue life without them knowing where you were at.
Super fascinating. Not only is the invasion of privacy and violation of civil rights frightening, but the possibility of using these mosquito bots for biological warfare.
How To Man Guide
Absolutely amazing. That mosquito drone is the coolest thing I've ever seen…. with the potential of being the scariest thing I've ever seen. What kind of world is our children and grandchildren inheriting?!
Kristy Johnston
Thanks so much for the article.
You always amaze me with the breadth and depth of content on your blog. Wow! and Yikes!!!!


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A stopwatch and a fast finger. The advantage here is there's no software to install, it's cross platform (It can measure everything from Chrome OS to Windows 95 without any alterations), and requires little setup to perform.
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My grandmother was Hendrika Aletta Botha, married to Hugh Nourse, and half-sister of General Louis Botha according to the profile of the General. My question is the identity of their mothers: General Botha's mother is given as 'Salomina Adriana * Botha' and Hendrika Aletta's mother is given as 'Salomina Adriana Botha (van Rooyen)'.
It seems highly unusual that the two wives of one man (the elder Louis Botha) would have the same given names of Salomina Adriana: are these two different women and, if so, what is the maiden name of the first?
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We live in Alexandria , Eastern Cape (100km east of Port Elizabeth) . My grandfather (Louis Johannes Botha 1908-1998) always told us that his father was a nephew of Genl. Louis Botha but I was not able to find the link , my own Botha tree is at a standstill as I am struggling to find the grandparents of oupa Louis , his father was Rudolph Philippus 1872-1961 but more than that is unknown . Not giving up hope to find the answers though .


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Party in the Park is the generic name given to music concerts organised by various radio stations and local authorities and groups in the United Kingdom, typically in large parks during the summer, however it is also used to refer to a family oriented event where people can literally have a Party in the Park.
Leeds' Party in the Park[edit]
Party in the Park, Leeds was an annual free event, held in Leeds on the grounds of Temple Newsam by Leeds City Council and 96.3 Radio Aire,.[1][2] It took place each year the day after Opera in the Park at the same location and attracted around 70,000 people.[3]
In 2011, tickets for Party in the park were prioritised for people with a Leeds postcode since it was an event held by Leeds City Council and also had overwhelming demand for tickets from all over West Yorkshire.[4]
It was decided in 2013 by Leeds City Council that the tickets would no longer be free due to budget restrictions. Instead, they would be priced at up to £10 each.[5]
Finally in 2014, Leeds City Council and 96.3 Radio Aire announced that Party in the Park would be cancelled due to a lack of funds. The concert has not returned since.[6]
Previous artists to perform: Westlife, Busted, McFly, Olly Murs, The Wanted, Kelly Rowland, Peter Andre, JLS, 5ive, Scouting for Girls, The Saturdays, Jason Donovan, Craig David, Damage, Pixie Lott, Girls Aloud, The Baseballs, Chicane, Ross Copperman, Alesha Dixon, Cher Lloyd, Jay Sean, Shayne Ward, Alexandra Burke, Alyssa Reid, Conor Maynard, Cover Drive, DJ Fresh, Labrinth, Little Mix, Marcus Collins, One Direction, Professor Green, Stooshe, Tulisa Contostavlos, Wretch 32, Inna.
Former events[edit]
Global Radio's Party in the Park[edit]
Party in the Park was a fundraiser event for the Prince's Trust, but was cancelled in 2005 due to the Live 8 concerts, when the Prince's Trust received £1.6 million in compensation from the Live 8 text message hotline.
- London
in Hyde Park, London by 95.8 Capital FM
- Brighton
in Preston Park by Southern FM
- Cardiff
in Bute Park by Red Dragon FM
- Kent
in The Hop Farm Country Park by Invicta FM
- Oxford
in South Park by Fox FM
- Southampton
on Southampton Common by Power FM, called Power in the Park
UTV Radio's Party in the Park[edit]
Party in the Park was cancelled in 2006 by UTV Radio, due to an insight of the recession in the United Kingdom.
