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Recently we have received a lot of updates surrounding various releases– new labels, new beers, new bottles. As a worthy source, it is our job to spread the love, the news, the landmarks of breweries in the great Pacific Northwest.
In this article you will find out how to fight Breast Cancer, learn about new wheat ales, blended porters, barrel aged beers, beer and art, a Seattle tattoo artist and who knows what else.
Silver City's Release of TA-TA Wheat Ale
Located on the Kitsap peninsula (that's right, we have peninsulas in the Pacific NW) in Silverdale, WA, Silver City Brewing Co. has been producing a line of quality brews since 1996. From a flavorful IPA to a well-done, well-balanced Scotch Ale, Silver City never disappoints. In support of the fight against Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer month, Silver City is releasing TA-TA Wheat Ale, a crisp, refreshing brew with Cascade hops that add some welcomed flavor. With all the suffering in the world, its hard to pick one cause which is why Silver City makes it a point to switch it up. This particular beer benefits a cause that hits close to home for many.
"Supporting breast cancer awareness and encouraging early detection is near and dear to our entire community," said Scott Houmes, Co-Owner of Silver City Restaurant & Brewery. "We thought brewing and serving the Ta-Ta Wheat, everyone could help support this drive for a cure."
Drink for a cause– you'll be a better person for it.
Cascade's Bourbonic Plague and Vlad the Imp-aler Bottle Release
Holy hell. Both of these Cascade Brewing Co. (Portland, OR) beers are unrealistically amazing. The fact that you can take them home with you, even more amazing. Both of these beers would age with such grace. The Bourbonic Plague is a beast of a beer, blended porters aged in bourbon barrels then blended some more with added cinnamon and vanilla and AGED FOR ANOTHER 14 MONTHS. This is not a beer for the light hearted. It is complex, it is sophisticated and damn good. Topping out at 12%, this beer will be a great addition to anyone's "cellar."
Vlad, oh I dream of our next encounter. The first was at Brouwer's Cafe's Sour Beer Fest in 2009- it was up there with Cantillion's beers. No lie. This sour is barrel aged, is well-balanced and is a blend of strong blonde quads and tripels aged in oak and Bourbon barrels. And if that wasn't enough, Vlad is further blended with spiced blondes and left to condition for an additional five months. Quads and Tripels refer to Belgium style beers that are generally very high in ABV. This beer comes in at 10.2%, despite its light body.
Elysian's Dragonstooth Stout Gets a Makeover
Although Elysian Brewing Co.'s Dragonstooth Stout has been around for a bit, its full body, richness and new label make it a must have beer in Seattle.
The beer hasn't changed, but a lot of thought went into the re-creation of the label. Elysian Brewing Co.'s regularly featured labels embody elements of Greek Mythology. Their new angle– Northwest mythology. I can dig it. I'll let Elysian explain more of the background:
We thought about how so many people wear their stories on their body through tattoo art, and we immediately sought out our friend and local tattooer, Joe Who (Pierced Hearts Tattoo). He drew up some gnarly artwork that we think is a great new representation of our Dragonstooth Stout.
Although I don't have a picture of the new label in the format I need to post it, I hope to this week. But trust me, its enticing, just like the beer.
A mid-week whirl wind of local updates. 1. Take a trip to Silver City — grab a Fat Bastard Scotch Ale and a Wheat Ale. 2. Go to Portland and bring back 12 bottles each of the Bourbonic Plague and Vlad the Imp-aler. 3. Grab a bottle of Dragonstooth Stout, admire the artwork, think about getting a tattoo and enjoy the beer!
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Subject: Subprime Lending
Date: January 31, 2001
To: Chief Executive Officers of National Banks, Department and Division Heads, and All Examining Personnel
Description: Expanded Guidance for Subprime Lending Programs
The guidance attached to this bulletin continues to apply to federal savings associations.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of Thrift Supervision have jointly issued the attached "Expanded Guidance for Subprime Lending Programs." The issuance supplements the "Interagency Guidance on Subprime Lending" issued March 1, 1999. Examiners should use these interagency issuances in conjunction with OCC Bulletin 1999-15, Subprime Lending, Risks and Rewards, when reviewing subprime activities.
The expanded guidance applies specifically to institutions with subprime lending programs that are greater than or equal to 25 percent of tier 1 regulatory capital. While the OCC believes that responsible subprime lending can expand credit access for consumers and offer attractive returns for bankers, during recent years institutions engaged in subprime programs have represented a disproportionate number of problem institutions and bank failures. As a result, institutions with significant subprime lending activities will be subject to closer examination scrutiny to ensure that their programs have appropriate risk management controls and capital support.
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AVONDALE, Ariz. — By the time the race ended, it wasn't clear where the paint job of Danica Patrick's car ended and the black repair tape holding it together started.
Patrick's No. 10 Chevrolet was collected in a multi-car crash midway through Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. Justin Allgaier and Travis Kvapil also were involved.
She was running about 25th at the time, one lap behind the leaders. After her pit crew taped up the car's crumpled body during several pit stops, she was able to continue.
But 15 laps later her left rear tire was cut, sending Patrick into a spin that put her farther behind.
"All we have for luck is bad," Patrick said over her team radio.
She finished 36th in the 43-car field, six laps behind winner Kevin Harvick.
Stout Team Penske
The two drivers for Team Penske, Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano, were strong throughout the race even though they couldn't get their Fords past the Chevrolets of Harvick and second-place Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Keselowski and Logano finished third and fourth, respectively, though Harvick said he fretted about one of the Penske cars slipping past him on one of the restarts late in the race.
"We had a really good car, just not as good as" Harvick's No. 4 Chevy, Logano said. "That No. 4 car was just so fast."
Keselowski said it was "everything we could do to get up there and get third. Nobody had anything for Kevin."
Rookie test
There are several rookies in the Cup series this year and they mostly struggled Sunday at the one-mile Phoenix International oval, where passing is known to be difficult.
Kyle Larson, who wound up 20th, was the only rookie to finish on the same lap as the leaders.
