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To say if you don't want to bf then fine but don't lie that you can't(423 Posts)
A friend is ff her baby son. She tried to bf but gave up after a few days. Privately she told me that she didn't like having to bf and wanted her dh to share the load. To everyone else she is saying that she didn't produce enough milk and is seeking sympathy from others that her body wasn't able to provide for her baby. Really laying it on thick.
I really don't have a problem with how anyone chooses to feed their baby.
AIBU to feel angry at this friend trying to make people feel sorry for her?
Ballerina I am sorry you have a phobia (I also have one although very different so I can understand) and although BF is not always a walk in the park, you certainly have a horrific vision of it!
As far as value, even formula company advertise that Breast is best, so this, I would have thought, is not debatable!
And regarding education, Scandinavian countries could teach us a thing or two.
I will leave it here as I find it tiresome to have to walk on eggshells just to have to state the obvious:
Breast is best.
The formula company spend hundred of thousands in clever multi-platform marketing campaigns (I work in the marketing industry).
Edma thanks but I don't have a phobia. I'm not frightened of having my nipples touched, it just goes through me. I find it physically horrible, and I'm not alone in this either. Which is why I hated bf so much, I suppose. As for telling me I have a horrific vision of bf, that won't really do: I've done it myself and the other examples I mentioned were taken from experiences of other women here (if I'd had a DC who woke for a feed that often I think I'd have lost my marbles by now!).
What it comes down to is this. You can't really dismiss the bf experiences of me and other women. They happened to us, so they are valid, and they did not happen to us because of advertising or our lack of education. There is no magic combination of circumstances that will make the circumstances I mentioned less excruciating for the women concerned. Some babies just wake up more than their mothers can cope with, it happens. Some people find it impossible to get rid of thrush, it happens. nothing to be done about it. For women who cannot endure such situations, ff is a godsend. Prior to that, we'd perhaps have been amongst those who sank into postnatal depression, harmed our infants when at the end of our tethers, or who turned to unsuitable alternatives that left our babies ill. This all happened before ff advertising, and it happened because some women find bf an impossible ordeal.
Nobody is saying breast is not best so I wonder why you mention that? The issue here is that you think there is a problem that can be solved with better education and, I assume, advertising reform. I, on the other hand, don't see the current situation as a problem and feel there is insufficient acceptance from some pro bf advocates that many women make well informed choices to ff because they want to.
Yanbu. Anyone who knows anything about breastfeeding understands that there are very, very few women unable to bf. I always take the statement 'oh, I tried to bf but I didn't produce enough milk' with a large pinch of salt. You hear it countless times. To me, bf is the fourth trimester. It can be hard work and demanding but is the absolute best start you can give your baby. I completely understand that some women don't want to bf (pregnancy and birth are exhausting) and that is 100% their choice. Be honest about it though. Don't spread negative lies about bf. Lots of people wean their babies on jars of food. You don't hear them saying " I tried cooking fresh food but could not do it". If you are going to make a choice then own it. Just say "I made a decision not to bf as I find bottle feeding easier".
I know what you mean Ballerina! This whole debate really riles me. I have three degrees, a successful professional career etc ... I am educated and more than capable of researching important issues! I did try to breast feed but after a short time I made an informed choice to FF (for reasons I don't feel the need to justify to anybody at five months down the line - did suffer in the early days from guilt but I'm over that) and I do not need to be patronised.
I think the OPs friend can be forgiven for lying if she feels guilty / pressured. The OP has royally betrayed her trust though.
I don't think the op is BU. Her friend could very easily just tell people, I tried bf but it didn't work out. Lying to get sympathy would annoy me too.
I do think the nhs, health visitors etc should be more honest about what bf is like in the early days. At our antinatal class we were told the baby would be born and instantly climb up your stomach and latch on. Bf would then be simple. I was livid with them for painting such an unrealistic picture for the class who were all first time mums (as was I).
I then went on to give birth to a baby who crawled up my tummy and latched on straight away.
Problem was getting her off, she fed every 45minutes for
an eternity a month.
^^ agree entirely. I've extended bf all four of mine but it is hard at the start and no-one warns you. An unrealistic picture is painted by health professionals and this leads to people stopping bf as they feel that they are someone failing as it is not easy as they have been lead to believe that it will be.
A few people have asked why it bothers the OP so much that her friend used a fake excuse.
I suspect that it isn't the individual woman's excuse that is causing the 'bother'. I can understand that someone might choose to say one thing because it helps gain sympathy and avoid judgement. And no-one deserves flack for their feeding choices, regardless of their reasons.
The 'bother' comes more from the cumulative effect of many, many, many people repeating the same reason; "not enough milk". More people repeating that as a reason than proportionately truly suffer from the complaint. And the cumulative effect is that many people are subsequently convinced that "not enough milk" is a huge problem, affecting a majority of mothers, resulting in doomed breastfeeding attempts. This means that doctors, midwives, health visitors, mothers, friends, husbands, mother-in-laws and Uncle Tom Cobley and all are all on hand to unwittingly undermine the confidence of a new, struggling mother by suggesting that she too might have this very common problem.
And so on it goes.
My heart does sink a bit when I hear people quote this as their main reason, although obviously I say nothing and I offer sympathy if it is wanted. I have no way of knowing if they have a medical problem or a problem of technique which was potentially fixable or are in fact covering up their real reasons. And it isn't my business to enquire either. But it is sad that it is thought to be a very common (as in affecting far more than a few percent) and unfixable problem.
See I knew bf could well be awful, but wanted to have a go anyway. Perhaps slightly optimistic given the nipple thing, but I thought it was worth a try. The reason I stopped wasn't due to an unrealistic idea of what bf would be like. It was because of a realistic idea of what bf was like! But yes, it does no good to lie to women.
I've yet to see anyone explain why exhausted new mums who find bf an imposssible ordeal should take the responsibility for ensuring others aren't put off. That's the job of the pro bf organisations, not women like OPs mate who are frightened of being judged by women like some of the obnoxious militants we've come across this thread. Fortunately, women do have access to sources of information other than their friends.
flangelina I think people (and new mums) do have a responsibility to be honest about the problems you can face.
