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By Scooter Hobbs / American Press
OK, just this one more time and then I promise I'll shut up.
But the white flag you see waving from way out yonder at the warning track of Omaha's TD Ameritrade Park is college baseball officially surrendering.
The game has cried "uncle."
You win, TD Ameritrade.
College baseball isn't big enough for you.
Invite all your seamhead, purist friends over and have a big tickle-giggle bash.
You got the last laugh.
You have brought college baseball to its knees. The home run is deader than disco. The double in the gap is on the endangered list.
Revenge of the Horsehide Nerds.
The old game can't compete with you, so take a bow already.
Now, can we move on?
Can we play baseball again?
I'm not sure what they've been doing up there the last two weeks.
It might even be technical baseball. I even heard one dreamy seamhead refer to it as "baseball as an art form."
Well, I got news for you, pal: baseball is not art. Baseball is a sport, and it's supposed to be exciting. This stuff isn't. This has reduced everything to pure chance and happenstance. They might as well cross over into Iowa and hit the craps tables.
Maybe that's why the College World Series ended up with two teams in the finals that had never before won the baseball national championship.
Mississippi State has never won a national championship in anything that didn't involve a cow chip.
The NCAA even backed down and let the Mississippi State fans bring their cowbells out in public — perhaps the awful clanging helps keep everybody awake.
UCLA has overall won 108 national championships, mostly in curious off-brand sports, but none in baseball.
There's a reason UCLA had never won a baseball championship before: the Bruins can't hit. Not a lick.
They hit .251 during the season and, going into Tuesday night, turning it down a notch, were blistering (unbeaten) through the CWS at a .187 clip.
The Bruins couldn't hit a home run at the old Rosenblatt Stadium (whose ceremonial fence is now maybe 70 feet from home plate).
That used to be a deal-killer for winning the sport's supreme championship.
Not anymore. Not at TD Ameritrade.
I've seen small ball. It's often watchable. The Bruins are nothing but pesky gremlins who smile way too much for a team that can't hit.
No honest baseball team worth its pine tar should be bunting in the first inning.
Just about every team in the CWS has gone home now, and not one of the vanquished believes they wouldn't still be there if not for the game-changing ballpark.
So ban the bunt?
Move the fences in at TD Ameritrade?
That would be easy ways out. But do that and the gremlins win.
Instead, they could address college baseball's mounting Coefficient of Restitution problem.
Cohabitate of who, you ask?
It's complicated. It involves, somehow, the ball and the bat and higher math.
I don't know how either, but simple baseball coaches toss the term "Ball-Bat Coefficient of Restitution" around without tripping over their tongues.
I looked it up, and, put simply, a coefficient is a "multiplicative factor in some term of an expression (or of a series)."
There's more.
"It is usually a number, but in any case, does not involve any variable in the expression."
Mainly, though, these days it almost never involves a home run.
As for "restitution," it's a lawyer word often used on late-night television commercials promising something you may be entitled to and …
Wait, there's a math definition, too, possibly even physics, which defines it as "the return to an original physical condition, especially after elastic deformation."
Yeah, I agree. I don't like the sound of elastic deformation, either.
Anyway, the baseball formula goes something like this:
(Coefficient (Mushy ball X prevailing wind)) <=/ (Restitution (Anemic bat/Grand Canyon ballpark)) =< Warning Track Power and/or baseball's long-awaited cure for insomnia.
In short, it has something to do with bounciness.
In layman's terms, what this means is that it all just comes down to who gets the timely bloop single or swings late and dinks one down the line.
Line drives need not apply.
That's what championship college baseball has been reduced to.
This overreaction dates to the 1998 CWS, when LSU hit eight home runs in its first game, six in its second, and yet wasn't even around for the finals when Southern Cal beat Arizona State 21-14 for the title.
The coefficients were really flying around those two weeks, probably too far for the good of the game.
It has gone too far the other way now, especially with the sport's showcase at that huge ballpark.
They not only neutered the aluminum (would that be the coefficient?) but also it turns out the ball (restitution?) isn't as hard as those used in the minor and major leagues.
This year's CWS has a chance to set the alarms off the other way.
This could the epiphany of 1999 in reverse.
Either give them some decent aluminum to swing or put some bounce back in the ball. Preferably both.
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Scooter Hobbs covers LSU athletics. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Council denies diocese's request to demolish home in historic district
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A group of Bethlehem residents succeeded in keeping the Diocese of Allentown from taking a wrecking ball to a home in their historic west side neighborhood.
They applied enough pressure Tuesday night to persuade city council to vote 6-0 to follow the recommendation of its Historic Conservation Commission and deny the diocese's request to demolish a vacant house at 1304 Spring St. in the Mount Airy district.
The diocese says the two-and-a-half story, 19th century house, which is next to its Holy Family Manor nursing home, is too costly to repair, and wants to use most of the land as green space and some of it for a parking lot.
Council member Karen Dolan said she believes the house could be rehabilitated for much less than the $200,000 the diocese says it will take. She also questioned claims that the home is in shambles. "The exterior is in great shape," she said. "There's an absolutely precious gable.... It has a front porch that has not been tampered with ... and elegant filigrees."
Council members J. William Reynolds, Robert Donchez and Michael Recchiuti said they wanted to back up the commission and let the neighborhood know its concerns had been heard. "We want people to know city council is on their side," said Recchiuti.
Council member David DiGiacinto proposed delaying the vote until council's March 19 meeting, "to give the parties involved 30 more days to get together." But seeing that his "olive branch" only had support from Dolan, he withdrew it.
Council listened to 11 people speak for 45 minutes about the diocese's request.
Only two spoke in favor. One was Historic Conservation Commission Mary Pongracz, who was absent when the commission voted 4-3 on Jan. 28 to oppose the demolition. "The building is a wreck," she said, adding that she resented claims that the diocese of Allentown is "a negligent landlord."
The other was the diocese's attorney, Joseph Leeson, who said that until two years ago, the house had been occupied by the same tenant for 22 years. When the home became vacant, "my client discovered all the structural issues," Leeson said.
Leeson cited reports from the city engineer and two engineering firms as reasons why the house should be torn down, noting, "very little of the original structure would remain" even if the home was restored.
"My client is in the health-care business, not the business of leasing single family homes," he concluded.
After the vote, Leeson said he had no comment when asked what the diocese might do next.
Several of the residents said the diocese was practicing "demolition by neglect," and predicted if the diocese was allowed to raze the home, the Trexler Pavilion, another historic structure on the Holy Family Manor grounds, would be next.
