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Editor's note: This is a series of columns by John Malcolm on his "50 years at Fredonia." Retired, he is a professor emeritus at Fredonia State.
The first location for the Instructional Resources Center was at 130 Central Ave. This was a Victorian house that now houses students and is called "The Blue Lantern." The "staff" had some pretty creative moments trying to establish a service in this space.
The full-time staff included an excellent secretary, Mrs. Charlotte Clarke, who had been the secretary in the Education Department.
Until this time what became the center was known as Audio Visual Services and was administered by the Education Department. Until the '60s it was pretty much a one-person show. Mrs. Clarke was often the first contact with IRC and what an ambassador she was for over 30 years. Serving faculty could be likened to "herding cats."
The staff also included a "chief engineer" Charles Blohm who had been hired even before Dr. Robert Diamond as it was realized that technology might overwhelm us. "Charley" Blohm was a good engineer but he was even better dealing with people and designing working systems. Every wire, every system, every piece of electronic equipment had to pass his inspection. David Rusch ably supported him.
Later, with the arrival of the commercial video recorders, Valere Thaden was imported from Nebraska and when the teacher observation remote truck was purchased Freeman Hockenberger was added to the list.
This truck is an interesting item. It had many lives thanks to Blohm's insistence that it have an aluminum body. It looked something like the vans used to deliver bread. It was first equipped with television cameras that could be placed in classrooms within the teacher supervision villages and towns to tape student teachers at work. The student and his or her critic teacher could then repair to the truck; it had comfortable seating, and review the progress.
This may have been a good idea but it was expensive and cumbersome particularly given the advent of small portable systems not requiring a professional operator. The truck subsequently was loaned to the local Board of Cooperative Educational Services operation.
BOCES used it to produce various programs for distribution to schools. The college would borrow it from time to time for occasional events.
Ultimately it was retired, used occasionally for parades and as an office for various displays. Finally, with only 8,000 miles, it was taken to Albany where it could be used by the state network.
John Malcolm is a Fredonia resident.


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To plan and execute military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, military commanders depend on intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems to collect, process, and disseminate timely and accurate information on adversaries' capabilities and vulnerabilities. The Department of Defense's (DOD) ISR enterprise consists of multiple intelligence organizations that individually plan for, acquire, and operate manned and unmanned airborne, space-borne, maritime, and ground-based ISR systems. The success of ISR systems at providing key information has led to increased demand, and DOD continues to invest in ISR programs. For example, DOD requested about $6.1 billion in fiscal year 2010 for unmanned aircraft programs alone. DOD is further examining its airborne ISR budget needs for fiscal year 2012 and beyond. Further, GAO has reported since 2005 that ISR activities are not integrated and efficient; effectiveness may be compromised by lack of visibility into operational use of ISR assets; and agencies could better collaborate in the acquisition of new capabilities.
ISR activities cut across services and defense agencies, and no single entity at the departmental level has responsibility, authority, and control over investments to prioritize resources to meet joint priority requirements. The ISR enterprise exhibits extensive, structural fragmentation with a high number of separate organizations sharing the same roles. For example, multiple ISR organizations conduct strategic planning, budgeting, and data analysis across intelligence disciplines. Although DOD has designated the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence to manage ISR investments as a departmentwide portfolio, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics has been designated to lead the task force responsible for oversight of issues related to the management and acquisition of unmanned aircraft systems that collect ISR data. In addition, as the ISR portfolio manager, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence has only advisory authority and cannot direct the services or agencies to make changes in their investment plans.
Further, two key factors make tracking DOD's ISR spending difficult. First, funding for DOD's ISR capabilities can come from several sources, including the Military Intelligence Program, the National Intelligence Program, and service budgets. Second, each service maintains or develops its own requirements process, budget, and strategic plans. For example, each service identifies its requirements and prioritizes spending for its equipment and personnel needs, and tracks and accounts for ISR funding differently.
The Secretary of Defense has identified ISR as an area of scrutiny for potential cost savings in the military intelligence program budget, which totals $27 billion in spending for fiscal year 2010 including ISR capabilities and personnel. In addition, the National Intelligence Program budget of $53.1 billion includes some resources for DOD ISR activities. Since 1988, GAO has reported on the potential for duplication and fragmentation in DOD's unmanned ISR systems. Service-driven requirements and funding processes continue to hinder integration and efficiency and contribute to unnecessary duplication in addressing warfighter needs. Although several unmanned aircraft systems have achieved some commonality among the airframes they use, most are pursuing service-unique subsystems and components. The lack of collaboration and commonality among the services has led to duplicative costs for designing and manufacturing ISR systems, and has resulted in inefficiencies in the contracting and acquisition processes. For example in 2005, the Army initiated a development program with the same contractor for a variant of the Air Force Predator estimated to cost nearly $570 million, although the Predator was already successfully providing capabilities to the warfighter. Similarly, in 2009 GAO reported that, although the Navy expected to save time and money by using the Air Force's existing Global Hawk airframe, the Navy also planned to spend over $3 billion to develop maritime surveillance capabilities. Conversely, the Marine Corps avoided the cost of initial system development and was able to quickly deliver a useful capability to the warfighter by choosing to procure existing Army Shadow systems rather than developing its own unmanned aircraft.
DOD has established numerous organizations and initiatives intended to integrate the determination of requirements, development, acquisition, and operation of ISR systems to address joint and service-specific needs, but these efforts have not had the desired effect of minimizing fragmentation and overlap in its ISR enterprise. For example, although the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, as capability portfolio manager, updated the congressionally directed ISR Integration Roadmap, the Roadmap does not represent a comprehensive ISR architecture to guide service investments to meet joint needs. For example, the Roadmap does not enable comparison and tradeoffs between intelligence platforms and capabilities. In addition, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, which is charged with validating requirements and approving proposals for new capabilities to meet joint capability gaps, has been generally ineffective in ensuring that the services collaborate in developing capabilities for joint requirements.
In 2010, the Joint Staff launched a decision support tool intended to catalog existing airborne ISR capabilities and validate new requirements. This tool could help DOD prioritize investments in new programs and make tradeoffs among capabilities that could result in cost savings, but it is uncertain whether the effort will receive funding for expanding the database to include other ISR assets and improve functionality. Meanwhile, DOD continues to invest in ISR capabilities that may not be the most efficient or effective use of resources. Further, although DOD has invested heavily in capabilities to collect ISR data, it has not invested proportionally in the capabilities that would enable it to process and use the information. Weaknesses in the military services' ability to process and securely share ISR data have led to gaps in or duplicative collection efforts and contributed to continuing warfighter demands for ISR assets to support their missions.
DOD has taken steps to improve ISR management, but these actions have not had the desired effect. To develop a more fully integrated approach to minimizing fragmentation, overlap, and duplication in its ISR enterprise, DOD could align DOD-wide strategic goals, identify performance measures, and establish linkages between ISR acquisition plans and strategic goals to inform investment decisions.
