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text: The First Asian-Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference (APMBC 95) First Announcement The APMBC 95 will be held at SHIMIZU, SHIZUOKA, JAPAN from 12-14 SEPTEMBER 1995. The aim of the conference is to provide a forum where different aspects of marine biotechnology can be presented and discussed in a pleasant and open scientific atmosphere in the marine biotech-oriented city of Shimizu. The international organizing committee of this conference invites participation from all countries, in order to make APMBC 95 a successful and scientifically profitable meeting. Major topics of the conference are as follows: 1. Algal Biotechnology 2.Environmental Biotechnology 3.Marine Natural Products 4.Algal Biotechnology 5. Marine Microbial Ecology and Physiology 6.Interdisciplinary Marine Biotechnology Deadline for abstract submission is JUNE 15, 1995. Further information about the conference can be obtained from Prof. Shigetoh Miyachi APMBC 95 Committee c/o. Marine Biotechnology Institute 2-35-10 Hongo Bunkyo-ku TOKYO 113 Japan --------------------------------------------------- N. Rajendran Professor Hiroshima University

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Editors note: This was one of my favorites this year great advice from Callen. Enjoy!
By Callie McBride
Pop quiz time! Which of these statements is not like the other?
A.) *A leggy couple in matching spandex shorts, guzzling water after their run, to each other* "Wow, we got 12 miles in…not too shabby after the weekend we had. What'll it be, smoothies or veggie omelettes?"
B.) *A ballerina-bunned, petite college dancer sipping a soy chai latte as she strolls into her contemporary class, to her friend* "I hope we're done with Arabesque holds today, my quads seriously can't take it anymore…"
C.) *Two muscle-bearing guys panting after an intense lifting session* "Aw, man, I got the best protein powder last week, you gotta try it, Mega Muscle Energy Boost Insanity Pro 3x!? The best."
D.) *One Lulu Lemon-clad twenty-something woman, to another* "My supersets are really increasing. A couple more weeks and I'm onto carb-loading, then cutting!"
First off, excuse the stereotyping, I couldn't help but poke fun at images that seem to surround us as we go about our workouts, even though these are certainly not true for everyone. Still, Scenario D is the one you thought stuck out, right? A pair of cute gym-goers discussing their body-building techniques? Not something you hear every day. You're probably just as likely to never hear a group of 63-year old men complaining about the aches in the calves due to an especially difficult plie combo in ballet class.
Why does it seem like so many people out there who have a passion for health and fitness tend to stick with the status quo and create a regimen for themselves that includes exercises they might be expected to do? Obviously things like running, biking, walking, and swimming are awesome and effective workouts for everyone, no matter our age, sex, physical strength, or body type. Yet, there are enough sports and forms of exercise that seem so tailored to certain demographic, that I thought it was worth noting. Mostly because I myself am completely guilty of working out how I feel that I am expected to!
From my imaginary hat filled with various workout ideas, I can always count on deciding between jogging, yoga, pilates, cardio kickboxing, or a low-intensity dance class. Of course, I love all of these exercises and find benefits out of them, but is that the only reason I perform them? My brother on the other hand, always steers toward the elliptical, the weight machines, or a pick-up game of basketball. My grandpa? Hatha yoga or brisk outdoor walking. My adventurous, outgoing friend? Mountain biking, rock-climbing, and Insanity DVDs. Again, these stereotypes are obviously broken all the time by people who have different exercise needs or interests, yet the trends still seem to stick out to me every time I step into my gym.
There could be countless reasons as to why we are all drawn to certain exercises over others, and that discussion would be far too long and boring for my liking. Instead, I'm gonna take the "no questions asked" approach. That is, I won't ask you why you have sworn off Zumba entirely, why lifting weights bigger than your head is a scary thought for you, or why you have never even considered strapping on dance shoes and taking a class. No questions asked, other than to take a little friendly advice. (I love to give advice, if you can't tell.) Go against the grain! Shed your own stereotype! Try something completely terrifying and new! You'll never know that you love a new form of exercise until you try it. A little incentive to get you going? Studies have shown that weight loss is more rapid and effective when a person includes multiple different forms of exercise into his or her regimen, as opposed to performing the same workouts day in and day out. Switching it up helps burn body fat and and tone your physique because the muscles are working in different ways all the time, forcing them to exert more energy and strengthen. Pow!
Personally, I vow to lay to rest my days of yoga and pilates (temporarily, of course) and turn to more intense and challenging exercises; I've got heavy weight-lifting, Cross Fit, and maybe some type of tire-throwing, obstacle-course action like Zoe, on the brain. If you make any goals for this October or for the rest of the wonderful year of 2012, consider adding this to your list:
- Change up your workout routine.
- Beat the stereotype.
- Challenge your body.
Stay tuned for what will inevitably be a hilarious and embarrassing story of how, "That one time, I tried to lift some heavy weights…" I'll definitely stay tuned for your stories.


text: 14" Lavro Easy drifter. This is an older boat with a much newer trailer. The boat is used and shows it. But it is still very serviceable and will get you to the fish. It comes with 2 counter weighted Carlisle Aluminum oars with orarights ( decorative plastic cleaves have sun damage) and breakdown Carlisile oar carried under the front seat. It has a 2 part anchor system with a 3 piece chain anchor. I'll include 2 life jackets. The trailer could use a little paint but otherwise in great condition. The tires are in great shape and the spare is as new. The wheel bearings have never been in the water. In selling the boat because I'm a big guy with a bad leg and its too hard to move around. Finally the Price. $1800.00 in Ellensburg including a Yakima float to show you the ropes if desired. Greg


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After creating pop-up dinners all over the Twin Cities, the people behind Prairie Dogs Hot Dogs and Handcrafted Sausage are ready for a place of their own.
Tobie Nidetz and Craig Johnson have launched, you guessed it, a Kickstarter campaign to help fund a full restaurant serving their handmade hot dogs and sausages with a variety of gourmet toppings.
Prairie promises to go "beyond the expected and into the realm of bistro flavors and ingredients like housemade pickles, farmstead cheeses and foie gras."
The pair is in negotiations for a space on Lake Street in Uptown.
They are seeking $30,000, and backers will receive rewards ranging from getting a selfie on the restaurant's "Dog Pack" wall to a daylong sausage-making course.
Jess Fleming can be reached at 651-228-5435. Follow her at twitter.com/jessflem.


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The Jakarta Post (Bali Daily) reports that environmentalists are calling on the provincial government of Bali to pay closer attention to the state the Bay of Benoa and home to the busy port of Benoa.
Rapid development is feared to be adversely affecting water conditions and the delicate ecosystem of the bay that is surrounded by a natural mangrove forest.
A researcher and lecturer in marine science and fisheries from Bali's Udayana University, Gede Hendrawan, told Bali Daily that human development was adding to the deteriorating condition of the Benoa Bay. Mangrove forested areas have been sacrificed to development and the two rivers that drain into the bay are affecting water quality.
