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16T in debt and we're giving away free phones.
Is this a federal expenditure?
Where does the money come from to pay for them?
You're paying for those phones though your phone bill, not through taxes.
Where does the money come from to pay for them?
Your cellphone bill. Look for something called a "lifeline surcharge". You're paying for those phones though your phone bill, not through taxes.
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) One of America's fastest-growing wireless carriers is a company you've probably never heard of: Tracfone Wireless. It's the U.S. arm of a telecom empire controlled by the world's richest man, Carlos Slim, and it's the biggest player in an increasingly lucrative market: subsidized mobile phones for low-income Americans.
The subsidy became a political flashpoint recently thanks to an incendiary YouTube video featuring a Cleveland resident praising her free "Obama phone." Hype from the Drudge Report and conservative ringleaders like Rush Limbaugh propelled the video to nearly 5 million pageviews.
The real story behind the phones is more nuanced than the 45-second clip.
The subsidy is from a government-created program called Lifeline, which is paid for by customer fees on most phone bills. The program is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission, and has its roots in a universal access initiative that began in 1985, during Ronald Reagan's administration.
Here's how it works: If you're eligible for other forms of government assistance like Medicaid or food stamps (the rules differ by state), then you qualify to receive a $9.25 per month phone subsidy.
Participating wireless companies will typically offer a free phone (paid for by the company), with an allotment of Lifeline minutes each month.
Lifeline subscribers can collect only one monthly subsidy, for either a landline or a wireless phone. Around 75% of them have chosen to go wireless.
Where does the money for Lifeline subsidy come from? You.
Take a look at your phone bill and you'll see a charge -- typically a few dollars a month -- for payments to the "Universal Service Fund." That's the umbrella program covering various ventures, including Lifeline, that are designed to make telephone communications universally available to all Americans.
The government requires most telecoms to pay into the fund. The carriers then typically pass the costs on to their customers as a monthly surcharge. Last year, Lifeline accounted for 20% of the $8.1 billion Universal Service Fund distributed to support connections for rural areas, schools, hospitals and low-income individuals.
There are 17 million households currently signed up for the program, up from under 7 million just four years ago.
I just don't get why people were lined up at a grocery store to get them?
What are the qualifications of getting these phones?
Because...frick paying $200 a month.
I drive through the heart of darkness in NO just about every day and 2 or 3 times a week I see the tents set up around the neighborhoods. Generally next to a store to catch the foot traffic. You see the dysfunctionals talking on a phone waiting to sign up for another phone.
Where does the money come from to pay for them?
They are wedded to the phone. Remember the pay phone. shite you could'nt get to one for the minorities in line .
Your cellphone bill. Look for something called a "lifeline surcharge". You're paying for those phones though your phone bill, not through taxes.
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was melting some wax in the kitchen and accidentally spilled some on the floor... anything dissolve beeswax so i can remove it?
was melting some wax in the kitchen and accidentally spilled some on the floor... anything dissolve beeswax so i can remove it?
You probably don't do a lot of cross-country skiing where you live, but I always used paint thinner to remove old wax off my skis. Give it a try.
Turpentine. That's what paint thinner is I think? I use distilled mineral spirits, which is distilled turpentine and does not smell as strong.
Scrape off what you can with a razor blade.....the rest will wear off...gee wax on floors...who'd figure
wax on white tile turns black after a while cause of dirt and stuff..
we have inlaid linoleum and I use a single edge razor blade.
You can use a hair dryer to melt the wax then wipe it up with a paper towel.
A hair dryer does work well. An iron works well too. Put down a few layers of paper towel then apply the hot iron. The melted wax will absorb into the paper towels. Also, I believe nail polish remover will dissolve wax.
Goof Off works even better than mineral spirits. I never tried turpentine, but that is pretty similar to goof off and probably works good too.
Ditto on Sheri's melt and wipe idea. I do that too. In fact I use a heat gun just cause it's hotter and faster, but I wouldn't do that on anything other than a ceramic tile floor.

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When someone is so concerned about toilet seat germs, they cover the seat with half a roll of toilet paper, leaving it to appear like it has been mummified.
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Ignore Acebird in this thread. He seems to care more about his post count than the actual quality of his comments.
As stated before, diversity is key. Bees will benefit from adiverse plant selection.
Ignore Acebird in this thread. He seems to care more about his post count than the actual quality of his comments.
As stated before, diversity is key. Bees will benefit from adiverse plant selection.
"Life will find a way - it always finds a way." -Jurassic Park (MOVIE/BOOK)
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Acebird, did your bees come from your land? ...or did you buy them? My guess is that a majority of beekeepers buy bees at some point. You introduce the said bees to your backyard, or whatever, and then try to improve the environment for them by introducing more plants/trees that are beneficial for the bees (and many times, other wildlife). This is about as basic as is gets.
You say "leave it alone". I'm curious... do you believe that you left your environment alone when you started beekeeping (you didn't)?
Judging from your 5,000+ posts, I'm guessing that you have something invested in beekeeping. Most likely you find some satisfaction from it, as I do. Try to be helpful. GIVE REASONS for why it should be left alone. I have given reasons for why it should be diversified. Try to help this person out... he is looking for advice - SOUND, reasonable advice. There seems to be only growing evidence that suggests plant/crop monocultures are not healthy for bees. Diversity of plant selection in key for bee health and if the plants/trees planted have different bloom times, it will also contribute to a more balanced honey production.