Kenneth Loush said Habitat for Humanity had "expressed interest in working on the house" and wanted to "put a family in need under a roof."
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When I was a wee new expat I was scratching my head at some of the asking prices of glasses around the centre of town in Shanghai – it seemed like prices were almost a 3rd more expensive than back home. Considering the amount of people in Shanghai who wear glasses and relative income of locals this just didn't make a whole lot of sense – were people spending almost half a month's salary on a new pair of glasses?
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- Glasses shops which offer cheap glasses are all through the city. I visit my local shop in Jing'an where I get a good price for helping the shopkeepers son practice his English while I wait for my lenses to be put in the frames. Like most things in Shanghai, the better you know the shop keeper, the better the price.
- There are whole glasses markets around town. For foreigners the easiest one is the markets just near Shanghai Railway Station on Meiyuan Lu – it's called 3yes Optical and located on level 5F – there are two levels of camera equipment below it which is also worth checking out. It's full of fashionable glasses made to order but you need to bargain to get a decent price. Most shopkeepers understand English and foreigner's poor Chinese. If you're more adventurous there are more markets located north of town – prices are actually about the same but no English.
- It does cost more for better lenses. An 80RMB or 100RMB pair of glasses will probably include cheap lenses.
- The frames are most probably fake. Personally, I hate having brands on my glasses but I'm guessing that the D&G branded glasses and the like are probably imitations. If you have a moral objection to it then it might be worth avoiding these shops and paying 3000RMB+ for a pair of original frames.
- Get your eyes tested by a professional. I've never had my eyes tested here but when a friend was in town recently they did their testing and it was off slightly. It might be best to get your eyes tested by a doctor back at home or someone who is professionally qualified in China. I'm guessing the people at the markets may not be university qualified (but I've been wrong before).
- Don't spend too much. Unless you've got some seriously complex eyes I wouldn't be paying over 500RMB for a pair of glasses at the markets.
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Yamaha Champions Riding School Going To Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca In 2013
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MONTEREY, CALIF. (October 15, 2012) "" The Yamaha Champions Riding School (YCRS), based at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, will be bringing their renowned high-performance motorcycle riding training program to California's Monterey Peninsula in 2013.
YCRS will present five two-day schools at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca: January 24-25; February 25-26; March 11-12; March 28-29 and April 10-11.
"The Yamaha Champions Riding School has been a huge hit throughout the motorcycle industry and it is a source of great pride for us," said John Larson, general manager of Miller Motorsports Park. "Being able to offer the YCRS program at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca will be a win-win for everyone concerned."
Students will receive personalized motorcycle riding instruction from an outstanding group of champions, led by Lead Instructor Nick Ienatsch, a two-time AMA National Champion. The team of YCRS instructors includes Ken Hill, Dale Keiffer, Shane Turpin, Mark Schellinger and Garrett Willis, as well as guest instructor Scott Russell, the former AMA Pro Superbike and World Superbike Champion nicknamed "Mr. Daytona" for his five wins in the Daytona 200. Students will utilize the school's outstanding Yamaha YZF-R6 sportbikes. Full gear rental, including Alpinestars gloves, leather suit, back protector and boots as well as Arai helmets, is available.
Ienatsch is particularly excited about bringing the YCRS to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. "We leapt at the chance to hold our program at this world-class venue," he said. "The track is eleven turns of heaven. If you think it looks great on TV, come and lap it on one of our Dunlop-shod Yamaha R6s."
"Since Yamaha is our official motorcycle sponsor, it simply made sense for us to welcome the Yamaha Champions Riding School to Mazda Raceway," said Gill Campbell, CEO/general manager at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. "And, as the only circuit in the U.S. that hosts the world's premier motorcycle series AMA Pro Racing, MotoGP™ and FIM World Superbike we knew enthusiasts of the sport would want to test out the track where they watch their idols race."
Following the completion of the schedule of schools slated for Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, the YCRS will return to its home at Miller Motorsports Park, where it has eight two-day schools and two three-day schools scheduled between May and October, 2013.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. - It's taken 15 years, but effective March 1 people working for Washington County, Virginia can be randomly tested for drugs and alcohol.
We checked with officials and learned privacy is still a top concern.
A 12-year career dedicated to Washington County, Virginia, legal assistant Vicky Henderson is seeing a change to keep her workplace drug and alcohol free and she says it's good news. "It's probably a good thing that we're held to the same standards that other employees are held to in other companies."
Washington County, Virginia employees are now subject to pre-employment, random, reasonable-suspicion drug testing. We've learned it affects about 86 county employees; that includes the administrative division as well as those with commercial driver's licenses.
Director of human resources Kathy Johnson says this policy was last updated in 1998.
The difference is the old policy did not require random drug testing. But now employees will be screened for illegal drugs, alcohol, and prescription medication. "If [employees] tested positive and they're not on a prescription medication and haven't let us know prior to the test, then they take the chance of losing their employment," added Johnson.
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Information Regarding the Thesis
A Master's degree is different from a Bachelor's degree for at least two reasons: (a) you are expected to learn more independently than you may have as an undergraduate student, and (b) you will develop a Thesis over 1-2 years. This is a larger effort than any undergraduate research you may have conducted. Knowing about these differences in advance, you should be able to better plan your M.S. degree work, in consultation with your advisor.
The closure activity is an oral presentation—open to faculty, students, and guests—of the written master's thesis. Each thesis begins with a proposal approved by the student's master's committee, which will determine if the thesis meets the standards of the profession.
Planning the Thesis
Begin planning your thesis early. As you take classes and learn, think first about choosing a general research topic. Read a lot of journal articles, talk to your advisor and think. The year-long sequence of BIO 502 & 503 will help you in this process, but much of it is still your responsibility. Ideally, after the first semester you should have selected a general subject and have conducted some literature review.
By the end of your second semester, you will have developed a proposal with your advisor and assembled an advisory committee. Your advisory committee must be minimally composed of three people: your advisor, another Biology Department faculty member, and a Dean's representative (your advisor can request someone). In addition, you can include someone from off-campus with sufficient qualifications. The maximum recommended committee is five persons.
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Each Master's Thesis must include a formal, written manuscript that you write, with editing by your advisor, and an oral presentation open to faculty, students, and guests. The advisory committee reads and comments on your manuscript, and decides whether or not the project is acceptable.
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You must enroll in a total of eight credit hours for the Master's Thesis course (BIO 585) as appropriate. The total credits may be accrued in increments, but you should be aware that UIS requires that graduate students be enrolled in at least one semester of Master's Thesis credit each semester (Fall, Spring) after the first semester of enrollment in that course, until completed.
