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Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, In the Helaman Halls vending machines, they sell a Sausage, Egg and Cheese biscuit from a company called Landshire. They label all the ingredients, but no nutrition facts (like calories and cholesterol). I'm wondering if you guys can figure out it's nutrition facts for me. - Would Rather Not Gain The Freshmen Fifteen.
ADear Potential Gainer, After a quick phone call, they e-mailed the nutritional facts to me, which are as follows: Serving Size: 1 sandwich (149g) Servings Per Container: 1 Amount Per Serving Calories: 410 Calories from Fat: 250 Total Fat: 28g (43%) Saturated Fat: 9g (47%) Cholesterol: 170mg (57%) Sodium: 1,060mg (44%) Total Carbohydrate: 25g (8%) Dietary Fiber: 1g (5%) Sugars: 3g Protein: 13g Vitamin A: 4% Calcium: 6% Iron: 8% Sounds healthy! - Commander Keen Back to top QHey 100 Hour Board! A friend of mine loves the old Jim Henson movie "Hey Cinderella!" (as do I), and he's been trying to get a copy on DVD (DVDs work better with his projector), but has run into problems with quality: the VHS that he's been trying to copy from is old and decrepit. It's never been put onto DVD, and I don't want to buy a used copy online because I don't think the quality wouldn't be any better than the one we have. I've ordered another copy of it through Interlibrary Loan to see if that copy is any better. What else can I do to find a good-quality version of the movie that can be put onto a DVD? I suppose could write to Disney, but would they be able to do anything other than momentarily ponder then promptly reject the idea of releasing it onto DVD? -You should watch it, too.
ADear Maybe I Will Someday, It looks like your best bet might be to trust these sellers' ratings that their collectible versions of Hey Cinderella on VHS are "like-new." Interlibrary Loan was a pretty smart idea, too, so that might be the most reasonably priced option for you, especially since Disney probably wouldn't do much if you wrote and asked them to release it on DVD. They have much more important things to worry about, supposedly. But if it's that important to you, then you could cough up ninety bucks for this brand new copy. Hope it all works out for you! -Sky Bones ADear You Should, I actually usually prefer sellers on half.com to those on amazon. Those who have like-new quality VHS's all have great feedback. You might also try this ebay store, which has great feedback and a 100% satisfaction guarantee. I wish you the best. VHS copies are never as good as a DVD, but if you can find a tape that has only been played a few times and hasn't degraded in quality too much, you should be just fine. Love, Waldorf and Sauron Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I live in Sacramento. There are many Polynesians who live here as well. I've noticed for a few years now, that even the most active of the Polynesian guys have tattoos. I know that it's a cultural thing for them, so I was wondering what the church had to say about this...I know LDS members aren't supposed to be getting tattoos, but if it's a cultural thing, then how does it weigh out? Culture before religion or religion before culture? -Nip/Tuck
ADear Nip, From True to the Faith:
So the Church is unequivocally against tattoos. Given this, your question reduces to whether cultural norms are more important than prophetic counsel, and we all know the right answer to that, eh? ~Ƥ. Ɗ. Kirĸe Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, Can love be rekindled once it's gone? -Something's missing
ADear missing something, I am of the opinion that it is difficult to completely, one hundred percent stop loving someone. If there is any bit of caring left for the person then it can be nurtured into love again. Depending on the circumstances, I imagine the rekindled love would be as strong if not stronger than before. -Mico ADear Something's missing, Yes, absolutely. As with most things in life, it will take a lot of work, dedication, and trust. But the reward is priceless. -Sky Bones Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, What was the LDS Church's official position on Alcohol Prohibition Movement? Which GA's were for Prohibition and which GA's were against Prohibition? I couldn't find anything on this in the archives. - Curious Inquisitor
