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Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD (Nikon) review: An affordable 'fast' standard zoom that comes out on topBy Paul Carroll - Monday April 22 2013 Lens Review
Launched in February 2012 the Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD is a 'fast' standard zoom available in Nikon, Sony and Canon lens mounts. On full frame DSLRs its wide-angle through to short telephoto focal range is ideal for general use photography, and featuring Tamron's VC image stabilisation system, as well as a fixed f/2.8 maximum aperture, its low-light credentials are pretty hot, too.
Tamron's SP, or 'Special Performance', range is targeted at the pro market and the Di suffix identifiesTamron lenses optimized for full frame DSLRS, although they're compatible with APS-C cameras too.
The SP 24-70mm is well specified featuring a fixed f/2.8 maximum aperture, Tamron's USD, or Ultra Silent Drive, motor for quick and quiet autofocus and their VC, or Vibration Compensation, image stabilization system.
Although not cheap the $1299 price tag is more affordable than own brand options like the $1887 AF S Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8 G ED and, as you'd hope at this price, build quality is good including weather sealing, a zoom lock switch and a large 82mm filter thread, although the manual focus ring is fairly narrow.
The optical arrangement features 17 elements in 12 groups, including elements and coatings to reduce aberrations and improve image quality, so let's take a look at how it performs.
Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD lens performance
Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD versus competition
Further readings for the Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD (Nikon) review: An affordable 'fast' standard zoom that comes out on top
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Added by Nikata | May 17
Tamron focus breathing and contrast
Why nobady care about contrast and focus breathing? Tamron have Terrible contrast and focus breathing. And the focus needs differemt calibration for 24-50mm and 50-70mm.
Sorry for my bad English :)
Added by andy123 | March 12 , 2015
use with the on camera flash in iTTL mode
I am looking to buy this lens. I do a lot of flash photography. Is it possible to use the lens while using the on camera flash in iTTL mode? Does Tamron 24-70 convey the lens focal length to the speedlight mounted on camera (iTTL)? I ask this because I read somewhere that third party lenses do not convey the lens focal length to the flash for use in iTTL metering mode. Thanks.
Added by rich1808 | March 19 , 2014
Sharpness issue on Tamron SP 24-70mm f2.8
Thank you DXO what a great resource you are!
I'm confused on your statement: A sharpness score of 17 P-Mpix is impressive in terms of the direct competition again ranking 1st for pro standard zooms, ahead of the Nikon 24-70mm with 15 P-Mpix, and Sigma 24-70mm with 16 P-Mpix.
Considering the huge 36-megapixel sensor in the D800 however a sharpness score of 17 P-Mpix is less than half of the camera's resolution and put into that perspective is less impressive. So whilst the Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 and pro standard zooms in general – offer good features, build and versatility, lenses that cover such a focal range with a large fixed maximum aperture aren't the sharpest.
Are you saying that Tamron is the best of the lot BUT only Prime lens can take advantage of the 36mp sensor? Thanks! Rich
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Added by Sophie - DxOMark | April 01 , 2014
Re: Sharpness issue on Tamron SP 24-70mm f2.8
Hi Rich,
Thanks a lot for the kind words and for your participation to this forum. You are right to say that the difference between best prime and best zoom is a bit large. So if you want to use the D800 at its best, maybe you should use a prime lens.
Best regards.
Added by shivang | March 12 , 2014
Nikon 24-70mm 2.8 G ED on Nikon D3200
Hows its Quality and performance ?? It not having VR on a lens. Does it affect if i try to shoot at moderate shutter speeds Hand held.I am worrying about the risk of blurrs.
Added by jatinbajaj | June 18 , 2013
Is Tamron SP 24-70mm F2.8 compatible with Nikon D-90
Can you confirm if Tamron SP 24-70mm F2.8 is compatible with Nikon D-90 and if you can show any test results?
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Re: Is Tamron SP 24-70mm F2.8 compatible with Nikon D-90
Thanks for your interest in DxOMark.
Yes it is, results are available here :
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Added by Williamdorval | May 22 , 2013
Not a pro lens
I own a nikon 24-70 and use it professionally.
I cannot recall a single time I need VR for it.
The Nikon is built like a truck and the lens quality is outstanding.
I am sure the Canon is the same.
I do not understand how the Nikon misses focus, as every shot needs composition and in that instant, the lens focuses.
When you spot focus and not have your camera set on 'professional' you do not have focus issues.
The Tamron has an extending pump barrel, a feature that sucks in dust.
A feature best reserved for lower use lenses.
I work in dusty environments so the Tamron would never make my short list.
I am sure the Tamron is a great lens, but not to be carried away by hype from users who may also be employees of Tamron.
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Added by sweeperdave | August 28 , 2013
Re: Not a pro lens
I use both the Nikon and Tamron version of this lens in professional applications. I've used both to shoot stills and video. Typically I used the Nikon in the studio and indoors while I like the Tamron for outdoor shooting. I've found the Tamron to be the better overall lens for my needs overall. The only area where the Tamron comes in second to Nikon is corner sharpness wide open where the Nikon slightly bests the Tamron. But that has pretty much been a non-issue. I've pretty much settled on the Tamron. It's VR capability makes it far more versatile for me on both still and video and has enabled me to get more useable shots and footage. I've not found the pump action detrimental and I work in dusty environments. My last shoot involved an afternoon at two wineries and a horse stable. I didn't see sensor dust as an issue.
Added by skp | April 26 , 2013
Hi, how do you consider uContrast and flare resistance while scoring?
Pro Nikkor's generally blew away others by their uContrast, bokeh, build, flare resistance, weather seal and more importantly service-ability.
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Thanks for your interest in DxOMark.
Our scores relates only to what we measure : sharpness, noise, chromatic aberration, color sensitivity...
For more information please refer to our score documentation : http://qadxomark/index.php/About/Lens-scores and http://qadxomark/index.php/About/Sensor-scores
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Added by clwvanzyl | April 24 , 2013
Tamron at longer distances
I was wondering if you have tested this lens at longer distances?
Is this part of you testing regimen? Or do you only do the tests in a small lab?
In my experience it was fine when focused close but when you focus on objects that are far away the Nikon lens blew it out of the water. It could be that I had a bad copy but I have seen the same conclusion on other websites.
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Re: Tamron at longer distances
I do agree with you. I have a problem with Tamron 24-70 f 2.8 in Auto focus. I lost around 40% of the photos of my events due to problem in focus leads to image blur
Added by Toshik | April 22 , 2013
tamron 24-70
A DxOMark Overall Score of 29 ranks the Tamron 1st for image quality on professional standard zooms, just pushing the own brand Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G AD into second with 28 points, and is well ahead of the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 IF EX DG HSM with 23.
