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Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
but let's suppose these hives happened to have some resistance to varroa, and were never really challenged in their original location. then they were moved, and ended up robbing out other hives collapsing with varroa. in the process of robbing, they picked up a lot of mites, brought them home, and were challenged with a load that even their resistance could not handle.
if you didn't do mite counts, what other method(s) were used to determine the absence of mites?
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
At least Ace, it appears that you know you have mites in your hives. And if those hives fail, I hope you will accept that mites contributed to their demise.
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. - Emerson
I look at brood patterns. When I see any significant spotting and/or workers uncapping brood it is usually a sign of mite. Then you test for them if you are so inclined. I did not test this fall. When I pulled honey and extracted I noticed spotty patterns. Then when uncapping the honey I had a few drone cells in the comb(I don't use excluders, except during the tupelo bloom) I saw mites on the drone brood I pulled. So I treated with apiguard.
thanks jb, nice to have another 'clue'.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
You never really want a spotty brood pattern. But yes, it is a sign of hygienic behavior and pretty much all my hives exhibit it. But I still treat if the mite levels look to be too severely depleting the overall hive populations. In my area a weakened hive will succumb to SHB.
I have only purchased 4 queens (six if you include the two that came with my original purchase hives) in three years. The balance are from my selected best performers and the cutouts and swarms I collect( mostly cutouts).
So what do you guys think. A should I just let a hygenic hive that is weakened succumb or treat. You know my answer so answer this for yourself not me
looks like sol had to run, hopefully he will share his methods of determining the presence or absence of mites later.
jb, i'm pretty new at this, so this is not from experience, but....
what i think i will do if i encounter that situation, and i probably will, is....
pinch that queen, wait for the brood to emerge, treat for the mites, and requeen from a stronger more resistant colony or bring in a queen bred for resistance.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
Yes I know what your referring to Brian. Like I said long cold spells can prevent the hive from accessing honey. Especially if there is brood present late winter. But I will also tell you that I have not had a single strong wintering colony starve like this. Only the smaller ones. We will sometimes get cold snaps that hover in the -30 degrees C for weeks on end, 5 year ago or so we had a three week streak that our daily highs did not rise above -32 degrees C. That year I was wintering outdoors still and most all of my small hives died, but the larger hives chugged along!
Most winters there are mild breaks that allow the hives to reorganize
OK, so what do you, Michael and Ian, consider a strong colony? And, when do you decide that?
Is 8-10 frames of bees late summer/early fall strong? Do you like to see stronger?
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."- Andy Rooney
Whats your thoughts on that?
Its not whether your hives are 10 plus frames or not, thats not the point. Its whether or not you hives have meet your targets strengths.
Ill give you some examples
I winter in Canada, COLD. Now when I was wintering outside, my target population was 10 frames of bees plus. Anything entering at 10 frames I would consider a sure bet to survive. Now I winter indoors, my target population is 5 frames of bees plus, anything entering at that or above I would consider high chances to make it through. I also winter nucs, I want 3 frames with them.
I would never be able to winter a nuc entering winter with three frames outdoors here,
The point is, if the hive is managed to be a certain target strength according to your area's "climatic rules" and the hive misses the target, then something went wrong along the way. That hive entering winter smaller than was expected has a higher chance to die, cold and hungry.
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>>look at the feral colonies, they are getting by just fine without any intervention......
and related to the point of the topic,
those ferals had to meet certain targeted strengths and targeted disease control on their own accord. If they didnt measure up in anyway, the good old arm of mother nature would kill them off. Those hives would starve inches away from honey also, but it wasnt starvation that killed them. Thats the only point I was trying to make
Sorry to leave you hanging there boys. I went to see a movie.
I don't have any solid proof that those hives didn't die of mites or problems related to mites. That wasn't the point. Nor did I ever say if anyone had been paying attention that I have no mites. The point was that where they were they were fine and when they were moved they died. The isolation argument is irrelevant because they are more isolated here not less. The small cluster argument is irrelevant because they weren't small clusters. But they did die and as far as my methods go, the only response is move on with the living.