ADear Curious Inquisitor, In Brent G. Thompson's article in the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, he claims that Heber J. Grant (as an apostle) led the fight for prohibition, while Senator and Apostle Reed Smoot opposed it for political reasons. President Joseph F. Smith was somewhat torn between the two views, and encouraged local prohibition laws rather than statewide ones, which largely passed in most communities starting in 1911. In 1915, statewide prohibition became an issue again, and this time Elder Smoot no longer opposed. Statewide prohibition was finally effected in 1917. President Grant became President of the Church in 1918 and in 1919, Utah ratified the national Constitutional amendment. The LDS continued to support Prohibition from then on under the leadership of Heber J. Grant. The people repealed it in 1933 despite the prophet's pleas. Of course, this repeal came at the same time as the rapid expansion of the automobile industry, and today 2/5 of all driving fatalities are caused by drunk driving. If you're interested in researching more, there are several articles in the Journal of Mormon History, which the BYU Library has. Love, Waldorf and Sauron Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I'm a healthcare worker and I work in a high-risk area for catching H1N1. Therefore, I have priority in receiving the H1N1 vaccine. However, I've heard from other nurses that the vaccine may not be safe because extensive testing on the vaccine wasn't done. The hospital administration, of course, says it is safe but I fear they may be biased since they don't want their staff to spread the flu to patients. I just wonder in you can direct to a non-biased website with research I can look at to decide for myself if the vaccine is safe for me. - This little piggy
ADear This Little Piggy, You don't want an unbiased source—those don't exist. You want an expert, scientifically-biased source. The fears about the H1N1 vaccine are largely a media construction fomented by flimsy thinkers of both political parties. Rush Limbaugh, Bill Maher, Glenn Beck—these guys are leading the charge of the scare. Step back for SCIENCE: "It's 1,000 times safer than getting the flu." - John Bartlett, director of Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. There have been 2,416 deaths from the flu since the end of August, and the U.S. predicted 30,000 to 90,000 deaths. The largest estimate I've seen on deaths from the vaccine is 25, out of over 11 million shipped doses. You CAN trust the CDC. They are absolutely your best source for information on this. It's not a question, like Glenn Beck says, of "can you trust your government?" There's no government conspiracy, and the H1N1 vaccine has gone through the same level of testing as every other seasonal flu vaccine. In fact (as a friend studying Public Health pointed out to me) in the 70s, there was a debacle with a nonseasonal swine flu vaccine, and as a result, there's been a lot of caution in developing the current H1N1 vaccine. It was tested even more than necessary, to avoid something like what happened back then. In addition the WHO recommends use of the vaccine. Lastly, you can see the Vaccine Adverse Effect Reporting System, if you'd like to look at reports of adverse reactions to the vaccine. Remember, this data contains both coincidental events and those caused by vaccines, so it probably overestimates any effects. My Public Health friend also points out, if you're that concerned, you can get the shot instead of the mist. It's inactivated, so there's no possible chance of getting the disease. The mist is attenuated so healthy people can't get sick from it either, so it also should be safe. Love, Waldorf and Sauron Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, on dancing with the stars, whose votes weigh more: the judges' or the viewers'? - shake it fast
ADear shake it, As a matter of fact, the votes are divided evenly amongst the viewers and the judges. It allows for some excitement, scandal, and unpredictability during the results show when the worst (but most popular - remember Billy Ray?...) dancer stays on, and the best (but least famous) gets kicked off. Marzipan Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I don't have a healthy relationship with my own mortality. I have an intense fear of pain and death, and just recently I had a complete breakdown when I was told I need a root canal. I've never been hospitalized but my husband and I are planning on having a baby sometime next year and the thought of labor makes me want to cry. Is this a problem with my testimony? Also, do any of you have any advice to help me cope with this problem, or books or talks I could read to help me? Thanks. -Not Tuck Everlasting
ADear Not Tuck Everlasting, No, this isn't a problem with your testimony. Please don't tell yourself that. It's human nature to fear physical pain, but this is something that you can definitely face head on and overcome. I can definitely relate to you. I used to be so afraid of pain, particularly stinging pain, which is why I hated needles so much. In fact, I used to be so afraid of getting shots that when I was younger I used to pass out every time I got one. The doctor told me I passed out due to some kind of a chemical reaction in my brain because I would get so stressed out and so scared right before getting a shot. When I found out I was pregnant, I became terrified of the pain I knew was coming. I had heard so many horror stories about how awful labor is. So many women I talked to swore by getting an epidural, but my fear of needles didn't make that seem too appealing either. It seemed like a no-win