It's Nikon Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED, not AD.
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Added by Emilie_DxOMark | April 24 , 2013
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Thanks for noticing and letting us know.
This should be corrected in a couple of hours.
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The DxOMark team
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Those who knows shoot with Tamron...


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George W Lambert retrospective: heroes and icons
29 June – 16 September 2007
National Gallery of Australia
"One of the great Edwardian virtuosi – the Australian Sargent", Barry Humphries
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27 June 2007
George Lambert 'Miss Helen Beauclerk' 1914 oil on canvas 76.5 x 61.0 cm Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, purchased in 1921
The first major exhibition for over seventy years of one of Australia's most significant artists, George W Lambert (1873-1930), opens at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, on Friday 29 June 2007.
The exhibition includes more than one hundred works and showcases every aspect of George Lambert's multi-faceted career. From Australian bush subjects to Edwardian portraits and figure groups, from sparkling oil sketches to major battle paintings and large sculpture, the exhibition shows the full breadth of Lambert's approaches to image making. His subjects includeAustralian icons Henry Lawson, Breaker Morant and Banjo Patterson, as well as fellow artists Charles Conder, Thea Proctor, Hugh Ramsay and Arthur Streeton.
Lambert gained an international reputation, and is the only Australian painter to be elected an Associate by the Royal Academy of Arts, London – and one of only a few Australian artists to have their portrait included in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Along with Dame Nellie Melba, George W Lambert was a celebrity of his time. He was also well respected by his peers in the art world, 'Lambert from Sydney is our best Australian artist here,' said Arthur Streeton, in London, 1909.
Lambert studied at Julian Ashton's art school and, like many other aspiring artists at the time, he began to make illustrations for the Bulletin, which helped support him in his studies. He won several prizes, including the 1899 Wynne Prize for Across the black soil plains and the 1927 Archibald Prize for his portrait of Mrs Annie Murdoch.
Lambert is known for his landscapes — images of life in the Australian bush, drawn from his own experience on the land, such as Across the black soil plains 1899. Commissioned as an Australian official war artist during the First World War, Lambert's memorable Gallipoli painting Anzac, the landing 1915 1920–22 and A Sergeant of Light Horse in Palestine 1920, became well known through their reproduction on Australian postage stamps. The exhibition will also include works by Lambert that are not as well known, but are well worth discovering. A flamboyant artist with an eye for the bizarre, Lambert painted ordinary scenes in an extraordinary way.
Lambert painted many self-portraits throughout his life. He reflected his complex personality through these self-portraits, presenting himself as an actor playing out a role. This retrospective will include six important versions, including Lambert's Self-portrait with gladioli 1922.
George W Lambert is not a name immediately associated with sculpture; however, his iconic Henry Lawson Memorial 1927–31, a visual metaphor of Australian mateship, is a central focus of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. In the last years of his life much of Lambert's energy was consumed creating large-scale sculptures.
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A child's laughter and giggles are always delightful but what I recently realized is that laughter is a universal language. I was recently on a family trip and it seemed that many of the people staying at the same hotel spoke a myriad of languages. Whether we were on the beach, or in a restaurant or just wandering around I heard so many different languages. French, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin and Dutch, just to name a few that I recognized.
But, what I did love watching was the children of so many nationalities. Although different in many ways, they were also very similar. In so many different situations they were giggling and laughing. Despite the fact that I had no idea what they had been talking about with their friends or family members, those precious laughs make everyone smile, no matter what the language.
Children were being thrown into the pool or wading into the ocean and all you heard were giggles. Those sounds of pure joy makes everyone smile. Just like a baby's first coos, the laughter of a child is something to always be remembered and with all of the electronics available it is now easy to capture those moments without having to pull out the video camera of days the olden days!
I wish I could have made a tape of just my children's laughs. Beginning with the first little gurgles and coos and then through those toddler years with silly giggling, followed by the laughter of the middle years and their later laughs of teens and young adults. These tapes could be replayed over and over and no need for pictures, just the mental image of what might have been occurring during those laughs would be enough. What fabulous auditory memories.
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Senate hopeful calls release of 'birther' audio sleazy
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A Colorado Springs man who would like to make his mark in Washington caught the nation's attention with a comment about the president's birthplace.
Audio of Owen Hill was captured last Friday at a Republican get together in Denver. It was leaked to Buzzfeed Thursday.
In the recording, Hill is referencing his time in Kenya with Compassion International and his visit with kids in the slums.
"It's a tragic place but you spend time out there and there are little kids running around barefoot in these kind of streets and you ask them what they want to be," said Hill. "They want to be an astronaut, they want to be a physicist, a marine biologist-- one kid he wanted to be President of the United States. And I held back my snarky comment that said,"Well, we already have someone from Kenya."
Colorado Springs has remained quiet about the remarks. No one with El Paso County Republicans wanted to comment. Neither did political insiders KRDO Newschannel 13 contacted.
Neither Hill's Facebook page nor personal website made mention of the audio leak.
In a statement, Hill said the comment was a joke.
Hill tweeted, "The reason it's funny is because I'm not a 'birther'. The reason it's "sleazy" is because they know it."
Hill is vying for Senator Mark Udall's senate seat in 2014. There are several other Republicans also in the race including Randy Baumgardner, Ken Buck, Jaime McMillan and Amy Stephens.
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While all of this has made Bloomberg obscenely wealthy, landing him at No. 10 on the annual Forbes list of richest Americans, it hasn't satiated his desire for greater control of the news industry. The Times reports that Bloomberg had previously "commissioned a study to assess whether The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times or The Financial Times would potentially become available" for purchase. At the least, the endless rounds of stories about Bloomberg's ambitions are a reason for reporters elsewhere not to go out of their way to bite the hand that could one day feed them.
And Bloomberg has a long history of commingling his interests as a businessman with his public role and ambitions. The year before he first ran for mayor, his charity doubled its giving and began redirecting it to New York institutions. His eponymous news company also opened a new division to cover the city. New Bloomberg News columnist Jonathan Capeheart, poached from the Daily News editorial board, moonlighted as Bloomberg's "policy advisor and tutor, drilling him with flashcards, and introducing him to other journalists, and black and gay New Yorkers," former New York Times City Hall bureau chief Joyce Purnick dryly noted in Mike Bloomberg: Money, Power, Politics…
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Okay I have a someone tell me I need permits? Is this the case? I have enough hassle dealing with my poultry stuff and really don't want to add to it.