"Life will find a way - it always finds a way." -Jurassic Park (MOVIE/BOOK)
USDA Zone 5a
I got into bees to benefit my gardens. I didn't plant my gardens to benefit my bees but that doesn't hurt them because it is such a small representation of what they require.
Brian Cardinal
Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
In more wild areas, any tree/plants planting needs to be evaluated to see what kind of impact it could do for existing eco-system (if any). HBs are very beneficial to us, but they are not only one specie on the Earth.
Серёжа, Sergey
Humans have been manipulating nature for at least 200,000 years. Plant selection, controlled fire, hunting, terra pretta, irrigation, food forests, you name it, we have been molding our landscapes to our needs for a long time. It is only with the rise of industrial agriculture that this has become a real problem. As far as I am concerned, the word "invasive" species only applies to humans, and I am not a misanthrope, just a realist.
Acebird, your thinking is flawed that nature will just give the bees what they need. We can intentionally plant multiple varieties of ground covers, shrubs, mid - story trees, and ultimately upper - canopy trees that will benefit not just the bees, but wildlife, domesticated critters and us humans. And the kicker, if done with a design that is well thought out and implemented properly, will last for generations. I don't see how that is a bad thing. Humans are a part of nature!
www.autonomyacres.com Discussions on Urban Homesteading
In my opinion, the only "invasive" that needs to be dealt with in our world today are GMO crops and those that brought them into this world. How we do that, I do not know???
www.autonomyacres.com Discussions on Urban Homesteading
On a commercial level the big advantage Honey Bees have over native pollinators is that they can be moved out of the way of harmful chemical applications and brought in again when there is a crop to pollinate.
As a hobbyist, I'm trying to keep honey bees on site year round, with a variety of blooms that benefit both "my" honey bees and the native pollinators. So far it sure looks as though the native pollinators take more advantage of my planted crops than the honey bees do. So it goes.
And as for not using chemicals to kill nasties, a consequence is certainly some big strange looking and destructive insect pests in my garden!


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Several local labor rights organizations mobilized May 21 during a shareholders' meeting at Gap headquarters in downtown San Francisco, Calif., to urge the retail clothing giant to sign on to an international accord that aims to protect the rights of employees in Bangladesh's garment factories.
Gap, the second largest buyer of clothing from Bangladesh, has not signed on to the treaty, which was released by a consortium of international labor groups after the eight-story Rana Plaza factory near Dhaka collapsed April 24, killing more than 1,100 workers. Swedish retailer H&M – the largest importer of clothing from Bangladesh – along with several European clothiers, have signed on to the accord.
U.S. retailers account for about 20 percent of garment production in Bangladesh, but large American corporations, including Walmart, Sears, the Gap, and J.C. Penney — who have significant presence in Bangladesh's garment industry — have not signed on to the accord. PVH, an American company that sells the Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and Izod brands, amongst others, is the only U.S. clothier to have signed the treaty (I-W, May 17).
A similar protest is planned against Walmart May 29, at the Four Seasons hotel in San Francisco. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, who sits on Walmart's board of directors, owns a $5 million penthouse on the 38th floor of the posh hotel. Walmart has said it will not sign on to the treaty as it has its own plans for workplace safety and accountability in Bangladesh.
The Rana Plaza disaster comes on the heels of a November 2012 fire at Tazreen Fashions, which killed 117 people. Gap was not associated with the Rana Plaza factory, but did purchase clothing produced at Tazreen.
Two activists, who were attempting to ward off Gap shareholders from attending the meeting, were arrested during the May 21 protest.
Anu Mandavilli, a spokeswoman for Friends Of South Asia, one of the organizers of the rally, said labor rights organizations have been working on the issue of garment factory workplace safety issues, long before the Rana Plaza factory collapse, which has been termed one of the world's worst industrial disasters. While activists protested outside Gap's headquarters, Mandavilli and Kirsten Moller from the Global Exchange used proxies to actually attend the meeting and confronted Gap's CEO Glen Murphy during the question-and-answer portion of the annual event.
"By charging only 10 cents more per garment, Gap could dramatically change Bangladesh's garment industry," Mandavilli told India-West, noting that Gap has 73 factories in the country. "But it is always a race to the bottom in this industry: you're going to give the contract to whoever produces the goods most cheaply," the Indian American activist stated, adding that vendors will be certain to take out their share, leaving very little for wages and improving workplace safety.
Mandavilli alleged that the Rana Plaza disaster did not come up once during the shareholders' meeting, until she and Moller raised the issue.
Murphy said the company was still in discussions about signing on to the treaty, reported Reuters. "We've not given up that a global accord of some kind can be worked out," he said, but added that the proposal at present did not "make sense" for the company.
Zakia Afrin, an adjunct professor of law at Golden Gate University, spoke at the May 21 protest, acknowledging the "paralyzing grief" the Bangladeshi American community is experiencing in the wake of the Rana Plaza disaster."
"In this day and age, it is absolutely deplorable that human lives have less value than commercial products," she told India-West.
Twenty million people in Bangladesh – mostly women – depend on the garment industry for a living, earning roughly $38 per month, according to several sources. Afrin acknowledged that the status of the country's mostly Muslim woman has advanced dramatically as they earn their own livelihoods, but added that her own first-hand inspections of the factories revealed deplorable working conditions.
"In one factory, the stairs were so narrow, barely one person could walk through. This creates a potential for death by stampede," she stated, adding that by default, factories are overcrowded with space for employees given over to state-of-the-art machines. Meal-times and bathroom breaks are strictly monitored, noted Afrin.
