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With house sales grinding to a halt, why not spruce up your current property instead? But if you don't fancy wielding a paintbrush for hours, help is at hand from Bosch power tools with the latest additions to its Fine Spray Gun range.
The new Bosch PFS guns create brilliant coats of paint on smooth or heavily textured surfaces alike - three times faster than a paintbrush!
They work with a low-pressure "SprayControl Technology" where an air jacket accurately focuses the paint mist when spraying so that you use up to 15 per cent less paint. Plus, the air jet speeds up the drying process and a second coat can be instantly applied.
The new Bosch PFS 105E is ideal for spraying internal rooms as well as large outdoor surfaces. It's a flexible, mobile system with electronic airflow - allowing you to control the paint mist to suit the type of material being used. The lightweight spray gun and 3.4 meter air hose allow work from different angles, and the base unit with wheels has a sophisticated storage system for the air hose.
The new Bosch PFS 55 is a hand-held system for small to medium spraying tasks, such as furniture or even wooden toys. The integrated paint flow control can be set using the infinitely variable wheel in the switch. It is also perfectly suited for spraying pesticides on plants.
Completing the spray gun range is the PFS 65, which became available for the first time this Summer. This is a compact, portable system perfect for medium sized projects such as larger pieces of furniture, garden fences or sheds. The low weight of its spray gun and the flexible air hose allow for easy working, even in awkward positions or overhead. When the work is done, the hose is conveniently stored in the base unit.
The spray guns are incredibly simple to use - even for beginners. All the parts used to guide the paint are fitted with the tool-free 'SDS principle', allowing for easy paint changes. When work is interrupted, simply put the spray gun down in the 'parked' position.
Paint tanks of either 600ml or 800ml are available for spraying surfaces of different sizes.
The Bosch PFS system is quickly cleaned. All you have to do is spray repeatedly with water or solvent until clear liquid flows out. Then clean the individual parts separately. The new Fine Spray Guns are also quieter than the so-called airless spray systems.
The Bosch PFS 55, 65 and 105E will be available at B&Q from mid-October 2008. Their recommended retail prices are £59.99, £99.99 and £139.99 respectively, including VAT. For further information call: 0844 736 0107.
They come with a free DVD containing tips on how to use the individual systems.


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By far the most important things to is to obtain a copy of your credit report. A credit report is a document or a dossier that is compiled by one of the main credit rating agencies that is used as a basis for generating a credit score.
A credit score is the determining factor that the credit rating agency and any lender will use in determining whether or not to lend you any money, and if so on what terms and conditions. These terms and conditions normally include things such as size of a down payment, the length or term of the loan, the interest rates charged, the size of the monthly down payments and any body repayment charge the event of refinancing loan.
The financial information will relate to current credit arrangements with other banks and credit card companies etc, as well as a detailed history of any payment problems or issues etc.
The credit rating agency will also take into account items such as bankruptcies or defaults on loans, or any general patterns of behaviour that they interpret as being detrimental to an individual’s capacity to repay a loan.
The main reason why it is important to obtain a credit report is that the individual can check the report to see what items are in it or not. The credit rating agencies are only allowed to include certain items of information for a fixed number of years. Is items of information can vary but are normally those that carry significant impact such as a bankruptcy. This means that after a certain number of years these items have to be removed from the credit report, and subsequently from the credit score.
This means that an individual can take certain steps to make sure that the information in their credit report is up-to-date and contains only the relevant information that it is allowed to include by law.
This can have a significant impact on the actual credit score itself, leading on to a real effect on the loan application and any terms and conditions that may be imposed that relate to the level of credit score of the individual.
Peter Main is freelance writer who has almost forty years experience of the car industry, and a wide knowledge base of personal finance. He writes extensively about Auto Finance, with regard to companies such as Honda and the need for understanding dealership finance such as Honda Financial.
For some people, the very idea of a used car brings up images that are inherently negative, and many manufacturers avoid the term nowadays, in favour of terms such as certified pre-owned etc.
Having said that, the used car market is huge, and with a bit of thought and research it is very possible to buy a good car, which has been reliably driven and kept in decent mechanical order at a fair price.
It is in many ways much more possible to do this nowadays given the size and scale of the internet and it was previously.
Whilst people may use the internet to buy vehicles, a lot of people use it to do research both for new and used cars.
Having decided what type of used car someone wants to buy, the next issue very simply becomes how much they can afford to pay for one. This may involve a mixture of cash and credit, and it is a good time to apply for a credit check and find out what the individual’s credit score is.
Once that has been established, the really hard work begins in many ways in terms of trying to find out the best place to actually buy the car.
They tend to be two or three things that are worth considering. Buying a used car privately most likely workout considerably cheaper, but there are obviously inherent risks in terms of the state of the car, it’s mileage and how it has been driven. It is unlikely there will be a warranty of any type, unless some reason the original manufacturer’s warranty is still in play.
If someone is going to buy a car privately, then it is pretty much essential that either they have a good working knowledge of the mechanics of this type of vehicle, or they bring someone with them who does.
The other option than buying privately is to arrange for an independent assessment of the vehicle, to check out its mechanical and physical condition. There are a number of specialist companies who do this normally as a fairly reasonable price.
The problem tends to be that if you are buying privately tends to be a sense of immediacy about the process, and it is certainly possible the individual seller will not be keen to waste time ranging type of mechanical inspection mentioned above.
The other main option is through a dealership, either of the manufacturer or an independent.
Both these are likely to be more expensive options simply because of the overheads and buying process involved. The trade-off is that you are more likely to get a card that is either known to the dealership, they may have originally sold it, all the dealership has been able to independently verify its age, condition and mileage.
If buying from a dealership is worth making sure that the dealership itself is respectable, this is by checking some independent dealerships can have very unhealthy reputations.
There is also the option of buying online, but often done through an auction at eBay. This can carry with it both benefits and problems. The main benefits tend to be in terms of cost and immediacy. The problems tend to be that you are buying something that you cannot physically see or check.
• Find a reliable vehicle dealer on whom you can trust. For this, you can consider online reviews of old vehicle sellers, who preferred a dealer to sell a used car and got a good price.
• Find out the worth of your car before contacting any dealer to get the real price by selling your car to any best vehicle buyer. For this purpose, you can contact any car expert or mechanic.
However, in case you neither want to involve any car dealer to sell your car nor want to make effort on your own then you can contact any professional entity, which claims we buy any car. Such entities not only provide you the actual value of your car based on its registration number but also buy any vehicle of any make and model even if it is damaged. Hence, contacting such an entity is beneficial if your car is damaged and is unable to get you a good price. In such a scenario, it will be worthy to sell you car to any automobile professionals instead of asking any individual best car buyer to buy my car now.
• Find the actual value of your car.
• If your car value is according to your expectation and you do not want to make any other effort then advertise to sell your automotive. However, in case, the value of your car is less than your expectation then it is the time to increase its worth before selling it to any best car buyer.
• Increasing the value of your vehicle is not a big issue, as in this, you will have to focus on the interior and exterior of your car. Keep in mind that if the handle of your car window is not working or the exterior of your car got faded colors then definitely the car buyer will not pay more money. You need to understand that every car buyer keeps the margin of repair in his mind before paying the price to the car seller.
• Repair your car, attend the potential vehicle buyers, and choose the right one to sell your car.
These cars will not only reduce the damage to our environment, but it will come along with more helpful advancements as we are going to learn from this article. Car manufacturers are all up in gear to come up with the best version of these types of cars to eat the competition in the market. This will at long last benefit the customer since they will be spoilt for choice in terms of which cars from what company has better appealing characters suiting their needs.
These vehicles are already in the market already but in selected countries in the world. The real realization of more cars in our streets is expected to be in early 2018. Companies such as General Motors is said to be preparing to release their Chevrolet EV within weeks from now. Nissan is also said to have gearing closer to releasing their EV before 2020.
Volkswagen showcased their electronic car model which they are calling it e-Golf I.D recently in an exhibition in France. It is one of the first one to be produced by their group- Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB) that deals specifically electric cars. They are set to release it in 2020 with its reproduction set to begin in 2025.
It is expected to have a 400-600km of range. The I.D electric motor is expected to be placed in the back of the car. This will allow the front while to have a lighter turning circle. The I.D will also have a pilot mode. This means that the car will have an option for self-drive. This will give the driver time to chat with passengers or do other stuff.
Its horsepower will be placed in the rear will have zero emotions and with very little noise which is great for environment preservation.
Amazingly the I.D will have no door mirrors commonly known as a side mirror. It will have an inbuilt camera in the front giving you the picture of how your rear, right and left look like.
The headlights are the one thing that will leave you excited. They look at the driver when approaching and signal when in I.D pilot mode. They will also look at the pedestrians and other road users as well as turning to the direction the car wants to move. Isn’t that amazing? That is the great future we are soon to see.
It is fun to watch a Tesla Car glide down the road and know that it is all-electric, still, the industry has a ways to go before electric cars can compete on price for the consumer – before wide adoption is fully feasible. Trust me when I tell you, I am not against EVs, it’s just I see so many challenges – cost, weight, subsidies, efficiencies, range, charging infrastructure, etc. And, I cringe when I listen to folks explain how to pave that proverbial ‘road to hell’ with the Good Intentions Paving Company LLC. Okay so, let’s talk shall we?
1). Current Battery Weight: EV batteries significantly increase the weight of cars – proponents say that’s okay because new lightweight materials will keep weight down. True, but if those lightweight materials can do that, they can do it also for gasoline, diesel, natural gas, hydrogen or steam run cars too. Meaning more competition, A 100 mpg car due to low weight is now a huge selling point.
2). End of Life Battery Disposal: Where do all these batteries go with chemicals that are not so good for environment? Proponents say; it’s not that big of deal. Still, if old cell phones are considered hazardous waste partly due to the batteries inside, then car batteries which are much bigger with huge amounts of material are even more problematic.
3). Slow Growth: Currently electric vehicles make us such a small percentage of the total, that they are not making any real difference in the use of fossil fuels, so if that is the goal, it will take decades to achieve and need massive government intervention – hasn’t government intervened in the free-markets enough lately (Healthcare, Biofuels for instance) and how has that worked out for us?
4). Electric Vehicle Rebates: When government gives rebates we all end up paying for it in higher taxes. If EVs cost on average $10,000 more, and we give rebates, we are subsidizing a sector over another sector, picking and choosing winners. It’s wiser to allow EV industry to pony up and find ways to lower prices to compete.
5). Electric Vehicles Are Quiet: Proponents say that’s a good thing. But, tell that to the kid or cyclist that didn’t hear them coming and got smushed. Some EVs now have “sound” to alert people they are coming, and you can choose the sound you like, several options. That’s nice, but defeats the concept and/or benefits of such serenity associated with EVs. Sound also takes energy to make, ask any audio installer of sound systems for cars, often a second battery or batteries is/are added for larger systems.
The electric vehicle industry will have to solve these challenges before consumers will have full buy-in or before EVs can supplant the cars we drive today. Please consider this.
There sure is a lot of hype over electric cars, and Tesla has sure made a hit on the scene with its gorgeous high-tech electric cars – amazing vehicles in all regards. Toyota’s Prius has proven it is in demand in the US as well as other hybrids of similar technology around the world. Still, we have a long way to go if we are to get to electrified transportation. Some of the first automobiles were electric in fact, in the 1920s we were promised in the Science Magazines such a future, and since then many companies have come forth with electric cars only to cancel production, even buy back cars already sold.
Where are we today? Well, more promises, and higher electric costs, and in this year of 2016 very low oil and gasoline prices making the extra $10,000 to $15,000 for a similar model not all that attractive, even with the cost savings to run an all-electric car. Recently, I found myself in a debate on LinkedIn about the coming future of e-cars with evangelical electric, pro-Global Warming, alternative energy souls – but it’s hard to debate with those who refuse to look at the numbers. Let’s talk.
Look at it this way, the industry had hoped to have 1 million electric cars on the road by 2015, but to date only about 400,000 total have been sold, which is dismal in comparison to reciprocating engine driven vehicles, and with just over 100,000 units sold in 2015 out of 17.5 million total cars sold in 2015, it’s not even a drop in the bucket. Interestingly enough, green minded, Global Warming believing folks would have you believe otherwise, that is to say, they will tell you, that electric cars are the wave of the future. Not so fast I say.
Just one, hacking of our electrical grid by foreign cyber attackers will kill this fledgling industry, and our government will have to tighten its belt soon, meaning no more tax incentives, which will all but stop the electric car industry. There are still many speed bumps ahead for e-cars and calling the death of the reciprocating engine now is quite premature. Please think on this.

