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Michele Bachmann has recently revealed that she became a tax lawyer because God told her husband she should. And her husband Marcus (the one with the correspondence-school doctorate who "cures" gayness) told her to.
Meanwhile, Herman Cain, another distinguished Republican candidate, has suggested we build a "Great Wall of China" with a moat full of alligators across the Mexican border.
This kind of thing is what is called an embarrassment of riches. Or some rich damned embarrassment. In any case, I must resist. There's a much, much bigger story: the end of the World.
I speak, of course, of the News of the World -- or "News of the Screws" as British aficionados called it, a newspaper that first appeared in 1843, back when Queen Victoria was a babe-alicious 24 and Texas was not yet a part of the Union (good times!).
Until it shut last Sunday, The News of the Screws' owner was the supremely scaly Rupert Murdoch. His "newspaper" has been hiring criminals to steal information and then trying to cover it up. Some of the other London rags now call it "the paper that died of shame" but that's not really true. Murdoch wouldn't know shame if it bit him repeatedly on the buttocks.
The News of the World was the largest English-language paper in the world, with a circulation of nearly 3,000,000 and a yearly profit of well over a billion dollars. Old Man Murdoch -- always on the make -- has been trying to acquire all the shares in broadcast giant BSkyB, Britain's largest cable company, a move that would require government approval. Closing The News of the World was merely damage control, a gesture in the face of public outrage. After all, Murdoch's papers had pushed David Cameron for prime minister, just as his slime-trailing American Hydra, Fox News, has aided and abetted the Tea Party and hired right-wing screamers such as Palin, Huckabee and Gingrich. Now, with the scale of the Murdoch empire's conflation of criminality with journalism becoming epic, the tabloid that electioneered for every prime minister since Margaret Thatcher may bring one down -- and not even on purpose.
It's one thing to hack into the voice mails of movie stars and other public figures. It's quite a different animal when reporters start hacking into the voice mails of soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq. And victims of the terrorist bombings in London in 2007 and their families. And Millie Dowling, a young girl who was kidnaped. News of the World "reporters," and the password-busting private detectives on their lavish payroll, figured that by deleting some of the messages from frantic family and friends on her cell phone (presumably still in Millie's possession), they would ensure that no rival paper could get them. Except Millie's family thought that she was deleting the messages, indicating that she was still alive. She was later found murdered.
It gets better (or worse, if you have any ethical sense at all). The News of the World bribed cops. And Murdoch minions tried to pay the Royal Protection Squad for help in hacking the cell phones of the Prince of Wales and his wife. And when Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, Murdoch employees illegally obtained sensitive medical information about his baby. Little Fraser Brown was born with cystic fibrosis. Rebekah Brooks, the then-editor of the Sun, also a Murdoch paper, a woman whom Sarah Brown considered a friend, published a story about Fraser's condition a matter of hours after his parents were told. Another Murdoch paper, the once-respected Sunday Times, got illicit access to Gordon Brown's bank accounts, trying to dig up nonexistent dirt.
As I write this, the allegations are piling higher than bat poop in a tight cave. The scandal has jumped the Atlantic. Families of 9/11 victims may have had their phones hacked; certainly at least one New York cop was offered a bribe by a News of the World employee. Les Hinton, publisher of The Wall Street Journal (yet another Murdoch-owned paper), may be implicated in a cover-up. In 2007, when he was CEO of News International, the parent company of Murdoch's British media holdings, he pleaded the "bad apple" defense, telling a government commission that the hacking was done by one naughty reporter.
Yeah, and I'm Richard Nixon. The Guardian, a fine commie pinko British newspaper I am proud to say I occasionally write for, broke the story years ago but couldn't get either Scotland Yard (maybe because so many officers were on the take) or the government interested. Now the story may bring down a government and one of the nastiest families since the Borgias. The BskyB deal is in deep trouble. James Murdoch, the old man's son and heir, will surely be hauled before a parliamentary enquiry and, if the bribery charges stick, he may be prosecuted in the United States. Rebekah Brooks, former head of News International, used to hang out with David Cameron and his wife on the weekends; their country houses are only a few miles apart. By calling for her resignation, perhaps he hoped to deflect attention from the inconvenient fact that he hired Andy Coulson, a former editor of News of the World when much of the hacking was taking place, as his press secretary a couple of years back. Coulson was arrested this month.
So farewell then, News of the World. You were a tabloid's tabloid: transcendently trashy, so far over the top as to be practically in orbit, a mullet wrapper, an organ with no socially redeeming qualities whatsoever. Despite the baroque headlines ("Nudist Welfare Man's Model-Wife Fell for the Chinese Hypnotist from the Co-op Bacon Factory"), The News of the World had become another sleazy cog in Murdoch's king-making machine.
I'm glad it was a better paper that killed it.
That faint giggling noise you hear?
It's schadenfreude.
Diane Roberts is Solares Hill Capital Bureau Chief.


