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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner denied he has lost his authority as a result of the Malaysia team-orders furore, or that world champion Sebastian Vettel effectively runs the team.
Horner has been in damage-control mode since Vettel ignored team orders and overtook teammate Mark Webber at the Malaysian Grand Prix, then exacerbated that on Thursday by saying he'd do the same again.
Vettel escaped any punishment for ignoring Horner, but the team boss said on Friday at the Chinese GP: "Has my leadership been undermined? I don't think so.
"He knows he can't operate without the team and does not put himself above the team or think he runs the team for one moment."
Vettel laid bare the deep division between the teammates when he said on Thursday that the Malaysia overtaking move was partly in revenge for past instances when he perceived the Australian had done the wrong thing by him and the team.
He said Webber was not deserving of team orders protection, and that there was respect but no trust between the teammates.
The candid comments shocked many outsiders, but Horner said this was "business as usual" between the drivers, who had been rivals more than colleagues throughout their time at Red Bull.
"There never has been too much love lost between the two of them," Horner said. "It's something that has been apparent for four or five years and something we have managed.
"At some points of course it's uncomfortable for the team ... it's a healthy rivalry.
"I doubt very much they will be spending the summer holidays together, or Christmas, but that is not what we pay them for."
The public airing of Red Bull's dirty linen made it seemingly certain that the driver pairing will not continue beyond the end of Webber's one-year contract, but Horner said it was too early to make that call.
"Emotions are still very raw from events in Malaysia but it's still a very effective pairing," Horner said.
"After two races it's far too early to even be contemplating what our driver pairing will be for 2014."


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Glee-cap: Prejudices Are Confronted & Two Characters Get Their First Kiss!
The Nov. 9 episode of 'Glee' delivered a powerful message of acceptance, and despite both feeling like outcasts, Kurt and Coach Biste both got their first kisses!
Kurt (Chris Colfer) decides to spy on New Directions' future sectionals competition, the glee club at an all-boys school, and he see that the singers there are not only regarded as but "rockstars," but are all supportive of one another. They do an adorable rendition of Katy Perry's 'Teenage Dream' and Kurt locks eyes with club member Blaine (Darren Criss) who admits he's gay, as well. The two have an emotional moment, sharing their struggles of being different, and I found it so satisfying to see the usually anxious Kurt feel at peace for a moment.
Meanwhile, our favorite bad-boy is back! Puck (Mark Salling) is out of juvy and serving his community service by spending time with Artie (Kevin McHale.) The two of them put on an impromptu concert collecting dollars in Puck's guitar case. (So happy to see Kevin and Puck get some vocal time! Their voices are so strong and not recognized enough on the show!) They decide to spend their dough on dates with Brittany (Heather Morris) and Santana (Naya Rivera) and Puck shares his secret on how to woo women: Be a jerk! I hope high school guys watching at home don't take that advice!
Back at McKinley, Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) divides up the guys and girls for the second annual mash-up challenge, and encourages them to choose songs that are typically performed by the opposite sex. The girls put on a sexy rocker performance, complete with hot leather pants and floor crawling. Ow, ow!
The boys dedicate their mash-up of "Stop In the Name of Love" and "Free Your Mind" to Coach Biste, whom they hurt earlier when she found out some of them were thinking of her when they needing "cooling off" while getting hot and heavy with their girlfriends. Yikes! They explain their mash up is just like her, a mix of hard and sweet, and apologize for their snap judgments. Coach Biste admits to Will she just wanted to feel like a normal girl sometimes and confesses she's never been kissed before. Ever the gentleman, Will leans in and tells her she beautiful and gives the coach her first kiss! So incredibly sweet, but I don't think we have found the show's next power couple!
With Blaine's support (How sweet were the "courage" texts he sent?) Kurt decides to stand up to his bully, and during the confrontation the jock shocks everyone — including Kurt — and kisses him right on the lips! (OMG! Didn't see that one coming!) Unfortunately the meathead goes right back to bullying, but this time around Kurt is stronger and knows the reason he is being picked on is just because his bully is scared of who he really is.
The episode carried a serious and heavy-hearted message of tolerance and acceptance, but it was conveyed in a way that was relatable and light, with some of the season's strongest performances!
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Foreclosures and the Appraisal Industry
Moderator: Welcome to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Foreclosure Response podcast series. I'm Odetta MacLeish-White with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Today we're talking with K.C. Conway, subject matter expert with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and member of the Appraisal Institute.
Appraisals play a critical role in the sale of any home by establishing the value of the property in comparison with other, similar properties. An appraisal takes into account not only the physical condition of a property, but also its location in the immediate neighborhood and in the larger commercial and residential region, as well as its proximity to amenities, services, and educational institutions. An appraisal provides the basis for determining how much equity a property has accrued over time, an important consideration when it comes time to refinance or sell.
We have seen one impact of appraisals in the recent foreclosure crisis as some homeowners have found their properties appraising for less than their original purchase price. Unable to refinance or sell the home for a profit, these "upside down" mortgages have forced some families to stay in homes they struggle to afford. K.C., thank you for joining me today.
K.C. Conway: Thank you, Odetta.
Moderator: So, K.C., why are appraisals getting so much attention right now?
Conway: The challenge for many folks today is, they purchased homes over the last two, three, four years and now they find themselves in the awkward predicament that the homes aren't worth what they were worth, and they have to refinance a mortgage, and now the value is an impediment to refinancing.