Since 2005, GAO has identified challenges with DOD's ISR enterprise and made a number of recommendations to assist DOD in improving its ISR management and reducing unnecessary duplication and overlap. DOD has taken some positive steps to address GAO's recommendations, such as recent military service efforts to acquire some common unmanned aircraft and sensors and develop performance measures, but its efforts are limited and have not yet improved its ability to integrate ISR requirements generation, development and acquisition, or utilization. In keeping with GAO's previous recommendations, DOD could take several actions to develop a more fully integrated approach to minimize fragmentation, overlap, and duplication in its ISR enterprise. Specifically, DOD could do the following:
Increased integration of DOD's ISR enterprise could improve efficiencies, reduce redundancies and avoid duplication of similar development initiatives, possibly saving production and life-cycle costs and improve the interoperability among systems. Although the department has begun to take some initial steps in this area, until all participants in the defense enterprise successfully share ISR information, inefficiencies will hamper the effectiveness of efforts to support the warfighter, and ISR data collection efforts may be unnecessarily duplicative. In addition, comprehensive data on its ISR enterprise, including resources and performance measures to assess the effectiveness of ISR assets, could better position DOD to make trade-offs among ISR capabilities.
In addition to obtaining information from the reports listed under the "Related GAO Products" tab, GAO reviewed documentation related to DOD's funding for ISR through the Military Intelligence Program and analyzed planned ISR investments in DOD's Future Years Defense Program Fiscal Years 2012-2015. GAO also assessed the ISR Integration Roadmap against strategic planning and legislative criteria, and reviewed the Joint Staff's ISR assessment tool. In addition, GAO conducted interviews with officials from the offices of DOD's Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, the Joint Staff, the military services, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency.
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Day 1 (San Juan Island) The guide picks you up this morning for the 1.5-hour drive to Anacortes, where the group catches the ferry to Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. After the ferry lands, well have a great afternoon hike in a national historic park to begin our San Juans discovery. Dinner tonight is in the delightful town of Friday Harbor, where were staying the next two nights.
Day 7 (Seattle for departures home) After breakfast we hop the ferry to Anacortes and then drive back to Seattle to catch connections home. Plan your flights to depart in the early to mid-afternoon.
Day 2 (San Juan Island ) We get our bikes this morning and peddle a country road south to the San Juan Island National Historical Park. As the day unfolds, well stop for hiking and exploring, and to enjoy a picnic lunch. San Juan Island is a top-notch cycling destination, with rolling terrain through pastoral farmland and dense forests, breaking out into panoramic marine views backed by snow-capped mountains.
Day 3 (In the islands) This morning our kayaking guides supervise the packing of boats. All camping and kayaking gear is provided (including waterproof pants and top and a dry bag). Setting out from the shoreline, we practice our paddling techniques as we cross the channel to some outlying islands. With all the wildlife in these waters, we have good chances of up-close encounters with harbor seals, porpoises, otters, and even potentially Orcas. Later this afternoon we paddle to our island base, where we set up camp and settle in.
Day 4 (In the islands) We enjoy a full day of sea-kayaking and exploring today, hoping for some memorable up-close encounters with marine mammals. In any case, well have the seals eye view of these beautiful waters. Our guides are highly skilled kayakers and excellent naturalists, so they fill us in as we cross the channels between islands, paddle through Orca territory, and meander along island shorelines. Back in camp we can relax and look forward to another delicious, fresh supper and some fantastic star gazing.
Day 5 (Orcas Island ) Now that we are all expert paddlers, we get one more full morning to enjoy ourselves on the water with the other marine mammals! We work our way back to San Juan Island in time to catch the ferry to Orcas Island for the last leg of our adventure. After a couple of nights camping, youll especially enjoy the luxury and hot running water of the fabulous, historical, waterfront resort where you spend the next two nights.
Day 6 (Orcas Island ) A full day of hiking gives us great perspective on this largest island in the San Juan archipelago. Our best hiking options center on Moran State Park and 2,409-foot Mount Constitution. A clear day on the peak offers a panoramic view of Mount Rainier, Mount Baker, the Cascade Mountains, and the Olympic Mountains. Well have lunch on the trail. A fun farewell dinner gives us a chance to reminisce and toast this great island adventure.
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Unnamed Earth starships
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The following are unnamed Earth starships.
By classEdit
- Unnamed J-class starships
- Unnamed Y-class starships
- Unnamed Arctic One-type starships
- Unnamed Emmette-type starships
- Unnamed Intrepid-type starships
- Unnamed Sarajevo-type starships
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Tau Ceti assault fleet Edit
Twelve unnamed starships were destroyed in the mirror universe by the rebellion against the Terran Empire in a battle at Tau Ceti in the 2150s. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly")
Avenger's assault fleet Edit
An unknown number of unnamed starships in an assault fleet lead by the ISS Avenger were completely destroyed in 2155, with the Avenger barely surviving after the USS Defiant intervened. By this point, thousands of Starfleet officers were said to have been killed by the rebels. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")
Beta Capricus expedition Edit
In 2210, an unnamed starship participated in mission to Beta Capricus, under the command of Harry Kim's Uncle Jack. The long range deep-space exploration vessel was designed to be operated by a single pilot while the rest of the crew was held in stasis. After departing Earth's orbit their starship took six months to reach its destination. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to Earth researchers, there was no Beta Capricus. What was believed to be a star was in fact just an electromagnetic echo of a distant galaxy. Left with little alternative Jack was forced to turn the ship around and make the trip all the way back to Earth deciding not to wake the crew. Upon the vessel's return from its year long voyage the wakened disgruntled crew was eager to learn why they had not yet left orbit. (VOY: "11:59")
"Warp Delta" Edit
This unnamed starship was a type of starship used by Starfleet during the mid-22nd century.
These vessels were equipped with forward and aft phase cannons. (ENT: "The Expanse", "Twilight")
This class was also present in the mirror universe. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly", "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")
Appendices Edit
Appearances Edit
Warp Delta:
- "The Expanse"
- "Twilight"
- "Storm Front, Part II"
- "In a Mirror, Darkly" (opening credits)
- "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" (opening credits)
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Hey! I created my second thread. Why do they call it a thread? What is a cloud? Besides those puffy white things in the sky. This time I wrote down how I got here. Should have done that before but I lose my train of thought very easily.
Thanks guys.
Now . . . . why are the photos Bob Gannon posted Wed (Dec 7) not there today? In fact, they were not there Thurs (Dec . Why is this?
OH! This is the 31st Anniversary of John Lennon's Murder. Why do people celebrate the death of someone? Wouldn't it be nice to celebrate their births instead?
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Anthony Knight, BVSc, MS, Dipl. ACVIM
Anthony P. Knight, BVSc, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, is a professor of large animal medicine in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University. He received his veterinary degree from the University of Nairobi, Kenya, in 1968. After completing a master's degree at Colorado State University, he joined the faculty in 1974. His current professional interests include livestock heath, foreign animal diseases, emergency management, and plant toxicology. He has written two books on poisonous plants of animals in North America, and maintains a poisonous plants website for use by anyone wanting poisonous plant information.
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February 01, 2006
We are new horse owners who know very little about horses. We've had our horse "Trouble" (a 2-year-old Standardbred-Arabian cross) for almost a week now. A local horseman said it would be fine to dump our two bags of buckwheat, red clover, and Read More
Black Walnut Tree Shavings as Trail Mulch?
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Is Millet a Problem in the Pasture?
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U.S. Men vs Mexico | 08/12/2009 | 3 p.m. CT | Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico, (MEX)
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Seriously? I can only watch this huge match in Spanish??? First ever DVR setting for telemundo, personally.
It's a match that Mexico can't lose and expect to qualify for WC'10, US wants revenge on the beatdown they gave our B team in Gold Cup. Playing at altitude in front of 100,000 madmen in a house we haven't ever won in 0-22-1, IIRC.