Okay I have a someone tell me I need permits? Is this the case? I have enough hassle dealing with my poultry stuff and really don't want to add to it.
I doubt that Dixon would have a bee restriction.
Not sure about Missouri, but THIS may be the relavent statute. Wher I live in Maryland you do have to register your apiary with the state, but there is no cost and you basically just send away a form and get your certificate and apiary number back in the mail. Inspector can choose to inspect or not, but I think they are busiest dealing with the commercial folks.
Beyond that, you would have to ask at the county or local level if additional permits are required? Some cities and towns, for example, have additional requirements in their codes. But the trend in recent years seems to be towards the removal of such restrictions rather than the addition of them to city codes.
Check with the nearest chapter of the MO. State Beekeepers Association if you want more than guesses.
Factoid: The honey bee is the Missouri State Insect along with Maine and 15 others.
No state permits needed in Missouri to keep bees. Also no permits needed to sell honey directly to customers (farmers markets or from your home or roadside stand). Apiaries do not need to registered with the state either. Permits are required to sell bees outside the state though. Hope this helps.
Thanks that was my concern.
I looked into my local laws and ordinances plus contacted the Missouri state entomologist who handles apiary inspections. The local laws/ ordinances permit me to keep up to 5 hives. The entomologist told me I only needed an inspection if I was bringing un-inspected bees into the state or planned to take my bees out of the state. I told him I was getting an out of state package of bees and he told me as long as I was getting them from a major producer they would be inspected there prior to shipping and nothing more was required.
When I looked into the MO statues, there was a law in the state books that was rescended in 1995 I believe. I too have pondered this question and local beeks state that there are no inspectors or rules. Local Extension office did not offer any rules or regs regarding bee keeping.
Don't you need to check your city code enforcement as well, unless you're outside city limits.
Well I live out in the county and they can't even enforce stray cats and dogs so I'm gonna say I'm safe where I'm at.
Some counties in Mo do require you to claim each colony on your property tax forms annually. Just as if its a cow, goat, etc...
I never concerned myself when I lived there with number of colonies. I know some cities restrict number of hives, such as KC I think only allows each city lot to have 3 colonies on it. However I run up to 148 colonies in Jackson county and never was bothered by anyone about the bees. I did have to have them inspected when I moved out of state and when I brought my bees to Tx and back.
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By Bill Greener
Thinking about a start-up? More and more enterprising scientists are applying their knowledge of technology and industry to their own new businesses. What does it take to shape one's vision into a sustainable business? A solid business plan is obviously important. However, even before that, you must figure out which type of business entity will best suit your needs. This decision will affect everything from the amount of taxes and paperwork you'll face to your personal liability to the bottom line. Here are the major options you have, along with their advantages and drawbacks.
Sole proprietorship: Someone who owns an unincorporated business by himself or herself. The main advantage is ease of formation. To get started, you need only perform a simple filing with a County Clerk's office. The tax implications and reporting requirements are straightforward, involving taxation at individual tax rates and standard IRS Schedule C filing. There is no separate entity tax.
However, as your own boss, you are the sole risk manager and the profit/loss center—for better or worse. Your liability is unlimited, but you may have restricted sources of capital and funding.
General partnership: An association of two or more people who co-own a business for profit. These partnerships are generally easy to form at the state and county levels. Partners agree how to share profits and losses, which flow through the partnership to each partner's individual tax return via a form K-1. General partnerships are typically not subject to federal or state business entity taxes. The general partners, however, are jointly liable for the obligations of the entity.
Limited partnership: One or more limited partners and at least one general one. Limited partners cannot be active in the business management; if they are, they risk losing their "limited" status.
Limited and general partnerships are similar in areas of taxation and what is referred to as "special allocation of income and loss." Government fees for partnership formation may be higher for a limited partnership than for a general one, however. State regulations may require notices about the partnership formation to be published.
C-Corporations are your large business "Inc's." Corporate business entities provide greater segregation between their owners and the entity itself than is provided for in partnership arrangements.
Taxation issues are comprehensively addressed by the IRS, under subchapter "C" of the Internal Revenue Code. C Corporations require corporate officers and directors whose identities must periodically be reported to the state.
On the plus side, a C Corporation is taxed for income purposes as a separate corporate entity at both the federal and state levels. In addition, the number and types of shareholders are unrestricted. Shareholders have limited financial liability even if they participate in corporate management; rather, the corporate entity becomes the liable party. In a C Corporation, the retained corporate earnings can be kept in the business.
On the other hand, C Corporations are subject to double taxation; corporate income is taxed at the corporate level, while dividends are taxed at the individual (shareholder) level. The formal requirements of a C Corporation include government formation fees, significant record- and book-keeping, shareholder meetings and corporate elections, the issuance of stock certificates, and the sale of stock for raising capital. Financial losses are only deductible at the corporate level.
S Corporation: A small business entity that makes a valid election with the IRS to be taxed differently than a C Corporation. S Corporations generally pay no corporate income taxes on their profits. Instead, shareholders pay income taxes on their proportionate shares of the corporate profits. Thus, an S Corporation is considered a pass-through entity similar to a partnership, but shareholders enjoy the limited liability of a corporate structure.
Among the limitations: These entities must be domestic corporations organized under state law, and shareholders are limited to fewer than 100 and to certain entities such as individuals, estates and trusts. All individual shareholders must be citizens or residents of the United States. Unlike a C Corporation, an S Corporation cannot have retained earnings.
Limited liability companies, or LLCs, are formed by filing Articles of Organization with a state's secretary of state. The IRS taxes LLCs as if they were partnership entities. There are no restrictions on the number or types of owners or the extent of owner participation in management. An LLC will be dissolved when certain events occur; for example, bankruptcy, the death of a member, or the incapacity or withdrawal of any member unless otherwise voted upon. Annual filing fees are required.
Bill Greener is a U.S. registered patent attorney who practices in Ithaca, N.Y. and is a partner in the firm of Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC. This blog post is based on an article that appeared in the May 2007 issue of Optics & Photonics News.
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text: Our neighbor who lives half a mile away feeds his cattle ground-up grain which has molasses added to it. His grain bin is not "bee-tight" so apparently the bees have located the molasses and whenever he opens the feed bin, it has alot of bees in it. His son is afraid of bees. We have given the neighbors bottles of honey, but they are still concerned about all the bees that meet them when they open the grain bin door. Any suggestions? This problem will probably end when a good nectar flow starts, but meanwhile what can we do to keep peace in the neighborhood?


