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SPECIES: Osmorhiza claytonii
SPECIES: Osmorhiza claytonii Introductory
AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : Pavek, Diane S. 1992. Osmorhiza claytonii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/ [].
ABBREVIATION : OSMCLA SYNONYMS : Osmorhiza aristata var. brevistylis (DC.) Bowin Washingtonia claytonii (Michx.) Britt. SCS PLANT CODE : OSCL COMMON NAMES : sweet cicely sweet jarvil downy sweet cicely wooly sweet cicely TAXONOMY : The currently accepted name of sweet cicely is Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C. B., Clarke in the parsley family (Apiaceae). There are no recognized subspecies, varieties, or forms. LIFE FORM : Forb FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : No special status OTHER STATUS : NO-ENTRY
SPECIES: Osmorhiza claytonii DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : In Canada, sweet cicely is found from southern Saskatchewan east to Quebec and south to Newfoundland [11,14,15,21,31]. In the United States, sweet cicely is distributed from the New England states west to the Great Plains, extending south into central Arkansas and northern Alabama [3,14,20,29,32]. ECOSYSTEMS : FRES14 Oak - pine FRES15 Oak - hickory FRES17 Elm - ash - cottonwood FRES18 Maple - beech - birch STATES : AL AR CT GA KS KY IN IA IL ME MD MA MI MN MO NE NH NJ NC ND NY OH PA RI SC SD TN VT VA WI WV MB NB NF NS ON PE PQ SK BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 14 Great Plains KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : K098 Northern floodplain forest K099 Maple - basswood forest K100 Oak - hickory forest K101 Elm - ash forest K102 Beech - maple forest K103 Mixed mesophytic forest K104 Appalachian oak forest K106 Northern hardwoods K111 Oak - hickory - pine forest SAF COVER TYPES : 16 Aspen 17 Pin cherry 18 Paper birch 19 Gray birch - red maple 24 Hemlock - yellow birch 25 Sugar maple - beech - yellow birch 26 Sugar maple - basswood 27 Sugar maple 28 Black cherry - maple 39 Black ash - American elm - red maple 42 Bur oak 46 Eastern redcedar 52 White oak - black oak - northern red oak 53 White oak 55 Northern red oak 57 Yellow-poplar 59 Yellow-poplar - white oak - northern red oak 60 Beech - sugar maple 63 Cottonwood 93 Sugarberry - American elm - green ash 95 Black willow 108 Red maple 109 Hawthorn 110 Black oak SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : NO-ENTRY HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : Sweet cicely has a patchy distribution throughout the understory of the northern hardwood and eastern deciduous forests [17]. It is an indicator and/or a dominant species in the sugar maple (Acer saccharum) climax communities of the northern states and Canada [6,8,17,37]. Common codominants in these climax communities with sugar maple are American beech (Fagus grandifolia), red oak (Quercus rubra), and eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) [8,17]. Sweet cicely is an indicator of highly productive sites of climax sugar maple-basswood (Tilia americana) stands and subclimax oak-aspen (Quercus spp.-Populus tremuloides) [9,16]. In a Minnesota sugar maple-basswood climax forest, frequency was six sweet cicely plants per square yard (7.3 plants/sq m) [9]. Sweet cicely is a minor component in the sugar maple-white ash (Fraxinus americana) forest zone and in the sugar maple associations with yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis), black ash (Fraxinus nigra), or American elm (Ulmus americana) of eastern Canada [22,24]. Forest classifications that list sweet cicely as an indicator or dominant species are: (1) Field guide: Habitat classification system for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Northeast Wisconsin [6] (2) The principal plant associations of the Saint Lawrence Valley [8] (3) The "big woods" of Minnesota: its structure, and relation to climate, fire, and soils [9] (4) Variation in overstory biomass among glacial landforms and ecological land units in northwestern lower Michigan [16] (5) Field guide to forest habitat types of northern Wisconsin [17] (6) Soil-vegetation relationships in northern hardwoods of Quebec [22] (7) A forest classification for the maritime provinces [24] (8) The composition and dynamics of a beech-maple climax community [37].
SPECIES: Osmorhiza claytonii MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
SPECIES: Osmorhiza claytonii BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS : Sweet cicely is a native perennial forb with thickened fibrous roots extending from a caudex [11]. Its solitary stem grows from 12 to 35 inches (30-90 cm) high with compound leaves [6,36]. Flower stalks have very small umbels, producing thin black seeds with stiffly hairy ribs [3]. RAUNKIAER LIFE FORM : Hemicryptophyte REGENERATION PROCESSES : New foliage in the fall and annual flower stalks in the spring are generated from a root stock [6,17]. In mature forests that typically have long-term disturbance regimes, sweet cicely responds to small scale disturbances, such as one causing a tree gap, by increasing its cover [7,35]. Sweet cicely seeds are disseminated by dropping from the plant or by snagging in animal fur, hair, or clothing [6,17]. Sweet cicely seeds require warm stratification followed by cold stratification before germination will occur [3]. In laboratory studies, 98 percent of the seeds germinated after 4 weeks with day temperatures at 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 deg C) and night temperatures at 59 degrees Fahrenheit (15 deg C) followed by 2 weeks at 41 degrees Fahrenheit (5 deg C) days and nights [3]. Under field conditions, sweet cicely sheds seed during the summer or early autumn when temperatures are relatively warm to hot, which results in high germination rates the following spring. Baskin and Baskin [3] also found that a portion of the seed did not germinate until the second spring after shedding. Sweet cicely forms a short-lived seed bank. Seeds that are not dropped and remain attached to the plant during the winter have longer dormancy after being shed. This seed required 12 weeks warm stratification followed by cold stratification to yield 96 percent germination [3]. SITE CHARACTERISTICS : Sweet cicely grows in rich, mesic, mixed-hardwood forests [3,29]. It is common in woods on shaded hillsides [11,15,32,34]. It also occurs on the forested edges of wet prairies and meadows [5,18]. Sites on which sweet cicely occurs vary from well-drained gravelly or sandy loams to poorly drained clay loams [2,24,26]. Occasionally, there is a top layer of humus, 1 to 4 inches (2.5-10 cm) deep [37]. Water may be at or near the soil surface for most of the year [5,16,18]. The soil pH is acidic to strongly acidic; calcium and magnesium have generally been leached out [18]. Sweet cicely is found on level to very steep (75 percent) slopes [18,24]. It occurs from elevations of 600 feet to 2,200 feet (183-670 m) [27,28]. The climate is generally characterized by short, mild summers and long, cold winters [18,27]. At one representative site, average annual precipitation is about 39 inches (1,000 mm); snowpack, an average of 10 inches (250 cm) per year, may last from November to April [27]. The growing season is approximately 200 days over its range [37]. Associated overstory species are bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa), yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), and black willow (Salix nigra) [5,35]. Common associated shrubs are fly honeysuckle (Lonicera canadensis), red elderberry (Sambucus pubens), and juneberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) [5,28]. Herbaceous associates are enchanter's nightshade (Circaea quadrisulcata), American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana), feather Solomon's-seal (Smilacina racemosa), and several violet species (Viola spp.) [26,27,28]. SUCCESSIONAL STATUS : Obligate Climax Species Sweet cicely is relatively shade tolerant [1,37]. It is a mature, approximate climax or climax understory species in deciduous forests [2,28]. In studies of Ohio old field-deciduous forest seres, sweet cicely was present herb only in 200+ year-old stands as a subdominant or minor herb [2,28,35]. SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT : In the spring before the canopy closes, sweet cicely initiates foliage growth and then puts up a flower stalk. It begins flowering in April in the southern part of its range [29,32]. In the northern parts, it flowers progressively later: blooming in May and June in the central states, and June to August in the far north [14,15,21,29]. Sweet cicely seeds mature from June through August. The seeds are shed primarily in late autumn and winter; however, they may not be dropped until the following spring [3]. Seedlings generally emerge in the spring [3]. The flower stalk dies in the fall, but new leaves are put out at that time [6,17]. Sweet cicely overwinters as a rosette [9].
SPECIES: Osmorhiza claytonii FIRE ECOLOGY
FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : In the communities in which sweet cicely grows, fire occurrence ranges from uncommon in the northern hardwoods to very common in the Appalachian oak forests [23]. A covering of soil protects the caudex of an established sweet cicely plant. Under moist conditions, a root stock may survive fire. Seed buried in soil may be insulated enough to survive [13]. However, seeds attached to stalks at the time of burning will die. Accumulated dead stalks are a fire hazard to sweet cicely. Aerial stems of sweet cicely die each fall and generally remain attached [6,17]. These old stems make the plant more susceptible to burning. FIRE REGIMES : Find fire regime information for the plant communities in which this species may occur by entering the species name in the FEIS home page under "Find Fire Regimes". POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : Caudex, growing points in soil Secondary colonizer - off-site seed
SPECIES: Osmorhiza claytonii FIRE EFFECTS
IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : No fire studies have been done on sweet cicely. Fire top-kills foliage. The soil-covered root stock may survive, unless conditions are dry and duff layers are well-developed [37]. Under these conditions, fire may consume the caudex and kill the plant and seed bank. DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : NO-ENTRY PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : Fire severity and rooting depth of the caudex control recovery of sweet cicely. If burned in late summer or early autumn, surviving root stocks should sprout, since sweet cicely normally initiates new leaves in the fall [6,17]. With a persistent seed bank, sweet cicely seeds may germinate in the first postfire spring [3]. Off-site regeneration is possible; seeds can be transported into burned areas. DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : The Research Project Summary Effects of surface fires in a mixed red and eastern white pine stand in Michigan provides information on prescribed fire and postfire response of plant community species, including sweet cicely, that was not available when this species review was written. FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : NO-ENTRY
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Four California high-school students were reportedly suspended for chanting "U.S.A! U.S.A!" and wearing American flag bandanas during a basketball game. While their punishment has since been rescinded, school administrators said "the incident is far from over."
Oxnard Union School District superintendent Gabe Soumakian told Fox News Radio that "we need to pursue this further" and "work with teachers and students and the community about the concept of cultural proficiency." Soumakian and Camarillo High School principal Glenn Lipman felt that the students' actions might have had racist undertones since the schools have large Hispanic student populations.
"We wanted to make sure [their actions weren't]racially motivated, and I told the kids I just want to be sensitive to the feelings of everybody," Lipman said. "If we're doing it for patriotism, that's fine. But if we're doing it for something else that's racially motivated, I'm not going to allow that."
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My cat, Mimi from Miami. She sleeps on the little towel beside my computer. Hower, as soon I start painting, she is up and following with great interest my work. She LOVES paint, brushes, and the water (as long is not clean:))
That think on her nose is paint, all righ:) Now you know I am painting someting with blue :)
Thank you Pam; she was so cute trying to get into the little bucket without getting wet. Than finally she gave up and laid her head on the edge. I though it would be a great image :))
Hi Yvonne, she is sweet indeed. About 1 month ago, my son went with the girlfriend to Miami, and the girl fell in love with the cat. My son, very generously bought the cat, and drove her back in Tampa Bay – about 300 miles all together. Finally I ended up with the cat because the girl's parents did not wanted her…. This is why her name is Mimi- Miami :))
Hi Jen, I am glad you like her:) she is not only cute, but for a cat pretty smart too. Besides, when we play, she bites like a dog. Those little teeth are sharp like needles.
i love cats a lot….my little baby is smarter than any dog could be ;) she even switches on the light before going to toilet LOL (took me a long time to understand how)… This one looks like a real character too…she is full of surprises i bet lol :)
Oh, wow, is sounds really smart cat to me. How old is he/she? My both cats are toilet free – I mean they are going outdoors, thanks Heaven. Otherwise I would not keep them. See that little space on my desk? She is jumping over the bucket and I am just waiting for the day she misses and I will have to clean all that water :))
Hello Helene, thanks – she is cute all right and is not creating problems – for the time being. She likes milk, and dried food, and some canned ones, but not many of them. I like her because it is the first cat I lately had which allows to be held and pet. Maybe because she was taken away too soon from her mom….