The Amsterdam, Netherlands-based Clean Clothes Campaign estimates that at least $71 million will be needed to compensate the victims and survivors of the Rana Plaza disaster. The San Francisco Bay Area-based organization SpaandanB – spaandanB.org – mobilized shortly after the Rana Plaza tragedy and collected $52,000 in two days to aid those injured by the collapse. The organization is delivering daily food packets to victims at local hospitals and is working to identify long-term care and permanent housing for survivors.
"The Accord on Building and Fire Safety" sets a framework for governance and credible inspections from its signatories, and mandates that each signer must annually provide a list of suppliers and subcontractors in Bangladesh. The accord also mandates that workers who were disabled at the Tazreen or Rana Plaza factory disasters be retrained for new employment.


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- ↑ Religion as a Public Good, Alan Mittleman, Rowman & Littlefield, 2003 ISBN 0742531252, 9780742531253, 336 pages, pp. 16-17
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Are there any Texas or New Mexico beekeepers reading this forum that have contacts with apicultores south of the Border? Someone in the states of Chihuahua or Durango would be the closest to where I need help.
I am still thinking hard about the same situation I described in my opium:honey query I posted earlier this week. The top bar hive BB has been a great help. TBH definitely looks like a great way to go in a remote, rural 3rd World situation where the new beekeepers couldn't afford to buy gear from far away.
I could take my ( admittedly limited) knowledge of beekeeping and pictures or plans for TBH's easily on a mission trip. I can probably raise funds to buy basic gear like hive tools, smokers, and veils. What I can not imagine how to do is get USA-raised/bought bees across the Border, even if the bees are not for sale but for economic development / gifts.
I am assuming that any nucs or package bees I could get from a beekeeper deep in Mexico would be Africanized to some degree. Wrong thinking?
Or could it be possible that there could be biological "sky islands" in the high Sierra Madres -- like we see in New Mexico or Arizona -- places where there are bees haven't been in contact with other bees down on the plains?
I would be most grateful for any hints as to who I might call or write about sources of bees in northern Mexico. The Spanish language is not a barrier for me, so if you know someone I could contact that only speaks español, that's great.


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Doug HusBPL Member
@doug-hLocale: Ontario. Canada
Mean while up in Canada;
Hikers woken by screams during Labrador polar bear attack
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2013/08/16/nl-torngat-polar-bear-attack-doctor-816.htmlAug 18, 2013 at 8:12 am #2016308
Nightmare, for the guy who got munched and for his co-campers.
Note the total failure of the portable electric fence. Pretty sure any Northerner would have told them so. Polar bears are not your average bear. They are furry tanks.
Also note that hikers in the Torngat are 'strongly advised' to have an armed escort. I understand this episode might lead Parks Canada to make it mandatory.Aug 18, 2013 at 9:31 am #2016322
"The bear ripped through the electric fence the group had set up around their campsite that night."
"Parks Canada strongly advises visitors to hire an armed bear guard during their stay, but it is not mandatory."Aug 18, 2013 at 10:47 am #2016334
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the advice to "have an armed polar bear guard" contains the half truths of most gov't utterances.
as a working Canadian Citizen you are precluded from having a firearm inside of the park. BUT as a sainted native of the north, you can carry one right on in. we are not capping on the first nation here, it is just that they retain rights that fairly should be avail to all peoples. obvious, pure, raw discrimination is what it is.
thusly to be correctly prepared for the multiple polar bear encounters that you will have in that area (it is currently infested with them) you would need to hire a native guide. if you are on a snow machine or hunting or such, then you can probably find one. if you are traveling on foot, as was the sierra club group …. good luck. carrying a pack ? this is not something northern natives are going to do. they are simply not set up for it. it does not really pertain to the way the live every normal day up there.
going by leaky boat ? across open water laden with slabs of ice ? with a motor that sputters and low on fuel ?? native is the way to go. not a problem.
need to get somewhere by snow machine because the weather is too hideous for the helicopter ? sledding across half snow, half rocks, crossing creeks during runoff as full throttle, and can not see 40 feet in front of you ? that is sop on the way to school for an inuit child.
but carrying a pack ??? are you Out of your White Honky Mind. and leave us be, go Away, you are an idiot from the south.
and That is how they came to not have an armed guard.
now the fine minds in Ottawa have said, "they may need to look at the policy". ohh , that's nice. how reactive. they guy's already well chewed upon. it's not as if they were not well informed about this some years ago.
stereotypical bureaucratical incompetence getting people killed. but that is nothing new. is it ?
if you deployed a normal electrified fence, and the terrain was insufficiently conductive (as much of the arctic is…) it would not have had any effect. nor will an "electric fence" issue any kind of warning that your perimeter has been breached.
to have an workable shock fence, one needs multiple conductors strung a various heights. which it's a big mess to erect every afternoon.
rf field motion detectors are not effective in the wind. ir detectors fail to reliably pick up the very weak thermal signature of white bears. if interested, look around a bit, and if you are wanting any sort of warning, you'll find it takes a perimeter alarm to do the trick.Aug 18, 2013 at 11:11 am #2016339
Peter, you are right, it's madness.
The Parks Canada ban on firearms is already bypassed in at least one National Park that I know of, Gros Morne. They've decided to cull the moose population (habitat damage from overgrazing) and now parts of the Park are open to moose hunting during the season.