If the thesis is not completed by the time eight hours in BIO 585 is accrued in continuing enrollment, the student must enroll for one hour of audit credit in BIO 586 in each semester until the thesis is complete. Additional information and procedures for completing the master's closure exercise are available in the Biology Graduate Student Handbook in the program office.
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The simple act of walking lies at the heart of Richard Long's sculpture. It is a simplicity that extends to all aspects of the artist's work: simple forms in simple materials, simple words in simple typefaces. The artist himself has used children's verse to characterize what he does: "Five six pick up sticks/Seven eight, lay them straight"— a not so tongue-in-cheek introduction to his love of "the simplicity of walking, the simplicity of stones."1 But this surface simplicity is deceptive. By combining and recombining a limited array of forms and actions, Long achieves a wonderfully subtle complexity through which he expresses ideas about landscape in particular and the place of the individual in nature in general.
Long's walks have taken him all over the world and can entail anything from an hour to weeks of effort. The shorter walks are often determined by an abstract shape—a squared-off spiral, a circle—drawn onto a detailed survey map. In these cases the walk is the work itself; the only lasting evidence of it being the map, which, with a straightforwardly descriptive title—Twelve hours twelve summits, for example—permits the viewer to mentally reconstruct the artist's work. More often than not, the viewer comes away with the distinct notion that this would be "easier said than done." Maps are themselves an abstraction intended to allow individuals (or armies!) to negotiate around difficulties.2 By imposing a further level of abstraction on the landscape, Long forces himself to confront and engage these difficulties. For longer walks, the artist usually follows established paths and along the way makes sculpture from nearby materials, which he then records with a photograph.3
Where the remote "walk sculptures" tend to blend in with their surroundings, their immediate offspring, the gallery sculptures, rely on contrast. By bringing rough-edged pieces of stone and wood—often secured locally—into pristine gallery spaces, simple, even mundane materials such as flint are suddenly imbued with qualities of extreme eloquence and elegance. Initially, each work is tailored for a specific place and, upon completion, the artist creates, on a single sheet of paper, an outline drawing, followed by a single paragraph written in simple block letters giving instructions on how to re-create it. Contingent factors, such as breakage and proportions, are recognized and accommodated. The instructions for Minneapolis Circle (1982) specify an exact twenty-two-foot diameter but allow "about ten spare stones left over at the end [to] make the selection of the last pieces to go in easier."4 The drawing for A Line of Flint (1983), by contrast, permits a two-foot variance in length ("depending on the particular placing") and, anticipating the friability of flint, stipulates that "any broken fragments less than 2 inches long should be thrown away." Both sheets end with this admonition: "N.B. This drawing shows procedure only; it cannot itself be 'copied.' It is not an artwork."5 Such sentiments are in keeping with the artist's arm's-length relationship with the art world and the desire (now somewhat romantic-seeming) of many 1960s artists6 to create work that exists largely outside a commercial framework and that rearranges rather than adds to the material world, bringing awareness and beauty to the everyday, the incidental, and the spurned.
Richard Long, Five six pick up sticks/Seven eight lay them straight (London: Anthony d'Offay Gallery, 1980). ↩
By an irony not of the artist's making, the very maps that Long uses for his walks in Britain owe their existence to the British Army's determination to pacify the Scottish Highlands following the uprising of 1745. Hence the name: Ordnance Survey Maps. ↩
Long insists that the photographs are not works of art themselves, merely records of actual work, and deliberately inscribes them "in the public domain." To see the work itself, the would-be viewer must, to some degree, reproduce the artist's walk. In 1980, while discussing the possibility of the commission for Minneapolis Circle, the artist told the author that two long walks had been abruptly curtailed: one, by the Peruvian army, when Long was detained for his own safety to protect him from the guerrilla group Sendero Luminoso; a second when an amiable rancher in Wyoming advised him that his neighbor was prone to shooting "trespassers" before asking questions. ↩
According to the author's memory, Long declined to use granite from the nearby Cold Springs Quarry for Minneapolis Circle because of the stone's particular decorative connotations. He had a favorite red slate shipped in from upstate New York. ↩
Artist's statement, 1983 (Walker Art Center Archives). ↩
This motivation (and aesthetic), widespread in European art circles in the 1960s and 1970s, also underlies work by artists associated with Arte Povera, Zero, and Fluxus. ↩


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Wayne Law to host March 6 movie screening focused on the practices of femicide and sex-selective abortion in China and India
Wayne Law Career Services and a coalition of student organizations have joined forces to bring the "It's a Girl" international film tour to Detroit. The screening, free and open to the public, begins at 6 p.m., March 6 at the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights.
The event was inspired by students Eric Shovein and Kristin York, recipients of the Wayne Law 2012 International Public Law Fellowship. Shovein and York spent their placements working for human rights organizations in India. The film will focus on India and China, where millions of babies are killed, abandoned or selectively aborted because they are girls. The result of longstanding traditions and governmental policies, this devaluation of females has led to increasing violence against women and a growing female "gendercide."
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I was wondering if using rosemary grown in my garden for verroa control would work. By placing pieces in the hive, the bee's would spread the oil troughout the hive by removing it. Thanks for any feed back.
I was wondering if using rosemary grown in my garden for verroa control would work. By placing pieces in the hive, the bee's would spread the oil troughout the hive by removing it. Thanks for any feed back.
Mites are very tough and very prolific. I have my doubts. If you want to try it, make sure you keep monitoring the mite level.
There are quite a few natural methods or soft methods that are being used sucessfully against varroa by those on this board. Look under Cell Calls, FGMO, and Diseases to find recent discussions. The alternative controls being used most, that I'm aware of are, in no particular order:
Food Grade Mineral Oil (FGMO)
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generic Vicks vapo rub (Daisy's solution to the world's problems )
You forgot one "natural" item from the list. How about spending a few extra bucks and getting a queen from a reputable queen breeder, who is working with resistant bees. Either you will be very happy or you can say you proved them wrong. (Assuming it was a genetics flaw and not poor beekeeping.) Funny how everyone buys foggers, oil, new foundation,etc, etc, etc, but then they buy the cheapest bees and packages on the market. Some do not even know what kind of bees they ordered.
carnica bee, you're not related to Daisy by any chance, are you??? ...if not, you guys should talk - sounds like one of her schemes!
Touche, BjornBee!
No, I'm not related to Daisy, just someone new to this post asking for imformation. Thanks to everyone .......
He Haw, Tex.....
Schemes maybe but all my bees are still alive and buzzin....
"Knock on wood" (hive). He he...
Hey, Wonder where that expression (superstition) hails from?