I thought I wasn't producing enough milk because dd was feeding for so long. If I had listened to friends telling me, they had had the samd problem and to just top her up. My milk would have dried up.
Oops didn't proof read that last post
Totally agree PRopertynivhtmare, which is why I tell those who I help how hard and how relentless it can be.
Ok WhenSheWasBad, I disagree strongly because new mothers are going through so much already. Putting any more responsibility on them is outright cruelty, as well as being utterly unnecessary in this context given that there are so many sources of information out there already. Because it is too much to expect of new mums, it is the responsibility of people who are not going through as much to get the message out there. And the fact that you didn't listen to your friends rather undermines the argument that people like your friends put women off. Presumably there was some reason why you didn't do this. If you didn't, I have to wonder why you assume lots of other women do.
But as we do know that some ff mums lie because of stigma, the good news is that you can help. You can do everything you can to stop people who insist on broadcasting their negative judgements of women who ff. This is what leads some women to lie.
Sorry I should have been clearer.
If I had listened to friends telling me, they had had the same problem and to just top her up. My milk would have dried up.
I didn't have any friends telling me to give the bottle. That was just an imagined scenario. I was lucky and had tonnes of support (and a baby that fed well). Sorry that wasn't clear.
I'm not saying she should have stood up and said "I stopped bf cause I couldn't be arsed" a simple "we tried and it didn't work out" would be fine. People really aren't that nosey in RL.
Also new mothers don't stay new mothers for long. The ops friend has a 6 month old, I am assuming there is no pnd.
I spent ages trying to decide whether to continue BFing (DS was thriving, I was not), and talked to so many people about it. I got advice from here, from LLL advisors, from friends and family. None of it seemed to deal with the fact that I really hated it even though there was nothing practical wrong. In the end I think it was my mum who said that all I really needed was to feel like I had permission from someone to say actually, I HATE this, it is making me miserable and making me resent my baby, I don't want to do it anymore. When people asked afterwards, I explained for ages all the myraid little ways it was difficult for me, now I just say that it didn't work out for us. Because 11 months down the line I can see that, for us, in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't matter. At the time I felt like shit about it, like I was a horrible selfish mother who was putting her needs above her baby. Many tears were shed. I look back now and all I remember is that I did love the first few weeks of snuggly feeds, and also the sheer relief of finally deciding to give up. I felt like a huge weigh had been lifted and I was so much happier and more engaged as a mum afterwards.
BUT, none of that is anyone elses business. Where I live, it is just assumed that you will BF at least for the first couple of months, and I did get a few 'oh, you're not BFing anymore ' comments, but most people were either supportive or just not really invested in how I fed my baby, except for a couple of notable exceptions. I know now that I don't need to justify my choice, and now I recognise that anyone who would think less of me for making that particular choice, is not a friend I want.
Thanks for the clarification WhenSheWasBad. Unfortunately, it's incorrect to say that nobody's that nosy in real life. People have posted examples of such nosiness in this thread- so we know that there are certainly people out there that are. It happens. As for new mothers not being new mothers for long, that's irrelevant: during the time when they are new mothers, you want to put an extra responsibility on them. Not only is that cruel, it's also daft, because new mothers are not exactly renowned for their ability to accomplish things beyond sorting the baby out and sometimes themselves.
PropertyNightmare Sun 25-Nov-12 20:00:08
"Anyone who knows anything about breastfeeding understands that there are very, very few women unable to bf. I always take the statement 'oh, I tried to bf but I didn't produce enough milk' with a large pinch of salt. You hear it countless times. To me, bf is the fourth trimester. "
Ah, so you'd take it with a big pinch of salt then if somebody told you their baby had been born prem?
I still don't get the logic of this: "It has been shown that problems occur very rarely, therefore we should not believe anyone who says they did have problems."
Where else in life do we apply this kind of logic?
A. -My baby was born at 26 weeks of gestation.
B.- No, no, I'd take that with a big pinch of salt, because statistics show that most babies are born between 36 and 42 weeks of gestation. I think you're making excuses.
A. -My aunt died from Reyes syndrome.
B. - This has got to be a myth, because over 99% of the population do not develop Reyes syndrome.
A. -My 3yo can't walk.
B. - Don't try to make us sorry for you: the vast majority of babies learn to walk before they are 2 if you just keep trying hard enough.
The problem with the bf promoters on this thread is that they are talking about two different questions without seeming to realise it:
a) should we assume that the vast majority of any given population of women would be able to breastfeed if given adequate support (yes, we bloody well should!)
b) should we assume that any one individual has got to be lying if she claims to be unable to breastfeed (no, that's a different issue).
In the same way, playschools, schools, towns are laid out on the assumption that the vast majority of 3yo's will have learnt to walk. And very right and proper too. But I think we could all agree that it would be cruel and counterproductive to assume that any one mother whose child doesn't fit in, is lying (and rather ignorant to assume that doctors would always be able to diagnose the reason straight away).
In my case, it would have helped enormously if someone had said at an early stage:
"look here, I don't want to upset you, but has it occurred to you that some babies do actually have SN; if your dd is one of them you won't change things by insisting that she has to be able to do the same thing as other children; you may just have to go with what works for her"
You see, I had got muddled between "you should be able to expect this of the majority of children/mothers" and "you should be able to expect this from yourself and your own child". And I was even taught logic at school, so really had no excuse.
Cory, a prem baby born at 26 weeks is obviously that is not a usual situation therefore taking feeding issues outside the norm re ability of mother and baby to bf successfully with perseverance.
As I said, there is no shame in not bf. People need to be honest about their reasons for not doing so though. 'I didn't want to' or 'I wanted my husband to share the load' are both fair decisions. Saying 'it was impossible due to lack of milk and a starving baby' is unfair when it is not the truth. Every damaging lie told about bf makes it that little bit harder for women to bf successfully.
Ok, never mind about the prem baby: an aunt dying from Reyes syndrome or a toddler unable to walk at 3 is an unusual situation- so does that make it a lie? What you seem to be saying is, anything we know about is the truth, anything that is rare and little understood has got to be a myth.
