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I just received notice that EAS has cancelled speakers, Dee Lusby, Erik Osterlund, and myself. They claim not to have any money for speaker support. Afraid of the recession. Hmmm.
I just received notice that EAS has cancelled speakers, Dee Lusby, Erik Osterlund, and myself. They claim not to have any money for speaker support. Afraid of the recession. Hmmm.
given that the theme is supposed to be keeping bees without chemicals, one wonders how many speakers they will have that actually have experience keeping bees without chemicals (post mite) vs. how many are "experts" on the topic of keeping bees without chemicals.
After all ,the venue is a resort.I can't afford to stay there.
I would have enjoyed meeting Dee and Erik but I also can see the cost involved.
Some of us are camping.
I hope this does'nt keep you from attending.
Jack, you are in luck.
We also decided that we wanted to hear these speakers, so we invited them, are flying them in to Massachusetts, and paying them to speak (after all, taking time off from beekeeping in July/August certainly costs the beekeeper something...not to mention travel, food, and lodging). We feel it's important for such a conference to be "sustainable" (that it's not a huge cost for the speakers to be there).
After all, it's the speakers that would otherwise be busiest that are the most valuable to have speak.
Details are in the "meetings" forum, or on our website:
I won't be able to make it this year. I'm really busy at that time of year. Just finishing up my queen rearing/nuc making for the year. Not that I wouldn't love to go, and spend countless hours talking bees. But, I don't really take vacations at that time of year. Now, If I had something to do there...some service to the beekeeping community like a workshop, or seminar talking, then I'd make the time.
I e-mailed Joseph K. Are you going to have queens to sell? When do you predict having them available?
Mark Berninghausen
I had hoped that the tentative dates on your website were wrong.I'm heading to W.NY on Sat am.
Our loss.
Well, there goes the reason I wanted to attend.
...there now appears to be a brochure detailing some of the speakers:
...from my limited knowledge, it looks like kirk webster is the only speaker that actually keeps bees without chemicals...in a conference that is titled:
"towards nonchemical beekeeping".
Adam Finklestein is on the list. Bob Brachman, a Russian queen producer is on the list. Tom Rinderer is on the list.
AFAIK, each has some considerable experience with "nonchemical beekeeping" and an open mind.
It looks like a good balanced program. There will also, I am sure, be many there with experience on the topic, and any who have something to offer can contribute during sessions and in the yards.
I'm actually thinking I will attend this year. EAS is never cheap, and the timeing is bad for many commercial operators, but I must say my last EAS, in Maine, was a worthwhile investment.
In previous years they had poor publicity on their website, making it hard for those on a budget or unfamiliar with EAS to visualise the event, but hopefully things are improving. They are very responsive to requests for information by email, BTW.
it is worth noting that it is common for beekeepers to want to be seen as "natural" (as it is part of the reputation/mythology of honey). in face to face conversations with other beekeepers, "i don't treat" often morphs into, "well, i treat the hives with high mite loads" and/or "well, you have to feed with fumidill or your bees will die" and often "oh, formic acid occurs naturally in honey, and therefore i don't see it as a chemical" ...and likewise with essential oils.
other beekeepers have been known to give talks on "keeping bees without chemicals" where, when describing what they will be talking about, say terramicyn should be fed in the spring and the fall.
the above examples are to point out that "chemical free" is used by many in the beekeeping world as something other than "free of chemical use".
well, i think it's pretty well established that the beekeeping industry as a whole has become overly dependent on chemical treatments.AFAIK, each has some considerable experience with "nonchemical beekeeping" and an open mind.
if one is part of a community that is overly dependent on alcohol (and it causes problems), and in that context, one runs a workshop on "how to live your life without alcohol"...does a speaker that only drinks under stress have "considerable experience with living without alcohol"? perhaps in a sense...and this is probably better than drinking everyday. but if one wants to hear from someone who actually has "considerable experience with living without alcohol", one is looking for someone that no longer drinks, even under stress.
my point is that, as long as the "fallback" position is to use treatments, one is not really gaining "considerable experience with nonchemical beekeeping"...they are gaining experience of using less chemicals...they are gaining experience of only using chemicals once every X years instead of every year...they are gaining experience in using chemicals to combat problems rather than to prevent them....but this is an entirely different thing entirely, just as a problem alcoholic that drinks under stress is a different person than a problem alcoholic that simply doesn't drink.