Daisy, what is your secret?
You forgot one "natural" item from the list. How about spending a few extra bucks and getting a queen from a reputable queen breeder, who is working with resistant bees. Either you will be very happy or you can say you proved them wrong. (Assuming it was a genetics flaw and not poor beekeeping.) Funny how everyone buys foggers, oil, new foundation,etc, etc, etc, but then they buy the cheapest bees and packages on the market. Some do not even know what kind of bees they ordered.
>>>> I agree totally. I think the varroa problem will be solved eventually with resistant bees. If the bees have it in their blood, they will know how to deal with mites, and also know how to survive them. All other natural things are good, but the bees are the most important. Finding a good supplier is key, unless you are essentially doing the same thing with your own stock. I do recommend some treatment in the meantime though.
How about a list of recommended sources . . for varroa resistant queens?
Dave W . . .
A NewBEE with 1 hive.
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Dave W.
I don't have a "list" as I have not ordered from more than one or two.
B. Weaver advertises "no chems" for several years.
Strachans - Selective hygenic and resistant selection
Olympic wilderness - "mite resistant"
Pick up any Bee Culture, ABJ, etc, and there are more to choose from. Many will advertise "hygenic selection or mite survivors" and some will advertise "no chems", etc. I also realize some may have less than advertised. Some also hate to claim 100% resistance, when these are under ideal, controlled, professionally run operations, and then they sell to hobbiest or others who loose bees to whatever reason, then claim how crappy the bees were and the breeder was at fault.
I personally have spoken to Wootens in Ca. and they claim a strain or line of 95% resistant. I liked that honesty, as not every bee raised will be resistant, and in any breeding, some off-spring will be better and some will be less. I have also spoken and recieved info from Champlian Valley bees in Vt(No chems), and ordered "Russian" survivors from Arnold Apiaries in Tennessee.
Special features on the Webb's in Georgia, who have russian survivors stock and no chemicals, show that others are selecting and being successful with resistant bees, without all "band-aid treatments", that help bees along, but do little in the long run.
I wish there was a forum to discuss and talk about survivor/resistant/no chem approach on this site, without having to mix it up with those wishing to do the other things.
[This message has been edited by BjornBee (edited January 18, 2004).]
My basic feelings about the availability of resistant stock at the present time, is: "buyer beware". While some queen breeders (like Glenn Apiaries of California) have direct access to programs like the Russian bees from the USDA, not all queen breeders advertising supposedly "resistant stock" have such direct lines of offspring. And by the time you order fourth and fifth generation removed queens, I think their mite resistance is pretty "watered down". By that time, it's pretty much 'luck of the draw' as to the true amount of mite resistance any given queen has. But as Bjorn has pointed out, if you're willing to pay the $50 per queen for queens more directly descendant from such programs as the SMR or Russian project, the higher the likelihood of becoming chemical free.
I have ordered Russians from Jester Bees in Arkansas (who get their "breeder" queens from Glenn Apiaries). They, in turn, are open mated and so the resistance begins to get diluted; but the price has also dropped to $10 or $12 per queen. {NOT an endorsement of either operation} The real secret is to get away from AI (time consuming, labor intensive and $$costly$$) to where mating areas have plenty of Russian drones (using Russians, as an example). Once Russian drones are widespread within a queen breeder's mating areas, then the cost of the queens will come down and the genetic dilution (for non-mite resistance) will be minimized. Just now, are we starting to get to that point among most commercial queen breeders - this was always envisioned as a four or five year process by the USDA. This was as the USDA planned - they could have made the introduction of mite resistant genetics more widespread and much more quickly. But they were also walking a fine line so as not to destroy (financially) many commercial queen breeders. Thus the reasoning and control for the initial $500 queen releases to a very small group of selected queen breeders. [Too bad, the USDA just didn't get into the queen breeding effort wholesale and make the queens available to anyone and everyone who wanted one - drone populations sure would have become more widespread across the country much more quickly]. But again, the reality of economic and political pressures insure that the plan progresses according to what's acceptable to the USDA. To some extent, this also accounts for the wide variability of "good vs. bad" assessments of the Russian bees - no doubt in my mind that some beekeepers have had excellent results from the Russians and some beekeepers would swear never to buy them again! The only people who have experienced "first hand" what the Russians are really like, are the USDA personnel controlling their importation and the few selected queen breeders who paid the $500 price tag - everyone else is getting a mutt (some are lucky to get good mutts and some are not). My point here is, that once the cross breeding starts to happen, you loose control over identifying whether a certain characteristic is intrinsic to the Russian genetics or to the Italian (or whatever was the cross-breeder race) or if it's unique to the hybridized Russian queen only.
But just so the government folks don't EVER think they have absolute control over our borders and mother nature (and thus the introduction of such pests as AHBs, Varroa, fire ants, Japanese carp, small hive beetle, well the list goes on and on...), as I understand, some people have found ways to get fresh infusions of potentially mite resistant genetics across our borders, so the hope for "good" also exists. Sooner or later (assuming Darwin was right), mite resistance will become widespread - but until then, "buyer beware".
I Bought my queen from stracken bees.They say their queens are mite resistant but it doesn't seem to look that way. I'm treating them for verroa as we speak. I have never worked with such gentle bees as these & want to save them. So when someone says buy from a seller of mite resistant bees, bee careful.
carnica bee,
I'm looking at two different ads for strachans as I write this, nowhere does it mention "mite resistant". They mention selecting for hygenics and mite resistance and other features. I believe there is no 100% mite resistant bees, and they certainly don't claim this. (did you lose bees, or just started treating when you found them with mites?) All bees, no matter what management items you use, will have mites. Unless you stopped them from bringing them into the hive all together. Thats not to say that bees can't handle mites and through selection processes, a better bee, capable of living or controlling mites will eventually win. Starting with queens, raised by breeders taking the time to see advantages of selecting survivor traits, is the future and will be the demise of all other treatments.
We are not at 100%, but there are more and more beekeepers who are now 1-2-3 years chemical free(without all the other items also), and have minimized there winter varroa kill. They all started, I believe with good stock, many had there own high kill rates, but then through their own splitting and selection process, are now on the verge, or already there, of bees capable of handling the mites. Not all of these bees are russian.
Hi Carnica
I don't have any secrets, really. I feed Honeybee Healthy in the late winter, then here in Kansas, I harvest my honey earlier then most around here so I can get started on treating for mites asap. And allowing them to get their winter supply built up real good so they have plenty stores for overwintering.
And too, my hives are right outside my door and I keep a very close watch on them for the earliest possible intervention in the case of diseases... or robbing on weaker hives and ect...