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1.1. AUTONOM HUNGARY KFT, Hungarian legal entity having its headquarters in Budapest, Beke Ter7, FSZT.2 CP.1139, fiscal code HU25016222, according to the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016, concerning the personal data protection and their free circulation, is obligated to manage under safe conditions and only for the specified purposes, the personal data supplied about yourself.
1.2. AUTONOM HUNGARY KFT collects the following personal data, on their website pages, only by voluntary agreement of the Client: last name, first name, residence address, e-mail address, age, data from the driving license, data from the identity card, citizenship.
1.4. By filling in the sales data, each Client expresses their consent for AUTONOM HUNGARY KFT to collect and manage their personal data, subject to and in compliance with the provisions of the European Regulation 679/2016.
1.8. AUTONOM HUNGARY KFT undertakes that the collected data of the User / Client will be used only according to the declared purposes and not to make public, sell, lease, license, transfer, etc. the database containing information about the personal or special data of the Customer / User of any third party who is not involved in the fulfillment of the declared purposes.

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A brand new multi-use event space nestled in the heart of Bristol, welcome to Liberty House. Situated in the heart of the Bohemian Stokes Croft area of the city, it would make a wonderful DIY wedding venue!
A transformed retail space, Liberty House has been recently converted by the non-profit Love Bristol who aim to give back to the community and allow it to thrive once more! Reasonably priced and ideal for the couple looking to do things a little differently on their special day, Liberty House is bursting with potential.
A large and expansive ‘blank canvas’ space, Liberty House has a wonderful industrial chic atmosphere. Exposed, polished concrete walls and ceilings married with weathered wooden flooring give the space a cool restrained feel, and the exposed sky lights will allow light to flood onto you and your guests as you celebrate!
As a completely DIY wedding venue, Liberty House is available for dry hire, allowing you to create a completely bespoke day. You can find the perfect caterers, décor, entertainment, and other suppliers as you wish, not beholden to a venues strict rules and codes.
Set close to a range of venues for your ceremony, and with fantastic transport links, Liberty House is a truly unique wedding venue!
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Thank you for your interest in GrowingOn®. GrowingOn is an educational meeting, presented by Frontier Farm Credit, featuring forecasts, information and insights to help producers plan and reduce risk for the upcoming crop year. GrowingOn meetings are typically hosted during December.
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Title Agreement on the use of a Commonly Agreed Marking for Cables and Cords complying with Harmonised Specifications.
Basic document HAR Permanent Document A, first established 1974, latest amendment April 2010.
Scope of products Low voltage electric cables and cords covered by HD 21, HD 22, EN 50525, EN 50143, EN 50214, EN 60702 and EN 61138.
Purpose To grant a common mark of conformity according to European ENs or HDs on cables and cords, which is unconditionally recognised by all signatories as equivalent to their own mark.
Management body HAR Group, composed of representatives of all signatories.
Advisory body HAR Advisory Committee, composed of representatives of manufacturers' associations, consumers and standardisers.
Signatories 18 Certification Bodies in 18 European countries.
Admission of new signatories Within the country of the applicant, the European ENs and HDs must have formally entered into force; any conflicting national standards must have been withdrawn. Assessment of capability and qualification of the candidate by a HAR assessment team, according to harmonised requirements; positive results to be formally endorsed by the HAR Group.
Legal protection The symbol HAR is registered by the signatories in their own country.

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I recently went on a trip to New Orleans. One day the temperature was 90 degrees with a “feels like” of 106. However, because I decided not to check my luggage, bringing sunscreen wasn’t an option. So, I made sure I stayed in the shade as much as possible. I still got a bit of sunburn on my shoulders since I didn’t follow the appropriate guidelines (more on that later).
UVA rays penetrate the skin more deeply that UVB. UVA is the dominant tanning ray, and we now know that tanning, whether outdoors or in a salon, causes damage over time. A tan results from injury to the skin's DNA; the skin darkens in an imperfect attempt to prevent further DNA damage. These imperfections, or mutations, can lead to skin cancer.
Enough science! Let’s get to 5 simple ways to protect your skin from UVA and UVB rays thanks to www.cancer.org: Stay, Slop, Slip, Slap and Wrap!
But first, have you taken the Fitzpatrick Skin Type quiz? Don’t go all “test anxiety” on me. It’s super easy and you’ll know the answers. I just did and well, let’s just say I need to really protect my skin whenever I venture out the door.
…in the shade. If you can’t stay in your house (that’s no fun), at least don’t be out in the direct glaring sun!
…on a shirt. No one loves wearing long sleeves in the summer, but it helps to remember the potential alternative of skin cancer. Check out all the new rash guards and sun protective clothing available, too. Hint: if you can see your skin through the clothing, it’s not protecting you from the sun’s rays.
…on a hat. This is good for sun protection as well as bad hair days (bonus!). More good news: broad-brimmed hats are not only highly recommended to protect your skin, they’re also uber-fashionable.
…on sunglasses. Don’t forget to protect your eyes and the delicate skin around them! Again, this does double duty for you: protection from harmful rays AND from the squinting that causes those pesky crow’s feet. Be sure your sunglasses include UV protection, too.
Now it’s your turn! What tricks do you use to care for your skin in the summer? Comment below or email me at tammy@freshbenies.com with questions!

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One of the most important differences of the novel Araknea about which you question me, is that i'm using in this medieval - fantasy universe, "Mechas". What are these big machines ? How do they operate ? Where do they come from? Are they even conscious?
If we make simple, even simplistic, Mechas are Robots. A little bit rudimentary. A mixture of metal with bone or ivory. Variable-sized as you were able to notice it in the novel. ORUS could make about fifteen meters while FHENRIR, the frissian's mecha, makes doubtless cheerfully more double. And I don't want to spoil the Volume 1 thus I shall not say it more.
For the rest, difficult to answer these questions without spoiler a large part of the Volume 2 under construction. But as regards the energy, it is clearly the power of crystals. If I take the example of the "steampunk" where machines work in the vapor, I can say that in ARAKNEA, machines are " crystalpunk ". But with a darker dimension. The crystal has a little bit negative, widely dangerous connotation. Imagine a mixture of mercury and uranium and you will have a small idea of in which work these "machines". But are they really just machine ? For ORUS, the Mecha of ISIS, many of you already considers it ( or him ) as a full character and blame me for not insisting on its "human" dimension. You want to know more about it. Please be patient.