Tom Rinderer http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp/people...?personid=4720 is the man behind the Primorsky project and has very widespread experience and very impressive credentials. Researchers in his lab have a lot of experience in keeping bees with and without chemicals and breeding bees that do not require treatments.
Bob Brachman http://russianbreeder.org/members.htm is a Russian queen producer as stated. He has been around a long time and if you wish, I believe you can read his trials and tribulations with foregoing treatments at least a decade back in the BEE-L archives.
Adam Finklestein http://www.vpqueenbees.com/ was the founder of sci.agriculture.beekeeping. According to recent post on this site, he claims multiple degrees, plus a decade or so of raising and selling queens from stock that has not required treatment and which also perform in commercial use.
How much does it cost to attend the conference etc...?
http://www.easternapiculture.org/programs/2009/ is the home page.How much does it cost to attend the conference etc...?
I really do not know why, but they never do give out the information that people obviously need to know. I was after them years back, and assumed that by now they would have reformed, especially as they have issues with profitability due to attendance and membership lagging! Looking at the site, nothing has improved in five years!
Here is the explanation I got years ago: EAS is an organisation, not just an event and members get advance registration forms, etc. with the newsletter. (I assume that members therefore never misplace the info and need to look things up on the web).
The long and short of it is that EAS organisers are inward-looking and don't realize how many people who are initially interested get discouraged and feel rejected, then give up when they visit the site and cannot find basic information they need. From an outsiders perspective, EAS looks somewhat exclusive and unwelcoming.
The actual event is the opposite of the impression we get from the site. It is very welcoming and inclusive and a chance to meet the names you read in studies, magazines and books face to face.
The website notwithstanding, the EAS people are really nice people and if you write or phone them from the contact page (above link) they will lean over backwards to inform, assist and accommodate.
seems they would try
OK. I'd appreciate if those on this thread who have a few moments -- especially those who have never been to EAS and who don't know much about it -- would take the time to visit http://www.easternapiculture.org and spend a few minutes, then come back and say if they are any wiser than when they first got to the site, or if they are confused -- and why.
I'll explain later.
what is the cost?
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EAS is a "big tent" event.One can't judge anothers beekeeping knowledge by screening out those who treat.I don't see any benefit to an "us vs them" approach.The idea of "Towards Nonchemical Beekeeping" is an ideal all beeks embrace,whether or not they presently treat.
The biggest draw for me is the face to face contact with the people who do the research,publish in bee mags and scientific journals,and are leaders in their profession.Most are there for the whole 5 days.And you'll see them in the clasroom and labs,at the breakfast and lunch tables,share a beverage at a social,or just hang out on the back steps.
Many will share thoughts in private that they can't publicly.
As for the cost:
This usually isn't determined until the spring but can be broken down into categories.
Membership in EAS (required)
Short course (Mon,Tue,Wed)
Conference (Wed,Thur,Fri)
Special events(this year a BBQ hosted by Andy Card,Merrimac Valley Apiaries)
Fri night banquet
Meals(This year at a resort so meals will be on your own in resort or nearby restaurants.When the conference is at a university the meals are in dining halls)
Accommodations on campus or resort.
Most mix and match.I usually camp.Allegany State park---9 nights---$138--split 2 ways--$69.Will make most of my own meals.Last year because of the heat I stayed in a hotel--$50 per night,same as a dorm room on campus.This year i'm sure the resort rooms will be more than that.
I went back a few years and these were my checks.
04----$340---short course and conference
06----$541---short course,conference, special events,meals--2 people
07----$383---short course,conference, special events,meals
08--pd by charge card but seem to remember about $350 for short course,conference,special events and meals
Note: I'm a life member so pay no dues.