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Playing netball for England was always a privilege for star defender Geva Mentor.
The fact that she got to travel and hang out on tour with 11 of her best mates was an added bonus. Considering it was a game that she says chose her, rather than the other way around, Mentor was happy with her sporting lot in life.
Then the opportunity to play in a professional transtasman league came along and her eyes were opened to a new world on and off the court.
Mentor's name was the first to crop up as a potential target for franchises when the idea of imports was raised.
She was excited by the talk and allowed herself to entertain the thought of getting paid to play netball, but the reality didn't really sink in until the Thunderbirds came knocking.
There were more surprises to come.
The athletic defender didn't quite know what had hit her when she arrived in Adelaide to find people on the street knew her name and would stop her to talk about netball.
In England the sport was still viewed as a nice game for schoolgirls, so to suddenly have a public profile was a revelation.
"Because Adelaide is such a small town, it was very much everyone knew who you are and everyone knew all about the league and it was a bit of a shock to the system."
But it is Melbourne where Mentor has now settled, possibly for good.
About to start her third season with the Vixens, the 29-year-old has recently bought a house with her partner, "a Victorian lad", and hopes some of her family will soon join her out in Australia.
The Vixens have set their star import up with a job as a community engagement officer at Netball Victoria, working closely with multicultural groups - something Mentor, who has Caribbean heritage, is passionate about.
"The league has opened up some amazing opportunities for me, not just being able to grow and challenge myself within the sport, but also to live in a new country and get a taste of the life of a professional athlete."
Beaten finalists last season, the Vixens are one of the early title favourites this year, and with the return of wily veteran Sharelle McMahon to lead the attack, Mentor is confident her side will live up to expectations.
Having already won a premiership with the Thunderbirds in 2010, Mentor is desperate to collect another title this season - an achievement she would rate right up there with a test series win over New Zealand or Australia.


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I'm Somewhat new to bee keeping tried it a few times in the past.Not so much luck then,not looking so good now either lol
I ordered 2 3lb packages of bees about 12 days installed bees into 2 hives.Been feeding syrup and pollen patties. Inspected hive 3 times since putting package in .First time to make sure queen was released and if foundation was being pulled. Checked on hive about 5 days ago signs of eggs being laid and pollen being stored along with syrup.Open up hive today pulled 2nd frame out signs of more drawed foundation pulled 3rd frame out looked like a queen cell (wax shaped peanut) capped off.Saw queen on bottom screen laying on her side picked her up she was almost dead.There was signs of very few larva in hive no eggs that I could see.
What would be the best option?
This is risky but do the bees have time to survive and hope one queen cell hatches?
Order new queen for hive.
Combine two hives last resort.
any other options that I'm overlooking that might be helpful to a newbie beekeeper
Thanks for your help
From here in NC


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British philosopher John Gray takes his fellow nonbelievers to task for their zealousness and intolerance in dealing with their opposition.

When in 1931 the popular historian of philosophy Will Durant sent a number of famous contemporaries a letter asking about the meaning of life, H.L. Mencken replied, "What the meaning of human life may be I don't know: I incline to suspect that it has none. All I know about it is that, to me at least, it is very amusing while it lasts.… When I die I shall be content to vanish into nothingness. No show, however good, could conceivably be good forever."
A lifelong unbeliever, Mencken mocked religion in all its forms as a vice of weak minds. Atheists such as Christopher Hitchens have attacked religion as an enemy of democracy and equality and cited Mencken in support of their attacks. Yet for Mencken the modern faith in human equality was as much a delusion as any religion. He rejected religion as an insult to reason, but he never imagined human beings could be rational. Convinced of the irredeemable stupidity of the mass of humankind, he expected nothing of the species apart from the endless entertainment it gives an impartial observer of human folly.
It would be hard to find any echo of Mencken's cavalier atheism among today's evangelical unbelievers. Twenty-first century irreligion comes in several varieties, each engaged in furious controversy with the rest, but these sects have one thing in common: They are all made up of missionaries. "I like to think that most of my ideas have been sound ones," Mencken wrote in his reply to Durant, "but I really don't care. The world may take them or leave them. I have had my fun hatching them." In contrast, atheism is nowadays essentially a project of conversion. Universal unbelief, today's atheists are unshakably convinced, will bring about a new world of rationality and progress. There the consensus ends, however. For just as most of the world's religions have fought over the central tenets of their faith, so these evangelists for godlessness are locked in contention as to what atheism means for ethics and politics. Now, as in the past, unbelievers are as much at war with one another as they are with believers.
At present the most influential atheists are liberal humanists. It would no more occur to Richard Dawkins that an atheist would reject liberal values of freedom and equality than that he or she would take up witchcraft. A world that had abandoned religion would be far from perfect, he would admit, but it would surely realize liberal ideals more fully than the one we live in. For Dawkins, as for most well-known unbelievers today, atheism and liberal humanism are sides of a single coin.
In historical terms this is an extremely parochial view. Many atheist thinkers have been critics or outright opponents of liberal values, while a campaigning form of atheism was an integral part of some of the last century's most despotic regimes. In believing that religion could be relegated to the past, Lenin and Trotsky were unquestionably secular humanists; they were also virulently anti-liberal. An incessant war against religion has been integral to communist regimes everywhere in the world. The intellectual founder of French fascism, Charles Maurras, was a convinced atheist, but he also favored the church as a buttress of state power. Most of the leading Nazis—atheists whose worldview was shaped by a vulgarized version of Friedrich Nietzsche's ideas and a distorted form of Darwinism—looked to a future in which Christianity and Judaism would be exterminated and replaced by a revamped version of paganism. If fascism and Nazism had triumphed in Europe, any religion that remained would have done so only as a state cult. In much of the past century, it was militant atheism and totalitarianism that were sides of the same coin.
Evangelical atheism's links with illiberal values are not only a matter of history. Today in America, an atheist faction has joined forces with Christian fundamentalists in the Tea Party. The churchgoing habits of libertarian former congressman Ron Paul did not stop him from professing his admiration for the rabidly atheist novelist Ayn Rand. In an improbable-looking alliance with Christian evangelicals, Rand's disciples have promoted a fantastical vision of the free market. Happily, there is as much prospect that laissez-faire capitalism will ever come into being as there is of realizing Lenin's hideous utopia. For the most part, the free market invoked by Rand is a mythic version of an American past that never existed. After all, the American economy was founded on federal subsidy, protectionism and, for a time, slavery—not the free market. Even so the appeal of Rand's ideas will persist, since, like many supposedly secular belief systems, Rand's philosophy offers the comforts of faith while insisting it is based on reason.