That's on the island part of Newfoundland and Labrador, same province.Aug 18, 2013 at 12:23 pm #2016349
eric chanBPL Member
parks canada explicitly recommends hiring an armed guide in the brochure
yet the sierra club ad makes no mention of any armed guards … or warning about polar bear attacks …
why did they decide not to hire an armed guard?
hmmmmmAug 18, 2013 at 12:30 pm #2016350
"They've decided to cull the moose population (habitat damage from overgrazing)"
Sounds like there is a lack of predators, resulting in an uncontrolled herbivore population (much like we used to see in Yellowstone with Elk until they reintroduced wolves). Culls aren't very effective because they don't change the behaviour of the herbivores in the same way that the presence of a predator does, and they give the false impression that ecosystems need our meddling with. I'm not saying they don't work at all – just that they're a short term stop-gap measure, not an ecologically sound solution.
Anyways back on topic, it's too bad there was a lawyer in this group. Things are going to get litigious. Everyone or no one should be allowed guns. The native monopoly on them is ludicrous considering guns have nothing to do with their historical use of the land. One of the major ecological problems in the north is that native groups have retained their historical land use rights, while radically increasing their capacity to extract resources (snowmobiles, planes, guns, boats, harpoons). We see the tragic consequences of this with examples like the embattled Bathurst Caribou Herd (down 90% in the last 2 decades from ~350,000 animals to 30,000). I've worked in the north and talked with natives that have chartered a Hercules plane filled with pallets of ammo to hunt a plane full of caribou in one killing spree. The idea that nature is inexhaustible is still prevalent there, and we often see overuse followed by denial of a problem when faced with new rules that would limit extraction (ie. insisting the caribou are fine for years after it crashed and the scientists are all wrong, and more recently insisting the polar bear census's are wrong and there's actually lots so they should keep hunting more than ever). Back around 2007 Inuit groups still wanted to harvest 10-15K caribou annually from a herd now numbering 30k.
Anyways I digress. The polar bear incident is unfortunate but part of the normal risks you take when venturing into the wild. People should understand and accept the risks they take.Aug 18, 2013 at 1:18 pm #2016355
The lack of predators is exactly the problem. The Newfoundland wolf was exterminated ages ago. (Black bears take the odd calf or sick moose, but they like salmon and berries better.) The moose, on the other hand, is an introduced species. Caribou are native to Newfoundland. The moose were dropped on the island a century ago to help feed people. Now we have the world's highest population density.
So it's taken a while, but Nature hates a vacuum, and now wolf-coyote hybrids have crossed the ice from Labrador. ("Coyotes!" the goverment keeps insisting, "Just…really big, with different fur…" But a DNA analysis last year showed 90% wolf in a 'typical specimen'.)
The coy-wolves haven't been here long, but there's been a bounty put on them already. The official rationale is that they threaten a shrinking caribou population.Aug 18, 2013 at 3:09 pm #2016378
Probable Sierra Club TripAug 18, 2013 at 3:54 pm #2016396
Thanks for the info on coy-wolves B & B. The importance of "top down" (predator) ecosystem regulation is something we're just starting to appreciate – about a century after wiping out predator populations everywhere.
The moose vs caribou situations are complex and quite interesting also. Like NFLD, Northern Ontario is historically caribou country, but with some moose (I think) and no deer (north of Sudbury). Caribou have low reproductive rates but they faired alright because they hang out in the dense bush where wolves prefer not to travel. With habitat fragmentation (mostly logging, but also agriculture), it opened up the landscape for much more efficient wolf travel (the logging roads more so than the actual clear cuts) which had disastrous consequences for the caribou. We can try to support the woodland caribou all we want, but they're fundamentally in a bad spot until all of the logging roads grow in. Caribou can't readily out run a wolf (like a deer can) and they fair poorly when trying to stand their ground in the bush (unlike a moose which stands a fair chance).
The Ontario government largely agrees with the situation, but the logging industry runs the parks in Ontario (ie. the Ministry of Natural Resources runs Ontario Parks) which is why virtually all "protected areas" have either been already heavily exploited (most of them) or they're currently open to dramatic resource extraction (ie. Algonquin). Most Ontarians have no idea that Algonquin Park – a park widely sold as an example of pristine Ontario wilderness – is actually being over 80% actively logged. If it's out of eyesight from the hiking trails and main canoe routes then resource extraction is encouraged and subsidized. This pro-resource extraction spin is apparent even on the Ontario Species at Risk website, where they make whitewashed statements like "forest management practices have created a diverse forest landscape that has not favoured [the caribou]".
Even the national parks in Ontario are in big trouble. The largest National Park is Pukaskwa, and the caribou were extirpated from there last year after the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources built a whole slew of fresh clearcuts and logging roads all around the park which ramped up wolf predation to the already embattled herd.
To be clear, this isn't just about the caribou. It's about diminishing ecological integrity on a widespread basis. We're losing species and ecological resilience, which hurts us directly (air and water quality, nutrient cycling) and indirectly (fisheries crashing, out of control invasives and pests).
I'm far from unbiased, but most logging is ridiculous and should be stopped. Especially what little old growth is left (which most Canadians are ignorant of). We log far more wood than we need to, so we can ship it overseas for minimal to negative profits. I say negative because the industry is heavily subsidized and it's a net drain to taxpayers much of the time. Logged areas are a travesty, as the habitat dries out (killing all amphibian life), it opens the landscape to invasive species and destroys the balance of a climax system. The ecological impacts (which affect us too!) are far greater than most realize and most people go with it because they assume incorrectly that it's a substantial driver of the economy. Most of the time it's a select few profiting thru subsidized exploitation of Canadian resources.
Okay back to polar bear attacks….Aug 18, 2013 at 6:44 pm #2016424
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To me polar bears are like great white sharks…..if you are in the water and one shows up you'd better have something that equalizes the situation or you are dinner for sure.