What I am trying to drum home again and again is that many parents go through parenthood blaming themselves for what later turns to be undiagnosed SN/medical complications.
Believe me, I've been there. Being told again and again not to make excuses for all the things I failed to do with dd and having no idea what was wrong, why she was failing to thrive, why she wasn't walking.
Diagnosis for us came after 8 years; before that I was routinely dismissed as a parent with no perseverance. A liar. Would you have liked to live through those 8 years surrounded by people who thought your muddled explanations were wrong because they were making it harder for other women to parent their children?
How could I possibly be honest about anything when I didn't know what I was supposed to be honest about? What form should that honesty have taken? What could I have said except "dd is starving, she is losing weight, I have lots of support and am following all the advice and feeding round the clock and she is still losing weight"?
And in case you think I am unusual, can I just point out that a survey made of people with dd's condition revealed that over half the sufferers surveyed had waited over 10 years between first seeking medical opinion and finally receiving a diagnosis. So expecting their mums to know what was going wrong during the first months of their lives might be asking rather a lot...
Cory, I don't know the back story to your situation but I can appreciate that it must have been very upsetting and stressful not knowing what was wrong with your child. I'm sorry that you had to go through that. If you were one of the people unable to produce enough milk or for some other reason your dc could not thrive on breastmilk then I understand that it must have been very distressing fir you and dc.
The point people on this thread are making is that it is wrong to lie about reasons for stopping bf. Most of the people I know who stop bf give lack of milk/starving baby as their reason. Statistically they can't all be telling the truth, though obviously the odd person is. It would be better for the minority telling the truth if people like OP's friend did not lie. If I had only heard a few people mention failure to produce milk then that would fit with the stats. It would also be better for breastfeeding generally if people admitted to stopping bf being due to a 'choice' rather than as the result of medical impossibly to bf.
The latest friend who gave up bf due to 'failure to produce milk ' did so at 24hrs post vaginal birth. The midwife explained that her milk had not yet come in but my friend was convinced her baby was starving (her husband was quite vocal in agreeing it was cruel to deprive the baby of milk) and so she turned to bottles. Absolutely fine and her decision. No one would have milk at that point though and I find it sad that my friend (and her dh) thought her body had failed her when it hadn't. All the shouting about 'lack of milk' can subconsciously sabotage women and men's belief in bf being a good choice.
"Statistically they can't all be telling the truth, though obviously the odd person is."
But the problem is, you can't know which one. So assuming that any one woman has to be lying can do a lot of damage to an innocent person. Your friend probably was lying, I wasn't. So judging me by her would not have been right.
And I feel a bit hurt at the suggestion that any mention of our problem constitutes shouting and that I shouldn't really talk about my difficulties because it would be wrong and upsetting for the "normal ones".
When SIL was pregnant with her first dd, she was very vocal about NOT breastfeeding. She wasn't going to do it, she said herself that she was "too selfish" wanted to be able to go out and leave the baby with MIL, have her dh share the feeds etc etc etc. So she ff her dd.
When she was pregnant with her ds, I remember having a similar conversation with her where she said MIL was pressurising her to bf and she told MIL that if she hadn't bf the first, she was hardly going to bf the second.
All four of her children were ff.
Then a few years later we were standing around talking to neighbours and she told them all that she "tried to bf dd but failed miserably"
It DID annoy me because I knew it was a lie. I didn't actually care that she'd ff but I didn't like the lying, particularly because I was the only one of the neighbours there that had bf, and she knew I knew her reasons for ff and wasn't bothered, so I wasn't sure why she was bothering to lie about it.
Cory, I did not mean to hurt you and I am sorry if I have. I simply wish that people would be more honest about reasons for stopping bf. As someone telling the truth I can see that you have strong feelings about this. People like mine and OP's friends are doing a disservice to both bf and mothers like you.
"People like mine and OP's friends are doing a disservice to both bf and mothers like you."
Afraid you can count me out over this one. Over the 8 years before dd's diagnosis and the 8 years that have passed since, I do not recollect any harm coming to either of us through anybody else's muddled account of their own parenting difficulties. I've never had the slightest difficulty in listening sympathetically and accepting that people have different experiences and what happened to you is no guide to what will happen to me.
Otoh enormous harm has been done by suspicious people who have persisted in believing that if our experiences did not tally exactly with what they knew about, then we had to be lying. That was the attitude that nearly drove me into PND when I was trying to keep dd fed and things weren't working out. That was the attitude that later drove dd to school refuse, to self-harm and eventually to attempt suicide- because she knew people would think her a liar if her explanations of what was happening to her body didn't make sense to them.
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For a number of years a woman I know, I'll call her Amy, has wrestled with giving her life to Christ. She admits she really wants to, but how can she when she'd have to serve a God who allows murderers into heaven and sends "good people" to hell? It would be awkward to have to explain to her husband, family and friends that they're bound for hell if they reject Christ. In other words, Amy won't play by God's rules because His rules make her uncomfortable. In her way of thinking the God of the Bible is too punitive for her sensibilities. And besides, what kind of God would allow a serial murderer into heaven who professed a belief in Christ only minutes before going to the gas chamber while at the same time condemn "good people" to hell for their unbelief?
Liberals like Amy require a more palatable religion, one that's all-inclusive and, of course, fair. They desire a warm fuzzy God. The liberal's ideal God is a sort of jolly ol' St. Nick figure. The liberal's jolly ol' god has a Naughty and Nice list but his heart is so big that he often overlooks naughty children's indiscretions (even the ones who are unrepentant) and delivers the goods to them anyway. He'd be unloving if he didn't bend a little.
Amy has yet to accept Christ and the main reason is it's unthinkable that God would send "good people" to hell. Amy's major stumbling block is that she's acquainted with a number of "good people" who are not Christians -- and they're a lot nicer than some Christians she knows. She contends that a just God wouldn't send nice folks to hell for all eternity simply because they reject Jesus Christ.
But the Bible says otherwise. In John 14:6 Jesus Christ Himself tells us, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
People like Amy sincerely believe they could do a far better job of running the universe than the One who created it. Talk about chutzpah!