Show me the studys. Show me the data. Show me the books. I think there are a lot of assumptions about feral colonies amongst beekeepers. I think it is safe to say that feral colonys exist w/out beekeeper intervention, but to say they exist, or survive, "just fine" w/out intervention may be a stretch. Unless you consider how long a colony continually occupys a cavity in a live state.
What is "just fine'?
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Phil Francis vividly recalls the last government shutdown that closed national parks across the country in late 1995 and early 1996.
Francis, then a deputy superintendent in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, said the few rangers who weren't furloughed quickly discovered that word of the shutdown had not reached everyone with plans to visit the Smokies.
"So we had a lot of people who came and who were very disappointed, angry, shouting that facilities were closed," said Francis, who retired in April as superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway. "They had driven all the way from Ohio to visit the park and found we weren't open."
History might repeat itself Tuesday, as 401 national park units — including the Parkway and the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in Flat Rock — will close their gates and grounds if Congress doesn't pass a temporary budget resolution Monday.
With that prospect increasingly unlikely, park advocates such as Francis warn a repeat of 1996's shutdown will have dire consequences for local gateway communities as they enter what should be one of the busiest months for tourism.
The nonprofit National Parks Conservation Association estimates national parks nationwide could see a loss of more than 750,000 daily visitors and an economic loss to gateway communities of up to $30 million for each day the parks are closed.
"It's really too bad that at a time when we're talking about jobs and our economy that we use entities like our national parks and inconvenience millions of people who have already made their vacation plans to gain political points," Francis said.
The Blue Ridge Parkway receives more visitors in October than any other national park, Francis said, with 60,000 visitors spending $1.4 million each day. Closing the 469-mile-long park would have serious repercussions for adjacent communities that rely on tourist spending, he said.
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A National Park Service report found the Carl Sandburg Home generated $4.75 million in local spending in 2011, creating 70 jobs with a total payroll of $1.8 million.
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Peru passed a law establishing the right of indigenous people to prior consultation on any matter regarding the collective right to their land. This comes at a time when the number of industrial development projects are increasing in the country and threatening to displace indigenous communities.
(IPS) - Indigenous peoples in Peru finally have a law that obliges the state to consult them about any project or provision that affects their territory or communities. But it will be difficult to implement, as the body charged with this task is in need of reforms, and additional legislation is needed before it can be fully enforced.
It took the single-chamber Congress 16 years to pass the law on indigenous peoples' right to prior consultation after the country ratified International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 169, which commits nations to protecting indigenous and tribal peoples.
Native peoples must be consulted in advance on any legislative or administrative measure, development or industrial project, plan or program that directly affects their collective rights, according to the new law approved by the legislature on May 19.
The Peruvian Ombudsman's Office said the law is a momentous step in recognizing indigenous peoples and institutionalizing "intercultural dialogue between (native peoples) and state authorities."
The new law comes at a time when private investment projects are mushrooming in ancestral indigenous territories, generating a number of high impact social conflicts. The most serious took place Jun. 5, 2009 in the northern Amazon jungle province of Bagua, where 33 demonstrators and police were killed when the security forces clamped down on indigenous protesters.
Over 70 percent of Peru's Amazon region has been handed over as concessions to oil companies, while in the Andean regions licenses for mining projects are proliferating.
In 1994 Peru ratified ILO Convention 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, which establishes in article 6 the right of native peoples to be consulted on matters affecting their territories and way of life.
One-third of Peru's population of 28.7 million are indigenous people. There are 7,515 recognized native rural communities, of which 6,067 are in the Andean highlands and 1,448 in the Amazon rainforest.
Indigenous organizations welcomed the new legislation passed this month and demanded that President Alan García sign it into law without any changes. The president has 15 days to approve laws voted by Congress or to return them with "observations" indicating his proposed modifications.
The response of business associations to the law has been lukewarm. The president of the National Confederation of Private Business Associations (CONFIEP), Ricardo Briceño, said it is not entirely satisfactory because it does not expressly ban indigenous peoples from exercising the power of veto.
