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Gesneriaceae Research
World Checklist of Gesneriaceae
The World Checklist of Gesneriaceae culminates efforts at the Smithsonian Institution to record a complete list of names that have been published in the family Gesneriaceae and to determine the current status of each name. This represents the first time that all names known to be described in Gesneriaceae have been compiled in a single searchable list. The World Checklist remains a work in progress and will be updated periodically as new names, combinations, and synonymies are published in the literature. Please email comments, additions, or corrections to John Boggan [firstname.lastname@example.com].
Data sources: The checklist is based on both original research and the literature. It is not our intent to publish new taxonomic information in the checklist and any data presented should not be considered definitive. In some cases the entries contain unpublished notes that represent the opinions of the authors or of other researchers as cited. References cited can be found in the "Annotated Bibliography of Gesneriaceae" . No systematic attempt has been made to include horticultural names or names based on hybrids known only from cultivation, although some names of historical or taxonomic interest are included. Some names could not be assigned to a currently accepted taxon, and are flagged as "status unknown". Most of these names probably represent synonyms of existing species, hybrid taxa, nomina nuda, and other invalid names.
The Checklist represents the merger of two taxonomic databases that were independently assembled by the authors over different periods of time, who recorded data in somewhat different ways. This has led to some inconsistency in the records and the data derived from these two sources should be regarded somewhat differently.
New World names (subfamily Gesnerioideae) were compiled primarily by Laurence E. Skog from 1973 to present with assistance from Susan Wiser, Marie Kopp, Leslie Brothers, and John Boggan. Although based primarily on published monographs and floras, the status of these names in the list also represents the taxonomic opinions of L.E. Skog in collaboration with other researchers. Distribution data for accepted New World taxa are based on specimens examined and annotated by Skog and other specialists and can be regarded with a high degree of confidence (although some distribution records may be based on misidentifications, inconsistent taxon circumscriptions, and/or cultivated/escaped/naturalized plants). The type data for these names are nearly complete, and most types have been personally examined by Skog.
Old World names (subfamily Cyrtandroideae) were compiled by John Boggan from 1995 to present. Data were derived, largely uncritically, from the literature, and this portion of the list should be regarded as a nomenclatural rather than taxonomic list (although the nomenclature probably corresponds closely to currently accepted taxonomic opinions in this group as reflected in the literature). All validly published names are accepted as valid taxa unless they have been cited in the synonymy of another species; accepted names vs. synonyms are based on the most recent literature of the group in question. Distribution data are primarily based on floristic, monographic, and other literature supplemented by specimen data, and should be regarded with less confidence than for the New World taxa. Distribution citations may be based on misidentifications, conflicting concepts of circumscription, cultivated or naturalized taxa, or other erroneous information. Type data are incomplete, and all type citations are based on primary and secondary literature, rather than an examination of the specimens themselves except as noted. For names and particularly types of Hawaiian Gesneriaceae (all in the genus Cyrtandra), see the Flora of the Hawaiian Islands which contains more (and more reliable) information on these taxa, including information on type specimens.
Distribution data: Distribution is listed by country for all taxa. Distribution is also given by the largest political division (province, state, or department) for most larger countries (e.g., Brazil, China), or if several islands comprise a country, by island (e.g., Indonesia, Philippines). The list can be searched on any character string contained in these geographic regions.
Type specimen data: Type specimen data are still being compiled and will be included in a future version of the list. Type data are well documented and more or less complete for New World taxa, but much less so for Old World taxa (see above). Herbarium citations are abbreviated according to Index Herbariorum, ed. 8.
Bibliographic citations: B-P-H (Botanico-Periodicum-Huntianum and Botanico-Periodicum-Huntianum/Supplementum) and TL2 (Taxonomic Literature, ed. 2 by Stafleu & Cowan, and supplements) have been used to standardize abbreviations of serial and monograph titles, respectively. Brummitt et al. 1992, Authors of Plant Names, has been used to standardize author abbreviations. Not all records have yet been checked against these references so there may be some inconsistency in abbreviations of names and titles. Plates, figures, and other illustrations are not uniformly cited except when the taxon is typified by the illustration.
Generic Concepts: For the most part, generic concepts follow those of recent revisions and floras. Generic concepts and descriptions for the entire family are provided by Weber & Skog, "Genera of Gesneriaceae". Data are included for the possibly gesneriaceous taxa Cyrtandromoea, Sanango, and Peltanthera. Basic data are also included for several genera now removed to other families (e.g., Charadrophila, Jerdonia, and Rehmannia), with a notation that they have been excluded from Gesneriaceae.
Number of species: The "World Checklist" for the first time allows a reasonably objective estimate of the number of species in the family Gesneriaceae. As of March 2007 there are 8,608 names in the list with an estimated 3,240 currently accepted species. The breakdown by subfamily is:
Cyrtandroideae: 2,154 species
Gesnerioideae: 1,066 species
Coronantheroideae: 20 species
The largest genera are Cyrtandra (ca. 600 spp.), Columnea (ca. 200 spp.), Aeschynanthus (ca. 185 spp.), Chirita (ca. 180 spp.), Streptocarpus (ca. 155 spp.), Henckelia (ca. 155 spp.), and Besleria (ca. 150 spp.). Most of these large genera are in dire need of revision. The number of species in each genus, and the total number in the family, will certainly change with further taxonomic work.
Suggested citation: Skog, L.E. & J.K. Boggan. 2007. World Checklist of Gesneriaceae. Washington, DC: Dept. of Botany, Smithsonian Institution. http://botany.si.edu/Gesneriaceae/Checklist
Acknowledgments: many thanks to Susan Wiser and Marie Kopp for their early assistance with the New World names; Leslie Brothers, for her work on the database of New World names as well as numerous other projects on Gesneriaceae; and Sylvia Stone Orli, for her assistance in making the data available on the web.
Copyright: This compilation is copyrighted by the Smithsonian Institution, © 2005-2007, all rights reserved. It is presented for scholarly use only. Copying or redistributing the data in any manner for personal or corporate gain is not permitted. Privacy statement.
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Looking forward to your response.
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Would be a great idea!
GTM wrote:sid4greek
ο ηκουσατε απ αρχης 1 John 2:24
This is interesting. Did the writer have the Gospel Message in mind at this point in time. We see some what of a reverse order here? heard from the beginning verses what was from the beginning you heard.
I wonder what the implications are here?
ο ην απ αρχης ο ακηκοαμεν ο εωρακαμεν 1 John 1:1
In 1 John 1:1 we see the writer speaking of the idea of the historical fact of Christ but in light of 1 John 2:24 that idea might change.
the author seems to move between the two options since Christ and his words are the same thing
still remains about what ἀπ᾿ ἀρχῆς was referring to in 1 John 1:1
GTM wrote:jaiharestill remains about what ἀπ᾿ ἀρχῆς was referring to in 1 John 1:1
I believe that it means the time before time which was when the Father and the Son were in intimate relationship before Creation began.
First: In the Gospel we see a sequence in the prologue. It begins with "εν αρχη " . It then speaks of the relationship between the Father and the Son.(Verse 1) "και ο λογος ην προς τον θεον" or "And the Word was with God". (Verse 2) the same was in the Beginning with God.(ουτος ην εν αρχη προς τον θεον) After that we see an account of creation. "δι αυτου" Jesus was the secondary agency by which creation was accomplished.
Since John was a writer who seems to want to keep things in order I would assume that this was a parrel to Genesis in a sense but with more understanding.
Second: 1 John 1:2 (Westcott Hort) ην προς τον πατερα is a perfect example.
According to Vincent "ην προς τον πατερα" speaks of eternity of relationship.
The preposition of motion with the verb or repose involves eternity.
but the ὃ in each instance seems to be their own testimony -- what they have seen and heard and felt and touched and beheld. It is the basis of his own faith. The author is saying, "I know this because I've seen it, I've touched it, I've felt it."
But it's certainly not true that the author was in the beginning.
I think this "beginning" is referring to the beginning of the Christian account -- since the author is basically saying, "I was there in the beginning when this happened, and my eyes have seen it." The reason for the proclamation to the audience is so that they can share the experience with those who actually had it first-hand.
