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No one was more successful in encouraging women's domestic dedication and home cooking than Doña Petrona C. de Gandulfo, Argentina's leading culinary celebrity during most of the twentieth century. And, indeed, Pan Dulce de Navidad was her most famous recipe. As the holiday season drew close, she would show her fans how to make this sweet bread step by step on television, as we can see in these two videos from the mid 1960s (watch Part 1 and Part 2 on YouTube). Such footage may not at first glance appear to be a valuable historical source, but it provides us rare insight into how changing gender expectations, economic dynamics, and food-related practices were shaping Argentines' daily lives.


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- Trial and Tribulation: This card can do a number of things. It can draw 1, add 2 monsters from the Graveyard into your hand, or destroy "up to" 3 cards, face-up cards that is. So it works like so, Drop Tefnuit, Tribute Tefnuit for Su, Su tributes another Hieratic to destroy a Spell or Trap, activate Trial and Tribulation, and on End Phase I should be able to retrieve Tefnuit and Su from my Graveyard, back to my hand. It's a really amazing card, and I'm starting to favor it far more than Super Rejuv, which holds nearly the same purpose, that is to plus off of your spam.
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- Constellar Ptolemy M7: THE BEST CARD IN THE DECK HANDS DOWN. This is the main OTK combo piece. Without it, OTK's just wont happen like you want them to. You have Birdman into Stardust, I have M7 into another M7 or Pleiades. How this card functions is kind of like a search for Red-Eyes. You use Atum to summon Red-Eyes, then Red-Eyes to bring another Level 6 out, overlay for M7, activate M7's effect and return Red-Eyes to your hand. This can be used to maintain and hold onto Red-Eyes for emergency plays, or Re-Summon him by banishing Atum so he has 2800 ATK, and also allowing another Special Summon. This card can also return your opponent's cards, monsters or spell/traps, to their hand. BUT! The best part is that I can target my Hieratics, or my Red-Eyes in my Graveyard, and return it to my hand. These effects make M7 several times more versatile than the Birdman version running around today.
- Constellar Pleiades: The stun card. If I EVER get a chance to make it within my combo, I do. The fact that his effect is a quick effect, allows me to play defensively with my offence, stopping Rabbit Summons, Tour Guide Plays, and even common Atlantean Diva plays. His stun factor has saved me too many times to remove him from the deck.
- Dragon's Mirror: It's Hieratics. I can get 5 or more Dragon-Type monsters in my Graveyard on my first turn, easily. That means an easy, strait out of thin air 5000 beat stick that catches anyone and everyone by surprise. He has also made come backs for me from sudden defeats, claiming the title for me! This is my favorite piece of the deck, all though it is usually my last resort. My last, BIG, fear mongering play in the deck.
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DHARAMSHALA, November 26: In more alarming reports coming out of Tibet, a Tibetan man - the third in a single day - set himself on fire in Luchu region of Kanlho, eastern Tibet protesting China's rule over of Tibet.
A group of exile Tibetans from Luchu identified the Tibetan self-immolator as Gonpo Tsering, 24 years of age and father of three children, all below the age of six.
"Martyr Gonpo Tsering set himself on fire in front of the main prayer hall of the Ala Deu-go Monastery in Ala region of Luchu at around 6 pm (local time) today," the group told Phayul citing sources in the region. "While engulfed in flames, he raised slogans calling for Tibet's freedom, human rights in Tibet, and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile."
Gonpo Tsering succumbed to his injuries at the site of his protest.
Local Tibetans carried his charred body inside the Monastery where monks and a large number of Tibetans from the surrounding regions assembled, against official orders, to offer prayers for the deceased and express their solidarity.
According to reports, Chinese security personnel and armed forces were immediately deployed in the region. Restrictions have been heightened as Chinese authorities are currently said to be investigating the protest.
Tibetan self-immolator Gonpo Tsering's surviving family members. His parents, wife and three children, all below the age of six.
Gonpo Tsering is survived by his wife, their three children, and his parents.
This is the second self-immolation protest in Luchu region. On November 22,
Tamding Kyab
, 23, a nomad and former monk, passed away in his self-immolation protest. He was cremated in the morning of November 25.
Gonpo Tsering is the third Tibetan to self-immolate today. Earlier, a young Tibetan,
set himself on fire in the middle of Sertha town raising slogans for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Wangyal's condition and whereabouts are not yet known after Chinese security forces took possession of his charred body.
In Amchok region of Labrang,
Kunchok Tsering
, 18, passed away after he set himself ablaze near a mining site in the region.
The deepening crisis inside Tibet has witnessed large scale anti-China protests and a series of self-immolations that has now seen 85 Tibetans set themselves on fire, since 2009, demanding freedom and the return of the Dalai Lama from exile.
November alone has reported 23 self-immolations and protests by thousands of Tibetans, including by school students in
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Chinese officials have reacted to the self-immolation protests with further restrictions and threats. According to the Dharamshala based rights group Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, Chinese government officials in eastern Tibet have obtained signed statements from village officials and leaders to prevent any self-immolation under their jurisdiction.
"From now onwards, each household will be made to sign a statement not to do any self-immolation. Those who refuse to sign such statements will attract immediate detention," TCHRD said in a release today.
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The film was meant to be a made-for-TV Disney Channel Original Movie but producers felt it could stand as a major theatrical one. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics during its theatrical release but has since become a cult film.
In 1693 Salem, Massachusetts, Thackery Binx (Sean Murray) is awakened and notices that his little sister, Emily (Jodie Rivera), is being lured into the woods by an old woman while his best friend, Elijah shows that the witches in the woods are conjuring. He gives chase, arriving at a cottage as Emily is led inside by one of the women. The cottage is home of the Sanderson sisters: Winifred (Bette Midler), Mary (Kathy Najimy), and Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker). It is revealed that they are brewing a potion with which to suck the life force out of young children to use as their own. Thackery is too late, however and Emily drinks the potion. After subduing Thackery with her powers, Winifred, along with Mary and Sarah, shares the life force from Emily making them young ("Well, younger"). When Thackery calls Winifred a hag, she decides not to kill him as punishment and to their amusement they transform him into a black cat who must live forever with the guilt of letting Emily die. The townspeople, led by Thackery and Emily's parents, come and capture the sisters to hang them; however Winifred casts a spell that on Halloween night when the moon is full a virgin will summon them back from the dead so they can claim all the lives of the children in Salem.