You are lucky, my doesn't like going outdoors. My fault really, I was moving too often. But she is good at using our toilet LOL. She is 14 now, old, but still strong :) Named Bagira :)… Good luck with your little Mimi :) I bet you will have a lot of fun with her :)
Oh, 14yrs old. Wow. That's something. I really like her name, sounds so sophisticated :)
So which painting were you helping her do?
The blue on her nose looks like it maybe part of 'Island View'
Well done!
Hello Dell, you are so funny:)) you are right; I was helping her doing Island View,and the blue nose is part of her signature :))
Actually they were not, my husband does not let me to feed her with raw meat. We had a cat who loved liver and he died of urinary track infection, and my husband keep saying that the liver killed Mr. Fritz. I do not agree, because back in Europe we used to feed the cats and dogs with whatever was leftover from kitchen – including raw bones and meat, and they were always healthy and lived long… I am more concerned about today's pet food, which smells awfull, I just can imagine what kind of chemicals and preserves are mixed in.
Mary this is so cute!!
Thanks rose, she is cute indeed. Not a beauty per se, but kind of smart for a cat :)
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Big Time or Bust
My Sister Eileen is cinematic cotton candy, dissolving the moment it hits the tongue. It portrays a world that never existed, and that likely seemed dated in 1955. Despite the potentially combustible confluence of Jack Lemmon, Bob Fosse, and Blake Edwards, Eileen is neither a success nor a flop. It is simply unambitious, and instantly forgettable.
The movie seems assembled from spare parts. Based on the stories of Ruth McKenney (which also inspired a 1942 non-musical version of My Sister Eileen starring Rosalind Russell), the plot is fairly simple: two sisters from small-town Iowa come to Manhattan intent on making their fortune in the Big City—a classic "big time or bust" scenario if ever there was one. Winsome Eileen (Janet Leigh) is set on making it big on Broadway, while the slightly more worldly Ruth (Betty Garrett) is an aspiring writer. Neither has more than a vague notion of what she's doing, and they embark on their adventures in the Big Apple with such guileless aplomb that you can't help but marvel. You can't believe they'd ever hit the big time, and as the film wears on, you start wanting to see them bust.
My Sister Eileen
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Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, Jack Lemmon, Bob Fosse
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You can tell it's 1955 by the fact that they can rent a spacious apartment in downtown Manhattan for only $65 a month (and then have the gall to call it a dump). The timeframe also sets up the movie's focus, not their careers, but their quests for romance. Eileen is blonde and vivacious, Ruth is dour and taciturn, feeling overshadowed by her pert sister. The problem here is that we're obviously supposed to identify with Ruth, and root for her to find love despite her hapless sister, but neither Ruth nor Eileen compel the viewer to do so much as yawn.
And so we turn to the men. Blake Edwards co-wrote the script with Richard Quine, but aside from a handful of one-liners that have the faint but distinct ring of Edwards' traditionally bullish vulgarity (there's a running joke vaguely implying that the girls' apartment was formerly leased by a prostitute), there is little here to indicate that this was written by the auteur of the beloved Pink Panther series.
Jack Lemmon has a more palpable impact than Edwards, but he's still little more than decorative, onscreen for about 10 minutes. While it goes without saying that he is the most charismatic figure in the movie, that's scant praise, considering the resolute drabness of the rest of the cast. His Robert Baker is essentially the same witty, irascible cad Lemmon would play in The Apartment (1960), as well as Under the Yum-Yum Tree and Irma la Douce (both 1963). When he inexplicably falls in love with Ruth—and believe me there's more chemistry between two limp dishrags than these two star-crossed lovers—you hope he comes to his senses, leaves the girl, and runs across the soundstage, into another, better movie.
Apart from Lemmon, the movie's strongest aspect is Fosse's choreography. This is only ostensibly a musical, with dance elements and songs popping up as if out left field every few minutes or so. While this may seem to describe any number of musicals from the period, they seem to have been haphazardly scattered throughout Eileen, with no attention paid to any conception of thematic sense or pacing. It seems as if the script and the songs were conceived separately and added after the fact, and the result is oddly disconnected. Tellingly, the movie neither begins nor ends with a song, something that was absolutely de rigueur in the musicals of the day.
If the music is unremarkable, the dancing is another matter entirely. In particular, a brief exchange between Fosse's Frank Lippincott and Tommy Rall's Chick Clark allows both men to let loose. If you're willing to sit through 100 minutes of fairly tedious romance for five minutes of anomalously placed but excellent dancing, then you will probably get as much out of Eileen as there is to be gotten.
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The B-2 Spirit's aft deck, a metallic panel on the bomber's upper surface that shields its composite airframe from the heat of engine exhaust, will be redesigned for long-term reliability and affordability. The retrofit will enable the aircraft to span normal long-term maintenance cycles without additional services or repairs.
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"Implementing a redesigned aft deck is an important part of guaranteeing the long-term viability of the B-2," said Dave Mazur, Northrop Grumman's vice president of Long Range Strike and B-2 program manager. "We are committed to assisting the Air Force in developing and implementing proactive solutions that are in the best interest of the B-2 fleet."
The aft deck enhancement is the latest spares replacement the Air Force, Northrop Grumman and its suppliers have undertaken to ensure the B-2 remains one of the most survivable weapons systems in the world.