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Issue Brief #3787 on Budget and Spending
November 28, 2012
November 28, 2012 | Issue Brief on Budget and Spending
The nation is now firmly on track to go over the fiscal cliff in January 2013 unless Washington takes action. The uncertainty leading up to the fiscal cliff—especially Taxmageddon—is already hurting the economy today and, according to projections by the Congressional Budget Office, could send the country back into recession in 2013.[1]
Individuals, families, businesses, and the military would all be hit hard by the fiscal cliff, but Congress and the President have yet to act to avoid this economic and defense disaster. Here are specific recommendations for how to avoid the four main parts of the fiscal cliff.
Seven different categories of tax policy expire on January 1, causing a $494 billion tax increase in just one year. This is uncharted territory: Never has there been such a steep tax increase in a single year.
Most of this massive tax increase stems from the expiration of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts implemented under President George W. Bush. There is also the payroll tax cut, the alternative minimum tax patch, and a host of other policies that expire at year's end.[2] In addition, five of the 18 2013 tax increases built into Obamacare are scheduled to go into effect. Families will bear the brunt of this tax increase among American households, with an average increase of over $4,100 in taxes.[3]
Uncertainty created by the prospect of Taxmageddon is continuing to hurt the economy today. Businesses are increasingly concerned about a jump in their own tax burdens and, given the economy's poor outlook into next year, are reluctant to hire or invest. In 2010, President Obama reversed course and extended all expiring tax policies, arguing that the economy was too weak to sustain a major tax hike.[4] This is just as true today as it was then, with this year's third-quarter GDP growth of 2 percent being lower than fourth-quarter 2010 growth of 2.4 percent.
Recommendation: Free businesses, investors, and families from uncertainty by extending current policy for all Americans permanently or for at least two years. This will provide time and momentum for pro-growth, revenue-neutral tax reform, which is overdue. Also, stop new Obamacare taxes, especially the tax on non-wage income.
The Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA), a product of last summer's debt-ceiling deal, increased the debt limit by $2.1 trillion in exchange for spending cuts. The BCA first established caps on discretionary spending to accomplish $900 billion[5] in savings over 10 years and then tasked a "super committee" with finding at least $1.2 trillion more in savings. The super committee's failure to reach agreement triggered sequestration—automatic budget cuts—totaling $1.2 trillion (including interest savings) over nine years. Sequestration cuts begin on January 2, 2013.
The Department of Defense would bear the greatest burden—49.5 percent of total cuts in 2013—even though it accounts for only 16.8 percent of total spending. About $55 billion of those cuts will hit in January 2013.
This would be a mistake. The world is still a hostile place, and such massive cuts directly affect the readiness of the military and supporting industries and personnel to respond to future threats with next-generation equipment and training. The military should be ready before these threats require direct military action, which requires maintenance of American forces.
Recommendation: Prevent cuts in defense from sequestration for 2013 at a minimum, preferably with cuts in other spending.[6]
Medicare is set for another crisis point come December 31, when Congress's latest "doc fix" agreement expires. As part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Congress adopted the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula to pay doctors for treating Medicare patients. The SGR's formula led Congress to choose between paying doctors less and patching together short-term fixes to keep reimbursing doctors.
Unless Congress patches together another doc fix agreement before December 31, physicians will see a 27 percent decrease in pay, a situation that will make it unaffordable for many doctors to continue accepting Medicare patients. This could leave millions of seniors without care. These doc fix agreements, which Congress has renewed almost annually since 2003, do not solve the growing problem of unsustainable Medicare costs; they only delay a real solution.
Recommendation: Prevent the immediate cuts to Medicare providers, preferably by choosing alternative savings. Then, in the new Congress, end the SGR formula, thus eliminating the need for the annual doc fix, and fix Medicare for the long term with a premium-support model that benefits from competition and provides consumer choice.
Involuntarily unemployed workers receive income support through the joint state–federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) program. Normally, states provide benefits for up to 26 weeks and an additional 13 weeks in states with high unemployment. In 2010, Congress created temporary additional federal UI benefits, extending the maximum length of benefits to 99 weeks (two years). Last February, Congress gradually reduced the maximum benefit duration to 73 weeks.
The federal government currently provides 100 percent of funding for these additional benefits, which expire at the end of the year. The additional federal benefits will cost $26 billion for the remainder of fiscal year 2013.
Providing UI benefits for a longer time during a deep recession can make sense, because it can take longer to find new work. However, extending UI also increases unemployment and can hurt those it is meant to help.[7] Extending benefits for too long encourages the unemployed to postpone job searches or hold out for something that may not be attainable.
Even with the difficult job market, the current duration of benefits is excessive. Today, the average duration of unemployment is 40 weeks (nine months).[8] Providing 60 weeks of UI payments would increase benefits proportionately to the detriment of the labor market.
Recommendation: Make any decision to extend UI benefits on humanitarian grounds, understanding that this spending will not boost the economy. If Congress chooses to maintain extended UI benefits beyond six months, it should reduce them to 52 or 60 weeks and pay for it by reducing spending on less beneficial programs. It should also require UI recipients to improve their skills (for example, through online education). As the labor market continues to improve, Congress should further reduce UI benefits, fully phasing them out when unemployment returns to normal levels.
Congress and the President should show principled leadership by avoiding tax hikes on all Americans and by offsetting defense sequestration with cuts in spending elsewhere.[9] Rather than try for some "grand bargain," lawmakers should simply steer clear of the fiscal cliff by neatly paving the way for entitlement reform and pro-growth tax reform.
—Romina Boccia is Research Coordinator in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies, James Sherk is Senior Policy Analyst in Labor Economics in the Center for Data Analysis, and Katie Tubb is a Research Assistant in the Roe Institute at The Heritage Foundation.
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[1]See J. D. Foster, "Obama Could Prevent a Made-in-Washington Recession," Heritage Foundation Issue Brief No. 3742, September 26, 2012, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/09/recession-2013-washington-policies-and-cbo-s-recession-forecast.
[2]See Curtis S. Dubay, "Taxmageddon: Massive Tax Increase Coming in 2013," Heritage Foundation Issue Brief No. 3558, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/04/taxmageddon-massive-tax-increase-coming-in-2013.
[3]The Heritage Foundation, "How Will Taxmageddon Impact You?," June 11, 2012, http://www.heritage.org/multimedia/infographic/2012/06/how-will-taxmageddon-impact-you.
[4]See Foster, "Obama Could Prevent a Made-in-Washington Recession."
[5]The Heritage Foundation, "Sizing Up the Budget Control Act and Sequestration," October 16, 2012, http://www.heritage.org/multimedia/infographic/2012/10/federal-spending-by-the-numbers-2012/sizing-up-the-budget-control-act-and-sequestration.
[6]See Patrick Louis Knudsen, "$150 Billion in Spending Cuts to Offset Defense Sequestration," Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 2744, November 15, 2012, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/11/150-billion-in-spending-cuts-to-offset-defense-sequestration.
[7]See Bhashkar Mazumder, "How Did Unemployment Insurance Extensions Affect the Unemployment Rate in 2008–10," Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Essays on Issues No. 285, April 2011; Jesse Rothstein, "Unemployment Insurance and Job Search in the Great Recession," National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 17534, October 2011; and Rob Valletta and Katherine Kuang, "Extended Unemployment and UI Benefits," Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Economic Letter No. 2010–12, April 19, 2010.
[9]See Knudsen, "$150 Billion in Spending Cuts."


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by Anton Shilov
After Toshiba Corp. decided to sell its chip manufacturing plant to Sony Corp. it became almost clear that the Japanese flash memory giant did not see itself as a maker of advanced chips anymore. According to latest developments, the company is indeed pulling out of chip making business and intends to outsource manufacturing to Globalfoundries.