Three hundred years later, a teenager named Max Dennison (Omri Katz) is angry because of the fact that he had to move to Salem from his hometown of Los Angeles, California. He is also less enthusiastic and skeptical of the story of the Sanderson sisters. One day, he is accosted by two numskull dimwitted high school bullies Jay and Ernie "Ice" who steal his shoes when he doesn't have cash or bud. His younger sister, Dani (Thora Birch), on the other hand, is completely enthralled with the holiday and dresses up as a witch for Halloween. He, who objects to taking her trick-or-treating, is suddenly forced to by their parents as they will be going to the town hall for an adult party and won't be able to take her. After another confrontation with Jay and Ernie, he upsets her and apologizes for his behavior. They arrive at a large mansion that just so happens to be the home of his crush, Allison (Vinessa Shaw); when Dani expresses an interest in the Sanderson sisters, they leave and go to the old Sanderson house, a former museum which was soon abandoned due to "spooky things" happening there. While there, Max finds the Black Flame Candle, which is rumored to raise the spirits of the dead on Halloween night if lit by a virgin. Still disbelieving all the "hocus pocus" he lights it and the house suddenly comes to life; candles light in place of the glass bulbs, the floorboards glow green and shake, the cauldron lights and it culminates in the sisters reentering their front door for the first time in three centuries. Mary quickly finds Dani with her power to sniff out children, but Max interrupts before they can partake on a long overdue dinner. He tricks them into thinking he is a wizard using a lighter to summon the "Burning Rain of Death" (the fire alarm system) in the house. Before he can leave, however, Thackery, who can now talk as a cat (Jason Marsden) makes Max grab the spellbook so they can't create their life stealing potion. They soon give chase and Thackery leads them to a graveyard, telling them stories of the sisters. Allison deduces who he is. As the sisters can't set foot on hallowed ground, and air assaults are useless to the quickly moving children, Winifred summons her old lover, Billy Butcherson (Doug Jones), a ghoul whose mouth was sewn shut with a dull needle so he can't divulge her secrets, to chase them. They escape through the sewers and Max knocks Billy's head off.
The sisters encounter a bus and Sarah is driving it when Thackery emerges from the sewers. Max and the others witness his death and resurrection due to the curse that he can't die. Meanwhile, unable to track Max and the others, the sisters encounter costumed children furthering their confusion of Halloween night. After an encounter with a man dressed as Satan and mistaking him for their true master who is wed to Medusa (a woman with snake-like curlers in her hair), Winifred realizes the truth of Halloween, while their broomsticks are stolen by children dressed as them. Max and the others try to tell the police, but find a man costumed as a police officer instead. They go to warn their parents, but the sisters arrive and in a big song and dance number, discredit their claims and curse the adults to dance until they die. The kids lure them to the high school and into a kiln where they are apparently burned to death. They are resurrected and return home defeated, Winifred is unable to remember the ingredients to the potion and they fall into despair as it was earlier established that the candle only brought them back to life for that night, and unless they can use the potion on children by sunrise, they are dust and cease to exist. As Dani and Thackery rest, Allison and Max, despite the warnings that nothing good can come from the book, open it to find a cure for his immortality. It signals the sisters who use a corn broom, a mop and a Hoover vacuum cleaner to fly to its location. They secretly invade the house and grab it, Thackery, and Dani before violently exploding from the house, but not before Winifred reveals the nature of the spell that brought them back to Allison. Sarah uses her power, a siren song to lure the children of Salem to their house.
Max and Allison give chase and Max manages to trick the sisters again using the headlights of his parents' car to simulate sunrise. In the confusion, he frees Dani and Thackery and they return to the graveyard to hold out against the sisters. They encounter Billy and using a knife to sever the stitches on his lips, he apparently breaks the control Winifred has over him and joins the kids against them. They hold out well to start with, but Dani exits her protected grave plot when Winifred kicks off Billy's head and she uses this to her advantage, swooping down and taking Dani. Thackery saves her by knocking the last vial of the life stealing potion out of Winifred's hand, which Max catches and drinks to take her place. Winifred drops Dani and picks up Max to drain his life force, but Allison, Dani, and Billy cause a distraction using Sarah and Mary which gives Max the opportunity to knock both himself and Winifred to the ground as the other two fly up into the sky out of control. Winifred recovers and tries to steal Max's life force, but because she is standing on hallowed ground, she turns to stone. As the sun comes up, Mary and Sarah bid their goodbyes dramatically before exploding, followed shortly after by Winifred's statue doing so. They bid farewell to Billy, who returns to his grave, and Dani finds Thackery, who had died after being thrown against the rock. The sisters are dead, the spell was broken, and his soul was finally freed to move on. They meet Thackery's ghost and he bids farewell to Allison and Max, before kissing Dani on the cheek and leaving with Emily. As they walk out of sight, he is apologizing to her for taking so long to find her, and they disappear into the afterlife together and everyone in Salem lives happily ever after and the kids too.
Meanwhile, Jay and Ice, who had been abducted and caged by the sisters, are singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" in their boredom. The eye of the book below them opens up and looks around, hinting that perhaps the sisters aren't completely gone after all. Shown as the closing credits roll, the adults and Max and Dani's parents are shown emerging from the town hall, covered in sweat and complimenting on how Salem knows how to throw a party, unaware they were uncontrollably dancing the night away.
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- Omri Katz as Max Dennison, the main protagonist. A teenager upset at having to move to the small town of Salem from Los Angeles. He is initially cynical towards Halloween, but is persuaded by his sister, Dani, to go out. He has a crush on Allison and strives to impress her. He inadvertently releases the Sanderson sisters from beyond the grave. Although he bickers with Dani, they still clearly love each other, as he willingly drank the potion Winnie planned on feeding her, thereby sacrificing himself for his sister. His character is shamed throughout the movie for being a virgin, which caused the witches to resurrect.