No human being has the wisdom to determine if a person is fundamentally good or evil for the simple reason that no one knows for certain what's in a person's heart! No one can ever truly know a person's motives.
For those who hold to a relativistic worldview, good and evil, ethics and morality are simply cultural inventions and cannot be objectively defined. Liberals perceive the Bible as a book of myths and fables, thus it mustn't be taken seriously. Those who do take the Bible seriously are considered "unenlighted" -- nothing more than addlepated dunderheads. Unbelievers carp that the Bible should not be the standard by which we judge good and bad. But if not the Bible, then what standard should we use to determine ethics and morality? Consensus opinion? Selwyn Duke makes this astute observation:
"If man is the author of what we call right and wrong, if morality is all a matter of opinion, then there is no evil in any real sense. In other words, if we are judging some things to be good and others evil, we have to ask what standard we're using as a yardstick. If the standard is simply consensus opinion, then what we call morality falls in the realm of taste."
Duke continues,
Another one of Amy's grievances against Christianity is that many so-called Christians don't behave any differently than unbelievers do. In other words, the lives of Christians she comes in contact with are inconsistent with what they profess to believe in. They claim Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, but they don't serve Him well. Amy has a point.
Indeed, many people want a Savior because they know they need one but they're unwilling to humble themselves before the throne of Almighty God and be obedient to what He desires. They may accept Jesus Christ as their Savior but pride gets in the way of Christ taking his rightful place at the helm of the ship. As poet William Earnest Henley wrote,
"It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll: I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul."
Following are a couple of composite examples of the contemporary Christian.
Michelle professes faith in Christ. She attends church every Sunday, sings in the praise band, mans the coffer bar, and attends an occasional Bible study. She rarely shares Christ with anyone, unless she's forced into it, whereby she quickly spouts the condensed version of the gospel to avoid making the person feel uncomfortable. Her excuse is that evangelism is not her spiritual gift. Michelle believes God has gifted her with the ability to sing. Her voice rivals Judy Garland's so she really belts out a song in church. But when it comes to sharing her faith she's as timid as a mouse. She feels that as long as she's in a committed relationship, having sexual relations is not sinful. Nor is aborting a child. Michelle became pregnant and had an abortion so as not to bring an unwanted child into the world. She also swears like a sailor and dresses like a Hollywood pop-tart.
Jeff accepted Christ at a Billy Graham Crusade when he was a teen. Ever since then he has tried to be a good person and lead a moral life. Unless his kids have a sports event, the family is in church most Sundays. He and his wife participate in a small group that meets in their home for Bible study and prayer. Jeff is generous with his time, talent and treasure. He tithes 10 percent of his income and is always there to lend a hand. One thing Jeff enjoys is getting together with the guys for Monday night football at a local sports bar. He limits his beer intake to 2 schooners because any more than that could impair his driving. Jeff believes he has the spiritual gift of evangelism and often brags about sharing his faith with dudes he meets at sports events or bars. When Jeff does his income tax he uses "creative accounting practices." On occasion he views pornography on the Internet and thinks it's no big deal. Unbeknownst to his wife he regularly emails a woman he met in a chat room.
Michelle and Jeff say they're Christians. They both consider themselves good people and for the most part they try to live good lives � but are quick to admit thhey're not perfect! They reject the "fundamentalist fringe" of Christianity and the "fundies" constant harping on God's holiness. God knows we all have our faults, so why does a pastor need to belabor the point? Michelle and Jeff do the best they can, and besides, God knows their hearts are in the right place. In the long run going to heaven is what really counts anyway, and since they sincerely accepted Christ as their Savior, they're there! They may get through those pearly gates by the skin of their teeth, but at least they're in! Bang the cymbals, praise God, halleluiah, Amen!
Michelle and Jeff typify a lot of church-goers. All they need is enough of God to feel comfortable. Neither one of them want the fire and brimstone God the "fundies" preach about. That God is too harsh, too judgmental � way too scary!
Which brings me to the words penned by Wilber Reese, who sums up the attitude of a large number of contemporary Christians:
I would like to buy 3 dollars worth of God, please. Not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in the sunshine. I don't want enough of him to make me love a black man or pick beets with a migrant. I want ecstasy, not transformation. I want the warmth of the womb not a new birth. I want about a pound of the eternal in a paper sack. I'd like to buy 3 dollars worth of God, please.
Far too many Christians are looking for an ecstatic experience � they're not looking to be transformed. Why? Because transformation involves change and change is often painful.
Reader alert! The serious Christian has no choice but to change.
For transformation to occur believers must immerse themselves in the Bible because it's the instrument God uses to conform His people to the image of Christ. And by the way, there is no such thing as a solitary Christian. No one should try to do Christianity on their own. Christians are a part of a body -- the Body of Christ -- with Christ as the head. Members of the church body are designed to function together as a whole. Moreover, they are meant to lean on each other when the going gets tough. Every believer should have a friend they can call at a moments notice. This friend can assist with good advice and hold them accountable.
It's not uncommon for a Christian to "crawl off the altar" and slink back into the world every once in a while. That's because many believers are comfortable with their former self (what Paul calls the "flesh"). For some it's like slipping their feet into a favorite pair of shoes. But an authentic Christian won't remain in the world. With God's help the prodigal will be victorious over sin. And the victory is in Christ! "What a wretched man I am!" Paul laments. "Who will rescue me from this body of death?" His answer? "Thanks be to God�through Jesus Chriist our Lord!" (Romans 7:24-25)
Now listen to what Paul has to say about transformation:
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is�his good, pleasing and perfect will" (Romans 12: 1-2).
Authentic Christians must present themselves "holy and pleasing to God!"
In his article, "Making Life Decisions," Geoff Pound explains why God's people should offer themselves as a "living sacrifice":
"Picking up on the familiar worship practice of sacrificing the life of a bird or animal, the Roman believers are called to offer themselves as a 'living sacrifice.' This is an ongoing presentation rather than a one-off gift.