"Mati and Badung rivers flow to Teluk Benoa, at the same time, the rivers are heavily polluted. People living near the river often litter and throw trash in the river," Hendrawan added.
Meanwhile the reclamation of Serangan Island has served to increase the accumulation of pollutants and sediments in the bay. Nearby, Denpasar's huge rubbish tip is blamed for introducing toxic substances and heavy metals into the shoreline's ecology.
Hendrawan also warned that the construction of the Benoa-Nusa Dua Toll road is going to change how currents flow through Benoa Bay, explaining: "The installation of concrete columns along mangrove forests as the foundation of the toll road will certainly impact the water current. We have to conduct a comprehensive study on possible damages."
Once the road is in operation, the Bay and surrounding mangrove forest will also have to cope with the noxious emissions of the thousands of vehicles that will travel across the bay each day.
He noted how pledges and promises to carefully preserve mangrove areas by using construction barges to install pilings were suddenly abandoned by PT Jasa Marga who laid limestone access roadbeds under the the toll road. Sadly, warnings by local environmentalists that the new road would destroy the mangrove may prove true as the limestone roads have now isolated entire areas of the water basin.
It remains to be seen if PT Jasa Marga will honor pledges (see linked articles) to excavate the access roads, returning the free flow of water under the new toll road.
Plans are now being discussed to increase the reclamation at Serangan Island in a step environmentalists claim will only worsen the already badly damaged ecosystem surrounding Benoa Bay.
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MTO announces new puzzler for WiiWare
Puppies replace gems in new falling blocks game.
MTO is going for cute with its new WiiWare game. Minna de Asobou! Koinu de Kururin (roughly, Play Together! Puppy Kururin) is a falling blocks puzzler with a puppy theme.
The basics of the game appear at first glance to mimic other falling blocks games, with puppy faces substituted for gems and blocks. Your job is to line up like-colored pieces as they come falling down. To make pieces that you've connected together disappear, you'll have to further connect the entire bunch to a dog house. The puppies will then run into the house, clearing your blocks off the field.
You select from one of eight puppies as your in-game counterpart. Each puppy has his own skills, including a set of "Kururin Smash" special moves. The game includes six such moves, with each puppy having access to three. You make use of these moves by clearing pieces from the field and building up your Smash Meter.
Modes of play include a five stage single player mode, where you build up your playable puppy count, a challenge mode where play difficulty rises as you clear pieces, and a local split screen competitive mode for up to four players. This latter mode can be played against CPU opponents, whose difficulty can be freely set.
While the game doesn't appear to have Wi-Fi-based gameplay, there is some Wi-Fi support. Using Wi-Fi connect, you can upload your data to take part in nationwide score attacks. The game stores data for up to four local players, which can be viewed in a graph form.
Minna de Asobou! Koinu de Kururin is set for WiiWare release on October 7. The 93 block download will run you 500 WiiPoints.
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When my best friend,Hannah, and i were having a sleepover, we had a game of truth or dare and when it came to me, i picked dare. The man who lived beside her was quite a big, scary man who hated kids so her dare for me was to go up to the door of his home, knock it then run like the dickins, so i did.
It was strange when i reached the door because it was open and his wife was shaking as if she had seen a ghost. She told us that her husbasnd had become larger than ever so we decided to find out what was going on.
The forest at the back of Hannah's home was really dark, but the light of the full moon would be enough light. As we entered the forest, we could here howles and see a great big figure in the shoadows, that was coming towards us at full speed. We were baffled but, then it ran into the moonlit spot and we saw a hairy figure which looked like a wolf and we then figured it out, he was a werewolf.
Hannah started to run but i turned and called after her, telling her not to run as the thing, as we called it, will chase us. When i turned around to face it again, it was gone. I called to Hannah again, this time telling her to be like a mouse and run like a spy would. We got out alive but we never saw next doors cat again.
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Edward Ferrie's retelling of one of the most well-known of all Greek myths, in which the legendary ancient musician and poet Orpheus, still reeling from the sudden death of Eurydice, successfully implores Hades and Persephone, rulers of the underwood, to revive his beloved wife, but who tragically forgets to adhere to the caveat they impose upon her return to Earth.
Benjamin Soames' inviting, genial tone and energetic performance infuses this 30-minute book with life, making it immensely enjoyable and palatable to all audiences.
This is a story from the More Tales from the Greek Legends collection.
Bellerophon and the winged horse Pegasus launch into the blue sky in search of the dreaded three-headed Chimera, but will success go to the hero's head? Orpheus, devastated by the death of his wife, Eurydice, dares the dangers of the kingdom of the dead in an attempt to bring her back to life. Echo loves Narcissus but he only loves himself: a story that can only end in sadness. These and other colourful legends from Ancient Greece are retold in lively form by Benjamin Soames, with classical music providing further excitement.
©2006 Edward Ferrie (P)2006 Naxos AudioBooks
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short but incredible story of love. These kind of stories should be in everyone's library. highly recommended
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I love Greek Mythology, and this book is now one of my favorites. The narration is brilliant, really bringing this wonderful old myth to life. Eager to get into some more from this series.
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This was not the way he drew it up – 3 errors in Starlin Castro's debut at Wrigley Field. Ouch!
Castro committed his 1st error in the 3rd inning on an errant throw hit by Cody Ross to lead-off the inning. Bad, but as I like to tell my 3 1/2 year old daughter when she "accidentally" spills her drink – "No big deal, it happens."
The 2nd error of the game proved very costly, however. Castro's throwing error allowed Brett Carroll to reach base and he came around to score with the tying run on Chris Coglan's RBI double. That tied the game up at 1.
His 3rd error of the game proved to be the straw that broke the camel's back. Castro allowed a Hanley Ramirez grounder to skip under his glove into shallow left field for a hit. Instead of hustling after the ball, Castro took his time, which allowed Ramirez to get into 2nd base. The Cubs faithful at Wrigley Field did not appreciate that, and I don't blame them. Everyone makes mistakes, but if you're going to pout about or not give your all, than you have no one to blame but yourself. There is no excuse for Castro's actions, especially for a rookie who is supposed to be showing the rest of his teammates that he isn't one of those "prima donna" superstars who expects everything to be handed to him on a silver platter.
In 14 chances in his 4 games, Castro has 7 assists and 4 errors with 1 double play turned. You don't need to be a baseball expert who knows what OBP and WHIP are in order to understand that that is pretty bad – especially for your shortstop who is supposed to be your best defensive player up the middle.