situation. So I decided to explore all of my options and talk to some trusting friends and family members to get some ideas. Due to location reasons, I didn't take any birthing classes or watch any videos or even tour the hospital beforehand, and in retrospect, I'm glad I didn't do all those things. I feel like they would have stressed me out. All I did was read this amazing book (disclaimer: I agree with most of the contents, but not everything), and talk to two people that completely changed my perspective on giving birth and gave me the confidence I needed: my mom and Dragon Lady. Talking to them gave me a greater perspective on giving birth and how it works, and as a result I was able to go 100% natural. Nothing at all. I just let my body do its thing and I worked with it, and it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I won't go into greater details here, but if you'd like please feel free to submit another question or e-mail me. After giving birth naturally, I seriously feel like I can do anything now. I think it would really help if you built up confidence in yourself. Physical pain has a lot to do with our psychological reaction to it. Letting yourself get extremely stressed out and anxious only makes it worse. You need to tell yourself to relax and believe that you can handle anything that comes your way. Learn to control your breathing and use distraction methods when faced with pain. Dwelling on what's happening, like getting a shot for example, only makes the pain all the worse. And lastly, remember that spiritual pain is far worse than physical pain and that Heavenly Father would never give us more than we can handle. You might be interested in reading the talk "Healing Soul and Body" by Robert D. Hales and this chapter from Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Harold B. Lee. -Sky Bones Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I have a question stemming from Board Question #54166. Here's the scenario: a gay couple gets "married," legally, in some state that allows couple to do so. Subsequently they begin a life together, living in the same house, etc., as a married couple would normally be expected to do. If one or both spouses were members of the Church, would they be subject to Church discipline as a result of their "married cohabitation"? Would sexual relations between this couple constitute a violation of the law of chastity? Or would their situation be more akin to a heterosexual couple who gets married civilly but outside the temple (i.e., they are foregoing eternal blessings but are not per se excluded from full fellowship in the Church)? My question is limited to the mortal-life, practical consequences of such an arrangement as to Church discipline and fellowship, rather than the eternal effects. - Anonymous
ADear Anonymous, Yes, they would be subject to Church discipline. The law of chastity forbids sexual relationship outside the legal bonds of marriage between a husband and a wife. Homosexual relations, no matter their legal status, are against the law of chastity, and one cannot be in full fellowship with the church while breaking it. A similar answer applies to polygamous relationships. There are some areas of the world where polygamy is legal and normal. See the Wikipedia article on "Polygamy in Nigeria" for an example. Even in such areas, husbands and wives living in a polygamous marriage cannot be baptized into the LDS Church unless they renounce polygamy and cease its practice. Children of such marriages cannot be baptized until they are old enough to renounce polygamy. (Source) In essence, fellowship in the church is subject to the Lord's laws, not just those of the land. -Yellow Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I have a female acquaintance who looks exactly like Weird Al. Now, I would find it flattering to be compared to such a genius, but every time I am prompted to say "Hey! You look just like Weird Al Yankovic!" I hold my tongue. Ladies, if you looked like a celebrity, would you not want frequent comparisons to them? Should I just come out and tell her that, in the best way, she looks just like one of my heroes? - Colonel Mustard
AHey Colonel Mustard, How about we meet in the billiards room, 9 o'clock sharp, I'll bring the candlestick? Sorry, couldn't resist! Anyway, I want to teach you an important life lesson: I don't care if you are comparing a girl to Brad Pitt, let alone Weird Al, never compare girls to guys! As a general rule, we don't like to EVER be compared to men, or be made in any way to feel masculine! So, while Weird Al is your hero, you will crush this girl if you say she looks like him. You are essentially telling her she looks like a man (albeit, now that I am looking at pictures, a very feminine-looking one). Telling a girl she looks like a man essentially equates to calling her ugly, even if none of that was what you meant. So, please continue holding your tongue! -Miss Scarlett ADear Colonel Mustard, Especially if she is as hairy as Weird Al. He took his shirt off once in a live performance, and he is a hairy style dude. Dr. Smeed ADear CM, Agreed. Even if it's meant to be flattering, keep that one to yourself. Love, Waldorf and Sauron Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, My daughter watches the newest (2003) series of Berenstein Bears. The theme song sounds like it is sung by Dolly Parton, but I haven't been able to confirm or refute that. Does she really sing it? - Merci