Without question, "fulfilling the law will require effort from all sides in the dialogue process," Iván Lanegra, assistant director for the environment, public services and indigenous peoples at the Ombudsman's Office, told IPS.
Article 3 of the new law states that agreement or consent must be reached between the state and indigenous peoples in the consultation process. If that is not possible, the state is required to act to protect the rights of the native population.
The law also sets criteria for identifying indigenous peoples, and defines the stages that must be completed as part of the consultation process. In addition, it appoints the National Institute for the Development of Andean, Amazonian and Afro-Peruvian Peoples (INDEPA) as the government agency responsible for implementing and enforcing the law.
The Ombudsman's Office, which presented the bill to Congress in July 2009, after the tragedy at Bagua, says the law substantially reflects the original text it introduced, and that approval by the government is part of the commitments that the García administration made to native communities in the Amazon.
Lanegra said that INDEPA is in need of reforms because it lacks the authority, resources and capabilities to fulfill its new role.
The law will come into effect 90 days after its publication in the official gazette, El Peruano, so that there is enough time for "the government agencies responsible for carrying out the consultation processes to be provided with the necessary budget resources and organizational capabilities," the text says.
According to Lanegra, the Ministry of Energy and Mines is one of the bodies that will have to adjust most heavily to the provisions of the new law, because a number of its investment projects are located on indigenous lands.
The Muqui Network, a local non-governmental organization (NGO) that works for sustainable development and community rights in mining areas, said that the public hearings currently held by the ministry as a form of community participation in mining projects are no substitute for the consultations with indigenous peoples stipulated in the new law.
It also said there are three basic conditions for the consultations: they must be held before the state has decided on the future use of indigenous territories; participation must be free and voluntary, with no pressure or abuse of power; and concerned parties must have access to full, comprehensible and relevant information with an inter-cultural focus.
Asunta Santillán, an expert on indigenous affairs with Law, Environment and Natural Resources (DAR), another local NGO, told IPS that indigenous peoples will have to be consulted on the forestry and environmental bills, as well as on the executive branch's plans to relocate people living in areas slated for investment programs of national interest.
The head of INDEPA, Mayta Cápac Alatrista, told IPS that his institute is setting up a dedicated office to handle the consultation processes and enforce the law, which will need to be staffed by qualified personnel.
The institute will be in charge of coordinating the consultation processes, training the government officials and indigenous communities that will be participating, registering native organizations and representatives, and setting up a database with detailed information about the indigenous peoples.
"We are aware of the challenge and we know we must make changes in the institute," Alatrista said. He added that the biggest challenge will be persuading government workers to appreciate inter-cultural dialogue and to value diversity.
In April, Alatrista asked the cabinet to appoint nine indigenous representatives to INDEPA's 21-member board of directors, and that they be elected by the indigenous communities themselves, he said.
He acknowledged that the five offices INDEPA has opened in different regions since December are insufficient to oversee enforcement of the new law, and said the institute's annual budget will fall short.
INDEPA has 3.5 million dollars to fund all its activities for 2010, and it is still undetermined whether an additional amount will be allocated to carry out its new responsibilities under the law. "There is a great deal to be done," Alatrista said.


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Re: st: cluster and F test
Steven Samuels <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: cluster and F test
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:47:46 -0400
You are welcome, Įngel.
The formula that Stas and I gave is for a simplified theoretical model of cluster sampling. Kish does work more with "roh", but this is a function of the two components of variance. In his book, the similar formulas appropriate for finite-population sampling are 5.6.5 and 5.6.5'. See also section 8.3b for the optimal design with cost functions.
On Jul 17, 2008, at 8:58 AM, Įngel Rodrķguez Laso wrote:
Thanks to Steven and Stas for their input.
I wasn't aware of the existence of the formula that both of them mention:
The one I was using to calculate DEFF due to clustering effects is:
DEFF_c = 1+(n-1)r
where n is number of individuals per cluster and r is the intraclass
correlation coefficient, as mentioned by Steve. I've found this
formula in different papers and probably is also is included in Kish
1994, Survey Sampling. New York: Wiley and Sons, Inc.