Atheism today is mostly a cult of science. For Dawkins and others who attack religion, science—particularly Darwin's theory of evolution—provides the only rational view of the world. Scientific inquiry is not for these atheists simply the most reliable tool humans have invented for getting to know the world; it is a means to salvation, the only way through which humankind can find deliverance from immemorial evils of ignorance and unreason. There have been many variants of this kind of atheism, but in each case a type of pseudoscience was used to give intellectual legitimacy to a political program—a development rightly described as scientism. A version of evolutionary theory shaped the thinking of Ernst Haeckel, the "German Darwin." Giving scientific authority to the idea of racial hierarchy and founding a new, anti-Christian and anti-Semitic religion of monism that attracted a significant following in German-speaking central Europe, Haeckel was one of the thinkers who formed the intellectual climate from which Nazi "scientific racism" developed. Aiming at a new world of another kind, Soviet "scientific atheism" exemplified a similar pattern of thinking. Though its adherents profess liberal values, the "new" Darwinian atheism is not much more than a recycled version of 19th century scientism.
Rand was unusual in basing her system on an ersatz brand of philosophy rather than pseudoscience, but she too recycled the ideas of an earlier time. Growing up in Russia, from which she emigrated in 1926 at the age of 20, she (like many other young Russians) was steeped in the writings of Nietzsche. In the first edition of her earliest published novel, We the Living (1936), the heroine—a stand-in for Rand herself—tells her Bolshevik lover that the masses are nothing but "mud to be ground underfoot, fuel to be burned." These and similar passages were prudently removed from later editions of the book, but there can be no doubt that they illustrate a Nietzschean strand in Rand (even if it was a crudely simplified version of Nietzsche's thinking that she drew on). What Rand did was Americanize Nietzsche's Übermensch, turning the German thinker's fantasy into an embodiment of intransigent capitalism. In a bold exercise in syncretism, a superhuman elite became the heroic entrepreneurs of right-wing folklore. If he could have known what was to become of the myth he had created, Nietzsche—who, along with nearly all German intellectuals of the period, hated capitalism—would have turned in his grave.
Yet there is nothing new in the fusion of atheism with worship of the market. The idea of "the survival of the fittest" originates not with Darwin but with the Victorian sociologist Herbert Spencer, who used it to promote laissez-faire capitalism. Rand's thought has no serious intellectual content, but that has not prevented it from being taken seriously by people ignorant of the history of ideas. Famously, former chair of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan was a youthful devotee. In later years he strayed from the faith, but he never lost Rand's certainty that free market capitalism is the only rational economic system. While the economy over which he presided for nearly 20 years could never have matched that dream, he seemed to have been genuinely baffled when the system came close to collapse in the financial crisis.
The meltdown helps explain the alliance of Christian evangelicals and militant atheists on the American right. The apocalyptic mood that many have observed on the Republican right expresses a crisis of faith. Whatever its flaws, the American capitalism that melted down in the crash of 2007–2009 was for these true believers—religious and secular—a model that would ultimately be adopted everywhere. Leaving the U.S. just one country among many struggling to adapt to the bursting of a global debt bubble, the crisis shattered this view of the world. In the disorientation that followed, opposed ideas and beliefs came together in some curious mixes.
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan's flirtation with Friedrich Hayek is a case in point. Unlike Rand, Hayek was a serious thinker; he produced the most compelling account of why central economic planning fails. However, when Ryan claimed to have imbibed Hayek's ideas and handed out copies of The Road to Serfdom to staffers, he cannot have known what the Austrian thinker believed about the role of government. Certainly, as his polemical tract attests, Hayek was a strong critic of the postwar expansion of government. But, as his fiery writing shows, he also favored a state-funded welfare system that Ryan and his Tea Party followers would regard with horror. A product of the final years of the Habsburg Empire, Hayek, a Nobel Prize–winning economist, was no doctrinaire antistatist. Talking with Hayek at length when I knew him in the 1980s, I found that a common joke about him—that for him minimum government meant the army, the justice system and the state opera—accurately encapsulated his outlook. It is only Hayek's disciples who are fanatics for minimum government.
A devout Catholic, Ryan would have been even more horrified had he known Hayek's views on religion. Much influenced by the physicist and philosopher Ernst Mach, a supporter of Haeckel's monism who believed science to be the only source of human knowledge, Hayek viewed religion in quasi-Darwinian terms. Holding to a theory of group evolution that has more in common with Spencer than with anything Darwin proposed, Hayek speculated that there might be something akin to natural selection among religions, in which those that advocated social order prevailed over the rest. Far from supposing with Dawkins that science renders religion redundant, Hayek believed science could show religion to be humanly indispensable. Whatever the merits of Hayek's theory, it is an important insight. "Darwinian" atheists imagine that evolution and religion are bound to be at odds because they think of religion as a primitive kind of scientific theory. But if you think of it as a set of human practices, religion must itself have an evolutionary function and explanation. Recognizing this did not make Hayek any kind of believer, since rather than showing religion to be true, his account renders the idea of any divine power redundant.
Though their alignment in the Tea Party may seem anomalous, evangelical Christians and militant atheists have more in common than appears at first glance. In the context of the contemporary American right, both are versions of fundamentalism. The fundamentalist mind-set is not confined to those who obey what they regard as the divine authority of scripture. It shows itself wherever human beings seek safety in a text or a doctrine. Fundamentalist atheism and evangelical religion are alike in offering the peace of mind that goes with freedom from thought.
In fact, atheism has little to offer anybody. Contemporary unbelief is a hollowed-out version of monotheism—a cult of human deliverance lacking the beauty and flashes of wisdom of traditional faiths. Yet defined properly, atheism is an entirely negative position. An atheist is anyone who has no use for the concepts and doctrines of theism—and there have always been people who fit that description without wanting to turn unbelief into a missionary enterprise. Atheism is one thing, secular humanism another. Some atheists, such as Mencken, reject religion with contempt while having little interest in persuading others to adopt their view of things. Others, such as the sadly little-read Spanish American philosopher and novelist George Santayana, have been notably friendly to religion, whose symbols and images they see as composing a kind of transcendent poetry—an attitude that, as an atheist myself in the proper meaning of the term, I admire and share. Atheists have loved democracy and despised it; some atheists excoriate the free market, while others adore it. The fact is that nothing much follows—either historically or as a matter of logic—from rejecting theism.