We've also seen the dramatic rise in the foreclosures, and the foreclosures have compounded the further decline in home prices. So getting value right is important to homeowners right now to refinance, and they're also important in terms of the stability of our banking system.
Moderator: Didn't the passage of the Financial Institution Reform and Recovery Act [FIRREA] after the 1991 savings and loan crisis fix the problems with appraisals?
Conway: Yes and no. We knew that we had an industry of appraisers who were not regulated, and so we did a fairly good job with that into the FIRREA Act, and that was mandated down to each of the states to implement state licensing at their own level. We forget that market conditions change and evolve. We had the advent of securitization and many of these nontraditional mortgage products that greatly impact value and appraisals. For example, in 2005, when homes were in short supply, the prices seemed to just keep going up and up every year. In Las Vegas they went up three times before the house was even built. And then when the market started to slow down, builders would put things like maybe a car in the garage to help you buy the house. Should the value of that car maybe have been deducted and separated from the value of the house? Absolutely. But there were things that were evolving and changing since we passed FIRREA that probably didn't keep pace with what was happening in the innovation of mortgages and financial products and things that could impact value. And so we need to go back and probably revisit and refresh all of that.
Moderator: K.C., you've mentioned a few times the importance of independence between appraisers and perhaps lenders and mortgage brokers. Could you explain what you mean by independence and why it's so important?
Conway: Absolutely. One of the consequences of the FIRREA legislation was we changed how appraisals were ordered. Instead of the borrower ordering the appraisal and taking it to the bank to get a loan, we thought it might be better for the bank who was lending the money to order the appraisal on the borrower's behalf, and that would create independence. Well, one of the things that evolved in this last credit cycle was we had the creation of nonbank entities and mortgage entities that were creating products like mortgages—these nontraditional and subprime products—and they didn't follow, or didn't have to follow, necessarily, the same rules as banks. And the independence is so important in the appraisal process because there are two things that we have to get right when we have a transaction involving real estate. Let's talk mainly about our home. And the two things are, first of all, we need to make sure that we get to own it—the title is correct. And so we spend a lot of money in the closing process, whether you were selling a house or getting a mortgage, to get title right—to make sure that we have it unencumbered and no one else is going to come back and say they own it. The second thing is we have to get value right because, if you don't get value right going in when you buy a property, you're going to struggle the rest of your ownership period trying to just get even. And so if we've removed from the consumer the right to order that appraisal, to review that appraisal and to have input, how do they know whether the appraisal truly is independent? Because right now the consumer only gets the appraisal, really, at the table when the transaction occurs.
Moderator: K.C., how are issues with the appraisal industry affecting banks?
Conway: Banks have made loans on these assets, and they have them on their books, and if now those properties aren't worth,not only what the consumer paid for them, but they're not even worth what the mortgage is stated, now the banks have a likely loss that they have to recognize. So the banks have to reserve additional funds for the probable loss of that mortgage. And they have to write it down so banks are not as profitable. And that's had a material role in the failure of many of our banks.
Moderator: The foreclosure crisis has manifested in different ways from region to region. Do these changing conditions affect appraisal practices?
Conway: The first wave that we went through really in the beginning in 2007 was the beginning of the subprime mortgages. And if you look at those states that had heavy reliance on subprime mortgages, where they represented a large part of the financing activity, those states tended to be the ones that had a high use of nonbank entities that were acting like mortgage lenders and creating these products and had more of the mortgage lenders interacting with the appraisers. And, as a result, the disconnect between the independence of the appraisal was greater. So the type of mortgage product and who was kind of overseeing it and regulated it also had a correlation into maybe the breakdown in the appraisal practices. Where you didn't have as much usage of subprime, the foreclosure process wasn't as bad, and as a result the decline in home prices wasn't as severe. The FBI does a very good job in looking at these concentrations and annual reports that they do in looking at the correlations and what drive that. One of the interesting ones that they found that's kind of a regional difference is this concept of "flipping," where an investor—could be a broker, could be an investor—would buy a property and they might sell it to a related party at a higher price to then sell it back to another related party for another higher price; then they'd get a mortgage on it and split the money up. And what they found is this practice was easier to take hold in those markets where there was heavy subprime usage because you didn't have as much of the true bank regulatory oversight. And the Sarasota Herald-Tribune did a really good analysis on this last year that shows where it was most concentrated.
The other two waves that we're seeing are these hybrid ARMs [adjustable-rate mortgages]. And so, wherever there was a lot of hybrid ARM usage, we're going to see kind of this second wave of rising foreclosures that will impact home prices more severely in those markets where that was a prevalent product.
The third wave that we are also starting to see set in right now that's going to be with us probably at least though next year is the one that results from job loss. And so, again, what you can do is look at those markets that are heavily impacted by job loss, and those are the states that are also having a higher third wave of foreclosures, which will further compound the decline in home prices and the impact in value.
Moderator: As we close, K.C., what role should the appraisal industry play in the broader housing recovery? And, if you would, touch briefly perhaps on how appraisals might hinder the purchase of foreclosed properties.