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Goal 1: Poor people in isolated rural communities have greater economic opportunities and well-being as a result of improved infrastructure services
We are interested in finding ways in which infrastructure can help catalyse development in rural communities, as well as reducing poverty by taking away some of the burdens and hardships of life in isolated rural areas. Our experience tells us that decentralised types of infrastructure which can be chosen and controlled by poor people themselves often bring the greatest benefits. At the same time, these systems also need to be run in partnership with government or other agencies if they are to run smoothly.
Our main areas of project work under this goal are in renewable energy, water supplies including irrigation, and transport. There are also some smaller components of work on housing, in particular in relation to reconstruction after disasters.
There are three cross-cutting themes that apply to all our work under this goal, and are what makes our work distinctive:
Appropriate technologies and technology choice
Practical Action has been working on rural infrastructure for over 40 years, learning much and sharing those lessons with others. Rural people continue to need an adequate choice of technologies that meet their needs and are affordable. Participatory technology development is now a well-established method that will remain key to many of our projects in this area.
The global context, however, continues to change and even isolated rural communities are feeling the effects. For example, we need to make sure that the technologies we introduce can be 'climate proofed' in the face of the uncertainties of climate change. We have also been working in emerging areas such as exploring the ways that locally-produced biofuels could help address energy poverty.
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Practical Action's understanding of technology is broader than just the equipment or infrastructure itself. 'Technology' needs to include all the systems surrounding the equipment so that it can be chosen, financed, managed and maintained effectively and sustainably.
Over the years, we have developed considerable experience with the best ways of organising and running renewable energy systems, road construction and maintenance, and more recently the development or rehabilitation of rural water sources. Lessons are beginning to be learned and transferred between these different sectors.
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Practical Action aims to develop ideas and technologies which can have a bigger impact on the lives of millions of poor people by being taken up and used by others. We aim to do this by communicating with, encouraging, and building the capacity of other agencies. We also need to make sure that the right policies and regulations are in place to support and enable scaling up to take place.
Further reading
Energy for the poor:�Practical Action's policy and advocacy work on energy
- IFRTD:�International Forum for Rural Transport Development
- Electricity Services in Remote Rural Communities: The Small Enterprise Model by Teo Sanchez,�Practical Action. 104 pages, 234 x 156mm, Paperback, ISBN 9781853396205
- Consensus Building with Participatory Action Plan Development - an approach to community planning to help people manage and improve their livelihood options (PDF, 2.4Mb)
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As handheld devices increasingly function like PCs, the engineers working on this project within Apple envision machines that use a common chip design. If Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook wants to offer the consumer of 2017 and beyond a seamless experience on laptops, phones, tablets and televisions, it will be easier to build if all the devices have a consistent underlying chip architecture, according to one of the people.
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None of the companies involved were willing to comment on the rumor. However, this has not been the first time that Apple has been rumored to be working on computer-side CPUs in-house.
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BATON ROUGE (AP) — A panel of the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal in Baton Rouge has upheld a judge's ruling that requires the LSU university system to turn over names of three dozen candidates considered during its presidential search.
LSU has refused to release the names while the issue is pending in the courts.
A closed-door search led to the hiring of F. King Alexander, who started work in June.
The Advocate and The Times-Picayune filed lawsuits seeking access to the name of presidential candidates, and a state district judge ruled the documents were public records and must be released.
LSU board members have defended the process, saying it was designed so sitting chancellors and presidents can be considered without worrying about their current positions.
State District Judge Janice Clark ruled in April that the records are public and must be surrendered to the newspapers.
The appellate court panel's ruling was released Friday.
The question of whether records of LSU's search for a president are public documents has been answered by Clark and the 1st Circuit, said Lori Mince, an attorney for the Advocate.
"This is very good news, and we are thrilled," Mince said. "The 1st Circuit says: 'We're declining to reverse Judge Clark (on the public records issue).'
"LSU was asking the 1st Circuit to reverse Judge Clark (on the public records issue), and (the 1st Circuit) refused to do so. The 1st Circuit denied those requests," Mince said.
It was unclear late Friday whether LSU would ask the Louisiana Supreme Court to review the issue or release the names.
Jimmy R. Faircloth Jr., an Alexandria attorney for LSU, said the system's request to the 1st Circuit "was not an appeal."
Faircloth told the Advocate (http://bit.ly/198AFue ) that LSU had asked the 1st Circuit to take over the case when Clark did not immediately rule on the issues of what damages and attorney fees must be paid by LSU.
The 1st Circuit panel, Faircloth said, told LSU to: "Go back and get a final decision (from Judge Clark)."
Faircloth said LSU now will return to Clark's court for her decisions on damages and attorney fees.
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A surprisingly tasty food item composed of a glazed Munchkin sandwiched between two McNuggets, typically enjoyed with barbecue sauce.
When one finds themself in a McDonalds with a box of Munchkins, the only rational action is to order a 20 pc. McNuggets and partake in the deliciously sweet crispiness of a McMunchNugget.
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The seventh member of the Mini family is highly likely to be offered for sale in New Zealand.
The Mini Paceman, which debuted at the Paris Motor Show, was originally not going to be considered for this market. But consumer reaction to the vehicle has been overwhelmingly positive and customer inquiries have forced a rethink.
Having only three doors is the limiting factor in the appeal of the Paceman, as the New Zealand market heavily favours five-door models.
The Paceman is styled as a coupe interpretation of the Mini Countryman with a sporty exterior design and lowered suspension. It joins the Hatch, Clubman, Convertible, Countryman, Coupe and Roadster bodystyles in the expanding Mini family.
It's built on the Countryman platform and from bumper to bumper the Cooper S Paceman and Cooper SD Paceman is actually 5mm longer than equivalent Countryman models.
When it goes on sale in Europe next year there will be four versions including a Cooper S Paceman with a 1.6-litre turbocharged engine that accelerates from 0-100km/h in just 7.5 seconds.
The styling features prominent horizontal lines and dynamic curved surfaces with details including an upright front end design with hexagonal radiator grille and broad chrome surround.
A coupe-style stretched side profile features long doors, while the blacked-out pillars create a "floating" roof concept, as already seen on the Mini Coupe.
Available in either black, white or body colour, the roof gently slopes towards the rear of the car, ending at the integrated spoiler.
The horizontal arrangement of the rear lights, which accentuates the car's width, is a first for Mini and the Paceman is the only member of the brand's line-up to be identified by a rear nameplate.
A four-seat interior designed specifically for the Paceman is highlighted by two individual rear seats providing generous head, shoulder and knee room.
Armrests are integrated into the rear trim and a two-section version of the Mini Centre Rail storage and attachment system - first seen in the Countryman - is standard with a full- length variant available as an option.
Folding down the rear seats expands the rear load-carrying capacity from 330 litres to a maximum of 1080 litres with loading access via a large and high-opening tailgate.
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Call me unconvinced re: Julia as well. She couldn't even beat Sotnikova for the Russia title or in the SP at Europeans even though Sotnikova only did a 3T+3T and 3F, exactly like Osmond has planned. Not to mention, Sotnikova have lost to Osmond twice already and Osmond have already beaten Mao and Ashley in SP before. The picture is far from clear even though a Jo Jo 1-900 wants us to believe the results are already written in stone. Julia may well come ahead of Osmond, but where will the "by several places" come from? Mao? Carolina? Ashley? Chinese girl? France? Germany?
Julia is just as likely to be beaten by Mao and Carolina just as she is likely to be ahead of Osmond. Ashley is a ? at this point, she could be anywhere, ahead of Julia or behind a lot of girls, we just don't know. But we can all agree if Osmond skates even half decent, she will be ahead of girls from France and Germany, UK and Ukraine, and very likely to be ahead of Kexin Zhang as well. Realistically, Julia can be 1 or 2 spots higher than Osmond. Then again, she may not.
If everyone skates clean the results of the womens short will be:
1. Asada
2. Julia
3. Kostner
4. Wagner
5. Osmond
Julia has beaten a clean Kostner in the short program twice, and the time it was in Russia it was by 5 points. Julia will not be placed below Kostner unless she makes a mistake, and she almost certainly wont. Wagner has generally been okish in the short all year, and will probably be again. Osmond is far more likely to make a mistake and drop below her expected 5th place than the more consistent Julia is to make one and drop below her expected 2nd, so the expected 3 points gap could be bigger than that.
Also ROTFL at the notoriously clueless poster who stated it is more likely Julia finishes below Osmond in SP than she is able to beat Kostner. Julia is in fact likely to beat Kostner in the SP, while Osmond beating her in the SP would require a fall on a major element (and even then might well not even if Osmond is clean).
So canadian skaters had to skate perfect and then wait for mistakes from russians.
If there is no more war or hunger this world, we would all be better off, wouldn't we? When was the last time in an Olympics, every single top 10 skaters all go clean or even close to? Like never. A competition is not an exercise of favoritism on paper or we may just as well phone in the results, anything can happen and in Singles, surprises are abundant. Who expected Tara Lipinski to win Gold in 1998 when Michelle Kwan had no visible errors? Who expected Sarah Hughes to win Gold in 2002? And who thought Arakawa would be anywhere near the podium, let alone Gold in Torino? Who expected Dennis Ten to beat Takahashi and Hanyu at the 2013 Worlds? I could go on and on. This is just silly. The only discipline we can predict with high degree of certainty is Ice Dance and perhaps Pairs, but Singles, no way.
if wishes were fishes...If everyone skates clean the results of the womens short will be:
some of those ladies are the biggest chokers in the game
Lipnitskaia isn't one of them.
Russia 1
Canada 2
Canada has a hole in the ladies. V/M will keep CAN in the hunt but RUS has solid competitors in every discipline.