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Best game around? This one!
DESCRIPTION: Brains! The Zombie crowd is attacking you in this free online action game for your smartphone! The apocalypse is here and the brain eating kind of people has grown immensely. This new online mobile free game will rattle your nerves! You have to help yourself and kill all of them before they can reach you and that tasty brain of yours. With all kinds of unlockable weapons and no mercy you may have a chance against the nation of the Undead. Play this new Action game online from your smartphone for FREE!

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Hundreds of years have actually passed but vases have still been made use of as refreshing ornamental pieces. Nowadays, ornamental flower holders are made use of to hold flowers in them. Besides this, they additionally function as standalone pieces of decoration. The wonderful aspect of them is that they always delight both homeowners and guests. If you have been seeking to utilize flower holders as attractive focal points for your workplace or house. We recommend that you see our 24 Lovable 5 X 8 Cylinder Vase below here! Each one of these home decoration DIY blossom vase concepts has a memorable originality to it. The most effective component of everything is that they are actually not hard to create.
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text: As the sun warms the sand, pelicans dance to the rhythmic waves lapping on the beach. You can almost feel the warm sun and salty breeze when gazing into this fluorescent light cover. Bring tranquility and harmony with nature to a doctor’s office, dentist’s office, or massage therapist office with this ceiling light cover. This printed plastic light panel will reduce harsh light and block glare from fluorescent lighting.


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The Zen Parrot: Of Parrots, Politics, and Coffee: Proud to Be Canadian!
Especially since Team Canada whupped Team USA for the hockey Gold (once again)!
And Canada still has universal health care!

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In recent months Anime TV Shows have been making a comeback. For the most part, this could be because of the push on live-action remakes, especially by the likes of Netflix. However, I like to think it’s because they’re finally getting recognised for how good they are in terms of story, characters and animation.
Associated with Japan, Anime is animation with a focus on the hand-drawn aspect in style. Dating back to 1917, the term in Japan stands for animation in any form. However, in Western Culture, Anime refers to the animation that originates specifically from Japan.
SAO has made a huge name for itself around the world, and all for the right reasons. The show combines gaming, love, friendship, sacrifice and growing up all into one. Airing first in Japan back in 2012, the show is now airing on UK Netflix, alongside a few other choice shows.
SAO has had countless books, shows, films and now games under its belt, however, the original series is the best (in my opinion) and should be watched right now!
With the power to kill people just by knowing their name, Lite becomes a force to be reckoned with. But is Lite on the side of good, or evil?
Created in 1997 as a Manga, and made into an Anime TV Show years later, Hellsing follows the secret Hellsing Organisation, which aims to rid the UK of vampires, ghouls, demons and more.
Headed by Integra Van Hellsing, a descendant of Abraham Van Helsing, the organisation is protected by one of the oldest vampires…Alucard. If you’re a fan of Dracula, this anime is a real treat to watch, especially as it dips into the history of the novel/lore from time to time.
Now, this is one of the shows I wasn’t going to add to this list, but sod it. It might as well be Buffy in anime form, and I love it. The plot circles Yuki, a young school girl who is charged with protecting her school from “the night class” – who are a band of vampires, from hurting the “day class” (humans). Yuki and her stepbrother work hard to stop the identities of the night class from entering circulation, however, wires are crossed when a member of the night class entrances Yuki… It’s a classic forbidden love story, so if you’re into that kind of thing, you will love this show.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is yet another adaptation of a manga that had a great reception after its release. Closely adapted to the manga novels, this show follows two brothers as they endeavour to learn more about alchemy. In the process, lives are lost (as well as limbs) and a new adventure begins. Viewed as quite a dark anime, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is still a great one to watch, and luckily for you, it can be found on Netflix.
Vampire Knight seems a little odd on this list considering the other titles, but I guess if you are into vampire romance it definitely has that covered.
Haha I know! It’s more of a teenage years fave but I had to add it in.

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I found a box of my #old #writing #stuff from 25 years ago. Here's a page of some #Haikus I turned in sophomore year English class in #highschool.
I love haikus very Much.

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Remodelingan entire kitchen is not only a costly endeavor, but it can involve ripping out cabinets, disrupting framework, wood-work, and complete demolition. This is a timely procedure and can leave you without a kitchen for weeks. With kitchen cabinet refacing, you can create a wonderful new look for less and without any framework changes or demo in your home.
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Very quiet situation in Platja de Santa Cristina. 150 mts. to the beach and approx. 3 kms. to the centre of Lloret.
Reception. 2 small buildings. Garden with swimming pool, open-air parking free of charge (1 reserved place for each apartment). Restaurant in the beach (open from approx. 15/06 to 15/09).
There are 3 types of apartments : Type 2/4 pax (1 double bedroom), Type 4/5 pax (2 double bedrooms + sofa-bed in the living room for 1 pers) and Type 4/6 pax (2 double nedsrooms, one can be bunk-beds, and sofa-bed in the living-room for 2 pers.). Kitchen with microwave, bathroom and balcony or terrace. SAT-TV, safe-box to rent and wi-fi service free of charge.

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Faye's done this to Hannelore before, it is a tried and true method.
I will be at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, WA this weekend! It is one of my favorite shows, I look forward to seeing some of you there!


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Armonk is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of North Castle, New York located in Westchester County. As of the 2010 census, Armonk's CDP population is 4,330 and it has a total area of 6.1 square miles (15.7 km 2), of which 6.0 square miles (15.5 km 2) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km 2), or 1.54 percent, is water.Armonk is well known as being the headquarters of IBM.
Armonk is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of North Castle in Westchester County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 3,461.
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As a word, AKASHA ( [aːkaːʃə ], आकाश) has roots in Sanskrit and means “ether” in both its elemental and metaphysical senses.
The ancient Sanskrit-speaking civilization envisioned akasha as a metaphysical information network connecting humanity with itself and infinite knowledge. In this paradigm, thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences are stored forever and shared through akasha, the universal database connecting multiple planes of existence.
Bitcoin Magazine is one of the original news and print magazine publishers specializing in Bitcoin and digital currencies. Bitcoin Magazine began publishing in 2012, and was co-founded by Vitalik Buterin and Mihai Alisie.
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text: The Golgi resident glycosyltransferases (GTs) are membrane-bound glycoproteins but are frequently found as soluble proteins in biological fluids where their function remains largely unknown. Previous studies have established that the release of these proteins involved Alzheimer disease-associated proteases such as β-secretases (BACE1 and BACE2) and the intramembrane-cleaving aspartyl proteases Presenilins 1 and 2. Recent studies have involved another intramembrane-cleaving enzyme, the signal peptide peptidese-like-3 (SPPL3). Except for the latter, the two former studies mostly addressed particular cases of GTs, namely ST6Gal-I (BACEs) or GnT-V (Presenilins). Therefore the question still remains as which of these secretases is truly responsible for the cleavage and secretion of GTs. We herein combined the 3 proteases in a single study with respect to their abilities to release 3 families of GTs encompassing three N-acetylglucosaminyltransferases, two fucosyltransferases and two sialyltransferases. Green fluorescent protein (gfp)-fused versions of these GTs were virally transduced in mouse embryonic fibroblasts devoid of BACEs, Presenilins or SPPL3. We found that neither BACE nor Presenilins are involved in the shedding of these glycosyltransferases, while SPPL3 was involved in the cleavage and release of some but not all GTs. Notably, the γ- secretase inhibitor DFK-167 was the only molecule capable of significantly decreasing glycosyltransferase secretion, suggesting the involvement of γ-secretase(s), yet different from Presenilins but comprising SPPL3 among other proteases still to be identified. Using confocal microscopy, we show that SPPL3 selectivity towards GTs relays not only on sequence specificity but also depends on how GTs distribute in the cell with respect SPPL3 during their cycling within and outside the Golgi.

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Dr. Wilbanks has spent the entirety of his medical career practicing with Virginia Women’s Center. For over two decades, he was a leader in obstetrical care, navigating many women through high-risk pregnancies, and in gynecologic care, where he emphasized conservative treatments and minimally invasive surgical options. After a bike injury in 2014, he retired from the practice of obstetrics and now focuses his practice on non-surgical gynecology and weight and wellness. His clinical interests include Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), uterine fibroids, metabolic syndrome and the management of menopausal symptoms and mood disorders. He is excited to offer the innovative MonaLisa laser treatment to restore the vaginal health of women who suffer from vaginal atrophy.
Dr. Wilbanks received his undergraduate degree from Washington & Lee University and his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia. He completed his internship and residency in OB-GYN at the Medical College of Virginia.
Dr. Wilbanks is active in community affairs and has served on the boards for many local organizations. He is particularly interested in health care economics and the disparities in health care among the disadvantaged. He and his wife, Kelly, have two teenage children. They are parishioners of St. James’s Episcopal Church and enjoy sporting events and travel.