- Thora Birch as Dani Dennison, Max's 8-year old sister. She is around the same age as Emily was, which is the reason why Binx bonds closely with her. She is somewhat volatile, such as screaming when Max refuses to take her trick-or-treating, but she is very brave and is very upset when Binx dies, although cheers up when his ghost comforts her. She argues with Max, but they evidently care about each other.
- Vinessa Shaw as Allison, Max's love interest and native Salem resident. Her family owns pieces of the town's history giving her an in-depth knowledge of the Sanderson Sisters and their past.
- Sean Murray as Thackery Binx, a teenager from 1693 who has a sister, Emily, whom he follows into the woods and fails to prevent her death at the hands of the Sanderson sisters sucking her life force from her. He is since then cursed as an immortal cat, feeling uncontrollable guilt over her death he guides Max, Dani and Allison in fighting back against the sisters. He is particularly close to Dani, due to her reminding him of Emily, and warns Max, "Protect Dani, Max. You'll never know how precious she is until you lose her."
- Doug Jones as Billy Butcherson, once Winifred Sanderson's lover, now a zombie, Billy was caught sporting with Sarah and was punished by Winifred. Having been poisoned, in death she sewed his mouth shut with a dull needle.
- Charles Rocket as Dave Dennison, Max and Dani's father.
- Stephanie Faracy as Jenny Dennison, Max and Dani's mother.
Other Cast
- Jodie Rivera as Emily Binx, Thackery's sister. She was lured in by Sarah Sanderson and had her life force sucked out by the sisters while he watched.
- Larry Bagby as Ernie/"Ice", the leader of a group of high school bullies known for the fact he has "ICE" shaved into the back of his short brown hair.
- Tobias Jelinek as Jay, a blond haired punk and another school bully.
- Steve Voboril as Elijah, a boy from a farm in 1693.
- Norbert Weisser as Mr. Binx, the father of Emily and Thackery.
- Kathleen Freeman as Miss Olin, Max's and Allison's teacher.
- Jason Marsden as the cat version of Thackery Binx who is the guide of the children.
- Garry Marshall as "The Devil", a man wearing a devil costume whom the Sanderson sisters assume to be their "master" (referring to Satan). Flattered by this, he wholeheartedly welcomes them into his home.
- Penny Marshall (Garry's sister), plays "The Devil's" wife. They assume she's Medusa, because of her curlers, which look like snakes.
The Sanderson Sisters
- Bette Midler as Winifred Sanderson, the leader of the Sanderson sisters and the main antagonist. She is the eldest and is highly sensitive to people calling her ugly and has a very short temper. Generally the most intelligent of the three sisters, however she is prone to being melodramatic. She has the power of electrokinesis.
- Kathy Najimy as Mary Sanderson, the middle sister and second of the secondary antagonists. Often complimenting and comforting Winifred, she constantly seeks her approval. She has the ability to sniff out the presence of children and has a tendency to bark in a Curly Howard-like fashion. She is the most observant of the three
- Sarah Jessica Parker as Sarah Sanderson, the youngest sister and one of the secondary antagonists. She uses a siren-like ability to lure children to the Sanderson home. She sings a song called "Come Little Children" to lure the children to there so she can suck their lives to become younger. She is not particularly intelligent and she is often prancing around and goofing off. She is the most beautiful of the three which makes her have the tendency to attract boys and flirt with them.
The film received mixed-to-negative reviews from film critics, though reception has grown to be more warm towards the film. Today, it is seen as a cult classic. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Hocus Pocus has a "Rotten" score of 30%, based on 43 reviews; however, the audience score is a "fresh" 70%, with an average rating of 3.1 stars out of 5. The Miami Herald called it "a pretty lackluster affair", adding this comment: "Despite the triple-threat actress combo, Hocus Pocus won't be the Sister Act of 1993. There are a lot of gotta-sees this summer, and this isn't one of them." The New York Times' Janet Maslin wrote that the film "has flashes of visual stylishness but virtually no grip on its story". Ty Burr of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a C-, calling it "acceptable scary-silly kid fodder that adults will find only mildly insulting. Unless they're Bette Midler fans. In which case it's depressing as hell"; and stating that while Najimy and Parker "have their moments of ramshackle comic inspiration, and the passable special effects should keep younger campers transfixed [...] the sight of the Divine Miss M. mugging her way through a cheesy supernatural kiddie comedy is, to say the least, dispiriting."
Over the years, through various outlets such as strong DVD sales and annual record-breaking showings on ABC Family's 13 Nights of Halloween, the film has achieved cult status. Various media outlets such as Celebuzz and Oh No They Didn't have reiterated such claims. In October 2011, the Houston Symphony celebrated various horror and Halloween classics, including Hocus Pocus, with "The Hocus Pocus Pops."
On October 19, 2013, D23 held a special screening of Hocus Pocus at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, to honor the 20th anniversary of the film. Nine of the cast and crew gathered for the screening, and hundreds of D23 members attended. Returning members included Kathy Najimy, David Kirschner, Thora Birch, Doug Jones, Vinessa Shaw, and Omri Katz.
While on her tour in 2015, Divine Intervention, Bette Midler appeared on stage dressed as Winifred Sanderson. Her Harlettes appeared with her dressed as Mary and Sarah, and the three of them performed the film's version of I Put a Spell on You.
On September 15, 2015, the Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular was introduced at the Magic Kingdom as a part of Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. The show introduces new actresses as the Sanderson Sisters, who summon various Disney villains for a villain party.
- The song "Almost Unreal" by Roxette was originally written to be part of this movie (hence "hocus pocus" in the lyrics). But, for some reason, it was put into the soundtrack for Super Mario Bros. instead. Interestingly, a promo of Hocus Pocus was featured in the Super Mario Bros. VHS release.
- This popular family-oriented live action Halloween film had its DVD release three months before Touchstone's Ernest Scared Stupid in 2002.