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text: Do you think that a 4 inch louver will be enough ventilation for a swarm bucket? I just cannot decide what to do with the top. A family member made the swarm bucket for me. The swarm bucket can swivel. The bucket can swivel so that you can empty the swarm into a box or hive. The bucket is attached to a steel "u" shape. The steel "u" is made from plain flat steel stock (1/8 inch thick by 3/4 inch wide by 48 inches long). You can use a vice to make the "u" but the bucket should clear the bottom. In order for the bucket to swivel it must clear the bottom. The bottom of the bucket is attached to the steel "u" with a 5/16th bolt flange. The two sides of the bucket are attached to the steel "u" with a 3/8 inch hex bolt. The bucket should have a good shoulder so it is kind of smooth (a good heavy food grade bucket). Use about 6 washers (3 on each side) so no metal edges rub the plastic. The 1/2 inch by 48 inch pipe screws into the flange at the bottom of the bucket. You can extend the pipe with a 1/2 inch coupling. I have an additional 1/2 inch by 48 inch pipe. So my bucket at full extension is the bucket the first 48 inch iron pipe, the 1/2 inch coupling, and another 48 inch iron pipe (if I need it). I am not sure what to do about the cover.


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#1 Wed 08 Apr 09 7:24am
Dried Broad Beans Recipes?
I'm looking for some recipes that I can make with dried broad beans tomorrow.
I'm asking today as I know I'll have to soak the beans over night!
I don't want soups or anything including meat (We aren't vegetarian, I just don't want meat in the dish)
Thanks in advance for all your help!
Last edited by fluffballs (Wed 08 Apr 09 7:25am)
#2 Wed 08 Apr 09 2:55pm
Re: Dried Broad Beans Recipes?
Seems like nobody likes broad beans
#3 Wed 08 Apr 09 3:46pm
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Re: Dried Broad Beans Recipes?
jamie's got a lovely broad bean salad recipe here
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/soup … etta-salad
it does contain some pancetta though
#4 Wed 08 Apr 09 4:07pm
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Re: Dried Broad Beans Recipes?
Jamie's spring minestrone has broad beans:
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/soup … minestrone
#5 Thu 09 Apr 09 9:24am
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Re: Dried Broad Beans Recipes?
Warm Avocado, Zucchini, Mint and Broad Bean Salad
1 cup dried broad beans,
1 piece kombu
4 zucchini washed and sliced into fine long shavings
1 avocado
� bunch fresh mint
2 tbsp olive oil
� lemon juiced
� tsp sumac
cracked black pepper
Cooking dried beans:
Soak the beans overnight. Drain and place in a pan with 4 cups fresh water and the khombu. Bring to the boil before turning down the heat to simmer for 25 minutes or until tender (this can vary significantly depending on the age of the dried bean). Remove the kombu and discard.
Once the beans are cool, remove the skin by making a small slit in its side with a small knife and squeezing the bean out with your thumb and index finger.
Brush the zucchini lightly with olive oil and place on a grill lined with baking paper under a medium flame until cooked and slightly browned at the edges. (approx 4 -5 minutes)
Mix the olive oil, lemon, sumac pepper and 2 tsp chopped mint in a small jar.
Arrange the zucchini on plates with beans, avocado and fresh mint leaves. Drizzle with the lemon and sumac dressing.
Broad beans with artichokes
1 kilo of dried broad beans
8 artichokes
1 onion
1 bunch of fennel or dill
1 cup of olive oil
1 onion
3 tomatoes
Simmer the broad beans for about 1/2 hour and strain them. Slice the stem of the artichokes and remove the outer leaves. Cut each artichoke in the middle for better cooking. Rub each artichoke with the lemon and put all of them in bowl full of water. Slice the onion and brown it in the oil. Add the juice of the tomatoes, the salt and the artichokes. Let them boil for 10 minutes and add the broad beans and the fennel or dill. Allow to cook for about 1 1/2 hour, stirring occasionally.
Broad Bean Patties
2 cups dried broad beans
1 cup chopped spring onions
� cup chopped parsley
2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
3 garlic cloves
1� tspn salt
freshly ground black pepper
� tspn hot chili pepper
� tspn bicarbonate of soda
sesame seeds, optional
oil for deep frying
Preparation & Cooking Instructions
Place beans in a bowl and cover well with cold water. Leave to soak for 2 days, changing water 2 or 3 times.
Drain beans and remove skins by pressing each firmly with fingers. Bean should pop out, otherwise tear skin with fingernail then squeeze.
Pass cleaned beans through food grinder using fine screen.
Combine with spring onion, parsley, coriander, garlic, salt, peppers and soda.
Pass through grinder twice more, then knead to a paste. Let mixture rest for 30 minutes.
With wet hands shape about a tablespoon of mixture at a time into thick patties about 4 cm (1�") in diameter.
Dip each side in sesame seeds if desired.
Place on a tray and leave at room temperature for 20 minutes.
Heat oil to 180�C (350�F) or until a cube of bread turns golden in 1 minute.
Fry patties a few at a time until deep golden brown, turning to brown evenly. Each lot should take 5 minutes to cook.
Drain on paper towels.
Food processor method: Combine prepared ingredients and process in 2 lots using steel blade. Mix well to evenly distribute flavors, rest mixture 30 minute then fry as directed above.
#6 Thu 09 Apr 09 3:39pm
Re: Dried Broad Beans Recipes?
Venus your recipe's look interesting. I'm going to try them.
My mother in law told me how she makes them...
Just leaves them in water over night and boils them for a bit, adds some sort of cabbage leaves to them (not sure what they are called in English) and their done. She told me to serve with olive oil and tuna.
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text: Delay in direct deposit of retirees' May benefit payments The Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System posted a notice on its website today to notify retirees that there is a problem with the direct-deposit process and that May direct deposits have not reached bank accounts. MTRS Executive Director Joan Schloss e-mailed us about the problem, and MTA Executive Director-Treasurer Ann Clarke spoke to her. Ms. Schloss told us that there was a problem with the direct-deposit file the treasurer's office uses for teacher retirees. The treasurer's office is working on the problem, and the MTRS will be notified as soon as it is resolved. The MTRS will then provide an update on the MTRS homepage: http://www.mass.gov/mtrs/ Ms. Schloss expressed her concern for retirees who have automatic bill-paying linked to their direct deposits and assured us that the MTRS will be monitoring this situation until it is resolved. Statement of State Treasurer: Treasurer Steven Grossman deeply regrets the error made by the State Treasurer's Office Thursday that resulted in about 49,000 retirees in the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System (MTRS) not receiving their retirement benefits as scheduled. Very simply, the computer file that is necessary to transfer funds electronically was not sent to the state's bank when it should have been. Those who receive printed checks or are in the State Employees Retirement System were not affected. When the mistake was discovered, Treasury sent out the payment data and worked with banks to expedite payment. The Treasurer also personally contacted MTA so that it could alert its members. However, thousands of retirees had their deposits delayed. All retirees will receive their monthly benefit not later than June 1. Treasurer Grossman is deeply apologetic for the inconvenience this has caused and will work with his colleagues at Treasury to ensure that such an error will not occur in the future.