I'm sure Stata calculates standard errors with a different system, but
it is possible to get a reasonable aproximation, as shown in the
example I sent, by dividing the total sample size by the DEFF
(calculated with the above formula) and then using the corrected
sample size in the formula for the standard error assuming a SRS.
I've checked the procedure is also valid when DEFF is over 1.
My point was that in this procedure, all n, r and mn are taken into
consideration while surprisingly (at least for me) in regression,
degrees of freedom do not take account of the total sample size,
whatever big it is. I wonder if the same procedure (calculating a
corrected sample size with deff and then using usual formulas for
standard errors) would give also approximate results for regressions.
I haven´t the skills to do it in Stata.
I've read Korn and Graubard's book and they don't give much
explanation on the reason to chose #clusters - #strata as the degrees
of freedom.
2008/7/15, Stas Kolenikov <firstname.lastname@example.com>:
On 7/11/08, Įngel Rodrķguez Laso <email@example.com> wrote:
So the standard error is calculated on the effective sample size
That's not how the standard errors and design effects are computed.
p(1-p)/se*se) that, if corrected by deft*deft becomes
(16648*0.855246*0.855246) 12177, much closer to the number of
observations than to the number of clusters.
The primary computation is the variance of the estimates (using
svy-appropriate estimator, in your case Taylor series linearization,
also coming out of -robust- and -cluster- options in non-svy
commands). Then the design effects are computed as a secondary measure
comparing the resulting standard errors to the "ideal" ones that would
be obtained from an SRS sample.
As Steven said, in cluster designs, there is no single total sample
size that you are using to achieve a given power or precision of your
estimates. For a sample size of 1000, you might have 40 clusters with
25 observations, or 500 clusters with 2 observations, or 10 clusters
with 50 observations plus another 5 clusters with 100 observations.
They will all likely give quite different design effects. I'd
encourage you to think about minimizing the variance Steven gives in
the end of his email with respect to n and m, given the (average)
within and between variances S_w^2 and S_b^2 that you need to know.
Same thinking applies to proportions where observations are 0s and 1s.
Going back to the issue of the degrees of freedom of the design --
this is somewhat of a complicated issue. #clusters - #strata (or
#clusters - 1 for unstratified designs) is the most conservative
approximation to the degrees of freedom of a design.
Degrees of freedom are intended to show you what the dimension of the
space where your estimates live is. In i.i.d. settings, your sample
initially varies in n directions in the response variable space, and
if you are estimating a regression with p variables, you use up those
p degrees of freedom and left with n-p residual degrees of freedom. In
sampling world, your degrees of freedom is by and large determined by
the first stage of sampling. Even though you might have thousands of
observations, all of the variability of the sample statistic might be
confined to a tiny (in number of dimensions) subspace of that R^n
space. If your characteristic is persistent within clusters, then the
dimension of the space in which a parameter estimate can vary is
pretty much the number of clusters -- hence the degrees of freedom
given above. If your characteristic has sufficient spread within
clusters, similar to the spread in the population, then your effective
degrees of freedom might be higher.
Korn & Graubard discuss this in a couple of places; in their 1999 book
(http://www.citeulike.org/user/ctacmo/article/553280), as well as in
earlier 1995 JRSS A paper
(http://www.citeulike.org/user/ctacmo/article/933864). Sometimes, you
can increase the degrees of freedom (and that's what Austin was
suggesting in his first email), although that inevitably involves
decisions that are not technically justified.
The design effects for more complicated models such as regression are
also getting more complicated. It is typically believed that the
design effects are smaller for the coefficient estimates in regression
(see Skinner's chapter in 1989 book,
http://www.citeulike.org/user/ctacmo/article/716034), since some of
the differences between clusters are accounted for by explanatory
variables. However there are occasions when the design effects are not
negligible and may grow with the sample sizes
(http://www.citeulike.org/user/ctacmo/article/2862653), so that's not
always a clear cut.