Among the other first-year drivers: Austin Dillon finished 24th, Cole Whitt was 27th and Allgaier finished 30th.
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Philly Inspector Commits Suicide After Deadly Collapse
A veteran Philadelphia building inspector who apparently committed suicide had inspected the site of a deadly building collapse twice in February, and an adjacent, related project in mid-May.
The June 5 collapse killed six people when a four-story building tumbled onto a small thrift shop.
The demolition site consisted of three attached buildings.
Records show that Ronald Wagenhoffer inspected the site before work began on Feb. 12 and again on Feb. 25, after it was underway.
He returned to the strip of attached storefronts on May 14 after a citizen complained about the demolition being conducted at the building next door to the one that collapsed. Wagenhoffer found the complaint unfounded.
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Japanese Florist Encouraging Customers to Participate in Green CampaignOct 01 (Fri ), 2010
Japanese Florist Encouraging Customers to Participate in Green Campaign
Hibiya-Kadan Floral Co., a leading floral specialist that operates stores across Japan, is offseting its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions associated with flower deliveries From July 1 to October 31. The company said it will purchase and write off emission credits equivalent to the total CO2 emissions related to delivery of flower products during the period through Recycle One, a provider of carbon offsets.
Hibiya Kadan also conducted ,from June 9 to August 28 its annual Green Save the Earth Campaign, which is aimed at preventing global warming,. This is the fourth year it has organized the campaign, in which customers participate simply by buying flowers. Part of the proceeds from sales will be spent on the Billion Tree Campaign facilitated by the United Nations Environment Programme, and volunteers from the company will plant trees on the site of the Ashio Copper Mine in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, and in the Sakai District No.7-3 Symbiotic Forest, which has been created in a former dumping ground in a waterfront area in the city of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture.
Hibiya Kadan is also working on other green projects, including rooftop gardening and wall greening, aimed at protecting and improving the environment under its corporate philosophy of contributing to building a richer society through flowers and greenery.


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The test bike came back from Dirt Rag Magazine and after a little tune up it is ready for a rare three-day weekend in the Sierra foothills. I put on some Rivendell Jack Brown 33 c tires that they generously provided for the bumpy roads around the Amador county wine country. I also installed a Paul Components seatpost to get a little more setback. The Brooks saddle felt a little too forward for my tired old ass.
Here's the new seatpost. Finally, soeone makes a nice classic style seatpost with some real setback.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Big tire road bike all ready for a vacation
Posted by swiggco world at 6:58 PM
2 comments:
- Bill Bryant said...
Hi Paul--
I noticed your post about your new bike with a seatpost with lots of set-back. What brand is that?
Bill B.
- October 22, 2011 at 9:02 AM
- swiggco world said...
It's made by Paul Price in Chico under the Paul Component engineering brand. It's a good post-check it out at the shop any time.
- October 23, 2011 at 5:09 PM
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The lights are estimated to last an estimated 20 years before needing replacement, and expected to reduce energy consumption by $6 million and cut maintenance fees by $8 million each year.
The project comes as the first part of the $100 million competitive Accelerated Conservation and Efficiency (ACE) initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
"With roughly a quarter-million street lights in our city, upgrading to more energy-efficient lights is a large and necessary feat," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. "Not only will it save taxpayers millions, it will go a long way towards our overall sustainability goals."
Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) commissioner Edna Wells-Handy said utilizing ACE funding is a crucial part of rebuilding a greener city.
"The ACE program overall is expected to contribute five percent of the city governments overall 30 percent reduction by 2017," Wells-Handy said.
Department of Transportation (DOT) commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan joined Bloomberg on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn last week to announce the plan.
"Using LEDs for street lighting is more than just a bright idea, it's necessary for sustainable cities to operate more efficiently," Sadik-Khan said. "From our parks to our bridges and to our streets and highways, these 250,000 lights will brighten up NYC's streetscapes for generations to come."
The DOT has already started upgrading light posts along Eastern Parkway between Grand Central Plaza and Ralph Avenue in Brooklyn, the "necklace" of lights that adorns cables of the East River bridges, as well as portions of Central Park in Manhattan.
The first of the three-phase project, which will target 80,000 high-pressure sodium streetlights spread across all five boroughs, is expected for completion by December 2015.
Any decorative elements that have to be removed due to the replacement project will be addressed after everything is completed.


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town and put up a sign reading:
"Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones: Hysterias and Posteriors".
The town council was not happy with the sign, so the doctors changed it to
read: "Schizoids and Hemorrhoids."
This was not acceptable to the council either, so in an effort to satisfy
the council, they changed the sign to: "Catatonics and High Colonics".
No go.
Next, they tried: "Manic Depressives and Anal Retentives".
Thumbs down again.
Then came: "Minds and Behinds".
Still no good.
Another attempt resulted in: "Lost Souls and Butt Holes".
Unacceptable to the city council .. again!
So they tried: "Analysis and Anal Cysts".
Not a chance. Too graphic, said the council.
"Nuts and Butts?"
Definitely not.
"Freaks and Cheeks"?
Shot down again.
"Loons and Moons"?
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Almost at their wit's end, the doctors finally came up with: "Dr. Smith and
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I see this bicycle nearly every day. It transports someone to the bus stop each work day and it waits here faithfully, panniers at the ready, for its owner to return. Rain or shine, hot or cold, unless it's a weekend or a holiday, this bike is here. Occasionally it's joined by some other bikes, but usually it's on it's own in this spot.
The bike is parked just a couple of hundred metres from our home. If we needed to take a bus from here we'd simply walk to the bus stop. However, by providing bike parking at every bus stop, it makes the bus useful to a far larger number of people. Click on the tags below for more examples of integrated transport and cycle parking.
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
The lonely bicycle
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What a great idea. Bike parking is so rare here in so many places. How I would love a dedicated bike rack at the bus stops, the tram stop, the trains. Even at some shopping centres you won't find anywhere practical to park your bike. Let's hope more countries start paying attention.
- 5 November 2008 at 02:52
- acline said...