The big thing here is that the Cubs (and Castro) don't let this fester. Castro needs to endear himself to the rest of his teammates and to the fans at Wrigley Field. I'm not saying that he is another Milton Bradley – I don't think there is any other professional ballplayer as gutless and self-centered as Bradley is, and that's saying a lot – but Castro needs to show that he is a team player. He needs to show that he will hustle on every play, even if he makes a mistake. He needs to run out every groundball and flyball that he hits. And he can't simply rely on his minor league stats or his MLB-record breaking 6 RBI's in his first big league game. The longer it takes for Castro to understand this, the longer it's going to take for Cubs fans to get behind the future star of the Cubs franchise.


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USA TODAY's Robert Bianco previews the television lineup for the weekend of May 9th -11th with 'Hawaii Five-0,' 'Blue Bloods,' 'I Remember Mama,' 'Mommie Dearest,' and 'Rosemary's Baby.' VPC
What's worth watching, and what might not be, in prime time this weekend.
Hawaii Five-0/Blue Bloods | CBS, Friday, 9 ET/PT
This popular CBS pair hit their season finales Friday. Hawaii goes out with the return of one of its favorite characters (old and new versions), Wo Fat. And Blue Bloods exits with Danny and his dad caught up in a case that higher-ups want kept secret. Chances are, cliffs will be hung.
CRITIC'S CORNER CHAT: Chats resume May 19; read the latest transcript
I Remember Mama/Mommie Dearest | TCM, Sunday, 8 ET/PT;Sundance, Sunday, 7:15 ET/PT
Much of the TV world has either forgotten that Sunday is Mother's Day or is throwing a party you'd be wise to avoid. But those with mom on their minds do have two great movies to choose from: I Remember Mama, for those with fond maternal memories, and Mommie Dearest, for those who either have less fond memories or who had mothers who passed on a love of camp. Just keep in mind that while both are based on fact, neither film should be mistaken for gospel.
'PENNY DREADFUL': Robert Bianco reviews Showtime drama
"ROSEMARY'S BABY': Robert Bianco reviews NBC mini-series
Once Upon A Time | ABC, Sunday, 8 ET/PT
ABC's wide-ranging fantasy ends its season with a two-hour finale that sends Emma and Hook into the past. Their task? To find a way back without doing anything that would risk altering the lives of those they love — or annoying those who hate these kind of butterfly-effect time-travel stories.


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I think I can explain this, but I'm afraid it won't be very helpful. Paris is likely not the scent name; it's just where MPG is based. On all of the MPG carded samples I've seen, the individual fragrance name is only written on the card. All of the vials are marked the same. So if the cards and vials become separated, you are going to be playing detective. If it is a very strong, dirty, earthy and to my nose scortched vetiver, I'd bet it was Route du Vetiver.
Can't resist a chance to google- Fleur des Comores, Racine and Parfum d'Habit are your other possibilities.


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A Guide to Wild Flowers Between the Capes
Whitish Flowers
Achillea millefoliumYarrow, Northern or Common Yarrow, Milfoil, NosebleedAlaska to Mexico, throughout North America, CircumborealFamily AsteraceaeNatuve
Yarrow is an herb that is widespread around the temperate world. It has a host of medicinal uses that include antimicrobial, analgesic, hemostatic, and styptic qualities that have made it, historically, an important wound treatment. Indeed, the generic name comes from Achilles who, in Greek mythology, applied yarrow leaves to his soldiers' open wounds. Ground or powdered yarrow can be put on bee and wasp stings to relieve pain and swelling.
Yarrow is a perennial. Its white to rarely pink or red inflorescences are borne on the ends of erect stems in flat-topped clusters called corymbs, a flower structure common to numerous members of the Asteraceae. Yarrow has ray and disk flowers, its ray flowers rounded rather than long. The distinctive yarrow leaves are alternate and highly pinnately divided, making them appear fluffy and fern-like. It blooms in the summer along the hillside.
Anaphalis margaritaceaPearly everlasting or cotton weedSouthern Alaska to California, most states outside of the Deep SouthFamily AsteraceaeNative
The pearly everlasting blooms from July into September. Each new flower has a set of thin, pearly white involucre bracts curled into a tight ball, giving the entire inflorescence an appearance of clusters of pearls. The bracts then gradually spread to reveal a center of bright yellow disk flowers. There are no ray flowers. The generic name comes from the Greek prefix "ana" meaning "up, upward, upon" and "phalos" for "light or shining white". The specific name is derived from the Greek "margarites" for "pearl". These flowers are arranged at the end of a single stem into a compound corymb.
The alternate leaves are lanceolate, or lance-shaped, shiny on top but with white wooly hairs covering the underneath side and the stems. They are reputed to have some medicinal value and have been used as a tobacco substitute. Sun lovers, pearly everlastings are common on dunes and sandy slopes.
Angelica hendersoniiHenderson's angelicaSouthern Washington to CaliforniaFamily ApiaceaeNative
Angelica lucidaSea-watch or seacoast angelicaAlaska to Northern CaliforniaFamily ApiaceaeNative
There are two angelicas along our coast that typically inhabit the shoreline environment: Henderson's angelica and sea-watch. We have mostly sea-watch between the Capes, but you can find both at Cape Meares. Angelica is from the Greek word 'angelikos' meaning heavenly or divine. Both angelicas are large plants, three to four feet tall, and are found in dunes near the ocean, especially where bluffs meet the beach. In the flowering stage, both plants look similar. The flowers are white and arranged in compound umbels. The easiest way to tell the difference between the plants is that the leaves of Henderson's angelica are wooly underneath whereas the undersides of sea-watch are glabrous (without hairs). In the fruiting stage, the fruits of the former have lateral wings, and those of the latter have thick, corky ribs. A. lucida is also known as wild celery. Its young stems and leaves are eaten by native peoples, especially those in Alaska, and the plant, including the large taproot, is used an analgesic.
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Aruncus dioicus Goatsbeard, bride's feathersAlaska to Northern California, eastern states and provincesFamily RosaceaeNative
Goatsbeard (or goat's beard) is a tall perennial found in mid to low elevations in western Oregon. Locally we see it along roadsides, trails, streams, and logged areas. It has creamy-white male and female flowers arranged in panicles that bloom in early summer. Leaves are pinnately compound. Goasbeard spreads by rhizomes. Goatsbeard is also cultivated as a garden plant.
There are four varieties of A. dioicus. The western variety we have here is identified by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as var. acuminatus (http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ARDI8). However, The Jepson Manual – Higher Plants of California (James C. Hickman, ed. 1993) and the Handbook of Western Plants by Gilkey and Dennis (2001) list it as var. pubescens, which the USDA says occurs only in Oklahoma and eastward.
Bellis perennisEnglish daisySoutheastern Alaska to California, other states and provincesFamily AsteraceaeNon-native
Found in lawns, along roadsides and trails, in fields and pastures, the familiar English daisy, a European import, is often considered an invasive weed. It is a low-lying perennial with white to rose-colored ray flowers and yellow disk flowers. Its leaves are basal and usually obovate. In Oregon, the English daisy mostly coastal and is found west of the Cascade Mountains.