As a rancher I can say with experience that electric fences are "training" devices, and I've seen pleanty of animals go right through them cause they were not trained to respect a thin wire. Polar bears are not necessarily trained to respect electric wire, regardless of strength of charge.
But it sounds like the polar environment is not really even good for that?
How about a fire extinguisher sized bear spray? Add some color and you could see the ones who've been "educated".Aug 19, 2013 at 8:50 am #2016560
After alot polar bear attacks, they may need to consider changing the name to Torngut Mountains National Park.Aug 26, 2013 at 9:45 pm #2018898
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" We see the tragic consequences of this with examples like the embattled Bathurst Caribou Herd (down 90% in the last 2 decades from ~350,000 animals to 30,000
and on the other hand we experiences such as: i walked to, and paddled across Bluenose Lake, which is pretty much Ground Zero of caribou habitat, and herd reductions from hunting aside (they do shoot quite a few of them) it is as overgrazed as any place i have ever seen. they herd appears out of food in it's core area. there is nothing left to eat.
i seen as much caribou terrain as most any guy from the south, and that is some eaten-to-the-bone land.
i was not looking for information or bias or anything when i did that walk. i was simply covering turf. it is an open and independent observation.
the turf certainly looks overgrazed.
there are animals wandering aimlessly (more aimless than their usual clueless routine), and not having their heads down as often as it would be nice to see them.
up there is an arctic ecosystem. it grows wildly, it dies, it's all over the map. stability is a foreign concept.
things are not helped by a native population with a sustained population growth rate in excess of 6%.
caribou populations are touchy subject up north. nice place to walk though ….
v.Sep 2, 2013 at 5:19 pm #2021075
The Bluenose Herd situation is an interesting one. I don't know much about it, other than hearing talk about some communities considering hunting there with the Bathurst Herd out of consideration for the next while.
I have read a moderate amount of the scientific literature on caribou, and the sentiment there seems to be that food abundance is very rarely a population limit on caribou. Caribou have diet preferences, but they are extremely versatile and can switch to other plant species when their main food sources are exhausted. Food access (ie. buried under snow) is a real density independent limit on caribou, which seems to have played a big role in recent Bathurst declines (and then non-adjusted hunting levels made the situation worse). Then again, if the Bluenose caribou have lost their predators (ie. overhunting of wolves) the population could have exploded and exhausted their food sources in a way that isn't normally possible – again I know nothing of the actual situation. Obviously the situation you saw was causing some food stress – whether though behavioural changes (switching to other foods or foraging areas) or through actual energy shortages. The ecology of caribou is neat stuff.Sep 3, 2013 at 3:12 pm #2021415
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more at link ….
A Maine man who survived a polar bear attack in Canada said that going into the park unarmed was a risk he was willing to take, but he acknowledges, "It's a gamble I nearly lost."
Matthew Dyer, who was dragged from his tent by a bear a month ago, said he wouldn't have traveled to the remote Torngat Mountains National Park in northern Labrador if he'd thought his safety depended on his ability to kill a bear.
"My desire to travel to wild areas like the Torngats will always be outweighed by the rights of the animals in that park to exist," Dyer told The Associated Press in an email. "Life is full of risks, and going to the Torngats unarmed was a risk I was willing to take. It's a gamble I nearly lost."
Sep 3, 2013 at 3:32 pm #2021418
"The bite Mezzetta sustained by the large bear was strong enough to go through his heavy-duty work boots and puncture his skin. He required several stitches."
Hmm. There's an element of the boots-vs-trailrunners debate I haven't seen discussed. ;)Sep 3, 2013 at 4:37 pm #2021442
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>"There's an element of the boots-vs-trailrunners debate I haven't seen discussed"
And when it is discussed, it is typically about protection from snake bite – a potential problem in an entirely different climate.Sep 5, 2013 at 6:34 pm #2022257
Eric BlumensaadtBPL Member
@danepackerLocale: Mojave Desert
Canada has VERY wierd gun laws and even bear spray laws (can't use tehm against human "animals".
If I was a Canadian woman I'd say "Screw 'em, I'm carrying peppers spray and my attorney can sort it out after I've dispatched the mugger/rapist."
GOD! Frikkin' Canadian Liberals and their nannying laws – and I'm an American Democrat!Sep 5, 2013 at 7:01 pm #2022271
Nick GatelBPL Member
@ngatelLocale: Southern California
Well, it's their country — who are we to judge?Sep 5, 2013 at 8:54 pm #2022314
Jerry AdamsBPL Member
@retiredjerryLocale: Oregon and Washington
"GOD! Frikkin' Canadian Liberals and their nannying laws – and I'm an American Democrat!"
Yet in other ways they're less liberal, like they're more into chopping down trees and laying waste to tracts of land for oil sand mining.
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Small market fan... always hoping, but never expecting.
I can't believe anybody would cry over this team, they overachieved just to have 78 wins and have lucked out as the competition weakened them into contention.
Hey, the Central will have bigger questions next year. Maybe the Brewers finally rise ?
So no, I haven't moaned about Wayne consistently. He really had me going for a couple of months. Believe it or not, I'm not at all a negatively biased human being, as counterintuitive as that might sound; I know it's cognitively richer for many on here to assume such a thing and lump me among some prefashioned "peanut gallery." It's easy. It's dramatic. It sets up oppositions, however, that don't exist. The "truth" is, I'm a downright brutally fair person if I know someone's doing/done right by the franchise, even when that person fails (cf. Jason Larue).