"The offering of our lives is not only an appropriate response to the mercies of the God who has given us all but it is a prerequisite for discernment�'so that you may diiscern what is the will of God.' Discernment cannot be divorced from discipleship. Discernment is not an artificial leg that can be strapped on and taken off when convenient. Discernment is integrally connected to the offering of all that we are to God."
Offering your life to Christ, holy and pleasing, is a prerequisite for discernment! Today discernment is sorely lacking in the Church. So-called Christians are dependent on the government for education, health care, retirement, handouts, and so on. Plus they involve themselves in mysticism and participate in all sorts of unbiblical practices. Why? Because they're deficient in spiritual wisdom and discernment! I've already covered this topic in "Got Meat?" [2] so I won't belabor the point. Instead I'll return to Amy's perception of Christianity.
The way Amy sees it, most Christians she knows pay no heed to God's commands as set forth in the Bible. Are they not aware of the rules (new converts)? Or are they fully aware of the rules and feel no obligation to follow them? In any case, their behavior is no different than the unsaved person. (I personally know Christians that think God overlooks their blatant sin.) But here's the thing. If followers of Jesus Christ fail to exhibit a life lived in deference to Him, how are they any different from the unsaved?
In Amy's view, they're hypocrites (she's right) and a religion that breeds hypocrites makes her uncomfortable. As a result, she has fashioned a user-friendly religion with hardly any rules and an open-minded god who accepts everyone. (Hereafter Amy's counterfeit god shall be dubbed Generic God.)
Generic God does not require an atoning sacrifice for our sins. I mean, please. The atonement thing is so yesterday! "Self" has replaced the Savior of mankind. In other words, "I" will go to heaven, but "I" will make it on "my" own, without anyone's help, thank you very much, because "I" deserve it. Move over Jesus, here "I" come!
Generic God is very cool. In fact, he/she is so cool that there is no penalty for sin! Man is judged solely on his good deeds�.or whatever. I suspect that Amy assumes her performance on Earth will pass muster and that Generic God will welcome her into his/her kingdom when she dies. But what if Amy's performance isn't quite up to snuff?
Because Generic God is a wishy-washy god I suspect he/she can be persuaded to change his/her mind, unlike the God of the Bible who will say this to those who reject His Son:
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'" (Matthew 7:23).
What did Jesus mean by, "the will of my Father?" What he "plainly" meant is that it's God's will that, first and foremost, we repent of our sins and accept God's free gift of eternal life. Performing miraculous signs and wonders, doing good deeds, and being a "good person" does not cut it with God. And here's the reason:
"For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).
One last comment about Michelle. If you recall, Michelle believes she doesn't have the gift of evangelism. Thus she's convinced herself that she's off the hook when it comes to sharing her faith. But Michelle's wrong! She's obligated to preach the gospel. Listen to what the Apostle Paul says:
"I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are at Rome. I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: 'The righteous will live by faith'" (Romans 1:14-17).
All Christians have an obligation to evangelize the lost! Why? Because it's good news! Christians are offering eternal life, even though no one deserves it. Why would any true believer be ashamed to share the good news with those they come in contact with? People could use some good news!
Sadly, not everyone will go to heaven. Only those who are saved from their sins will reside with the King of kings and Lord of lords for all eternity.
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Need help building a tri chamber 4th or 6th order sub box
Years ago I remember building a triple chamber with some left over plywood from a friends build and two cheap 10" Pyle subs I had laying around, I built a rectangular three chamber design, the woofers facing each other housed in their own sealed enclosures firing into a common middle chamber (third chamber), this middle common chamber I then tuned by ear, with what I can vaguely remember being a piece of 4" PVC pipe, once the box was built I played a constant deep bass tone and started moving the PVC pipe in and out in a twisting motion until I achieved the desire bass tone I wanted, I then marked that spot on the pipe, cut and caulked it to the box. I know this all must sound prehistoric as hell but this was almost 25 years ago, no knowledge of porting, needles to say there was no software available like there is now, this was just an experiment on a lazy weekend which turned out great, the box sounded so good I had a guy make me an offer I could not refuse and ended up selling it for $150 at a local sound off event.
Here I am years later, trying to achieve the same or better results with the same design, just not sure how to go about it, I have an mind the 4th order Tri chamber box design, but have also heard great things about the ABC box also known as the Dual Chamber ported box.
I am open to suggestions, not looking for SPL just looking for in your face bass, deep and tight sound quality. I'm not sure what the volume/dims of the center chamber on the tri chamber design needs to be and that is one of the main reasons I am asking for help designing this box, but again, I am open to suggestions.
I will be using two brand new Alpine Type S SWS-12D4,
Freq Res 26-200hz
Fs 34hz
Vas 44 L
Qms 9.43,
Qes .6,
Qts 0.57,
Alpine recommends either a Sealed box 14"x14"x11" with a Net internal vol .85 cu ft or Ported box 22.5"x12.5"x14" with a Net int vol 1.4 cu ft. vented box tuning range 32-37hz. I would like to be around 35 hz coming out of that center chamber, I already have a 4" flared Aeroport i can cut to size in order to port tune properly, not sure if to port the individual woofer chambers or keep them sealed. Also, this box cant be huge, I am placing it behind the third row seats on a Ford Expedition which is wedge shaped with enough depth for the woofers to face each other.
Thank you in advance for any help and suggestions.
If you don't get any help here, try posting this in the subwoofer forum.
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You can download a program called "WinISD" by Linearteam. Its awesome for free software. It will allow you to add your speaker ts parameters and help you design an enclosure. Its a handy lil tool I refer to from time to time. If you have any questions about the software. lmk
Here is their link:
Usually for a 4th order your looking for around a 3:1 or greater ratio. This is the 4th order I'm building into my Safari for this year.
Hello and thank you for the suggestions, I will post on the subwoofer section if I dont get any pointers here.
cool, lmk :)
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You might have to just save what it'll let you then go back in an change them after selecting the driver. Turn off Auto fill and be sure to change # of coils to 2 and coil config to parallel. It looks like BP4 is your best bet.
Thank you for the info, I am still so lost, I went ahead and entered all the parameters from the spec sheet that came with the subs an entered the others you provided on the table you posted, but for some reason my tabs and menus dont seem to be the same, I dont even see AUTO FILL or how to change coils to parallel, I am soo lost
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The Newest Members of the Class of 2017 Join OU Law for Admitted Students Day!