Boykinia occidentalisCoastal boykinia, western boykiniaBritish Columbia to CaliforniaFamily SaxifragaceaeNative
Also known as Boykinia elata, the coastal boykinia is found in shaded forest areas west of the Cascade Mountains, from mid elevations to sea level. Look for it along the trails in Cape Lookout State Park. Flowers have five stamens and normally have five white petals, but the number may vary. The inflorescence is arranged in a panicle which stems from a leaf axil. Leaves are palmate and highly notched. Stems are covered with reddish hairs.
Cardamine occidentalis Big western bitter-cressAlaska to Northern CaliforniaFamily BrassicaceaeNative
This member of the mustard family pictured below is probably Big Western Bitter-Cress (Cardamine occidentalis), which can sometimes be seen in the sand at the driftwood line. There are many species of Cardamine, and I am not positive of the species. The four-petal flowers are white and grow in clusters near the ends of the branches. The leaves are mostly at the base of the plant. They are deeply lobed to compound with sessile side lobes and one large terminal lobe. The fruits are long siliques. Big Western Bitter-Cress is scattered through Oregon.
Castilleja ambigua subsp. ambiguaJohnny-nip, paintbrush owl's-cloverBritish Columbia to CaliforniaFamily ScrophulariaceaeNative
Johnny-nips, mostly coastal, are common along the upper levels of the salt marsh near the southern end of Netarts Bay, especially during June and July. They are annual herbs with alternate, lance-shaped leaves and yellowish flowers arranged in a spike that are partly hidden by broad, leaf-like bracts. The tips of the bracts are usually colored white, looking as if they had been dipped in white paint. There are two other subspecies native only to California.
Claytonia perfoliata subsp. perfoliataMiner's lettuceSoutheastern Alaska to California. Family PortulacaceaeNative (except possibly in Alaska)
Called miner's lettuce because early miners used the leaves in salads, this edible plant has an unusual pair of fused, fleshy stem leaves just beneath the flower cluster that are fused to form a spoon-like disk, making miner's lettuce easy to recognize. At the base of the plant is a rosette of oval leaves with long petioles, different from the fused stem leaves. Flowers are white to pale pink, with five petals, two sepals, and two stamens. Named for John Clayton, a botanist, it is common in the spring in shaded places. It is also known as Montia perfoliata.
Claytonia sibirica var. sibiricaSibirian miner's lettuce, candy flower, western spring beautyAlaska to CaliforniaFamily PortulacaceaeNative
You can find candy flowers in shaded parts of the trails during early summer in the Cape Lookout State Park and at the Cape Meares Scenic Viewpoint. The flowers are arranged in small, terminal clusters, and each has five white petals with red veins, two sepals, and two stamens. Each petal has a deep cleft on its end. There are basal leaves that are oval with long petioles, and a pair of heart-shaped stem leaves that are sessile but not fused.
Convolvulus arvensisOrchard morning gloryAll states except Alaska and most Canadian provincesFamily ConvolvulaceaeNon-native
You can find two morning glories growing between the Capes: the orchard morning glory, Convolvulus arvensis, and the beach morning glory, Convolvulus soldanella also Calystegia soldanella, a native that inhabits sand dunes and beaches.
The orchard morning glory, also called field bindweed, is an introduced species from Europe that is considered a noxious weed. It has flowers with five white to pinkish petals that are fused. The flower is somewhat larger than that of its beach cousin Convolvulus soldanella. Its leaves are variable but generally hastate, that is arrowhead-shaped with the basal lobes flaring out. It is a trailing vine that spreads by rhizomes. The Nature Conservancy cites it as one of the world's ten worst weeds. It winds around, binds, and chokes out crop plants, making it an agricultural pest. In Oregon, it is targeted for biological control.
Daucus carotaWild carrot, Queen Ann's laceAll of Continental United States and most of CanadaFamily ApiaceaeNon-native
This is the wild form of the domestic carrot. If you pull it from the ground so the root comes free, you can smell the distinct odor of carrot. The five-petal, white flowers are arranged in a compound umbel, subtended by thin, pinnately divided bracts. The leaves are tripinnately divided and resemble those of the cultivated carrot. The stems bear small, stiff hairs. It is common in our area along roadsides from early summer into autumn. It is native to Europe and was introduced into North America as a medicinal plant.
Disporum smithiiSmith's fairybell, coast fairybell, fairy lanternBritish Columbia to CaliforniaFamily LiliaceaeNative
Blooming in May, Smith's fairybell can be found in moist and shaded woods west of the Cascade Mountains. Its white flowers hang from the undersides of stems in small clusters, maturing to produce orange to red berries. The leaves are sessile, alternate, broadly lance-shaped to oval with rather pointed tips, and have prominent veins. The stem often angles where leaves attach. Look for Smith's fairybell along our local wooded trails.
Fallopia sachalinenseGiant knotweedCoastal areas from Alaska to California, Eastern States and ProvincesFamily PolygonaceaeNon-native
Often included in the wider genus Polygonum or in the genus Reynoutria, giant knotweed is native to the Sakhalin Islands of northern Japan (hence the specific name) that has invaded much of North America and Europe. This imported pest, like Japanese and Himalayan knotweeds, spreads by rhizomes and, once established, is difficult to eliminate. It is a perennial that grows to over 12 feet tall with heart-shaped (cordate) leaves that may be over a foot long. The stems are hollow and jointed, giving the appearance of bamboo. Flowers are arranged in a panicle, with pistallate and perfect flowers on separate plants. In Oregon, it is concentrated in the northwest part of the state, where it lives in damp areas, often near streams and other riparian habitats, along with the Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica with which it readily hybridizes. The resulting hybrid is the fertile Fallopia bohemica, which is often confused with Japanese knotweed. This kind of hybridization also exhibits a continuous variation of traits that blurs the concept of "species", a problem in biology which has confounded scientist since Carolus Linnaeus.
Fragaria chiloensisThe beach or coast strawberryAlaska to CaliforniaFamily RosaceaeNative
This little strawberry is another true coastal plant. It is a perennial that, like other strawberries, spreads by stolons (runners). It has thick, leathery but shiny, dentate leaves with three leaflets to a petiole. In the rose family, its flower generally has five white petals surrounding yellow pistils and stamens. Its small "berries", up to a half inch wide, edible and delicious, are botanically classified as aggregate-accessory fruits. The fleshy part of a strawberry is an expanded receptacle, the part of a flower that bears the flower organs, and the "seeds" are the actual fruits. Unfortunately, the berries can be scarce. When you find them, the best way to eat them is fresh, right off the plant. It ranges along the entire Pacific coast and can be found between Netarts and Oceanside in the drier sandy areas below the Capes Community, on the vertical bluff just north of Fall Creek, and on Netarts Spit.