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As businesses are constantly on the look out for cost saving initiatives, this cloud based saving as a service platform is providing one solution.
When Rob Bernshteyn joined Coupa Software , he already had a very clear vision of what his business strategy would be: to deliver a savings as a service product, aimed to help companies to be as profitable as possible.
Since launch in 2007, Bernshteyn’s savings as a service product has seen revenues grow by 100% and the company now handles more than 1 million transactions daily, and has helped over 500 companies save around $5 billion to date.
Coupa has been named on the ‘500 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies’ and one of the top 50 new startups by the Wall Street Journal.
The saving as a service company handles more than US$1 million transactions daily, and has helped over 500 companies save around $5 billion to date.
Bernshteyn has over two decades of experience in the business software industry, having worked in different areas and companies, including Siebel Systems, McKinsey & Company and Accenture.
Bernshteyn is focused on keeping the company aligned during its period of intense growth.
As a savings as a service software company, Coupa offers a spend management platform solution to reduce the cost of buying everything from IT to corporate travel or raw materials.
“This product area is not restricted to just one industry; it involves healthcare organizations, financial services organizations, technology companies, software, hardware, retail, restaurants, manufacturers,” explains Bernshteyn.
Bernshteyn’s goal is to help companies to optimize their spending across every category.
Part of Coupa’s success to date has been based on creating a positive working environment. The organization has been named “Best Place to Work in the Bay Area” three times by the San Francisco Business Times.
Anaplan has taken the corporate world of cloud computing by storm. Its CEO explains how the platform will make useless back and forth emailing a thing of the past.
Is AI the ultimate work companion for today's innovative business?
At Element AI, Industry Solutions Lead Yves Lostanlen is witnessing first-hand the transformative effects of AI in the workplace.
What innovation has Linklaters' lawyers working faster, more efficiently?
With a global workforce of busy lawyers, any technology that can shorten administration tasks will always be viewed favourably by Linklater's.


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Readers expecting a wild Halloween full of costume parties and debauchery may be surprised to learn that in Poland the ‘holiday’ is completely overshadowed by the rather sobering, sombre proceedings of November 1st and 2nd every year. Known nationally as All Saints’ Day (Dzień Wszystkich Świętych) and All Souls’ Day (Dzień Zaduszny, or Dzień Wszystkich Zmarłych) respectively, these two days of the calendar year are dedicated to prayer and paying tribute to the deceased by visiting their graves. In accordance with tradition, Catholic families all over Poland will make pilgrimages to the resting places of their relatives, tending the graves with a care that is truly touching, before laying wreaths, flowers and candles that will be kept lit throughout the length of the holiday. As night descends, the country’s graveyards are aglow with the warm light of literally thousands of flickering candles, creating an eerie, incredibly evocative atmosphere that should not be missed by anyone with a heart that still beats.
As one of Poland’s most important public holidays, only public transportation and emergency response employees as obliged to work on November 1st, so don’t be surprised to find your favourite bar, restaurant or shop bolted shut. Below are Poznań's most centrally-located Catholic cemeteries.


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Tesla is slashing prices on its Model S sedan and Model X sport utility vehicle in China after Beijing suspended some tariffs on cars imported from the U.S..
The company confirmed the news on Friday.
Tariffs on U.S.-made cars and light trucks will be temporarily reduced to 15 percent from Jan. 1 until March 31, which temporarily brings tariffs on U.S. exports in line with other World Trade Organization member countries, said Kristin Dziczek, vice president of industry, labor & economics at the Center for Automotive Research.
The electric car maker has been hit hard by the steep duty on all vehicles imported to the country. The tariff on imported vehicles into China had originally been 25 percent, a policy that had been in place since China joined World Trade Organization, Dziczek said.
On July 1, the country lowered the duty to 15 percent for every other member of the WTO except the United States, she said. China then boosted the tariffs solely on U.S.-made vehicles to 40 percent on July 6 in retaliation for U.S. duties on Chinese imports.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been particularly vocal about the tariffs China has long levied against U.S. imports, in comparison with the mostly low tariffs the U.S. has historically charged importers.

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Welcome to another Acer and AppsEvents Tips and Tricks video. In this episode, Sethi teaches us all about conditional formatting in Google Sheets!
Conditional Formatting allows cells, rows, or columns to be formatted to automatically change text or background color if they meet certain conditions.
Conditional Formatting in Sheets is very easy use. It makes everything visually appealing and help you sort your data.
We hope you enjoy this video and see you on the next one.


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Preparing for college is no easy task. As parents we know there are not enough minutes in the day. Even with all of the best tools at your disposal, keeping your high school student on track for college admission is challenging.
A college timeline is a worksheet that allows parents and students to keep track of activities they should consider, when they should start preparing for entrance exams like the PSAT, PLAN, SATs and ACTs, test dates, application deadlines, and a whole lot more. I typically create custom timelines for all of my private tutoring students and most (if not all) parents will agree it is some of the best money they spend preparing their college bound kid for the admission process.
It typically takes me an hour to put together a custom timeline for one of my students. For students that I do not have an existing relationship with, I will need some more time to get to know the student and learn what their goals, strengths, and weaknesses are. Athletes always benefit from custom timelines as they have a different set of deadlines for submissions, applications, and other action items.
If you are interested in having me create a college timeline for you or your child, I encourage you to contact me as early as possible for two main reasons. First, because many parents contact me very late in the game wishing they had done it sooner. Secondly, and most importantly, to make sure you get the most out of the college admission preparation process. The early bird typically does get the worm.
Contact Danielle now to help make sure the college timeline your create for your child is best for their unique goals and interests.


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Beautiful wedding photography for your big day from £1,495.
I offer 3 main collections, however if you are looking for something different please get in touch and we can have a chat about creating a bespoke collection just for you!
In addition to the images collection you also receive an engagement shoot, a beautifully handcrafted Queensberry album including the first 60 photos.
In addition to the album collection you also have included a larger album for the happy couple and two parent albums.


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Princess Park Estates are pleased to take on this newly refurbished stunning one bedroom apartment in Princess Park Manor.
Princess Park Estates are pleased to take on this lovely refurbished two bedroom apartment in Ripon Court on Ribblesdale avenue in Friern Barnet.
Princess Park Estates are pleased to take on this stunning newly refurbished two double bedroom apartment in Kilnsey Court, London N11.
Princess Park Estates are pleased to take on this bright refurbished two double bedroom garden apartment on the ground floor on Bellevue Road, London N11.
Princess Park Estates are pleased to take on this completely refurbished two bedroom apartment in Garsdale Close in Friern Barnet.
Princess Park Estates are pleased to take on this 2 bedroom apartment in Stanford Road, London N11.
A beautiful 2 bedroom ground floor apartment, located on Friern Barnet Road. Close to amenities such as Co-op supermarket as well as food outlets and pharmacies.
Princess Park Estates are pleased to take on this lovely spacious bright two double bedroom apartment in Princess Park Manor on the upper ground floor.
Located within the esteemed Princess Park Manor development, we are pleased to take on this stunning two bedroom apartment.


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Construction workers are involved in many types of accidents at construction sites.
The most common accidents include heavy equipment roll over accidents, crane malfunction accidents and ladder malfunction accidents. These accidents often occur when workers lose control of the equipment they use while they work on projects.
All details herein provided are for educational purposes only, contact an experienced Construction Accident Attorney in Chicago for additional details where required.
Other construction accidents can occur at job sites if workers fail to follow OSHA safety requirements. For example, construction workers are accidentally exposed to asbestos when they fail to properly seal off the areas where asbestos is located. Moreover, construction workers can also accidentally drop tools on people's heads, feet or hands if they forget to properly secure the tools to a workbench or a vice.
Other construction injuries such as sunstroke or excessive sunburn are often difficult to determine. This is the case because many of these injuries could have occurred while the worker was traveling to or from the worksite. As a result, many construction workers often fail to report these injuries to their supervisors until it is too late for proper recourse.
Finally, auto accidents, slips and falls can also be classified as construction accidents if they occur at a construction site. This is the case because most state and federal laws consider these accidents to be work related if they occur at a construction site.
--Construction workers can suffer many injuries if they are involved in any of these accidents.
For example, construction workers can suffer minor cuts, scrapes, or bruises if they are involved in a machine malfunction accident or a ladder malfunction accident. This is the case because the accidents cause construction workers to suffer impacts with machines or other surfaces that cause these injuries.
Moreover, construction workers can also suffer a variety of burns, sprains and broken bones in accidents. These more serious injuries occur when workers are involved in high-impact collisions with machines or when a ladder or scaffold suddenly gives way. This is the case because the collisions that cause some accidents cause more significant injuries to some workers' bones, skin or muscles.
Finally, some construction workers suffer more serious internal injuries to organs and internal bleeding after being involved in more serious accidents. These injuries are often life threatening because they do great damage to the body's vital organs and other vital tissues.