Interesting rack. This one far different from any I've seen in the U.S. The front wheel appears to be fully supported.
- 5 November 2008 at 20:01
- Kevin Love said...
Nobody that I know has a problem with parking in Toronto. The famous "post and ring" stand is very effective, and the City will install them on the sidewalk wherever anyone requests one.
They are currently installing them at the rate of 3,000 per year. More details at:
- 5 November 2008 at 20:21
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Oscar Pistorius Back in Court
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - Oscar Pistorius has appeared in a South African court for a hearing ahead of the murder trial of the double-amputee Olympian, who killed his girlfriend on Valentine's Day.
Wearing a dark suit, Pistorius arrived through the front entrance of the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
The prosecution requested a postponement until Aug. 19 so that it can investigate, and the magistrate approved the request. Pistorius will remain free on bail.
Pistorius has said he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by mistake, believing she was an intruder in his home. Prosecutors have said he killed her after an argument.
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A suspicious shipment is stopped by U.S. authorities at one of the country's many international ports of entry. The box is revealed to contain fragments of powdered tiger bone and dried organs, both common ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine. It's too late for the tigers, but in order for justice to be served, criminals must be identified and stopped. But how to track the origin of the slain animals? That's when wildlife forensics enters the crime scene.
Though this situation is hypothetical, it is based in an all-too-common reality. Illegal trafficking of wildlife comprises a billion-dollar international industry, and according to the World Wildlife Fund, the U.S. is one of the world's largest consumers of illegal animals and their parts. But over the past decade the young field wildlife forensics has given conservationists, authorities, and prosecutors a powerful new tool for fighting back: DNA evidence.
If a shipment of tigers lands on the shores of the U.S., wildlife forensics can help trace its origins. Perhaps the shipment came from India, for example. Researchers can extract DNA from the remains, then route the sample to labs in India that have stockpiled a genetic database of local tigers. The lab could then confirm whether or not the animals came from India, helping to pinpoint the origin of the crime and coming one step closer to ending it.
Although wildlife forensics is often employed in labs around the world, there are very few organizations that are specifically dedicated to the cause, says Ashwin Naidu, a conservation genetics doctoral candidate at the University of Arizona. Naidu, who is currently building a forensic database for mountain lions in Arizona, plans on setting up a dedicated wildlife forensics service unit in the near future. "Everyone has their own way of doing their thing," Naidu says of the international wildlife forensics efforts currently in effect, but he laments that communication is often lacking between labs and that research techniques can vary. This lack of cohesion in the field creates problems for exchanging case information and for making sure each lab's results meet the same standards. Once everyone is on the same page, Naidu believes "wildlife forensics can be a field that is trusted globally and used as a service rather than just research."
In the same way that DNA is used in human crime cases, wildlife forensics is employed to help identify the victims as well as the criminals. DNA can reveal whether an animal was bred in captivity or captured in the wild, as well as its species, origin, and source population.
To uncover these facts, researchers use samples like hair, bones, or blood from the animal. Examining special areas of the genome that contain unique sequences of DNA, geneticists can map both an individual animal's "DNA fingerprint" and an entire species' "DNA barcode." These specific codes are then stored in a database and can be called up in the future to compare with unidentified samples from forensics cases. Especially when samples like meat, burnt skin, or bone fragments are involved, DNA can be an investigator's last hope of figuring out a poached animal's identification.
Naidu has big plans for the future and hopes others will share his enthusiasm. Many courts investigating wildlife crime are lacking in researchers available to testify, he says, "I think that's a very important move that needs to be made by scientists for the benefit of wildlife conservation in this world."
See also: Cracking down on bushmeat with DNA barcoding, Bird detectives, Feather forensics


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You might think, as I did originally, that the insect called Oak Leaf Skeletonizer was the culprit. But a conversation with Penn State entomologist Greg Hoover led to the conclusion that this was another insect, Scarlet Oak Sawfly. Both insects skeletonize leaves but Scarlet Oak Sawfly does not leave tell-tale pupal cases on the leaves as does the Oak Leaf Skeletonizer.
|pin oak injury from sawfly feeding
So, what will become of oaks infested with Scarlet oak sawfly? PSU's Greg Hoover thinks that natural predators and parasites will begin to take control and reduce sawfly populations to levels that are almost harmless. Defoliation is the issue here. The question is: "How much foliage can a tree stand to lose?" Answer is: "Some, not too much, not too often." It is not a black and white situation. Many factors such as overall tree condition, amount of foliage loss and site factors come in to play. It is unlikely that partial defoliation in one year will be a life or death situation for an oak.
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Personally, I have my bet on Mother Nature to come to the rescue. Sure, She can be unpredictable and is habitually late, but population spikes of one bug eventually result in their enemies coming along to even things out.


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Friday, 12 December 2008
Cycling highway
"This is a "Auto te Gast" route, about 5 m wide. The dark strips on the side are "bricks" (made of the same meterial as the rest of the road), but they make a good noise in cars that have to drive on them. The photograph was taken near Maarssen railway station, looking north."
"It is unfortunate that the connection to this cycling path in Utrecht is a bit awkward, but otherwise it is a great commute over this path. I know that a few Quest riders use this path to go from Utrecht to Amsterdam, perhaps not on a daily basis, but a few times a week at least: 50+ km one way."
"Auto te gast" means that cars are guests on this road. For more information, see posts about the bicycle road within Assen. Bicycles have priority over cars, which are rare because it's not a through route by car. This is an example of infrastructure which gives cyclists a better route than drivers.
I should point out that this is hundreds of kilometres from Assen. Good quality infrastructure in the Netherlands is not just concentrated in a few small areas, but spread across the whole country. Most intercity bicycle highways do not allow cars at all but it was necessary to allow vehicles for access in this location.
The Quest that he refers to is an extremely fast faired velomobile. It's been featured several times on my blog before. If you want to commute quickly in all weathers, a velomobile is the way to do it. I made a video of riding in this location with a group of velomobiles.