- Given children would usually be the ones who watched this, they wouldn't understand the requirement for being able to light the candle that revives the Sanderson sisters.
- Though even odder, in ABC Family (Freeform) airings, the film is rated TV-14, despite being a PG film. The film was originally aired with a TV-PG-LV rating with edits for time and content, but the rating change may have been due to ABC Family's standards changing in 2012. Most PG films are TV-PG, or in certain cases edited slightly to TV-G (or even on other channels, TV-Y).
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WASHINGTON - Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann worked around eight hits over six innings, Ryan Zimmerman's three hits included a two-run double, and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 6-1 Thursday for a season-opening three-game sweep.
Jayson Werth tacked on a three-run homer in the seventh, and Bryce Harper had another eventful day, collecting two hits, taking an elbow to the face while scoring a run, and getting thrown out trying to steal third.
The defending NL East champion Nationals outscored the Marlins 11-1 in the series. At least Miami finally got someone home, ending a 19-inning run drought in the second Thursday on Justin Ruggiano's homer to right off Zimmermann (1-0).
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In reference to Jack Moran's letter ("Dennis Ross," Jan. 19), I am a part of Mr. Moran's so-called 98 percent and am happy with U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross' vote. I, and many people like myself, aspire to be one of the 2 percent. We are not happy as a 98-percenter. We work hard and earn our keep to pay our bills and don't want any help or interference from the government. Unlike your group of 98-percenters, we are working hard to be a part of that so-called wealthiest 2 percent.
An important fact not to be overlooked is that wealthy Americans earn about 50 percent of all income but pay 70 percent of the federal tax burden, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The top 2 percent are paying the lion's share of taxes, while the 98 percent are paying far less than their fair share. Some of those 98 percent are not paying any income tax and receive a refund (Earned Income Credit).
President Barack Obama wants the wealthy to pay their fair share. In my world, fair means everyone is treated the same. Remember equality under the law? How exactly is it fair to make wealthy people pay so much more in taxes, when the less-advantaged people pay nothing and the middle class are the only ones getting tax cuts?
Congressman Ross is doing a fine job protecting all of the people in his district. He truly is trying to do what is fair for everyone.
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Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. He was part of the 1920s expatriate community in Paris, as well as the veterans of World War One later known as "the Lost Generation", as described in his posthumous memoir A Moveable Feast. He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for The Old Man and the Sea, and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.
Hemingway's distinctive writing style is characterized by economy and understatement, in contrast to the style of his literary rival William Faulkner. It had a significant influence on the development of twentieth-century fiction writing. His protagonists are typically stoic men who exhibit an ideal described as "grace under pressure." Many of his works are now considered canonical in American literature.
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"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them."
"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed."
"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
"Never go on trips with anyone you do not love."
"Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know."
"The best ammunition against lies is the truth, there is no ammunition against gossip. It is like a fog and the clear wind blows it away and the sun burns it off."
"If two people love each other, there can be no happy end to it"
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Pickles wants big lunch to help communities
Curious how some are mixing this with Welfare Reform which Pickles has said will damage communities ( I never thought I would be defending the nasty tub of lard), yes there will be communities where it won't happen and there will be those who exclude people for whatever reason. But that is no reason to deny those who want to try and build cohesion in their communities from trying.
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Diane Keaton on 'Ellen': 'Do You Know What Tantric Sex Is?'
Imagine what Woody Allen would have said during the therapy sessions with Diane Keaton's Annie Hall if they had talked tantric sex. Ellen DeGeneres can tell him—Keaton pulled out a bottle of wine during Tuesday's show and said, "Do you know what tantric sex is ... the audience?" Keaton said she was "afraid" to talk about her character in upcoming film The Big Wedding, because her character is interested in tantric sex. Giggling, she continued: "Look, I'm Diane, and the character I play is someone else, so I'm not to be blamed for this. The definition is something like, well, when you have tantric sex, you go for a long time and have that thing called an orgasm. For nine hours! That's ridiculous! It drives me crazy when I think about it. I'm glad the movie's over. It's too weird."
That wasn't the only fun time. Keaton also talked about Topher Grace, who plays a 29-year-old virgin ("I don't know a man who's 29 and a virgin"), punching and kissing Robert De Niro ("I love kissing him ... I enjoy the kissing of the man"), and why she never got married ("I would like to get married ... very bad. What happened was nobody ever asked me."). "This is the best show I've ever been on in my life," Keaton said before leaving. We agree. Please come back soon.


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On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 05:34:27AM -0500, Robert Muir wrote: > Is it somehow possible i could convince everyone that all the analyzers we > provide are simply examples? This way we could really make this a bit more > reasonable and clean up a lot of stuff. I understand what you're getting at. We don't really expect people to fork an analyzer code base, though -- so we need to draw a line between e.g. the code that implements StopFilter and stoplist content. We want the low-level code to be part of the library, but maybe we want stoplist content to be considered example code. > Seems like we really want to move towards a more declarative model where > these are just config files... so only then it will ok for us to change them > because they suddenly aren't suffixed with .java?! Consider how this might work with e.g. RussianAnalyzer. The declaratively-expressed sample analyzer config could contain a hard-coded list of Russian stop words, and as this hard-coded stoplist would travel with the index in a config file, there would be no index compatibility problems upon upgrading Lucene. The stoplist in the sample config could change, even on bugfix releases. Config file syntax would potentially be affected by a Lucene upgrade, but that doesn't affect index content and maintaining back compat is straightforward. Things are more difficult with versioning e.g. stemmers, but I think the stoplist example illustrates the potential of declarative analyzer specification. Maybe specifying Version in a sample file and dispatching to different revs of a Snowball stemmer is less painful than forcing a user to figure out Version from API documentation? Having to extract an Analyzer from an index directory does present the potential for Analyzer mismatches in a multi-node setup where e.g. the machine that parses the query string and the machine which executes matching are not the same. Marvin Humphrey --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com | |
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Chapter 28 Collectibles (Revision 1149)
This page contains a complete list of Chapter 28 Collectibles.