- Bradford
by The Pulse of West Yorkshire[7]
- Stoke-on-Trent
in Britannia Stadium by Signal 1
- Swansea
in Singleton Park by 96.4 The Wave[8]
Orion Media's Party in the Park[edit]
- Birmingham
in Cannon Hill Park by 96.4FM BRMB (due to BRMB's sale to Orion Media, Party in the Park was going to be reintroduced to Birmingham in 2010 but was axed in favour of brmb Live at the LG Arena in November 2010)
Performers who have participated in the Hyde Park event[edit]
- ^ BBC. "Party In The Park 2008".
- ^ Benfield, Chris (26 July 2009). "Free opera and pop pulls in crowds". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ http://www.radioaire.co.uk/party-sponsorship/
- ^ http://www.radioaire.co.uk/pitp-tickets
- ^ "Leeds Party in the Park to start charging for tickets".
- ^ "Leeds Party in the Park cancelled due to lack of funds".
- ^ "Pulse Party In The Park - popdirt.com".
- ^ "PITP in Swansea by THE WAVE".


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Got Seeds? Let's Share 'Em.
- On October 12, 2015
- By Meleah
- In Annuals, Natives, Perennials, Seeds, Uncategorized, Veggies
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Come on over gardener friends! It's time once again to start sharing seeds at the Little Free Seed Library at my house. As many of you know from all my going on about it, the top shelf of our Little Free Library morphs into a place to share seeds every spring and fall. The library is located on the boulevard on the corner of 45th Street and Washburn Ave. S. in Linden Hills. (For more information and photos, check out this blog post from a couple of years ago.
I've already started putting seeds in there from my garden, but it would be great if many of you could bring some seeds too. If you do, please bring them in envelopes or baggies labeled with the name of the plant—one type of seed per container. If you would like to, and have the time, the label (or a piece of paper taped to the envelope or baggie) could include helpful tips like whether the seeds should be direct sown in fall or spring or started indoors before planting. That stuff isn't necessary, though, if you just want to bring seeds, great!
When I started the Little Free Seed Library, I envisioned having all sorts of information inside about individual seeds and things like saving, starting and storing seeds. Three years on, I haven't done that yet. I'm having trouble coming up with a way to make that stuff shareable without killing a zillion trees making handouts. I'm thinking about doing some laminated pages that people could look at without taking them. But if your brains are like mine, what you read probably won't stick long.
Maybe people with smartphones could take pictures of the pages to read later? And yet, I hate to make things reliant on having a phone in your hand all the time. It's not like I hate technology or anything, quite the opposite. But it makes me sad for the world to see so many people walking around this beautiful, amazing planet with their eyes glued to a stupid phone screen when they could be checking out a cool plant or bird, or maybe even talking with the real-live humans walking right beside them.
But I digress. Maybe laminated sheets are the way to go. If you have better ideas, I'd be grateful to hear them so please email me at my blog. If you come to get seeds and find some you'd like, there are small envelopes inside the box to put them in. You'll also find pencils so you can label what you're taking home. As I write this, the library so far includes these seeds: Royalty Purple Pod heirloom bush beans, Pot of Gold chard, Straight Eight heirloom cucumbers, blackberry lily, tropical milkweed (an annual milkweed), red swamp milkweed, black-eyed Susan, Queen Anne's lace, hyacinth bean, white cleome, purple cleome, gray-headed coneflower and anise hyssop. There will be much more coming soon, and I leave seeds out for sharing until later in November when the whole library gets turned over to books once again.Read More»
No Mothballs In the Garden
- On August 03, 2015
- By Meleah
- In Uncategorized, Veggies, What In Tarnation?
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You know me: I often write about the prevalence of bad gardening advice so, hey, here I go again. This time, let's talk about how often we gardeners hear stuff that's either dangerous, or stupid or both. Got a tree stump you need to remove? "Pour gasoline on it," I've heard more than one gardener advise. PLEASE don't do that. Need to get rid of moles? "Stuff Juicy Fruit chewing gum in their holes," advise ill-informed people who believe the story that the gum, lord knows how many sticks, will cause intestinal blockage. It won't, but even if it did, don't do this either.
And here's another thing you ought not do—use mothballs outdoors. (Honestly, though, who wants to wear sweaters and use blankets that smell like mothballs either?) Anyway, I have no idea who first started running about telling gardeners that mothballs are great for curtailing outdoor pest problems, but the strategy has been around a long time and is still going strong, according to my latest Google search. The trouble is, though it does work, it's a federal offense to use mothballs for an off-label reason such as animal control. And there are a lot of good reasons for that.
Regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, mothballs are pesticides capable of harming all living things, including children and pets who may mistakenly eat them thinking they're some kind of treat. Mothballs are also harmful to the environment because, as they deteriorate, they contaminate groundwater, soil and plants (the pesticides in mothballs bind to soil and are taken up by plants).
Labeled for use to kill moths and other pests that destroy fabric, mothballs are supposed to be used only in airtight containers. That's because the vapor from their active ingredient, usually naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene , is toxic. As the fumes build up inside a closed container, the pesticide reaches a level that kills the moths.
When we smell the terrible stink of mothballs, however, we are the ones breathing in the pesticide fumes. And those fumes can affect our health in truly sucky ways, depending on which active ingredient the mothballs contain. Adults exposed to naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene vapors for short periods, for example, may experience nausea, dizziness, headaches and/or vomiting. Longer exposure has been linked to the development of hemolytic anemia, as well as kidney and liver damage. Naphthalene, according to the World Health Organization, may also cause cancer.
Young children exposed to mothballs containing either pesticide can develop fever, diarrhea and abdominal pain, especially if they have eaten them. Dogs who ingest naphthalene mothballs may become lethargic or experience diarrhea or tremors. Paradichlorobenzene mothballs have been linked to kidney and liver damage in pets.
If you want to learn more about the health effects of mothballs, go to the National Pesticide Information Center's website.
Growing Edibles In the Shade
Want to grow vegetables and herbs even though you don't have full sun? No problem. You just need to choose edibles that don't depend on six hours or more of baking sunlight to thrive. So, yes, tomatoes are out, as are peppers, squash and eggplant, because plants grown for their fruit really do need a minimum of six hours of good sun per day.
But that still leaves a wide variety of edibles to choose from as long as you've got more than deep shape to work with—not much will grow under a maple tree's canopy. But plants grown for their roots and flowers will produce with as little as three to six hours of full sun or consistent dappled sun. Beets, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, onions, turnips and radishes, for example, can be successfully grown with four to six hours of sun. And though they produce fruit, I get a pretty good crop of cucumbers in 5 hours of sun.
Leafy veggies like kale, spinach, leaf lettuce, arugula, mustard greens and Swiss chard can get by with only two to four hours of sun—though they will grow more lush in sunnier locales. If you have a garden that offers both sun and shade, one of the advantages of knowing what can take less sun is the ability to increase your harvest by tucking these plants in along shaded borders that are often though of as wasted space.
Sure, there's a lot to be said for the power of sun, but there are some benefits to growing vegetables in part shade. Crops like broccoli and cauliflower won't bolt as quickly as they would in full sun, tender lettuces will last longer and you won't have to water constantly, which is always a plus. That said, though, it is important to monitor moisture levels in shade gardens carefully because these sites are often located beneath big trees or shrubs, as well as the overhang of the house or garage. So even when it does rain, the water may not reach your garden, and much of what does fall will likely be taken up by the root systems of greedy trees and shrubs.Read More»
Turning Cattle Troughs Into Raised Bed Gardens
Of all the things in our landscape, I think the galvanized cattle troughs (also known as stock tanks) in our backyard get the most attention. Even in the winter when nothing is growing in them, their shapes and sheer size turn heads and provoke questions. We added them to what we're now calling "our little farm" a couple of years back when we lost a huge oak, and I figured I'd take advantage of the sun to grow some vegetables. After starting with one trough, we added another last year and we'll be getting one more in the next few weeks.
If you want to grow some food on a small, urban lot, you can't beat these troughs for being easy to get going. You don't have to build anything, and you don't have to deal with turning depleted urban soil into something safe, nutrient-rich and workable enough to grow food in. They're also affordable, durable and tall enough to be out of the way of hungry critters and peeing dogs.
People ask all the time where we got the troughs and how to turn one into a raised bed garden, so even though I wrote briefly about this a couple of years ago, I thought I'd explain the process more in-depth here since it's the perfect time to get raised beds going for the season. Let's start with where to buy them. Unless you are literally made of money, do not go to a boutique garden center for a livestock trough. You want to go where farmers buy stuff—Tractor Supply Co. and Fleet Farm.