Click for more posts which show examples of cycle facilities emphasizing the convenience and speed of cyclists. A glimpse of Utrecht itself, a different way of getting to work there, and the amazing number of bikes parked at the railway station is seen here.
8 comments:
- Chris said...
I gasped when I saw this picture. That looks like heaven!
- 12 December 2008 at 06:02
- Sam Partington said...
Just out of interest, in what situations would cars use this path?
- 12 December 2008 at 12:43
- H@rry said...
Perhaps Maarten included a GoogleMaps file? (hint)
It's not close to where I live (230km), but when I go there it would be nice to be able to find this route. I'd better ask Maarten myself or look at his website.
- 12 December 2008 at 13:25
- David Hembrow said...
Sam: I've not seen this actual road myself, so I can't say for certain what the situation is on this road. However, based on previous experience of such a setup I would expect that drivers will use the road for access only. There are perhaps a few houses along the road, maybe even a small business or a farm. So you may shared with a tractor sometimes.
You will almost certainly find that it isn't a through road for motor vehicles. At some point I'll make a video of a bicycle road in Assen which shows this better
- 12 December 2008 at 17:30
- Karl McCracken (twitter: @karlonsea) said...
OK. Now I'm officially jealous . . .
. . . though we DO have something remarkably similar here. It's called the A1058 Coast Road. Now, if only I could figure out how to stop cars driving on its three lanes in each direction . . . ;-)
- 12 December 2008 at 17:49
I was wondering how these were used. I think it's similar to the Feldwege we have in Germany in terms of rules and use. They would be perfect for our town but under the current local government I'd hesitate to suggest we repair them: as soon as they notice it's more convenient than the current route for cars they'd make them into a road.
I know specific bike roads do exist elsewhere in Germany though. I'll have to look around and find them...
- 13 December 2008 at 15:18
- David Hembrow said...
I found one. Here's a photo of a bicycle road in Oldenburg.
From the descriptions on the various photos it seems that they've varied their ideas about how this should work in Germany - or at least in this location.
- 13 December 2008 at 15:34
- Sam said...
Thanks, David.
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Tight game!
Tight game!
done deal.... bring that cup home!
It's easy to hate great teams. I am born and raised New Yorker and proud. For some reason, NY teams are the most disliked teams across the nation and ironically have the largest nationwide fan base then any other teams in the US in history. Generally speaking of course. Not to mention that viewership increase dramatically in any sport when NY team is in the championship. Especially the Yankees, Giants and Rangers. So for all of the haters out there, there are about 5 more that love em.
Love them or hate them, when NY teams are in the championship games it does hear things for the sport. Especially ice hockey, which has historically struggled to increase its fan base.
Go Rangers!!
It does great things for the sport... Not hear. Damn spell correct.
They are places for high heels. The ice is not one of them.
Even though the New York Rangers lost an excruciatingly heart-wrenching double overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings that eliminated them in the Stanley Cup Finals, this woman may have taken it even harder on the chin than they did. As the Kings celebrated their Stanley Cup Championship on the ice at the Staples Center friends and family of the players bravely paraded on the ice to congratulate the winners. However these people are not professional hockey players and are not wearing ice skates, so their travel can be a bit dicey. This young woman decided that it was a prudent decision to walk on the ice while wearing high heels. She quickly learned that it was a horrible idea as she lost her balance, twisted in the air and smashed her face into the solid ice. While the emotional scars of the players on the Rangers will heal in time, this woman may need a plastic surgeon to repair the damage she suffered on the Staples Center ice.


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LONGMONT — Twin Peaks Charter Academy could soon be entering a probationary period. But, in a good way.
The Colorado High School Activities Association voted to continue the process to award the young school full status for CHSAA-sanctioned varsity athletics. At the CHSAA legislative council meeting on Jan. 24, Twin Peaks Charter has every reason to believe the state's prep sports governing body will officially green light Twin Peaks to compete in varsity sports for the 2013-14 school year.
Athletic director Jeremy Hamlin said the school is excited to add varsity athletics — and things that come with them like league play and postseason promise — to the culture at the year-old school.
"It's great for the students to have a goal to shoot for, whether they want to shoot for postseason success or hit their times and places they want at state competition," Hamlin said. "It's really encouraging for them as they go about their season to have a lofty goal and measurable results. It also give the school some exposure to show that we have athletes who are working hard and improving. It should help encourage them to work hard both in athletics and in the classroom."
Twin Peaks will have to complete a full probationary year of competition under the CHSAA guidelines. Right now the school's sports are playing a junior varsity schedule.
While Twin Peaks can officially compete in varsity sports next school year, its teams will not be able to join a league until the following year. Hamlin said the school has been in contact with the Mile High Activities Association, which would be a good fit for the Class 2A school along with other local schools Alexander Dawson and Longmont Christian.
"We're excited about starting this side of the journey," Hamlin said.
Twin Peaks athletics currently include boys and girls cross country, volleyball, boys basketball and both boys and girls track and field. Hamlin said girls basketball and boys soccer will be added next year, with girls soccer to come after. Twin Peaks already has two full-sized gyms and an on-site practice field, and is working on either acquiring or building outdoor athletic fields and a full-sized track.
The Timberwolves also plan to add a unique touch to their athletic programs by introducing a fencing team.
"That's something new and exciting," Twin Peaks principal B.J. Buchman said. "It's not something you normally see at your average high school."
The student population at Twin Peaks is 87 and next year it will have its first graduating senior class.


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For every Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson, there are dozens of "American Idol" contestants who have yet to find stardom, but haven't given up on their rock 'n' roll dreams. Burbank resident Mary Powers is one of them.
Until recently the 28-year-old single mother fronted not one, but two different rock bands. But being in two bands can also mean twice the drama.
On a recent Sunday night, as the Recording Academy was lauding their favorites at the Grammy Awards at Staples Center, Powers and her band Death on the Radio were sweating it out at AMP Rehearsal studios in North Hollywood. It was their first rehearsal since October, gearing up for a show set for Feb. 28 at Release the Bats in Long Beach. By all accounts, the rehearsal went well, but a few weeks later, it all went south.