Stas Kolenikov, also found at http://stas.kolenikov.name
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New Wolves signing James Henry admits it was a "big decision" to drop down a division and move to Molineux on a three-month loan from Millwall.
But it was also not a difficult one for the 24-year-old winger, due to his previous experience under Head Coach Kenny Jackett and the size and potential on show at Wolves.
Henry will be at Wolves initially until January 1, although with a view to making it a permanent switch in the New Year.
"It was a big decision to make to come here," he says.
"I just felt that this is such a big club that it was an opportunity I couldn't turn down.
"Everyone at this club is looking upwards and I am sure the club is looking to try and get right back to the Championship and then being a top six team in that division.
"That's what everyone at the club is aiming for and it will be good to play a part in that.
"I'm looking forward to being involved with what is a great young squad full of hungry players.
"Hopefully I can come in and be an addition to that.
"I am happy now that the loan deal is all sorted and I'm really looking forward to a new challenge.
"I've had good times at Millwall and there are a lot of people there I'd like to thank such as Andy Ambler and the Chairman and all the players and fans.
"I really hope they can go on and have a fantastic season and push on in the Championship and prove how good they are.
"For me I am looking forward to knuckling down and trying to play a part in keeping Wolves up there and with a chance to get back into the Championship."
Henry, who started his career with Reading, has played his best football so far under Jackett while at Millwall.
He is looking forward to renewing their working relationship.
"Kenny was obviously a big part of me coming here but it is also the stature of the club which is massive," he said.
"I am really looking forward to playing my football here week-in week-out and doing well for the club and trying to keep us at the top end of the league.
"Kenny seemed to get the best out of me as a player and I am really looking forward to working with him and Joe Gallen as well.
"I've had a look around the place and the facilities are fantastic and the medical staff have been brilliant with me since I've been here.
"I'm just looking forward to getting to know everyone a bit better and taking it on from there."
Henry, viewed primarily as an out-and-out right winger, has notched 27 goals in almost 200 appearances in senior football.
Many of those, as he explains, have come from outside the box!
"My favourite position is to play down the right hand side," he confirms.
"The main part of my game is to try and get good crosses into the box and create chances for other players.
"And also chipping in with a few goals when I can.
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And Henry would love to start that contribution at Colchester on Saturday, if selected.
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Sexy girl next door Ashley Judd gets our blood pumping faster with her thriller films and her nude Marilyn Monroe photo shoot!
The daughter of country music singer Naomi Judd and half-sister of Wynonna Judd, the beautiful and sexy Ashley Judd came to prominence in the late 1990s as the go-to girl for thrillers starring older male counterparts. Her turns in Double Jeopardy and Kiss the Girls showed off her chops (as well as her luscious locks), which managed to snag Scottish racecar superstar Dario Franchitti. Judd's sex appeal lies in her ability to appear like the girl next door with an underlying sexiness to her, like you could go over to her country house and play naughty games with candles until the cows came home. No wonder she was cast as Marilyn Monroe alter-ego Norma Jean Dougherty in the HBO biopic Norma Jean & Marilyn; the wholesome appearance that's one step from bursting out into full-on sexy bombshell is Judd to a tee. (Playboy aficionados — and Ashley Judd fans — put Norma Jean & Marilyn on your to-watch list: Judd strips down in the film to recreate Monroe's famous nude photo shoot for the very first issue of Playboy Magazine.)
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3 tablespoons bourbon
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Savannah College of Art and Design will host its 32nd annual Sidewalk Arts Festival 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, April 27, in Forsyth Park, between Whitaker and Drayton streets.
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Entries in student, alumni and prospective student categories are judged during the chalk-art competition and monetary prizes are awarded at the end of the event.
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Does AJ Smith Sound As If He's Conceeded The Season?