Kim ,Kathy and Jim are real people.Give them a call with your questions.


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I think it's kinda sweet that she only makes love with her man. This is some kind of fantasy they both have. Little attempt is made to fool us, the perverts in the dark.
i bet that's her husband...
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same guy every time. "strangers"? not.
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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has claimed the Football Association prejudiced striker Luis Suarez's hearing by an independent panel.
The Uruguay international was handed a 10-match ban - described as "severe" by the Reds boss - for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic.
However, Rodgers questioned the panel's ruling after the Football Association, immediately prior to the hearing, stated the statutory three-match suspension for violent conduct was "insufficient".
"We need to understand what an independent panel is," said the Liverpool manager, who also queried how much of the punishment had been as a result of Suarez's record rather than the actual incident.
"We had been given clear indications by the FA that there was going to be an independent - or so-called independent - case put together and then we would receive what that sanction would be.
"If you are an independent panel and yet the day beforehand the FA come out and say he (Suarez) will serve more than three games it is not independent because they are already putting pressure on the sanction. There is a prejudice there straightaway. There was a lot of euphoria around the time it happened.
"Everyone has their opinion - which is normal. People will be emotional in their statements - former players of the club and ex-players of other clubs having their opinions - the Prime Minister even chipped in, which is a different matter altogether. But when you look at it in the cold light of day then it was violent conduct.
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Rodgers referred to the cases of Jermain Defoe, who escaped with just a booking for biting West Ham's Javier Mascherano and Chester's Sean Hessey, who was banned for five matches for a bite on Stockport's Liam Dickinson - both in 2006.
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Toward the end of the buoyant opening number of 2011's "The Muppets," Mickey Rooney pops into frame, an old-school newsboy cap turned backward atop his head and a time-erasing grin plastered across his craggy 90-year-old face. He responds to the residents of Smalltown's chorus of "Life's a happy song…" with a voice brimming with energy and impishness: "…when there's someone beside you to sing!"
The cameo, like all great things Muppet, played on two levels: entertaining youngsters while serving for the rest of us as a touching tribute to a performer who made us believe that in the movies big things – even elaborate, impromptu musical numbers – can sprout in places like Smalltown.
Rooney, who died Sunday at age 93, leaves the stage as a star whose huge impact and talent belied the diminutive stature than made him an icon of the power of pluck. During a nine-decade career that spanned the era of modern celebrity, Mickey Rooney, an American original, became a Hollywood archetype, on and off the screen.
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He likely was barely recognizable to younger generations, who might have known him best as Gus, the security guard with an insider's knowledge of after-hours magic, in 2006's "Night at the Museum." But the "Let's-put-on-a-show!" genre he helped create with Judy Garland in the Depression-era "Andy Hardy" movie series packed a lasting influence that stretches from Kermit and friends to the gang from "Glee."
Rooney, whose career began in Vaudeville when he was a toddler, also served as an early poster boy for former child stars run amok, a trope that plays out seemingly endlessly these days. He plunged into marriages – eight of them, including an explosive coupling with sultry Ava Gardner when barley out of his teens. He abused booze and pills. He faced financial ruin. He went from the top box office draw in the country to a supporting player, at best, in fare like "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" and "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini."
But Rooney, in keeping with his early movie persona, proved a comeback kid, even when he wasn't a kid anymore. He was approaching 60 when he hammed it up in the hit Broadway music and comedy review "Sugar Babies," and showed brilliant subtly in portraying an aging developmentally disabled man in the landmark TV movie "Bill."
Some of his early successes seem hokey by today's standards – some might have seen them as hokey even back in the day. But Rooney, who possessed a rare, indefinable screen spirit that connected with audiences, often transcended his material. As Andy Hardy, the small-town boy with big ideas, he helped inspire the country during some of its toughest days.