."So that you might have fellowship" doesn't mean "so that we can eat bread and share together". It means "so that what I've experienced you can also experience -- and we will have this in common". The introduction is set up to cement the author's right to act as a witness to events that he saw in the beginning of the Christian era and has absolutely nothing to do with eternity
The only reference to eternity is when he mentions "eternal life" and says that it was "with the father", which is perfectly acceptable in this parenthetical without destroying the flow of the string of relative clauses.
GTM wrote:I agree! However I understand the ο ην απ αρχης as being a type of direct object in apposition to απαγγελλομεν.
It is, after all, not the eternality that he's announcing but the message that was received from the beginning, as opposed to the "Johnny come lately" gospels that he was opposing, which were being proclaimed by the "antichrists" of chapter 2.
What I disagree with, though, is setting the ἀρχή of this phrase (ὃ ἦν ἀπ᾿ ἀρχῆς) as the same as the parenthetical reference to eternal life, in which the relative clause ἥτις ἦν πρὸς τὸν πατέρα is used. While the latter is, I think indisputably, a reference to eternity past


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> XIII. The Color Line in New York
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XIII. The Color Line in New York
color line must be drawn through the tenements to give the picture its proper shading. The landlord does the drawing, does it with an absence of pretence, a frankness of despotism, that is nothing if not brutal. The Czar of all the Russias is not more absolute upon his own soil than the New York landlord in his dealings with colored tenants. Where he permits them to live, they go; where he shuts the door, stay out. By his grace they exist at all in certain localities; his ukase banishes them from others. He accepts the responsibility, when laid at his door, with unruffled complacency. It is business, he will tell you. And it is. He makes the prejudice in which he traffics pay him well, and that, as he thinks it quite superfluous to tell you, is what he is there for.
That his pencil does not make quite as black a mark as it did, that the hand that wields it does not bear down as hard as only a short half dozen years ago, is the hopeful sign of an awakening public conscience under the stress of which the line shows signs of wavering. But for this the landlord deserves no credit. It has come, is coming about despite him. The line may not be wholly effaced while the name of the negro, alone among the worlds races, is spelled with a small n. Natural selection will have more or less to do beyond a doubt in every age with dividing the races; only so, it may be, can they work out together their highest destiny. But with the despotism that deliberately assigns to the defenceless Black the lowest level for the purpose of robbing him there that has nothing to do. Of such slavery, different only in degree from the other kind that held him as a chattel, to be sold or bartered at the will of his master, this century, if signs fail not, will see the end in New York.
Ever since the war New York has been receiving the overflow of colored population from the Southern cities. In the last decade this migration has grown to such proportions that it is estimated that our Blacks have quite doubled in number since the Tenth Census. Whether the exchange has been of advantage to the negro may well be questioned. Trades of which he had practical control in his Southern home are not open to him here. I know that it may be answered that there is no industrial proscription of color; that it is a matter of choice. Perhaps so. At all events he does not choose then. How many colored carpenters or masons has anyone seen at work in New York? In the South there are enough of them and, if the testimony of the most intelligent of their people is worth anything, plenty of them have come here. As a matter of fact the colored man takes in New York, without a struggle, the lower level of menial service for which his past traditions and natural love of ease perhaps as yet fit him best. Even the colored barber is rapidly getting to be a thing of the past. Along shore, at any unskilled labor, he works unmolested; but he does not appear to prefer the job. His sphere thus defined, he naturally takes his stand among the poor, and in the homes of the poor. Until very recent timesthe years since a change was wrought can be counted on the fingers of one handhe was practically restricted in the choice of a home to a narrow section on the West Side, that nevertheless had a social top and bottom to itthe top in the tenements on the line of Seventh Avenue as far north as Thirty-second Street, where he was allowed to occupy the houses of unsavory reputation which the police had cleared and for which decent white tenants could not be found; the bottom in the vile rookeries of Thompson Street and South Fifth Avenue, the old Africa that is now fast becoming a modern Italy. To-day there are black colonies in Yorkville and Morrisania. The encroachment of business and the Italian below, and the swelling of the population above, have been the chief agents in working out his second emancipation, a very real one, for with his cutting loose from the old tenements there has come a distinct and gratifying improvement in the tenant, that argues louder than theories or speeches the influence of vile surroundings in debasing the man. The colored citizen whom this years census man found in his Ninety-ninth Street flat is a very different individual from the nigger his predecessor counted in the black-and-tan slums of Thompson and Sullivan Streets. There is no more clean and orderly community in New York than the new settlement of colored people that is growing up on the East Side from Yorkville to Harlem.
Cleanliness is the characteristic of the negro ir his new surroundings, as it was his virtue in the old. In this respect he is immensely the superior of the lowest of the whites, the Italians and the Polish Jews, below whom he has been classed in the past in the tenant scale. Nevertheless, he has always had to pay higher rents than even these for the poorest and most stinted rooms. The exceptions I have come across, in which the rents, though high, have seemed more nearly on a level with what was asked for the same number and size of rooms in the average tenement, were in the case of tumble-down rookeries in which no one else would live, and were always coupled with the condition that the landlord should make no repairs. It can readily be seen that his profits were scarcely curtailed by his humanity. The reason advanced for this systematic robbery is that white people will not live in the same house with colored tenants, or even in a house recently occupied by negroes, and that consequently its selling value is injured. The prejudice undoubtedly exists, but it is not lessened by the house agents, who have set up the maxim once a colored house, always a colored house.
There is method in the maxim, as shown by an inquiry made last year by the
Real Estate Record.
It proved agents to be practically unanimous in the endorsement of the negro as a clean, orderly, and profitable tenant. Here is the testimony of one of the largest real estate firms in the city: We would rather have negro tenants in our poorest class of tenements than the lower grades of foreign white people. We people find the former cleaner than the latter, and they do not destroy the property so much. We also get higher prices. We have a tenement on Nineteenth Street, where we get $10 for two rooms which we could not get more than $7.50 for from white tenants previously. We have a four-story tenement on our books on Thirty-third Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, with four rooms per floora parlor, two bedrooms, and a kitchen. We get $20 for the first floor, $24 for the second, $23 for the third and $20 for the fourth, in all $87 or $1,044 per annum. The size of the building is only 21+55. Another firm declared that in a specified instance they had saved fifteen to twenty per cent. on the gross rentals since they changed from white to colored tenants. Still another gave the following case of a front and rear tenement that had formerly been occupied by tenants of a low European type, who had been turned out on account of filthy habits and poor pay. The negroes proved cleaner, better, and steadier tenants. Instead, however, of having their rents reduced in consequence, the comparison stood as follows:
An increased rental of $17 per month, or $204 a year, and an advance of nearly thirteen and one-half per cent. on the gross rental in favor of the colored tenant. Profitable, surely!
I have quoted these cases at length in order to let in light on the quality of this landlord despotism that has purposely confused the public mind, and for its own selfish ends is propping up a waning prejudice. It will be cause for congratulation if indeed its time has come at last. Within a year, I am told by one of the most intelligent and best informed of our colored citizens, there has been evidence, simultaneous with the colored hegira from the low down-town tenements, of a movement toward less exorbitant rents. I cannot pass from this subject without adding a leaf from my own experience that deserves a place in this record, though, for the credit of humanity, I hope as an extreme case. It was last Christmas that I had occasion to visit the home of an old colored woman in Sixteenth Street, as the almoner of generous friends out of town who wished me to buy her a Christmas dinner. The old woman lived in a wretched shanty, occupying two mean, dilapidated rooms at the top of a sort of hen-ladder that went by the name of stairs. For these she paid ten dollars a month out of her hard-earned wages as a scrub-woman. I did not find her in and, being informed that she was at the agents, went around to hunt her up. The agents wife appeared, to report that Ann was out. Being in a hurry it occurred to me that I might save time by making her employer the purveyor of my friends bounty, and proposed to entrust the money, two dollars, to her to be expended for Old Anns benefit. She fell in with the suggestion at once, and confided to me in the fullness of her heart that she liked the plan, inasmuch as I generally find her a Christmas dinner myself, and this moneyshe owes Mr. (her husband, the agent) a lot of rent. Needless to state that there was a change of programme then and there, and that Ann was saved from the sort of Christmas cheer that womans charity would have spread before her. When I had the old soul comfortably installed in her own den, with a chicken and fixins and a bright fire in her stove, I asked her how much she owed of her rent. Her answer was that she did not really owe anything, her month not being quite up, but that the amount yet unpaid wastwo dollars!