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When a client connects to the MySQL server, the server uses the
user name provided by the client and the client host to select the
appropriate account row from the
table. The server then consults this row to authenticate the
Before MySQL 5.5.7, the server authenticates the password provided
by the client against the
Password column of
the account row.
As of MySQL 5.5.7, the server authenticates clients using a
plugin. Selection of the proper account row from the
mysql.user table is based on the user name and
client host, as before, but the server authenticates the client by
determining from the account row which authentication plugin
applies for the client:
If the account row specifies a plugin, the server invokes it to authenticate the user. If the server cannot find the plugin, an error occurs and the connection attempt is rejected.
If the account row specifies no plugin name, the server authenticates the account using either the
mysql_old_passwordplugin, depending on whether the password hash value in the
Passwordcolumn used native hashing or the older pre-4.1 hashing method. Clients must match the password in the
Passwordcolumn of the account row.
The plugin returns a status to the server indicating whether the user is permitted to connect.
Pluggable authentication enables two important capabilities:
External authentication: Pluggable authentication makes it possible for clients to connect to the MySQL server with credentials that are appropriate for authentication methods other than authentication based on passwords stored in the
mysql.usertable. For example, plugins can be created to use external authentication methods such as PAM, Windows login IDs, LDAP, or Kerberos.
Proxy users: If a user is permitted to connect, an authentication plugin can return to the server a user name different from the name of the connecting user, to indicate that the connecting user is a proxy for another user. While the connection lasts, the proxy user is treated, for purposes of access control, as having the privileges of a different user. In effect, one user impersonates another. For more information, see Section 6.3.7, "Proxy Users".
Several authentication plugins are available in MySQL:
Plugins that perform native authentication; that is, authentication based on the password hashing methods in use from before the introduction of pluggable authentication. The
mysql_native_passwordplugin implements authentication based on the native password hashing method. The
mysql_old_passwordplugin implements native authentication based on the older (pre-4.1) password hashing method. See Section 184.108.40.206, "Native Pluggable Authentication", and Section 188.8.131.52, "Old Native Pluggable Authentication". Native authentication using
mysql_native_passwordis the default for accounts that have no plugin named explicitly in their account row.
A client-side plugin that sends the password to the server without hashing or encryption. This plugin is used in conjunction with server-side plugins that require access to the password exactly as provided by the client user. See Section 220.127.116.11, "Client-Side Cleartext Pluggable Authentication".
A plugin that performs external authentication using PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules), enabling MySQL Server to use PAM to authenticate MySQL users. This plugin supports proxy users as well. See Section 22.214.171.124, "PAM Pluggable Authentication".
A plugin that performs external authentication on Windows, enabling MySQL Server to use native Windows services to authenticate client connections. Users who have logged in to Windows can connect from MySQL client programs to the server based on the information in their environment without specifying an additional password. This plugin supports proxy users as well. See Section 188.8.131.52, "Windows Pluggable Authentication".
A plugin that authenticates clients that connect from the local host through the Unix socket file. See Section 22.214.171.124, "Socket Peer-Credential Pluggable Authentication".
A test plugin that checks account credentials and logs success or failure to the server error log. This plugin is intended for testing and development purposes, and as an example of how to write an authentication plugin. See Section 188.8.131.52, "Test Pluggable Authentication".
For information about current restrictions on the use of pluggable authentication, including which connectors support which plugins, see Section C.9, "Restrictions on Pluggable Authentication".
Third-party connector developers should read that section to determine the extent to which a connector can take advantage of pluggable authentication capabilities and what steps to take to become more compliant.
If you are interested in writing your own authentication plugins, see Section 22.214.171.124, "Writing Authentication Plugins".
Authentication Plugin Usage Instructions
This section provides general instructions for installing and using authentication plugins.
In general, pluggable authentication uses corresponding plugins on the server and client sides, so you use a given authentication method like this:
If necessary, install the plugin library or libraries containing the appropriate plugins. On the server host, install the library containing the server-side plugin, so that the server can use it to authenticate client connections. Similarly, on each client host, install the library containing the client-side plugin for use by client programs.
Create MySQL accounts that specify use of the server-side plugin for authentication.
When a client connects, the server-side plugin tells the client program which client-side plugin to use for authentication.
The instructions here use an example authentication plugin included in MySQL distributions (see Section 188.8.131.52, "Test Pluggable Authentication"). The procedure is similar for other authentication plugins; substitute the appropriate plugin and file names.
The example authentication plugin has these characteristics:
The server-side plugin name is
The client-side plugin name is
Both plugins are located in the shared library file named
auth_test_plugin.so, which must be located in the plugin directory (the directory named by the
plugin_dirsystem variable). The file name suffix might differ on your system.
Install and use the example authentication plugin as follows:
Make sure that the plugin library is installed on the server and client hosts.
Install the server-side test plugin at server startup or at runtime:
To load the plugin at server startup, use the
--plugin-loadoption. With this plugin-loading method, the option must be given each time the server starts. For example, use these lines in a
my.cnfoption file:
[mysqld] plugin-load=test_plugin_server=auth_test_plugin.so
Alternatively, to register the plugin at runtime, use the
INSTALL PLUGINstatement:
INSTALL PLUGIN test_plugin_server SONAME 'auth_test_plugin.so';
INSTALL PLUGINloads a plugin, and also registers it in the
mysql.pluginstable to cause the plugin to be loaded for each subsequent normal server startup.
To verify plugin installation, examine the
INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PLUGINStable or use the
SHOW PLUGINSstatement (see Section 5.5.3, "Obtaining Server Plugin Information"). For example:
WHERE PLUGIN_NAME LIKE '%test_plugin%';+--------------------+---------------+ | PLUGIN_NAME | PLUGIN_STATUS | +--------------------+---------------+ | test_plugin_server | ACTIVE | +--------------------+---------------+
If the plugin fails to initialize, check the server error log for diagnostic messages.
To specify that a MySQL user must be authenticated using a specific server plugin, name the plugin in the
IDENTIFIED WITHclause of the
CREATE USERstatement that creates the user:
CREATE USER 'testuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH test_plugin_server;
Connect to the server using a client program. The test plugin authenticates the same way as other authentication plugins, so provide the usual
--passwordoptions that you normally use to connect to the server. For example:
mysql --user=Enter password:
For connections by
testuser, the server sees that the account must be authenticated using the server-side plugin named
test_plugin_serverand communicates to the client program which client-side plugin it must use—in this case,
In the case that the account uses an authentication method that is the default for both the server and the client program, the server need not communicate to the client which client-side plugin to use, and a round trip in client/server negotiation can be avoided. This is true for accounts that use native MySQL authentication (
--default-auth=option can be specified on the mysql command line as a hint about which client-side plugin the program can expect to use, although the server will override this if the server-side plugin associated with the user account requires a different client-side plugin.
If the client program does not find the client-side plugin, specify a
--plugin-dir=option to indicate where the plugin is located.
If you start the server with the
--skip-grant-tables option,
authentication plugins are not used even if loaded because the
server performs no client authentication and permits any client
to connect. Because this is insecure, you might want to use
--skip-grant-tables in
conjunction with
--skip-networking to prevent
remote clients from connecting.