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You coined the "peanut gallery" dismissiveness, and have wielded that garbage with several posters, not just me. But nice try.
Quoted the day of the Pena/Arroyo tradeVery good post. This trade puts me squarely in the Krivsky's got balls camp. Hats off to the guy on this one.
Back at ya, baby. See what I mean about playing that "dig up old posts" game? We can go back and forth forever with smearing one another if you'd like. But you don't want that. No one does.
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June 28, 2013
Professor Dom Caristi in his officeA head-scratching case of censorship involving a telecommunications professor, an Italian flag, an office window, and a policy designed to regulate outdoor signs and structures has fortunately come to a satisfactory end at Indiana's Ball State University. For roughly four years, Professor Dominic Caristi, a professor in Ball State's Department of Telecommunications, hung a flag unobtrusively in his office window. Initially, Caristi hung the Greek flag—a reference to his selection as a Fulbright scholar to Greece. Later, he replaced it with the Italian flag, a nod to his heritage. This past February 11, however, Associate […]» Read More
First Amendment Lawsuit Challenges Ball State's Regulation of Off-Campus Speech
October 16, 2012
A lawsuit filed last Thursday in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is challenging Ball State University's punishment of two students for their actions involving an apartment-mate, Brent Allred, who apparently failed to pay his share of the rent. The two student plaintiffs allegedly pulled two pranks on Allred. First, they placed an old sandwich in his room and locked the door. Second, they pulled a Chris Hansen on him, posing online as a high school student, inviting him to a movie theater in character, and posting a videotape of the ensuing confrontation on […]» Read More


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Fair Housing 'Testing' to be Focus of April 3 Fair Housing Conference
DETROIT (March 4, 2008) – Since 1990, fair housing "testing" has resulted in an excess of $130 million in financial payments to plaintiffs in fair housing litigations. In an effort to explain why this legal technique is so significant, Wayne State University Law School and the Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit are proud to offer a day-long Fair Housing Testing Conference from 8:15 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. on April 3, 2008, at Wayne Law's Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium.
The conference will feature national experts who will provide answers to the following and many other fair housing questions:
- How is "testing" accomplished?
- In what circumstances can it be used most effectively?
- What impact can it play in successful plaintiff recoveries in court actions?
- How does one select and instruct testers?
- What legal challenges regarding evidence can be anticipated and how should one respond to efforts to exclude such evidence?
Wayne Law Professor Emeritus Otto J. Hetzel, Co-Director of the Law School's Fair Housing Education Program and a current practicing attorney in Washington, D.C., will serve as the conference moderator. Before coming to Wayne Law, Professor Hetzel served as Associate General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development where he was responsible for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. In that role, he was a principal drafter of Title VIII, the 1968 Fair Housing Act. As this April marks the 40th anniversary of the enactment of that landmark legislation, Professor Hetzel will share some of his experiences in development of the legislation and achieving passage of that Act enacted only after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King.
Wayne Law Professor John Mogk, Co-director of the Law School's Fair Housing Education Program, will welcome conference participants and also participate in the conference. The Honorable Avern Cohn, Senior Judge, Eastern District of Michigan, who has presided over a number of fair housing cases in which testing evidence was introduced, will be the luncheon speaker. The Honorable Victoria A. Roberts, Judge, Eastern District of Michigan, will provide a summation in the afternoon.
A group of national experts associated with private, local, non-profit fair housing centers will share their thoughts about the "testing" practice and how to utilize testing. These experts include:
- Fred Freiberg, Field Service Director, Fair Housing Justice Center of HELP USA, New York
- Ann Marquart, Executive Director, Project Sentinel, Palo Alto, Calif.
- Vince Larkins, President and CEO, Fair Housing Center of the Greater Palm Beaches, Fla.
- Pamela Kisch, Executive Director of the Fair Housing Center of Southeast Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Experienced litigation attorneys will also share their experiences in utilizing testing evidence in housing discrimination lawsuits. They include
- P. Rivka Schochet and Michelle Crockett from the law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC
- Judith Levy, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Liam J. Garland, Director of Litigation, Housing Rights, Center, Los Angeles, Calif.
- Stephen Tomkowiak, Southfield, Mich., and an Instructor for the National Fair Housing Training Academy
- John Obee, Senior Partner, Wood Kull Herschfus Obee and Kull
- Angelique Strong, Vice President and Corporate Counsel, The Handleman Company, Inc.
- Jeffrey Taren, Partner, Kinoy, Taren and Geraghty, Chicago
The FHC-Detroit Board Chair and Attorney Noel Saleh and FHC Executive Director Cliff Schrupp will also be participating, as will FHC Legal Services Coordinator Michael Olshan.
THERE IS NO CHARGE TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE. However, the noon box lunches and the attendee packets for the conference will be limited to those who have pre-registered for the conference by March 20, 2008. Interested persons can pre-register by contacting Michael Olshan at the FHC office (313) 963-1274 or email@example.com.
Wayne State University Law School has served Michigan and beyond since its inception as Detroit City Law School in 1927. Located in Detroit's re-energized historic cultural center, the Law School remains committed to student success and features modern lecture and court facilities, multi-media classrooms, a 250-seat auditorium, and the Arthur Neef Law Library, which houses one of the nation's 30 largest legal collections. Taught by an internationally recognized faculty, Wayne State Law School students experience a high-quality legal education via a growing array of hands-on curricular offerings, five live-client clinics, and access to well over 100 internships with local and non-profit entities each year. Its 11,000 living alumni, who work in every state of the nation and more than a dozen foreign countries, include leading members of the local, national and international legal communities. For more information, visit www.law.wayne.edu.