Death on the Radio featured Power's estranged husband, Lee "Evol" Powers on bass, as well as guitarist Danny Dorman, who's played bass in Wasted Youth and Aggression, and drummer Roger DeLong. After two years, Powers found it too difficult remain in a band with her soon-to-be-ex.
She has no such problems with her other band, Black Sabbitch, an all-female tribute band to Ozzy Osbourne-era Black Sabbath. That band — which also includes drummer Angie Scarpa, former Betty Blowtorch guitarist Blare N. Bitch, and ex-Penny Dreadfuls bassist Melanie Makaiwi — plays Paladino's in Tarzana on Feb. 21, sharing the bill with Holy Diver, a tribute to the late Ronnie James Dio.
Prior to her 2009 "Idol" shot, Powers often performed at Science of Mind Spiritual Center in Burbank and other churches, but entering the TV singing competition forever changed her course. "Preparing for 'American Idol' was a big deal, because it got me out of the church-y circuit and back into the pop real world," she says.
It was on "Idol" where Powers got some major exposure in a three-minute plus segment. She sang Pat Benatar's "Love is a Battlefield" in front of the judges and millions on TV. Then-"Idol" judge Simon Cowell offered some harsh criticism along with the praise: "I think you've got a good voice, but I think everything about you is very clichéd. You know, trying to dress like a rock star, but I do like your voice," he added. "That's a very difficult song to sing without a track."
The rest of the panel, including guest judge Avril Lavigne, and then-regular Randy Jackson also gave Powers the thumbs up, sending her to Hollywood and into the top 24. Powers' daughter, Lillian, then 8-years-old, was also able to share an on-camera moment with Cowell, whom she idolized for his honest, but often harsh criticism.
Today, while she's not rocking the stage, Powers is rocking her body and those of others as a trainer at the Burbank-based Xtreme Pro Fitness. "We work with everyone from fighters who have been doing it for 20 years to people who are just getting back into fitness after 20 years of not doing it," she says, calling music and fitness her true passions. She explains that it's important for her to be a strong woman and a role model for her daughter and her training clients.
"Not a bitch or a nasty person, just someone who knows her strength and what they're capable of," she says, adding that it becomes even more important for women who are mothers. "There are some women my age when they have kids, that's it. They live through their kids and give up on their own dreams and aspirations," she says. "They eat bad, don't work out and it all spirals downward."
Powers has no such plans. In the summers, she works as a pool lifeguard and swim instructor for the city of Los Angeles, most recently at North Hollywood Pool. She also has dreams of competing as a female boxer and an MMA fighter.
That aggressiveness is apparent in her performances on stage with Death on the Radio and Black Sabbitch. While Powers and Black Sabbitch pay tribute to Sabbath and its legendary frontman Ozzy Osbourne, she has someone else in mind when she hits the stage. "I'm completely insane on stage like Wendy O. Williams," she says. "I don't know if that's what comes off, but that's what I feel like."
Those familiar with the late Plasmatics' front-woman may recall that she performed topless, with nothing but electrical tape covering her nipples, but Powers isn't likely to take it that far. "I don't have the boobs for it, sorry," she says, with a laugh. "I'm an athlete."
Where: Paladino's, 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana
When: Friday, Feb. 21
More info: (818) 342-1563
CRAIG ROSEN is a Los Angeles music journalist and a previous contributor to Marquee.


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MAN is arguably the most inviting and representative of the menswear shows. One feels as though they are among friends every season. That is perhaps, in part, due to the truly inclusive, thought-provoking and exciting offerings each designer brings forth, but also the natural pairings that seem to be at play. When surrounded by magnetic duos it is easier to feel included. Lulu Kennedy and Natasha Booth are the steadfast duo who put this essential show and initiative in motion each season, James Theseus Buck and Luke Brooks of Rottingdean Bazaar are a two-men-show who live and work together in East Sussex, the Art School duo are a couple on and off the runway, and Stefan Cooke is comprised of both Cooke and his partner Jake Burt. Thus, it felt as though MAN this season was a truly innovative meeting of minds. No clashes of opinion here, the show felt as though each partner in each duo was in perfect osmosis, bringing their expertise and outlandish ideas together.
First up was Stefan Cooke.
Cooke was perhaps a little hard done by last season, the duo's first offering under MAN followed the rambunctious Rottingdean Bazaar and, despite their beautiful design, was a little overshadowed. This season, Cooke opened the show with a collection so impressive it could surpass the need for showing with MAN altogether. Checks and tartans were layered and pinched with a delicate flair, ostrich feather flounced out of belt buckle, a trick-of-the-eye beading appeared on vest and cross body bag and ruffled necklines cascaded from one side of the collar. One of the largest takeaways from Cooke's last show was the incredibly popular lucite framed bags. Here, bags were printed in a trompe l'oeil effect, a successful signature of Cooke's. It was a succinct, polished and slick modern dandy: a triumph!
Rottingdean Bazaar followed with another wonderfully charismatic show. The pair pushes the boundaries of what fashion is and what it should be deemed to be, with their comical cheese boards and Naomi Campbell cut-outs. This season saw models each wear hired costumes, the likes of 'Worm' or 'Christmas Tree' walking with 'FOR RENT' signs. They push the concept that a catwalk show is about presenting an idea, and not necessarily about something that needs to be sold. In this case, Bazaar were challenging the notion that the creators of these pieces perhaps underestimate the costumes' beauty or appeal. There certainly was something unexpectedly desirable about each costume. Bazaar are two very necessary creatives for the fashion industry; anyone that challenges the status quo, or pushes people out of the box are a strength we cannot lose. However, to play the cynic, they fill a very covetable slot on the schedule that would be a lifeline for budding creatives who design clothes to sell. I was conflicted once more as the final look 'The World' walked; these two are innovative art directors and stylists, but is the runway the best platform for their ideas?