"We had been considering outsourcing production to Samsung Electronics and GlobalFoundries since last year," said a spokesperson for Toshiba in an interview with Nikkei news-paper, reports Reuters news-agency.
The two sides are in the final stages of negotiations, Doug Grose, chief executive officer of Globalfoundries, the contract maker of semiconductors controlled by Advanced Technology Investment Company and Advanced Micro Devices, told the Nikkei in an interview.
Toshiba will outsource chips that are supposed to be made made using 28nm or 40nm process technologies and will save both on research and development costs as well as on high-end equipment. Toshiba used to be a partner within IBM's "fab club", which develops process technologies in collaboration, but as fabrication processes became more complex, the company decided to pull out.
Samsung will likely handle low-cost fabrication of Toshiba's mainline image-processing chips, while GlobalFoundries will churn out semiconductors using the latest technologies, according to the news-agency.


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Stuffed Baby Peppers
- Vegetable oil cooking spray
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 ounces thinly sliced pancetta, chopped into 1/4-inch pieces
- 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
- 3/4 cup ricotta cheese
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan
- 1/2 cup frozen petite peas, thawed
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 24 (2 to 3-inch long) sweet baby peppers
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
Place an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with vegetable oil cooking spray and set aside.
In a medium skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the pancetta and cook, stirring frequently, until brown and crispy, about 5 to 7 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the pancetta and drain on paper towels. Add the onion to the pan and cook until translucent and soft, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
In a medium bowl, combine the onion, pancetta, cheeses, and peas. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Using a paring knife, cut 1/2-inch from the stem-end of the peppers. Remove the seeds and veins. Using a small dessert spoon, fill each pepper with the ricotta mixture. Place the filled peppers on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 15 to 18 minutes until the peppers begin to soften. Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes.
Arrange the peppers on a platter and serve.
Recipe courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis
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This is an archive from Rails Forum. Check out the new community here!
A forum for Ruby on Rails users
Rails Forum - Ruby on Rails Help and Discussion Forum » Forum Support & Suggestions » New Rails forum software - El Dorado
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Hi carlivar, I'm the author of El Dorado. Thanks very much for your post.
I appreciate the enthusiasm, but El Dorado isn't quite up to PunBB par just yet. PunBB is really something special. El Dorado is good enough for my small group of friends, which is why it's live on the site you linked to, but I don't know how it would hold up on a site as popular as this one.
Also, I'm envisioning El Dorado as something more than a forum. I'd like it to evolve into a full-stack community site, which is a different goal than something like PunBB has to be sure.
Finally, I believe the folks running this site are working on a forum app in Rails of their own.
All that being said, I hope that we'll find some intersection of the two projects that we'll all be able to benefit from. (Hooray for open-source!) For example, I think my importing rake tasks might help others trying to do similar stuff, although even those could use some improvements for sure.
As for me, I hope that we'll see something from the talented folk behind this site, which I plan on studying closely.
Last edited by trevorturk (2007-08-05 21:05:27)
I'm pleased to announce the release of El Dorado version 0.9.2 - the "group chat" edition. You can download it right away, or check out the demo, testing, and support site here:
Read more about this release here:
Is there anything innovative planned for this forum software or is it yet another forum software? I do not mean to sound negative but I would like to see something new in the forum arena.
jstad, El Dorado features a forum, event calendar, group chat, file sharing, random headers, avatars, themes, and privacy settings. I have more features planned, which you can read about here:
Ah thanks, looks interesting
Hi trevorturk,
keep up the good work. I've been playing around with El Dorado since it was mentioned last year and I really like it, I'm glad to see its still being developed.
I have a few projects that will probably need a forum in the future and I'll definitely be using ED for them.
I'm pleased to announce that El Dorado is now compatible with Heroku, the instant Ruby platform.
http://almosteffortless.com/2009/07/09/ on-heroku/
This means that deploying El Dorado is no longer a pain in the ass. It also means that you can get started with El Dorado for free.
Heroku is totally awesome, BTW
I really liked the El Dorado esthetics but I have to agree with trevorturk that it is just for a small group of friends; you can't use it on a larger scale. I would really love a really stabile forum because with my last one I had some file extensions problems that I couldn't fix and lost all of the data. I'm still searching for a good, php based, forum template.
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Mr. Carroll has practiced law for 29 years. He is a member of the Board representing attorneys who do not act as a mediator. Mr. Carroll graduated from the University of Texas in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with honors. He also obtained a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from South Texas College of Law in 1983. Mr. Carroll is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law. He has been a member of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1991 and College of the State Bar of Texas since 1992.


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NBD Benchmark Results
Table of Contents
1. About the Test
The NBD (NHN Internet Bulletin Board Application Database) Benchmark is a benchmark to measure the performance of a DBMS used for a Bulletin Board System (BBS) type of web services. There is no limitation in terms of the configuration of hardware and DBMS, and pricing is not calculated. Therefore, it is a useful benchmark for comparing the performance among database management systems with the same hardware configuration.
In this test, NBD Benchmark Test was conducted on November 29th, 2008 by Wongsae Choi, NHN Corp., to verify the performance of CUBRID R1.1 Database Management System in comparison to OSS DBMS D1, Commercial DBMS D1, and Commercial DBMS D2.
Test Scenario
Configuration of Test Databases
For this test small and medium-sized databases were used. The characteristics of each database are described in the below table.
Configuration Unit and Expansion Rules of NBD
The table below defines the configuration unit of NBD database in BBS unit. The NBD database can be expanded by combining each unit element of the below table. Expansion rules are as follows:
- Step 1 is composed of one small BBS.
- Up to Step 5, five medium-sized BBS and one small size BBS are added at every step.
- From Step 6, two large BBS, five medium-sized BBS and one small BBS are added at every step.
Table Schema used in the test
The logical schema of database that was established for the NBD Benchmark test is shown below.
Besides a test was performed for the case in which the field that indicates the click count of a post is separated to tune the performance of OSS DBMS D1. For OSS DBMS D1, the performance deviation is relatively high depending on whether or not the Query Result Cache feature is used.
However, if the click count is managed in the post information table as defined in the current NBD specifications, the Query Result Cache feature of OSS DBMS D1 will not work properly because the click count keeps changing. It is unavoidable to process the result set whenever the click count changes. Therefore, this test compares the schema in which the click count field is separated as an independent table and the schema in which the field is integrated in the post information as defined in the NBD specifications, respectively.
The Schema Integration Model shown below is the schema model defined in the NBD specifications; that is, the click count field is managed as an attribute of the post information table (NBD_ARTICLE_INFO) in this model.
The Schema Separation Model has the click count as a separate table to improve the performance of OSS DBMS D1. This allows queries that only access the post information table (NBD_ARTICLE_INFO) to use the Query Result Cache feature.
The Index Configuration for each table is shown below. The index is configured to accomplish the best performance for each DBMS, and DBAs of the CHINA data analysis team has configured the index for commercial DBMS D1, commercial DBMS D2, and OSS DBMS D1 while the team tunes the performance.
The NDB workload is defined as type 1 and type 2. Type 1 is the HOTSPOT READ model where intensive views are concentrated on a specific post. For an Internet service, many users intensively view several pages when new posts are published in a main page, or when a list of popular posts is published on specific pages; these cases belong to type 1. Type 2 is the NAVIGATION model where access to a post is evenly distributed; Internet communities or blogs belong to type 2. The table below illustrates the features of each workload type.
