Hi all,
Make it through another week?
Just want to think of some miscellaneous facts?
See if you know them already!
1. Ohio is the number one state in producing soft red winter wheat.
2. There are 40,000 varieties of rice in the world. It is grown on every continent, except Antarctica.
Rice grows in flooded and dry land, tropical rain forests and deserts, coastal plains and in the Himalayan Mountains.
3. The United States ranks last among 16 high-income nations on preventable deaths.
4. Most furnishings and features in your home were standardized based on measurements of men in the military during WWII.
5. Recipe: U.S. Capitol Bean Soup. This recipe is served in the United States Senate Restaurant.
2 lbs. navy beans 4 qts. water 1.5 lbs smoked ham hocks 1 onion
Take the beans and wash and run them through hot water until they turn white. Put them in a pot with the 4 qts. of water and turn on the heat. Add the ham hocks. Boil 3 hours covered. Then braise the onion
in a little butter and when light brown, add to soup. Remove ham and let cool. Dice ham and return to soup. Remove 2 cups of beans, puree, and return to soup. Add salt/pepper to taste and serve.
Panoramic View
Friday, September 23, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Working Wednesday: Ohio's Farm Science Review
You see that I posted a day early. I did so purposefully because the Farm Science Review is held annually on the 3rd week of September from Tuesday through Thursday. Thus, today was opening day this year. I attended and was not disappointed and encourage those who can, to travel to London, Ohio for either Wednesday or Thursday. Please see http://fsr.osu.edu/. The twitters give you updates throughout the day.
You will see that The Ohio State University, a land grant school, is the sponsor. Also Purdue University is a partner for a great Midwest agricultural business open air conference. This is not a state fair. This is not a social event. This is a place to talk bottom line and profit margins.
Today's attendance was above average: 48,360 people!
Which state in the nation is #1 in Swiss Cheese production, #2 in chicken egg production, and #3 in growing tomatoes? Ohio. Did you know last year's Ohio corn crop brought in $3.0 billion or that the soybean crop gross amount was $2.6 billion? Did you know agribusiness is a $102 billion industry in Ohio?
Agribusiness is the original big business. At an international economical development conference I attended a year ago, I met a sheep farmer from Australia. Where does he sell his wool? France. Why? It is the best place to do so and has been that way since the Middle Ages.
The Farm Science Review also has a Center for Small Farms located on Corn Ave. with seminars running all day on such topics as Financial Management, Aquaculture, and Berry Production. And for those backyard gardeners, the Master Gardeners are there to answer your questions and give classes at the Utzinger Memorial Garden. The Gwynne Conservation Area is not to be missed. Catch a shuttle bus and get ideas for yourself and your community, like growing perennials native to Ohio because they need less watering. There is something for everyone at the Farm Science Review!
You will see that The Ohio State University, a land grant school, is the sponsor. Also Purdue University is a partner for a great Midwest agricultural business open air conference. This is not a state fair. This is not a social event. This is a place to talk bottom line and profit margins.
Today's attendance was above average: 48,360 people!
Which state in the nation is #1 in Swiss Cheese production, #2 in chicken egg production, and #3 in growing tomatoes? Ohio. Did you know last year's Ohio corn crop brought in $3.0 billion or that the soybean crop gross amount was $2.6 billion? Did you know agribusiness is a $102 billion industry in Ohio?
Agribusiness is the original big business. At an international economical development conference I attended a year ago, I met a sheep farmer from Australia. Where does he sell his wool? France. Why? It is the best place to do so and has been that way since the Middle Ages.
The Farm Science Review also has a Center for Small Farms located on Corn Ave. with seminars running all day on such topics as Financial Management, Aquaculture, and Berry Production. And for those backyard gardeners, the Master Gardeners are there to answer your questions and give classes at the Utzinger Memorial Garden. The Gwynne Conservation Area is not to be missed. Catch a shuttle bus and get ideas for yourself and your community, like growing perennials native to Ohio because they need less watering. There is something for everyone at the Farm Science Review!
Sunday, September 18, 2011
The Year 2011: 400th Anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible
I know I may have readers who are not Christian. Please consider reading the whole blog. The Pew Research Center has reported that the majority of Americans are Christian. I am of that faith myself and would like to discuss the printing of the King James Version of the Bible as an example for a panoramic view which I think may apply to all religions.