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AnnTaylor, LOFT, Lou & Grey, Ann Taylor Factory and LOFT Outlet launched ALL Rewards, a new multi-tender loyalty program that enables clients to earn and redeem perks across all five brands for the first time.
The loyalty program was designed based on a customer-focused approach that allows the shoppers to choose how they interact with the program across the brands. Rewards members enjoy special access, rewards, promotions and the flexibility that comes with a multi-brand loyalty program.
The launch of ALL Rewards builds on other brand initiatives introduced within the past year, including LOFT Plus, Infinite Style for Ann Taylor and e-commerce sites for Ann Taylor Factory and LOFTOutlet, all intended to not only meet shopper needs, but to go above and beyond. The launch of one single loyalty program across brands will provide a more seamless experience for cross-brand shoppers, while enhancing choice and convenience.
Credit Cardmembers earn five points for every dollar spent, and non-credit cardmembers earn two points per dollar spent on qualifying purchases across all five brands.
With every 500 points earned, members will be rewarded $5 to use at any Ann Taylor, LOFT, Lou & Grey, Ann Taylor Factory or LOFT Outlet store or online in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
Members enjoy an array of benefits such as early access to special events and promotions, choose-your-own bonus points days, a special birthday gift and exclusive offers throughout the year.
Credit Cardmembers have access to additional perks, including free shipping with a $75 online qualifying purchase, a welcome offer, an extra 15% off every first Tuesday of the month for qualifying purchases, and a dedicated customer service phone line.
There is no annual membership fee to join the ALL Rewardsprogram.
Customers can sign up online or in-store in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Rewards are issued via e-mail and can be tracked and accessed in stores and by logging into online accounts.


text: 12 Oct 2018 2008 was the year of birth of NAFP By Jayne Wescott 2008 was the year of the birth of NAFP - and also of the global financial crash. The latter was the catalyst for the ongoing policy of austerity, with the punishing underfunding of public services. The great news is that NAFP did not crash: rather it has grown from small but ambitious beginnings to the current membership of 104 agencies looking after 92% of children looked after in independent fostering agencies.


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Finance your dream home in Santa Fe NM Imagine buying your dream home. Connect with a lender to help you make it happen.
Our team of local financing experts are ready to guide you through the home buying process. We are committed to fast, professional, courteous and personal service to help you understand and feel at ease throughout the home buying process. Our trained and certified loan originators specialize in financing homes in the Santa Fe NM area real estate market. We are prepared to find the right loan program with competitive rates and low down payments for you.
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Let me know how I can assist you with your Santa Fe NM mortgage needs. I am here to help!


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One of the most powerful graphics software used by many computer users, Adobe Photoshop is known as the top image manipulation application in present times. Computer experts have identified this program as the leading standard that should be followed by graphics professionals. This software is very useful for photographers as well as for graphic analysts. This program can also be used to create invitations, programs, tarpaulins and billboards. If you want to explore the various uses of this application, listed below are some of the basic but useful Photoshop tips that you can follow.
Masking is a very useful technique in improving the appearance of a photograph. This technique allows computer users to isolate objects and remove background and unnecessary images in the picture. To remove pixels that have similar colors, you can use the magic eraser approach. This approach is easy to use and it will not erase other necessary objects in the picture. To do this, you need to increase the setting of Tolerance to 72 and mark the Contiguous box. Place the marker on the color that you want to erase and right click. You can always undo something if you commit mistakes.
One of the advantages of using this computer graphics application is that you can add text to clipart or image. To add text, you need to choose a foreground color and mark the type tool on the clipart. When the Text dialog box appears, check if the Anti Alliasing was set to crisper and easy to read type option. Check the text box and choose a typeface. Select ok.
After adding text, you can save the file to Photoshop 3 or PaintShop Pro. To save the image to Photoshop 3, choose Mode/Indexed and then Image/Mode/Indexed. Afterwards, make sure that you save the image using the .gif format.
If you want to make a charcoal image with the use of Photoshop, the first thing to do is to open the picture that you like to edit. Make a new layer by pressing Shift+ctrl+N. Fill it with the shade of the charcoal paper that you will use. At the toolbar, choose filter, stylize and then Glowing Edges filter. To make sure that you will create a charcoal image, you need to check the image setting by selecting the image tab, adjustments and then desaturate. Afterwards, click the layer mask and use the motion blur effect. Choose paper layer and apply new fill layer.


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Do not self-liquidate | Locke Consulting Inc.
Self-liquidation is becoming a major problem for Canadians. Far too many consumers sell off their RSPs and take unnecessary loans against insurance policies to deal with debt problems. Such measures should be last resorts, even behind filing a bankruptcy.
Many assets are exempt from seizure or sale by a bankruptcy trustee (Licensed Insolvency Trustee). You can go bankrupt and keep RSPs and the cash surrender value of life insurance policies. But if you choose to self-liquidate these assets then end up going bankrupt anyway, you lose twice.
Imagine you have the Canadian average of about $32,000.00 worth of credit card debt and you also have $10,000.00 in RSPs and $5,000.00 available as a loan against a whole life insurance policy. Many Canadians would redeem the RSP, incurring tax debt when doing so, and use the resulting funds along with the cash redemption value of the life insurance policy to pay down the debt.
But the self-liquidation can backfire several times, first there’s the tax obligation which could be several thousand dollars. Then there’s the loss of savings and finally the debt is still there since there was not enough money to go around and when the tax debt and insurance loan debt are added back into the equation the overall debt has not been reduced by a whole lot.
Be smart, talk with a licensed insolvency trustee before making the decision to self-liquidate.


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Dance is taking over the BBC with #DancePassion!
Tune in to watch your favourite dance companies from all over the UK in a special BBC celebration of dance, starting from 31 March and leading up to a full day of live streaming on Friday 5 April.
Scottish Ballet Soloist Jamiel Laurence is a budding filmmaker, and this will be the premiere of his latest work celebrating dance in Scotland. Jamiel has worked with professional dancers and community organisations to take you on a journey through the BBC Scotland headquarters, showcasing dance styles from pointe work to Flamenco!
Discover Scottish Ballet's 50-year history through a special archive project, created in collaboration with the BBC. You'll see gems from the past including memorable performances, as well as revealing some surprising stories.
We are delighted to release a beautiful new short film on social media, created in collaboration with and featuring Norman Douglas, a dancer living with dementia.
For the big day, catch us LIVE on Facebook from the Glasgow dressing rooms of our Spring! tour. You'll meet our dancers as they prepare to go on stage, and get a sense of the party atmosphere as we mark this landmark year.


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Sen. Robert Casey Jr. (D-PA) has received an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association and campaigned in his 2012 re-election race on his “record of supporting the Second Amendment and the interests of Pennsylvania sportsmen.” But after Friday’s tragedy in Connecticut, Casey has switched positions and now supports banning assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips.
Furrowing his brow and casting his eyes downward, Casey expressed regret that he had not reconsidered his views as starkly after earlier massacres at Virginia Tech and in Aurora, Colo.
“The power of the weapon, the number of bullets that hit each child, that was so, to me, just so chilling, it haunts me. It should haunt every public official,” said Casey, who won a second term six weeks ago while touting his opposition to gun control.
In the days since the shooting that killed 20 children and eight adults, the debate around gun laws has shifted. Democrats have called for reinstating the assault-weapons ban and barring magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
A growing number of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have said this week that they are reconsidering their opposition to gun control. President Obama announced Wednesday that he has has created a task force to recommend steps to prevent future tragedies like Sandy Hook and the many others the nation has endured since Columbine.

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It has been a lovely and sunny day — I love the fact that it still is light when we take tea at five.
Life and I have on collision course lately — I haven't been feeling well and of top of that, life has poured unwanted things in my lap. So in an attempt to tell life who is in charge I've started, very slowly, to carry out things that I — not life — want to do.
If you've been here before you now that I love books — and that I have far too many. Keeping track of them is a problem, not to mention how to store them. I've been looking for a program to catalog them, but they are either too expensive and too complicated — or too simple. So a few nights ago it occurred to me that I could give my books a blog of their own (not public). It really works, at least for me, the question is how long it will take me to type in the information about thousands of books.
I label each post with the authors name so when I go to "Edit Posts" I can see (and click on) all the authors. If I only remember the title I type it, or one word from it, in the "search blog box". I think it will work.
The book by Ruth Cobb (above) is the book I came to think of when I found "Highways and Byways in Surrey" by Eric Parker this morning. I have been looking for information about Ruth Cobb without success. She seems to have illustrated children’s books — but I find nothing about her. There is another Ruth Cobb, a watercolorist, but she is American and I believe this Ruth Cobb is British.
So typing titles into my new blog is what have occupied me this afternoon. When I needed a break I moved books to my new bookcase. Some of you might remember that I made a bookcase for my summerhouse in September. I have been looking at our "last" wall here, for a while, wondering if I could do something similar. So some days ago I went on a hunt for something I could use for a bookcase. I found some board, not planed but I figured that it won't show once I get the books up.


text: A Year's Worth of Activities to Help Kids Prevent Bullying Grades 6-8. Writing exercises, games, role plays, art projects, surveys and other engaging activities that will inspire and empower students to take action to reduce bullying. Students learn about the roles of bullies, targets, and bystanders. They examine verbal, physical, and emotional bullying, as well as hazing, gossip, and cyberbullying. The book includes a CD-ROM containing PDFs of all the reproducible student handouts.