Chargers General Manager AJ Smith is known for his hard-lined, no-nonsense policies, whether it be his approach to the media, his dealings with agents and players, or his philosophy towards free agency and the draft. As he would put it, "there is a book" on him - a track record. Known for keeping an eye on the future, having adequate depth at all positions, and taking care of his own, it's bewildering how such a well-run personnel department prepares to enter a season in which it finds itself caught with it's proverbial pants on the ground; without the services of Pro Bowl players Vincent Jackson and Marcus McNeil, and no one legitimate replacements.
The Collective Bargaining Agreement deadline had been looming on the horizon for years; when the owners decided to opt out of the agreement in 2008 they thereby agreed to play the 2010 season without a salary cap. An uncertain situation such as this needed delicate action, but the Chargers seem content to simply freeze. AJ Smith has acknowledged the difficulties with retaining so much young talent in the past. But as someone who knew this day would come, it appears as if he is ill-prepared with what has transpired. It seems as though Smith was gambling that McNeill and Jackson would be happy to sign their tenders and that the Chargers would march towards an eventual Super Bowl berth.
But that's not was has happened. Jackson and McNeill refused to sign and are prepared to sit out a majority of the season. The Chargers will be without two important keys to their offense and could find themselves regressing.
"It hurts," Smith said. "It hurts when you don't have your players. How are you going to win a championship without your left tackle and your wideout? I'm sick about it. I don't know what to do. I don't know how anybody could be more upset about this than me. My head is spinning. I'm trying to replace them. I think we've got a good football team. We're losing a left tackle and a wide receiver, I want our team to know they're gone. Talk about it now, process it while you're on vacation, get it out of the way. But they're not coming back, and we have to move on. If those players change their mind, I'll deal with it then."
AJ Smith responded quickly by signing journeymen free agents Tra Thomas and Josh Reed, but those acquisitions strike me as desperate moves, not executions of a well-formulated plan. Hadn't Smith and his front office people been in contact with the agents of Jackson and McNeill? Did they not discuss each others' intentions prior to 2010? Were those lines of communication even open? I would guess not, because the Chargers ignored both the offensive tackle position as well as the wide receiver position in the 2010 NFL Draft. Was drafting a safety and a middle linebacker in the third and fourth rounds really a smart decision? Couldn't the Chargers have found a tackle and a wideout instead?
The Chargers are a frugal team but have shown the willingness to lock-up players who they've identified as a key components to the team. No one will argue against signing Philip Rivers to a $90 million dollar contract, but there have been more than a few who've scratched their heads at deals handed out to Luis Castillo and Jyles Tucker; two players millionaires many times over. And as good as Darren Sproles is, $7 million dollars a year over the past two years is an enormous amount of money for a kick returner and specialty back.
At this point, I think the reality is that Vincent Jackson will not be signing a long-term contract with the San Diego Chargers. Unless the Chargers decide to franchise tag him in 2011, and they very well may, I think he leaves the team and signs a fair market deal elsewhere. And as for Marcus McNeill, I can only hope that the Chargers and McNeill's agent can come to terms on a long-term contract and secure such a valuable position on the Chargers' roster.
"In a normal year, we would be doing contracts," says Smith. "My philosophy has not changed. I want to identify people and keep them. Under normal conditions, maybe we would have signed them. It's a unique year, a difficult year. We're all businessmen. I'm disappointed. They have rights. Unfortunately, it's not good for us to win a championship without our Pro Bowl left tackle and wide receiver. Not every player can get max contracts. The more star players you have, the more difficult it becomes. But it's very difficult to win championships without your best players. Everyone knows that."
It's not hard to find the frustration and disappointment in AJ Smith's words. And if you look closely enough, a certain sense of concession can be found. The Chargers at this point don't seem to be making any big pushes for the 2010 season. With a rookie lead running back, no star receiver available, question marks at offensive tackle, and a tight end who hopes his foot is good to go, it almost sounds as if AJ Smith has lowered his expectations for his team.
"We haven't won a world championship yet," Smith says. "We have not been able to get it done. We cannot crack it. If you've not hit it yet, and now you have all these obstacles, it's not fun at all. The bottom line is we're all passing through here – the players are, and I am, too. I don't know when Dean Spanos will knock on my door and not want me anymore. How do you know that? So all I can do is stay true to my philosophy."