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Two-time MotoGP champion Casey Stoner looks set to make the move to four wheels to race a V8 Supercar in the coming future but whether it will be this season is the big question.
After media reports yesterday stated Stoner would take part in V8s this season, the Australian tweeted: "Don't believe everything you read! Haven't decided what I'm doing yet, of corse @v8supercars is on the cards. Will let you know when I do!"
Since announcing his intention to quit the MotoGP circuit last May, Stoner has been strongly linked to a move to the V8s.
Earlier reports said he will make his debut in the second tier development series at the Adelaide 500 on February 28.
"It was always my plan during my whole career to drive a V8," Stoner said. "Since I was 12, I've always been interested in it."
The 27-year-old Stoner is set to race a Red Bull Holden Commodore backed by Triple Eight Racing, previously driven by four-time Supercars champion Jamie Whincup, the same team he has already enjoyed a series of training and testing sessions with.
Stoner will follow the path of fellow former motorbike world champion Wayne Gardner into the V8 ranks and said he was under no illusions about the challenges he would face.
"The hardest thing I have had to do is change whatever I know about braking and changing through gears," Stoner said. "I am having to rethink again. I have to forget everything I know about bikes and change to learn to drive these."
Stoner's Commodore will wear his famous No27, the same number which which he won the 2007 and 2011 MotoGP championships.
After an injury-interrupted season, Stoner signed off on his MotoGP career in his final race in Valencia, Spain, in November, finishing third in the 2012 championship. He said he had no plans to return to the sport.
"I've got no thoughts whatsoever at this time of ever even thinking of coming back to grand prix racing," he said.
"I'm not changing my mind every couple of minutes. The money doesn't interest me."
Stoner will enjoy his first public outing with his new team in a Supercar test day at Sydney Motorsport Park on February 16.
He will drive the development series which races older cars than the Supercars championship and follows a different schedule with seven races held over seven rounds.
The 2013 series will see Stoner racing in Adelaide, Perth, Townsville, Ipswich, Winton, Bathurst and Sydney.
- nzherald.co.nz/AAP


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On this episode of The Young and the Restless, Lily questions Blake's intentions. She is wearing a gray military peacoat that appears to be the Marie DB Coat from Forever 21 which retails for $54.00. Unfortunately, the coat (pictured below) is out of stock.
Perhaps Ebay will be helpful. If not, to get a similar coat, see these options.
NSF WOMENS Max Wool-Blend Peacoat
$360.00 by N.S.F. at Ron Herman
Miss Sixty heather grey wool blend military peacoat
$144.00$131.99 by Miss Sixty at Bluefly
Warehouse Wool Mix Military Hooded Coat
Lily is also wearing a turtleneck in this episode.
Her top is similar to this one.
DEAR CASHMERE Cashmere sweater
$215.00 by Dear Cashmere at YOOX


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CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP)
A UAV Project
Speaking and conferences
Most of the topics covered on this site deal with Ethical Hacking topics, but a solid graps of general security is a must. This board covers those more general credentials from CompTIA, ISC2, SANS, etc.
Flapjack wrote:One complaint is that I wish they'd enforce the experience time like ISC2 does with their application process. Just taking the test should not be enough. You should be able to prove that you've been working in security for a set amount of time. That would make this cert a lot more valuable, while weeding out the riff-raff that are good at memorizing answers (ie: Security+ exam questions all over the internets...).
holysheetman wrote:you guys use any particular preparation materials you want to share for the CASP?
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Mo. fugitive molester caught at Bend motel
Police got tip from bail bondsman, leading to arrest
BEND, Ore. - A 49-year-old Missouri convicted child molester who authorities said cut off his GPS bracelet and fled four days before his scheduled sentencing last fall was tracked down and arrested Tuesday morning at a southeast Bend motel, police said.
Bend police Sgt. Todd Fletcher said they had received information on Monday about Timothy Wayne Register, who was convicted last July by a Morgan County, Missouri jury of several charges, including first-degree statutory rape, statutory sodomy and two counts of child molestation involving a victim under the age of 14.
Morgan County Sheriff Jim Petty said Bend police told him they received a call from a Missouri bail bondsman about a possible phone number for Register. Petty said Bend police got a warrant for the phone company to provide the location of the phone, and it was tracked to a motel in Bend, identified by Fletcher as the Royal Gateway Motel, 475 SE Third St.
The Missouri sheriff said he told Bend police Register was considered to be dangerous and had been avoiding law enforcement. He said they supplied Bend police with photos of Register, as well as his tattoos.
A search of Register's home near Sunrise Beach, Mo., after his Oct. 13 disappearance turned up a letter in which Register said he would not return to prison, Missouri officials said. His GPS device was recovered in Eldon, Missouri, they added.
Bend police learned Register was staying in a room at the motel, Fletcher said. Police, assisted by Deschutes County sheriff's deputies, began surveillance of the motel around 9:30 p.m. Monday to confirm his whereabouts, while a search warrant was sought for the motel room.
Around 8:30 a.m., a man matching Register's description left the motel room, heading for the office, authorities said. He was approached by police and sheriff's deputies, along with a K-9 unit, and taken into custody without incident.
Fletcher said Register confirmed his identity to officers and was taken to the county jail, where he was held without bail on the out-of-state warrant. Petty said Register faces an extradition hearing to be returned to Missouri and face sentencing on the charges.


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ONVIF Develops Profile C for Physical Access Control, IP Video Integration
ONVIF has announced the availability of the Release Candidate for Profile C, which enables interoperability between clients and devices of physical access control systems (PACS) and network-based video systems.
August 26, 2013
SAN RAMON, Calif. — ONVIF has announced the availability of the Release Candidate for Profile C, which enables interoperability between clients and devices of physical access control systems (PACS) and network-based video systems.
With Profile C, systems integrators, specifiers and consultants can deploy an integrated IP-based video and access control solution from a variety of different video and access control providers. Compatibility between edge devices and clients helps to simplify installation and user training by reducing the need for multiple proprietary monitoring systems to handle different PACS devices.
"Integration between IP-based physical access control systems and video surveillance is no longer considered a luxury in today's market, and is becoming a necessary component for many different types of users," says Baldvin Gislason Bern, chairman of ONVIF's Profile C Working Group. "With Profile C, users and specifiers will be able to integrate the Profile C products of their choosing without relying on existing integrations between manufacturers."
As part of a PACS, Profile C conformant devices will be able to provide information about doors and access points in the system. Profile C conformant clients will enable the monitoring of doors, access control decisions and alarms, such as if a door is unlocked, when a door has been accessed and other similar functions.
Profile C conformant clients will also provide basic door control functions, such as providing access and locking/unlocking doors. When combined with other profiles such as Profile S for video and audio streaming, users can also group together related access control and video devices using a configurable discovery scope. Profile C and Profile S also share the same device management features such as network configuration and system settings.
ONVIF introduced the profile concept to enable end users to identify features supported by a profile without determining the compatibility between versions of the ONVIF specifications. Profile S serves as the standard interface to stream video and audio between conformant devices and clients, and Profile G will encompass video storage, searching, retrieval and playback.
In order for ONVIF members and stakeholders to conduct a final implementation review, the organization circulates new profiles first as a 'release candidate' for six months. Upon completion of the process, ONVIF publishes the final profile, allowing technology providers to test their products for conformance to the final version of Profile C.
The final version is expected to be released in early 2014.
Additionally, the organization has released the ONVIF Network Interface Specification Set version 2.3 as part of the inclusion of physical access control to the scope of the consortium. The update incorporates new services for physical access control clients and devices and also includes a number of minor clarifications for better interoperability among ONVIF conformant clients and devices. The test specification set has also been updated with the Access Control Test Specification and Door Control Test Specifications for the new physical access control services.
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A little background;
I am not sure what exactly is going on with my hive. It is located on an organic farm. Within the last two weeks we have had some severe wind and rain. I checked the hive today and within the last two weeks the bees have eaten (or done away with) nearly a super and two deeps worth of honey (the deeps were brood boxes so maybe 4 frames each full of honey). There are plenty of bees and brood. What is bothering me is that there are tons of wildflowers out and for us here in central Texas this is basically spring. The bees should be storing honey right? Also, on the inner cover on the underside there was a small covering of mold. I attribute this to the heavy rain and humidity. At this point I just don't know if I should start supplementing them with sugar water or what may have caused this. I had planned to split this hive soon as by the numbers it is quite large. Now I don't know. I visually observed a steady stream of bees returning full of pollen for hours this morning.
Some other information; The hive is a year old, last year I harvested 60lbs of honey from it and left it close to 100lbs of honey for winter which they hardly put a dent in. The queen is marked, clipped and still laying. Thanks for everyone's help.