Conway: There are four or five items that I have personally identified as issues we have to address head-on, and the good news is these aren't complicated fixes. The first is we have to restore the independence issue in the appraisal process. If we can't believe what someone tells us is the value of a property, capital isn't going to want to come and lend on it, and people aren't going to want to invest in it. So we have to restore independence. We've tried it a number of different ways. Pre-FIRREA, we had the developers ordering the appraisal; they had the relationship with the appraiser and then they brought it to the bank, and that didn't exactly work. FIRREA and post the S&L crisis, we had the banks ordering the appraisals, or the lender ordering the appraisal, and dealing directly with the appraiser. Well, we've seen how fraud and abuses can impact there. The one element that we've not had in this whole process is the consumer, who has the most at stake. They're buying the asset. They ultimately have the most loss because they're also losing their equity if the investment isn't right.
The second issue is inspections. We have a situation where appraisers aren't required to inspect properties; they're only required to disclose that they didn't inspect the property. So this practice of allowing drive-by inspections, or not having full inspections, I think needs to stop at all levels, at the state level, the federal level, every funding level.
The third thing is we need to put teeth back in the importance of the review process; we need the checks and controls back there. So we need to move from more administrative kind of reviews, of just assuming it's done right, to using technology where we know things like where home flipping starts to rise that we use that as a radar antenna—that if we suddenly see home prices go up 10 or 20 percent a year, we need to at least ask why and make sure that it's not some mischief that's occurring.
The fourth thing that we need to do is, FIRREA was a good idea, met many of the issues coming out, but again it mandated to the states to do the state licensing of appraisers and the enforcement, and it was kind of an unfunded mandate. And you'll find in most states one of the reasons that we didn't see a lot of appraisers disciplined and sanctioned was the states didn't fund the investigations and enforcement arm. So we need to get serious about how that gets funded.
And the final issue is competency. FIRREA essentially said we need to regulate appraisers, and in that goal they kind of lowered the bar for appraisers. And certification is a higher form of licensor, a regulation of appraisers, that requires more training and more skill set, and then beyond that there are professional designations, like what I hold with the MAI. We need to raise the bar because one of the things that we're finding in the forensics of this process is it's more likely that, when we have a bad appraisal, it's due to incompetence more than it is fraud. And one of the actions that I would love to see is that the consumer be given the appraisal one to two weeks before a closing and given the right to review it for accuracy and to point out any errors or questions that the appraiser or lender would then have to answer.
Moderator: K.C., thank you for joining us today.
Conway: Thank you, Odetta.
Moderator: This concludes our podcast. We've been speaking with K.C. Conway from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. For more podcasts on this topic and others, visit the Atlanta Fed's Web site at www.frbatlanta.org. If you have comments or questions, please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks for listening.


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I agree with your conclusions, my hypothesis does not fit your observations. the real test would be to now go back to regular sized cells with a few hives, and see how they compare to your small cell hives. If the genetics are comparable in both groups, you will prove me wrong if the large cell hives fail.
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Home › Forums › Campfire › Pre-Trip Planning › Planning WAY ahead for Glacier NP
Nov 25, 2012 at 7:55 pm #1296451
So, what are good 50-60 miles hikes in Glacier NP? It's someplace I've always wanted to go but about which I know relatively little. (Just ordered the Falcon Guide.) Since I'm not likely to get back there soon I'd like to make the hike as perfect as possible, so I'm starting my 2-year planning…
What I'm looking for:
1. Crowds as small as possible- I don't do this for the opportunities to socialize.
2. The classic Glacier views- mountains, U-shaped valleys, lakes, wildlife, etc.
3. So, some high and some down in the valleys would be ideal, but given a choice I favor high.
4. Not necessarily interested in bagging peaks, but not opposed either, should the route happen to hit one.
5. As mentioned, 50-60 miles or so. We have to fit this in around my hiking partner's spouse-imposed schedule, and that means 5 or 6 days on the trail.
6. I don't mind vague trails but would like to avoid overt bushwhacking (slow).
7. Likewise, a scramble is OK, but no mountaineering (i.e. ropes) please.
8. Loops are always nice, but not required. I could probably do a car shuttle, too. (Bus?)
9. Avoid the need for snowshoes. Microspikes would be OK. (See below)
NOTE- advice about dealing with bears is not solicited- the subject has been beaten to death. However, advice about trailheads, where to leave a car, etc., is always welcome.
Timing is vague- this far ahead I can plan the dates of the trip to suit the hike, but I'm definitely thinking 3-season, not winter. I could especially do something in the shoulder seasons if that is well-advised and avoids crowds, but would prefer not to need snowshoes or such. And I'm willing to take reasonable risks with the weather- I'm not delicate.Nov 25, 2012 at 8:20 pm #1931077
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@glacierramblerLocale: NW Montana
Check out Dave's "A Lightweight Guide to the Crown of the Continent" as a starter. Note also that crowds are seriously dependent upon the time of year. September can be excellent in Glacier–if the weather holds and the fire season is not too strong.
Also, I'd avoid the Belly River unless late in the season. The area is spectacular, but given the combination of low elevation, relatively level terrain, and campgrounds every four or five miles, it is packed.
If I were you, I'd go north and go high such as the Boulder Pass (east of Kintla Lake) and Hole-in-the-Wall areas then down into Goat Haunt. From there you can get out to the Loop via the Highline or Flattop Mountain or get into Many Glacier through Swiftcurrent Pass. I don't much care for Brown Pass northeast of Bowman Lake at least if you are heading east. The trees along the trail are just tall enough to kill a breeze but not tall enough to provide much in the way of shade.
Or you can go south and link Two Medicine, Cut Bank, and cut over to Gunsight Lake and Pass to have a very nice few days. The Two Medicine Pass area is also quite excellent and spectacular.