Rooney also stood out, even amid some major costars, in higher quality films. In "Boys Town," he projected a mix of toughness and sensitivity while playing a young hood to Spencer Tracy's tough-love priest. Rooney memorably gave us another character worthy of redemption – a star-crossed jockey – in 1944's "National Velvet," sharing the billing with 12-year-old Elizabeth Taylor, whose life on and off screen, echoed his in some respects.
News of Rooney's death spurred remembrances from all over, but his greatest epithet may have already come in the Kinks' "Celluloid Heroes," a bittersweet 1972 ode to the legends celebrated in the ceremonial stars embedded in the sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard. "And if you stamped on Mickey Rooney," Ray Davies sings, "he would still turn round and smile.
Mickey Rooney, from the Andy Hardy flicks to "The Muppets," knew the power of that smile, and, at his best, knew how to transfer the joy of a happy song from his face to ours.
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Oakland wins marathon game over L.A. Angels in 19 innings
Game lasted more than 6 and a half hours on Monday
Brandon Moss and the Oakland Athletics played 6½ hours of baseball before walking off with one tiring win.
Moss hit his second home run of the night with two outs in the bottom of the 19th inning to give Oakland a 10-8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels early Tuesday in the longest major league game of the season.
"It was a crazy game and I'm glad it's over," Moss said. "That was exhausting, it really was."
The teams were on the field for 6 hours, 32 minutes in a marathon game that ended at 1:41 a.m. on the West Coast. By time, it was the longest game ever played in Oakland - and the longest in Angels history.
Oakland slugger Yoenis Cespedes singled off the left-center wall against closer Ernesto Frieri to drive in the tying run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
Los Angeles went ahead 8-7 in the 15th on Brett Anderson's bases-loaded walk to J.B. Shuck, but the A's tied it in the bottom half on Adam Rosales' two-out single off Jerome Williams after a costly error by Angels first baseman Albert Pujols.
Pujols homered twice earlier in the game and finished with four hits and three RBIs. Mark Trumbo also went deep for the Angels and added a two-run double.
As the game dragged on deep into the night, fans who remained in the scattered crowd of 11,668 chanted the names of Oakland's radio announcers, Ray Fosse and Ken Korach. One player in the Angels dugout wore a rally cap folded in half, with the bill sticking straight up like a mohawk.
But it was the A's who finally pulled it out on Moss' two-run shot.
"It's one of those things where you just want to quit, but at the same time you don't want to lose so you're not going to quit," Moss said. "You just keep fighting through and keep hoping they throw a ball into your bat. I don't even know how I hit it. I was so late on everything after the 10th inning on. If it was thigh-high or up I couldn't catch it, so I was just trying to get anything down in the zone. Both teams tonight battled so hard."
Seth Smith drew a leadoff walk from Barry Enright (0-1) in the 19th and, two outs later, Moss drove an 0-1 pitch to right for his fourth homer of the year.
Josh Hamilton jumped at the fence, but the ball sailed well beyond his reach.
"You're always going to have your share of frustrating games over the course of a season. This one was extremely frustrating," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Everybody gave it everything they had. It's frustrating when you don't put the outs together to hold the lead."


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ASHRAE Interviews Dr. Chen
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SLC Industry Seminar with Mr. Bob Cummings
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IEEE and CURENT Sponsor Alumni Panel Session on March 23rd
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Holly Burke
posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 2:48 pm
I need to conduct an EFA with categorical and continuous factor indicators and then output the factor scores. I have missing and clustered data(I plan to specify CLUSTER = subject id under the VARIABLE command). I was told to obtain polychoric correlations, followed by least squares model fitting and the Crawford-Ferguson oblique oblimin rotation. I am trying to find these options in Mplus.
I will have a combination of categorical and continuous variables, what will be the default estimator? Should I specify "Estimator = WLS" under the Analysis command? Or, do you suggest WLSM and WLSMV or some other estimator?
Regarding the rotation, there are CF rotations, but none that specifically say CF - oblimin. Which of Mplus's rotations would be closest to "the Crawford-Ferguson oblique oblimin rotation"? How would you suggest I specify it?