Anyone who has attended law school knows the months leading up to the first day can be filled with anticipation. For 40 such students, the University of Oklahoma College of Law hosted Admitted Students Day to educate them on what their next three years will entail. Admitted students from all over the country who have been accepted for the Class of 2017 heard from alumni, faculty, staff and current students about the OU Law experience.
The day started with an opportunity to meet fellow classmates, deans and professors at a breakfast in the Amicus Café. The future law students then went to the Bell Courtroom where Dean Scott Palk welcomed them. "This is a great opportunity to welcome a group of remarkable students and show them all the great things about OU Law," Dean Palk said.
Jeb Boatman, a 2003 graduate of the OU College of Law and the Chair of the Young Alumni Board, spoke to them about various areas of law and the life of a law student. This was followed by an introduction to Student Services and the College of Law Career Development team. Before lunch, a panel of current students including Tara Niendorf, Hilary Moffett, and Sam Merchant joined them to answer questions from a student's perspective. Just before lunch Dean Joseph Harroz, Jr. spoke with students about why they should choose OU Law.
Following lunch, the prospective students attended a mock class with Professor Stephen Henderson so they could gain information from a professor's perspective. They then had the chance to take an OU campus tour. The day wrapped up with a reception at Benvenuti's where the admitted students were joined by Faculty and Young Alumni.


text: Follow-up to this problem..... The only difference I can see between users BOB (which works) and JEFF (which doesn't), is that BOB has an account on every compute node in the cluster, while JEFF in only on a subset (the only places he will ever run - enforced by a "-l nodes=MY_PROPERTY" on the qsub command. They both have accounts on the compute node as well as the server. Neither account is in NIS. Lately been testing with "qsub -I", and the experience is the same, BOB can submit and run interactively, JEFF gets the rejected message. Very confused. Thanks for your help. kenn lippert -----Original Message----- From: torqueusers-bounces at supercluster.org [mailto:torqueusers-bounces at supercluster.org] On Behalf Of Lippert, Kenneth B. Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 9:52 AM To: torqueusers at supercluster.org Subject: [torqueusers] qsub: Job rejected by all possible destinations What could cause this error for one user on a particular machine, but not a different user? I am trying to submit from a compute node BRAIN. I have two users, BOB and JEFF. BOB can submit a simple test job from BRAIN, either to the default queue, or with various "-l" restrictions" and all works fine. JEFF cannot submit and gets the mentioned error. Both BOB and JEFF have similar UIDs. All ACL (users, hosts)_enable are FALSE. Has nothing to do with file permissions. Both BOB and JEFF can ssh to other nodes okay. Thanks for your help. -kenn lippert _______________________________________________ torqueusers mailing list torqueusers at supercluster.org http://www.supercluster.org/mailman/listinfo/torqueusers


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Living The Life Retired, Won't Run in BC
HnR Nothhaft Horse Racing's Living The Life (IRE) has been retired and will not run in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I), trainer Gary Mandella said Oct. 27.
HnR Nothhaft Horse Racing's Living The Life (IRE) has been retired and will not run in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I), trainer Gary Mandella said Oct. 27.
Sarah Sis led the field all the way and held off a strong late bid from two-time defending winner Living The Life to narrowly prevail in the $400,000 Presque Isle Downs Masters (gr. II) Sept. 19.
Living The Life, a four-time stakes winner and an earner of nearly $1 million, certainly has nothing to be ashamed of regarding her career, but it's hard not to wonder what could have been if she arrived in the U.S. a handful of years earlier.
Multiple stakes winner Lady Shipman will look to secure her first graded stakes win in the $150,000 Royal North Stakes (gr. IIIT) July 31 at Woodbine.
HnR Nothhaft Racing's Living The Life ran her Golden Gate Fields record to two-for-two with a victory over males in the $100,000 All American Stakes (gr. III) on the Tapeta surface May 30.
George Todaro and Jerry Hollendorfer's G. G. Ryder will seek his second straight victory in the All American Stakes (gr. III) May 30 at Golden Gate Fields.
Anne Walsh's Cactus Kris continued to pad her bankroll on synthetic surfaces with a going-away victory in the $150,000 Hendrie Stakes (Can-III) May 8 at Woodbine.
Trailing slow fractions racing last in a short field of five, Stonestreet Stables' Tara's Tango was still able to rally past rivals late to win the $500,000 Santa Margarita Stakes (gr. I) March 19 at Santa Anita Park.
Local standouts Taris and Tara's Tango appear to have their hands full in the $500,000 Santa Margarita (gr. I) March 19 at Santa Anita Park against shippers Penwith and Lavender Chrissie.
A tough-luck finisher in two graded stakes runs in the past year, Stonestreet Stable's homebred Tara's Tango broke through Feb. 13 in the $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Park.
Grade I winner Birdatthewire will make her second start of 2016 in the $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 13 at Santa Anita Park.
Terry Lovingier's Lost Bus provided a 64-1 stunner in the $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 23 at Santa Anita Park.
Arnaud and Leigh Delacour have quietly built their stable, currently based at Tampa Bay Downs, into one of the most successful in the country with a focus on time and patience.
Claire Novak, Ellis Starr, and Tom LaMarra preview the Santa Monica featuring Prize Exhibit, Room for Me, Tara's Tango, Ben's Duchess, and Living The Life. Sponsored by Equibase. Watch Video
It's the time of year to think outside the box a bit, and that's exactly why DP Racing's Prize Exhibit is trying the dirt for the first time in the $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 23 at Santa Anita Park.
In her first trip down the Santa Anita Park hillside turf course, Prize Exhibit got a dream rail trip and held off a late-closing effort from defending winner Shrinking Violet to win the $200,000 Monrovia Stakes (gr. IIT).
Wesley Ward's well-traveled Shrinking Violet will look for a repeat score in the $200,000 Monrovia Stakes (gr. IIT) Jan. 3, after taking the 2015 edition of the race a year ago.