ADear À Votre Service, The theme is performed by Lee Ann Womack, and you can watch/listen to a video of it here. - Commander Keen Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, If you were saving the day, what music would you want playing in the background? - Can't decide between The A-Team theme music and Superman's theme music by John Williams
ADear Indecisive, Call me a nerd, but I would like the Star Trek theme song playing. Either The Next Generation or The Original Series, both are ever so majestic when saving the day! Dr. Smeed ADear you, I want to save someone with this song playing in the background. Heck, I'd do anything to that music. No matter the situation, it just seems to make things a little more jolly. - Commander Keen ACan't decide, Something that opens like "Kashmir," has a middle like Pirates, and ends like Indiana Jones. -Ineffable ADear Can't decide, You know, I'm still trying to decide between this version or this other version of the main theme from The Legend of Zelda. Both are quite catchy. -Sky Bones Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, Why are breaks at BYU so few and far between? We get Thanksgiving and one other day during Fall 2009, and two days during Winter 2010. I frequently hear that we get off much earlier than other schools, but I have my doubts that this is the primary reason. If so, I bet there are about 30,000 students who would be willing to give up a week of that to have five more three-day weekends throughout the semester. - A stressed student
ADear Stressed Student, Getting out early for summer is a pretty good reason. Many students need to find summer jobs or internships; the head-start on all the other college-age students is a huge boon to their job search. Additionally, the schedule wouldn't accommodate more breaks, because BYU also has to squeeze in Spring and Summer terms, plus Education Week. See this Daily Universe article. Love, Waldorf and Sauron Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, How do I respond to other board members questions? - Your resident political radicalist
ADear Radical, How you respond depends on how you feel. I usually try to respond leaving a little bit of leeway for personal differences. At times people ask questions that make me cringe a little, and I wonder what they were thinking. No, I guess the problem is that I do know what they were thinking, and I simply cannot believe it. But I try to respond respectfully, since all people are unique, and perhaps their seemingly strange question can give me a richer perspective on life. You should also respond with respect! Right, if that was not your question then let me try again. When you submitted your question on this page you could use that text box at the bottom to either ask a question (as you are fully aware), or make a comment. All we ask you to include in your comment is a link to the question to which you are responding. As a post from the awesome archives says, your comment will be treated as a "question," except insomuch as it will post much sooner. -Mico ADear Your resident political radicalist, When I first read your question, I assumed you were asking how to properly submit a comment, which Mico very nicely covered for you. If you were, however, referring to the other kind of responding, then you might want to consider the readers' forum. It can be such a fun and liberating place for those that have responses. -Sky Bones ADear RPR, Note that submitting a comment does not mean it will automatically be published. Straight from the Ask a Question page:
And even after that, it's up to the editors' discretion. Or apply to be a writer, Waldorf and Sauron ADear Resident, Perhaps I'm interpreting you wrong, but I think you're wondering how to get your answer to appear where mine is. You can't. See, the Board isn't a free-for-all answer quest. Our motto is "Your questions, our answers." Board readers can ask questions to the Board, but they can't answer them. There's a select group of quasi-omniscient writers who've each applied and been accepted as Board Writers. In a way, we're kinda like a more modern version of an advice column, except that we also accept questions about how many cups of sugar it would take to reach the moon. If you really want to get on the writer side of the 100 Hour Board, you'll have to search the archives to find out how to do so. I'll give you a hint, though. We need to know your current email address before we can send anything to you. -Yellow Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, Who was Joseph Smith's 2nd Councellor when he was martyred? - (Aussie)