Poverty, abuse, and injustice alike the negro accepts with imperturbable cheerfulness. His philosophy is of the kind that has no room for repining. Whether he lives in an Eighth Ward barrack or in a tenement with a brown-stone front and pretensions to the title of flat, he looks at the sunny side of life and enjoys it. He loves fine clothes and good living a good deal more than he does a bank account. The proverbial rainy day it would be rank ingratitude, from his point of view, to look for when the sun shines unclouded in a clear sky. His home surroundings, except when he is utterly depraved, reflect his blithesome temper. The poorest negro housekeepers room in New York is bright with gaily-colored prints of his beloved Abe Linkum, General Grant, President Garfield, Mrs. Cleveland, and other national celebrities, and cheery with flowers and singing birds. In the art of putting the best foot foremost, of disguising his poverty by making a little go a long way, our negro has no equal. When a fair share of prosperity is his, he knows how to make life and home very pleasant to those about him. Pianos and parlor furniture abound in the uptown homes of colored tenants and give them a very prosperous air. But even where the wolf howls at the door, he makes a bold and gorgeous front. The amount of style displayed on fine Sundays on Sixth and Seventh Avenues by colored holiday-makers would turn a pessimist black with wrath. The negros great ambition is to rise in the social scale to which his color has made him a stranger and an outsider, and he is quite willing to accept the shadow for the substance where that is the best he can get. The claw-hammer coat and white tie of a waiter in a first-class summer hotel, with the chance of taking his ease in six months of winter, are to him the next best thing to mingling with the white quality he serves, on equal terms. His festive gatherings, pre-eminently his cake-walks, at which a sugared and frosted cake is the proud prize of the couple with the most aristocratic step and carriage, are comic mixtures of elaborate ceremonial and the joyous abandon of the natural man. With all his ludicrous incongruities, his sensuality and his lack of moral accountability, his superstition and other faults that are the effect of temperament and of centuries of slavery, he has his eminently good points. He is loyal to the backbone, proud of being an American and of his new-found citizenship. He is atleast as easily moulded for good as for evil. His churches are crowded to the doors on Sunday nights when the colored colony turns out to worship. His people own church property in this city upon which they have paid half a million dollars out of the depth of their poverty, with comparatively little assistance from their white brethren. He is both willing and anxious to learn, and his intellectual status is distinctly improving. If his emotions are not very deeply rooted, they are at least sincere while they last, and until the tempter gets the upper hand again.
Of all the temptations that beset him, the one that troubles him and the police most is his passion for gambling. The game of policy is a kind of unlawful penny lottery specially adapted to his means, but patronized extensively by poor white players as well. It is the meanest of swindles, but reaps for its backers rich fortunes wherever colored people congregate. Between the fortune-teller and the policy shop, closely allied frauds always, the wages of many a hard days work are wasted by the negro; but the loss causes him few regrets. Penniless, but with undaunted faith in his ultimate luck, he looks forward to the time when he shall once more be able to take a hand at beating policy. When periodically the negros lucky numbers, 4-11-44, come out on the slips of the alleged daily drawings, that are supposed to be held in some far-off Western town, intense excitement ment reigns in Thompson Street and along the Avenue, where someone is always the winner. An immense impetus is given then to the bogus business that has no existence outside of the cigar stores and candy shops where it hides from the law, save in some cunning Bowery brokers back office, where the slips are printed and the winnings apportioned daily with due regard to the backers interests.
It is a question whether Africa has been improved by the advent of the Italian, with the tramp from the Mulberry Street Bend in his train. The moral turpitude of Thompson Street has been notorious for years, and the mingling of the three elements does not seem to have wrought any change for the better. The border-land where the white and black races meet in common debauch, the aptly-named black-and-tan saloon, has never been debatable ground from a moral stand-point. It has always been the worst of the desperately bad. Than this commingling of the utterly depraved of both sexes, white and black, on such ground, there can be no greater abomination. Usually it is some foul cellar dive, perhaps run by the political leader of the district, who is in with the police. In any event it gathers to itself all the lawbreakers and all the human wrecks within reach. When a fight breaks out during the dance a dozen razors are handy in as many boot-legs, and there is always a job for the surgeon and the ambulance. The black tough is as handy with the razor in a fight as his peaceably inclined brother is with it in pursuit of his honest trade. As the Chinaman hides his knife in his sleeve and the Italian his stiletto in the bosom, so the negro goes to the ball with a razor in his boot-leg, and on occasion does as much execution with it as both of the others together. More than three-fourths of the business the police have with the colored people in New York arises in the black-and-tan district, now no longer fairly representative of their color.
I have touched briefly upon such facts in the negros life as may serve to throw light on the social condition of his people in New York. If, when the account is made up between the races, it shall be claimed that he falls short of the result to be expected from twenty-five years of freedom, it may be well to turn to the other side of the ledger and see how much of the blame is borne by the prejudice and greed that have kept him from rising under a burden of responsibility to which he could hardly be equal. And in this view he may be seen to have advanced much farther and faster than before suspected, and to promise, after all, with fair treatment, quite as well as the rest of us, his white-skinned fellow-citizens, had any right to expect.
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"We have two creeks on both sides of us and when it floods we can't get out," said Resident Lindsey Needham.
Needham said residents have tried reaching out to the county to fix the problem, but they've been told fixing it would cost too much.
"They say it's too expensive to fix it," said Needham. "They brought in gravel one time but the next rain just washed that all out, so it didn't help any."
It's a problem residents on the county road have been dealing with for years. Each time the creeks flood it's a hassle to get anywhere.
"I've not been able to get home before," said Needham. "I've had to sit and wait for it to run down and sometimes its hours, and sometimes it days."
Their biggest concern is having to get out or someone trying to get in, if there was an emergency.
"We have quite a few elderly citizens in this area and if something happened to them, they couldn't get out," said Needham. "No one would be able to get in either."
Needham said her family has tried reaching the County Judge about the issue, but so far have only been able to get a hold the road foreman for the county.
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By Josh Patterson,
One of the things I enjoy most about endurance gravel events is that they challenge participants to innovate. Gravel racing is a new and evolving niche. Companies are starting to take note, but for the most part it's about improvisation and ingenuity.
I've toed the start line at Dirty Kanza five times, each year with a different bike. (Read Josh's race recap here.) This year I think I've honed in on my ideal endurance gravel setup. I would not go so far as to say this is the perfect gravel race setup, but it was good enough for my mid-pack finish.
Salsa Cycles was kind enough to allow me to ride an aluminum prototype of their upcoming gravel race bike. (There was also a titanium version at this year's race.) The yet-to-be-named bike takes design cues from Salsa's existing cyclocross bike, the Chili Con Crosso. The new bike will be disc-specific and features many subtle changes, which are the result of "many, many miles and years of gravel racing experience," said Mike Reimer, Salsa's marketing manager.
The bike
Like the Chili Con Crosso, the new bike will have a Press-Fit 30 bottom bracket.
The seat and chainstays are flattened to allow for a small amount of vertical compliance.
The frame has mounts for three water bottles. I chose not to carry a bottle underneath the downtube—there are plenty of cowpies on the roads and I don't enjoy drinking from a bottle encrusted in bovine excrement.
Wheels and tires
There is no doubt in my mind that there is exponentially more hand wringing about tire choice for gravel racing than all other disciplines of cycling combined. Tire choice will make or break your ride. Kansas gravel is generally composed of limestone and flint. Flint can be sharper than steel and will make short work of thin tires.
I opted to run Clement's brand new X'Plor MSO 700x40mm tire. Gravel is an unpredictable and ever-changing surface; I find it hard to conceive of any tire that would allow one to "rail turns" on a gravel road. The X'Plor's round shape, and consistently spaced, low-profile tread make for a tire that rolls fast and is extremely predictable. I ran 42psi in the front and 45psi in the rear.