Galium aparineCleavers, bedstraw, goose-grass, stickywillyAlaska to California, most of North AmericaFamily RubiaceaeNative (Introduced into Canada)
Cleavers, an annual and widely distributed plant that occurs in our locality on beaches, dunes, fields and cleared areas, can be found on Netarts Spit and other parts of Cape Lookout State Park that receive some sunlight. It is easily recognized by its sprawling nature, its whorls of six to eight lance-shaped leaves on square stems, and its hooked bristles that cling to your clothing as you brush against it. Its flowers, growing from leaf nodes, are small, whitish, with petals fused into four lobes. Galium aparine is native to North America and Eurasia, but is often considered a pest in many areas. It can be eaten if cooked.
Glaux maritima subsp. obtusifoliaSea milkwortAlaska to CaliforniaPrimulaceaeNative
According to Pojar and MacKinnon in Plants of the Pacific Northwest, it is only the subspecies obtusifolia of Glaux maritima that inhabits salt marshes, coastal sand dunes and beaches, and other subspecies dwell in inland saline marshes and wet meadows. Its sessile flowers, tucked into leaf axils, have no petals, but its five sepals are colored white and look like petals. Each flower has five stamens. Leaves are oval to oblanceolate, fleshy, and opposite. It spreads by rhizomes. You can find it along the base of Netarts Spit. Some researchers place Glaux in the family Myrsinaceae, a mainly tropical family.
Glehnia littoralis subsp. leiocarpaBeach silver-top, beach carrot, American glehniaAlaska to Northern CaliforniaFamily ApiaceaeNative
Named after Peter von Glehn, a Russian botanist (this plant also grows in Asia), this spreading perennial is confined to beaches and coastal dunes. Its small white flowers are arranged in compact umbels. Its pinnately compound leaves have fleshy leaflets with distinct veins, some with lobes. Its fruits (seen in the pictures) are borne in clusters, each with wing-like ribs. It has a long taproot. Look for it in the dunes of Netarts Spit.
Gnaphalium purpureumPurple cudweedBritish Columbia to California, many other statesFamily AsteraceaeNative
Common during the summer, the annual to biennual purple cudweed can be identified by its mostly terminal inflorescence of loosely packed small flower heads, each with outer pistilate flowers and inner perfect flowers, and hirsute, grayish, alternate leaves. The bracts beneath the flower head (the phyllaries) have pointed tips, which can be seen using a magnifying glass. The leaves are spatulate, each with a prominent midrib vein. It is the fine, wooly hairs on the stems and leaves that make the plant appear grayish-green. You can find purple cudweed in open disturbed areas, although it does not appear very purple.
Gnaphalium stramineumCotton-batting cudweedAlaska to CaliforniaFamily AsteraceaeNative
Also known as G. chilense and erroneously attributed to Chile but native to western North America, the cotton-batting cudweed is an annual or biennual that grows in dry places and can be found in the dunes on Netarts Spit. It can have several terminal clusters of flower heads, each with yellow outer pistilate flowers and inner perfect flowers, subtended by white to yellowish involucral bracts. Leaves are spatulate and hirsute, the fine wooly hairs giving them a silvery appearance.
Heracleum maximumCow parsnipAlaska to California, much of North AmericaFamily ApiaceaeNative
Cow parsnip, also known as H. lanatum, is a tall biennial or perennial, standing up to ten feet, with sweet smelling, showy white flowers arranged in a compound umbel. The flowers have five petals and five stamens. The petals are of unequal size, those on the outer edge of the umbel being the longest. The leaves are compound with three large palmate leaflets. Stems and leaves are hairy. Cow parsnips like wet places, and are common along shaded stream banks, damp meadows. They may also be found in disturbed areas such as roadsides. The generic name refers to Hercules. Cow parsnips contain furocoumarins, compounds that when absorbed by the skin, can be activated by the ultra violet portion of sunlight and cause damage to skin cells. The skin reaction can resemble sunburn or, more severely, blisters and a long-lasting hyper pigmentation at the site of the blisters.
Honkenya peploidesSeabeach sandwortNorthern Oregon to AlaskaFamily CaryophyllaceaeNative
Another fleshy beach plant, often mixed in with sea rockets along the upper beach, is seabeach sandwort (Honkenya peploides, also known as Arenaria peploides), a perennial and a member of the Pink family. It lives in sand or gravel and spreads by rhizomes. Its hairless ovate or egg shaped leaves clasp the stem in pairs that are at right angles to the next pair along the stem. The flowers, usually originating in leaf axils, have five short white petals arranged around a lobed disk. Seabeach sandwort is also found on the east coast of the United States, in Greenland, Iceland, and in Europe.
Leucanthemum vulgareOxeye daisy, margueriteAlaska to California, most of North AmericaFamily AsteraceaeNon-native
The oxeye daisy, a perennial, is a European import, probably an escaped ornamental that has become naturalized to North America. The generic name is from Greek means "white flower". Flower heads, which can be more than two inches across, are composed of white ray flowers and bright yellow disk flowers. At the base of each inflorescence is series of overlapping bracts. Clusters of leaves at the base of the plant are spatulate, pinnately lobed, and have petioles. The smaller, upper leave along the stems have toothed margins and are sessile. Oxeye daisies spread by rhizomes, and each plant can have from one to many stems. It blooms here during early and mid summer in sunlit and fairly dry areas. Look for them in sand dunes, roadsides, and fields.
Maianthemum dilatatumFalse lily-of-the-valleyAlaska to CaliforniaFamily LiliaceaeNative
False Lily-of-the-Valley is a common rhizomatous ground cover in temperate, coastal rain forest, especially in shaded Sitka spruce forest. You can find beds of them at the Cape Lookout State Park. The leaves, two to three per stem, are shiny, broad, heart-shaped, alternate, and have long petioles. Creamy-white flowers are arranged in a raceme above the leaves at the end of a long stem. They are unusual in that there are six perianth segments (the tepals) and six stamens. Clusters of red berries develop. Some researchers place M. dilatatum in the lily-like family Ruscaceae.
Malus fusca Pacific crab apple Southern Alaska to Northern CaliforniaFamily RosaceaeNative
The pacific crab apple, formerly placed in the genus Pyrus, containing the genus for pears, has now been moved to the apple genus Malus. It often grows in wetlands and along stream banks but can also thrive in drier areas. It may reach 40 feet high. Most of the trees between Netarts and Oceanside grow fairly high on the bluff above the beach, for example near the top of the stairs leading from the beach to The Capes, but one good example can be found just behind the driftwood line between Happy Camp and Fall Creek. It is very common on Netarts Spit. It bears clusters of white, five-petal flowers during May that develop into light-brown to red fruit that mature in late summer and early fall. These small apples, about half an inch long, have a very sour, lemony taste, can be eaten raw or cooked, and are favored by house finches, grosbeaks, and robins. When dried, the apples may become slightly sweeter. The leaves are alternate, irregularly serrate, or sometimes doubly serrate with larger serrate teeth bearing smaller teeth. The leaf edges are often incised into three lobes. They are deciduous. The fissured and scaly bark, though used as a medicine by native peoples, contains cyanide-producing compounds and should not be consumed. Chinook Indians called the fruit Pow-itch, and it was collected by Lewis and Clark at Fort Clatsop on January 28, 1806.