If you want to grow things like tomatoes, peppers, beans and squash, get yourself a large trough. One of ours is four feet long and the other is six feet. Both are 2 feet wide and 2 feet deep, and they cost about $80 and $110, respectively. Aside from getting the things home in the back of the car, the biggest job is drilling holes in the bottom for drainage. Use a bit that can drill through metal that's about the size of a dime of nickel. We drilled holes every few inches all around the outside edge along the bottom, and then added many more holes going across the bottom of the trough from end to end and side to side. Remove the drain plug, too, since you won't be needing it.
Once you've got your holes drilled, flip the trough over and put it wherever you want it because once you fill it with soil, you won't be able to move it around without taking most of that soil back out. We don't like things looking all kittywampus so we used a level to make sure the trough was lined up properly once we got it situated. (You don't have to do that unless you're bugged by such things.) Now comes the soil part. My advice—don't cut corners. Good soil makes all the difference when you're growing anything.
Because these are containers, albeit huge ones, you want a mix that's going to drain well. You also want to provide plants with some nutrients that you'll boost over time by adding compost and fertilizer. You'll save some money if you make your own mix by combining 1 part topsoil, 1 part compost and 1 part coconut coir or coarse sand (also known as builder's sand). I've done this by combining these things in batches in a wheelbarrow and it worked well. But I'll admit, it's a heck of a lot less work to call someone and have a quality potting mix delivered to your driveway. That way, you can just shovel it into a wheelbarrow and take it right over to your trough and other containers.
What do I mean by a quality mix? As I've said in the past, I've learned a lot about soil and compost over the last few years and I'm now opting to go with products that are organic or at least produced by a company or farmer who is willing to explain their process so I can make an informed decision about whether to use it. (For much more on that topic, see my blog post on safe compost.
Local organic growers give products from Purple Cow Organics, COWSMO and Mississippi Topsoil high marks. Other local sources that come highly recommended are Kern Landscape Resources and Kelley and Kelley Nursery. Compost from our Linden Hills organics recycling program is also pretty good. But because it includes packaging, paper and other odd bits, I don't use it to grow edibles. That's just me. Keep in mind that even though it's costly to fill your trough with quality potting mix the first year, in subsequent years (unless you get some dreaded disease like early blight of tomatoes) you'll only need to add a bit more compost to keep soil healthy. If you feel like you're having drainage issues, add more coir or sand. With the hard part behind you—all you have to do is keep growing.
Bachman's Is Moving Away From Neonics That Harm Bees
I just want to take a minute to update my recent post, "In Search of Plants That Won't Harm Bees." I've now had the chance to talk with Bachman's CEO, Dale Bachman, as well as John Daniels, Bachman's vice president of production, about how the company is dealing with neonicotinoids (neonics), a class of pesticides that is harming bees.
As of 2014, while various entities continue to research the role neonicotinoids play in the decline of bees, Bachman's has decided to take the "precautionary step" of removing all neonicotinoid products for home use from their shelves. That includes imidacloprid, a popular neonicotinoid pesticide used for all sorts of things like rose and lawn care, as well as to protect trees from emerald ash borer. (Of course, homeowners can still buy these products elsewhere and hire professionals who use imidacloprid to treat ash trees.)
They have also stopped using neonics in the production of Bachman's-grown nursery stock and outdoor plants, which means most of their shrub roses and perennials will be neonic-free along with some annuals. As for plants from other suppliers, they are currently talking with vendors about discontinuing the use of neonics and Dale and John says the outcome may cause them to rethink some of their suppliers. Even as they said that, though, they stressed that the neonics issue is much more complicated than it may seem — a fact that becomes more and more clear to me as I interview people on this topic.
For example, in many instances neonics and other pesticides are used in compliance with regulations regarding moving plants and the potentially invasive pests they may harbor across state lines. In the case of large-scale suppliers, discontinuing the use of neonics will mean switching to other pesticides that will come with their own problems and consequences. For now, shoppers looking for neonic-free plants at Bachman's should seek out a salesperson for help locating plants the company has grown since implementing their new policy.
Take a deep breath. Buying plants at places that many of us like to shop is going to take more work and patience than usual if we want to help bees. If you start to feel frustrated about the slow pace of change, remember that we are part of the problem. Gardeners have come to expect perfect plants on store shelves, so every entity in the plant supply chain has done everything in its power to kill every bug and wipe out every disease imaginable to make us happy. Moving away from chemical treatments that harm people, pollinators and the planet will be costly and difficult for those who care enough to do so. And we're going to need to learn to live with more mites, aphids and other things than we're used to. Who's in?