The general constraints for the execution of workload in the NBD Benchmark are as follows:
- The ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability) of all transactions must be guaranteed.
- The increased click count when reading a post must be reflected to the DB immediately and an accurate number must be provided when it is retrieved by other transactions.
- Lock Time Out or Deadlock may occur, but must be below 10% of all transactions.
- The NBD Benchmark test results must include measured values for the items in Table 10 below and the following requirements must be satisfied.
- Measurement must be conducted during the steady-state period.
- If one transaction out of a transaction mix has failed, the next transaction will not be executed and the corresponding service is handled as a failure.
- Transaction failure rate must be below 10% and max; the CPU usage must be below 85%.
- Measured values must be collected at least every 10 seconds.
- Warm-up time may be excluded from the measurement time.
- Expected response time is below 0.3 seconds.
- The final performance is determined by the page numbers per second (PV/sec) that are processed by each system.
Of the two workloads defined in the NBD Benchmark, we test the HOTSPOT READ type. The HOTSPOT READ is the type of modeling which concentrates workload onto a specific post. In case of a post published on a portal main page, it can be exposed to intensive user clicks; therefore, DBMS must simultaneously read the post and increase the number of clicks on it. At this moment, updates on increasing click count cause an intensive workload to DBMS, leading to a performance bottleneck. This test simulates this situation and compares CUBRID with the commercial DBMS D1, commercial DBMS D2 and OSS DBMS D1, in terms of characteristics and performances of system. The table below shows the summary of the workload transaction.
There are 6 HOTSPOT posts. (The average number of posts exposed on the main page for each Naver.com service is 5~6.)
Parameter Configurations for CUBRID
Parameter Configurations of Commercial DBMS D1
Parameter Configurations of OSS DBMS D1
Parameter Configurations of Commercial DBMS D2
Testing Methods
Perform the test three times consecutively that generates workload for 10 minutes through on the SQLMAP interface and select the intermediate value. The following conditions must be satisfied according to Measuring Rules defined in Section 4.4 of the document regarding the NBD specifications.
- Performance is measured during Steady State Period, and Expected Response Time must be within 0.3 seconds.
- The CPU usage of a DB server must be below 85% during the test.
- Workload amount may be adjusted to achieve the optimum performance of each DBMS system.
- If one transaction out of a transaction mix has failed, the next transaction will not be executed and the corresponding service is handled as a failure.
- Transaction failure rate must be below 10%.
- Measured values must be collected at least every 10 seconds.
- Warm-up time may be excluded from the measurement time.
The configuration of SQLMAP interface is common to all the DBMSs as followings:
<settings cacheModelsEnabled="true" enhancementEnabled="true" lazyLoadingEnabled="true" maxRequests="512" maxSessions="128" maxTransactions="128" useStatementNamespaces="false" defaultStatementTimeout="0" /> <transactionManager type="JDBC"> <dataSource type="DBCP"> <property name="maxActive" value="100" /> <property name="minIdle" value="10" /> <property name="maxIdle" value="-1" /> <property name="maxWait" value="60000" /> <property name="poolPreparedStatements" value="true" /> </dataSource> </transactionManager>
How to Measure NBD Results
Testing Machine Environment
This chapter briefly describes the configuration of the test bed used during performing this test. The test environment includes only DB servers, without configuring high availability (HA) functionality. In addition, to maximize workload to a DB server, four servers are configured, and its tolerant limit is 40 users at the same time; that is, 160 simultaneous users are allowed to all DB servers. Each workload server runs two workload generation programs, and each program generates 20 threads to load work on a DBMS. Since CUBRID supports the separation of DB server and broker, it is assumed that broker is separated from the DB server (that is, located on Standby server) in replication state.
2. Test Insight and Results
Performance of each Database System
The below graph displays the performance data by DBMS when 160 simultaneous users access each DBMS.
Relationship between Database Sizes and Performance
CPU Usage for each Database System
The below table shows the CPU Usage summary for all databases.
The CPU Usage graph.
Resource Usage of Each Test
The Resource Usage Results for CUBRID in the Test # 1.
The Resource Usage Results for CUBRID in the Test # 2.
The Resource Usage Results for Commercial DBMS D1 in the Test # 1.
The Resource Usage Results for Commercial DBMS D1 in the Test # 2.
The Resource Usage Results for Commercial DBMS D2 in the Test # 1.
The Resource Usage Results for Commercial DBMS D2 in the Test # 2.
The Resource Usage Results for OSS DBMS D1 in the Test # 1.
The Resource Usage Results for OSS DBMS D1 in the Test # 2.
3. Conclusion
This performance test was conducted using variables such as database size, workload increase, and cache functionality provided by each DBMS. We observed the manner in which each variable affects four DBMS, and drew some conclusions regarding the advantages and disadvantages of the four DBMS based on analysis.
In the small and medium-sized database benchmarking, the commercial DBMS D1 shows the best performance.
CUBRID is in second place after the commercial DBMS D1 in small and medium-sized database benchmarking. In the small database benchmarking, its CPU usage is below 30% for CUBRID. Therefore, it may show higher performance when more work is loaded. However, in the medium-sized DBMS benchmarking, its CPU usage is about 80%; further analysis will be required.
DBMS D2 shows the highest CPU usage of 100% in both small and medium-sized databases.
For OSS DBMS D1 server, it shows 30% or lower in small and medium-sized databases. Even when load is less, there is no significant difference in CPU usage; further analysis will be required.
4. Copyright
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The film starkly shows the slavery era status of many blacks as property of whites. (L-r) Samuel L. Jackson, Kerry Washington and Leonardo DiCaprio.
In light of the numerous discussion points raised by Quentin Tarantino's latest film Django Unchained, Delaware State University will host a panel discussion on the controversial film at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7 in the Education & Humanities Theatre on campus.
The event – entitled "Django Unchained: Myths and Realities of Slavery in the Old South" -- is free and open to the public.
The film – which features a stellar cast ensemble that includes Jamie Foxx, Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kerry Washington – is set in 1858-1859 against the backdrop of the Wild West and the "Peculiar Institution" of slavery.
Love it or not, the film raises a myriad of issues ranging from its brutal representations of slavery; the caste system of field slaves, house slaves and free negroes; the use of ethnic slurs in cinema; the pros and cons of the portrayal of historic elements in cinema; the question of why have there been more films on the Holocaust than on slavery; as well as many other points that can be discussed and debated.
Among the historical issues the film raises is the awkward hierarchy of slaves within the plantation system, such as the "head negro," played by Samuel Jackson and the slaves under him such as Broomhilda, portrayed by Kerry Washington.
During the Django panel discussion, the audience will be able to exchange its viewpoints and perspectives on the film with the attending public as well as with the following panelists:
Dr. Jerry W. Ward Jr. is one of the leading experts in the country on author Richard Wright. Dr. Ward is currently a Famous Overseas Professor at Central China Normal University where he directs seminars on African-American literature. He has also served as a distinguished professor of English and literature for more than 40 years at Dillard University and Tougaloo College in Jackson, Miss. He is a founding member of the Richard Wright Circle, the co-editor of The Richard Wright Encyclopedia, and has received the 2011 Richard Wright Literary Excellence Award from the Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration. His poems and essays have been published in numerous publications.