I don't treat them with drastic measures by common standards.. Others might not agree with me but I think I treat very moderately but more often.
I bought mite resistant bees three years ago, lost some and grew the ones that survived, having been the strongest. I let them superceed. And such as that....
Sounds great Daisy. It's a fact that healthier bees fight off illness better than sick ones. No secret here, just good bee management. By the way B-Jornbee, I didn,t mean to give strachan bees a bad rap. These by far are the best bees I have ever kept & will always buy more queens from them. I stand corrected. Your name seems to have a french twist to it. Am I right?
>By the way B-Jornbee... Your name seems to have a french twist to it. Am I right?
I always thought it had a Scandanavian twist to it.
I'll forgive any reference to a "French" twist. I laughed and thought it was a "inside" joke, then realized that you haven't been around on this site long enough to know my history.
M.B. is correct. Bjorn is scandanavian and means, among other things, "bear". It is part of my wife's name, she being from Denmark. Two things that my house is full of is, bears and bees. Stuffed items of course.
Mite resistance does not mean there are No Mites.
The colony may still have mites but they can still survive. They may deal with the mites in many ways, but they survive inspite of them.
My father was a beekeeper back when there were no problems from mites(mid 70s-82). He also kept beep the old fashion way and in a couple of hives he made by hand as a early teen and most of his beekeeping is based on these early years in the TN foothills. I was 10 when we moved back to TN when he retired from the factory. The fear of mites which were being found in the area and the difficulty of moving the hives south he made a deal with a beekeeper there and never kept a bee since. I purchased 2 packages this past spring. I did get screened BBs and kept check on varroa. Late this fall I was only getting a couple per week. The first one I saw was in July. I did not check for T mites. I have mixed reviews of the bees I purchased. I got buckfast from R Weaver. One of the queens never did lay and they were kind and replaced her. The other queen that came with the packages was laying well within a week. Her hive was and is gentle and easy to work. The replacement queen they send layed well and was a hot hive to work. This hive grew much faster than the gentle bees but by July I could not pick blackberries 20 yards from the hives without getting stung. I used a frame of eggs from the gentle queen and a small split with only capped brood from the hot hive to raise my own queen.
To the points, R Weaver's buckfast came with very few or no mites. They say they are selecting for resistance to varroa but the buckfast is know to be T mite resistant. These were the reason I chose them in the first place. The queen I raised from the gentle hive are more aggressive than the mother's colony but are noway mean. My father has been a good teacher of the basics(he turns 72in March) but I need a mentor for mite control and I have found 2 within driving range now and I have this board. I think natural cell size, resistance, and hygenic behavor are all pieces to the big picture. Yes many have been chem free using small cell. Yes some have even had good results from resistant strains. Hygenic behavor has been proven helpful. I plan on getting 2 types of bees this years by buying queens(2 each). I want russian and NWCarnolians. I am also going do do some small cell to start the regression. I went to college for horticulture and know that the offspring of a resistant plant is not going to be resistant everytime. With the Chestnut most of the offspring are not resistant to the blight. This does not say we need to give up on them it means the opposit. After many generations we will get there. I plan on helping bees and the Chestnuts get there by breeding from the survivors.


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I'd close the screened bottom board by inserting the plastic piece.
You need some hive ventilation to exhaust moisture and provide fresh oxygen. Can be done by an inlet of the opening in the reducer at the bottom. Need an exhaust port. Can use the inner cover with rim up, but you need the center oval open and the 1 1/2 inch opening on one end of the ridge also open(Telescoping/outer cover should not be blocking it).
Dead bees blocking the bottom entrance may not be an issue as you get flying days and undertakers can rewmove the dead bees. However, if you are at all concerned about dead bees blocking the lower entrance or if it's a problem, flipping the outer cover, so the ridge opening is on the under side, works to provide oxygen when the bottom entrance is blocked.
If mositure buid up is a problem you can add pop sicle stick width shim to taise the outer cover to provide a vent. Can also add a popsicle width shim under the inner cover edge to provide a bigger exhaust vent.


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Generator questions
So I am planning to get a gas generator soon. I've never used one before or have even seen on in use personally. I have figured that I need about a 3000 watt genny, NOT taking into consideration start up surges, so I am going to get around 6000 watts to be on the safe side.
So I understand they have a certain number of outlets depending on the model, and then I plug extension cords into it and run them into the house. Now, from that point can I then plug surge protectors into the extension cords and plug MORE surge protectors into those, and then individual appliances into those? I am mainly thinking fish stuff, since I have 4 tanks in different areas of the house and each tank has it's own surge protector with light, filter and heater plugged into it.
So to sum up I would like to:
1) run heavy duty extension cords from genny to house
2) Plug 1 surge protector into each extension cord
3) Plug multiple surge protectors into the surge protectors in #2 above
4) Plug individual small appliances into the surge protectors in #3 above
Is this how it's done or am I gonna start a fire?
I am also wondering where I'll put this thing when in use. I have no deck or patio or driveway or anywhere out of the elements, yet what I've read says not to use them in rain or snow. But that's when the power goes out. I have a covered dog house I could put it in, but that seems lame.
It falls under the catagory of "You might be a Redneck", saw horses or garbage cans, sheet of plywood or 2x4s on top to make a shelter. Drape a 10x12' blue trap over that. Tarp held in place with bricks. Yes, it screams Larry the CableGuy. But, you could assemble that in a few minutes if those parts were in your shed.
If you have natural gas forced air heating, have a furnace guy or an electrician wire in an outlet box & switch that you could plug an extension cord into to run the blower motor on your furnace. I don't know about D.C area but, here in Chicago durn blizzard power failure we always have Gas service but not Electric to run the fans & electronic ingnition on the furnace.
We have had to light(matches) the range burners on the stove and use the fireplace to heat the house.