The best options would be to do some off trail travel if you feel up to it. Gordon Edwards' A Climber's Guide to Glacier National Park is the definitive guide, and he has several off-trail routes that I'll be exploring this upcoming season.Nov 25, 2012 at 10:20 pm #1931102
Backpack JackBPL Member
@jumpbackjackLocale: Armpit of California
Dean here is what we did, I was in the same boat as you and this trip will be one that is unforgetable. Fairly easy hiking, not to strenuous, with beautifull views.
Any questions you can pm me and I will give you my phone # or email
JackNov 26, 2012 at 7:12 am #1931157
Going in Kintla, over Boulder Pass and Fifty Mountain, and out the Highline to Logan Pass is probably the best intro 60 miler. Figuring out the car spot will be a pain, but is worthwhile.
Early to mid September is a worthy gamble, weather-wise. You'll see a lot of people on this hike in August.Nov 26, 2012 at 7:59 am #1931170
Thanks, All. It's always especially nice to get the dope from locals. It seems that there are really only two (general) regions that are being recommended, though with many variations. I'll start researching these, but keep the ideas coming.
I am willing to go off-trail, but would prefer to avoid bushwhacking through thimbleberry jungles and the like.
And, yes, I'm thinking early September, but…
@Jack- what were the dates of that hike?Nov 26, 2012 at 9:13 am #1931181
Gary DunckelBPL Member
@zia-grill-guyLocale: Boulder
Do you suppose the 45 mile Nyack loop merits inclusion in this discussion? I've not done it, but the solitude and wildness appeals to me. Maybe the grunt work involved isn't worth it for the few great views you get?Nov 26, 2012 at 10:45 am #1931205
Coal-Nyack is a great hike (confession: never done it in summer), but the big views most come to Glacier for are lacking there, which is why I usually don't recommend it for first-timers. The southern loop I mention in my article (linked to by Clayton above) gives a good balance of scenery with more solitude.
Last month I was at a party and talked with the Walton backcountry ranger, whose beat is everything south of Lincoln Creek and east of the divide. She saw eight backpackers during her entire season of patrols. The other BC rangers would usually see thrice that many on any given day during August.
Dean, if you want to get adventurous buy Edwards' book and look into the Norris Traverse from Triple Divide Pass to Gunsight Lake. No bushwacking if you do it right, nothing worse than easy class 3, but big exposure in a few spots and route finding over Almost-a-dog Pass and down into Blackfoot basin that is quite unforegiving. Using this, Nyack Creek, and the trail along the Middle Fork and up Lincoln Creek to do a loop from Lake McDonald would be a great trip.Nov 29, 2012 at 4:45 am #1931890
Edwards' book?
OK, sure, I'll look at it. That hike sounds like my idea of solitude, but my partners are going to want the views.Dec 2, 2012 at 4:01 pm #1932621
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@jumpbackjackLocale: Armpit of California
The dates were Aug. 27th-Sept 1stJul 8, 2013 at 2:38 am #2003637
Sorry to resurrect, but your profile says that you aren't set up for PMs. Hopefully you read this…
You said:
"I was at a party and talked with the Walton backcountry ranger, whose beat is everything south of Lincoln Creek and east of the divide. She saw eight backpackers during her entire season of patrols."
Did you mean WEST of the divide? That would seem to make more sense, since south of Lincoln creek east of the divide includes the popular Two-Medicine area.
Here's the obvious route that I came up with south of Lincoln Creek and west of the divide:
How does that look?
(Also included on that map is the other hike you recommended, through Brown pass and Goat Haunt to Logan's pass, as well as a gigantic loop in the middle of the park. I gave my hiking partners a list of 14 general areas for our hike next year, and it looks like they may settle on GLAC, so I'm researching GLAC hikes again.)
Do you know of a good guidebook for the Bob? (I can search Amazon as well as the next guy, but it's hard to know just what you're getting…)
DeanJul 8, 2013 at 3:58 pm #2003831
Yes, I meant west of the Divide.
Your map looks good. Be sure to dot your Is with the advance permit reservations if you decide on Glacier.
I've glanced through Erik Molver's Falcon guide to the Bob on a few occasions, and the book has a good reputation. I don't use guidebooks very often and thus can't be more specific.Jul 8, 2013 at 10:02 pm #2003977
I ask because The Bob is still on our list of possibilities. The Bob route you describe in "A Lightweight Guide to the Crown of the Continent" looks like about 90 miles if you make it a true loop, which is a bit long for what my partners want:
It can be cut down to 70 miles or so by hitchhiking or shuttling, but nonetheless after our Grand Canyon experiences the instructions from my partners include a "no death-marches" provision. (Wimps.) So I was just looking for *something* to give me ideas about routes that were possible, then I can hook them together however I like. I'll check out that book.Jul 10, 2013 at 11:50 pm #2004713
1. What's floating the Middle Fork of the Flathead like between White River and Spotted Bear River? I've found descriptions like "class I+ or II at worst." Clearly this is seasonal- but what approximate timeframe could I expect it to be gentle yet floatable on a packraft, if any? I note that you leave this section out of your Ultimate Packrafting Grand Tour description in "A Lightweight Guide to the Crown of the Continent,", presumably to avoid Meadow Creek Gorge and to hit Chinese Wall. I could portage anything too hairy, and my recon on GoogleMaps doesn't show anything that's likely to surprise me before I could make the bank, assuming similar flows to when they took the images. The lower part has the aforementioned Meadow Creek Gorge, which looks somewhat fatal, but I can put out and hike again that bit.