Dr. Candice Love Jackson is the assistant provost and vice president of Academic Affairs at Tougaloo College. A former Department of English chair at the institution, she has applied scholarly focus on such areas as popular culture, black speculative fiction, African-American theater, and Hip Hop culture. An often- published writer on literary subjects, she is currently working on her current project "The Hand I Fan With: Hand Fans as Sites of Racial and Culture Memory" which examines narratives of race through material culture.
Deirdre Childress Hopkins is a former film and entertainment editor for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She is the immediate past vice president (print) of the National Association of Black Journalists and is its former national secretary. Currently she is the strategic communications manager for the Pennsylvania Convention Center. She has also previously worked for The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Daily News, United Press International and the Syracuse Post-Standard.
Dr. Ahati N. Toure is an associate professor of African History and Africana Studies as well as the director of the Africana Studies Program at Delaware State University. He is the author of the first book-length, critical academic study of one of the architects of the discipline of Africalogy/Africana Studies, John Henrik Clarke and the Power of Africana History: Africalogical Quest for Decolonization and Sovereignty. He has written numerous academic essays that explore issues in Africana history and culture.
The Django panel/audience discussion is sponsored by the DSU College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.


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HPBA Barbecue: Thanksgiving Campaign Materials
Thanksgiving Campaign Materials
2013 State of the Barbecue Industry Report
Sample National Barbecue Month Social Media Content:
|Social Network
|Feel free to insert any of the below sample language into your upcoming social media content.
|Play around with the content - insert your company's own recipes and images into each post. For posts referencing consumer stats, tag @HPBA Barbecue. We will be sure to tag your company's information throughout the month as well.
|Before Thanksgiving
|After Thanksgiving
POLL: What part of your Thanksgiving meal will you be cooking outside this year? Tell us in the comments!
According to @HPBA Barbecue, 53% of consumers are most likely to cook their turkey outside on Thursday.
[Insert turkey image if available]
Happy Thanksgiving! Are you cooking any part of your meal outside today? Remember to store your leftover turkey in the fridge at 35 - 40 degrees F so you can enjoy delicious turkey into next week!
[Insert Thanksgiving-specific image if available]
Just because it's getting colder, doesn't mean the grilling has to stop! In fact, 62% of consumers cook outdoors all year according to a report from @HPBA Barbecue.
What is you go-to recipe for using leftovers from your holiday meal?
Update 1: Poll: What part of the #thanksgiving meal will you be cooking outside this year?
Update 2: Accd. to @HPBA_Barbecue, 53% of consumers are most likely to cook their #turkey outside this #thanksgiving.
|Update 1: #HappyThanksgiving
Update 2: Cooking any part of your meal outside? Remember to store leftover #turkey at 35-40 degrees F to ensure fresh turkey after #thanksgiving!
|Update 1: Just because it's getting colder, doesn't mean the #grilling has to stop! 62% of consumers cook outdoors all year accd. to @HPBA_Barbecue.
Pull Quotes from Sue Crosby:
- "As the popularity of year-round outdoor cooking continues to grow, so does our appetite to try new techniques, gadgets and recipes – even for Thanksgiving," said Sue Crosby, HPBA communications director. "This holiday season, be adventurous and try cooking your turkey and classic side dishes outside for a convenient, flavorful and healthy way to prepare your holiday feast."
- "Consumers love to cook outdoors all year long, even during the cooler months and for the holidays," said Sue Crosby, HPBA communications director. "The ease, affordability, extra space in the kitchen, and delicious result make outdoor holiday cooking popular among family chefs."
- "With all the tasty meal options turkey provides, consumers are looking for ways to spice up tradition with grilling, smoking or frying,." said Sue Crosby, HPBA communications director. "Turkeys can be fried in less than an hour, smoked over low heat for several hours or even cooked on a grill – each option offers a mouthwatering meal packed with juicy flavor and crispy taste.


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I'm not entirely certain how I feel about the way they do the bricks on the interior- it almost looks like they take the casting refractory, color it, and add wet refractory 'bricks' to the interior when they cast it, rather than using fire bricks. That being said, I'd gladly take a faux brick or even a full refractory low dome oven over any of the hundreds of high dome ovens out there.And this, like many ovens, is a multi-piece unit so your contractor should be fine with it.
So, are these traditional kilned firebricks or are they a similar cast refractory material to the rest of the oven, but in a different color?
need something that is shipped in a kit/pieces. 1000 lbs might be a tad too much for my contractor. Or anyone!
does the 800 oven come in a kit form ?
thanks for the help. I'm still confused about what size I should get and also need to be sure of quality. I don't want an inferior oven.Comments from the members here?
Get the Four Grand-Mere F950-B. You will not regret it.If you have not done so already, PM RobynB and ask her about this oven. Craig
Your best bet is to get something at least 36" or above. There are always posts(here or somewhere else) of people who have gotten smaller ovens and within a short time say they wished they got a bigger one for more baking/cooking space. You never read anything about someone who got a bigger oven and wished they went smaller. If you get a small oven your going to be baking very close to the fire/coals and your "room for error" is going to be very small, like within a couple inches and couple seconds. If you have a bigger oven you will have a lot more space to bake pizza, bread, roast and whatever else. Though you will be baking only one pizza at a time you will love the fact that you have the space, you wont have that with a smaller oven. You will also be able to bake bigger pizzas(16"-18" depending on your door weight) or cook multiple dishes at the same time. Another thing that smaller ovens suffer from is cooling down very fast. This might not be an issue if you don't want to use the residual heat for baking/cooking other things for the next couple days. But if you do you will probably need to re-fire in a smaller one unlike a bigger oven which has the mass and more insulation.
*******************************************Thank you so much!! I didn't know all this and your explanation makes perfect sense. See, I really need some help, haha!!So I guess the 900 makes more sense to me now.
No problem. This forum is definitely the best place to come if you need questions answered.You said you were going to be building a fire place too, is it going to be a side-by-side all in one kind of thing like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcclurg-team/4444441570/in/gallery-557639[email protected]
***********************************************************that's a big oven isn't it ? :-) I'm concerned about depth/bulk and don't think I'll be cookinga lot in it. It's just my husband and myself and occasional parties. I think you said to get at least36" cooking space, so I guess the 950 fits that bill.
Yes, it's a 37" inch oven. When you spend the money to buy what you really want, you only cry once...
When/if I buy a WFO the FGM is one of two i will pull the trigger on.Just say'n.


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MacEwen, Gwendolyn
MacEwen, Gwendolyn 1941–
MacEwen is a Canadian poet, novelist, playwright, and short story writer. Exploring the ambiguous nature of time and reality, she seeks to uncover the patterns of myth that survive in contemporary culture. Irony and paradox are frequently among MacEwen's poetic tools, and all of her work is imbued with a sense of the magical and the mysterious. (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 9-12, rev. ed.)