EditMystery Item (The Conquistadors)
- Spanish Halberd
This is in the initial hallway, just before it opens up into the large bridge cavern. After the cutscene showing Dante raising the bridge, search the doorway to the hallway you just came from for this item.
EditMystery Item (Ring of Earth)
- Xiunixihuatli
After sniping the first enemies, you must hop to a large pillar to continue down. Proceed left around the pillar and drop to the ground. A gleaming item is on the landing here.
EditMystery Item (Minor Deities)
- Statuette of Teohixtamo
After you cross some yellow beams and one breaks, a pack of snipers and other enemies will begin firing at you from across the chasm. Get to solid ground and take them out. In this area you can slash a piece of cloth to access an area with this statuette.
EditMystery Item (Minor Deities)
- Statuette of Haxolitectal
At one point you will find yourself on a circular wooden platform around a column with a pair of snipers shooting at you from across the chasm. From the wooden platform you can leap to a large stalactite and climb some handholds over to a small cavern. Here you can cut through canvas to reach a room with a carved wall and this statuette.
EditPhoto (The Lost Civilization)
- Zetocatil Monoliths
Once you cut down the yellow and blue bridge, you can cross it to the middle platform. From here you can snap a photo of the monoliths.
EditMystery Item (Minor Deities)
- Statuette of Apacitapanol
After you cut down the second bridge, the rope you cut becomes climb-able. Climb it to the rafters to collect this statuette.
EditMystery Item (Minor Deities)
- Statuette of Itzopochtzi
After you cut down the second bridge, cross it and kill the enemies. On the path there is a boulder on the left side you can use for cover. The item is behind this boulder.
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Lot 3593: Chinese White Jade Pendant
December Asian Works of Art
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December 26, 2013
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Description: Chinese White Jade Pendant, carving of two children playing under a tree. Length 2.75" Width 1.75" Height 0.25"


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Bucks gets blown out in New York
New York — The New York Knicks are such a mess that they're bringing in Phil Jackson at $12 million a year to address what's been ailing their bloated, dysfunctional franchise for years.
Then again, almost no NBA outfit is too broken to cope with the league's worst team.
The Bucks, so far off Broadway that their lights seem perpetually dim, never had a chance during a rare Saturday matinee performance at Madison Square Garden.
They never had a pedestrian's chance against a speeding New York cab in the 115-94 blowout because they never played defense. No matter how much the Knicks have struggled this season, they still have shooters who force defenses to rotate and create mismatches.
In the Bucks (13-53), losers of three straight and 27 on the road this season, they found a willing accomplice.
"They ran their offense efficiently, but at the same time we gave up a lot of easy baskets," said guard Brandon Knight. "There were a lot of missed rotations.
"It was a lack of effort on defense."
That's not what you want to hear at this point in the season, but Knight was just being honest. The Knicks (27-40), winners of six straight after seven consecutive losses, shot 55.3% and did pretty much anything they pleased offensively.
"I felt we had no real defensive presence whatsoever," Bucks coach Larry Drew said. "We had talked about playing with more of a physical presence, but we weren't able to do that. We talked about mixing up defenses, but nothing was able to slow them down. They went to the matchups they wanted to go to and they made shots.
"Our one-on-one defense wasn't very good. They drove the ball right by us, and down on the low block we just didn't put up any resistance. They got some very easy baskets."
Enough easy looks that the Knicks placed five scorers in double figures, including a game-high 23 points from Carmelo Anthony and 20 from rookie Tim Hardaway Jr.
The Knicks began to pull away in the second quarter, when Hardaway came off the bench to score 11 points in 11 minutes. New York's lead reached 20 early in the third quarter and stayed there for the rest of the game.
"They were shooting the ball well, but we didn't do much defensively," said rookie guard Nate Wolters, who led the Bucks with 15 points. "They had a lot of open looks and they knocked them down."
The Knicks made eight of their 20 three-point attempts. JR Smith and Iman Shumpert were each 3 of 4.
"We've got to be better defensively," said Knight, who scored 14 points. "We've got to buckle down. We knew what they like to do and still we didn't take anything away. They were able to score at will."
And don't blame this one on the unusual start time. The clock struck noon at tip-off for the Knicks as well.
"You've got to be ready," Wolters said. "In college all of us have done it. This was our first one and we've got a noon game (Sunday against Charlotte). It's kind of a different weekend. But that's no excuse for the way we played today."
Drew was asked if anything positive came out of the game.
"Right now, the answer to that is no," he said. "I see nothing to take from a positive standpoint from this game. If there is one thing it was we didn't stop playing. But we can't put ourselves in those types of situations. We weren't very good. We've got to be better tomorrow."


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I read with interest an article in the City Paper about Mayor Bill Peduto backing down on the lost-or-stolen handgun legislation, the legality of which has come into question. The man isn't stupid. Chew on the following hypothetical for a while and see if you can spit it back out.
Suppose that I am a straw purchaser. I buy 25 handguns in the legally allowed time frame (multiple purchases within one week open the door for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to pay you a visit if it wishes). I contact a contact who can triple or quadruple my investment on the street. The guns are "stolen." I report this within 24 hours. BAM! I'm off the hook. If any of these guns are recovered, the authorities will return them to me, the rightful owner. Meantime, I've made a tidy profit, and I have done what the law requires of me.
Scary, isn't it? But that's exactly what could happen. Granted, one cannot keep buying guns and keep reporting them as stolen, but if it happens once, that's too many times. Don't mess with success. The gun laws as they exist were enacted by intelligent people. Don't dumb them down.


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Motorist collides with lamppost in Cranford
PUBLISHED: 10:47 27 August 2013 | UPDATED: 10:47 27 August 2013
Police are appealing for witnesses after a car crashed into a lamppost.
The red Honda Civic was in collision with the pole and a 'keep left' bollard on The Avenue in Cranford at around 10.30am yesterday.
The 25-year-old female driver was taken to hospital by air ambulance to be treated for head injuries.
Her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
The Road Death Investigation Unit (RDIU) at the Northolt Traffic Garage is investigating.
Scotland Yard said: "At this early stage it is understood that the Honda was travelling along The Avenue towards the mini roundabout at the junction with High Street.