ADear Aussie, There's a table showing the composition of the First Presidency over time here; apparently at the time of the martyrdom Hyrum Smith was Assistant President, Sidney Rigdon was First Counselor, Amasa M. Lyman was a Counselor, and John Smith was Assistant Counselor, but there was no second counselor. William Law had previously held the position, but he apparently apostatized and was not replaced before the martyrdom. ~Ƥ. Ɗ. Kirĸe Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I hope that this doesn't count as a yellow pages question. I'm sorry if it does. I have a friend moving to Provo in January who needs housing. He is 26, single and may or may not be a BYU grad student in Fall (he'll be working until then). I want to help him find housing, but I don't know where to look for people his age (and I certainly don't want him to end up with guys a lot younger than he). Do you know of any resources where I can look for grad student/older housing? Or any recommendations? I already looked on the BYU off-campus housing site, but it only had 5 listings (majority female) in Provo. Thank you. -CB
ADear CB, So a few pointers, as a general rule the farther from campus and/or the more expensive the rent, the older the ward. The north side of campus is older than the south side. Listings that only say "near BYU" as opposed to "BYU-approved" are also usually geared to graduate students. The Provo/Orem craigslist is always a good standby for variety, but I would also look through this site that differentiates between graduate and undergraduate housing. Hope you find something, Ineffable Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, How many papers does the daily universe produce daily? How many of these papers are recycled? Does this change daily/weekly/etc... I think that would be aLOT of papers. - Mr. Green.
ADear Mr. Green, I am vaguely acquainted with one of the editors and happened to run into werf today, and this is what was said: Approximately 18,500 papers are produced daily with about 65-75% movement (meaning they're taken by someone). This leaves somewhere around 5,000 unread on average which, yes, are recycled. - Commander Keen Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I want to take a beginning art class at BYU that deals with the basics of drawing, sketching, painting, ect. I've browsed the catalogs, but am having trouble finding what I am looking for. Do you have any suggestions for a non-art major student? - A hopeful artist
ADear Hopeful, The only introductory class I can think of that covers all of those bases is Studio Techniques for Art History Majors (VASTU 200). It is major-specific, but I bet you could swing an Add Card. If you can't, your best bet is to take the open-major introductory drawing and painting classes separately. Good luck, Waldorf and Sauron Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I don't know how to interpret NCAA football rules, so please help. In the 2002 season opener, linebacker Dwayne Rudd of the Browns drew a 15-yard penalty for throwing his helmet in celebration before the end of a play at the end of the game. Even though time had run out, the game can't end on a defensive penalty so the other team (Chiefs) had a chance to run another play, which ended up winning the game. On 10/24, something somewhat similar happened at the end of the Tennessee-Alabama game. Alabama blocked a Tennessee field goal and an Alabama player threw his helmet in celebration before the play was dead. No flag was thrown. Some are saying no flag was necessary because the time had run out. Some are saying no flag was necessary because Alabama would have gotten the ball anyway. My question - is there a difference between NCAA and NFL rules in this way? If a flag had been thrown, would Tennessee have had the ball back with an untimed down to kick a winning field goal, as happened in 2002? Tennessee's coach seemed to have thought the rules were the same, as shown in his post-game comments. - Donkey Shane
ADear Donkey, In this case, because Alabama recovered the blocked field goal, Alabama would have retained possession. This kind of penalty is treated as a dead ball foul, even when it occurs during a live play. This means that the penalty is assessed after the play stops. So, at the end of the play, in which Alabama recovered the ball, if a flag had been thrown Alabama would have had the ball marched back fifteen yards, but had no time on the clock to even run a play. The game was over whether or not a flag was thrown (please see here and here for more details). I believe, because the field goal was not attempted on a fourth down (if I'm wrong and it was fourth down, this is all moot) if a Tennessee player had fallen on the loose ball and a flag had been thrown, then Tennessee would have been able to attempt another field goal from fifteen yards closer (and maybe their line would have prevented the same player from blocking a third field goal)(please see here for more details). -Humble Master Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, True or false?? I've heard... The 'seasonal' flu is only contagious during the first 24 hours. The Swine flu is contagious during the first 48 hours. Are these true? Is it possible to be contagious without really knowing you're sick yet? How long are you contagious with just a cold? - sickness-phobe