The confusion that results when this fact isn't grasped is illustrated in "Atheism Plus," a recent internet-based movement that seeks to align evangelical unbelievers with strong liberal positions on issues of sex and justice. Despite the aura of political correctness that surrounds the movement, these are mostly good causes, but they have nothing to do with atheism. Religious believers have often been homophobic, but there are gays who are believers and believers who are not gay who actively reject discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation. Again, religious believers have often been misogynistic, but the churches are divided today because significant numbers of believers reject past misogyny. It is only a willful simplicity of mind that turns these many-sided conflicts into contests between belief and unbelief.
Fleeting ripples on the surface of events, each of the currently contending versions of proselytizing atheism has come and gone many times in the past. Even where they have gained control of government and wreaked immense destruction they have in the end left religion as strong as it has always been, as can be seen in postcommunist Russia. More than any in the past, the current generation of atheists is ignorant of history. But their lack of knowledge is the result not only of an inadequate education; like the invincible ignorance described by medieval theologians, their disregard of the past is an act of will. If they allowed themselves a sense of history, their lives would be emptied of meaning.
Unwittingly, evangelical atheists demonstrate the enduring power of faith. Imagining that a new wave of rationalism could change the nature of human beings is the height of unreason. More than the passing beliefs through which humankind seeks to escape its insignificance, it is unchanging needs—for food and water, security and power—that are the chief drivers of human conflict. In thinking that a shift of belief systems could transform the human scene, these atheists are possessed by a myth. Yet there need be nothing dispiriting in their stilted poses of righteous rationality. The pretense of reason is part of the human comedy, and for those who understand and accept this fact the spectacle will evoke a smile. The atheist wars will pass and soon be forgotten. As long as they last, however, they are absurdly amusing.
John Gray is professor emeritus at the London School of Economics and author of The Silence of Animals: On Progress and Other Modern Myths.


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Thank you for Day of Caring
On behalf of the city of Jenkins, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to Chip Rankin and all the students who participated in the "Day of Caring" on May 9.
We had several students who did a wonderful job cleaning up Veterans Park, the cemetery and the baseball field.
It was a delight to work with the kids as well as the chaperones, Chris Johnson and Janet Durham. With the aid of these kids, we were able to get some much needed brush clearing and cleaning up done!
We hope this will be an ongoing event and look forward to next year. Congratulations to all on a job well done and thank you, thank you, thank you!
Jenkins City Council and staff


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Expeditors International Takes Off on In-Line First Quarter
Freight services shipper Expeditors International of Washington DC (EXPD) is enjoying a solid day of trading after reporting in-line first quarter results yesterday.
For its first quarter, Expeditors International reported profit of $80.3 million or 39 cents a share, up from $76.7 million, or 38 cents a share a year prior and revenue of $1.41 billion.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters forecast earnings of 39 cents on revenue of $1.41 billion.
In a press release on the company's website, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Peter Rose said that the quarter went well despite softening global demand for PC shipments, which makes up a large part of the company's technology segment:
This was the second consecutive quarter we've had year-over-year airfreight tonnage increases. While pricing was still somewhat volatile, it was great to see some sustained traction in year-over-year airfreight tonnage growth.
Analyst Jeffrey Kauffman of Sterne Agee concurred that this past quarter should be viewed as a positive although he reduced estimates. Kauffman added that the first quarter results:
Should be followed by a sigh of relief by investors, who took the shares down meaningfully this past four-to-six weeks on news of weak freight forwarding operations at other companies. Although we are modestly lowering earnings-per-share on customs brokerage top line growth, the resiliency of margins and improvement in Air Freight income are worth noting.
Shares rose 5% in trading Thursday, though the stock is still down 6% year-to-date.


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Ben Johnson, The White House Watch
Barack Obama's threat to bypass Congress and raise the debt ceiling has stirred significant talk of impeachment — and not just on talk radio. A Republican Congressman has confirmed some of his colleagues are talking about initiating impeachment hearings. Scott Keyes of ThinkProgress.org asked Rep. Pete Olson of Texas: "Congressman Tim Scott of South Carolina yesterday in a town hall said if President Obama were to just ignore the debt ceiling, then he might be favoring bringing up articles of impeachment. Is that something that you've heard discussed much among your colleagues?" Olson replied, "A little bit." Olson quickly pivoted to repeating talking points about the debt ceiling, so Think Progress's Lee Fang followed up: "So Congressman Scott, is he just a lonely voice or are there a large number of people who are talking about this?" Olson answered, "He's not a lonely voice."
Congressman Olson's statement confirms that a number of Congressmen are discussing a motion to remove Barack Obama from office.
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A man who won $350,000 in an Oz Lotto syndicate says he will bet again on Oaks Day.
Last night's lotto winners plan to pay off the mortgage, take an overseas trip and help family members — but not before having a few stiff drinks.
There were four winning entries, with the numbers 29, 43, 8, 7, 15, 2, 13 and supplementaries 21 and 20, in the Oz Lotto draw, which boosted to nearly $112 million after a record number of tickets were sold.
Each division one winner, two from Victoria, one from the ACT and another from Queensland, won $27,993,037.76, a statement from Tatts Lotteries said.
A mother from Meadow Heights, Victoria, who answered the call from lottery officials, couldn't quite believe the news.
"Are you serious?" she said.
"If I accidentally hang up, call me back please.
"Oh my god. I can't believe it. We'll be able to set our children up with properties and finally go on the overseas trip I've been hoping for to visit friends of mine.
"I don't drink often but I'll be popping a bottle of champagne now."
The other winning ticket in Victoria belonged to a syndicate of 80, who will get $349,913 each, plus extra cash from divisions two to seven.
One of the syndicate's lucky entrants said he was still at work today.
''I don't think I've come back down to earth,'' the man, known only as Phillip, said.
Phillip bought a share in the anonymous syndicate at a newsagency in Collins Street, in Melbourne's CBD, three weeks after first entering when the jackpot was $35 million.
He and his daughter have shared the entry and their winnings - about $350,000 - will be shared with the rest of the family.
''When we checked the ticket last night just before going to bed, we could hardly believe it when we got to the seventh number and they were all on the ticket. It was quite extraordinary,'' he told radio station 3AW.
''[I] went in to renew the Saturday night ticket and the jackpot caught my eye and the system 17 jackpot caught my eye.
''I love a punt in other forms and I thought 'oh, that's worth a crack' and we came back as the jackpot went up and it's paid dividends, very handsomely.''
But Phillip's winning luck didn't spread to the races - he lost money on the Melbourne Cup.
''Wasn't even close there,'' he said.