It's a philosophy that has worked well in the past, so why does the team now find itself looking unprepared when expectations are so high?
QUOTES SOURCED FROM: The San Diego Union-Tribune and Yahoo! Sports
July 19, 2010at 12:50 AM Posted by Rob Zepeda
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- Rob Zepeda said... Jul 19, 2010, 12:59:00 AM
For the record, I'm an AJ Smith fan. His job is not an easy one. But this situation could have and should have been avoided in my opinion. And with the expectations being Super Bowl or bust, the Chargers are an injury away from having the season potentially fall apart and again missing their goal...
def agree with rob!!!
Unfortunately, the Chargers will not win a Superbowl with AJ as the leader. He hasn't drafted a Pro Bowl in 4-5 years and he continually pisses off all of his players expcept Phillip Rivers. The running joke around the NFL is this. Question: How do you beat the Chargers? Answer: Tell AJ Smith what a great GM that he is.
If you really look at his record, it isn't that great. Yes he has several AFC WEst titles BUT look at the competition. The Raiders and Chiefs have had one of the worst records in the NFL. One AFC championship game is all that he has accomplished and that was years ago.
Face it. AJ is holding back the Chargers. AJ is a decent scout but a lousy GM. He only got the job because John Butler died. Nobody was willing to hire him before this. Think about it.
Time is running out for this team. I mean, sure, they'll be competitive as long as they have an elite QB but if this team wants to reach that ultimate goal of finally winning a championship, they need to get OVER the hump and need to stop rolling back downhill...
- Jorge said... Jul 19, 2010, 8:38:00 PM
No Way A.J. is doing a terrific Job, How many good players have he drafted in late rounds, a lot. do you guys remember how the colts kept knocking on the door, and finally won a SB. Remember how A.J. did a terrific job last season to replace all those injuries? be Patient San Diego,. If any our running game will get better, I do not like the not Signing Marcus McNeil Drama thought.
This guy always seem to put a good roster, I hate his personality but that's it.
To say his record isn't any good is nuts. He has consistently put together one if the best squads in the entire league for 5 years. Look at the expert pre season picks. They agree. He's having difficulty with these two players for a number of reasons. It isn't the end of their season. He'll add pieces to make this a strong team. He always has.
you honestly think AJ Smith is pouring over scouting reports and going to pro days of the late round and undrafted guys??? he gets way too much credit in that aspect, when it's the scouts who are doing the actual work. as far as im concerned you can't miss so often with your first round picks when those are the big-name guys who everyone knows about. those should be your safest picks, and yet he hasn't nailed a first rounder since when? Cromartie in '06? Does he even count when he isn't even on the team anymore?
- Justin Brennan said... Jul 20, 2010, 6:20:00 AM
The Padres will win a championship before the Chargers do. I am a born and raised San Diegan. It is depressing knowing that San Diego is still the only city left in the the nation, with two major sports teams, that has never won a championship.... The reason... Up until now, both teams were owned by real estate families. Now that the Padres are not.... they will win a world series within 5 years. Real estae people fun their stuff too much like a business and forge about the personal and emotional side to the game that is powerful in developming chemistry. AJ Smith is cut from the mold and is far too business-like. He needs to pull the cork out of his a-- and allow just a bit of personal and emotional chemistry to set in.
Hating on AJ Smith is ridiculous, the Chargers have had one of the top rosters in the league for the past 6 years because of what he has done. He doesn't play the games, so you cannot blame him for any of the teams misfortunes. I am glad he doesn't bow down to these players, especially a guy with multiple DUI's who almost gets arrested before a playoff game and then gets an arrogant penalty for kicking a flag ... 69 catches in a year doesn't make you a top 5 receiver in the league, I don't care what your avg yards per catch is, VJ can kiss my ass if he thinks he is worth 10 million per year, HA!