Dreaming of Spring
- On January 28, 2014
- By Meleah
- In Annuals, Container Gardening, Indoor Gardening, Perennials, Seeds, Veggies
- 8
Yes, it's me again, nattering on about the cold, cold, horribly cold winter we're having here in Minnesota—and a lot of other places too, I know. But, honestly, most of you in other states will be warm again far sooner than we will here in the tundra. So I feel entitled to go on about this a bit more and if you don't agree, please don't send me another email telling me that if I don't love it in Minnesota, I should move. Move where? In with you? Awesome!
Anyway, as I was saying, a local meteorologist wrote the other day that Minnesotans are experiencing the coldest winter in 33 years. I didn't live here then, but I believe him. Minnesotans are tough, but it's been far below zero with mind-boggling wind chills for a long time now. Kids are bored at home because schools have been closed repeatedly. Parents are using up precious vacation days staying home with bored kids. And bored dogs wish they could go outside, but they can't stand how cold their paws get, even with those awful booties that they hate.
We are a stir-crazy lot, motivated to do little more than lie on the couch and drink and order takeout while watching movie after movie. Or is that just me? BTW, I would highly recommend Seven Psychopaths and The Heat, but I thought Iron Man 3 was kind of meh even though I loved the first two.
What does this have to do with gardening? you wonder. Well, in an effort to stop spending so much time eating, drinking and watching movies, I recently tried focusing on spring to brighten my mood and, by golly, it worked! In addition to looking at a bunch of the garden-related photos I took last season, I also spent a few hours going through all of the seed and plant catalogs that have piled up on my living room coffee table. That was fun, especially because our sweet dog, Lily, helped by napping on me the whole time.
So if you're bored and freezing and in need of some good cheer, I've posted a few photos below in the hope that they help a bit. And if you haven't already started looking at your seed and plant catalogs, give it a go. I bet it will make you feel better to start thinking about what you'll plant in just a few weeks or months, depending on where your live. I especially love Renee's Garden, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds (their catalog is a work of art—just ignore the religious quotes that pop up now and then), Seed Savers Exchange, Fedco Seeds, Prairie Moon Nursery and Territorial Seed Company.
That's it for now. Hang in there. Spring is really, seriously, surely on the way.


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The Skimmer took us out to see whooping cranes.
Great Blue Heron dwarfed by tall grass
Along the way we saw great blue herons...
Osprey with kill
Soaring brown pelicans
(more pelicans...)
Whooping cranes hunting crabs
And the star of the show, eating lunch.
Whooping crane gets a running start to take off
Almost airborne!
"Slim" is a resident great blue heron at the Marine Science Institute Wetlands Education Center
Laughing gulls filled the sky at Mustang Island State Park.
Laughing gulls boast a deep red bill.
Caspian tern shows off his flying skills for a bunch of laughing gulls.
Two sanderlings square off to claim territory on the beach.
Common moorhen in marsh at Aransas NWR
Juvenile white ibis
Juvenile white ibis. He'll grow into that bill!
Gator zen
Big gator seems to enjoy the warm weather.
I can see you....
Orange teeth distinguish the invasive nutria.
Coral bean
White-tailed deer keeps an eye on the camera.
Frog stays mostly submerged in the duckweed.
Butterflies share a big thistle
Tiger moth on thistle, with beetles
Tiger moth
Sora rails are rarely seen, but this one wasn't shy at all.
Stink bug
Stink bug eating a thistle.
Still the stink bug...
Black neck stilts wheel over the marsh
Black neck stilts and willets find a new landing zone
Black neck stilts in a crowd of willets
Male blue-wing teals argue over a female (of course).
Domestic tranquility
Slim says so long!


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Staybridge Suites London
Staybridge Suites London Ontario Canada.
The Staybridge Suites London is a member of IHG Rewards & the IHG family of brands. Located in the heart of London's Business District and near highways 402 & 401, the hotel is only minutes from the London International Airport and offers near proximity to White Oaks Mall, Budweiser Gardens, John Labatt Brewery, Western Fair Raceway & Casino, London Convention Centre, London Health Sciences Center (LHSC), Storybook Gardens, University of Western Ontario (UWO) & Fanshawe College.