The Maryland Jockey Club announced Dec. 3 that the $350,000 Frank De Francis Memorial Dash has been upgraded to grade III for 2016 by the American Graded Stakes Committee.
Diane Manning's Miss Mischief parlayed her success coming off a score in the H.B.P.A. Stakes last time out to make the grade in the $200,000 Bessarabian Stakes (Can-II) Nov. 15 at Woodbine.
Anne Walsh's Cactus Kris will look to win her second straight graded victory over the Woodbine synthetic track Nov. 15 in the Bessarabian Stakes (Can-III), but will have to defeat a pair of rivals who have beaten her.
Twice a runner-up in graded stakes, James and Tammy McKenny's homebred Uzziel found the right formula to break through in the $200,000 Goldikova Stakes (gr. IIT) Nov. 1 at Del Mar.
A winner in her last five starts over synthetic footing, HnR Nothhaft Horse Racing's Living The Life will head back to the Southern California turf Nov. 1 in the $200,000 Goldikova Stakes (gr. IIT) at Del Mar.
Lael Stables' Ageless will not run in next Saturday's $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT), trainer Arnaud Delacour said Oct. 23.
Although winner Ageless is continuing to recover from an injury sustained in her dramatic victory in the Buffalo Trace Franklin County Stakes, the 6-year-old mare was pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT)
Last into the stretch, Cactus Kris unleashed a thrilling burst of speed and swept past eight rivals in Ontario Fashion (gr. III) before nailing front-runner Endless Light in the final stride to win Oct. 18 at Woodbine.
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After a one-year absence, Al Alcala is returning as Gaither's softball coach.
Alcala, who guided the Cowboys to 20-win campaigns in each of his three seasons, confirmed his return Tuesday. A Tampa Fire Rescue investigator by day, he's technically a "volunteer coach" for now because his coaching certification expired.
Jerry Murray, head of the the school's science department according to Gaither's Web site, is officially the coach.
But Alcala said he'll be running the show.
"I've always had a passion for it," said Alcala, who initially resigned because of a potential promotion at work that would've required more hours. "I love it. And I'm in the same district as Chamberlain and Sickles, so I'm looking forward to the matchups."
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I have been nicely asked to take down the documents. Enough people have seen them anyways.
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Thanks for posting Sean. Funny how they've already decided to do this but don't really have any of the details worked out. Maybe they'll just see how things are going next season and adjust the point system as needed
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Given USA's lack of international success, the folks responsible for that performance have got to be feeling the heat. Our current playdown system is not working so why not try something else?
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Why not try to work with the team that wins? Why not try to get better coaching? Why bother playing in Nationals if winning means you go home? What magical super team exists that does not win Nationals but would medal at Worlds? How come they can't beat the supposed "wrong" teams at Nationals? How many times do we need to change the playdown process (and still not have success) to figure out the playdown process is NOT the problem?
Feel free to add more questions, none will be answered so it does not matter.
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In addition to asking curlers to play in a Nationals where winning gets them nothing but a trophy, how does USCA get curling clubs to host a Nationals that really now is virtually meaningless?
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How about the fact that funded teams will essentially be getting 20 thousand dollar head starts at accruing points. Very few teams in the country can compete with that. If they are basing the selection on OOM points they better spread that money out
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Just a bunch of geniuses trying to save face for the failed attempts before. Just a new way to make sure the teams they want to go actually go this time and they don't waste thousands upon thousands of dollars.
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A text from my daughter this morning ( 25 year old, past junior champ who just finished school and now wants to curl competitively again)
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I posted on this site a couple of years ago referencing how the USOC controlled speed skating and dictated who would eventually compete internationally. Nobody responded to that post, as I'm sure they thought I was just blowing smoke. As I suspected the USOC was going to give it a couple of years. Based on the performance of the US internationally, they have had enough. Trust me, they will ultimately decide one way or another who competes. The USCA is frustrated right now because they have found that it was significantly easier to control this in other sports.
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Here is what I will say. When was the last time our country was consistently relevant at the World level? Forget medals here. Let's just say even close on a regular basis.
Meanwhile countries like Sweden, Scotland, Switzerland, etc. are finding ways to consistently challenge and beat the Canadians. Like it or not, that is what we are talking about and that is the question we are being asked by the USOC.
If your opinion is that we can do without the USOC funding and that we don't need to be relevant at the World level to continue to grow the sport, then, yes, we can keep the status quo. I, for one, have personally benefited and seen our area of the country benefit from the exposure greatly (my current employment is just one example).
I say all of this knowing that, had this been in place 5 years ago, I may have never seen the World stage myself. The game is changing. Like it or not, we are currently on a path that REQUIRES performance at the World level. Selecting a team based on long term consistent results seems like a very good step to me. To those who feel this gives the funded teams an unfair advantage, I would ask you how you think they got to be funded? It's not a popularity contest....they've earned it.
In all cases that I know of, they have put much of their own time and money into it before becoming funded. Prior to 2009, I had received a whopping $1000 of funding over the 18 years of playing down in men's. A very conservative average of $5000 a year puts me at $90,000 invested prior to winning.
Not to mention time away from family and work. I made these choices and my wife can tell you that sometimes they were hard...very hard. Sometimes to the point of costing us our relationship. Nobody is entitled to anything but a chance to compete. Nobody said the road would be easy or cheap.
Try making the U.S. Open of Golf or Tennis and you'll find similar circumstances. Try becoming an Olympic hopeful in ANY other sport! It almost seems silly to me that we'd even be discussing this! The fact is that right now, you could sign up, play in one 5 day event, qualify for Nationals, play in another 8 day event, and become our world rep. and an Olympic Trials team! Really? We think that's going to be good for the sport? Now, as to why our "best" teams don't win Nationals...that's another question.
Our current "program", which has been falling under question as well, is just starting its third year. And though I am biased, I feel it has the potential to make a huge difference to many of our teams...and it already has. However, any program is only as good as the level of buy in that the athletes give it.
We have very talented athletes that have a chance to be great, but it takes time for new methods to be accepted and for some to look at and address deficiencies. The best part about it right now is that it's an Objective methodology. Statistical and video analysis of every call, every shot, every situation. A breakdown that shows you exactly where you need improvement. A method to tell you exactly what you need to train for. How can that be bad? Well this went on much further than I had planned.