For that matter, what is White River itself like?
2. Speaking of, how far from Chinese Wall does the camping prohibition extend? Can one camp near My Lake, or below Larch Hill? How far up the Burnt Creek drainage is camping permitted? I'm in Afghanistan so my available information sources are limited, but what I found on the Forest Service webpage implies that camping might only be prohibited east of the divide between Salt Mountain and Moose Mountain. (In other words, in the upper Moose Creek drainage.)
EDIT– Hey… there's a packraft rental outfit in Whitefish… Hmm.
Damn- this is sounding more and more possible. What is the lower part of Youngs Creek like? The hike in to the South Fork is about 25 miles, but it looks like you can put into Youngs Creek earlier than that.Jul 11, 2013 at 6:20 am #2004740
For your packrafting questions I'd humbly suggest my own guidebook: http://bedrockandparadox.com/glacier-np-packrafting-guidebook/
3-4000 cfs at Twin Creek is probably the best overall level for floating on the South Fork. The uppermost sections, and lower Youngs Creek, are good and the more constricted sections lower down the S Fork aren't too forceful.
The camping restriction below the Wall is pretty much just the head of Moose Creek. There are some nice meadows right off the trail that get pounded otherwise. My Lake is a nice camp.Jul 12, 2013 at 6:43 am #2005120
Actually I've been trying to get to your website for a few days now, Dave, and it isn't loading. It just keeps trying to load but the page stays blank. I've cleared all cookies and caches- no dice. But, as I mentioned, I'm in Afghanistan again, so Lord alone knows what kind of shenanigans the Army is playing with my connectivity. If my partners do decide to try packrafting that region I'll definitely try to get your book when I get back.
I've ordered some maps which I am cautiosly optimistic may arrive here before my deployment ends, and after I've investigated them I may try to pick your brain again.
DeanJul 12, 2013 at 6:54 am #2005126
Weird. If you like, email me (dave at backpackinglight dot com) and I'll forward you a PDF.
In summary:
Youngs Creek constricts about a mile below Hahn Creek. This gorge is really fun. It gets pushy above 4k cfs and stays runnable until a bit below 1k cfs.
The South Fork from the confluence to Big Prairie is slow and you'll run aground a bit below 1200 cfs or so. Above the White River you'll have issues at less than 600 cfs. Below the White is floatable year round. There area a few rapids in the Burnt Park area (about 5 river miles above the White) and a few between Black Bear Creek and the Meadow Creek takeout, which are worth paying attention to at almost any level.
The White River is fun and splashy. Below 3500 cfs it's probably too low to bother with.
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....because, at one time or another, most of us have known someone who, with a slur in their voice, assures us that they don't have a drinking problem...when they obviously do.
The answers here for the question, "do you FEEL LIKE you are on a treadmill" are generally coming from folks that treat and plan to continue treating...to all outward appearances they are on a treadmill...all the while they are saying that they are not on a treadmill. The only claim missing from the alcohol analogy is people claiming that they could stop treating anytime they want...they just don't want to.
...let me add this link to a talk I gave a couple of years ago..."A Hard Row to Hoe: Getting on the Treatment-Free Treadmill".
dean, i want to borrow something i wrote in another thread,
"nobody is treating for bragging rights, or because it is fun and cheap.
what if you had, say, $350,000 (or any meaningful amount, your life savings?) invested in bees, boxes, trucks, forklifts, packing house ect.? assume you are married with 12 kids, and they all depend your your bee operation to survive."
'stuck on a treadmill' and the alcoholic analogy both carry with them the negative connotation that the individual is somehow caught in a situation detrimental to themselves (or their bees).
that doesn't necessarily have to be the case. it really depends on the whys and hows.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
I've gotten my two hives from cutouts this year. Not only were the bees no charge to me, I got paid for getting them and their wild drawn comb.
I certainly don't see any reason to spend (waste) money on treatments of any kind. If these bees die I'll get paid to collect more bees next spring. I also get to incentivize ($50 goes to him) my 12 year old son to turn off the X-Box and come do cutouts with me. It's good money for a 12 year old, gets him outside, teaches him something about nature, and lets me spend time talking with him.
>unfortunately, such debate is not possible on the tfb forum because of the censorship created by the 'unique forum rules' and the willingness of the moderator to enforce them. i fell this downgrades the participation on that forum to a 'religon', welcoming only those who 'believe'.
Such a debate IS possible in other forums and indeed is taking place right here in this thread. The reasons for having forums such as the TFB or the TBH forum is so people can talk about HOW to do it, not why or why not. Before that set of rules every single post by every person asking a question about how to do something was followed by the same series of posts by the same people telling them they are stupid for trying it (TBH or TFB etc.). It is difficult to have a conversation on how to do something under those circumstances. It's like going to a vegetarian cooking forum where they want to talk about how to cook without meat and I start arguing about why they should eat meat. It's not only rude, it's counterproductive for everyone involved. It's not a question of censorship, but rather one of constructive organization--having the conversation in the right place for the right reason. Here you are HAVING that conversation you say is being censored...