Phillip said he plans to enter again and would allow himself a punt on Oaks Day tomorrow.
''I've got a little bit of play money. It will be very modest,'' he said.
The lotto winnings will pay off some debt, be added to super and ''help out one or two people close to me that need a bit of a helping hand''.
The father of an ACT family, who bought a ticket while on holidays in NSW, thought relatives were playing a prank on him when he got a call from a NSW Lotteries official.
"I've come close to winning a division one prize before, but not quite close enough," he said.
"First of all we'll pay off our mortgage then we'll settle the kids' mortgages. There are some other relatives we'd like to take care of too — they've been good to us.
"I'll probably have a beer to celebrate.
"Tell you what, I'm glad I answered your phone call tonight."
Lottery officials have so far been unable to contact the Queensland winner, who was unregistered.
More than eight million tickets were sold, with 400,000 selling every hour at peak sales times.
The Oz Lotto jackpot next week is $2 million.
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On the other side, we are talking about a top 50 college player that has a lot to gain or lose depending on his draft status. Gaining a media following is not only huge in the case of the Heisman race but to also stay fresh in the heads of NFL scouts and GMs. Could it be possible that this Roniah fellow is just being set up to take the fall for Te'os future? Not sure.
I'm just not willing to commit to either side of the black and white spectrum until hard evidence is presented and honestly, we may never see it too.


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I stopped fighting my inner demons. We're on the same side now.


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Ohoopee Dunes: A study in nature, sand
By Mincy Moffett
Ohoopee Dunes Natural Area is one of Georgia's most significant natural communities and floristic areas. The natural area comprises three tracts in southwestern Emanuel County. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources also cooperates in managing an adjacent tract owned by The Nature Conservancy and another nearby tract owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Together, these five conservation lands, arranged in an archipelago-like fashion along the eastern boundary of the upper Little Ohoopee River, encompass nearly 3,000 acres.
The central topographic feature of all the tracts is a spine or ridge of Kershaw sand dunes. In Georgia, sand dunes or sandhills can be found at the seashore, the fall line and along the eastern banks of Coastal Plain rivers and streams. The dunes along riverbanks and streams are also known as riverine sandhills.
The sandhills along the seashore mark current coastlines, while those found along the fall line show where ancient coastlines were. Unlike coastal areas and the fall line, riverine sandhills were created over time as strong westerly winds deposited exposed river bottom sand along the eastern shore of certain rivers. The most extensive riverine sandhill formation in Georgia is the Ohoopee River dunes system. It includes more than 65 linear miles of oval-shaped dunes along the Little Ohoopee and Ohoopee rivers, extending from just northwest of Swainsboro to the junction with the Altamaha River and encompassing approximately 22,000 acres.
Ohoopee Dunes Natural Area has several natural communities, ranging from dry (xeric) dunes and longleaf pine forests to moist hardwood hammocks and river floodplains. The visually dominant natural community is the xeric dune system dominated by longleaf pine (Pinus palustris), wiregrass (Aristida beyrichiana) and turkey oak (Quercus laevis). Turkey oak, the signature plant species of the dunes, is a sandy soil generalist adapted to a variety of dry sandy habitats. The rare few-flower gayfeather (Liatris pauciflora) found at Ohoopee Dunes is also a generalist.
Some species found at this natural area are sandhill specialists and are, therefore, found only on dunes and sandhills. Such is the case with the sandhill milk-vetch (Astragalus michauxii), state-listed as threatened. Perhaps the most interesting plants are those species found at Ohoopee Dunes and on the coasts of other southern states, but which are absent from the coast of Georgia. This group includes scarlet sage (Calamintha coccinea), woody goldenrod (Chrysoma pauciflosculosa) and the sandhill rosemary (Ceratiola ericoides), state-listed as threatened.
The sandhill rosemary is a fragrant wood shrub that is highly flammable and depends on fire for successful reproduction. Fire plays an important role in the health of sandhill communities. Burns are typically patchy, because fuels on the ground (leaves, litter and branches) are sparse and fire does not carry across bare sand. Fire leaves a patchy appearance, with many islands of vegetation remaining unburned.
Many of the unique and rare species on sandhills and in the ecotones, or habitat transition zones, need fire to live. The Indian olive (Nestronia umbellula), state-listed as rare, is found in the ecotones between sandhill and hammock forests, and may benefit from periodic fire. The green-fly orchid (Epidendrum conopseum), state-listed as unusual, is likely unaffected by most fires as it inhabits the shaded branches of trees in moist forest hammocks.
Sandhills are also home to many highly specialized animals, including the eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon corais couperi), federally-listed as threatened; the gopher tortoise (Gophermus polyphemus), state-listed as threatened; and an insect endemic to this area, the Ohoopee Dunes moth (Narraga georgiana).
Rare and interesting animal species are also associated with wetland and aquatic habitats at Ohoopee Dunes Natural Area, including the striped newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus), state-listed as threatened, and the ironcolor shiner (Notropsis chalybaeus).
This area has been the subject of scholarly research by the Canadian Museum of Nature (Ottawa), the Florida Department of Agriculture, Georgia Southern University, Mississippi State University and the University of Georgia.
The primary management objective for this property is the protection of rare species populations and natural communities of plants and animals. Public access is also provided for hunting, fishing, hiking, wildlife observation, scientific research and environmental education.
Getting there
Caution: The trail system, consisting of un-maintained primitive roads, provides a limited hiking network. If hiking off-trail, please take a map and compass. It is easy to lose your bearings in the thick bottomlands and stunted turkey-oak forests.
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Found an article on using UV to kill Nosema spores so I would assume it would destroy other bacterial spores as well.
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I know SNL, I figure biology of bacterial spores is similar and the mode of action of UV is pretty tough to resist. I will look into it more deeply, but one article did mention AFB spores viable up to 70 years.
Brian Cardinal
Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
The following quote was taken from Richard Taylor's "The How To Do It Book Of Beekeeping":
47. How To Sterilize Hives
"…..The equipment having been scraped, stack three hive bodies (five or six if you are dealing with shallow supers) upside down on an old bottom board. Sprinkle kerosene (never gasoline) lightly on the inside of this stack, especially the corners. Now crumple three or four sheets of newspaper and drop them in. Next drop a rumpled sheet of paper that is burning well. The stack immediately becomes a roaring chimney. After a few seconds slap a board or old cover over the stack and with a stick block the entrance below, instantly suffocating the fire. The hives are now sterilized and need only be aired out to get rid of the kerosene odor. They should not be scorched heavily inside only thoroughly singed.