Also look into how much run time you have per gallon of Gas. Be sure you have enough gas. I know that sounds obvious, like having a working flash light & batteries yet most people don't and are not prepared.
you could also hook it to a "suicide switch" to power the whole house. This is what we have at my house. Luckily my dad knows an electrician who could hook it up the right way and not kill us all in the process. haha
well it depends on how involved you want this to get. a 6000w should power everything u need for your home but they will be large an heavy to move by yourself*just something to think about* i would only go with a honda they are stupid quiet you will thank me later when your tryin to sleep.
i personally like the 2000w ones as u can daisy chain them to make more power but are able to be moved by one person which is nice becuse that time will come. you can also cut one off to save fuel as that might be a issue you run into unless you get a naty gas thats hardwired into the system its something to think about. also you can hardwire them into your breakerbox with some work but dam thats nice to have no cords going every which way then having to move appliances etcetc not nessasary but dam usefull and a headache saver!!!
alot of the new generators have build in protecters just like your home. keeping them out of the elements is good for any engine but it wont stop working if u have it outside an it snows/rains just gotta make sure the intake is dry and the exauste is being removed freely. you can use them in a garage but need to know that its sealed from your house as ive seen alot of shotty work that isnt sealed or draws air into the house from the garage sad but true so know how ur system works.
the covered dog house would be a NO in my book due to the fact no free flowing air which would make the exaust go into the intake. but imo it really doesnt matter if its outside just keep the water off it to keep it from rusting like any engine there not any different than your car!!
hope that answered most of your ?'s
I don't know any electricians so having any switches put in or hardwiring will probably be out of the question right now. I appreciate the suggestion tho and will at least look into the switch for the furnace blower to see what that would cost. Labor is so expensive in this area though that I doubt it'll get done this year and I'll have to stick with extension cords for the time being. I can only afford the genny cause my job is giving us gift cards used with the company credit card "points" to either home depot or amazon. Money is kinda tight at the moment.
Now no one actually answered the questions about the extension cords and surge protectors, so can anyone give me some specific answers about that? Is what I envisioned correct?
The suggestion about getting 2 gennys is something I also considered - how do you daisy chain them together? If it's affordable I prefer that so if one goes bad the other would hopefully still work. I have to look into the cost of 2 smaller vs 1 large one. I do have a husband who can move it around, although that's about as far as his handyman skills go. Which is another concern with maintenance on the genny - he won't do it and I dunno how.
The dog house I mentioned is very large (built it myself for a 100 pound dog) and has a large opening in the front and I could skew the roof a bit for better exchange of air (it's an "A" roof that just lifts off). It also has a few small vents drilled into the sides of it. And it's plenty far away from the house for safety purposed.
We've lost power twice so far this year and we usually lose it from one storm or another at least once a year, and I'm just sick of tossing out all the food in my fridge and worrying about my fish tanks.
When we used a portable 5000W gasoline generator a few years ago, we set it on the concrete patio.
We used a heavy duty extension cord and ran it through the dryer vent (disconnected from dryer) and plugged the opening with a towel to prevent air from entering the house.
Then hooked up a 6 outlet multi-strip bar to the female end of the extension cord. We then used 3 heavy duty extension cords to run from the multi-strip bar to each aquarium power strip.
The remaining outlets on the multi-strip bar were used for the chest freezer, floor lamp (for lighting) and the boyfriend was able to rig a temporary heavy duty pigtail cord for the furnace (propane) since there was a junction box in the furnace room where the Romex wiring for the furnace power was located.
Just so you know, our generator needed to be filled with gasoline every 2 hours. You also need to perform regular maintenance on the generator as recommended. When we needed to use it 2 years later, we couldn't get it to start and had to replace the spark plug. It's also important to have fresh gasoline available.
There is no real need to keep it covered though I did shovel snow around and away from the unit when we used it.
It's also important to read the literature and follow the mfg. recommendations for extension cord use. A refrigerator would definitely require a heavy duty extension cord and you will want to keep it as short as possible in relation to the generator location.
You can set the generator on the ground, just be sure it is not near any flammable material such as dry vegetation.
You don't need multiple surge suppressors.
Yeah gas storage is gonna be a big issue that I'm still trying to figure out. Thanks for the info it was very helpful.
When I lived in NC our power went out 5 times a year it seemed. Odd that Lake Norman was right there and Duke had all this power capacity in my front yard practically....alas, it did indeed. I bought a 3500 watt Coleman Contractor genny, and rigged it up as described above and used it quite often. I never worried about surge protectors or other black magic and I ran computers, synthesizers, all manner of household electronics with nary a hiccup. Realize that "surge protectors" that you buy at Walmart are pretty much useless for...well, I can't think of anything they're really useful for! False peace of mind maybe...
If money is tight then forget about hooking it up to the panel for now. HD extension cords(14ga min) will work just fine. As for the dog house idea I would cut another opening at the back for cross ventilation and possibly plug a box fan into the generator to blow air over it if it is hot out. Having somebody put an extention cord type pigtail on your furnace with a DPDT switch to disconnect it from the rest of the house is a must. If the power goes out in the winter you will be happy you did it. Don't forget that the longer the run from the generator and the higher the amp draw of the appliance, the heavier the gauge of wire in the extention cord(numericlly lower) will have to be.
really do reviews on the gen that your looking at, after useing several honda are my 1st pick if you can find a place that has them ready to go listen to them the sound alone might sell u kinda like a drag car vs a road car huge sound decibel difference.
i think all your ?s were covered an some if not shoot away
Those Hondas are extremely quiet.
Also, in an emergency the generator doesn't need to be run non-stop. You can cycle the generator to conserve Gas.
The fridge & freezer will hold temp for 1 to 3 hrs., outside of Sub Zero winter temps. If the house is well insulated it will hold temp for several hours.
The Hondas are out of my price range - way too expensive. I'm not worried about the noise - when the power goes out there are a bunch of gennys running in my neighborhood anyhow.
Unfortunately my house is not insulated well at all - my kitchen used to be a screened in porch (now all windows) and it didn't even have heat in it when we bought it. We did put some vents in there but it's still extremely cold in there as well as on the 2nd floor. Heck I'm wearing thermals right now, lol, and I'm still cold. We need to insulate the attic but my husband can't do it, I can't do it, and eventually you run out of money to pay people to do these things.
Oh, and I have no idea without ever having owned a genny exactly how to shut if off a the fuel and let the carb run dry, but I suppose I can figure that out once I get the thing and find some vids online or something. I'm a little bit handy when it comes to some things, like wood working - but I have no idea how to maintain something with a motor. We replace our lawn mower every few years cause they just die. I may have to find someone to service the genny for me once a year.
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El Paso, TEXAS - He may not have been blowing out birthday candles, but on his 66th birthday, Christopher Tappin seemed more cheerful than past appearances inside El Paso's Federal Courthouse.
Tappin spent Thursday morning pleading guilty to aiding and abetting the illegal export of defense articles before Federal Judge David Briones. Until now, Tappin had pleaded ignorance to the freight he was shipping, stating he believed batteries designed for Hawkeye missiles were intended to be used for cars. The batteries Tappin is accused of transporting are on a U.S. Munitions, which are banned for export via the Arms Export Control Act.