I also opted to run them tubeless on a pair of Rolf Ralos 29er wheels. I'm sure Clement does not recommend this (it's my job to try these things and occasionally make poor decisions so you don't have to). They seated with a floor pump and held air with three scoops of NoTubes sealant. X'Plor MSO has a supple, 120tpi casing, my pair weigh approximately 430 grams, and carried me across miles of flint-strewn roads without any issues. I'm sold.
The Rolf Ralos wheelset rolls on White Industries hubs laced to what are essentially NoTubes Arch rims drilled for Rolf's paired spokes. On my mountain bike I found this wheelset to flex more than I like, but for long gravel rides I appreciated the compliance.
I ran a Shimano 105 group with an FSA Gossamer crankset. Nothing special, just solid, reliable stuff. For events like this I've found the wider range of a 50/34 t compact crankset is a better option than a traditional 48/38t, or 46/36t cyclocross gearing. Sometimes you need the little ring, other times, when you've got a tailwind on your side, it's nice to be able to take full advantage of it with a 50t ring. I paired this with a 12-28 cassette and was never wanting for gears.
Frame Packs
Frame packs like this one made by Jandd and similar bags made by Revelate Designs are excellent options for carrying all the food and gear you need easy access to during your ride. I planned to carry a three-liter hydration bladder in my bag and forego a hydration pack, but when full, the pack rubbed against my knees. I ended up riding with a CamelBak Charge LR and it proved quite comfortable.
Saddle Bag
In my saddlebag I carried two tubes, a multi-tool, patch kit, tire boot, two links of chain, and two 16-gram CO2 cartridges.
Front and rear lights are mandatory. Many riders who are confident in their ability to finish before sunset opt to run a very minimal headlight. I was not one of those riders, so I opted to run a Cygolite TridenX 750 OSP. If you think you're going to be riding well into the night I also recommend running a helmet-mounted light to make map reading and navigation easier.
Frame Pump
Portland Design Works' Magic Flute is my pump of choice.
I ran my a Salsa Bell Lap 2 handlebar about two centimeters higher than I normally would for road or 'cross to ensure I had a position in the drops that would be comfortable for hours on end.
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National Apprenticeship Act 75th Anniversary
Registered Apprenticeship will celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the signing of the National Apprenticeship Act, which established the National Apprenticeship System, on Wednesday August 1, 2012 during the Registered Apprenticeship "OutEducate OutBuild OutInnovate" National Education and Action Summit.
The Summit will take place on Wednesday, August 1, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. E.T. and will feature leaders and stakeholders from across the National Apprenticeship System. In addition, the Summit will feature recently selected "Innovator and Trailblazer" Registered Apprenticeship programs that represent the dedication to excellence on display around the country. These innovative programs represent a new vision for how Registered Apprenticeship will meet the needs of U.S. industry and the workforce in the 21st Century.
This Summit will serve to both recognize the rich history of Registered Apprenticeship over the past 75 years and highlight the role it will play in training U.S. workers in the 21st century. Since 1937, the National Registered Apprenticeship System has been a leader in preparing America's workforce with skills that help keep U.S. companies competitive.
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I was visiting a few friends from a past life that work at Paramount Pictures. "New York Street" is the street they contract out for commercials or use for New York-style television shows and movies. It felt real enough for me to think I couldn't afford anything on this plastic set.
This great backdrop aside, our city draws a lot of business from filmmakers and producers that want to shoot here in the real city. Governor David Paterson is now weighing whether the New York Film and Tax Credit is worth holding on to, when there are so many other areas (police, teachers, and emergency services to name a few) that might need the funding a little more. Those areas do need whatever funding we have the most; no questions asked. But the TV and Film Tax Credit allows New York to keep its identity to some degree.
The industries that made New York what it is have either left or are on life support (namely, manufacturing and Wall Street). Film, television, and theatre are part of what make New York special. Even though other cities have entertainment, nothing can compare to that of New York City.
The Tax Credit was increased by 30 percent not long ago. Times changed fast, and maybe we need to lower the rate of increase from 30 percent to perhaps 20 percent. This would keep the profitable government effort alive.
What many of us are too young to remember is when New York was home to major beer breweries, before losing them to New Jersey over production costs. Those were good union jobs. We don't remember the garment district as it once was, with factories pumping.
Now, what is left is our mystique. We have to show good faith with the entertainment industry, or we might lose them to a plastic replica of our city. This is why we need to hold on to the Film and Television Tax Credit.
DC Vouchers Plan Goes Down in the Senate
Score one for typical Washington politics. The Washington, D.C. vouchers program was defeated in the Senate last week by a 58-39 vote. Last week, I wrote about how important this program was to kids on the lower economic scale. I know that I benefited from a school where education was a priority and discipline and values were always a part of the curriculum. Private schooling does not work for every child, but the kids in the Washington, D.C. area had a chance to try something new. What's more, if the public school system complains of overcrowding, wouldn't they benefit with some kids going to a different school? Well the votes are in. Here are the senators that sent these kids back to a failed school system:
NAYs - 58
Akaka (D-HI), Baucus (D-MT), Bayh (D-IN), Begich (D-AK), Bennet (D-CO), Bingaman (D-NM), Boxer (D-CA), Brown (D-OH), Burris (D-IL), Cantwell (D-WA), Cardin (D-MD), Carper (D-DE), Casey (D-PA), Conrad (D-ND), Crapo (R-ID), Dodd (D-CT), Dorgan (D-ND), Durbin (D-IL), Feingold (D-WI), Feinstein (D-CA), Gillibrand (D-NY), Hagan (D-NC), Harkin (D-IA), Inouye (D-HI), Johnson (D-SD), Kaufman (D-DE), Kerry (D-MA), Klobuchar (D-MN), Kohl (D-WI), Landrieu (D-LA), Lautenberg (D-NJ), Leahy (D-VT), Levin (D-MI), Lincoln (D-AR), McCaskill (D-MO), Menendez (D-NJ), Merkley (D-OR), Mikulski (D-MD), Murkowski (R-AK), Murray (D-WA), Nelson (D-FL), Nelson (D-NE), Pryor (D-AR), Reed (D-RI), Reid (D-NV), Rockefeller (D-WV), Sanders (I-VT), Schumer (D-NY), Shaheen (D-NH), Snowe (R-ME), Specter (R-PA), Stabenow (D-MI), Tester (D-MT), Udall (D-CO), Udall (D-NM), Webb (D-VA), Whitehouse (D-RI), and Wyden (D-OR)
There are good arguments on both sides. I know the unions spent a lot of money trying to shut this down. But the most compelling argument for the D.C. Voucher program was that it was working. We're one country - and this week we defunded a program that was working, and sent kids into another program that was not working so well. Change we can believe in?


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VW CrossBlue Concept: Detroit Auto Show
The Volkswagen CrossBlue Concept said "hello" to the world at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. The world gasped back.
This is a big, brave step for VW. Here is a mid-size, all-wheel-drive, crossover SUV designed especially for the United States. It's capable of seating six occupants and has that masculine styling so often seen in sport utility vehicles from domestic manufacturers. Take a look at those squared-off wheel arches, for instance.
Yet not only is this a plug-in hybrid vehicle, it's a diesel hybrid. Diesel hardly enjoys great popularity among American motorists, despite many good engines coming from Germany these days. And just a few years back, a diesel hybrid was considered unsuitable for prime time. Restarting a diesel engine with the stop/start function had more jolt than buyers were expected to accept.
Since the CrossBlue is only a concept so far, it remains to be seen (or felt) if any jolt exists. Even so, an SUV drivetrain that makes a claimed 305 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque while returning an average of 35 mpg -- or the equivalent of 89 mpg in electric-only mode -- is still pretty impressive. Full range is calculated at 661 miles; 14 miles in electric mode.
"The CrossBlue concept is exactly the right type of vehicle for the U.S. market," said Jonathan Browning, president and CEO of the Volkswagen Group of America. "It combines a truly versatile interior layout with sophisticated Volkswagen design to give a stylish offering in this segment. Moreover, the vehicle showcases our innovative German powertrain engineering."