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Well said Michael, I have had that very thing happen to me many times, and it is very annoying and counterproductive as you say, I really hope that those type of intrusions can be a thing of the past eventually. John
We purchase honey from 3 suppliers, all of whom make their livings keeping bees, none of them use treatments....which is why we pay more for their honey, and why our customers pay more.
...you will note that I posted a talk I gave (in 2010) called, "getting on the treatment free treadmill"....is there a negative connotation to this? Regardless, you can use whatever analogy or terminology you wish...but the fact that folks that are using treatments see the continued use of treatments necessary (as opposed to the possibility of discontinuing their use) makes the case, whether the term "treadmill" is used or not.'stuck on a treadmill' and the alcoholic analogy both carry with them the negative connotation that the individual is somehow caught in a situation detrimental to themselves (or their bees).
thanks for joining the conversation michael. i always value what you have to say.
yes indeed, we are having that conversation here, in the main forum, without any constraints, (barring profanity and incivility). i am thankful for that.
as a newcomer, i wasn't around when all that bickering and subterfuge was going on. i read a post you made on another forum yesterday that helped me understand the history a little better.
i'll have to admit, i got a little miffed when i had some of my posts deleted (censored) in the
tfb forum on this site. they were neither profane nor uncivil.
so, i agree with you, what i am seeing here, and on the tfb forum as of late, is healthy and spirited debate. i hope that it never digresses beyond that.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
sure dean, to me 'stuck on' and 'getting on' have different connotations.
at the heart of the matter, is how one views treatments.
there are three views: helpful, harmful, or neutral.
there appears to be science to support all three, and it appears to depend on context.
philosophically, it's not much different than the debate over legalization of cannabis.
i agree with michael. the best thing we can do is share what we are doing, and what kind of outcomes we are seeing. the philosophical consideration can get in the way sometimes.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
If you think they are helpful for your bees, so be it. If you think your business would be affected negatively if you were totally upfront (on the label) about feeding and treating, then things are more problematic...what you feel you need to do, and what customers want are two different things.
If one is proud of their treatment practices, they should not take any more offense to "treatment treadmill" than I would at "treatment free treadmill". The fact that "treatments" have a negative connotation in general is not my fault, nor is it my responsibility.
This is rather meaningless....helpful, harmful, and neutral only have meaning with context...to say that science supports any of them is an empty statement.there are three views: helpful, harmful, or neutral.
there appears to be science to support all three, and it appears to depend on context.
...but the Moran study I posted earlier shows a long term (multigenerational) effect on gut microbe diversity and genetics. ...Mussen reports fumidill use stimulates nosema spore production as the levels disapate, stimulating the beekeeper to apply fumidill again. Operations (not all operations) where AFB is endemic, and only suppressed with antibiotics exist in all countries that allow antibiotics. The fact that there is a treadmill is pretty clearly established. ...it's more like a debate over whether people use cannibis rather than whether it should be legalized....it's an established fact.philosophically, it's not much different than the debate over legalization of cannabis.
....i know that treatment free seems "philosophical" from some perspectives, but to me, it is a matter of practical necessity.the philosophical consideration can get in the way sometimes.
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. - Emerson
Dan, that would be exactly the same, only without the slur.
I've had conversations go like this:
Me: "My hive died, but there were no mites in it."
Someone else: "Sounds to me like the mites got you."
good reply dean.
i am in 100% agreement with you that suppressing afb with preventative antibiotics doesn't make sense in the long run. no responsible physician that i know would use antibiotics in this way. there is no question that you will develop resistant bacteria, as has already happened with terramycin, and run the risk of afb popping up once treatments are stopped. i say, 'buyer beware' of any old hives, or nucs that have been split out of hives, that have been treated in this way.
i look forward to reading the mussen report. if it's a good study, this would be a case of science supporting the harmfulness of that treatment, how is that 'meaningless' or 'empty'? (i decided not to apply fumidill to my hives every fall as was recommended to me when i started. i definitely don't want that in my comb or honey). i do want to understand my options should nosema threaten my hive(s).
so far as the 'stuck on' vs. 'getting on', not worth quibbling about. thanks for your posts.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
Hic no but seriously. I feel I am running an experiment in the macro. We treat far less than we used to and I consider myself pretty responsible in what we use and when we use it. Why do some choose to put so little weight in the results we have achieved? Why do I feel some are genuinely irked that we are succeeding and want to do their best to dismiss it? I have evolved and adapted and I don't consider my views nearly as rigid as those espousing a very narrow treatment free dogma. We were just recently reminded of this over on the tf forum when a prominent poster admitted that he wasn't even open minded about his views on treating just that he believes what he believes. To each his own that's certainly his right.
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Not long after I signed up as Dee Bee I realized what a mistake that was because folks tended to place my gender on the female side. I came up with it because I thought it was a cute way to spell out my initials D.B. as related to bee keeping. Bad idea. Very often I would get PM's and references in posts as to my being female, not that there is anything wrong with that!
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You can change the coach, the captain and the batting order, but some things never change, as New Zealand have found in their long search for a decent opening combination.
The much-praised John Wright and Bruce Edgar were not half as good as we remember, and the opening combination has seen a revolving door of candidates since they departed.
The top order is certainly coach Mike Hesson's No1 priority. They had a torrid time in South Africa and expecting the team to turn it around in time for the home series against England might be asking too much.
The players should be a lot more competitive in the T20 and one-day games. But for now, they are labouring at test level and it is the batting which is letting the side down, Hesson said yesterday.