"The B-2 industry team is working closely with the U.S. Air Force and the Defense Logistics Agency to improve aircraft availability," said Gary Roehrig, director and program manager for B-2 Product Support. "This is a complex effort, but it's key to fully equipping the warfighter."
The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber remains the only long-range, large-payload aircraft that can penetrate deeply into protected airspace. In concert with the Air Force's air superiority fleet, which provides airspace control, and the Air Force's tanker refueling fleet, which enables global mobility, the B-2 helps ensure an effective U.S. response to threats anywhere in the world. It can fly more than 6,000 nautical miles unrefueled and more than 10,000 nautical miles with just one aerial refueling, giving it the ability to reach any point on the globe within hours.
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Old-Skool Alpine 3522 Amplifier Enough?
I'm trying to put together a decent sound system, and am trying do it as free as possible. I was just gifted an old Alpine amp from the early 90's. It's a stereo amp, #3522. From what I can find, RMS is 30w, when in stereo and 4ohms. With a decent pair of component speakers, will this be sufficient sound in the Miata?
Considering I need to wire the car for an amplifier anyway, I may just put it in and see how it sounds. Just wondering if it's reasonable to get away with this amp and a good, efficient pair of components. |
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Re: Old-Skool Alpine 3522 Amplifier Enough?
30 Watts RMS is a only little more than most aftermarket headunits put out. If it's a 2 channel amp, I would expect a little bit louder than stock with a good pair of components.
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M John Harrison feels he is beating his head against a brick wall:
Good luck to Richard [Morgan] with his arguments for a realistically human view of humanity. I've been making them for many years & no one in f/sf has paid the slightest attention.
Harrison has achieved a lot in his career and yet he still finds himself having to make the same arguments he first made forty years ago. I can see why this is frustrating. The message is being heard in at least some quarters though.
OF Blog of the Fallen has more commentary here, including a long comment from Vacuous Wastrel:
I also think that, although I know you're a Harrison fan, talking about him as a prophet in the desert cursed by his courage to a short and brutal life, killed by us the unthinking mob, might just possibly be slightly overdramatising, and over-idolising, the man and his importance. He's not actually a martyr, he's just not as unpopular as other people. Popularity is not a right, and its absence is no deprivation. His stoning to death by the public consists in him being substantially wealthier, more influential and more popular than most of those who hold less 'prophetic' opinions.
VW goes on to post about this and China Mieville's recent comments on Tolkien, where he concludes:
Going by what I've read said by both of them, I consider Papa Tolkien not only more successful and a better writer than Harrison, I also consider him a better, more admirable, more emulandory person. I'm quite happy with the side I've been born (or raised) on. What reason does anyone have to pay attention to Harrison's hegemonic sociopolitical opinions (which is what the geek-hate ultimately is)?
The last sentence tips it over into comedy, and I'm not sure what "emulandory" means but without having any interest in martyrs or messiahs I know who I would prefer to emulate.
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'You don't like what I like… THAT is assault!'
In case you didn't notice, both passages were intentionally exagerated in tone to the point of comedy. The first one you quote was also not actually about Harrison, per se, but about the danger of artists and their critics turning them into something they are not – that is, prophets. Blog of the Fallen slipped into this, talking about Harrison's rejections by the 'mainstream' in a way that made it sound as though he had been publically lynched – and I think it's important to bear in mind the distinction between the sufferings of artists (ie not making quite as much money as they might otherwise do but not actually suffering in any way) and bad things that, you know, actually matter.
The second passage, and the title of your post, refers to Harrison's views on worldbuilding, where he has sought to distance himself from nerds/geeks, and to put all those who indulge in the sin of 'worldbuilding' into the latter category – yes, another of those Goodkindesque "I don't write fantasy (or at least not nerdy fantasy), I write about real human issues. Please, cool people, take me seriously!" appeals. I called him "Kool, Sexy and Popular" because this called to mind exactly the same dynamic in schools – the sort-of-geeky kid loudly proclaims how different he is from the geeks, and how much he hates geeks, because he wants to be taken seriously by the kool kids. Even though to the kool kids, and indeed to everybody else, he looks just like a geek himself.
For those who don't read my post itself, the line "the side I've been born (or raised) on" refers to geeks. I am one, and I've always been one (I'm not perhaps a stereotypical geek in every way, but let's be honest, non-geeks would see me as one, so I don't care to fight it). Harrison seems to consider this a bad thing. Implicitly, his comment about worldbuilding tells us that we geeks should all be more like Harrison. Well, comparing geeks to non-geeks, I don't see why it would be better not being one – and looking at Harrison's behaviour, I certainly don't see why we should be more like him.
Yes, it was tongue-in-cheek, but I don't think "hegemonic sociopolitical opinions" is really entirely inappropriate. He associates certain behaviours and interests in writing with a particular social group ('nerds') and on those grounds advises avoiding those behaviours – the implication of 'worldbuilding is bad because it's the clomping foot of nerdism' is 'so you'd better not do it, because you don't want to be one of those horrible 'nerd' people, do you?'.
This is hegemonic, even if the term is too grandiose for it – it expresses a hope to exclude the dissidant voices of a particular minority social group. I don't think it would be widely accepted if the same were said of other groups characterised by shared common behaviour ("the clomping foot of conservativism", "the clomping foot of Islam", "the clomping foot of people who like rock music" – at best, it sounds politically hectoring or socially fuddy-duddy), or groups characterised by shared genetic features ("the clomping foot of femininity", "the clomping foot of black people"). Personally, I think 'nerdism' probably involves both genetic and cultural componants.Above all, however, I think it's vital to distinguish the three entirely unrelated topics: overdramatisation of Art; the importance of 'realistically human views of humanity' (or, to use the more common Goodkindian phrase, 'Real Human Themes'); and the role of worldbuilding. The first topic is only tangentially related to Harrison – this was only an example of the wider point; the second point is actually one where I agree with Harrison, though I'm not sure I agree with him that such themes have been absent until now. As I said before, I think Morgan's comparing things falsely, taking pulp fantasy and comparing to literary non-fantasy. Literary fantasy and pulp non-fantasy do both exist…
"Emulandory", in one sense, means nothing, as it's clearly a nonce-word. That said, the meaning I gave it should be perfectly clear, and indeed you seem to have deduced it despite your denials!