Marah oreganusCoast manroot, bigrootBritish Columbia to CaliforniaFamily CucurbitaceaeNative
Called manroot or bigroot because of its large tuber-like roots, which can be as big as basket balls, Marah oreganus, is a very bitter member of the cucumber (or gourd) family used by native peoples as a medicinal herb. Its flowers have five petals fused at their bases into a flaring bell-shaped tube. There are male and female flowers on the same plant. Its leaves are palmately lobed. The specimen pictured here with its gourd-like fruit was found near the bottom of the cliff next to Maxwell Point in Oceanside. The genus Marah is a Hebrew word meaning "bitter". It is a common trailing vine between the Capes, its grapelike leaves, curly tendrils, and white flowers prominent during the spring.
Monotropa unifloraIndian pipe, ghost plantAlaska to Northern California, most of North AmericaFamily EricaceaeNative
Indian pipe is a strange-looking, waxy white plant that lacks chlorophyll and is a heterotrope, that is, it cannot make its own food and has to get its energy elsewhere. In this case, it gets energy by parasitizing a fungus that has a relationship with another vascular plant. Fungal mycorrhizae, the thin underground filament of mushrooms (e.g., Russula) and other fungi, often form a symbiotic relationship with the roots of trees, such as pines and Douglas firs in our coastal forest. These plants supply the fungus with nutrients. The fungus, in turn, helps the tree take up water and minerals. Indian pipe parasitizes the fungus's mycorrhizae, robbing them of sugars originally produced by the tree.
Indian pipe grows in clusters in shaded, moist woods and has one nodding flower per stem. Each flower has five overlapping petals and ten stamens. Leaves are reduced to scales on the sides of the stem.
Oenanthe sarmentosaPacific water parsleySouthern Alaska to CaliforniaFamily ApiaceaeNative
Another member of the carrot family you should see on our walk is Pacific Water Parsley, a plant that enjoys moist to wet soils and grows well along the bottom slope of the bluff near the freshwater seeps. Like Angelica lusida, it is also called wild celery, but do not eat it. It is reputed to contain toxins similar to those found in the deadly water-hemlock (Cicuta douglasii), with which, because of their similar appearance, it is often confused. Pacific water parsley is a much more delicate looking plant than Angelica. Its white flowers are in compound umbels, but the plant is shorter with branching stems, pinnately divided leaves, serrate leaflets with veins projecting into each tooth, and it has the smell of celery. O. sarmentosa grows west of the Cascades in Oregon and Washington.
Oxalis oreganaRedwood sorrel, wood sorrel, Oregon oxalisBritish Columbia to CaliforniaFamily OxalidaceaeNative
Its clover-like leaves, each divided into three heart-shaped leaflets, identify this native groundcover that blankets the floor of coastal forest. It is a creeping, rhizomatous, shade-loving plant, whose leaves will fold downward in direct sunlight and unfold when returned to shade. The leaf petioles are one to six inches long. Each flower stalk bears a single white to pink, five-petal flower with maroon stripes running the length of each petal. Oxalis oregana contains oxalic acid, giving it a sour taste.
Petasites frigidus var. palmatusPalmate coltsfoot, sweet coltsfootAlaska to California, almost all of CanadaFamily AsteraceaeNative
Palmate coltsfoot is the big-leaved plant you see along shaded roadsides, especially beside State Route 131 between Netarts and Tillamook and along Whiskey Creek/Cape Lookout Road. It is a native, rhizomatous perennial that blooms in early spring. Flower heads are arrayed on the end of a single stalk. The arrays usually consist of either stamimate or pistilate flowers. An involucre of bracts subtends each flower head. Leaves along the flower stem are simple whereas the basal leaves originating from the rhizomes are large and palmately divided into deep and notched lobes. The plant is also common along streams.
Piperia elegans subsp. elegansElegant rein orchid, coastal rein orchid, coastal piperiaBritish Columbia to CalifoniaFamily OrchidaceaeNative
This small terrestrial orchid is uncommon in our area, but it can be found in dry wooded sites. I found a patch growing in the Capes development under shore pines. A single stem bears a dense spike of white flowers, each with a long spur directed downward. Leaves are in basal rosette, often drying brown when the plant is in bloom. It has rhizomes which give rise to tubers. The rhizomes are associated with fungi that help supply nutrients.
Polygonum paronychiaBlack knotweedVancouver Island to Central CaliforniaFamily PolygonaceaeNative
The black or beach knotweed is another resident of sandy beaches and coastal dunes. It is a sprawling, rather woody, perennial member of the buckwheat family. There are many species of Polygonum that go by the name 'knotweed' in Oregon. Some, like the black knotweed, are native; others, like the Japanese knotweed, are introduced and have become aggressive pests. 'Knotweed' refers to its jointed stems. The white to light pink, five-petaled flowers cluster into spikes at the ends of the stems that are interspersed with leaves. The leaves are lanceolate with edges that are curled under. It is common in the dunes and upper beach.
Polygonum polystachum (also P. polystachyum, and Reynoutria polystacha)Himalayan knotweedBritish Columbia to CaliforniaFamily PolygonaceaeNon-native
This invasive knotweed can be found in a patch where Netarts Bay Road meets Whiskey Creek Road. Its alternating leaves are lanceolate, more than twice as long as wide, smaller that those of the giant knotweed, and often, but not always, lobed at the base. The mid-vein in mature leaves may be a reddish-brown. Stems are also reddish brown at maturity, each with sheathing modified stipules, the nodal ocreae, at the leaf nodes. Flowers are white and arranged in a panicle. The plant has extensive rhizomes that spread aggressively. Like other invasive knotweeds, fragments of rhizomes can produce new plants.
Rubus armeniacusHimalayan blackberryBritish Columbia, Most Western States, and many Eastern StatesFamily RosaceaeNon-native
Few rapid spreading, invasive plants have any redeeming value, but the Himalayan blackberry, Rubus armeniacus (also Rubus procerus and Rubus discolor) has tasty edible berries that are also prized in jams, jellies, pies and cobblers. The vine is considered a pest because it spreads in disturbed areas into impenetrable briar patches that, like some other invasives, crowd out all other vegetation, its dense root structures sucking up water needed by other plants. Patches can expand to cover acres of land. The 'berries', actually aggregate fruits, are eaten by birds which spread the seeds, and the seeds, even after passing through the bird's digestive tract, germinate easily. Its white-to-light pink flowers begin to bloom in May and the berries are ripe in July, August, and into September. At the end of each cluster of berries is a terminal berry that usually ripens first and can be the largest in the cluster. The plants have three to five leaflets on very thorny green to red canes. Despite its name, it is native to Western Europe, not the Himalayas. It was introduced into North America in 1885 as a cultivar that escaped and became naturalized along the West Coast. It grows rapidly, up to 7 meters in a single season, and bears fruit its second year. Logan berries, Boisen berries, and Marrion berries are all hybrid cultivars of the R. armeniacus.