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Think Vape Thor Box MOD is a 200W powerful and portable TC Box MOD with attractive, unique patterns and ergonomic design which is comfortable to grip. With the most advanced ST200 Chip, the Thor 200W MOD provides a stable and high performing VW/ TC modes with a 0.96-inch OLED screen. Together with comfortable operation buttons and easy USB charging, the Thor 200W TC MOD will bring you an extremely powerful vape with simple operation.
I like the rubber on the outside of it. Even with the two batteries, it still feels pretty good in hand. I’d recommend this to anyone looking for a good affordable mod.


text: Whereas “broken” is generally thought to be the terminal state of porcelain figures, nontraditional reconstruction methods can reinvigorate them with new function and surprising beauty. The fracture pattern becomes a unique doorway into a storage space. “Broken” thus becomes merely a transitory state, on an object’s way to becoming sublime.


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I have just received this magazine from Mexico (from November 1932) yesterday. I thought you would enjoy its cover. It contains a shallow article about the creation of Mickey Mouse but also a rather fun drawing of post-Disney Oswald (below).
Good news: the web site of the Walt Disney Family Museum is now open. Among other things it features an upcoming book by JB Kaufman. Can't wait to get my hands on that one.
The two books by Pierre Lambert that I was discussing earlier this year, Le Livre de la Jungle (The Jungle Book) and Blanche Neige (Snow White) are now available for pre-order on Amazon.fr.
[The book is called ANIMATED PERFORMANCE. It is about acting for animators--the first time this subject has been covered by an animator, not a stage actor--- and it will contain some Disney material, though it is not about that studio per se.
A special bonus: an interview with my former student Jamaal Bradley on directing and acting for video games. This is a real treasure. I'm doing about 140 illustrations myself.
Publication is July, 2010, and AVA Press is the publisher. It's a large format book, too, much more elaborate than PTB.
Here are a few more treasures that one will be able to discover at the Disney Family Museum. Those are from Gallery 2. Above is the well-known telegram that Walt sent to his brother Roy, which reads “DONT WORRY EVERYTHING OK WILL GIVE DETAILS WHEN ARRIVE”.
Below is Walt and Lilly's wedding certificate.
If you are in La Coruña in Spain within the next few weeks you will want to visit this great animation art exhibit organized by collector Luciano Berriatua.
I like this caricature of Frank Thomas, which was sold recently on HowardLowery.com.
As mentioned below, the Walt Disney Family Museum is starting to send some photographs that will give us an idea of what can be found in each room of the Museum. I will be featuring on this blog only those photographs that have not been seen often elsewhere.
Here is Elias' violin from Gallery 1, which focuses on Walt's childhood.
[As you may have heard, The Walt Disney Family Museum will open October 1, and its website (http://www.waltdisney.org/) goes live on August 1 – when tickets will go on sale!
The Facebook fan page has tons of information – museum hours, ticket prices, directions to the museum, links to articles already written about the museum, community discussions, and more. Our Facebook page is pretty new – please feel free to join and spread the word by linking the page to any blog posts you may write. And when we see especially interesting press or blog coverage, we’ll be linking to the stories and posts from our page, as well.
To keep things fresh and exciting, starting today, July 16, we’ll be launching a series of sneak peeks into the museum’s collections and galleries. The previews—which will be sent to you every Thursday until opening day, October 1—will talk about Walt Disney himself, his innovations, and his unending commitment to creating the best. They’ll also include photos of some of the amazing things you’ll be able to see at The Walt Disney Family Museum in person beginning in October.
About two years ago I reviewed the Disney exhibit that took place in Paris at the Grand Palais and then moved to Canada. This exhibit travelled to Munich last year, although quite a few paintings and documents were replaced before the move happened.
I had the pleasure of receiving last week the German catalog and to say that it is a stunning book is an understament. The French and English catalogs that were released for the French and Canadian exhibits were beautiful. This German one is even better, as it contains a lot more photographs and is quite simply more exhaustive than its counterparts.
The shorts The Three Little Pigs, Peculiar Penguins and The Band Concert were shown in the mid-'30s at Moscow's Art Film Theatre. The Three Little Pigs even received a special award at the Moscow Film Festival in 1935.
I believe this photograph is of a Russian movie poster that was released around the same time. I just bought this photograph (not the poster itself unfortunately) last week on ebay.
[A major exhibition of the art of Mary Blair opened this month in Tokyo, Japan at the Museum of Contemporary Art. It is titled The Colors of Mary Blair and features more than 500 originals works and related items created for the films of the Walt Disney Studio, illustration, package designs, and personal expression. The museum's website address for this show is http://www.ntv.co.jp/mary/. Some of the exhibited works are shown, yet the website is mostly in Japanese. The exhibition runs through October 4.
["Walt & El Grupo" will come to the screen in September!
Yes, it is a special little gem of a film, but it still requires enthusiastic audiences on the opening weekend to get a crack at staying in those theaters for another week and, one prays, another and another. So, put it on your calendar, tell your friends, and let's all go to the movies! Our movie.
and a generous quote from Leonard Maltin: "A revelation for Disney fans everywhere. The past comes alive in this vivid film about a once-in-a-lifetime adventure."
I will be in training tomorrow and in Paris on Friday. The blog will be updated again on Monday.
The John Basmajian collection of animation art has been famous for many years as one of the most impressive in the world.
David Lesjak emailed me yesterday to let me know that John's family has now launched a web site featuring part of the collection. This site will probably be worth visiting often, especially if its blog is updated regularly.
[This is from Bulgaria indeed. Great find. It says: MIKI MAUS PLANINAR (Mickey Mouse Mountaineer), ILUSTRACIOT OT UOLT DISNEI (Illustrations by Walt Disney), IZDAETELSTVO "ZNANIE" SOFIA (Published by Znanie (Knowledge), Sofia).
Moreover, on the inner cover it's marked that it's number 24 of the "Miki Mouse stories" of the "Cheap Book " edition. It's not clear if that is part 24 of an edition only dedicated to Mickey Mouse stories, or (which is more likely) it is just one of the books dedicated to Mickey Mouse in an edition of different stories. This is all that I was able to guess... (The name of the translator is Vyara Mak, if that is of any significance to you).
This just in from Dave O'Neal. Not sure yet what the book is worth. I did not buy the first edition as the subject seemed too narrow for my tastes but for some reason I decided to give it a go this time around.
[On July 17th 2009, the second edition of our book"Anaheim Vacationland" will be shipping.
Anaheim Vacationland tells the story of the area that surronds Disneyland. The motels, shops, places to eat, the crazy extinct attractions likethe Japanese Deer Park, Wax Museums, and so forth.
The large full color 244 page book has been updatedand since the first one sold out so fast in 2008, we have done a second edition for you.
When Walt Disney chose Anaheim as the city to build Disneyland in, everyone in the public and his own friends, thought he was crazy. All that was in Anaheim in 1955 was farm fields and dusty old roads. All that changed drasticallyin 1955 when the new theme park opened.
Anaheim was now known as Vacationland. In this second edition of the sold out book by David Oneal, you will be treated to a treasure trove of historical photos, and first hand accounts of the effect that Disneyland had on Anaheim. Disney legend Bob Gurr, Marty Skylar, Buzz Price (the man who decided on Anaheim as the place to build Disneyland) and otherDisney historians like Don Ballard and David Oneal take the reader from the Anaheim boomtown of the 1950's and 60's to the decay of the 70's and 80's and eventual rebirth as the resort district that is today.
244 full color pages with amazing images of the Spacemotels, Tiki Motels, western motels and googgie buildings! Plus explore the history of the Movieland Wax Museum, Japanese Deer Park and other areas of Vacationland. The first book was an instant sell out, get your copy today.
Currently being sold on ebay (at too high a price for my taste) is this Estonian version of Blaggard Castle from 1936 published in Tallinn, Estonia by the editor Maaling. The book is 244 pages including 120 pages with b/w illustrations. This is such an unusual book from such an unusual place that I had a feeling you may like to see it.
[Fred Spencer made an analysis of Donald Duck in 1935 and with it followed several model sheets: an important document in the development of the Duck. I found some of the pages from this on eBay a couple of years ago, but photos of page 3 and 4 (out of 5) were missing. Could you or any readers of your blog provide or post the missing pages ?Enclosed page no. 1 and model sheet no. 1.
I was excited to read yesterday that the new issue of The E-Ticket has been released but extremely sad to know that it will be the last. For more info visit 2719 Hyperion.
I will be in Milan for work from Monday to Wednesday next week. The blog will be updated again on Thursday.
I just realized that there is a book I still do not have in my reference library. The worst side of this is that it is written by one of the Disney historians that I most like and respect: John Culhane.
The book is simply called Walt Disney and was released in 1974 by the Zagreb Film Festival. Would anyone reading this blog own a copy?
Ed Summers was kind enough to send me the beautiful little catalog of the Mickey Mouse cartoons festival organized by The Buffalo Internation Film Festival on April this year. I especially loved the homage to Mickey by Maurice Sendak and I thought you might enjoy it too.
A few items from the estate of the actor Henry Clavin (Sgt. Garcia in Zorro) are being sold at the moment on ebay, including this great drawing.
Thanks to David Lesjak for the information.
[Enclosed is an ad that I found. It was published in Politika daily from Belgrade, on January 25, 1941. It's announcing a "double program" for a movie show. One was obviously Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs, while the other feature is a "story of a life of the Russian emigrants in the US", titled Blood of a Kozak.
Well, here’s news many of you have been waiting for: Details about the annual membership plans for the Walt Disney Family Museum.
There are three levels for basic membership — Individual, Dual and Family — and a premium “Founding Membership” with additional perks.
All memberships are annual from date the museum opens or your registration date. For example, if you sign up now, your membership would be good through Sept. 30, 2010; but if you make it a Christmas present to yourself, family or another and sign-up on Dec. 18, then the membership would be good through Dec. 18, 2010.
All memberships include admission into the museum with a timed-entry ticket, (best acquired) from the Museum’s Web site ticketing system, www.waltdisney.org once it becomes operational Aug. 1 or in person, as available.
The Web-based ticketing system will offer tickets up to 60 days in advance. During August, tickets may be obtained for any day in October, as available.
It’s possible that there may be very few, if any, tickets available at the door on some given days, especially weekends, until well after the museum’s opening.
What is a timed-entry ticket?
Well, the system has been designed to help avoid overcrowding in the galleries. Ticket-holders will have a 15-minute window for entry, 10-10:14 a.m.; 10:15-10:29, etc.
Additional basic membership benefits include: a quarterly newsletter mailed to a member’s address; a 10 percent discount in the Museum Store; a membership card and additional discounts for educational and public programs.
The price for an Individual Membership is $75; $55 for seniors over 65 and students with valid ID. It allows tickets for one person on any day of operation, as available.
Dual membership, which includes admission for two, is $125 general and $95 for seniors.
The Family Membership is $175 and includes tickets for four, as available, on any day the museum is open.
All basic memberships are fully tax deductible.
Now, let’s talk about the premium FOUNDING MEMBERSHIP plan. It’s $500 per person, of which $425 is tax deductible.
Founding Members get all the basic individual membership benefits along with an additional 5 percent discount in the Museum Store; a total of 20 admissions for guests; an exclusive membership card and pin; an autographed copy of a newly published book; a numbered certificate signed by Diane Disney Miller and Executive Director Richard Benefield; and, invitations to select events, lectures, concerts, receptions and openings.
Those 20 guest admissions may be used in one visit — with coordination with the membership office for any group larger than 8 — or the Founding Member could use six in October, four in December and hold the remaining 10 in reserve for later.
Only Founding Members who join before the end of 2009 will get the signed and autographed certificate, which will be retired.
There’s an additional charge of $25 on all International Memberships.