[It's transparently formed from a hypothetical latin gerundive, with the common -ory adjectival suffix on the model of 'emulatory'. Being from the gerundive, it would, if it existed, mean "that which is to be emulated"]———
Thanks for taking the time to mention my views, though. New as I am to the world of you 'Bloggers', it's a somewhat bizarre experience – hence, perhaps, my over-paternal anxiousness to explain my words' meaning even after they've been birthed and sent off into the electric sea.
Umm…as I said on my own blog, VW, the point was about the vociferous reactions that APs often inspire. Secondly, if you think I was talking about MJH being rejected by the "mainstream," I would have to conclude that you missed it by quite a bit. If anything, "mainstream" is a word that I usually don't use, except in an ironic sense. What "mainstream?" The "mainstream" of those outside the other "mainstreams?"
Secondly, considering your own response and others who I guess would constitute the "geek" or "nerd" based on what you say above, could one conclude that MJH's piece did succeed as a piece of AP?
VW, the exagerated tone was why I quoted them but I didn't see them as being straightforwardly comic (as you seem to admit). I think in both quotes you are arguing against positions that doesn't actually exist. In the first case, as Larry says, I'm not sure that is a sensible reading of his post. In the second case, your geek dynamic is alien to me and, I suspect, Harrison so your attempt to impose it on him seems odd.
With specific regard to hegemonic sociopolitical opinions I think it is quite clear that when Harrison is talking about nerdism, he is talking about a tendency rather than a set of people. So of your shopping list of comparisons the only one that makes sense is "the clomping foot of conservativism". I don't see what is wrong with this, indeed it is the sort of thing people say all the time. Your objection seems to be that it is "hectoring" but I'm not interested in this sort of argument over tone.
I don't think Harrison is an agent provocateur, he is just someone with a forceful and highly developed aesthetic sensibility. A lot of people seem to take this personally.


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Because I ran a respectful and ethical massage therapy operation I was able to keep my young daughter out of a run down county home. Because of this business I could afford the costs of $4,600 to $6,200 a month for nearly two years, to care for her at home before she was placed on the Med-Waiver Home and Community Based Services Program. I built my practice to over half a million dollars in the 80s, charging extremely low rates, and working 6-7 days a week. When no one else had a clue, I was successfully accepting insurance for patient reimbursement. Over 175 physicians believed in me and referred their patients to my medically oriented massage establishment. I represent the nearly 100,000 state licensed and/or certified massage therapists who are giving their all, who work, train and bend over backwards to help the innermost healing processes of those injured, ill or dying. Those who offer relaxing, pampering, professional massage therapy are also to be commended. They offer a legitimate service, unlike those who offer it for sexual gratification to those who are seeking and paying for it. Just as there are a few unscrupulous senators, governors, representatives, preachers, physicians, lawyers, or other professionals we hear about in the daily news, we do not avoid, condemn or consider all to be of the same sleazy nature. I have been working with an insurance company's fraud unit because medical doctors and chiropractors are using our profession to make money off insurance companies and off the backs of patients. Do these few physicians represent all physicians? No. Nor do these few massage therapists, heard about in the news, represent the entire profession. Here to Stay It's time for people like this reporter to realize that we are a profession that is here to stay and that has worked diligently to renew and protect our hard-earned professional image. 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This has been a long and hard road; a road that has actually put many therapists out of the business because they felt dirty, sleazy and unprofessional when asked by "patients" to provide services that "satisfy their needs." And then there were those who were hurt or felt degraded because of statements made such as the one made to me yesterday. Had his sharp, arrogant statements been made to me in my early days, I am afraid I too would have been joining those in the unemployment lines today. So to those in our profession, our health care practitioners across the nation, thank you for all you do and continue to do. We will prevail, in spite of people like this reporter who continue to downgrade us with judgments and false accusations because of others who have given us a bad name. We are here to stay. CORRECTION: In this article, the reporter was incorrectly published as a Washington Post reporter. The reporter was actually a local Washington, D.C. reporter. 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Table Of Contents
Installing Cisco ONS 15454 SONET/SDH XC-VXC-10G Cards
XC-VXC-10G Cross-Connect Card Description
XC-VXC-10G Card-Level Indicators
XC-VXC-10G Card Specifications
Upgrading from an XC10G or XC-VXL-10G Card to the XC-VXC-10G Card
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Installing Cisco ONS 15454 SONET/SDH XC-VXC-10G Cards
Product Name: 15454-XC-VXC-10G (SONET) and 15454E-XC-VXC-10G (SDH)
This document contains a description of XC-VXC-10G card features, installation procedures, and technical specifications. Use this document in conjunction with the ONS 15454 Procedure Guide, Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual, and ONS 15454 Troubleshooting Guide when working with XC-VXC-10G cards in a SONET platform. Use the ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Reference Manual, and ONS 15454 SDH Troubleshooting Guide when working with them in an SDH platform.
This document contains the following sections:
•"XC-VXC-10G Cross-Connect Card Description" section
•"XC-VXC-10G Card Specifications" section
•"Install the XC-VXC-10G Cards" section
•"Upgrading from an XC10G or XC-VXL-10G Card to the XC-VXC-10G Card" section
•"Related Documentation" section
•"Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request" section
Note For information about circuits and cross-connect card capacities, see the Cisco ONS 15454 Procedure Guide (SONET) or the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide (SDH).