Declining comment following his plea deal, Tappin's lawyer Dan Cogdell told KVIA.com that his client is guilty, adding that with there was a large amount of evidence against him. The plea deal waives two other charges, and asks the judge to sentence Tappin to 33 months in prison.
If Tappin were to go to trial, the aiding and abetting count could hold a sentence of up to 10 years alone.
Codgell said the move was simple: The goal was to get Tappin back to the United Kingdom where he lives. Tappin's wife is unable to travel, meaning the two haven't seen each other since Tappin's extradition to the U.S.
Tappin made international headlines earlier this year when he was extradited to El Paso following his initial indictment. Prior to that, he had fought extradition to the U.S. dating back to 2007.
Part of the plea deal stipulates that the U.S. Attorney will not fight any requests by defense council to transfer Tappin's sentence to the United Kingdom. It also asks that he pay a fine of $11,357 and serve three years probation.
"He regrets his conduct, he regrets the time away from his family, he regrets the notoriety," said Cogdell, following the plea hearing.
Tappin is accused of getting involved in a deal that would have shipped batteries from the United States to the U.K or Netherlands, which later would have been re-directed to Iran.
Federal investigators claim that when another member of the deal was arrested, Tappin stepped in and made comments that suggested he would help falsely label the batteries so that they wouldn't be stopped at Customs before leaving the United States.
A sentencing hearing will occur January 9, 2013 in El Paso's Federal Courthouse. Until that time Tappin will reside in Houston near his lawyer. Tappin has been on bond since April; however, he will be taken into custody to begin serving his sentence in January.
Two other men have already served prison sentences tied to the case. British national Robert Gibson pleaded guilty in 2007, and was sentenced to 24 months in prison. A man from Oregon, Robert Caldwell, received a 20-month sentence. According to documents read in court, there were also unnamed co-conspirators.


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Acute bilateral obstructive uropathy is a sudden blockage of the flow of urine from both kidneys. The kidneys continue to produce urine in the normal manner, but because urine does not drain properly, the kidneys start to swell.
See also:
Urethral obstruction; Acute urethral obstruction; Obstructive uropathy - bilateral - acute
In men, acute bilateral obstructive uropathy is most often a result of an enlarged prostate. Other causes in men include:
Acute bilateral obstructive uropathy is much less common in women, but may be due to:
Other causes in men and women include:
Acute bilateral obstructive uropathy occurs in about 5 out of 10,000 people.
The doctor will perform a physical exam. The exam may show:
There may be signs of chronic kidney failure, high blood pressure, and infection. Fever is common with an infection.
Tests that may be done include:
The following tests may show hydronephrosis (swelling of kidneys):
The goal of treatment is to relieve the blockage, which will allow urine to drain from the urinary tract. You may need to stay in a hospital for a short while.
Short-term treatment may include:
Long-term treatment involves correcting the cause of the blockage. This may involve:
Surgery may also be needed for other disorders that cause blockage of the urethra or bladder neck.
If the acute obstruction is quickly relieved, symptoms usually go away within hours to days. If untreated, the disorder causes progressive damage to the kidneys. It may eventually lead to high blood pressure or kidney failure.
Call your health care provider if you have decreased urine output, difficulty urinating, flank pain, or other symptoms of acute bilateral obstructive uropathy.
You may not be able to prevent this condition. Routine annual physicals with a primary care doctor are recommended. If your doctor finds you have acute obstructive uropathy, you should be referred to the nearest emergency room and seen by a urologist.
Pais VM Jr, Strandhoy JW, Assimos DG. Pathophysiology of urinary tract obstruction. Campbell-Walsh Urology . 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 37.
Hsu THS, Streem SB, Nakada SY. Management of upper urinary tract obstruction. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology . 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 38.
McAninch JW, Santucci RA. Renal and ureteral trauma. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology . 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 39.
Frøkiaer J, Zeidel ML. Urinary tract obstruction. In: Brenner BM, ed. Brenner and Rector's The Kidney . 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 35.


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APCNews – April 23 2012 – Year XII Issue 162
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JOHANNESBURG (APC for APCNews) – In this new publication by APC and IDRC, researchers look at how ICTs are, and can be, applied to help communities experiencing water-related stress, adapt to climate change. It gathers reports from Africa, Asia and Latin America; and provides conceptual tools for practitioners.
APC statement: Progressive internet rights organisations strongly denounce attack on anonymous online speech by US government
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I have made the decision to go to all medium boxes, hive bodies and honey supers. Mainly due to the weight of hive bodies in the fall when I am putting my meds in, some of my boxes this year were backbreaking, good for the bees, bad for the beekeeper. Also it would standardize my frame and foundation needs, buy and build one size, seems to me that would make thing just that much simpler. I realize that I will need three mediums to equate to a full size hive, but I don't have a problem with that.
Now, my question is; does anyone already do this, and how do you like it?? Also, can anyone think of reasons why this might not be a good idea??
Any advice or suggestions would be graetly appreciated. Thank you.
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in fact i forgot to add. go change yourself again cos you still dont look like a woman. your voice, walk, body not soft cos i can still see the man in you, and if you go to women toilet they look at you in a wierd way cos they still see the man in you, especialy your hands don't look like kim's own. GO CHANGE AGAIN!!!! it hurts me cos maybe you wouldn't see this message.
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there is no sense in regreting what you have done. cos you want to tell the world that God made a mistake by creating you a man. i believe that you dont believe in God, like you wouldn't have wasted all this money to change yourself to a woman. do you think that been a woman is easy then stay like that and give birth to one child like you would go on the sun to fetch water for your mother. just because you will understand the pain she has gone through giving birth to you… if you wanted to know how women feel in their skin, ask your wife, go to the hospital and watch a woman on a labour bed… no matter wether you have changed to a woman you would never feel like one. cos you wouldn't be ready to do all that we do. WHAT A SHAME!! if your mother is dead and if she could wake up and talk to you, i believe the first thing she would do is look for a nife a starbe you cos she would be a shamed of giving birth to child like that.
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This is wrong.there is a reason why God made a man and now you're telling him he didn't know what he was doing. Remember one thing, Christ is coming soon and you're going to give account of the way you lived your life. Hell is real and its not a place for human but was created for the devil and its agent. Hell is place of pain where the bibles says there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth (matt.8:12)or what do you think you can give in exchange for your soul. Will your money or fame be able to save you on that great day?
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When you don't have respect for ur creator you can do anything. Brother at this stage of ur life? What a shame. 66 wasted years. How many years do you think you hv on this earth? Shamelessness from higher place. I pray that people should understand that this is one of the signs of end time christ spoke about.