Two more innovators followed. Art School's Eden Loweth and Tom Barratt brought the glamour, the elegance and the drama for their last hurrah under the umbrella of MAN. Choreographed by Holly Blakey, models - the Art School community, Princess Julia, Trans activist Munrow Burgdorf, Illustrator Dominic Myatt - all oozed appeal as they crawled, fell and rose to then stride and glide down the runway. It was emblematic, visceral, and had a power that captivated onlookers. Suiting, slip-dresses and double-waisted trousers gave this collection an undeniable elevation, as too, did the luxury collaborations of Myatt's spray painted Swarovski jewellery and marabou and kangaroo leather Gina Shoes. Looks cut on the bias cemented Art School as one of the most forward-thinking duos in fashion. Cutting on the bias lets the wearer bypass the need for shopping for men or women - they can simply find their size. A true celebration of gender, community and a worthy farewell to MAN.


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James Watt and the Bubbling Kettle
by Gail Skroback Hennessey
Take a look around the room. What do you see? Did you ever think that something you see might lead to an invention that would change the world? That's what happened to young James Watt.
In the mid 1700s, 12-year-old James sat in the kitchen with his aunt, staring at a teakettle. The water was boiling so hard that the lid of the teakettle began to jump up and down. For over an hour, James stared at the teakettle. His aunt told him he was wasting time, but James was too fascinated with the teakettle to stop. When he held the lid down tightly, the powerful steam escaped from the kettle's spout. Removing his hand from the lid made it bounce again.
As he watched the kettle, James learned about the power of steam. Later, James put that experience to good use. He invented a way to get even more power from the steam engine, without burning any more fuel. James Watt's improvements on the steam engine made it a more powerful tool.
The next time you see something interesting, remember young James and the bubbling kettle.
- What is steam? Does steam have a lot of thermal energy or only a little thermal energy?
Answer: Steam is water vapor created when water boils. Steam contains a lot of thermal energy.
- What was happening to the lid of the teakettle that James was watching? What was causing this to happen?
Answer: The lid of the teakettle was bouncing up and down. This was caused by steam escaping from the teakettle.
- How do you think steam might be used as a source of energy, as in a steam engine?
Answer: Answers will vary but could include that the thermal energy or particle movement of steam can be used to move another object, such as a piston.
- What is needed to create steam that can be used as energy?
Answer: An energy source must be used to boil the water to create the steam to use as steam energy.


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Keyboard input
zh-CN:Extra Keyboard Keys Template:Article summary start Template:Article summary text Template:Article summary heading Template:Article summary wiki Template:Article summary wiki Template:Article summary wiki Template:Article summary wiki Template:Article summary wiki Template:Article summary wiki Template:Article summary end Many keyboards include some special keys (also called hotkeys or multimedia keys), which are supposed to execute an application or print special characters (not included in the standard national keymaps). udev contains a large database of mappings specific to individual keyboards, so common keyboards usually work out of the box. If you have very recent or uncommon piece of hardware, you may need to adjust the mapping manually.
Prerequisite for modifying the key mapping is knowing how the keys are identified on the system. There are multiple levels:
- A scancode is the lowest identification number for a key, it is the value that a keyboard sends to a computer.
- A keycode is the second level of identification for a key, a keycode corresponds to a function.
- A keysym is the third level of identification for a key, it corresponds to a symbol. It may depend on whether the Shift key or another modifier key was also pressed.
Scancodes are mapped to keycodes, which are then mapped to keysyms depending on used keyboard layout. Most of your keys should already have a keycode, or at least a scancode. Keys without a scancode are not recognized by the kernel.
In Xorg, some keysyms (e.g.
XF86AudioRaiseVolume etc.) can be mapped to actions (i.e. launching an external application). See Extra Keyboard Keys in Xorg#Map keysyms to actions for details.
In Linux console, some keysyms (e.g.
F1 to
F246) can be mapped to certain actions (e.g. switch to other console or print some sequence of characters). See Extra Keyboard Keys in Console for details.
- 1 Identifying key codes
- 2 Mapping scancodes to keycodes
- 3 Mapping keycodes to keysyms
- 4 Laptops
- 5 See also
Identifying key codes
Using showkey
The universal way to get a scancode is to use the showkey utility. showkey waits for a key to be pressed and if none is during 10 seconds it quits, which is the only way to exit the program. To execute showkey you need to be in a virtual console, not in a graphical environment. Run the following command
# showkey --scancodes
and try to push keyboard keys, you should see scancodes being printed to the output.
Using dmesg
You can get the scancode of a key by pressing the desired key and looking the output of
dmesg command. For example, if you get:
Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xa0 on isa0060/serio0
then the scancode you need is
In console
The keycodes for virtual console are reported by the showkey utility. showkey waits for a key to be pressed and if none is during 10 seconds it quits, which is the only way to exit the program. To execute showkey you need to be in a virtual console, not in a graphical environment. Run the following command
# showkey --keycodes
and try to push keyboard keys, you should see keycodes being printed to the output.
In Xorg
The keycodes used by Xorg are reported by a utility called xev, which is provided by the xorg-xev package. Of course to execute xev, you need to be in a graphical environment, not in the console.
With the following command you can start xev and show only the relevant parts:
$ xev | grep -A2 --line-buffered '^KeyRelease' | sed -n '/keycode /s/^.*keycode \([0-9]*\).* (.*, \(.*\)).*$/\1 \2/p'
Here is an example output:
38 a 27 r 54 c 43 h 153 NoSymbol 144 NoSymbol
In the example the keys
h and two other multimedia keys were pressed. The former four keys with keycodes
54 and
43 are properly mapped, while the multimedia keys with keycodes
153 and
144 are not. The
NoSymbol indicates that no keysyms are assigned to those keys.
If you press a key and nothing appears in the terminal, it means that either the key does not have a scancode, or the scancode is not mapped to a keycode.
2.6 kernels
According to the keymap man page:
atkbd.softraw=0 to your kernel while booting. This can be removed for later boots when the old raw functionality is not required.