Sounds like more handwringing. AJ knows what it takes to win football games. He's proven it over his tenure in SD. Caught with his pants on the ground? We have a deep roster, and have brought in help in the off season. AJ will have the team competing this year, with or without VJ and MM. Trying to criticize him about stuff you know nothing about is ridiculous.
And since when is adding some of your own posturing to some SDUT and Yahoo Sports quotes considered journalism? BT must be hurting for stuff to fill bandwidth.
AJ has always been this way. He says he looks to the future, but when the future is now he lets players go. The chargers develop good players into great players, then they leave. I know I will upset people in this statement, but LT should have been gone years ago and we should have kept Turner. We developed a great back for another team. The Chargers struggled for a left tackle for years. Mcneil developed into a great tackle. Jackson developed into a great receiver. Now AJ shows his consistency in the fact he is willing to gamble another season because he does not want to pay anyone any kind of money or bring any free agent worth a damn. AJ look at your own pattern of work and stop patting yourself on the back.
VJ is gone, which is a shame. I feel him and Floyd could have been the next Michael Irvin/Alvin Harper as far as WO duo's. I love Floyd but lets be honest his abilities lie with the jump ball, no real RAC. I believe this will actually be Legadu's coming out party and he will assert himself as the No.1 receiver. Lets just hope we can hold on to him when the time comes. After those two though there is a huge dropoff as far as quality and who will replace them after they leave for more money down the road? Our team is so exciting because of our WO play and I dread the return of the Reche Caldwell/Eric Parker Days (sorry eric)
- arnie said... Jul 23, 2010, 3:18:00 PM
hey we are 74-49 under his tender. whether i agree on how he deals with "certain" players or not, the record shows A.J. continues to find talent that keep this team competitive. with that said, i actually admire A.J. stance in this day and age of players gimmie, gimmie, gimmie more money. there are fans out here that have went broke buying that jersey or, buying that ticket, just be apart of or, see their team play. my point.....
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Given how fast Cruz exploded on the scene, it is pretty hard to fault Reese for his handling of the situation.
Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. MB Rule # 1
I would have re-upped him in mid-2011 at a bargain. As soon as it was clear that 2010 preseason wasn't a fluke... IIRC he had a bust-out in the Eagles game in 2011. You could have had him relatively cheap.
The longer you wait the more expensive he becomes -- and his ego will be hurt as well.
Reese used to be good at resigning guys early at bargain prices, and we'd sign young players long term at below market value. Tuck is a good example, even though he's falling off he's played for years underpaid.


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2 wins in the GP when I was a kid of 14 before puberty. That makes you a well trained monkey.
2 wins in the GP when I was a kid of 14 before puberty. That makes you a well trained monkey.
I was excited when these girls were in juniors but now I'll wait & hold off on the excitement like I did for Mao and Yu na. I was so glad that they continued to be successful. I think of Baiul and others. Regardless of the vices, Baiul got significantly bigger because she became a woman so with that I'll just sit back and enjoy for now.
I think if they let you compete in the Grand Prix they should let you compete in all the senior competitions or not let them on that level at all. It should be all or nothing.
I agree with the experience but I like it more the way Yu na did it than the way Mao did.
Does Adelina get to go to worlds if she makes it nationally? She's 15 right?
No. She's a day too young.
Here is my take on the age thing. Can a 14-year-old child out skate 24-year-old women?
I don't know. Let's have a skating contest and find out.
This is the idea Ashley Wagner should be following, however. She has a strong 3Loop, isn't good at doing 3Toe in combination, and has shown herself to be very good at doing 2Loops in combination and 2Axels on the end of other jumps in the past. The amount of points a 2Loop is worth over a 2Toe is very, very significant in the scale of values right now. Ashley also has good stamina and could backload in the style of Miki Ando. I've been suggesting this to her for some time now:
The lenient edge/UR/DG calls are a disgrace. How do you explain this new trend to all the skaters who constantly got attacked for the calls post 2005/6 (Shizuka for her DG flips in 2005/6, Mao and Miki for DG loops, Rachael, Mirari)???
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