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PR-B Area Relay For Life planning meeting set May 21
The next planning and team captain meeting for the 10th anniversary of the Pine River-Backus Area Relay For Life will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at The Warehouse in Pine River.
The Relay For Life is a way to support the mission of assisting those you love in the battle against cancer. The luminary bags can be purchased from team members and decorated by the donor with pictures, drawings or words about their loved one. The luminary bags are lit at dusk at a ceremony with each bag representing a loved one and family and friend network behind that person.
It is the 10th year since the relay returned to the Pine River-Backus area, and the 100th year anniversary of the American Cancer Society, so there will be many reasons to celebrate.
Contact Tina Grewe at 568-6084 with any questions about the Relay For Life, which will be Friday, June 21, at the Pine River-Backus High School track with the opening ceremony honoring area survivors at 7 p.m.


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That's funny.
That's funny.
Your in my Mind, and in my Sights
LMAO, great one!
Good one!! I forwarded it to a couple of mechanic buddies of mine.
LOL Now that's good, reminds me of something Saturday Night Live would have done in the earlier years.
Funny pic SJ
Having been a mechanic many years ago and having many of those 'how the hell did THAT get THERE' moments...that's pretty funny. That's it fellas, 'shine'em up so she can see herself in'em.' LOL
Yeah I think we gearheads could use some of that....LOL
Don't use it on you pants.
Ruins the zipper.


text: My wife was quilting for about 15 years before I started. ( A story goes along with that ). I worked in the sail locker when I was in the Navy, sewing canvas and upholstery and I know more about sewing machines than she does. She had ( and still has ) a Janome 6600 and she showed me a few things and not three months later, she bought me a 6600 of my own. We now have separate rooms where we sew and rarely use anything of each others.


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Food for thought: Back-to-school nutrition
What to put in your childs lunchbox -- and what to keep out
BEND, Ore. - School is about to start here in Central Oregon, and filling your kids' lunch boxes with the right foods can keep them healthy and alert.
"Kids need healthy nutrition in order to grow," said registered nutritionist Lori Brizee, owner of Central Oregon Nutrition Consultants. "They need good nutrition in order to pay attention at school."
Fruits and vegetables are the key ingredient to that.
"A great thing for a kid's lunch is these small mandarin or clementine oranges, they're easy to peel," said Brizee. "Grapes are another food that travel well. They don't get bruised, so you can wash a stem of grapes and put them in a plastic bag."
Plums and pears can also be added to that list.
When it comes to vegetables, Brizee says carrots, cucumbers and peppers are great choices. They can be used for snacks or in a sandwich, covering another important food group; whole grains.
"This bread is 100 percent whole wheat. so look on the label you want the first ingredient to be whole wheat flour," said Brizee.
The same goes for wraps or tortillas.
Now to wash that down...
"I firmly believe kids need to drink milk and water," said Brizee. "If they are ever going to have a sweet drink, I'd far rather have them have a little bit of chocolate powder in their milk than have a juice, a juice box or a pop."
Brizee says it's okay to pack a treat every once in a while, but stay away from the candy. Instead, pick something with more nutrition, like an oatmeal cookie.
When it comes to snacks, stay away from the higher-calorie foods. Brizee says potato chips are one of the worst offenders. Popcorn, however. is a cheap and healthy alternative, and can be easily made with just a teaspoon of oil and a fourth cup of kernels.
Breakfast is another very important meal, and whatever you or your kids eat should always be high in protein and fiber. Ready-to-eat cereal and milk are not that. Brizee says eating eggs or putting yogurt on your cereal is a better option.