Ah yes, the interior. This roomy cabin has stadium seating for its third row, while the front passenger seat can fold forward to help the CrossBlue accommodate objects up to 118 inches long. Packed away in case of emergency are 12 airbags. Behind the flat-bottomed steering wheel is a programmable instrument cluster, the center console houses a large 10.2-inch touchscreen and iPad Mini tablets can function as video monitors set into the backs of the front seats.
As always with concepts, it all boils down to whether such a vehicle could ever go on sale. VW has plans for the CrossBlue, seeing it positioned between the smaller Tiguan and larger Touareg. The company even goes so far as to say that the production version could have three seats in the second row instead of two, taking the people quotient up to seven.
VW has the know-how and the hardware. All it has to do is put them together. Speaking of the Tiguan and Touareg -- and hardware and know-how -- VW has also used Detroit to launch the R-Line trim level for these two models. The features are mainly cosmetic, but there is a sport-tuned suspension.
The 2014 Volkwagen Tiguan R-Line runs on 19-inch alloy wheels, while the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg R-Line has 20-inchers. Both receive extra body kit, like flared fenders and rear spoilers, plus upgraded lighting. Inside each model's cabin are aluminum pedals, stainless steel kickplates, flat-bottomed steering wheels with transmission paddle shifters on the steering column, high-end Fender audio systems, plus gloss black and metallic trim accents.
These R-Line versions go on sale later in 2013, when we'll have a better idea of prices.
What it means to you: Even if you didn't have a family, you might want a VW CrossBlue. In the meantime, the Tiguan and Touareg have become more desirable in R-Line form.
What do you think about the VW CrossBlue Concept? Let us know in the comments below.


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Guangping Gao, an accomplished scientist, makes the trip at least one time a day, and sometimes as many as five. Each time he wants to confer with a colleague at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, each time he walks from his lab on Plantation Street to the main campus, he loses 10 or 15 minutes.
Guangping Gao, an accomplished scientist, makes the trip at least one time a day, and sometimes as many as five.
Each time he wants to confer with a colleague at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, each time he walks from his lab on Plantation Street to the main campus, he loses 10 or 15 minutes.
It's not much of a sacrifice in the name of science, acknowledged Mr. Gao, director of the school's Gene Therapy Center, which is developing a treatment for a fatal condition called Canavan disease.
But it's also far from ideal. Soon, Mr. Gao will move into the Albert Sherman Center, a vast, $400 million research building UMass Medical School constructed to double its research capacity and bring dozens of scientists under one roof.
"I believe moving for us will make a huge difference," Mr. Gao said. "I think this move will speed up our collaboration."
The Sherman Center was designed with collaboration in mind. The design team even made a staircase a central feature of the 500,000-square-foot, nine-story structure, to encourage chance meetings. They put "wet" and "dry" laboratory spaces on the same floors, so researchers working at lab benches and researchers crunching data on computers would be able to mingle.
"This building is meant to bring people together," said Mark N. Dolny, associate principal with Architectural Resources Cambridge, which designed the building.
Set to open this month, the Sherman Center will be the new hub of the medical school campus, which also includes a main building and the Aaron Lazare Medical Research Building. The Sherman Center has ample lab space, cozy student meeting rooms, an airy dining area, a new fitness center and what Dr. Michael F. Collins, chancellor of the medical school, calls "classy spaces" — where school leaders can try to impress potential donors.
UMass' goal for the Sherman Center is as huge as the building itself.
"We're going to change the course of the history of diseases," Dr. Collins said.
The $400 million project includes the construction of a 1,400-car garage on Plantation Street and an expansion of the campus power plant. It was conceived before the Great Recession, and work on the building continued during the downturn. UMass Medical won $90 million from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center for the construction of the building. The school is borrowing about $200 million and working to raise $100 million from private sources.
Dr. Collins said the new building was necessary because the medical school was running out of research space. The school also needed more and better spaces to serve students, he said.
The promise of a new research center allowed UMass to recruit many top-flight researchers over the past five years. The Sherman Center was built to house 90 researchers. Most of them already work in other facilities on or near the campus. Doctors and scientists at the medical school are working on treatments for a range of debilitating diseases, including cancer, diabetes, heart disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
The Sherman Center will also offer "dry" lab space, where investigators can use computers to study biological data.
Yet the building is opening at a time when federal funding for research institutions is at risk. Congress, when negotiating a compromise to avoid the fiscal cliff this month, delayed spending cuts until March. Dr. Collins said lawmakers are considering a 5 percent cut to federal research funding — a cut he strongly opposes.
"Everyone takes some part of a cut," he said. "It makes things slower. If you were going to do 100 experiments, maybe you're only going to do 95."
UMass Medical School is in the second percentile of more than 2,600 institutions receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health. The school received $250 million in research funding from various sources in fiscal 2012, including $153 million from NIH. That's up from $194 million in total research dollars, including $125 million from NIH, in 2008. Funding peaked in 2011 because the school received money from the federal stimulus act.
Dr. Collins expects the Sherman Center to help the school collect another $30 million to $50 million in federal research funding over the next five years.
Medical research, he added, is great stimulus for the economy. According to a UMass Donahue Institute report, the Sherman Center will support $264 million in annual economic activity.
More than 400 workers helped build the Sherman Center, named for the school's former vice chancellor for university relations. It includes 6,664 steel beams and 360 miles of data cable. It was built to meet the highest standards of energy efficiency, with high ceilings that harness natural sunlight and a system that repurposes rainwater.
Faculty and staff will move into the building from January through April. Mr. Gao, who holds the Penelope Booth Rockwell Chair in Biomedical Research, will move to the sixth floor.
Mr. Gao discovered the gene mutation that causes Canavan disease, a rare condition that can result in loss of vision and motor skills and often causes death in very young children. After many years of work, he devised an injection that treated the disease in mice by replacing the flawed gene. The mice study produced overwhelmingly positive results.
Mr. Gao has a $2.5 million NIH grant to continue his research — and eventually seek approval for human trials. If his treatment proves successful, it could be applied to other neurological disorders like ALS and Huntington's disease.
"It's like a weapon," he said. "You just put a different bullet for a different disease."


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text: Dear Joel, > Does anyone have experiences using distcc on a beowulf cluster? >From below, it seems you mean specifically a BProc-based cluster. Yes, I've been doing that for some little while now. > I'm in the process of attempting to setup a Scyld cluster to do > distcc, but the BProc processing methods and lack of complete mounts > on compute nodes is giving me some trouble. > (gcc needs to exec cc1) Not sure what you mean by the BProc processing methods. That's not *really* relevant to what you need to achieve. If you mean the way things are configured then I agree. But it's not really a hindrance, - just need to be creative with NFS :-) The lack of mounts, libraries, binaries, etc. is a tad more important. By altering the config files and making sure you have the correct binaries and libraries in a mountable place on the master, you can kludge it to make distcc work. I'll try and fill in with details tomorrow as I have time. However, I wouldn't recommend leaving things that way long term owing to the potential amount of NFS traffic you will generate. The issue is letting distcc be in charge rather than BProc and friends for the remote distribution. If your cluster isn't being used for anything else at the time, it might be OK for you depending upon what you're trying to build. I have been building MPI-based libraries, math libraries, tools, applications etc. this way for a while but on an otherwise quiescent cluster. It's late right now, but I'll try and dig the details out on Tuesday. An alternative that I've also developed for providing a "general-case" alternative to BProc control of a cluster is to boot the cluster in a non-BProc fashion with a custom-built diskless/NFS setup. That gives you the ability to better regulate the "normality" of what the compute nodes see, but again, it's only really a workable solution if a.) You already have access to such a diskless/NFS setup (or could grow one quickly), b.) You have administrative and "time" control over the cluster c.) You have a spare machine with sufficient disk space able to act as a diskless/NFS server. You wouldn't have to alter the clients at all except to get them to remote boot from this alternate server rather than the BProc master. a.) might be tackled with ClusterKnoppix or Quantian or EduOscar or some other cluster livecd if you didn't want to develop your own diskless/NFS master/client setup. Kind regards Derek Jones. _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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Sweet 16 matchup pits Arizona against Ohio State
Los Angeles, CA – Winners of 10 straight games, the Ohio State Buckeyes try to continue their strong play on Thursday as they clash with the Arizona Wildcats in the West Regional Semifinal of the 2013 NCAA Tournament at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The second seed in the region, Ohio State is taking part in the NCAA Tournament for the 25th time in program history and has a record of 47-23 to show for its efforts dating back to 1939. The Buckeyes, under the direction of head coach Thad Matta, last fell into the loss column back on Feb. 17 when they bowed to Wisconsin on the road, 71-49. Since then the team has rattled off several double-digit wins, and includes another successful run through the Big Ten Tournament and a title victory over those same Badgers (50-43).