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(May 25, 2005)--Now in its 34th year, the Texas Folklife Festival celebrates the diverse and colorful cultures of the Lone Star State Thursday, June 9 through Sunday, June 12.
At the Institute of Texan Cultures' premier event in downtown San Antonio, Texas Folklife Festival visitors can savor the flavors of more than 150 foods prepared by 40 ethnic groups and enjoy music and traditional dance on 10 entertainment stages, artisan demonstrations, carnival rides and fun for the whole family.
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|half the line at my voting site. i'll be back later?
Have fun at the polls today! I went down to my voting site and noticed the line wrapped around the block. I'll try again later. Maybe. If nothing else, the eavesdropping will be worth it!
|half the line at my voting site. i'll be back later?
Hahahhaha. Shoot! That's the worst (and the best). I love the photo though.ReplyDelete
WOW! What a line but I'm so thrilled to see us taking our responsibility seriously.ReplyDelete
That's awesome! I'm not super into politics, but there is something exciting about Election Day.ReplyDelete
are you mormon?ReplyDelete
Really? I don't know of anyone who seriously thinks Mormons still do that... although, that really did happen, so it always amuses me when Mormons get offended at even the mention of it. I mean, Brigham Young and Joseph Smith made some interesting choices to say the least. That all said, Mormons are some good people today!ReplyDelete
I live in Salt Lake City, so everyone assumes I'm Mormon even though I'm not (when I told people I knew I was moving here even they asked me!It's surprising how many people don't know the difference between LDS and FLDS. The church here has had to keep stressing the difference because of the Warren Jeffs case.Delete
Maybe??? Sharon, you must vote. Unless you're voting for Romney. Then you can stay home! ;)ReplyDelete
haha love this comment. i voted for obama.Delete
YAAAAY! Your readers are proud!Delete
Religion AND politics on a public blog? You are a brave women!!ReplyDelete
haha i couldn't resist.Delete
Surprised to find out you are mormon, i truly had no idea. Most " Mormon Mommy Bloggers" have the ' we believe' link on their profiles. Intrigued and pleased to see you voted for Obama :)ReplyDelete
Maybe it's just the ones who put the 'we believe' link on their profile that you know are "Mormon Mommy Bloggers" :)ReplyDelete
This picture looks... totally different than my voting place, ha. I got there with a four-year-old and a baby in a stroller expecting to be in and out within minutes (as it had been four years ago), but it was total chaos (fights included and all). It was such a pain, but finally managed to vote. My four-year-old was excited about it, though. He wanted to help.ReplyDelete
i'm not a mormon, but my best friend is, and she's getting married in december. i'm so happy for her. and my other friends worried about that her future husband has other wives. i mean, people come on! we live in hungary, it's not a common religion here, but please. it's on wikipedia! information is power.ReplyDelete
Obama for 4 more years!!!ReplyDelete
i don't know. as an australian, i find the notion that religion should be part of politics really scary. and i don't know about romney and being family friendly. i suppose to the extent that his views on rape were family friendly he was... (sorry, even if you were being tongue in cheek i couldn't resist!)ReplyDelete
I didn't even know you were mormon! I think people are way too concerned with religion as a part of politics in our country. We have so much diversity in our nation, we should just accept that and not judge people by their religion but by who can make the best decisions for us. People of the same religion are all so different anyway, it's not like a cookie cutter set of beliefs, which is great! Glad you were able to vote, even with the long lines!ReplyDelete
As A French, i aslo can hardly undersatnd wyhy religion is such important in politics in the United States...and also, do you think it would be possible to have a president who is a non-believer?ReplyDelete
I think that one of the reasons religion is considered important in politics in the United States because many people equate religion with morality. I also think that if more people recognized that it is possible to be a moral person without identifying with a particular religious group (as well as the opposite - that it is possible to have loose morals while identifying with a religious group), religion would cease to be so important in political discourse. (This is NOT to say that all religious people think anyone void of religion is an amoral heathen!)Delete
yes! shout it from the roof tops! love it: "I also think that if more people recognized that it is possible to be a moral person without identifying with a particular religious group (as well as the opposite - that it is possible to have loose morals while identifying with a religious group) religion would cease to be so important in political discourse. "Delete
Haha, I am actually surprised people did not realize you are Mormon. I am Mormon and have been reading your blog for a while, and definitely noticed the Mormon hints. You once had a post where your husband was writing a talk for church. And similar posts about your kids writing talks for church. I guess this wouldn't be obvious to someone who was not Mormon. :) I think that people don't realize how many progressive mormons are around. Loved the post!ReplyDelete
thanks! and yeah--progressive is an understatement. ;)Delete
you voted for Obama?! I'm so happy! You are such a 'cool mormon' :DReplyDelete
thanks! and yeah--cool is an understatement ;) haDelete
I imagine you probably don't want to get into this on your blog, but I would be really curious to learn more about what it's like to be both rather progressive and a Mormon. It seems like that could be really challenging to negotiate, especially as a woman.ReplyDelete
last may, i listened to a podcast called Middle Way Mormonism and Women. It was so refreshing to here woman talk about their frustrations with patriarchy not only in the church, but in the world. Got me reevaluating my faith and where I stand within Mormonism. I'm still a work in progress. :) Listen to the podcast if your interested in hearing woman, who like me, love the church but know the institution is flawed and has things i flat out don't agree with :)Delete
Half an hour into it now and it's super interesting, thanks for sharing!Delete
OHHH YOU ARE A NAIVE MORMON WIFE! Actually read about Romney - he does nothing for Women. And same with the Mormon faith. Mormons are still very connected to the polygamy, which you should know.ReplyDelete
i agree. it's sad that a lot of men (especially in business and religion) do nothing for women. let's change that! one way is by empowering women on their business endeavors instead of criticizing them.
I may be wrong, not being a mormon myself, but isn't one of the misconceptions about Mormons and polygamy in part due to the current theology--that in heaven, families are polygamous? (for example, a widowed man can be remarried in the temple, and expect to be joined to both wives (or more if he was widowed multiple times) in the heavenly kingdom? A woman who is widowed, however, cannot be remarried in the temple because she cannot practice polyandry in heaven. So theologically, polygamy still holds a very substantial place in Mormon doctrine. Thoughts? I'm genuinely curious! How do progressive Mormons reconcile beliefs about polygamy here and hereafter?
yeah, good questions. i've heard of this idea. my thoughts: anytime a religion/person starts claiming they know exactly whats going to happen in the afterlife, i start to become really skeptical. instead, i like to focus my attention on the basic mormon values of love and family.
i'm curious to see how it all works out in the end. :)
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