"A bus was turning right on the mini roundabout and the Honda subsequently went left and collided with a lamppost, a 'keep left' bollard and the kerb of the opposite carriageway before coming to rest."
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Ringgit Climbs to 10-Month High After Peaceful Opposition Rally
Liau Y-SingMalaysia's ringgit climbed to a 10-month high after an opposition rally over the weekend ended peacefully, allaying concerns about political unrest.
The currency rose for a sixth day, its longest run of gains since August. Police estimate about 50,000 people seeking free and fair elections assembled in a stadium in Kuala Lumpur, avoiding a repeat of earlier street demonstrations when officers clashed with protesters. Five-year credit-default swaps insuring Malaysian debt against non-payment jumped the most since May last week. Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has to call for national polls before May, has embarked on a $444 billion, 10-year infrastructure development plan to spur economic growth.
"Whoever wins the election should not step back from the development plan," said Enrico Tanuwidjaja, a Singapore-based economist at Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc. "We're generally neutral on the ringgit because of the impending election."
The ringgit rose 0.1 percent to 3.0178 per dollar as of 4:35 p.m. in Kuala Lumpur, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The currency touched 3.0153, the strongest since March 12, and its winning streak is the longest since a six-day advance that ended Aug. 1. One-month implied volatility, a measure of expected moves in exchange rates used to price options, was little changed at 5.02 percent.
Default swaps tied to Malaysian debt climbed 11 basis points, or 0.11 percentage point, last week to 81, according to data provider CMA, which is owned by McGraw-Hill Cos. and compiles prices quoted by dealers in privately negotiated markets. They fell three basis points to 78 basis points today.
Government bonds were steady. The yield on the 3.492 percent notes due March 2020 held at 3.41 percent, according to Bursa Malaysia.


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Review: Electronic Arts Scrabble
Company: Electronic Arts
Website: www.EA.com
Title: Scrabble for iPod, iPhone
Players: One-Four
Price: $5 (iPod), $10 (iPhone)
Compatible: iPod 5G, iPod classic, iPod nano (video), iPod touch, iPhone
There's an old saying, "the pitcher that goes too often to the well is broken at last," which is commonly understood to mean that a good thing, repeated over and over, eventually stops working. For Electronic Arts, the iPod's most prolific entertainment publisher, the well is classic board games. And in this case, the pitcher is Scrabble ($5), a 70-year-old title that -- like EA's Yahtzee, Mahjong, Sudoku and Royal Solitaire before it -- hardly needs any introduction. [Updated July 23, 2008: We have added a new section to this March 4, 2008 review with information on the iPhone/iPod touch version of Scrabble, as well as updated rating information. Please see the end of this review for the new details.]
For the sake of completeness, we'll go through it anyway. Scrabble sets a partially colored, 15x15 grid in front of one, two, three, or four players, giving each player a set of seven tiles marked with letters and numbers. A given tile's letter is assigned a certain number of points—that's the number—and each player's goal is to make words with the tiles, racking up points for using more difficult letters and hitting more unreachable spots on the grid. There are 100 tiles in total, two left blank as wild cards, and the game ends when all of the tiles have been used or the players run out of words to make with the tiles they have left. Whoever has the most points wins; truly big scores are achieved by combining rare 10-point letters such as Q or Z with marked "triple-word-score" squares on the grid, multiplying them to create decisive leads over competitors.
Electronic Arts has done a pretty good job of translating the core game mechanics to the iPod format. One person can play alone, against the computer, or versus three other human opponents in "pass and play" mode, and the game both features intuitive controls—tap the Click Wheel like an eight-direction pad to move on the grid—and automates several things that would otherwise require player effort, such as tallying scores, using a dictionary to check the validity of words, and re-shuffling the tiles on your rack to help you think of words. The good news is that EA's built-in dictionary recognizes most words save proper nouns, which under Scrabble's rules are not usable anyway, and the game generally assesses point tallies properly, not only racking up points for your word, but also adding ones for an adjacent word that was impacted by your use of tiles. A simple record-keeping system stores your best game, word, and turn scores, along with your win/loss/draw record, and the number of bingoes, where you use all seven letters at once.
Though the dictionary and point tallying will be acceptable to most players, Scrabble purists may not be completely satisfied with the way they work. In addition to intentionally omitting certain obscure or obscene words, as the game discloses, the dictionary sometimes didn't pick up on ones we knew and subsequently verified with Dictionary.com to be legitimate. Consequently, we'd lose a triple-word-score opportunity without any ability to appeal—the sort of thing that serious Scrabble players find themselves whipping out dictionaries to remedy. We also noticed that, in situations of unusually high tile density where tiles were being laid down, the word checker sometimes appeared to be fixating on checking the wrong word rather than the one we'd laid down. On balance, these issues are not huge ones for casual players, and the dictionary clearly has plenty of brainiac-level words, but you'll be happier with Scrabble if you go in with lowered expectations.
Since there's no way to consult the game's dictionary directly, we discovered the game's linguistic limitations through a potentially game-changing feature called Best Word. Selected by the player from a pop-up menu on the screen's left side, Best Word lets the computer help you by searching its dictionary and the board for both the best possible use of your tiles and the optimal place to drop them on the grid. You can approve or disapprove of the choice, but unless you have a brilliant use of your current letters planned a move ahead, you'll probably approve it and rack up the points. Using the tool is limited to four times per game per human opponent, which in our experience suffices to beat the computer pretty consistently on the middle of three difficulty settings; the computer has a better than average vocabulary on that setting, but a Best Word-caliber one on hard. We liked this feature, particularly because it can speed up a relatively slow-paced game with only a couple of button clicks, but wouldn't have minded also having less aggressive, educational option such as a viewable dictionary or list of acceptable words to consult. That might not be part of Scrabble's old rules, but then, neither is Best Word.