I have missing data. If I specify "TYPE = EFA 1 5 MISSING;" under Analysis will this handle my missing data? If so, how? Does it use ML modeling to account for the missing data?
After I conduct the EFA then I will conduct an EFA within a CFA framework to get the factor scores. How do I account for my missing and clustered data in this CFA? Thank you.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 9:30 am
The weighted least sqaures estimator uses polychoric correlations. This is what you want. You can use either WLS, WLSM, or WLSMV. Depending on the model, WLSMV or WLSM is the default for a combination of categorical and continuous dependent variables.
The QUARTIMIN rotation is the same as OBLIMIN (OBLIQUE 0). You can use either. See the ROTATION option.
If you want factor scores for EFA, you need to use the new ESEM feature that is described in the Version 5.1 Language and Examples Addendum which are on the website with the user's guide.
TYPE=MISSING is the default now. It is ML under MAR.
If you have clustered data, you can take this into account using multilevel modeling along with other complex survey features. See Chapter 9 of the user's guide and the section on complex survey data.
Holly Burke
posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 11:02 am
Dear Linda,
Thank you for your help. I tried running an EFA with the cluster option under VARIABLE and the COMPLEX option after TYPE (see relevant code below), but I got an error saying that COMPLEX can not be used with EFA. I also got an error saying that something is wrong with my rotation statement. Do you see what I am doing wrong?
Finally, (assuming I can eventually run the above EFA!), I read through the entire Addendums, but did not see a section on ESEM. I was able to find the slides on EFA within a CFA framework on the website. Is there any problem with using the latter approach to get the factor scores? Thank you!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 11:07 am
It sounds like you are not using the current version of Mplus and TYPE=COMPLEX EFA is not available in the version you are using.
Go to the following link for the Version 5.1 addendum.
David Kosson
posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 10:58 am
I am running an EFA with Version 5.1. When I ran it with quartimin rotation, I recognized all the fit indices (CFI, TLI, RMSEA) and know how to interpret them. However, when i specified the varimax rotation, the output included only the RMSEA and the Root Mean Square Residual (or RMSR). Although this RMSR seems related to the SRMR or WRMR, I am guessing it is not the same. I am wondering if I can interpret it the same way. That is, does a value below .05 suggest good fit? Does a value below .08 suggest acceptable fit? And is there a reference for using the RMSR in this way that you can provide?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 1:39 pm
We give a less complete set of fit indices with our old rotations. But RMSEA is defined the same in both cases. RMSR and SRMR for EFA are the same and can use the same cutoff. See Technical Appendix 5 formulas 128, 129, and related text.
Daiwon Lee
posted on Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 8:51 am
Hello professors,
I recently bought 5.21 to work on my thesis.
I have a couple of fundamental questions regarding EFA output.
1) what is minimum rotation function value and how do I interpret it?
2) what is factor determinacies and how do I interpret it?
Thank you.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 9:28 am
1. This is not a value that needs interpretation.
2. It is the correlation between the estimated and true factor scores.
Shawn Latendresse
posted on Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 12:27 pm
Should I be concerned if I get the exact same coefficients in the outputs for an EFA model when (1) accounting for complex sampling structure (e.g., cluster = family id) and (2) when ignoring the potential dependencies that might result from nesting within families?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 1:09 pm
The parameter estimates are not affected. It is the standard errors that can be different.
Elisabeth Schuth
posted on Thursday, November 28, 2013 - 2:42 am
I try to test a scale with dichotmous items wether there is one or more underlying dimensions. My questions are:
Which procedure ist best ? EFA?
I tried EFA but I have problems interpreting the output. Especially the part which shows an eigenvalue for each item? I think I understand this wron...since a factor should have one eigenvalue..?
If using EFA is the right choice- which indices/points in the output are important to make a decision?
Thanks a lot!
Best regards
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, November 28, 2013 - 6:42 am
The Topic 1 course video and handout on the website discussed EFA in depth. I think you should take a look at that.
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