This is relevant if the keymaps obtained from showkey and the ones set by setkeycodes differ from the ones obtained by xev in X. Keep this in mind when translating the keymaps into keysyms using xmodmap (See Extra Keyboard Keys in Xorg).
Mapping scancodes to keycodes
See the main article: Map scancodes to keycodes.
Mapping keycodes to keysyms
In console
See the main article: Extra Keyboard Keys in Console.
In Xorg
See the main article: xmodmap.
Asus M series
In order to have control over the light sensor and the multimedia keys on your Asus machine, you should use the following command:
# echo 0 > /sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop
To have it run on boot create a Systemd tmpfile:
w /sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop/ls_switch - - - - 0
Asus N56VJ (or possibly others)
if most of your special keys don't work, try loading the asus-nb-wmi kernel module with
# modprobe asus-nb-wmi
then check xev again. if you combine this with the acpi_osi="!Windows 2012" boot option, you may get weird results in xev, so try not using it. If this did fix things, make sure to make the module load at boot with methods described here
See also
- How to retrieve scancodes by Marvin Raaijmakers
- Enabling Keyboard Multimedia Keys - guide on LinuxQuestions wiki


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The primary research site for the 2011 Planetary Lake Lander field campaign is Laguna Negra, near the shore of which the PLL base camp is located. Laguna Negra (black lagoon) is so-named because it is so clear that at times its surface appears black.
But members of the PLL science team today began their exploration of a second nearby lake, Laguna Lo Encañado (rough translation: lagoon in a canyon). Unlike Laguna Negra, Laguna Lo Encañado is opaque, sea-green in color, and lies at the end of a long valley containing significant wetlands.
Until recently, Laguna Negra spilled over into Laguna Lo Encañado, which lies 200 meters lower in elevation. But the decrease in precipitation in the region and the shrinking of the Echaurren glacier, effects of rapid climate change, have caused the water level of Laguna Negra to drop several meters in only a few years.
Damaging UV radiation at 8500 feet above sea level, where Laguna Negra and Laguna Lo Encañado are situated, is much higher than at lower elevations. The difference between the two lakes, turbid Laguna Lo Encañado and transparent Laguna Negra, provides a valuable point of comparison for studying the strategies organisms employ to cope with this intense radiation.
The silt that washes into Laguna Lo Encañado absorbs UV radiation. Organisms living there don't need to work as hard as do organisms in Laguna Negra to generate protective biological sunscreen compounds. Nor do they have to put as much energy into repairing DNA damage that exposure to UV radiation can cause.
Erich Fleming and Angela Detweiler, PLL team members based at the SETI Intitute and the NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) in Moffett Field, California, study the photosynthetic microbes that live in the two lakes. These organisms are capable of producing protective compounds to mitigate the effects of UV.
Ruben Sommaruga, a professor of limnology at the University of Innsbruck, in Austria, studies the organisms that live in alpine lakes, among them small, shrimp-like crustaceans known as copepods. Copepods obtain some of their UV-protective compounds by eating the microbes that live alongside them in the lakes. But when that doesn't provide sufficient protection, they generate their own protection in the form of carotenoids, which turns them red. These same carotenoid compounds are found in carrots and are responsible for giving them their characteristic orange color.
Juvenile copepods – copepods go through many different stages before reaching adulthood – have not yet developed mouths, however, so they have no way to ingest protective compounds. In recent years scientists have learned that, at birth, juvenile copepods receive packages of protective compounds from their parents, to increase their chances of survival into adulthood.
Incidentally, all of us at PLL Base Camp are using the lake as the source of our drinking water. Which means we're drinking a lot of copepods. We can see them, tiny little red dots floating around in our water bottles. To protect ourselves from UV, though, we still have to slather on sunscreen.
Quote of the day: "Now we have a system."


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Every Little Helps!
Monday, March 4th 2019
During March and April Foxglove Covert LNR is part of the Tesco 'bags of help' scheme. If you are shopping in the Catterick Garrison supermarket then you can claim a blue token (or two!) and put them in the clear plastic container to support Foxglove. It doesn't cost anything and every blue token will make a difference. All money raised through this community grant will go directly towards the creation of a new wetland scrape for wading birds. This will benefit all kinds of wildlife from amphibians like frogs and toads to mammals such as Water Voles and enhance the visitor experience too. Please spread the word!
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In Colorado the grizzly and Bigfoot have a lot in common. Both are prehistoric, and for both their possible presence today is more a product of investigation and theory than verifiable reality. They share a common history, a common possible range in Colorasdo and modern history that blends fact and legend.
There have been a lot of alleged Bigfoot sightings, there are no documented finds, at least not by anyone I would actually believe. On the other hand, no grizzly has been documented in Colorado since Sept. 23, 1979, when a 16-year-old sow attacked bow-hunting guide Ed Wiseman south of Pagosa Springs near the headwaters of the Navajo River. Wiseman stabbed the bear to death with an arrow as it tore into him. The bear was more than 350 pounds. Its hide and skeleton were donated to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. She reportedly had cubs.
"Even though both big cubs got away clean, Colorado wildlife officials inexplicably chose that moment to declare the grizzly extinct statewide . . . even as they quietly hired a researcher to comb the San Juans for evidence of more survivors," David Peterson wrote in "Ghost Grizzlies: Does the Great Bear Still Haunt Colorado?" "Across the next 28 years, many credible grizzly sightings were reported, in both the San Juans and the adjacent South San Juans. Yet the official word remained: gone."
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Killer Bees Are in Colorado for the First Time
Now before you let the headline of this article cause you to fear for your life, note that the killer bee name can be a bit deceiving. The bees won't actually kill you, but are just more aggressive than regular bees. Also, the killer bees found in Colorado are on the Western Slope, and haven't made their way to Northern Colorado at this point.
"Killer bees" or Africanized honey bees as they are scientifically known, are often misconceived because of their name. The sting of the Africanized honey bee is no more potent than another variety of honey bee, and they have a similar appearance. Africanized honey bees are more dangerous because they are more easily provoked, quicker to swarm, attack in greater numbers, and pursue their victims for greater distances. An Africanized bee colony can remain agitated longer and may attack up to a quarter of a mile away from the hive. So, dangerous, yes, but killer bees actually only kill one or two people per year in the United States.