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Updated Tuesday March 19, 2019 by TBO Staff.
TBO is glad to announce that the "Cleat Gemach" is once again open, and under new "management."
Baseball cleats/spikes are mandatory in almost every baseball and softball division. No child should ever miss out on their game because of a lack of proper footwear.
In lieu of purchasing cleats for your child, the gemach has a sizable collection of cleats/spikes available to borrow for the duration of the season.
Whether you are looking to borrow, return, or donate your child's old cleats/spikes ot help sustain the gemach, please contact Merry Greenstein ifor more information.
Thank you to Hillary Kessler-Godin for hosting and managing the gemach for all of these years.


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Can We Build It? Yes We Can! Bob the Builder and his machine team are ready to tackle any project. Most importantly, they always show that The Fun Is In Getting It Done!
Bob The Builder game is not enjoyable enough? Try your luck.

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“All the gold names have been pretty much getting hammered both on the credit side and the equity side for quite some time with gold prices coming down,” Wen Li, an analyst at CreditSights Inc., said in a phone interview yesterday. Pascua- Lama is also a “really big overhang” for Barrick, he said.
Gold futures in New York yesterday dropped below $1,200 for the first time since August 2010, as signs of improving U.S. economic growth boosted speculation the Federal Reserve will wind down its asset-purchase program. After rising to a record $1,923.70 an ounce in September 2011, gold futures for August delivery fell 1.6 percent to $1,192.20 at 8:47 a.m. today on the Comex in New York.
Barrick has forecast it will cost $950 to $1,050 to produce an ounce of gold on average from all its mines this year. Goldcorp forecast a cost of $1,000 to $1,100.

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Gwern Gof Isaf Camping Ltd may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 13/06/2018.

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½ cup Cognac or other aged brandy.
1. In a small saucepan, combine sugar and spices with a cup of water.
2. Bring to a simmer, stirring until sugar dissolves.
3. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Turn off heat and add cherries and brandy to pot.
5. Let cool, then store mixture in a jar in refrigerator for at least 2 days before eating, and up to several months.

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Finally, a chilly day has arrived here in Wisconsin! I took advantage of this nice weather by taking a run this morning and then wearing this 3/4 length sleeve dress I picked up on sale at H&M for $10. The print of the dress reminds me of one that would be on some vintage bark cloth... hence the post's title.
The shoes are from Nordstrom Rack and the arm candy is Jeepers, my most prized accessory.
I'm actually from Nevada but I visit Wisconsin every summer... you guys have the greatest thrift stores! And yes, I will check it out.


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We take care of it all, from invoicing, archiving, legal paperwork etc. You can just dump everything on us and we will do it gladly. Join us, let us together build your future.
R.A. Clement & Co provide outstanding accountancy services to small and medium-sized businesses in Ayrshire and beyond.
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Wow, what a week! After Genesis – Deuteronomy we’ve actually read an entire book in only 7 days (Joshua)! How can we summarize an entire book in one blog? Well we’ll give it a shot. In fact, an overview like this can bring clarity to what we’re reading, particularly when we go back and reread the book in the future.
Have you ever considered that following God might be a frightening thing to do? What might I have to give up? What might people say? What might they do?
God promises us, not just Joshua, to never leave us or forsake us. He also instructs us to be strong and courageous as we follow Him, to do so with all our hearts, and to trust Him. His instruction to Joshua to, “Keep this Book of the Law…” is also an instruction to us.
How can we keep it on our lips?
How can we meditate on it day and night?
How can we do everything written in it?
Daily Bible reading, memorization and practice will allow us to follow Him this way. Reading gets us familiar with His Word. Memorization allows us to be “studying” or meditating on it even when it is not in our hands. If we read and memorize we can begin to put into practice what it says remembering that He will never leave us and never forsake us. Be strong and courageous!
The opening half or more of the book describes the divisions of the land among the tribes of Israel and the plan for cities of refuge, as instructed by Moses. The land is being conquered just as Moses instructed and Joshua is carrying out.
Sound familiar? It’s almost like a commissioning, isn’t it?
As the tribes to the west of the Jordan are ready to settle down, near the end of Joshua’s life, Joshua renews the covenant with them yet again. Notice that the text describes Joshua as very old (Joshua 23:1-2) at this point. This conquering of the Promised Land took time. It did not happen overnight.
In this covenant renewal Joshua points out that they now live on land they did not toil for, in cities they did not build and they eat from vineyards and olive groves that they did not plant (24:13). God described this back in Deut 6:10-11 as He described the land that He would give them.
The people emphatically respond that they will serve the LORD (24:16-18; 21). The book records that they followed through on their commitment (24:31), at least this generation did.
Unfortunately we read yesterday, in the opening chapters of Judges, that the next generation of Israelites did not obey the LORD (Judges 2:10-13) and we begin to see the fulfillment of all the curses that God had described to them in Deuteronomy 28 and that Joshua had reiterated before he passed on.


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This display pays homage to old-fashioned analog recordkeeping and the books that keep it organized.
Account book manufactured by Hunt & M’Call, Oxford, N.Y. 1832. Michael Zinman Binding Collection.
This book was used by James G. Brown of Windsor, New York, from March 10, 1832, through 1859.
Book to track prices and sales of stocks and bonds. Gilpin & Company Papers, 1852.
In a clever modification, the user of this book added extra pages. Each loop of thin cord holds a folded sheet of paper in place.
Book to track prices and sales of stocks and bonds. Gilpin & Company Papers, 1864.
Loan book of the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1794-1812.
The Library Company of Philadelphia was originally a lending library. This loan book tracked borrowed books using printed forms filled in by hand. Upon the return of the book, the librarian cut away the borrower’s signature to cancel the note.
Ship’s logs contain detailed information about ocean weather patterns. They were a critical reference for seamen. Today they are a treasure trove of historical data that scientists are using to refine climate model projections.
Ships’ log for Hantonia II (constructed in 1811). Michael Zinman Binding Collection.
Bound in flexible sailcloth, the book could be rolled up and safely tucked away inside the captain’s overcoat in case of wet weather.
– Fresh gales and dark squally weather.
– Fresh breezes and tumbling seas.
– Strong gale and heavy seas.
– Strong breezes and flying clouds.
Aitken’s General American Register, and Calendar, for the Year 1774 (Philadelphia, 1773).
Continues to snow at 10 at night. Very deep.
Warm, snow very deep. Not good slaying.
Fine day, excellent slaying Schuylkill full of ice & fast in some places.
In the19th-century workplace, new “copying” technologies greatly simplified record keeping and retrieval. One long-lived method employed a cast iron “copy press” along with special patented inks and papers.
Wedgwood’s Improved Copy Book (London, ca. 1870); Anne Hampton Brewster Papers.
These copy books contain copies of Anne Hampton Brewster’s contributions to the Boston Daily Advertiser, July 12, 1870-May 3, 1871, and the New York Evening Post, December 22, 1886-February 16, 1887.
Shriver & Co’s Patent Improved Letter Copying Presses (New York, 1868). David Doret Business Ephemera Collection.
Rease, W. H. Grigg Block, North Fourth Street, Philadelphia. [Philadelphia, 1848]. Hand-colored lithograph.
In this busy street scene from 1848, books are a prominent feature of the cultural and visual landscape.