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Food & Friends Wall Art
- Overview
Inspired by pub hospitality, this wood sign creates a welcoming atmosphere for warm gatherings over good food. The gold gilt letters are hand painted onto a solid black background.
- Made of MDF with silk-screened letters and a hand-painted finish.
- Double keyhole backing.
- Includes screws and anchors for wall mounting.
- Dimensions & Care
- Overall: 60" wide x 1" deep x 8" high
- Wipe with a soft, dry cloth.
- Shipping & Return Info
Please allow approximately 4 weeks for delivery.
This item will ship directly from the manufacturer and is not eligible for rush shipping or Next Day Delivery.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - The saying 'it's a small world' rings true for Dr. Sidney Collins and Dr. Paige Furrow. They're the newest members of the team at Bristol Surgical Associates. He joined November 2012, she joined September 2013.
"[We treat] anything from brain injuries, head injuries, spine injuries, abdominal trauma, loss of limbs," says Dr. Furrow.
But as it turns out they've actually worked together before in Afghanistan. "We were there at the same time our paths crossed, so I was probably getting some of his patients," adds Furrow.
Dr. Furrow joined the U.S. Air Force to help pay for medical school. She spent six months in Afghanistan performing hundreds of surgeries, mostly traumas from improvised explosive device (IED) blasts. "I saw so many things over there that I will never see here," she adds.
Dr. Furrow was in what she refers to as a 'hard-walled' hospital, on base in Bagram, Afghanistan. Many of the patients she treated came from Forward Operating Bases which often have a less sophisticated medical treatment area, sometimes just tents, where injured troops are taken first.
That's where Dr. Collins was working during his third and most recent tour in Afghanistan as part of the Army Reserve. "We would stabilize the patient and then ship them to Baghrham and then the guys in Baghram would re-assess," says Dr. Collins.
It turns out Dr. Collins was sending his patients to Bagram where Dr. Furrow was likely on the receiving end.
The two may have unknowingly crossed paths overseas, but the real connection wasn't until they both got to Bristol -- both were there in October 2010. The doctors say the battlefield experience is unlike anything here in the U.S. "Basically all of our bases over there would get bombed at some point," adds Collins.
The surgeons performed hundreds of surgeries and endured being away from home, a tough task when both have two children at home, but regardless of the tough times they faced both are honored to have served this country.
They are now happy to be working as part of a team in the U.S., the country they both have worked so hard to protect.
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Monday-Friday 11am-2pm, rain or shine.
Serves 4-6
2 large C medium diced pumpkin
½ C Yellow onion, small diced
1 T Chopped garlic
2 C Medium diced eggplant
1 C Medium diced yellow bell pepper
1 C Medium diced red bell pepper
2 Roma tomatoes, seeded & medium diced
1 T Chopped basil
Pinch Clove
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2 T Red Wine Vinegar
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Just a video of Michael Bush I came across that I thought was a really good watch. Pretty much everything that's always being said here only being said on video by Bush.
Just a video of Michael Bush I came across that I thought was a really good watch. Pretty much everything that's always being said here only being said on video by Bush.
We the willing have done so much with so little for so long we can now do anything with nothing
thanks! Watching this right now!
I watched this.
Do we let nature take its course and flip a coin that "genetics" will allow us to succeed, or do we intervene with technology and destroy the balance of the hive.
The problem is either way you go there is no guarantee of success. There is hardly a prayer that you will even succeed for a year - a lot of people do not. I am sure those people want to have fun, and have a rewarding hobby or successful business. As I write this there are at least two threads of "what happened to my hive?" from well meaning beekeepers that have done what has been taught to them.
Hope is not a strategy. The hope that if I do nothing it will all work out, or even the hope that if I do everything it will work out.
Watching this video is discouraging.
I am not seeing it.
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I didn't know about the effects of the essential oils on bacteria and I've added that to the sugar syrup I fed to my bees. Other than that, I haven't treated them at all this year (my first year with bees). I will see if they survive our cold Missouri winter. But whether they survive or not, I tend to agree with not treating so I don't end up eating the medication through their honey or comb. I think it's doable. After all, there are feral bees that continue to survive without our help.
We the willing have done so much with so little for so long we can now do anything with nothing
Franklin County Beekeepers Association MA.
It is ironic that you used the analogy of taking antibiotics. Since I am in Afghanistan, I and every other service member here have to take Doxycillin daily to prevent malaria. I am not a biologist but since malaria has killed more humans on the earth (and still does) than any other pathogen, I wonder why we have not grown immune to it in our evolutionary development? and we expect more from the bee??
I know this can be done by a feral hive as we had one in our back yard when I was growing up that was a continuous hive for 12 years at least (the tree finally fell over).
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Actually, some human populations have developed a resistance to malaria...and it wasn't developed by taking antibiotics daily. Sickle cell anemia has very unpleasant side effects (sometimes fatal, often very painful), but it does provide resistance to malaria....which is why it is relatively common in some populations that have been challenge d with malaria.
The phenomena "myself" is the very culprit on this planet and must be the first thing to be treated with a high dose of mindfulness. Only then will all the puzzles fall into their natural place. I, Me, Mine must cease to be, for wisdom to rise. The reasoning mind is overrated!Personally I'd buy two packages and see how I could manipulate this dynamic system to a way that's beneficial for myself and the system.
Thanks for the link I already embeded it on my blog.
Erik Osterlund from Sweden has colonies which are treatment-free for 5 years now. He is a small cell beekeeper. He told me that this is not easy. One must have no other beekeepers in the 3 km radius and breed the strongest colonies, even buy some good treatment free Queens.I would be very interested in hearing of someone who has had a single hive that has survived untreated with unbroken lineage (queen to her next generation biological daughter) for 3 years (5 would be better). Now I know a hive can be manipulated to make this work, but I am talking naturally.
I though of having only 2-3 hives treatment-free (let to their own device) but now I understand that without actualy breeding the bees each year yourself, treatment free bees will never come to be. A treatment free beekeeper is to be actualy a bee-breeder (which is the actual word for a beekeeper in Scandinavia, Biodlare).
The problem starts when like me you live in an area with beeks treating their hives religiously. I know we will cause a genetic war but I must hope for them to get along in time.
I am not sure that a genetic blood disorder would be classified as developing a resistance... again, I am not a doctor or biologist.
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First of all, let me point out the obvious to an experienced beekeeper. You have no proof that this tree hive was continuously occupied. Feral hives are always dying out and being replaced by new swarms all the while having bees coming and going such that you'd never know anything had happened.
Now back to the business: I have kept one hive continuously for nine and a half years. I purchased it as a package back in the spring of 2003. It is still alive. It has only been naturally requeened during that entire stretch. Many of my hives are now daughters or granddaughters of this hive. It produced 17 new queen cells just this year. This hive has not been manipulated in any way to cause it to survive disease. It has not had a screened bottom board, a sticky board, has not been treated in any way, has not been split or manipulated to cause a brood break, it does not have any special genetics other than its own, and no drone brood has been removed from it.
To answer Moon's point, no, I do not sit on my hands hoping for things to turn out well. I follow what I believe is the most statistically reliable method for assuring continued success. I allow sick or weak hives to die (or combine them with other hives) and then breed from the ones that perform well the next spring. It is an ongoing process. My measure of success is not necessarily the number of hives that survive the winter, but the number of hives that produce honey the next spring. That is the number that is (and I want) steadily rising. The number of hives that survive is rising too, but conditions vary, winters vary. We had a mild winter last year and 10 of 11 survived, but I expect the ratio will not be as favorable this winter. In either case, I have prepared for it.
We keep bees in an area with plenty of beekeepers, all of whom feed and treat. We don't feed and we don't treat..and we do have 3 year colonies.
Hi Deknow,
that is nice to hear. I would expect their Drones would downgrade the genes of your newly mated Queens but I can of course be wrong.
How do your neighbour beeks react to you not treating? Here in Sweden its a HUGE taboo to say that you are not treating. I was even called an animal abuser and that people like me should not be allowed keeping bees by the law since we dont try to "SAVE" them from the "EVIL" Varroa and that our un-treated bees/drones will infect all their hives too. Ignorance is indeed deeply ingrained into our minds.
With all due respect, I trust the word of an experienced beekeeper keeping a hive for a decade over a child looking at a hole in a tree.
I am glad you have broken the code on how to raise bees. I am in search of the same thing.
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Personally, I wouldn't. Packages are one of the poorest ways to start beekeeping and in my view the one most likely to end in disappointment before the next spring. Packages are artificial swarms and they are as poor a substitute for the real thing as anything artificial in beekeeping. If starting, start with a split or nuc or swarm.Originally Posted by Moon
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>I would be very interested in hearing of someone who has had a single hive that has survived untreated with unbroken lineage (queen to her next generation biological daughter) for 3 years (5 would be better).
I have quite a few that have gone a decade.
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF


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…are black people not feeling this movie trailer? I've witnessed a very conflicted reaction to the trailer of the new movie "The Help" recently, in a movie theater that was filled with black folk. Conflicted is the best way I can describe the mix of disgust and curiosity. Am I surprised? No. It's 2011, but the subject matter and images still sting. Nothing like a dark-skinned black woman serving white folks in a maids uniform…in a period movie…set in the deep south. Sigh. Especially when it centers around a classic white savior character. Since it takes place during the Civil Rights era, I think the author could have done a better job of developing the black lead character. However, would Hollywood even make such a movie if it didn't have a white lead? I don't know.
Unlike a lot of people I know, I read the book last year. I can see how the movie trailer is off-putting without the book as reference. I had some problems with the book, but overall I thought it was a decent read given the full context of who wrote it and the back story presented. At times, reading it was heart wrenching for me as a black woman whose family is from Mississippi (mom's side) and who's great-grandmother was a maid for several white families. Parts of the story were plain old scary, as racism sometimes is.
I don't know for sure how this movie is going to be received by the black community. I think Michele Wallace's recent review in Essence is dead on (if they post it to the site, I'll link to it). In my opinion, this is not going to be a celebrated movie (like "The Color Purple"), but I'm glad that great actresses like Viola Davis and Cicely Tyson are taking on the roles in this film so that they are played with dignity.
One more point that doesn't help: A Maid Sees Herself in a Novel, and Objects – Yep, a black maid, named Ablene, that worked for Kathryn Stockett's older brother is suing her. Dag! At least name the main black character in your book something other than your brother's REAL, black maid's name. Come on! To add insult, the woman says that part of the storyline was taken from her life.
NY Times | "Ablene Cooper, a 60-year-old woman who has long worked as a maid here, has filed a lawsuit against Kathryn Stockett, the author of the best-selling novel "The Help," about black maids working for white families in Jackson in the 1960s.
In the complaint, Ms. Cooper argues that one of the book's principal characters, Aibileen Clark, is an unpermitted appropriation of her name and image, which she finds emotionally distressing.
It is more complicated than that. For the past dozen years, Ms. Cooper has worked for Ms. Stockett's older brother, Robert, and sister-in-law, Carroll, and still does.
"Ain't too many Ablenes," Ms. Cooper said at a law office after a day's work at the Stocketts, for whom she has helped raise two children. Ms. Cooper also said that she had their support in her legal quest.
"What she did, they said it was wrong," Ms. Cooper said of the Stocketts, members of a prominent Jackson family. "They came to me and said, 'Ms. Aibee, we love you, we support you,' and they told me to do what I got to do.""
Quote from Viola Davis in the August issue of Essence magazine:
"Of course I had trepidations. Why do I have to play the mammy? But what do you do as an actor if one of the most multifaceted and rich roles you've ever been given is a maid in 1962 Mississippi? Do you not take the role because you feel like in some ways it's not a good message to send to Black people? No. The message is the quality of the work. That is the greater message… As Black women, we're always given these seemingly devastating experiences – experiences that could absolutely break us. But what the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly. What we do as Black women is take the worst situations and create from that point."