King James became king of England after Elizabeth the First. She never married and had no children.
James was the child of Elizabeth's first cousin, Mary Queen of Scots. Thus when he became King of England, he also was king of Scotland and Ireland.
There was much philosophical unrest amongst the Christian community at that time. This blog is not really about that, though I encourage readers, especially those who are Christians to research church history during the 1500-1600's. I want to emphasize here about the printing of the Bible. I mention the unrest because it plays a part in the story of the printing.
For years the church did not want lay people to have a written copy of the Bible. Verses were spoken during services or artwork depicting stories in the Bible displayed on church walls were allowed. But the Book itself was something different. It definitely was not to be written in English, the native language of the land.
Granted, there was a time during English history when most people were illiterate. Today so many can read that we tend to forget that fact. But that was not really why the church withheld the Bible from so many people. They did not want lay people to read it for themselves. They wanted to tell them what it said. Then along came a group of men - Wycliffe, Tyndale, and others who began to translate Greek, Latin, and Hebrew into English. They felt strongly that lay people needed to have the Word for themselves in order to feel closer to God. Some like Tyndale paid for it with their lives. I feel the end chapter of this story is the King James Version of the Bible. Everyone finally agreed that a printing must be done. A committee of scholars was formed and after some years, 4 I believe, the printing began.
The KJV Bible was printed in 1611. Think about how long the Old Testament had been around. Think about the year Jesus the Christ died and the years immediately following when the New Testament was written. I realize there was a time when Europe had some dark years after Rome collapsed. Those years Asia and the Far East kept progressing. I am English speaking, so I am looking at this from an English speaking point of view. There were quite a lot of years between the original versions and 1611.
There are several points here to be made from a panoramic view: 1. I don't ever want to take for granted my literacy. I want to ever read and learn. I am grateful for our public library system and for those through human history who kept the written word alive. 2. I can't imagine not able to have sacred writings available. I can't imagine those who have them and unwilling to share them because I am a lay person and they don't trust me. 3. I am most respectful to the men and their supporters who decided that they would translate the Bible into English, even at the peril of their own life. For this I am ever grateful. I am sure other religions honor their heroes too.
King James became king of England after Elizabeth the First. She never married and had no children.
James was the child of Elizabeth's first cousin, Mary Queen of Scots. Thus when he became King of England, he also was king of Scotland and Ireland.
There was much philosophical unrest amongst the Christian community at that time. This blog is not really about that, though I encourage readers, especially those who are Christians to research church history during the 1500-1600's. I want to emphasize here about the printing of the Bible. I mention the unrest because it plays a part in the story of the printing.
For years the church did not want lay people to have a written copy of the Bible. Verses were spoken during services or artwork depicting stories in the Bible displayed on church walls were allowed. But the Book itself was something different. It definitely was not to be written in English, the native language of the land.
Granted, there was a time during English history when most people were illiterate. Today so many can read that we tend to forget that fact. But that was not really why the church withheld the Bible from so many people. They did not want lay people to read it for themselves. They wanted to tell them what it said. Then along came a group of men - Wycliffe, Tyndale, and others who began to translate Greek, Latin, and Hebrew into English. They felt strongly that lay people needed to have the Word for themselves in order to feel closer to God. Some like Tyndale paid for it with their lives. I feel the end chapter of this story is the King James Version of the Bible. Everyone finally agreed that a printing must be done. A committee of scholars was formed and after some years, 4 I believe, the printing began.
The KJV Bible was printed in 1611. Think about how long the Old Testament had been around. Think about the year Jesus the Christ died and the years immediately following when the New Testament was written. I realize there was a time when Europe had some dark years after Rome collapsed. Those years Asia and the Far East kept progressing. I am English speaking, so I am looking at this from an English speaking point of view. There were quite a lot of years between the original versions and 1611.
There are several points here to be made from a panoramic view: 1. I don't ever want to take for granted my literacy. I want to ever read and learn. I am grateful for our public library system and for those through human history who kept the written word alive. 2. I can't imagine not able to have sacred writings available. I can't imagine those who have them and unwilling to share them because I am a lay person and they don't trust me. 3. I am most respectful to the men and their supporters who decided that they would translate the Bible into English, even at the peril of their own life. For this I am ever grateful. I am sure other religions honor their heroes too.
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