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If you're new here, mucho gusto. Encantada. (Nice to meet you.)
I thought this FAQ might be a good way to get acquainted. These are answers to questions people often E-mail me upon discovering Latinaish.com, as well as some links to related posts. (Click the questions for the answers.)
LATINAISH.com FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Why did you refer to yourself as "Señora López" when you first started this blog?
So, your suegra… She lives with you for reals?
Do you have any mother-in-law advice?
If your husband is Salvadoran, why do you use Mexican slang/talk about Mexico?
So, are Latin men really possessive and jealous?
Is an inter-racial/inter-cultural marriage difficult?
My husband is undocumented. Do you have any immigration advice?
What are some of the things I'll find on Latinaish.com?
What events have you been invited to as a blogger?
What do you do outside of blogging?
Any advice for raising bilingual kids?
What does your Spanish sound like?
Who are you?
My name is Tracy López. I am an Anglo-American, (also known as Caucasian, gringa or white as Wonder bread.) I was born and raised in the suburbs outside of Washington DC. My childhood was fairly typical, if not ideal.
I have always had an unexplained attraction to Latino culture, (and really all cultures fascinate me.) If you believe in reincarnation, maybe I was Latina in a former life. ¿Quién sabe?
One day I met Carlos who had immigrated to the area from El Salvador. He didn't speak English back then and my Spanish wasn't as good as it is now, but we figured out other ways to "communicate." (There's no talking when you're busy besando!)
Well, too much besando leads to things. Tú sabes lo que estoy diciendo! We were young, we were foolish, we got married. More than 15 years later, here we are with two sons, (and a dog named Chico.)
What does Latinaish mean?
Latinaish (pronounced lat-teen-uh-ish) is a word I made up to describe my ethnicity and the ethnicity of anyone else who doesn't have roots in Latin America but lives within the culture.
Synonyms: Gringa Latina, Alma Latina, Latina de Corazón, Honorary Latina, Adopted Latina.
Why did you refer to yourself as "Señora López" when you first started this blog?
Back then I was under the ridiculous impression that I could remain anonymous. The point of remaining anonymous was because I frequently used my blog as an outlet to deal with my live-in mother-in-law problems. My "suegra" (that's Spanish for "mother-in-law"), lived with us. Putting a humorous spin on the clash of cultures that occurred regularly in our household helped me survive. Although my suegra stories were truthful and never malicious – I really didn't want to stir up more trouble. Worried that an English-speaking in-law would find my blog and rat me out, I decided to keep it anonymous. Of course, that didn't last long.
Why did you go public?
One day, months after starting the blog, I received an invitation to the Qué Rica Vida event in Miami.
When I returned from Miami, I blogged about it of course – and my new amigas who I met at the event, now knowing my real first name, used it in blog comments. I could have easily edited them out to preserve my anonymity – but I knew it was a losing battle. Anonymity on the internet is an illusion anyway, and better that I faced that truth. I started to use my full name, Tracy López, instead of referring to myself as the mysterious "Señora López." – I also started to use my husband's name, Carlos.
As for our two boys, I still try to avoid using their names, simply because middle school is hard enough without your friends finding hilarious stories about you on your mother's blog. And Suegra, she's still Suegra and always will be. I've never posted a single photo showing her face, nor have I ever used her name. I respect her privacy.
So, your suegra… She lives with you for reals?
She did, for a good decade, but as of now, Suegra no longer lives with us. Contrary to popular belief, I'm not jumping for joy. I'm not going to lie, I never wanted her to live with us in the first place, but I had come to an almost Zen-like acceptance of the situation – at least when Suegra wasn't causing problems.
I really don't want to go into too much detail. I will just say that in Latin American culture, it is very much taboo to criticize a mother. Mothers are seen as almost saintly and incapable of doing wrong. This belief causes many individuals to suffer in silence, even when a mother's incorrect behavior crosses the line into psychological or emotional abuse. Speaking up and calling a mother's behavior "abusive" is seen as something sinful. (Remember, the mother can do no wrong!) This issue needs to be talked about so that the dysfunction isn't passed onto the next generation.
So, if you're looking for Suegra stories, you will have to check the archives.
Do you have any mother-in-law advice?
Yup. I wrote an article on New Latina called Dealing with a Difficult Suegra, an article for Mamiverse called 3 Ways to Get Revenge on Your Suegra and an article for Voxxi called 3 Steps To a Civil Relationship With Your Suegra. Hope these help you out. Good luck.
How did you and Carlos meet?
That would require a 5 part series… Luckily, I already wrote it.
Where is your husband from?
El Salvador – (Te amo pulgarcito!)
Have you been to El Salvador?
Twice. Once in 1999, and again in 2011.
All posts having to do with El Salvador, guanacos, and Salvadoran culture, can be found in the "Salvadoreños" category.
If your husband is Salvadoran, why do you use Mexican slang/talk about Mexico?
My husband would like to know the answer to this, too. I'll tell you what I tell him all the time:
Besides a crush on Cuban, "Ricky Ricardo" – the majority of my exposure to Latin American culture, traditions, holidays, music, food, Spanish slang – was all Mexican. (As is the case for most Americans.)
Mexican culture is simply the dominant Latin American culture in most parts of the United States, and I fell in love with Mexico before I could even point out El Salvador on a map.
This doesn't sit well with some Salvadorans, (because although a lot of people don't like to talk about it, Mexicans and Salvadorans often have issues with each other.)