XC-VXC-10G Cross-Connect Card Description
The XC-VXC-10G card establishes connections at the STS and VT levels (SONET) or VC-4, VC-3, VC-12, and VC-11 levels (SDH). For SONET, the XC-VXC-10G provides STS-192 capacity to Slots 5, 6, 12, and 13, and STS-48 capacity to Slots 1 to 4 and 14 to 17. For SDH, it provides STM-64 capacity to Slots 5, 6, 12, and 13, and STM-16 capacity to Slots 1 to 4 and 14 to 17. Any STS-1/VC-4 on any port can be connected to any other port, meaning that the STS/VC cross-connections are nonblocking.
For SONET, the XC-VXC-10G card can be configured to support either VT1.5 or VT2 grooming, or mixed (VT1.5 and VT2) grooming. For SDH, it can be configured to support either VC-12 or VC-11 grooming, or mixed (VC-12 and VC-11) grooming.
Figure 1 shows the XC-VXC-10G faceplate and block diagram.
Figure 1 XC-VXC-10G Faceplate and Block Diagram
XC-VXC-10G Functionality
The functionality of the XC-VXC-10G card can be divided into SONET and SDH.
SONET Functionality
The XC-VXC-10G card manages up to 1152 bidirectional high-order STS-1 ports. In addition, it is able to simultaneously manage one of the following low-order VT cross-connect arrangements:
•2688 bidirectional VT1.5 low-order ports, or
•2016 VT2 low-order ports, or
•1344 bidirectional VT1.5 ports and 1008 bidirectional VT2 ports (mixed grooming)
The TCC2/TCC2P card assigns bandwidth to each slot on a per STS-1, per VT1.5, or per VT2 basis. The switch matrices are fully crosspoint and broadcast supporting.
At the STS level (high-order cross-connect), the XC-VXC-10G is always non-blocking (any STS-1 from the system can be cross-connected to any other STS-1 without limitation up to 1152 bidirectional STS-1 ports (576 STS-1 cross-connects).
In addition, for "mixed" VT1.5 and VT2 grooming, 50% of the available VT resources (ports) are allocated to each VT circuit type. The following three modes are supported (only one mode is available at a time):
•Mode 1: full VT1.5 cross-connect, which is 2688 bidirectional VT1.5 ports (1344 bidirectional VT1.5 cross-connects)
•Mode 2: full VT2 cross-connect, which is 2016 bidirectional VT2 ports (1008 bidirectional VT2 cross-connects)
•Mode 3 (mixed grooming): 50% VT1.5 and 50% VT2 XC, which is 1344 bidirectional VT1.5 ports and 1008 bidirectional VT2 ports (672 bidirectional VT1.5 and 504 VT2 bidirectional cross-connects)
The XC-VXC-10G card provides:
•1152 STS bidirectional ports
•576 STS bidirectional cross-connects
•2688 VT1.5 ports via 96 logical STS ports
•1344 VT1.5 bidirectional cross-connects
•2016 VT2 ports via 96 logical STS ports
•1008 VT2 bidirectional cross-connects
•Mixed grooming (50% VT1.5 and 50% VT2)
•Nonblocking at the STS level
•VT1.5, VT2, and STS-1/3c/6c/12c/48c/192c cross-connects
Note VT 2 circuit provisioning works between optical cards and the DS3/EC1-48 card (EC1 ports, not the ports provisioned for DS3)
The XC-VXC-10G supports errorless side switches (switching from one XC-VXC-10G on one side of the shelf to the other XC-VXC-10G on the other side of the shelf) when the switch is initiated through software and the shelf is equipped with TCC2/TCC2P cards.
Cross-connect and provisioning information is established through the user interface on the TCC2/TCC2P card. In turn, the TCC2/TCC2P card establishes the proper internal cross-connect information and relays the setup information to the XC-VXC-10G card so that the proper cross-connection is established within the system.
The XC-VXC-10G card is deployed in Slots 8 or 10. Upgrading a system to an XC-VXC-10G from an earlier cross-connect module type is performed in-service, with hitless operation (less than 50-ms impact to any traffic). The XC-VXC-10G can be used with either the standard ANSI shelf assembly
(15454-SA- ANSI) or high-density shelf assembly (15454-SA-HD).
Caution Do not operate the ONS 15454 with only one XC-VXC-10G cross-connect card. Two cross-connect cards must always be installed.
Figure 2 shows the XC-VXC-10G cross-connect matrix.
Figure 2 XC-VXC-10G Cross-Connect Matrix
VT Mapping
The VT structure is designed to transport and switch payloads below the DS-3 rate. The ONS 15454 performs VT mapping according to Telcordia GR-253-CORE standards. Table 1 shows the VT numbering scheme for the ONS 15454 as it relates to the Telcordia standard.
XC-VXC-10G Hosting DS3XM-6 or DS3XM-12
A DS3XM card can demultiplex (map down to a lower rate) M13-mapped DS-3 signals into 28 DS-1s that are then mapped to VT1.5 payloads. The VT1.5s can then be cross-connected by the XC-VXC-10G card. The XC-VXC-10G card can host a maximum of 1344 bidirectional VT1.5s.
SDH Functionality
The XC-VXC-10G card manages up to 192 bidirectional VC-4 cross-connects, 192 VC-3 bidirectional cross-connects, 1008 VC-12 bidirectional cross-connects, or 1344 VC-11 bidirectional cross-connects. The TCC2/TCC2P card assigns bandwidth to each slot on a per-STM-1 basis.
The XC-VXC-10G card provides the following:
•384 VC-4 bidirectional ports
•192 VC-4 bidirectional cross-connects
•384 VC-3 bidirectional ports
•192 VC-3 bidirectional cross-connects
•2016 VC-12 ports by means of 96 logical VC-3 ports
•1008 VC-12 bidirectional cross-connects
•2688 VC-11 ports by means of 96 logical VC-3 ports
•1344 VC-11 bidirectional cross-connects
•Nonblocking operation at the VC-11 level
•VC-11, VC-12, VC-4/-4c/-8c/-16c/-64c cross-connects
•Grooming modes supported:
–Full VC-12 grooming
–Full VC-11 grooming
–Mixed grooming (50%/50%): 1008 x 1008 VC-12/1344 x 1344 VC-11
Caution Do not operate the ONS 15454 with only one XC-VXC-10G card. Two cross-connect cards must always be installed.
