It was just a matter of time before governments put the kibosh on freedom of speech and discovery on the internet. It creeps in like a slow sneaky thief quietly taking away our ability to find out who is dirty and who is not. 

Yes the truth is ugly, can't have anymore of that can we?
Big deal so a guy pisses on his passport since when has a passport become a sacred and holy thing. Shame on you Canada somehow I expected more from you.

Google reports 'alarming' rise in government censorship requests

"In Canada, the passport office asked Google to delete a YouTube video "of a Canadian citizen urinating on his passport and flushing it down the toilet," according to the report".

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/18/tech/web/google-transparency-report/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn 

A large peanut shaped queen cell. This photo is from last summer, as of now we are on the lookout for queen cells because it means the bees have either lost their queen or are ready to swarm.

 

 Bees have a highly structured social system so every bee has a job and purpose. Some are cleaners, some gatherers of nectar, pollen, propolis, some tend the young, become sentries or soldiers and I could on and on.
All working bees are female, the only purpose a male bee, called a drone, has, is to mate with a domestic or wild queen. By the way once a queen is impregnated she will have all the necessary sperm for the rest of her life which is about 3 years.
Drones are groomed, fed and babied by female nanny bees with special foods to make them big, strong and kind of dopey, smart girls considering they are almost twice the size of females.
Though while in the hive they lead an easy life but there is a catch...in the fall when the weather turns cold they are neglected and unceremoniously dragged out of the hive and left to die, this though sounding cruel is done in order to conserve resources and allows workers to concentrate on protecting and keeping the queen warm and well for the winter months. This is extremely important because if the queen dies during the winter the hive will die as well. I lost two of my hives last winter because of this.
Amazingly creatures that they are, sometime after mid winter when the queen begins to lay again the workers will feed the emerging larva foods which either turn them into male, female or new queens depending on the hive's need. 

Good Honey

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When people see a bee coming towards them they instinctively back away or swat the potentially offending creature. But did you know that bee venom is used as an alternative medicine to treat such diseases as arthritis, multiple sclerosis and high blood pressure among other common ailments effecting humankind.
Bee venom therapy has been around for thousands of years and is known as apitherapy. Though not well known in the US it is used in many Asian and European countries though in recent years it is gaining a reputation as a therapeutic medicine without the usual unwanted side effects of modern treatments.
A honeybee will sting when it feels it or the hive is under threat in that way it sacrifices its life, for once the bee has stung it dies. But there is order, only old bees whose life is almost over are the guarding soldiers.

Psychotic Reaction 

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Still good.

Photo photos on this wall

Who's the ugliest of them all?

The 9th International

Ugly Necklace Contest

If you're a creative person who enjoys the process of making something harmonious, balanced and beautiful, take the time, turn your mind upside down and make something ugly.
Think it's simple, it's not.
You start off easy, you laugh, you get silly, you do the ridiculous.
Beware, in awhile something very sneaky takes over and your hands begin putting things together that have a certain appeal and you find yourself saying "Oh that looks good!". If you're lucky and haven't gone too far you remember what you're looking for is a cringe-worthy discordant mess and if you feel a little queasy, great, it's the telltale sign you're on the right track.

In time you may fall into a twisted little limbo unable to recognize the difference between the ugly and the beautiful, naturally of course leaving you feeling confused and begging the question, "what the hell am I doing!"
The fun disappears, frustration sets in and hopefully bizzaro world creativity comes to the rescue.



The "Ugly Concept" is not ugly.
It's a valuable exercise for artists allowing freedom to de-construct preconceived notions of beauty, and by doing so, gives the creative urge a deeper understanding of it in design.

Click this link and vote for your favorite Ugly Necklace and read the poems written for and about them.

Land of Odds

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