Elliott Gose
The setting of [Julian the Magician] is vaguely post-Renaissance, but the language is poetic and ironic, slangy modern and analytic. The ingredients do not mix smoothly. There remains the story: Julian is imitating Christ, as indicated not only by chapter titles but by long italicized passages paraphrased from appropriate sections of the New Testament. Consequently, the reader who knows what happened to Christ knows what happens to Julian the Magician. (pp. 36-7)
The parallels with the life of Christ are there mainly because Julian forces them on himself and others. By the time we reach the end of the novel, we are even ready to believe that they are the natural manifestation of an archetypal pattern. I mention this possibility to indicate that Miss MacEwen is also self-conscious. Undigested references to little-read religious figures help attest to this: we are given quotations from Celsus, in his anti-Christian work; Origen, the early church father who answered him; Boehme and Paracelsus; the Zohar, the Kabalah and the Pistis Sophia…. (p. 37)
Miss MacEwen needs a greater mastery of the genre to make the image patterns work for her as naturally as they do in the [fairy] tale (where the impersonal form of repeated tellings is presumably substituted for the conscious form that a single individual must give)…. [Yet] a great deal of effective patterning does exist in Julian the Magician. (pp. 40-1)
[By] allowing "the dead and disappeared life" to awaken in Julian and through him in other characters in the novel, Miss MacEwen has created patterns which may awaken her readers also. The only thing she lacks is enough control of the novel as a form, and by the time she gets into the diary, she has begun to develop that too. For the reader who can suspend his disbelief, Julian the Magician has a lot to offer. (p. 44)
Elliott Gose, "They Shall Have Arcana," in Canadian Literature, Summer, 1964, pp. 36-45.
George Bowering
Gwendolyn MacEwen's poems are filled with the things the wants. And the language of the poems is a language of ambition, of wanting. It stands outside the mainstream of current Canadian poetry, which seems generally to belong to the post-Williams age. That is, Miss MacEwen's language is opposite to the language of … Raymond Souster. One is aware of something like poetic diction, not the rhythmic arrangement of a prose line. In a poem like "All The Fine Young Horses", for instance, her "issues" if she claims any, are not of matter and the senses, but of a young, feminine, personal imagination. Anthology-makers or those who teach survey courses might call her a Romantic….
[The Rising Fire] is the first major collection of Miss MacEwen's poetry…. [The] best poems are the later ones, and the book would be more enjoyable if the whole thing were made up of the later poems, like the musical "The Catalogues of Memory". (p. 70)
Miss MacEwen's usual unwillingness to be direct sets a distance at first. She is not an immediate poet in this time of immediacy. One may be put off by certain amateur tricks, such as the use of an adverb in place of an adjective ("like darkly trees"); or impatient with her effort to overcome the inertia of a heavy metaphor, as in the poem, "Eden, Eden". But in other poems such as "The Absolute Dance" and "The Dimensions of a Tiger", the voice responds as well as expressing, and the work becomes true … as well as lovely.
In other words, this is an important book. It contains within it the evidence that a young woman with a marvellous talent is beginning to take charge. (p. 71)
George Bowering, "A Complex Music," in Canadian Literature, Summer, 1964, pp. 70-1.
George Jonas
If Gwendolyn MacEwen's [King of Egypt, King of Dreams] were a landscape it would be a jungle of startling colours and strange sounds, dense vegetation and humid silence. If it were a fruit it would be over-ripe. If it were a dream it would be haunting and vivid and one would try to rouse oneself from it. As a woman it would be dramatic and demanding, with lips too pale and eye shadow too black, a soft voice and razor-sharp fingernails. A very impressive woman, but not everybody's type.
This is not to deny the novel beauty or significance. It is just to say that King of Egypt, King of Dreams is not an easy and comfortable book to read, and it should probably be taken over a period of time and in small doses. A sip could be delicious, a gulp nauseating. Enjoying Gwendolyn MacEwen's style may be an acquired rather than a natural taste. (pp. 37, 40)
Although King of Egypt, King of Dreams is based on historical characters and events, it has very little of the taint of reality. This is not because some licence is taken with facts or because where facts are not known they are replaced by invention. The exact manner in which Akhenaton met his death, or whether Ay was or was not the father of Nefertiti and the brother of Queen Tiy would not seem to affect much the essential reality of the novel. But when the young prince falls "flat on his face in sight of ten visiting ambassadors from Karaduniash" we...
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Douglas Barbour
[Gwen MacEwen] is a wonder, a phenomenological mythicist, a poet of legendary process—how everyday becomes supernatural reality. Magic Animals: Selected Poems Old and New provides a welcome chance to become reacquainted with the best poems of her earlier books—for a change, I agree with almost all the selections—and to discover a group of new poems in which the poet explores the animal and vegetable kingdoms, and the somewhat ambiguous glory of god, providing, by the by, some witty and acute visions of man in the middle….
[She] has a powerful command of tone, an ability to create mesmerizing patterns of sound and rhythm which make her best poems truly enchanting. What is not always mentioned, however, is her sly, feline sense of humour. Much of MacEwen's work is celebration, and celebration of her universe is a matter of cosmic laughter as often as not. (p. 757)
If you're missing any one of A Breakfast for Barbarians, The Shadow Maker or The Armies of the Moon, you should get this book. If you've somehow missed Gwen MacEwen's poems entirely, you have to get this book. If you can enjoy a poetry both sensual and sly, erotic and mythological, witty and occasionally savage in its assaults upon the human heart and mind, you'll want to get this book. Magic Animals is a rich and energetic testament to a career in full stride. We can look to read much more from MacEwen in the future. (p. 758)
Douglas Barbour, in Dalhousie Review, Winter, 1975–76.
Tom Marshall
Gwendolyn MacEwan has always been a singer, one who sings forcefully of things exotic and mysterious. Readers and reviewers of [the 60's] responded immediately to her urgent and exuberant utterance even when—in some of the early poems—it approached incoherency. Indeed, a love of sheer sound, encouraged by her poetic idols Hart Crane and Dylan Thomas, sometimes ran away with the poem. But a myth was being unfolded in brief, sharp bursts of sound and imagery. One finds, for instance, from the beginning a desire for escape to other times and worlds (as in the poems of Michael Ondaatje) but also a passionate longing for the integration of opposites or pairs—light and dark, male and female, Canada and the arcane mysteries, past and future. Hers is the alchemical search for the divine in the mundane; magic and myth abound but are expressed in terms of human emotion and an attractively colloquial and flexible voice. (pp. 100-01)
For MacEwen the individual discovery of the universe is also the creation of the universe. The swimmer, the astronaut, the dancer, the magician recur as images of the poet whose activity is mythmaking, the construction from experience of meaningful patterns, and thus of the larger self, the larger consciousness (a process that assumes overtly nationalist and feminist significances in the work of Margaret Atwood). In A Breakfast For Barbarians, MacEwen's first mature collection, the poet is by turns...
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Gwendolyn MacEwen has set a high standard against which her impressions of Greece must be measured: "Greece presents a very real challenge to whoever goes there—a challenge to do more, to be more, to better the present moment in whatever way is possible, to improvise, to expand. To get things off the ground."
Unhappily, Mermaids and Ikons remains earthbound. The poet's ear, so dependable in her craft, plays her false when she turns to prose. This work suffers from a discordant flatness, frequent and abrupt descents into jargon that jolt and disturb. Mycenae "really cuts you down to size", its golden masks are "all flattened and funny", a notable poet she hoped to meet "… had died on...
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Pyrrharctia isabella
The Isabella Tiger Moth (Pyrrharctia isabella) can be found in many cold regions, including the Arctic. The banded Woolly Bear larva emerges from the egg in the fall and overwinters in its caterpillar form, when it literally freezes solid. First its heart stops beating, then its gut freezes, then its blood, followed by the rest of the body. It survives being frozen by producing a cryoprotectant in its tissues. In the spring it thaws out and emerges to pupate. Once it emerges from its pupa as a moth it has only days to find a mate.
In most temperate climates, caterpillars become moths within months of hatching, but in the Arctic the summer period for vegetative growth - and hence feeding - is so short that the Woolly Bear must feed for several summers, freezing again each winter before finally pupating. Some are known to live through as many as 14 winters.[1]
The larva is black at both ends, with or without a band of coppery red in the middle. The adult moth is dull yellow to orange with a robust, furry thorax and small head. Its wings have sparse black spotting and the proximal segments on its first pair of legs are bright reddish-orange.