Rubus laciniatusEvergreen or cutleaf blackberryBritish Columbia, most Western and Eastern StatesFamily RosaceaeNon-native
The other introduced Western European blackberry, Rubus laciniatus, the evergreen or cutleaf blackberry has similar edible fruit and wickedly thorny canes but can be identified by its pinnately divided leaf with five highly divided, jaggedly toothed leaflets.
Rubus parviflorusThimbleberrySoutheastern Alaska to California, many western states and provinces.Family RosaceaeNative
This common native shrub grows mostly in open sites such as roadsides, shorelines, clearings, and in open forest. Its white flowers have five crinkly petals, five sepals, many stamens, and grow in clusters. Leaves are simple, palmate like a maple leaf, hairy on both sides, and deciduous. It bears aggregate fruits with juicy red druplets that, when ripe, can be pull off the central core (the torus), leaving the "berry" to resemble a thimble. The fruits are edible and tasty (at least to me). Stems do not have prickles.
The thimbleberry gall wasp Diastrophus kincaidii will form swellings (galls) on the stems of thimbleberries, sometimes weakening branches. There may be many wasps per gall.
Rubus ursinusWild, trailing, or California blackberryBritish Columbia to CaliforniaFamily RosaceaeNative
There are three kinds of black berries growing in our area, one native, the wild black berry and two introduced species, the Himalayan and cutleaf or evergreen blackberry. The native wild or trailing blackberry and the Himalayan blackberry are very common. The cutleaf blackberry is less common. I have found it several places near the shore of Netarts Bay, just off the Netarts Highway.
The wild blackberry, the most delicate of the three species, has relatively thin prickly vines that often trail along the ground or over fallen logs. The white or sometimes pinkish flowers are five-petaled, the petals narrower than the more rounded ones on the Himalayan berry flowers. The leaves have three to five leaflets, each coarsely toothed and usually without hairs. Botanically speaking, the berries are not true berries, but are called aggregate fruits, with each element of the aggregate called a drupelet. Tomatoes, grapes and red peppers are true berries because the fleshy part of the fruit is from the entire ovary wall. Aggregate fruits come from flowers with a number of simple pistils that develop into an aggregate of drupelets. However, for convenience, we will call them berries. The berries of R.. ursinus are smaller than those of the other blackberries, and their drupelets are often more numerous. In my opinion, the wild blackberry is the tastiest of the three species. If you can gather enough, they make excellent jellies, cobblers, and pies. The shrubs, which grow best in disturbed areas, are dioecious, that is there are male and female shrubs. So, if you see a patch with no berries, it is likely a male shrub.
Salicornia virginicaAmerican glasswort, Virginia pickleweedAlaska to CaliforniaFamily ChenopodiaceaeNative
Salicornia virginica is a creeping, salt-loving, perennial member of the salt-marsh community around Netarts Bay, just as it is in salt marshes around the country. You can find it mixed with salt grass (Distichlis) and Jaumea. Its branches are succulent and swollen, resembling pickles, and it tastes salty. Minute flowers are usually bunched in threes and attached to joint rings around the end of a stem along with flat, round bracts.
Sambucus racemosaRed elderberryAlaska to California, most of North AmericaFamily CaprifoliaceaeNative
Red elderberry is a very common native shrub (or small tree) that can be seen along most of our roadsides, blooming profusely in April and loaded with bright red berry-like drupes in June and July. It likes moist environments and is often a riparian plant. It will tolerate moderate shade. Flowers are small, creamy-white, and arranged in pyramidal clusters (a cyme). Each flower has a five-lobed corolla. Leaves are opposite, compound, with five to seven lanceolate leaflets. Each leaflet has a serrulate edge and a pointed tip. Fruits are seedy but edible if cooked. There are several subspecies and varieties, and ours is S. racemosa var. arborescens.
Trifolium repensWhite clover, Dutch cloverAlaska to California, almost most of North AmericaFamily FabaceaeNon-native
White clover, native to Eurasia and North Africa but well naturalized to North America, is probably our most common clover. It is a perennial found in lawns, pastures, and along roadsides. It is purposely planted for cattle and sheep food, for honey production, and to improve soil for future crops by fixing nitrogen. Flower heads are white, sometimes with a pink tint, without an involucre, and having a long peduncle. Leaves are trifoliate, each leaflet ovate, finely toothed on its edges, and having a light-colored, U-shaped mark. It has creeping stems, and it roots at nodes.
Triglochin maritimaSeaside arrow-grassAll of Canada and the United States, except the Southern StatesFamily JuncaginaceaeNative
A member of the Arrow-Grass family, this unusual looking plant has flowers arranged in spikes or racemes up to two feet high. It grows sporadically in alkaline freshwater marches or salt marshes. It occurs in Netarts Bay in dense assemblages just above the Baltic Rush and the American Three-square. It forms tufts from a creeping rootstock and rhizomes. Leaves are fleshy, basal, rounded on one side, nearly flat on the other. In the photo of the cross section of the leaf, the light colored projections are four of the five vascular bundles that run the length of the leaf.
This plant is poisonous to cows, sheep, and other ruminants. It contains two cyanogenic glycosides, taxiphyllin and triglochinin, that release hydrogen cyanide during mastication. During drought, the level of toxicity can increase.
Trillium ovatumWestern trillium, trinity flowerBritish Columbia to CaliforniaFamily LiliaceaeNative
The western trillium is one of the most emblematic and recognized flowers of the Pacific Northwest. It is our spring lily of the woods. This gorgeous three-petaled , usually white, flower grows locally along the wooded trails of Cape Lookout State Park and the Cape Meares Scenic Viewpoint where it is shaded by Douglas fir and Sitka spruce, western hemlock, red alder, sword ferns, and salal. You can not mistake the western trillium for any other flower. It has three broadly lance-shaped petals, which are usually white when young but can be pink or violet, six yellow stamens, three lanceolate sepals that lie between the petals, and three broadly ovate sessile leaves in a whorl atop a naked stem. Petals will also turn pink to purple with age. It is a perennial that grows from rhizomes. It likes wet winters but will tolerate dry summers.
Holodiscus discolorOcean spray, ironwood, creambushBritish Columbia to California, other western statesFamily RosaceaeNative
Ocean Spray is a large perennial shrub or small tree that blooms in the early summer. Its cream-colored flowers are borne in pendent clusters that resemble the froth of an ocean breaker. Each fragrant flower is small, less than one eighth inch in diameter, with five petals and numerous stamens. Leaves are alternate. Each is has conspicuous veins, and toothed margins. It ranges in elevation from sea level to mountains. You can find it in our area along forest edges and open woods. The common name ironwood refers to its uncommonly hard wood, which can be made even harder by heating over a fire. It was used by western Native Americans for bows and arrows, digging sticks, and spear shafts.