OSU's road to the Sweet 16 began with a 95-70 victory over Iona last week and then a narrow 78-75 decision versus Iowa State, which included at least one questionable call late that apparently swung momentum in favor of a Buckeyes squad that is seeking the national title for the first time since 1960.
Meanwhile the Wildcats, winners of this event back in 1997 against Kentucky, they have a record of 48-26 in the tourney when taking into consideration a pair of appearances that had to be vacated. One of the top squads from the Pac-12 Conference through the non-conference schedule, Arizona was seeded fourth in the conference tournament and made it all the way to the semifinals before being booted by UCLA, 66-64.
Despite the defeat, the Wildcats were still awarded a No. 6 seed for the NCAA Tournament and used their high stature to take down Belmont (81-64) in the second round and then a pesky Harvard group (74-51) in the third round last Saturday.
It might be hard to believe, given the lengthy histories for both of these programs, but this meeting marks just the second ever between them. Ohio State won the previous encounter back in 1972 as part of the UCLAN Classic in Los Angeles ironically enough, 90-47. At the time OSU, which is currently 37-36 versus opponents from the Pac-12 Conference, was ranked sixth in the nation.
The winner of this meeting will be back in action on Saturday versus the survivor of the La Salle/Wichita State matchup for the right to advance to the Final Four in Atlanta.
Arizona jumped all over Harvard in the third round of the tourney, delivering a 17-2 scoring run right out of the gate in order to put the Crimson in a deep hole, en route to the 23-point decision. Shooting an impressive 12-of-17 from the floor, Mark Lyons tied a career high with a game-high 27 points for Arizona, while Solomon Hill registered a double-double consisting of 13 points and a game-high 10 boards. Over the course of his 34 minutes of action, Nick Johnson was somewhat reserved as he posted seven points, six boards and four assists.
Over the last 10 games the Wildcats are shooting an impressive 40.4 percent from behind the 3-point line, compared to 33.8 percent for the competition. Despite being outscored at the free-throw line in those outings, Arizona has still held a scoring edge of 8.6 ppg versus the opposition. Lyons is responsible for 15.8 ppg over the last 10, although his efforts out on the perimeter have resulted in just 28.6 percent accuracy. Hill (11.9 ppg, 5.4 ppg) and Johnson (10.2 ppg, 40 assists) have also been key figures at the offensive end of the floor.
The Buckeyes went into the meeting with Iowa State never having lost to the Cyclones in five previous encounters and the trend continued, although it was a contentious final few minutes as OSU needed an Aaron Craft 3-pointer in the last second to bring home the victory. For Craft, who finished with 18 points and six assists, that triple was his only attempt beyond the arc in the contest. Deshaun Thomas accounted for a game-high 22 points and pulled down five boards for the Buckeyes, followed by LaQuinton Ross with 17 points off the bench in 21 minutes of action.
A starter in every game this season for Ohio State, Thomas is the top scorer on the team and in the Big Ten with his 19.7 ppg. Scoring in double digits in every game in 2012-13, Thomas is now tied for second on OSU's all-time NCAA Tournament scoring list with William Buford at 162 points. Unfortunately, the only other double-digit scorer for the Buckeyes at the moment is Craft with his 10.0 ppg, which means he is just as likely to have a lackluster scoring effort as he is being an influential scorer. More importantly, Craft is first on the unit with 165 assists and teams with Shannon Scott (140 assists) to drive the squad.


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Review Summary
- Centrally located near Main Street
- Flat-screen TVs, and iPod docks (in most rooms)
- Afternoon tea and cookies available daily
- Beach cruisers and iPads available for guest use
- Big fitness center (though machines aren't up-to-date)
- Salon and spa services
- Eco-friendly housekeeping practices
- Free basic continental breakfast daily (in season)
- Dogs welcome (in specific suites)
- Free Wi-Fi
- Limited parking available (advance reservations required)
- Rooms that face the street can be noisy
- Minimum stay required
- No breakfast in off season
Bottom Line
Formerly the Colonial Inn (built in 1911), the Vineyard Square Hotel has reinvented itself as a modern-day hotel. It overlooks Edgartown harbor and the historical waterfront district, and extensive renovations over the years have brought about fresh, airy rooms, modern technology (free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs and iPod docks), and updated amenities (a salon, fitness center and popular on-site restaurant). The luxury suites offer the most high-end accommodations, with spacious kitchenettes and private decks. The most affordable rooms, though, are small and basic -- but even they feel fresh and show limited signs of the building's actual age.


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It is good to know that in a turbulent world, one can count on our Anglosphere cousins down under to maintain their glorious traditions of brash vulgarity and plain-spokenness (and not to mention the ability to kick ass at cricket). On a gloomy November afternoon, while pondering the latest tragic events in Kenya, I came across this cheeky little news report, which should gladden the hearts of anyone who has less than 100 percent respect for the police, who increasingly seem more intent on social control than beating crime.
Lawyers for an Australian man who "mooned" a police car claimed it was his constitutional right and part of the larrikin Australian character.
Sounds entirely reasonable to me!


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Let Your Senator Know Right Now That You Are Watching If They'll Vote To Protect Privacy
from the speak-up dept
Either way, this is the week to let your Senator know how you feel about all of this (and if you're a constituent of McCain or Huchison, please ask why they're so against protecting the privacy of the American public). The American Library Association has kindly set up a simple one-click tool to call your Senator and let them know how you feel.
The EFF has a page with some more info as well, noting that it's basically too late to email your Senators, so please call. If you want some more info, check out Fred Wilson's analysis of the situation, which matches almost exactly with mine. We still have not been given a compelling reason why any such legislation is needed. We keep hearing scare stories about mushroom clouds and planes falling from the sky if information can't be shared. But... what no one has done yet is explain which existing regulations block the necessary sharing of information. If they did that, we could look at fixing those laws. Instead, we're just told scare stories and given a massive 211-page bill that wipes out all sorts of previous laws, and adds all sorts of other things to the law. Given the length of the bill, it's quite likely there are some awful "easter eggs" in there that we'll only discover years down the road.
That said, if the bill is going to pass, it would be much better if it had very strong privacy protections in it, and the Franken/Paul amendment go a long way towards putting such protections in. The McCain/Huchison proposal do the opposite, and basically seek to take away privacy protections, while giving the NSA much more ability to access your data. Don't let the Senate trample your privacy rights. Go ahead and use the ALA's tool to contact your Senator today.


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Rosalie Sorrels: Way Out in Idaho
"I'm an actress. I'm a troubadour. I take the news from place to place. I do it with music, I do it with poetry and stories and I try to connect. I think we need to be connected and that's my mission. That's what I think I am. I'm a connector." (View more of the interview)
With a sound that "cuts like a knife and purrs like a kitten," Rosalie Sorrels has become one of folk music's most enduring entertainers. Her repertoire spans more than 20 albums, including the 2004 Grammy-nominated My Last Go-Round. Both a singer and a storyteller, Rosalie's intimate style has helped revitalize American folk music.
But labels don't begin to capture her range and versatility. Indeed, Rolling Stone magazine wrote that "Rosalie Sorrels, who must know a million songs, can sing each one as if it's her life story." And Folk Roots magazine called her "an authentic living legend."