"The top-order batting is an area where we are constantly trying to evolve," he said.
"The middle order is getting exposed to the new ball too early, therefore we can lose wickets in clumps. So that top order is critical for us."
The return of Ross Taylor should certainly help.
He left the team in acrimonious circumstances when he was replaced as test captain by Brendon McCullum. However, Hesson said he had "a good meeting" with Taylor and the pair want to move on.
"Ross is looking forward to getting back in the fold and we are certainly looking forward to having him back.
"He is a world-class batsman in all forms of the game and in test cricket, in the last few years, he has averaged close to 50. So it would be really nice to have him in the order and then be able to manoeuvre the rest of the order around him."
Taylor's return will not solve the problem at the very top, though. The opening partnership between McCullum and Martin Guptill realised 124 runs in the home test against Zimbabwe last year but since then they have had a lean run as a combination. In the last six tests their highest partnership has been 40. They have averaged just 17.75.
McCullum was set to drop down the order in South Africa and Canterbury captain Peter Fulton was poised to open with Guptill before he was ruled out with a knee injury. He scored 94 for Canterbury in a first-class game this week.
"Peter is definitely an option for us to open the batting. Daniel Flynn is opening the batting for ND and he is asking some questions there. There are some young guys around the scene who have been scoring runs for a period of time. But there is no doubt the top of the order is where we possibly have a spot open.
"We've got to finalise what line-up we want in terms of the tests. But we are certainly looking to have Brendon bat further down the order where he can play a little bit more instinctively and I think Peter's skill set suits the top of the order."
The idea off shifting BJ Watling up the order did not have a lot of appeal for Hesson. Watling is still getting used to his role as a wicketkeeper-batsman and performed well there against South Africa.
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once only. Add them up. The result is divisible by 9. Add each of
the digits in the new number. What is their sum? Now try some other
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What happens to the perimeter of triangle ABC as the two smaller
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When we think of a pyramid, we usually think of one where the
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Yangma is an ancient Chinese name for a rectangular-based pyramid
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We will take a yangma with a square base of side length $a$, and
height also length $a$. Three of these can be fitted together to
form a cube.
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$b$ times larger. If we stretch the cube in the third perpendicular
direction, by a scale factor of $c$, the volume will be $a \times b
\times c$, which we know as the formula for the volume of a
There are three independent directions in which we could enlarge
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volume will be $k$ times as large.
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to the base lengths, perhaps height $h$ instead of a. Well, this is
just an enlargement in the vertical direction.
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multiplied by $\frac{h}{a}$.
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We will now look at a cone. We'll start with a right cone , whose vertex is
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Suppose we take a slice of the pyramid with the cone inside,
from some way up the pyramid. This will look like a square with a
circle fitting inside. We don't know the radius of the cone at this
point, so we'll call it $x$.
The same is true for every slice we take: the area of the circle
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We can use the same principles to find the volume of any
If we have a pyramid with rectangular base measuring $a$ by $b$,
and height $h$, then this can be obtained by stretching our
square-based pyramid by scale factor $\frac{b}{a}$. The new volume
will be $\frac{b}{a} \times \frac{a^2 h}{3} = \frac{a b h}{3}$.
If the base of the pyramid is a triangle with base $a$ and
perpendicular height $b$, it will fit exactly in the rectangular
pyramid above.
Area of rectangle = $k{a} \times k{b} = k^2 a{b}$
Area of triangle = $\frac{1}{2}{k}{a} \times {k}{b} =
\frac{1}{2}k^2{a}{b} = \frac{1}{2} \times \mbox{area of
If each triangle is half the size of the rectangle, the volume
of the triangular-based pyramid will be half the volume of the
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Wastewater in scientific terms is a slew of water, human feces, and other things flushed down the toilet. When captured filtered, the "solids" slowly outgas carbon dioxide and methane thanks to their population of methane producing bacteria. When paired with a methane-fuel cell, electricity and heat can be produced from the methane gas.
Smelling a sweet idea, Microsoft plans to do exactly that with its 300 kW cell. The installation, which also serves as a test of Microsoft's latest modular data centers, will consume 200 kW, feeding the remaining third of the generating capacity to power and heat the wastewater plant.
A similar 300 kW stack from FuelCell Energy is deployed on the campus of Yale University.
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Microsoft research program manager Sean James comments, "A person is consuming data and that person's waste is going to power the data center. It's been a mind shift. When we smell that methane at a water treatment plant, we realize we're smelling energy."
II. What a Great Smell You Have Discovered
While some wastewater facilities already harvest and distribute their methane for generative purposes, many simply flare (burn off) the gas. Microsoft sees its modular "Data Plant" design as potentially a game changer for such "stranded" biogas locations.
Fuel cells have traditionally been too expensive to consider versus backup fossil fuel generators, such as diesel backup generators (which, coincidentally, Microsoft
has been accused of overusing
by locals near some of its data centers). But the reliable alternative power sources are finally dipping to prices where they may make economic sense in locations where methane gas is cheap.
Microsoft is excited about making a "circle of life" using data and human feces.
Comments Brian Janous, data center utility architect at Microsoft, "Our expectation that this is cost effective especially as we move out of the U.S. where natural gas is really cheap."
The waste CO2 from the fuel cell can be pumped into local oil wells to extract more oil.