ADear sickness-phobe, False, false, false! With both "regular" (seasonal) flu and the H1N1 strain of flu you are contagious for much longer than forty-eight hours. With a typical influenza virus infection, you can be contagious for seven days after the onset of your symptoms. Note that that is seven days after you start feeling badly, even if you start feeling better after only a few days. With any infection, viral or bacterial, as your body is recovering you go through a stage called "convalescence." This means that you are feeling better, but you are not fully recovered and can still be transmitting live, active viruses. With an influenza virus, you are most likely to transmit the infection to someone else during your first four days of being infected yourself (and usually when you are feeling your worst) but you should still consider yourself infectious, and act accordingly, even after you generally start feeling better. With some strains of flu (and depending on your body's response and overall healthiness), it is also possible that you can be infected (and therefore infectious) without ever showing any symptoms yourself. The CDC normally recommends remaining isolated for at least 24 hours after your fever goes away (without the use of fever reducing medicine). However, the H1N1 virus appears to be infectious for even longer than a normal flu virus. One epidemiologist (someone who studies the transmission of disease) says this:
There are various explanations why the H1N1 virus might be more contagious than the regular flu virus. In May of 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a statement that said this:
The WHO notes that because the virus is a new strain (you might have heard the term "novel flu strain" being tossed around), people are less likely to be immune to it. Longer time the body needs to fight off infection can mean a longer time of being potentially infectious. - Rating Pending (who just read on a CDC website about "swine flu parties," where people try to get infected. Maybe they feel they're more in control of things. Bad idea, dummies.) Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, Which one of these sentences has the correct punctuation? In the English version, the title was XYZ. In the English version the title was XYZ. - pippin galadriel moonchild
ADear pgm, I believe that this is more a matter of preference than anything. You might find some people strenuously claiming one way or the other, but I'm quite willing to bet that you could find many examples of each in the works of reputable writers. —Laser Jock ADear pippin, I think the trend in recent years has, sadly, moved away from the use of commas, unless, of course, they are entirely necessary. I, personally, find this to be a shame. I believe that commas give writing a lot more voice, if you will, what with adding more pauses for dramatic effect. That is, of course, unless they're, shall we say, overused. - Commander Keen ADear PGM, It depends on where you're writing. AP (journalistic) style would say leave it out, APA and MLA would say to leave it in. -Whistler Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, How sick do you need to be to stay home from school? I had a 100 degree fever, felt a bit icky, but not bad enough to not go to school. I'm too busy to miss a day for a little bit of illness. But at the same time, I don't want to spread germs. What's a good guideline? -Better now
ADear Better Now, You should have stayed home! Did you get the email to all BYU students about the flu? Or have you seen any of the numerous posters around campus?
Another email says:
You were ignorant of this, but now you know. Please, please, everybody, staying home is for your classmates' safety, not just an excuse to play Nintendo all day. Even if it doesn't seem that bad to you (some people don't have a hard time with the swine flu), it could kill your classmate, or worse, your classmate's baby (yes, babies have been dying of swine flu in Provo). Please do all you possibly can to work with your professors to excuse your absences and allow you to make up quizzes; most will be unusually accommodating due to recent pressures from the administration. Sometimes, you may find yourself in a position where missing class would be detrimental—make a good decision. Just don't sit behind me and cough on me or I'll punch you in the face.* Love, Waldorf and Sauron *Actual clinical trials show that I won't actually punch you in the face, but rather just get really mad at you without telling you how mad I am. |
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