"Rosalie Sorrels: Way Out in Idaho" is a 90 minute television program that features a concert performance videotaped in 2005 at Bruce Willis' renovated Liberty Theatre in Hailey, Idaho, near Sun Valley. IdahoPTV's award-winning Production team captured the event, using seven digital cameras and a state-of-the-art sound system. Also included in the program are interviews with musical legends Pete Seeger, Nanci Griffith, Jean Ritchie, Terry Garthwaite, Utah Phillips and others.
Idaho native Rosalie Sorrels began her career as a musician in the 1960's, traveling the country as a folksinger and storyteller, often times with her five children in tow. She has received numerous awards, including the Kate Wolf Award, from the World Folk Music Association. She now lives in her father's cabin, in the mountains outside Boise.
"Rosalie Sorrels is as far from the misty-eyed 'folkie' stereotype as good bourbon whiskey is from pink lemonade." Chicago Reader


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Turn Unused Plumbing Materials Into Backyard Fun
We've been doing a great deal of construction and renovation around our house lately, and even though we've done our best to put remaindered materials on Craigslist for other homeowners to use, there's no shame in having a little fun if your materials allow for it. We just happen to have drainpipe lying around and are thinking about making this backyard toss game to take a little break from all the DIY.
We ran across this project earlier this week over at This Old House and thought, "Man, wish we had time to do that!" As luck would have it, the renovation gods have spared us a moment or two and we're totally making time for this quick and easy project.
All you need is a length of drainpipe, stick on numbers (or a Sharpie), plastic zip ties and you're all set. This small amount of construction material would have been difficult to resell on Craigslist, so why not have a little fun with it? You can check out the step-by-step tutorial over at This Old House or check out a sassy (and we mean sassy) video instead!
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Gorge residents are invited to participate in a musical celebration of the life, work and dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, January 20, at 6:30 p.m.
The theme of this year's celebration, sponsored by Gorge Ecumenical Ministries (GEM), is "The Dreams of Martin Luther King Jr. Live On: Building a Community With Justice for All." The event will feature music from a community-wide gospel choir, directed by local musician Tim Mayer.
The MLK events will take place at Riverside Community Church, located at Fourth and State streets in downtown Hood River. They are free of charge and open to the public.
The MLK Gospel Choir will rehearse at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Riverside Community Church. Those interested in being a part of the choir are invited to contact Paul Thompson at 541-490-1044.
The musical event will be preceded by a potluck dinner for friends and members of GEM, which will begin at 5:30 p.m.
"On the MLK holiday we will gather to reflect upon and celebrate the spirit-filled, justice-oriented work of King," remarked Rev. Vicky Stifter. "We will also lift up the injustice and unfulfilled dreams that still exist in the lives of many in our own community." In addition to the music, event organizer and Gorge resident Graciela Gomez will share words of inspiration and challenge.
Donations will be accepted to benefit the work of Peace Village, an interfaith program that introduces children and youth in our communities to the principles and experience of non-violent conflict resolution.
The play "Driving Miss Daisy," which refers to Dr. King as part of its theme of individuals working for civil rights, opens at Columbia Center for the Arts on Jan. 17.
The play is produced and directed by Lynda Dallman for the annual Plays for Non-Profits. Ticket sales benefit three groups: The Next Door Inc., Friends of the Hood River Libraries, and Start Making A Reader Today. See Happenings, page B3, for details.
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Franchise wins second league title, first since 2004
The Long Island Ducks defeated the Lancaster Barnstormers 5-4 in waddle-off fashion on Sunday night, Oct. 7, in Game Five of the Atlantic League Championship Series at Bethpage Ballpark. The Ducks won the best-of-five series three games to two and were named the 2012 Atlantic League Champions.
Long Island jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning on a sacrifice fly to center by Ray Navarrete and a RBI single to right by Bryant Nelson off Barnstormers starter Dwayne Pollok. After a Tommy Everidge homer in the second off Ducks starter Bobby Blevins, Long Island added another run in the bottom of the frame on a RBI single to right by Joash Brodin.
Ryan Harvey's solo homer in the fourth made the score 3-2, but a RBI double by Matt Esquivel in the fifth pushed the Ducks lead back to two. It stayed that way until the ninth, when the Barnstormers rallied for two runs to tie the game at four. Travis Denker's solo homer and a run-scoring error highlighted the inning.
However, in the bottom of the ninth, Long Island put runners at second and third with two outs for Dan Lyons, who laid down a bunt single to bring home Matt Esquivel from third with the winning run.
Neither starter factored into the decision. Blevins pitched six innings of two-run ball, allowing five hits while striking out five, and Pollok yielded four runs (three earned) on 10 hits in five innings. Leo Rosales (1-1) picked up the win despite allowing two runs (one earned) in the ninth inning, and Joe Bateman (0-1) suffered the loss after walking the eventual winning run. Kraig Binick and Brodin each had three hits to lead the Ducks, while Lyons earned Atlantic League Championship Series MVP honors.
With the victory, Long Island earns its second Atlantic League title in franchise history and first since 2004. It is the first time the Ducks have won the Atlantic League Championship at Bethpage Ballpark and the first time they did so without ever leading in the series until the final game.
Duck Tales
With the win, the Ducks improved to 7-6 all-time and 7-3 at home in games when facing elimination. They are also finished 3-0 in the 2012 postseason in such games, winning Game Four of the Atlantic League Championship Series and Game Five in both the Liberty Division Championship Series and Atlantic League Championship Series…Ducks starters led the way during the 2012 playoffs. In 10 postseason games, Ducks starters allowed just 24 earned runs in 59 and one-third innings (3.64 ERA) while striking out 51 batters and walking just 23…Kraig Binick, Joash Brodin and Mitch Canham each hit safely in all five games of the Atlantic League Championship Series. The Ducks collected 28 runs on 48 hits as a team in the last four games after totaling 21 runs on 46 hits in the first six games of the playoffs.


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this was too funny
thicket in me again.
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She added the phrase "meany head" to my profile.I hardly think I'm an attention whore.I train birds of prey and am I licensed falconer
If certain boardies put people on ignore, it would eliminate a huge reason why they come here in the first place: To flame.
"Without music life would be a mistake" ~Nietzsche
three pages on this. WOW!!!!!
I like how Randy is the one being ignored.
This thread is ace.
northside groove...southside groove....eastside groove...westside groove
hahaha i missed this thread. And Monklish is the default ignoree, I love it.
Ron Paul 2012!
Upcoming Shows:
Four Tet
Coachella 4/20-4/22
Death Cab for Cutie/Magik Magik Orchestra
some other bands
Every time this thread pops back up I start laughing again at it.
Thread delivers.
omg in tears laughing ...best thread ever
it's a shame OP never posted again.
Um, I just noticed that thickets are prominently featured on the header for the coachella sites... conspiracy or coincidence?
This thread should be made sticky
"Without music life would be a mistake" ~Nietzsche
I ignore Randy off and on depending upon my mood and how much he's insulting me.
I miss talking to TomAz.
We all do. I live in the same city as him (unless he relocated) and rumor has it that at 3:15am if you listen closely and its really really quiet you can hear him telling you to go fuck yourself.
I love this thread. I feel bad for the newbie though, well actually, no I don't.
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Blue Liturgical Vestments
Answered by Legionary of Christ
Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina
Apostolorum university.
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Follow-up: Blue Liturgical Vestments [5-25-2010]
Related to the question about blue vestments (see May 11), a
reader from Ghana had asked: "Is it important or necessary that
the color of the statues of the Virgin Mary and the saints in
the church follow the liturgical colors? For instance, during
Lent would you put violet around the Virgin Mary instead of
white, or green during ordinary time? In these same periods or
liturgical times, should the altar be changed to white on
Thursdays for adoration or not?"
There is no law regulating the vesting of images of sacred
images and hence no requirement to do so according to the
liturgical seasons. However, where such a custom exists it is
good to maintain it.
For example, the costume of the famous statue of the Infant of
Prague venerated in the Czech capital's church of Our Lady of
Victory is frequently changed according to the feasts and
seasons. There are many other shrines to Mary and the saints
that have similar customs. These changes need not coincide with
the liturgical seasons and may follow their own traditions.