It has been claimed that this proposal came out so that the staff could save their jobs and, of course, as I had said, I am biased. I'll concede the latter point. but coaching isn't a job to me and I'd do it whether I was paid or not. Respectfully. JB
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This has been coming for awhile. I believe it was always the intention but just not disclosed.
Its a fact that the USOC has the money and they will control our Olympic approach, and by extension, our Worlds approach. The question that needs to be addressed is... do we let the USCA and our entire system morph into what they want? Or should there be two parallel systems one of which might some how be able to be considered important to regular curlers and most curling clubs. Ill need to sit down and remind myself what the point of paying dues to the USCA is.
quote:Originally posted by VanillaIce
If your opinion is that we can do without the USOC funding and that we don't need to be relevant at the World level to continue to grow the sport, then, yes, we can keep the status quo. Respectfully. JB [/B]
There are probably more people than you think that feel this way. It's our heritage, and no one wants to give it up. Medals aren't as important as opportunity. Opportunity brings innovation. Teams themselves are crucibles of innovation. I'll bet we do better than you think with more teams in the mix. More curlers who try because they have the opportunity and thereby develop into elite curlers. This only further stifles that process.
Last, why hid this from the membership. It only furthers suspicion and puts the governance change in jeopardy
quote:Originally posted by VanillaIce
If your opinion is that we can do without the USOC funding and that we don't need to be relevant at the World level to continue to grow the sport, then, yes, we can keep the status quo. Respectfully. JB [/B]
Exactly Daniel. Spot on. Curling clubs will reap the benefits of the Olympic exposure whether the USCA is involved or not. Dont't get me wrong I agree with Nilla. Gone are the days when it was enough for four good curlers to simply go out and compete(many times with a hangover). To win consistently on the international stage you have to have a plan. The USOC is pushing for their plan based on successes they have had in other sports. It's not as romantic as the "Hoosiers" scenerio of the past. But the past scenerio just doesn't work anymore. To Daniel's point. There are a lot of curlers who feel that if the USOC is going to call most of the shots (pun intended), why should my USCA dues go to fund it?
Vanilla Ice asks 2 good questions. [1] when was the last time our country was consistently relevant at the World level? [2] Do we need to be relevant to continue to grow the sport.
USA was relevant internationally in the "old days" of curling before other countries started putting $$$ into curling. We can argue that those days were better and that our sport is more important than medals, but recent years have demonstrated that we are not going to be competitive if we do not change our process. We don't need to like it but I don't think we can blame those charged with USA high performance from wanting to try something different.
Now whether we need the visibility of the Olympics to continue to grow the sports is an interesting issue. Clearly the Olympics has given our sport a huge boost. Who knows if it now has sufficient momentum to continue to grow without a US presence and success at the Olympics. National vanity being what it is, TV coverage is likely to be less if USA is not a threat to medal. Americans love to watch sports, but apparently only if Americans are winning.
I think our sport can continue to grow with less or no Olympic coverage. But I also wonder if this is really even part of this equation. Plain and simple, this is about gaining Olympic medals and the $$$$ that goes with it. The USCA, which purports to represent all US curlers, has been hijacked by the USOC. What happens now as we focus on medals and $$$$ should surprise nobody.
1. This was not "hidden" from anyone. Your directors voted to give Rick and Derek operational control over the HP program. There are many decisions made at the USCA that are not made public or voted on. Just like any other company.
2. Right now the USCA is the NGB for Curling in the USA. Do you really think that if we don't have a rep in the Games that we'll get 80 hours of coverage from NBC? If we're not the NGB, who will pick up the slack? Do you really think a separation makes this any better? Worlds and Olympics will always be tied due to the nature of the International field and if another organization takes over those qualification processes for the USA, the criteria will be even tougher. That's a guarantee. Be careful what you wish for.
The quality of our teams needs to be improved, not the quality of the selection process. There isn't a team in the US right now that you could pick to go to World's and be confident that they will medal.
Don't get me wrong, I do think we have several very good teams that I wouldn't be surprised to see on the podium. I just wouldn't be too confident in them getting there.
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Guess it is time to get my Canadian citizenship and compete here. I honestly think I'd have a better chance of making it to worlds and at least the selection process is fair.
Well the reality is the change is here to stay. A lot on the line.
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Posts: 24
Have other options been looked at ? I mean, if its the issue of getting the best teams to nationals... I feel we have already done that with the OOM advancement and TKO qualifier. If anything to spur more playing and perhaps border hopping to Canada expand the OOM spots to 4 return your national champion to nationals. Perhaps trimming the nationals field to 8 or use 3 team playoff of RR format. Either way, I think the winner of nationals should go to worlds. I do not like making some mathematical selection based on what happened 5 months prior. There can be flukes with points too ya know....
One other thing that should be said is that this has to be a pretty tough day for all of the people that have worked hard and achieved the honor of representing the US to the world. Id like to say that I'm proud of you all that have achieved this and Im sorry if all this controversy diminishes the experience for you. I think you did fine and should be very proud of your accomplishments.
A team could have one good weekend north of the border and have enough points to qualify. Says nothing about consistency, especially if it happens months prior.
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I know that the US has been struggling at the world level for a number of years but I dont think that this is the kind of response thats needed and that will get the results they want.
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I believe that this approach is absolutely the best way to get medals. Other countries have proven it. I just am unconvinced that Medals should be our only consideration. Im not convinced that we should sell our soul to the USOC to gain their precious funding. Sometimes it just isnt worth it for what you lose.
quote:Originally posted by Tee-Eh
A team could have one good weekend north of the border and have enough points to qualify. Says nothing about consistency, especially if it happens months prior.
Then why should it factor into who goes to worlds....??? What I am tired of is all the meddling with the format. It has been in perpetual change for 20 plus years.... I dont think the format is the issue here... sure we can do other things to ensure that one hot skip with a good week and goes to worlds. but I dont think this is it!!!!
quote:Originally posted by Tee-Eh
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