The XC-VXC-10G supports errorless side switches (switching from one XC-VXC-10G on one side of the shelf to the other XC-VXC-10G on the other side of the shelf) at the VC-4 circuit level when the switch is initiated through software and the shelf is equipped with TCC2/TCC2P cards.
Note Only the 15454_MRC-12, OC192SR1/STM64IO Short Reach, and OC192/STM64 Any Reach cards (the latter two cards are designated in CTC as STM64-XFP) support errorless side switches.
Note Errorless side switch for the XC-VXC-10G card is not supported at the lower circuit levels (VC-3 and VC-11/VC-12).
Figure 3 shows the XC-VXC-10G cross-connect matrix.
Figure 3 XC-VXC-10G Cross-Connect Matrix
XC-VXC-10G Card-Level Indicators
Table 2 describes the two card-level LEDs on the XC-VXC-10G faceplate.
XC-VXC-10G Compatibility
For SONET, the XC-VXC-10G card supports the same features as the XC10G card. Either the XC-VXC-10G or XC10G cards are required for OC-192, OC3-8, and OC12-4 operation and OC-48 AS operation. For SDH, The XC-VXC-10G card supports the same features as the XC-VXL-10G and XC-VXL-2.5G cards. The XC-VXC-10G cards support STM-64 operation.
If you are using Ethernet cards, the E1000-2-G or the E100T-G must be used when the XC-VXC-10G cross-connect cards are in use.
XC-VXC-10G Card Specifications
The XC-XVC-10G card has the following specifications:
–Operating temperature:
I-Temp (15454-XC-VXC-10G-T): -40 to 149 degrees Fahrenheit (-40 to +65 degrees Celsius)
–Operating humidity: 5 to 85 percent, noncondensing
–Power consumption: 60 W, 1.25 A, 204.73 BTU/hr
–Height: 12.650 in. (321.3 mm)
–Width: 0.716 in. (18.2 mm)
–Depth: 9.000 in. (228.6 mm)
–Card weight: 1.5 lb (0.6 kg)
•For compliance information, refer to the Cisco Optical Transport Products Safety and Compliance Information.
Install the XC-VXC-10G Cards
Use this section if you are installing the XC-VXC-10G cards for the first time. After you become familiar with ONS 15454 card installation and boot up, use this section as a reference.
Warning Hazardous voltage or energy may be present on the backplane when the system is operating. Use caution when servicing.
Caution Always use the supplied electrostatic discharge (ESD) wristband when working with a powered ONS 15454. Plug the wristband cable into the ESD jack located on the lower right outside edge of the shelf assembly and ensure the shelf assembly is properly grounded.
Caution Because all other cards boot from the active TCC2/TCC2P card, at least one TCC2/TCC2P card must be installed in order to boot the XC-VXC-10G cards. Cisco strongly recommends that you always install and boot two TCC2/TCC2P cards before running any live traffic over an ONS 15454 node.
Note If protective clips are installed on the backplane connectors of the cards, remove the clips before installing the cards.
XC-VXC-10G cards have electrical plugs that plug into electrical connectors on the shelf assembly backplane. When the ejectors are fully closed, the card plugs into the shelf assembly backplane. Figure 4 shows general card installation.
Figure 4 Installing a Card in an ONS 15454
Note You must install the TCC2/TCC2P card first and let it initialize before installing the XC-VXC-10G card.
This is not the procedure to use when upgrading from XC10G (for SONET) or XC-VXL-10G (for SDH) to XC-VXC-10G cards. If you are performing an XC10G or XC-VXL-10G to a XC-VXC-10G upgrade, see the "Upgrading from an XC10G or XC-VXL-10G Card to the XC-VXC-10G Card" section.
Step 1 Verify that power is applied to the shelf assembly.
Step 2 Open the card ejectors.
Step 3 Slide the card along the guide rails into the correct slot (Slot 8 or 10 for the XC-VXC-10G and Slot 7 or 11 for the TCC2/TCC2P).
Step 4 Close the ejectors.
Step 5 Verify the LED activity as described in Table 3.
Note If the FAIL LED is lit continuously on the TCC2/TCC2P card, see the tip following step 6 about the TCC2/TCC2P automatic upload.
Step 6 Verify that the ACT/STBY LED is green for active if this is the first powered-up TCC2/TCC2P card installed, or yellow for standby if this is the second powered-up TCC2/TCC2P. The IP address, temperature of the node, and time of day appear on the LCD. The default time and date is 12:00 AM, January 1, 1970.
Step 7 The LCD cycles through the IP address, node name, and software version. Verify that the correct software version displays on the LCD.
Tip If you install a standby TCC2/TCC2P card that has a different software version than the active TCC card, the newly installed standby TCC2/TCC2P card automatically copies the software version from the active TCC2/TCC2P card. You do not need to do anything in this situation. However, the loading TCC2/TCC2P card does not boot up in the normal manner. When the standby card is first inserted, the LEDs follow most of the sequence listed in Table 3. After the red FAIL LED turns on for about 5 seconds, the FAIL LED and the ACT/STBY LED begin to flash alternately for up to 30 minutes while the new software loads onto the active TCC2/TCC2P card. After loading the new software, the upgraded TCC2/TCC2P card's LEDs repeat the sequence from Step 5, and the amber ACT/STBY LED turns on.