It is still a widespread custom to place an antependium hanging
down in front of the altar and varying in color according to the
season or feast. While not obligatory, it is congruous to remove
or change it to white for adoration, especially if the
antependium is of a penitential hue.
A correspondent from the Philippines asked for details about the
"Spanish privilege" of using blue vestments on the feast of the
Immaculate Conception. This privilege was granted to Spain, its
colonies, and Latin America by a decree of the Sacred
Congregation of Rites on Feb. 12, 1864. Since the Philippines
was still a Spanish colony at that time, I believe they continue
to enjoy the privilege.
This privilege would not apply to Belgium, from whence came one
of our previous column's questions. All remaining ties that
Belgium had to Spain ceased with the Peace of Utrecht in 1715.
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MBA Students Place in National Health Case Competition
The team won second place against top-ranked business schools.
In its first year participating, a team of Carlson School Full-Time MBA students placed second in the Business School Alliance for Health Management's (BAHM) Entrepreneurship in Global Health Competition. The team completed a comprehensive analysis of potential applications for a cardiac diagnostic tool invented by University of Minnesota alum and Minnesota Cup winner Marie Johnson.
The competition, which featured ten teams from business schools across the country, focused on global health organizations or ideas to address an unmet health need, an underserved community, or the development of a novel technology. The cardiac diagnostic technology the students analyzed addressed all of the above.
MBA students Jennifer Cutshall ('13 MBA), Hilary Johnson ('13 MHA/MBA), and Marissa Szody ('14 MBA) focused on Marie Johnson's innovative cardiovascular technology. The device in question can "acoustically detect turbulence in a narrowing artery," alerting a doctor to a possible blockage. The team demonstrated the technology could be deployed in Malaysia to improve cardiovascular health in developing communities.
"The quality of what these students produced was impressive. To take second place in the school's first year participating is just extraordinary," says Professor Stephen Parente, director of the Carlson School Medical Industry Leadership Institute (MILI), and judge in the competition.
The team applied lessons from the MILI Medical Industry Evaluation Laboratory - a course which teaches a comprehensive approach to medical device market analysis.
Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley won first place in the competition.
The Carlson School team edged out the Wharton School, an institution whose healthcare MBA program has a long and established history. Parente is elated to see MILI's curriculum, established in 2005, keep pace with more mature programs.
"This win secures the Carlson School as a top destination for a healthcare MBA. We are on the same playing field as some of the most elite business education institutions on the planet. We have the curriculum, the capability, and the students to go quite far," says Parente.
Cutshall, Johnson, and Szody were awarded $5,000 from BAHM for their win. Boston University School of Management, Yale School of Management, and Harvard Business School were among the competitors.


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The Mentalist Review: Jane's First DayChristine Orlando at . Comments
"Red Dawn" brought us Patrick Jane's first day at the CBI and, like any first time, it was a little awkward.
First off, Patrick did in fact give off a homeless vibe, as Lisbon put it. He looked completely disheveled with his hair askew and his inability to tuck in his shirt. This was not the charismatic, confident Patrick Jane we know now.
This was a man who was just released from a mental hospital.
I couldn't say that Det. Hannigan was wrong in what he told Jane. It would be best if he could move on, but to tell him to move away and start another family, as if that could replace the one that was brutally murdered... well, the guy was just a jackass. And any law enforcement officer who punches a victim's husband in the middle of the office deserves to get fired, or at the very least suspended without pay. I don't care how much Jane provoked him.
Did Teresa come off very cold in this episode to anyone else? I know Jane just wandered in off the street, but his wife and daughter were gruesomely killed and Teresa and her team were in charge of the case. I have no doubt she was busy but couldn't she have sat down with him for ten minutes just as a common courtesy. Telling him to leave and call back for an appointment left me disappointed in Teresa.
Where she didn't let me down was in how quickly she realized that Jane had exemplary observation skills and that she could use them to catch the killer.
It was obvious that Jane was still very traumatized by his past when he jumped all over Lisbon for referring to him as a psychic. He was very quick to call himself a fraud. You could tell he was feeling an overwhelming amount of guilt that his charlatan past put his family in Red John's crosshairs.
As Patrick said in this The Mentalist quote…
The human mind is amazingly powerful. It can do things for real that sometimes feel like magic. | permalink.
And that's why I love Patrick Jane. What he does feels like magic but it's not. It's very much based in the skills of observation and knowledge of the human mind. It's fascinating but there's nothing supernatural about it.
Jane's first meeting with the rest of the CBI team was a bit comical. It felt as though everyone was playing a parody of themselves. Cho's deadpan, emotionless delivery was taken to the extreme. And Rigsby's clueless expressions, especially when he found Jane in the break room, had him looking like an idiot.
I enjoyed this episode, but not nearly as much as I had hoped. While I liked seeing this early version of Jane and I always love hearing his cold reads on the people he meets, I was dissatisfied with the early versions of the CBI team.
All except for Virgil Minelli. Oh, how I've missed him. In the early days of the show I had picked him as Red John but I've since dismissed the idea. Now we know that the FBI…and Red John have had their eyes on Jane since the beginning.
Was I the only one a bit disappointed or am I being too hard on Lisbon and the CBI team? And did the FBI twist give you any further insight into Red John or was it just one more turn in an already corkscrew case?
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Center for Vision Research
In 1998, Chancellor William R. Rice established the Center for Vision Research (CVR), a multidisciplinary research program in vision science, which represents a consortium of vision scientists from both basic science and clinical departments within the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and from other local institutions as well as clinicians in private practice. As the first vision research group of its kind in Tennessee, the CVR has been strengthened by the interdepartmental nature of the program and the multidisciplinary approach to research in vision science. This broad, diverse group provides a rich environment in which research efforts are flourishing. The purpose of the CVR is to recognize, support, and expand the efforts of individual vision researchers and provide a structure to facilitate collaborations among basic and clinical investigators. The CVR's goal is to integrate research efforts and bring together both basic and clinical aspects of vision science.
The CVR comprises 45 members from 11 institutions: UTHSC College of Medicine (28), Southern College of Optometry (2), St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital (4), Charles Retina Institute (1), Vitreoretinal Foundation (1), Independent Ophthalmic Consultant (2), Memphis Eye and Cataract Associates (1), Methodist Healthcare (1), UT Medical Group Department of Pediatrics (1), Pharmaceutical Sciences (1), and various doctors in the community (3). The 45 members are established scientists and clinicians in the field of vision science.
Of the 28 members in the College of Medicine, 8 are in one of five basic science departments (Anatomy and Neurobiology, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Molecular Sciences, Physiology, and Pharmaceutical Sciences) and 20 are in one of five clinical departments (Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, and Pathology).
Some benefits of the CVR structure include exposure to undergraduate students from several nearby undergraduate institutions, exchange of research ideas with scientists from other disciplines, and integration of ideas from both basic and clinical perspectives.
Since 1997, participating faculty members have received substantial federal funding (e.g., National Institutes of Health, National Eye Institute) and private foundation funding (e.g., Plough Foundation Professorship, Research to Prevent Blindness, Mid-South and Downtown Lions Clubs and the International Lions Foundation, Richard Siegal Professorship and Grant Support, Federal Express, CIBA Vision, and private donations) to support their research and training.


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Pay gate module
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Hope you are well! We are busy designing a website for our client in Costa Rica but only find out Friday how there payment gate way works with there current website and its integrated with a bank in Costa Rica. The bank gives you the steps but does not supply the module to work with prestashop so we are now needing to find a developer to help us make this possible. I can send you all the files from what we received from the bank but now we need to get this to work in Prestahsop. All i need is a quote and time line to get this work done as my client is urgent to get the new store up by next week.
Thank you
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2 - Development of a section for supplier development
3 - Development of a credit / wallet option
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text: Reaching new heights in the design and use of ultra modern materials has given rise to this extraordinary motoryacht. With its revolutionary use of space, incorporating full height and wrap around glazing, the vast saloon will be the centre of this masterpiece. With a range of cabin plans this yacht allows for adaptation to suit client needs but will always deliver the expected Sunseeker "wind in the hair" performance.