The bees, which are normally found in warmer climates like Texas and Arizona, have been discovered in Palisade, Colorado. Experts claim this is as far north as this species of bees has ever been discovered.
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Harriet Harris Sibley Gustafson, age 70 of Marietta, died Tuesday, August 17, 2010.
Mrs. Gustafson was born on July 4, 1940 in Lyons, N.Y. to Lewis S. and Hattie Branch Sibley. She attended schools in Lyons and graduated from Clearwater High School in Clearwater, Fl. She graduated from Andrew (Junior) College in Cuthbert, Ga. and Florida State University. After marrying Jon Gustafson in Clearwater, Fl., she graduated with a MA degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fl. She moved to Marietta in 1967 to begin her career in teaching mathematics at Kennesaw Junior College. She retired from Kennesaw State University in 2000, having seen many changes on that campus.
Harriet was involved in the Boy Scouts. She was first an assistant den leader, then Den Mother, Crafts Leader at Cub Day Camp, on the Troup Committee, Cobb County Commissioner,and Dean of the PhD Program at Atlanta Area Commissioner College. She and her husband took the boys on various camping trips with a pop-up camper, traveling across this county and Canada.
Harriet was a member of First United Methodist Church of Marietta where she was active in the Chancel Choir and the JOY Sunday school class. She was president of the JOY Class for several years. Over the years, she formed a new circle in the United Methodist Women. She served on the Finance Committee, the Administrative Board, the Kindergarten Board, the Missions Committee and the Chapel Choir Board.
After the sons left home, Harriet and Jon started square dancing and were active dancers since 1996. She and Jon attend several national Square Dance Conventions. They also liked to travel around the country in their motor home.
After retirement, Harriet became interested in genealogy. She was a member of the Fielding Lewis Chapter of the DAR, the Nicholas Wallingford Chapter of the National Society of Colonial Dames XVII Century, and the Georgia Chapter #17 of the Daughters of Founders and Patriots of American. She served as various officers in the above chapters. She became very interested in Heraldry and Coats of Arms, serving twice as State Chairman of same. She thus extended her research to ?over the pond?.
She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Jon Wilson Gustafson; two sons and their wives, Mark Edward Gustafson and Laura Lea of Raleigh, N.C., and Paul Alan Gustafson Jewell and Marie Kathleen of Louisville, Ky.; four grandsons, Luke Gustafson, Daniel Gustafson, Christopher Jewell and Michael Jewell; one brother, Lewis Branch Sibley and Judy Sibley of Coatesville, Pa.; one brother-in-law, David Gustafson and Margaret Gustafson of Ball Ground, Ga; one sister-in-law, Mary Gustafson McConathy and Rev. Robin McConathy of Salida, Co. Several cousins, nieces and nephews also survive.
Harriet was predeceased by her parents, Lewis S. and Hattie Branch Sibley.
A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 21 from the First United Methodist Church in Marietta with the Revs. Dr. Sam Matthews and Dr. Charles A. Sineath officiating. Burial was at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the, Beth Berman memorial Fund, 56 Whitlock Avenue, Marietta, Ga. 30064.
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Mr. Wylie Carver, age 84 of Mableton, Ga. and formerly of Pickens County, passed Wednesday evening, August 18, 2010 at Wellstar Cobb Hospital, Austell, Ga.
Survivors include his wife, Reba Carver, Mableton; brother, Marion J. Carver, Jasper; and sister, Corene Thomason, Marietta. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held Saturday, August 21 at 2 p.m. from the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Gay officiating. Interment followed in Sunrise Memorial Gardens with Brad, Matt and Mark Anuskiewicz, Tim Carver, Jimmy Gay, Michael Jones and Andy and Jeffy Tilley serving as pallbearers.
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Mr. Howard A. McCormick, age 77 of Jasper, Ga., passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2010 at his residence.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce McCormick, Jasper; son, Paul McCormick, Jasper; daughters and sons-in-law, Sheila and Rich Auffrey, Canton, and Charlyn and Jeff Osmar, Waleska; and brother Daniel G. McCormick, Chocowinity, N.C. Four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren also survive.
A memorial Service will be held Thursday August 26 at 11 a.m. from Darby Huey Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Georgia National Cemetery at 1:30. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 10-11 a.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Junior ROTC Cherokee High School.


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What a wonderful trip we've had. I've loads to show and tell. But it will take some time to sort through photos, the washing and to fight my way through the weeds to the vege patch. For now, I'll share this beautiful movie from Kinfolk Magazine, that I watched all the time when I needed some quiet time and dreamt of my bees.
honey harvest from tiger in a jar on Vimeo.
Friday, 30 December 2011
We're home!
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Welcome home! That clip is gorgeous. Cohen sat on my lap the whole time watching it, immersed. He loves bees.ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful new years! :)
Welcome back, look forward to hearing all about your trip.ReplyDelete
We are beekeepers here, this is a beautiful film and I should have shared with more folks when I saw it too.ReplyDelete
I also follow the movement of Melbourne City Rooftop Honey, they have a great story.


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The name Phoenix refers to the beautiful desert bird of mythology, who consumed itself in fire and was then reborn and arose from the ashes.
Fast-forward to 1867, when former Civil War soldier Jack Swilling discovered that the soil in the area around what is now Phoenix was rich and could be perfect for farming -- if it could only be irrigated. By 1868, he and some others founded a small farming community and devised a canal based on old irrigation trails left by the Hohokam people, who lived in the area between the fifth and fifteenth centuries. Swilling's friend Darrell Duppa suggested naming the community Phoenix, signifying the start of a new civilization from the ruins of the Hohokam.
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Nearly 30% of Phoenicians have a college degree -- either associate, bachelor's master's, or doctorate. Nearly 22% have some college, but no degree. Those looking to finish their college education, or further their careers with a degree in a new field, have a variety of choices in Phoenix.
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