Mike Forbes
Red Dirt Apiaries
The advantage of a torch is the flame is hottest at it's tip so it should sterilize (term used loosely) without as much destruction. The con is it might take longer but if you used a weed burner like what was shown in the link I don't think time would be an issue.
I can see where the flaming chimney would be used by an Apiary Inspector for its convenience. Perfectly understandable.
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Brian Cardinal
Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
When did that happen?
USDA Zone 7A Elevation 1400 ft
I have used the stack and burn method in the past. I never felt like it gave an 'even' distribution of heat for sterilization purposes. I like the weedburner (did 400 5 frame nucs and a bunch of used pallets with it this summer).
This looks like the Harbor Freight one Ace referred to. http://www.harborfreight.com/propane-torch-91033.html
Looks like it would do the job .I think I will pick one up for a backup.
Okay, here is what Wikipedia says:
And here are they sources they cite:Because of the persistence of the spores (which can survive up to 40 years), many State Apiary Inspectors require an AFB diseased hive to be burned completely. A less radical method of containing the spread of disease is burning the frames and comb and thoroughly flame scorching the interior of the hive body, bottom board and covers. Dipping the hive parts in hot paraffin wax or a 3% sodium hypochlorite solution (bleach) also renders the AFB spores innocuous.[13] It is also possible to sterilize an infected hive without damaging either the structure of the hive or the stores of honey and pollen it contains by sufficiently lengthy exposure to an atmosphere of ethylene oxide gas, as in a closed chamber, as hospitals do to sterilize equipment that cannot withstand steam sterilization.[14][15]
Bacillus spores are basically like little seeds. Once conditions are right, they will pop off their hard shell and start growing again. They are also the reason that pressure sterilization was invented. They are hard to kill.13. Dobbelaere W, de Graaf DC, Reybroeck W, Desmedt E, Peeters JE, Jacobs FJ (August 2001). "Disinfection of wooden structures contaminated with Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae spores" J. Appl. Microbiol. 91 (2): 2126. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2672.2001.01376.x. PMID 11473585
14. Robinson. Gas Sterilization of Beekeeping Equipment Contaminated by the American Foulbrood Organism, Bacillus larvae. The Florida Entomologist. JSTOR 3493642
So, burning, dipping in wax or bleach, or exposing them to EtO would all work. I think it might be a little hard to get your hands on some EtO, but maybe that is just me.
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Some States used to have ETO Chambers. Some were on trailers so they could be taken to where equipment w2as in need of sterilization. ETO is carcinogistic, so it went out of common usage.
I'm surprised Wikipedia didn't mention irradiation.
Mark Berninghausen
Rader Sidetrack, I am NOT a bee inspector. If my wording is incorrect or confusing please state the proper wording for my post. I will edit it and be eternally grateful.
Brian Cardinal
Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
I took a portable propane heater to mine and it was a time consuming experience. I have a weed burner as well but never tried it on used boxes. That Harbor freight weed burner really howls when you pull the trigger! I was going to do some the 'Lauri' method and will need to break that bad boy out again. Anybody know how the glues (Titebond) hold up to that heat?
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What is the best way to disassemble a glue joint?
The key to the disassembly of glue joints is weakening the bond. For Titebond Original, Titebond II and Titebond III, raising the glue joint temperature with a heat gun or a blow dryer will reduce the glue's strength. Steam from an iron may also work.
USDA Zone 7A Elevation 1400 ft
I was going to mention a bleach dip but it would probably be hard on any metal in the hives.
It's just a guess but I think it would be a really long wait to get the bleach smell out of the equipment too.
Bleach oxidizes quickly and you would need to rinse first as well I would imagine but the salt left behind might be good for the bees w/o rinsing but it would corrode any metal somewhat. I would think wax dipping would be good except the boxes are painted already and I would think uneven absorption might cause issues.


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SANTA CLARA -- Offensive tackle Jonathan Martin "couldn't be happier" at the reception he received Thursday upon officially joining the 49ers. That differs vastly from last season's bullying scandal that prompted his Miami Dolphins exit.
"I felt a warm welcome from the entire 49ers community, fan base, coaching staff, everybody," Martin said Thursday on a media conference call. "I'm looking forward to the future and getting back to playing football."
Martin left the Dolphins in late October after constant harassment that was confirmed by a league investigation.
While he said he was willing to resume his career anywhere, he's thrilled it was the 49ers who traded for him Tuesday for a conditional 2015 draft pick. Martin passed a physical Thursday to complete the trade.
"It worked out great, to once again play for Coach (Jim) Harbaugh, to once again be in the Bay Area, to play for a winning franchise that's had a lot of recent success, and hopefully I'll be able to contribute to further success," Martin said.
The 49ers have reached the NFC Championship game in each of Harbaugh's three seasons since leaving Stanford, where he coached Martin after recruiting him out of Southern California.
Martin has been finishing his bachelor's degree (in Classics) at Stanford since leaving the Dolphins, as well as working out with the Cardinal's strength coaches.
He's played only tackle in his career -- 23 starts for the Dolphins -- but he didn't rule out auditioning at guard, center, even "heavy tight end," or basically whatever the 49ers need him.
"Any time we acquire a player we give him a clean slate, along with every opportunity to demonstrate his value to our organization, both on the field and in the community," general manager Trent Baalke said in a statement. "It will be no different in Jonathan's case."
Harbaugh, in interviews Wednesday with USA Today Sports and The Associated Press, compared Martin's NFL reboot to that of an Etch-A-Sketch toy.
Martin's response: "That's a great analogy. It's a blank slate for me. I'm looking forward to revitalizing my career and getting back to playing."
Martin has received messages of support from Joe Staley and Anthony Davis, the 49ers' entrenched starting tackles.
"I have to earn my spot on this team. I'm the new guy in the locker room," Martin added. "They have one of the best O-lines. I do have some starting experience. I've played both right tackle and left tackle. But at the same time, I'm open to anything."
Martin said he never considered retiring while his Dolphins saga unfolded. "All that's in the past at this point," Martin said. "My focus is 100 percent on being a member of the 49ers, playing on this line and helping this team win football games."
After Carlos Rogers' release Tuesday, the 49ers need a slot cornerback, and that's where Thurmond lined up for the Super Bowl-champion Seahawks.
From last spring through last season, several players bounced from the 49ers to the Seahawks, and vice versa, before the teams met in the NFC Championship in Seattle.
Has been finishing his degree, working out
at Stanford.
As Stanford's coach, now 49ers coach recruited Martin.
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