Ideal for travelers who require short or long term accommodations, Staybridge offers apartment like suites with all of the conveniences of home. Our studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom suites all offer fully-equipped kitchens including a dishwasher, full size fridge and stove top, free wired and wireless internet and direct dial phone number with personalized voicemail.
Other features include complimentary wireless internet throughout the hotel, Business Center, free guest laundry facilities, 24 hour fitness room, theater room, indoor heated pool, meeting space, outdoor BBQ and putting green, free hot/cold breakfast buffet & evening Social dinners Mon-Thurs evenings.
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- Check In: 4:00 PM
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I love this hotel.
July 26, 2016
I love staying at this Staybridge Suites, and have stayed here several times, partly because I have a large family and I know that I can usually get a room which will accommodate them, but also the staff is very friendly, the rooms are clean, the food service (both breakfast and dinner) are good and it's easy to access from Hwy 401. The only thing I will note: My five-year old daughter nicknamed this facility "The Dark Hotel" when she was three...and I didn't think much of it until I realized that some of areas within the room (mostly the living room) don't have the best lighting, but otherwise, I would recommend this hotel to anyone, for either a short stay, or for a long-term residence.
great service
July 24, 2016
I enjoyed my stay for 4 weeks, friendly staff, great rooms, able to bring my dog made to feel very welcome
Not up to par with other Staybridge locations
July 23, 2016
Staff was helpful and tried to make things better, but the hotel was a disappointment. Hallways smelled of body odor, only one bath towel was provided and we had to obtain another ourselves.
We arrived after a long drive to find a dog barking in room next door. Finally, we received the wrong bill under our door the next morning with our name printed on it but the charges intended for the party next door. Had we not pointed this out, we would have been charged for someone else's expenses.
I say all this because our experience was so unusual, compared to what we have come to expect from this chain of hotels.
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Great place to stay very clean and comfortable. The front end staff were amazing.


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Little Brown and Company, Hardcover, 9780316101790, 296pp.
Publication Date: October 15, 2012
In the fifth installment of James Patterson's action-packed Daniel X series, Daniel must now face an alien whose origins appear nearer to the depths of Hell than the outer reaches of the galaxy. Number Two on the List of Alien Outlaws is an unstoppable criminal that's slowly been amassing an underground army of disgusting, disgruntled, and dangerous aliens to help him enslave Earth's population. And it's all in preparation for the arrival of Number One, the most powerful alien in the universe and Daniel's arch-nemesis.
To Daniel's horror, thousands of humans defect to the alien's side, making the odds of success that much more impossible. But for the first time in his life, Daniel isn't alone in his fight. He's connected with several military and intelligence groups--including the daughter of a prominent FBI agent--and he's ready to lead the ultimate showdown against the evil that has plagued planet Earth for so long. Be prepared for a truly epic battle that evokes the ancient prophecies of Armageddon!
Chris Grabenstein is the Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author of the critically acclaimed thrill reads Tilt A Whirl, Mad Mouse, Whack A Mole, Hell Hole, Mind Scrambler, and Rolling Thunder, plus the young adult chillers The Crossroads and The Hanging Hill. He lives in New York City.


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Chosing unit "c" for celsius does not work in widgets. I chose unit "c" but I always get Fahrenheit.
Chosing unit "c" for celsius does not work in widgets. I chose unit "c" but I always get Fahrenheit.
Hi Pannixx
I to had this problem, so what I did to resolve this was create a side bar test widget, and insert the following code into the text field
[awesome-weather location="Caernarfon" units="C" size="tall" override_title="Caernarfon" background=http://boatstoragebyplymol.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/castle1.jpg]
Works for me
Ok, I'll check it out...
I just pushed through a fix for this. Thanks for notifiying me!
This is resolved but not in all cases, so I'll post here.
I know this might not be how this widget was meant to be used, but still. I created a custom field using wp-types plugin and inserted the shortcode for this widget. It is displayed by wp-views plugin. The widget is displayed but the only available units are imperial and the only size is wide. I can only change the city and days of forecast.
In a sidebar widget, the plugin displays fine.
It's a really good looking plugin and I'd love to use it if this can be resolved.
I posted before having exhausting all options. Because the widget was displaying, I assumed the shortcode was properly resolved, but it wasn't. I had to fix that and now it's OK.
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