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New to the food scene, this salad and bento eatery offers a myriad of salad, soba and rice bowls with Asian-inspired dishes to choose from. Think salmon tuna poke or beef brisket for your pick of proteins, kimchi or dashi-braised pumpkin for veggies, plus a topping of flax seeds or antioxidant-rich goji berries to finish.
They serve up wholesome food bowls with a mix of grains, proteins, and hot and cold veggies. Everything is roasted, grilled or braised so it’s healthy yet mouthwatering. You can even customise them if you like. It’s insanely popular with the working lunch crowd, and that says a lot about their food.
By the folks behind one of our favourite cafes, The Populus Coffee & Food Co., this relatively new haunt serves sumptuous nutritious bowls that’ll convince you to hop onto the health food bandwagon if nothing else will. Boring ol’ chicken thighs have no business around here – tasty proteins are incorporated into the bowls, from braised beef cheek to teriyaki roasted cod and more.
What we love about this no-frills salad bar: their salads come with a generous portion of protein as well, from char-grilled shrimp to maple infused chicken to buttered parsley dory. If you’re there for breakfast, they’ve got homely fare like omelettes and grilled toast.
Salads aside, even their heartier options are perfect for the health-conscious, from zucchini linguine to quinoa-strone soup. Indulge in their raw desserts like chocolate salted caramel fudge.
From garam masala chickpeas to homemade guacamole (and about 30 other gourmet options!), go absolutely nuts customising your salad from scratch. Who said you can’t feast on salads?
RawBar prides themselves for their real food that’s wholesome, natural and delish. More interesting, have your salad in their homemade saj wrap (a type of flatbread common in the Middle Eastern countries); make it a meal and add on exciting sides like fattoush or hummus.
A version of this story first appeared on www.thefinder.com.sg.
Goji Up Where: #01-04, Far East Square, 137 Amoy Street For more info: Visit www.gojiup.com New to the food scene, this salad and bento eatery offers a myriad of salad, soba and rice bowls with Asian-inspired dishes to choose from. Think salmon tuna poke or beef brisket for your pick of proteins, kimchi or dashi-braised pumpkin for veggies, plus a topping of flax seeds or antioxidant-rich goji berries to finish. Photo: Goji Up Grain Traders Where: #01-01/02/03 CapitaGreen, 138 Market Street For more info: Visit www.grain-traders.com They serve up wholesome food bowls with a mix of grains, proteins, and hot and cold veggies. Everything is roasted, grilled or braised so it’s healthy yet mouthwatering. You can even customise them if you like. It’s insanely popular with the working lunch crowd, and that says a lot about their food. (Also read: Healthy Meals Under $10 in Singapore) Photo: Grain Traders Senate Coffee Where: #01-03 Five Square, Great Eastern Centre, 1 Pickering Street For more info: Visit www.facebook.com/SenateCoffee By the folks behind one of our favourite cafes, The Populus Coffee & Food Co., this relatively new haunt serves sumptuous nutritious bowls that’ll convince you to hop onto the health food bandwagon if nothing else will. Boring ol’ chicken thighs have no business around here – tasty proteins are incorporated into the bowls, from braised beef cheek to teriyaki roasted cod and more. Photo: Senate Coffee The Lawn Where: #01-07 Nanos, 31 Biopolis Way For more info: Visit www.thelawn.com.sg or call 6478-9739 What we love about this no-frills salad bar: their salads come with a generous portion of protein as well, from char-grilled shrimp to maple infused chicken to buttered parsley dory. If you’re there for breakfast, they’ve got homely fare like omelettes and grilled toast. (Also read: Where to Eat Brown Rice in Singapore – Hawker Centres Included) Photo: The Lawn Afterglow By Anglow Where: 24 Keong Saik Road For more info: Visit afterglow.sg or call 6224-8921 Salads aside, even their heartier options are perfect for the health-conscious, from zucchini linguine to quinoa-strone soup. Indulge in their raw desserts like chocolate salted caramel fudge. Photo: Afterglow By Anglow Pimp My Salad Where: #01-455 North Wing, Pasarbella, Suntec City, 3 Temasek Boulevard For more info: Visit www.facebook.com/pimpmysaladsg From garam masala chickpeas to homemade guacamole (and about 30 other gourmet options!), go absolutely nuts customising your salad from scratch. Who said you can’t feast on salads? (Also read: 20 Best Places in The CBD For A Healthy Salad Fix) Photo: Pimp My Salad RawBar Where: #B1-08 Republic Plaza, 9 Raffles Place For more info: Visit www.rawbar.com.sg or call 6535-3230 RawBar prides themselves for their real food that’s wholesome, natural and delish. More interesting, have your salad in their homemade saj wrap (a type of flatbread common in the Middle Eastern countries); make it a meal and add on exciting sides like fattoush or hummus. (Also read: These 10 Healthy Hawker Foods Won’t Make You feel Guilty Afterwards) Photo: RawBar A version of this story first appeared on www.thefinder.com.sg.


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Gilliane has been using cork sheets from Mike Wye to upgrade her hives, which are from Thornes and made of English Cedar. Cork is about 2.5 times better an insulator than cedar. This picture of the removable window cover gives an idea of how well wrapped her bees are now. The dark layer is cork, and there is a thin layer of ordinary ply on the outside for weather resistance (though inretrospect marine ply may have been better).
Gilliane has covered the (flat) roof with a water repellent membrane as the original wood got wet through after a year. She sprinkled water on the material and drops rolled like marbles or mercury atop the roof: it sheds water brilliantly.
We discussed the usual winter preparations like fitting mouse guards (bees can’t defend their entrances when they are clustering in the cold), and ensuring hives cannot blow over in winter gales.
The BBKA has to suggest a worst case stores requirement, covering the whole of the UK. Oxfordshire is not Scotland.
The BBKA advice may date back to the era of thin walled Nationals.
Paul’s hives are either Warres, or TBHs with added insulation. These are intrinsically better insulated than Nationals and have a smaller cavity to heat.
The BBKA’s advice to feed in Autumn if stores are low, stimulates late laying. This results in many more mouths to feed – in fact the BBKA reckons you “need” 5 frames of bees to get through winter. Paul’s winter clusters die back to much smaller than this, sometimes fist-sized, without problems in Spring. The BBKA strategy maximises the number of bees available for harvesting spring blossom from fruit trees, but as Paul’s hives are static, in an area with only modest Spring blossom, stimulative feeding is just a waste of sugar. The local bee stock has a laying rhythm attuned to actual forage availability.
Gilliane uses this wireless temperature measurement system (£49.96) to monitor temperatures in and around her active TBH. The sensors are battery powered and two are placed above the bars, under extra insulation she’s filled the roof with. Although not touching actual bees or comb, this averages and reflects the activity in the hive cavity below. Another monitors external temperature.
The graph shows some results. Sensors numbers 1 (blue) and 2 (red), above different bars, track the slow changes in ambient (green) trace over several days, but smooth out the rapid fluctuations, showing how the bees contrl their environment. Sensor 1 must be above brood because it’s significantly warmer than ambient; sensor 2 is above an area where activity, and thus extra warmth, is more intermittent.
There has been increasing interest in instrumentation recently. Temperature is relatively easy, and useful – giving you a non invasive clue to the health and activity of a hive.
In addition to Gilliane’s WiFi temperature monitoring, Brian monitors temperature using a datalogger with a removable memory card as his hive is beyond WiFi range. Jack wired up his hive for sound, using physical wires to a speaker in his kitchen. Another useful metric is real time monitoring of weight, but placing an entire hive on a permanent scale can be tricky. We have heard of people monitoring humidity, but it’s not clear if that’s very useful.
There’s always a tradeoff between “this would be fun / useful” and how expensive and difficult something is to achieve. Perhaps the key point with hive monitoring is, does it give you something you can’t get another way? For example you can, for a price, equip remote apiaries to send you a text message if a hive is moved.
Huge thanks to Gilliane for opening her home and apiary to a bunch of beekeepers, the cake and biscuits, and giving us so much to think about!
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Hello Oxford Natural Beeks, I fed my bees fondant yesterday, 1000 grams divided between 3 einraumbeute hives. No honey has ever been removed from these hives but two only began their lives in my garden last May. I fed them yesterday only due to fairly warm winter situation of around 8°C, we have only had 1 day with snow and no freezing as yet at all. This is very unusual here and may well cause the bees not to really cluster which means they use more energy and therefore deplete their stores faster. It is hopefully a precaution only. I have one flowering Manuka bush about 3 meters from one of the hives but I have seen no foraging bees out and about. Both purple and white flowing nettels are plentiful too, but I don’t know if it is warm enough for them to be offering nectar for bees. Next year I am going to line my still unused einraumbeutes with cork and then try to get the bees to move house so that I can modify the other three. Thank you for this good idea.

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