As with Yahtzee, Electronic Arts has done only a workmanlike job of reproducing the game for the iPod. The entire game is presented from a bird's eye view of the grid, allowing you to see all of the tiles at once, though Scrabble also includes a no-frills zoom feature that hones in on part of the board if you want. Introductory screens highlight the game's classically wood tiles, but in the actual game, the board and tiles look like higher-contrast untextured plastic, and once again, there aren't any options to re-skin or glitz up the visuals. Similarly, there are two genres of music to choose from, "lounge" and "pop rock," each with a couple of nothing special tracks that barely fit those descriptions, and repeat endlessly for as long as you continue to play the game. Unlike Sudoku and Mahjong, which sparkled with slick presentation and audio, it's obvious that EA isn't putting as much effort into the aesthetics of its latest board games, which is unfortunate.
While we wouldn't be surprised if Electronic Arts kept on revisiting the well of classic board games—it hasn't broken the pitcher quite yet—the company's past iPod releases have left little doubt that more can be done with board games than was done here. Thanks to Scrabble's more brain-taxing gameplay and support for up to four players, we think it's a better buy than Yahtzee, but neither of these Hasbro games is as good an example of what can be done with the iPod as previous EA titles, or Gameloft's recent Chess and Backgammon Classics. Perhaps most disappointing is the music, which practically begs to be replaced by tracks from your iPod's library, and gives the impression that EA just doesn't care about producing beautiful audio on this platform. Unlockable content, superior aesthetics, and more modes of play would have made more iPod owners scramble for Scrabble; as-is, and probably by design, player interest will be attributable more to its name than anything else in the title, and wane once the game's lack of addictiveness is discovered. Consider it worth checking out if you're a casual to moderate Scrabble fan, particularly if you need something to play with erudite friends.
iPhone/iPod touch Version
Electronic Arts' Scrabble ($10) is, like a few of the other games here, basically a no-frills remake of the same-named iPod game at twice the price. Presented solely in vertical orientation, the classic table game shows you the full Scrabble board with the same workmanlike graphics and general concepts as the iPod title; you zoom in on the board when you go in to place tiles.
Gone is the game's toggle between two types of music, but the point- and round-limited modes are preserved, along with the option to play against one computer opponent or up to three other people via "Pass 'n Play" handoffs. While the game is easier to play with the touchscreen than was its predecessor, that's really the only benefit here, and not offset by the higher price level. Unless you're a real Scrabble fan, we'd pass.
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China's new leadership has mounted a high-profile anti-corruption drive since Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) took over as party chief, warning that corruption could destroy the party and threatening to expose high-ranking officials, or "tigers," along with low-level "flies."
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OLYMPIA, Wash, March 23 (Reuters) - Eighteen people remain unaccounted for in a landslide that killed three and injured at least eight more in northwestern Washington state, officials said on Sunday.
The landslide destroyed at least six homes on Saturday as it tumbled across a state highway, leaving a layer of mud, rock and debris 15 to 20 feet deep in some places, said Shari Ireton, spokeswoman for the Snohomish County sheriff's office.
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Washington state Governor Jay Inslee flew over the area Sunday morning before joining Lovick and other public officials at the news conference.
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Inslee said the slide stretched across about a mile of the highway and posed a danger to rescue workers, including some who got mired in mud up to their armpits and had to be dragged to safety.
The slide occurred in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains along the Stillaguamish River. It has blocked flow of the river, creating floods and a backup of water behind a natural dam of mud and debris that could give way, Ireton said.
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Helicopters, fire rescue vehicles and other equipment are being used to search for and remove any victims still in the rubble, officials said. The highway was closed in both directions, with no timeline for it to be reopened, Inslee said.
Washington state Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen on Saturday evening declared a state of emergency in Snohomish County.
State officials were providing information to federal authorities ahead of a possible federal declaration of emergency, said Inslee, who stressed that the rescue effort at present has all the resources it needs. (Reporting by Jonathan Kaminsky in Olympia, Washington; Additional reporting and writing by Kevin Murphy in Kansas City, Missouri; Editing by Edith Honan and Cynthia Osterman)


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Uhhhh....the bees are doing just fine, OT. Just like last year...and the year before that. They're humming away and have lots of stores. From what I can tell with my octagon hives (this is the first winter that I've used those), those bees are going to make it through with significant stores left over! And no, varroa are not going to kill them.
I'm relatively new to Beesource here, and I greatly appreciate the knowledge, experience, and tips you all give on these forums. I'm here to learn all I can about beekeeping, and definitely not to make enemies... can't help but ask, though: why do so many of these discussions end up sounding like the henhouse?!
That's why I only come around here from time to time, George. I can only take it for a short while. If you stick around, you'll notice that I'll leave for weeks or months at a time (unlike some people who are always here). Honestly, if you want to learn as much as possible about beekeeping and bees (in general), go read the million pages of information that Michael Bush has made available at his website. He doesn't do Warres, but then again he's never tried, nor has he ever really put them down. What he has done is spent about a million hours writing, and if you study that, you'll know enough about bees to apply that knowledge to any aspect of beekeeping that you decide to do. That's what I did. The man's a genius.
Learning...around here? It's not so easy because of the debating. Can you imagine studying philosophy at the university and being placed in a lecture hall with 25 profs? How well do you think that would work?
BTW, I have some good stuff at my site, too. Good luck to you.
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Ya know, Warre wrote that framed hives, which allowed for significant intervention by the beekeeper, were the biggest contributor to the spread of AFB.
Didn't you have an AFB problem this year, OT? Seems that I recall some pics of you torching some bees and equipment. If I recall correctly, you weren't laughing that day.
Yes I had AFB this year, in the end I had to burn 4 hives & still not sure I'm done with it.
The first hive I found it in had just a few cells showing the disease, but more hives showed up with it over the next few months, they all got caught with only 2 or 3 cells of AFB, because I was watching them like a hawk.
As I'm an inspector I was able to check around hives in the area to attempt to find the source, but could not. There could be unregistered hives around, but the most likely possibility would be feral hives in the bush, which there is a lot of within range of my bees.