All I can say is that there's enough room in my heart for everyone. I will say "Puchica" and "Pinche." I will eat pupusas and Valentina hot sauce. I will cheer for "El Tri" and "La Selecta." (When the U.S. plays though, all bets are off.) I don't discriminate, hermanos. I understand that there are issues between you guys, but leave me out of it. I love you both.
So, are Latin men really possessive and jealous?
Depends on the guy. Carlos was at times. That's actually something I liked about him when we were novios, but I grew up and it became an issue we struggled with in our marriage. Thankfully, Carlos has also done some growing and now it's not really a problem.
Is an inter-racial/inter-cultural marriage difficult?
I'm going to give you the honest truth because if you get married with some naive idea in your head, you won't make it.
The truth: Marriage in general is difficult. Add in a language barrier, societal pressures, the occasional racist/ignorant comment from family or strangers, possibly different belief systems, and frequent culture clashes and you've got a lot on your plate to deal with. It isn't always pretty and it isn't for the faint of heart.
Those who are good candidates for such a marriage should be good listeners, compassionate, curious, patient, not easily discouraged, determined to make things work no matter what, ready to compromise, and have a good sense of humor. I will promise you this – you will never get bored of each other, there will always be new things to discover about each other, and you will learn a lot.
I don't think everyone can handle it, but as for me, I'd do it all over again.
My husband is undocumented. Do you have any immigration advice?
Regardless of whether you're legally married here in the United States and/or have children together, your husband/wife/partner could be detained and/or deported at any time if they entered the country illegally or overstayed.
Unfortunately, immigration law has changed since my husband and I married. My advice is to consult an immigration attorney as soon as possible. They are best equipped to guide and advise you. I know it isn't cheap, but I do not recommend trying to do the paperwork yourself or relying on random internet advice. My heart goes out to you.
What are some of the things I'll find on Latinaish.com?
Spanish, Spanglish, language in general, botas picudas, Bubu Lubus, Espinoza Paz, El Salvador, Caliche, slang, horchata, La Virgen de Guadalupe, fictional Mexican cowboys, Michael Jackson songs sung with a Mexican accent, Spanish language music in general, good books, donkey libraries, buses, street dogs, films and documentaries, fútbol, Chicharito, travel, bilingual TV shows, flip flops, typography, recipes, folk art, Latin American food, piropos, ordinary people who do extraordinary things, y más.
What events have you been invited to as a blogger?
Since Qué Rica Vida, I've been invited to the Latin Billboard Awards and Telemundo Studios. I've attended a Gold Cup game, a Grito celebration with the Mexican Embassy, Independence Day with the Embassy of El Salvador in DC, and a Top Bloguera Conference at the White House. My younger son was invited to walk national soccer players on field, I have interviewed Chilean Miner Edison Peña's translator, the only female fútbol announcer in the world, and several other interesting individuals.
All have been amazing moments in my life that I'll never forget – and all have taught me one thing – Follow your passion. If I hadn't been writing about the things I loved, (Latin food, Latin music, Spanish language TV, fútbol, Latin American cultures and traditions), I wouldn't have been invited. So, as much as possible, do what you love.
What do you do outside of blogging?
I'm a novelist, still seeking an agent for various multicultural fiction and YA novels.
I'm also a freelance writer who has contributed to various other blogs, websites and print publications. (Publishing credits/clips and writing samples, here.)
On occasion I do translating work (Spanish to English.)
Does Carlos have a blog?
Yes, he does. It's called A Salvadoran in Gringolandia, but he doesn't update it often. (He's too busy working and watching Chavito del 8.)
Any advice for raising bilingual kids?
The very best source for information on raising a bilingual child can be found at SpanglishBaby.com, but I do have a few tips of my own. Here are a few posts, but my main piece of advice:
Speak Spanish to your child as early as possible, as often as possible, and be consistent.
Things won't always go the way you expect. It can be frustrating and they might rebel. Stay strong. It's the greatest gift you can give them. They'll thank you later. Also, it's never too late to start.
Raising Bilingual Niños: Tip #1
Raising Bilingual Niños: Tip #2
Raising Bilingual Niños: Tip #3
Raising Bilingual Niños: Tip #4
Raising Bilingual Niños: Tip #5
By the way, each summer I do something here on Latinaish called "El Verano de Español" (Spanish Summer.) … Basically it's a challenge to other parents out there to start speaking to their children only in Spanish while their child is on summer vacation from school.
This is how I got a jump start into speaking Spanish to my kids almost full time, now even during the school year. You're welcome to participate, but of course, you don't have to wait until school lets out to give it a try. You could start with just weekends, or one day of the week. How about an hour each day? … It's difficult at first – Believe me, I remember – but I promise it gets easier. (Plus, a lot of hilarious things happen when kids learn a second language. It's worth it for the laughs alone.)
Also – if you blog, check out Spanish Friday if you want to practice your own Spanish.
What does your Spanish sound like?
I'm not really sure. I've always wished I could be a native Spanish speaker for a day so I could hear my own accent. Why don't you listen and you tell me?
Video: My 1st video speaking Spanish
Video: A little story
Video: Carlos and I being silly
Video: Rapping in Spanish
Video: Rapping in Spanish again


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In the spirit of Father's Day during Men's Health Week and in celebration of President Obama's Fatherhood Initiative, some of us wrote messages to father or our own kid(s) about the impact they have in our lives. All of us seemed to agree on one essential truth: spending quality time with loved ones can have a positive and lasting impact on our health, happiness and well-being.
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