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But even as their unions were criticizing the unpaid days off, thousands of state workers continued to collect hundreds of millions of dollars a year in contractually negotiated bonuses and other types of extra payments, on top of overtime and regular pay raises.
A review of state payroll records by The Associated Press found the total cost reached $516 million in 2012, up from $373 million in 2008. The average payout in 2012 was $5,382 per employee, a 39 percent increase from five years earlier.
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Proposition 36 Not Expected to have Major Impact in Shasta County
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. - Officials at the Shasta County District Attorney's Office said they do not expect any major impacts after the passing of Proposition 36.
The prop was passed overwhelmingly Tuesday night with a 69% vote. It revises the state's "three strikes" law, meaning changes for prisoners serving life sentences.
Deputy District Attorney Thomas Toller said they had a feeling it would pass because of early poll projection.
He thinks part of the reason it did so well is because voters didn't fully grasp what it meant.
"It sold as something that would benefit the economics of California and I think that's why voters chose to pass it without really understanding what it does," Toller said.
While there will most likely be stronger impacts in other areas of the state, he said Shasta County doesn't convict as many third strikers.
"There's only been 12 third striker inmates in the last four years," Toller said, "there are 75 third striker inmates from Shasta County. Of those, there are about 41 who will be eligible to petition for re-sentencing."
Toller said it's not realistic that every inmate will win their petition,"Judges are able to consider their past criminal history and their future dangerousness so in some cases, it wouldn't surprise us if judges did not grant the petition."
He also added that many inmates have already had the chance to argue in their defense, meaning some judges will be less likely to make any changes.
"Each of these defendants has already had an opportunity to try and convince the judge that they deserve a lesser sentence," said Toller.
Toller said the biggest change will be that there now needs to be a serious or violent felony in order to trigger the third strike.


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So NBC debuted its new superhero show last Sunday. The Cape is about a honest cop who's framed as the baddest criminal mastermind in town, then presumed dead after a big explosion. He meets up with some circus people (who actually rob banks), and they give him a sort of magical cape and teach him some disappearing illusions. And then he seeks revenge on the aforementioned criminal mastermind.
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Confused? It doesn't matter. The show isn't very good, and it probably won't last long. But my problem with The Cape isn't about the cheesy dialogue, the jumpy pacing, or the plot holes. Nope, it's all about character motivation.
You see, our honest cop hero, Vince Faraday, is set up as the world's greatest dad, the most loving husband, the ultimate family man. But when all this trouble goes down, he … has no problem letting his wife and son believe he's dead? He's fine with leaving them to mourn and grieve, while his wife struggles to bear all the responsibilities of a newly single parent and his son goes fatherless — just so he can pursue some half-baked vendetta that is clearly going to take years to accomplish? I mean, the guy is working on building up his tolerance to poisons — something tells me that is not a speedy process.
At one point, one of the circus people tells Vince to go get his wife and kid and get out of town. He even hands over train tickets he's already bought for Vince and his family. While watching this part of the show, I was actually yelling at the screen: "Good idea! Do that! Go be a good father to your kid like you supposedly used to be!" I mean, he's already presumed dead, so disappearing and starting a new life somewhere shouldn't be that difficult, and even if it is difficult, perhaps he could pour all the energy he's devoting to superheroics into protecting his family.
But no, Vince is a Faraday, and Faradays have always lived in this town, and they're fighters, and some other nonsense that's shoehorned awkwardly into the episode in a flashback where Vince explains his family legacy to his then-infant son. Shenanigans, utter shenanigans.
Look, I get that superheroes need to stay and fight the bad guys, to stand up for justice instead of walking away, etc. But there's a reason you don't see a lot of superheroes with spouses and kids. Because if you're lucky enough to have a great marriage and a child, you don't walk away from that to go hide out in your lair, fashion yourself a leather mask, and stand around meaningfully on top of buildings.
Note to The Cape's creators: Don't inject parenting into my geeky superhero fantasies. It just brings out my inner realist and ruins everything.
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Hello all,
I went out on to my beeyard this fine warm day (60 F) in Cheyenne, Wyoming. I was just popping covers, looking and making sure all was well. The first three hive have large healthy clusters, and are good and heavy. I proceeded to the fourth hive, took off the cover, and I noticed that there were no bees at the top, there was no noticeable heat (like normal), and no "zzzzzz"ing. I kinda frowned, and then decided to take the hive apart. Sure enough, dead, starvation by appearance. Bee butts sticking out of cells, as well as the other dead bees "clustering" around. I am some what confused, since this hive weighs 130 pounds, nearly full of honey. The two outer frames on each side of the first (lower) hive body were full of honey. The middle six frames had the dead cluster and were totally empty of honey. All ten frames in the upper hive body were full of honey. Note: There wasn't much pollen anywhere. Well here are some photos:
The hive:
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Looking down the frames through the inner cover:
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Upper story:
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The frames in the upper story look like this (no bees at all in the upper box):
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Looking at the lower story:
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Next four pictures are from the middle of the broodnest/cluster:
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Do y'all agree that this was starvation? If not, what else could it be? What should I have done to prevent this? Thanks in advance for your input!


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"To show you how radical I am, I want carjackers dead. I want rapists dead. I want burglars dead. I want child molesters dead. I want the bad guys dead. No court case. No parole. No early release. I want 'em dead. Get a gun and when they attack you, shoot 'em."
Ted Nugent - speaking at the NRA convention April 17, 2005
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you have to look at all the sites everyday . When something comes in stock it is out of stock within minutes. I check a couple times a day.
I've ordered a bunch of 308 and 223 Blem projectiles (Bullets) just a day after Ct. SHTF and when I tried checking, they had put recordings on there phones - wait till after the New Year, well it's come and gone and I still cant get through to them. I wanted to make a bunch of plinking ammo but now I'm having doubts of I'll ever get it.
"The two enemies of the people are criminals and goverment, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so that the second will not become the legal version of the first" ~ Thomas Jefferson
Folks were still lined up around the building in 30-deg weather to enter the local gun show an hour after it opened. Price gouging galore. Pmags $40 ea., $7-10/box Brown Bear or Wolf 7.62x39, Dollar-A-Round .223 Rem. I could find a slightly better deal on .30-06 on M1 clips. Bought 21 rds of loose 7.62 x 39 for $3, a .50 cal ammo can for ten, and spent another $4 on misc.
After church this morning, I went to the local supermarket sporting goods aisle to find 20+ boxes of PMC .223 Rem @ $10.97. UMC .223 Rem still out but $7.97/bx.