However I'm happy with the procedures that have been followed, couldn't really have done any more to protect both myself and other beekeepers. The apiary is still in quaranteen just to be safe.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
I have one Warre' going into its third year. I have no problems inspecting individual combs when needed. For easy inspections you must make sure that the bees follow the guides that you place on the bars. If you use foundation strips about 3/4" deep they will consistently build along them. Clamping the strip between a split bar with screws or nails will hold the strip firmly in place. If you were in an area where honey yields are high a Warre' I don't think would be the best hive choice. We are not in a high honey production area so I don't think a Warre' is going to get too tall around here. As far as I know it is pollination contracts that most of the true commercial outfits are doing to pay the bills in our area, honey being a byproduct. To move hives around and for grading purposes the Lang is the way to go. Not to say that you couldn't develop a niche market with all the new hobbyists that are interested to have bees by selling hives and bees along with local honey and other hive products to the public.
Thanks for that point, Delta Bay. Does anyone know what kind of nectar flow conditions Warre was working in (France)?
Also, I recall mention about harvesting honey as it's ready. I'm wondering, for someone maybe small enough (the operation not the guy!) or with the time, could you just make more frequent rounds, taking off boxes as they're ready? That would be way more labor-intensive I guess, more nadiring constantly... but might that be a way of harvesting Warres in a heavy-flow area?
I think that would be the way to go.
Chris said the highest his hives have ever been is 5 boxes. So to get a reasonable crop that would be commercially viable with those little boxes I think you would have to take off and replace several times a season.
How much honey do you get out of a typical Warré super?
"Thinking Inside The Box"
Chris suggests that the warre super has an internal volume of roughly that of the Langstroth 8 frame medium. So the honey capacity should be close to the same.
it's interesting to think of honey harvest in a different way. When I think in terms of what I'm used to (commercial Lang operation) doing frequent multiple rounds seems incredibly impractical. But in a different situation, like a smaller Warre operation, it starts to make some sense:
Since you'd probably be doing section/comb honey, crush and strain, and more beeswax rendering... you could probably get into a pretty smooth system. Lots of work, but having a steady, smaller influx of honey supers, rather than one or two major hauls, may suit the whole system better. Say, take off supers (and nadir) in the morning, processing the rest of the day, something like that. Any thoughts, experience, opinions on that?
Another question: Can someone explain the Warre method of uniting to me? I read it, and what I recall is picking your 2 strongest brood boxes (1 from each hive to be united), and then placing the remaining boxes individually on these 2 and smoking the bees down into them. I think I'm missing something. I know the usual newspaper method of uniting colonies. I don't remember him saying what about the queens? Obviously, if one hive is already queenless, putting them all together unseparated would work. But what about if it's just 2 weak colonies still with queens? Do you kill the weaker one and wait a bit? It seems like a really simple way to unite, but I feel like I'm missing some detail there. Thanks!
I seem to remember a commecial guy talking about pulling 2-3 supers each, sticking a couple empties in below a partial and coming back and doing it again in a month.
It kept the crew in the shop busy.
If a beek was bottling and selling his own then having variatal honey is a good seller.
They'd want to keep it seperate. And wouldn't need quite as much equipment.
I think Warre' liked to squeese all hives down to two boxes for winter.
If he was combining two weak ones he just did it and let the stronger queen win.
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I know that with ktbh's you have to harvest more than once to keep space available. But I was under the impression that Warre keepers only harvest once, in accordance with the warre philosophy of minimum disturbance to the hive.
Yes I saw that but I think he would be incorrect.
To me anyway, a Warré box would not only be narrower than a Lang, but also not as long. Could also be shorter? Don't know I'd look it up and measure one but I'm running late.
Any Warré folks could tell us how much honey in a Warré box?
"Thinking Inside The Box"
Ok well I just took the time & googled it. According to what I found the metric internal measurements for a Warré are .300 x's .300 x's .210 = .189 cubic metre. A Lang is .470 x's .370 x's .240 = .417 cubic metre.
So a Warré beekeeper would have to produce 2 boxes of honey and still not be equal to one lang box.
But incase I'm wrong, can a Warré guy tell us how much honey you'd get out of a box?
"Thinking Inside The Box"
I usually get just under 30 lbs. out of a completely filled box.
I get about the same as Buz Green -- 30lbs per box or so. My tallest hives each season are generally 5 boxes as well. Most getting up to 4 boxes here in Portland, Oregon. I harvest once a year around September.
Yes, that is true. But I also (vaguely) recall, either in Warre's book or somewhere else Warre-related (don't quote me on this), mention of doing multiple, smaller honey rounds. As noted above, you can do this to bottle and sell different strains of honey (though Warre recommended mixed honey for best nutritional quality).
I think also, when Warre talked about only doing 1 or 2 checks (spring and honey harvest), he was talking about more thorough inspections? Because he does outline interventions such as splitting, uniting, finding/replacing the queen, pioneering, etc. Are we confused here? To me, doing multiple harvest rounds would still stick to the minimum disturbance (of the BROOD NEST) rule, because you wouldn't be going into the nest, just taking off supers and nadiring.
But by late summer, you're wanting to get your hive down to two boxes anyway, right? So do you just take off the supers and not nadir at harvest time?
I give up on this thread. George, every answer that you want to know about Warres is on our site. "People" here are gonna say I'm wrong when "they" don't even know the dimensions of a Warre box? (By the way, OT, you gave the dimensions for a 10 frame Lang deep. The same ol' thing from you....read something and totally get it wrong. I have come to the conclusion that you DO NOT know how to read english. Do you know what an 8 frame medium is? And you have to subtract from those inside dimensions to account for frames....that Warre hives do not have!) I have lots of management tips on getting maximum honey production from a Warre on my site, but don't read that...I mean, what would I know about it? UNCLE!!
Chris Harvey--Teakwood Organics
Last edited by beez2010; 02-09-2011 at 04:19 PM.
To everyone on this thread, I apologize if I have been asking ignorant and redundant questions, and making frequent and silly comments. It's winter and I'm not around bees, so I may very well be guilty of talking in circles and wasting everyone's time.
From now on, I will consult the Warre Store Gospel for any and every question I may have. I confess I have only consulted it 5-10 times. Apparently no one else knows anything about anything.


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