The setae of the Woolly Bear caterpillar do not inject venom and are not urticant—they do not typically cause irritation, injury, inflammation, or swelling.[2] Handling them is discouraged, however, as the bristles may cause dermatitis in people with sensitive skin. Their main defense mechanism is playing dead if picked up or disturbed.
This species is a generalist feeder—it feeds on many different species of plants, especially herbs and forbs.[3]
Recent research[4] has shown that the larvae of a related moth Grammia incorrupta (whose larvae are also called "woollybears") consume alkaloid-laden leaves that help fight off internal parasitic fly larvae. This phenomenon is said to be "the first clear demonstration of self-medication among insects".
In culture[edit]
Folklore of the eastern United States and Canada holds that the relative amounts of brown and black on the skin of a Woolly Bear caterpillar (commonly abundant in the fall) are an indication of the severity of the coming winter. It is believed that if a Woolly Bear caterpillar's brown stripe is thick, the winter weather will be mild and if the brown stripe is narrow, the winter will be severe. In reality, hatchlings from the same clutch of eggs can display considerable variation in their color distribution, and the brown band tends to grow with age; if there is any truth to the tale, it is highly speculative.[5]
The name of the town of Sedro-Woolley, Washington State, is believed to derive from the Woolly Bear. The town is the result of the union of Sedro and Woolley Bug, and that Woolley Bug referred to a plethora of P. isabella larvae when the town was first built.
Woollybear Festivals[edit]
Woolleybear Festivals are held in several locations in the fall.
- Vermilion, Ohio, in October, begun in 1973, features wooley bear costume contests for children and pets.
- Banner Elk, North Carolina, begun in 1977, features crafts, food, and races. The winning Woolly Bear predicts the winter weather for the following winter.[6]
- Beattyville, Kentucky, begun 1987, called the "Woolly Worm Festival," features food, vendors, live music, and a "Woolly Worm Race" in which people race the Woolly Bear caterpillar up vertical strings.
- Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, in early fall, begun in 1997, featuring crafts for kids, food, games, a pet parade, and a "Weather Prognostication Ceremony."
- Oil City, Pennsylvania, Woolley Bear Jamboree, begun in 2008, features "Oil Valley Vick" to predict the winter weather. Though some may have hoped[by whom?] he can someday draw a crowd similar to Punxsutawney Phil, Oil Valley Vick made his first and only prognostication in 2008.[7]
- Lion's Head, Ontario, it has been held for two years now to rival Wiarton Willy
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- ^ Co-produced nature documentary Frozen Planet. Series 1, episode 2, at around 26min 45sec.
- ^ Mullen, Gary Richard; Lance A. Durden (2002). Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-510451-0.
- ^ "Entomology Collection > Pyrrharctia isabella". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum, University of Alberta. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ^ ""Woolly Bear Caterpillars Self-Medicate -- A Bug First" - National Geographic". Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ Predicting Winter Weather: Woolly Bear Caterpillars, The Old Farmer's Almanac, 1999.
- ^ Old Farmer's Almanac, 1999.
- ^ Robertson, Dan. "Oil Valley Vick & the NWPA Wooly Bear Society". Mystic Outer Rim Society. Retrieved 29 March 2012.


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The Future of Evidence-Based Social Work: An Optimistic View?
The abbreviated article contains a brief overview of the contemporary state of evidence-based social work (EBSW) and projections of its likely future. The forecast is based upon a review and analysis of the current trends and themes reflected in books, journal articles, dissertations, conferences, university programs, centers and resources available through the World Wide Web. The analysis suggests that the future of evidence-based practice (EBP) in social work is likely to be characterized by further evolution, clarification, and explication of the EBP perspective; continued growth and popularity and a commensurate increase in the number of publications about EBP; modest increase in the number of practice-relevant research studies conducted by social workers; slight decrease in the gap between research-based knowledge and actual practice; and continued polarization within the profession about the relative value and utility of evidence-based social work.
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Cats are living longer than ever, which means it is especially important for owners to learn about how to help them live out their golden years as happily and comfortably as possible.
According to Cornell University of Veterinary Medicine, the percentage of cats over age 6 has nearly doubled over the past decade. Cats generally start to experience signs of aging when they are between 7 and 10 years of age - even the most spry feline will likely start to show some changes by the time she is 12. The cat will experience physiological changes, and while these are not necessarily indicative of a disease, they can contribute to other conditions.
That is why it is crucial to reduce risk factors and be on the lookout so you can detect disease early, the news outlet reports. VCA Animal Hospitals reports that periodontal disease is common in senior cats, so owners should make sure to check their cat's teeth regularly and begin a dental care routine. Other diseases to be on the lookout for include hormonal disorders such as hyperthyroidism, kidney, liver and heart disease, as well as cancer, feline leukemia (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV). Common signs to look for include an increase in water drinking and urination, an increased or decreased appetite and weight loss.
Older cats commonly suffer from osteoarthritis, which can contribute to a lack of activity that can cause weight gain and diabetes in cats, while making the joints more stiff in the process. VCA reports that you can help your older feline by making sure it has access to a warm and comfy bed where it can sleep without fear of disturbance.


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Saturday, April 2, 2011
Soft Eggless Pretzels
Alessio of the 4 Velveteers challenged the velveteers to make soft preztels. Hmmm....it was a little daunting to me as i had to bake an eggless one. Then i did find a perfect recipe at Palate Desires.It turned out just perfect!!!!!!!!!!
Active dry yeast 2tsp
Sugar 1/2 tsp
Warm water 1/2 cup
All purpose flour 2 1/2 cups
Sugar 1/4 cup
Salt 3/4 tsp
Oil 1tbsp
Warm water 1/4- 1/2 cup
Baking soda 1/4 cup
Hot water 2 cups
Melted butter 2 tbsp
Confectioners sugar 2 tbsp
Melted chcolate 4 tbsp( or as required)
Sprinkle the yeast in the warm water and add 1/2 sugar to it. Let it stand for 10 minutes or till it froths up very well.
In a bowl combine the flour, sugar and salt
Add the yeast mixture to this and knead well. Add more water if necessary.Add the oil and knead till the dough is pliable
Transfer this dough to a well oiled bowl and let it rise for 45-60 minutes
Preheat to the oven to 200C or 400F
When the dough has risen we;;, divide this dough into 6- 8 pieces.
Take each piece and roll into a rope on a well floured board.
Twist this rope and form a preztel shape. You can see that HERE. Assemble all the prezels likewise
Now dissolve the baking soda in hot water. Dip all the pretzels in this solution and place them on a baking tray(i greased it)
Bake for 10 minutes or till browned
Brush the hot Preztels with butter and sprinkle with the confectoners sugar
Drizzle some with the melted chocolate too.
Serve warm and be sure of the ooh's and aah's being murmured:-)
Thank you Plate Desires for a wonderful recipe
Thanks Alessio for this wonderful challenge :-)
8. Brush pretzels with butter immediately after taking them out from the oven. Dip into almond-sugar mixture. Drizzle with melted chocolate.
" The 4 Velveteers* was started by Pamela, Aparna, Asha, and Alessio
, who are passionate about different cuisines
and food in general. Each month, we will attempt a new dish and share
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Do check out the creations of other velveteers
Sarah's Black Sesame soft Pretzels
Aparna's German style soft pretzels
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