Upgrading from an XC10G or XC-VXL-10G Card to the XC-VXC-10G Card
This section explains how to upgrade dual XC10G cards (SONET) or dual XC-VXL-10G cards (SDH) with dual XC-VXC-10G cards in an ONS 15454 with live traffic. Because the upgrade causes a switch of less than 50 ms, the procedure is non-service affecting.
Upgrading XC10G cards or XC-VXL-10G cards to XC-VXC-10G cards requires that the ONS 15454 be running CTC Release 6.0 or later. Two XC10G cards (for SONET) or two XC-VXL-10G cards (for SDH) must be installed in the ONS 15454, and two XC-VXC-10G cards must be available for installation.
Note An XC10G or XC-VXL-10G reset can cause a linear 1+1 OC-N protection switch or a BLSR protection switch.
Step 1 Take the following precautions before performing an XC10G or XC-VXL-10G reset to avoid causing a linear 1+1 or BLSR protection switch:
a. Ensure the working span is active on both the local and remote nodes.
b. Ensure the working span is carrying error-free traffic (no SD or SF alarms present).
c. Lock out the protection span prior to initiating an XC10G or XC-VXL-10G reset.
In a BLSR, place a lockout on the East and West cards of the nodes adjacent to the XC10G or XC-VXL-10G switch node; for example, to switch the XC10G or XC-VXL-10G on Node B, place the lockout on the West card of Node A and on the East card of Node C. No lockout is necessary on Node B. Before the lockout is set, verify that the BLSR is not switched. If a lockout is set while the BLSR is switched, traffic can be lost.
<------East [Node A] West------East [Node B] West------East [Node C] West------>
In a 1+1 protection scheme, place a lockout on the protect card and verify.
Step 2 Determine the standby XC10G or XC-VXL-10G card. The ACT/STBY LED of the standby XC10G or XC-VXL-10G card is amber, while the ACT/STBY LED of the active XC10G or XC-VXL-10G card is green.
Note You can also place the cursor on the card graphic in CTC to display a dialog. For example, this display identifies the card as XC10G or XC-VXL-10G: Active or XC10G: Standby.
Step 3 Physically replace the standby XC10G or XC-VXL-10G card on the ONS 15454 with an XC-VXC-10G card:
a. Open the XC10G or XC-VXL-10G card ejectors.
b. Slide the card out of the slot. This raises the IMPROPRMVL alarm, which will clear when the upgrade is complete.
c. Open the ejectors on the XC-VXC-10G card.
d. Slide the XC-VXC-10G card into the slot along the guide rails.
The fail LED above the ACT/STBY LED becomes red, blinks for several seconds, and turns off. The ACT/STBY LED turns amber and stays lit.
e. Close the ejectors.
Step 4 In node view, choose the Maintenance > XC Cards tabs.
Step 5 From the Cross Connect Cards menu, choose Switch.
Step 6 Click Yes on the Confirm Switch dialog box.
Note After the active XC10G or XC-VXL-10G card disengages, the standby slot or first XC-VXC-10G card becomes active. This causes the ACT/STBY LED on the first XC-VXC-10G card to change from amber to green.
Step 7 Physically remove the now standby XC10G or XC-VXL-10G card from the ONS 15454 and insert the second XC-VXC-10G card into the empty XC10G or XC-VXL-10G slot:
a. Open the XC10G or XC-VXL-10G card ejectors.
b. Slide the card out of the slot.
c. Open the ejectors on the XC-VXC-10G.
d. Slide the XC-VXC-10G card into the slot along the guide rails.
e. Close the ejectors.
The upgrade is complete when the second XC-VXC-10G card boots up and becomes the standby XC-VXC-10G.
Step 8 Release the protection lockout.
Related Documentation
•For SONET, Cisco ONS 15454 Procedure Guide, Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual, and Cisco ONS 15454 Troubleshooting Guide
•For SDH, Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Reference Manual, and Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Troubleshooting Guide
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How to study / Ron Fry. |
Authors: | Fry, Ronald W. |
Call number: | SHARED SYSTEM |
Publisher: | Boston, MA : Course Technology, c2012. |
Publication date: | c2012. |
Subject: | Study skills. |
Series title: | Fry, Ronald W. How to study program. |
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Title: | How to study / Ron Fry. |
Edition: | 7th ed. |
Physical description: | xvii, 230 p. ; 22 cm. |
Contents note: | Introduction -- How to start out right -- How to organize your studying -- How to read and remember -- How to organize your time -- How to excel in class -- How to conduct your research -- How to write terrific papers -- How to study for tests -- Epilogue -- Index. |
Notes: | Includes index. |
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Ellen Muehlberger explores the diverse and inventive ideas Christians held about angels in late antiquity, focusing especially on the fourth and fifth centuries. At that time, Christians were experimenting with new modes of piety, adopting long-standing forms of public authority to Christian leadership and advancing novel ways of cultivating both body and mind to further the progress of individual Christians. She argues that in practicing these new modes of piety, Christians developed new ways of thinking about angels. The first half of the book is a detailed exploration of the two most popula ... More
Keywords: angels, Early Christianity, Late Antiquity, Asceticism, Scripture
Print publication date: 2013 | Print ISBN-13: 9780199931934 |
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: May 2013 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199931934.001.0001 |


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Hi moms my daughter is 15 months and is already calling words but she is not walking as yet but i am not concerned because i know she will soon.what foods is ggod nutritionally for her at this age?please advice.thanks.
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Melbourne celebrates the growth of its trade and industry with an Intercolonial Exhibition.
In 1873, riots occur in Clunes in Victoria due to the use of Chinese miners to break a miners' strike; the violence forced the Chinese people to return to Ballarat.
Most government-assisted immigration ceases, following an economic downturn.
The Colonial Land and Emigration Commission in England closes, and the colonies take over the selection and administration of immigrants.
The Australian Natives Association is formed to represent the interests of the expanding Australian-born population.
In 1875, the last convict hulk anchored off Port Phillip Bay is retired and sold off.
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