Microsoft is not alone in looking into fuel cells. Google Inc. (
) showed off a
wastewater-coupled data center
in 2008. EBay, Inc. (
) and Apple, Inc. (
) are also investigating fuel cells as a low-emissions way of powering their data centers, according to the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Technology Review
Overseas South Korean researchers have looked to
make fuel from feces
, as well, and one Japanese research according to the
Associated Press
is even investigating
making a meat substitute from feces
(although the validity of the
report has been questioned due to the story's similarity to a stunt by Canada's "Yes Men").
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Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o. (Associated Press)
Last Modified: Thursday, January 17, 2013 6:42 PM
By Scooter Hobbs / American Press
OK, Notre Dame, time to fess up.
The Gipper wasn't a real person either, now was he?
Come on, open up, this can be cleansing.
Wake up the Echoes (if they ever really existed). Nay, wake up the confessions. Rattle the skeletons.
Were there really Four Horsemen? If so, what breed?
And how can a sky be blue and gray at the same time anyhow? Never did figure that one out, but it was all part of the Notre Dame Legend-Myth.
The whole Knute Rockne/plane crash deal? Made that up, too, huh?
What, needed a sympathy card to play?
The Golden Dome is really synthetic-copper plating or some such.
Who can forget that Joe Theismann's family always pronounced their sur name THEES-man before the Fighting Irish script writers went to work on it.
And most of us for sure always thought the whole, bogus Rudy flimflam — yeah, right — was way too syrupy good to ever be true.
Now comes Heisman runner-up Manti Te'o and his imaginary girlfriend — now pseudo-deceased — quite possibly the funniest football scandal to ever come down the pipe.
If Reggie Bush can suddenly NOT win the Heisman Trophy five years after he won it, I'm cool with Te'o having a make-believe girlfriend.
A four-hanky, tear-jerker tragic love story to which your girlfriend would drag you kicking and screaming has suddenly turned into a delightfully quirky romantic comedy suitable for couples of all ages.
And nobody had to die. Nobody real, at least.
Yes, finally, it's the rare leukemia story you'll giggle through from start to finish.
RIP, Lennay Kekua, we hardly knew you.
The only sad thing is that Notre Dame is having to play this story straight, with somber faces and real news conferences and carefully worded, lawyered-up releases.
Hey — again — nobody died, even when we thought somebody did.
Isn't this a good thing? A life has been spared. Lennay lives on (not just in spirit, but forever in our, uh, imagination). Or can a life be spared if it never existed?
We'll need a ruling on that one, perhaps, but for now let's just rejoice. On Thursday, Lennay pulled a Lazarus and was healthy enough to be tweeting again.
Surely there's more to come in this saga. Te'o has yet to speak publicly since his tearful recollection on Lennay's "death," such that it was or how he courted her for three years without actually seeing her.
Notre Dame is portraying Te'o as the victim of a love story three years in the making.
If Te'o really was duped, then there are Nigerian deputy finance ministers all over the world who can't wait for him to ink his first NFL signing bonus (in disappearing ink, no doubt) so they can fire off get-rich-quick emails to him.
It's apparently a harmless scandal, juicy as it is.
What is Notre Dame afraid of?
Unless this imaginary girl friend gave him some made-up extra benefits, the Irish should be clean with the NCAA.
Michigan State is the one that ought to be crying foul after being duped.
Te'o used the "death" of the "love of his life" as inspiration to pillage and plunder the Spartans in her fuzzy memory.
But maybe this explains why Te'o was credited with 10 (apparently imaginary) tackles in the BCS championship game against Alabama when nobody remembers actually witnessing a single one.
Notre Dame beat Pitt and got to the BCS title game on a phantom pass interference call, why shouldn't they get there and be playing for the memory of a lovely, sincere, inspirational, courageous-in-the-face-of-cancer girl who never existed (or died).
Pay no attention to the touchdown we all could have sworn we saw Stanford score against the Irish. It never happened, just another cruel hoax, probably internet-related.
So, given that, why couldn't Te'o be playing for the memory of a phantom girlfriend?
Milking the gag too far? Possibly.
I just wish he'd explain the gratuitous apostrophe.
But here's where Te'o has some real explaining to do with the Irish.
Are Notre Dame women that ordinary that it's preferable to have an imaginary girlfriend in California than a real one in South Bend?
Not to rub it in on a football world already suffering from SEC burnout, but maybe Missouri receiver T.J. Moe was right back in August when he talked about the differences in the SEC, particularly the "prettier girls" part of his evaluation.
Not only that, but Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron's girlfriend was 100-percent real — had to be, she was on TV — not a figment of Brent Musburger's imagination.
Nice try, Manti.
Some people hire "escorts" to take home to the high school reunion.
Te'o, we presume, did sort of the same thing as inspiration to hold off Southern Cal with a goal-line stand.
Even the media bought it, hook, line and sinker.
If the fact-checking wasn't one of the media's shining moments, hang in there. Surely, Oprah is on the case as we speak.
For now, college football's offseason news is dominated by star players' girlfriends, real and imagined alike.
This does, of course, serve the common good by keeping recruiting on the back burner where it belongs.
Meanwhile, I don't know what to believe anymore.
But it does make you wonder, deep down, if we really landed on the moon.
• • •Scooter Hobbs covers LSU athletics. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com
Posted By: jim On: 1/19/2013
Title: Coverup of lies
Looks like it took em a few days to cover up the Heisman wannabee scandal with more lies..........who would believe these people............More media covering up a phony media creation............