Cerastium arvenseField chickweedAlaska to California, most of North AmericaFamily CaryophyllaceaeNative
Chickweed is a common perennial in meadows, lawns, rocky outcrops, and coastal cliffs from low to sub-alpine elevations. I have found it in the Cape Lookout State Park campground. Flowers have five, deeply notched white petals that are two to three times as long as the sepals. Leaves are lanceolate, pointed at the tips, opposite, and covered with fine hairs. There may be group of secondary leaves in the leaf axils. It is rhizomatous, it grows close to the ground, and it flowers after its second year in the spring and summer.
Cerastium glomeratumSticky mouse-ear chickweedAlaska to California, much of North AmericaFamily CaryophyllaceaeNon-native
Imported from Eurasia, the sticky mouse-eared chickweed is common in fields, roadsides, open woods, and in our area on cliff faces. The one pictured here was on the cliff above Lost Boy Beach. It is a annual that is decumbent or somewhat erect with white flowers having five deeply notched petals that are equal in length to or shorter than the sepals. The inflorescence is arranged as a cyme. Leaves are sessile, opposite obovate and hairy, resembling mouse ears.
Clatonia exigua Pale miner's lettuce, serpentine springbeautyBritish Columbia to CaliforniaFamily PortulacaceaeNative
Pale miner's lettuce is an annual herb that grows close to the ground. It is glaucous and fleshy with a cluster of spatulate basal leaves and opposite stem leaves that are fused at their bases just beneath the inflorescence. Flowers are regular with five white petals that are about twice the length of the sepals. It likes our local sandy soils. I found this plant in the Cape Commity, growing along a trail to the beach.
Conioselinum gmelinii Pacific hemlock parsleyAlaska to CaliforniaFamily ApiaceaeNative
Also known as C. pacificum and C. chinense, this is primarily a coastal plant that prefers damp soils. Local specimens were found at Cape Meares on the south pathway leading to the lighthouse. It is a perennial with a compound umbel inflorescence of small, white, five-petal flowers. Leaves are compound and pinnately divided with deeply lobed leaflets. The leaf petiole has a basal sheath that clasps the hairless stem. The fruit is ribbed with a short conical projection at the tip. The plant grows to about three feet high, and has an edible carrot-like taproot that was harvested by native peoples.
Hydrophyllum tenuipesSlender stem waterleaf, Pacific waterleafSouthern British Columbia to Northern CaliforiniaFamily HydrophyllaceaeNativeSlender stem waterleaf occurs in shaded, moist forest, west of the Cascades. This specimen was found along the trail leading south from the Cape Lookout campground. It is a rhizomatous perennial. Greenish-white to lavender flowers are clustered at the end of a single erect stem. Each flower has five petals, five sepals that may be bristly on the margins, and five stamens which are twice as long as the petals and often have purple filaments. The pistil also protrudes from the center of the flower. Leaves are alternate, deeply lobed, and each lobe is toothed. Roots were eaten by Native Americans. Hydrophyllum is from Greek for "water-leaf" and tenuipes is derived from the Latin "tenuis" for slender.
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Jason, HBase replication is for between two HBase clusters as you state. What you are seeing is merely the expected behavior within a single cluster. DFS replication is not involved directly here - the shell ends up acting like any other HBase client and constructing the scan the same way (i.e. finding the right region servers to do the scan by contacting ZK, region server serving .META., issuing the scan requests to the proper RSes, etc.). It doesn't matter where you are running the client from. There is no "replicating HBase tables" within the same cluster - you're just accessing the same table from different clients. Hope this helps, - Dave On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 7:04 AM, Jason Huang <email@example.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I am a bit confused how configurations of hbase replication and dfs > replication works together. > > My application deploys on an HBase cluster (0.94.3) with two Region > servers. The two hadoop datanodes run on the same two Region severs. > > Because we only have two datanodes, dfs.replication was set to 2. > > The person who configured the small cluster didn't explicitly set the hbase > replication configs, which includes: > > (1) in ${HBASE_HOME}/conf/hbase-site.xml, hbase.replication is not set. I > think the default value is "false" according to > http://hbase.apache.org/replication.html. > > (2) in the table,Replication_Scope is set to 0 (by default). > > However, even without setting hbase.replication and replication_scope, it > appears that the tables are duplicated in the two Region servers (as I can > go to the shells of these two region servers and find the duplicate rows > from a scan). > > My question is - does the default dfs replication takes care of replicating > hbase tables within the same cluster so we don't need to set up the hbase > replication configs? And only when we need to replicate hbase from one > cluster to another cluster should we set up the hbase replication configs > (1) and (2) above? > > thanks! > > Jason >
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Forums → Popular Media → [Necro] One Piece
ive been watching one piece eps for sometime.. and now Luffy appears on my Dreams O_O
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whenever you do something rather often for a long period of time, your subconcious starts dreaming about it.
it happened to me six months into me checking groceries at the store I work at. it still does on occasion.
This should go into popular media.
One piece shouldn't have anime. It's only good for manga.
I'm in the same line of work as Blade (I bag the grocery's), and I can vouch for his claim that you start to dream about it after it becomes part of your routine.
Was it something like a lucid dream??
just imagine what it would be like to have Mr. 2 dance through your dreams...
@riolee2 howecome, what makes you say it should not be an anime?
i enjoyed the anime till i began to read the manga. now i read only the manga because fillers...
if you could find any devil fruit, which one would it be and why? to make it more difficult: you can not take one that is allready taken, but you can create your own.
Well, the anime doesn't have that many fillers compared to some other manga/anime combo's (naruto anyone?)
i still watch both
i'd choose an absorption type fruit to absorb elements and after training maybe even be able to use haki to absorb other devil fruit powers.
I would take a fruit that would let me turn into diamonds my idea
I would eat a fruit that allows me to turn myself into sea prism stone without limiting my ability.
Think about it.
I would totally decimate everyone.
I'll choose the fruit that trafalgar law ate..
I'm a fan of one piece but I don't dream about him LOL
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Eat more beans. Loaded with fiber and vitamins, beans can be canned or dried. Dried beans require a little forethought but return the effort with good taste. Soak them before you go to bed, even if you don't know what to do with them the next day. After soaking, simmer them for 1-2 hours. Add salt to taste. Keep them in a container all week to have in different combinations. This gratin can be reheated for lunch, frozen for a future dinner. It will warm you up on a cold day.
Use whatever vegetables you have, or get those you like. Try with fennel, winter squash, celeriac, turnips. Any knobby root will do well here. You can roast a tray of vegetable scraps and mix them into the beans with some of the cooking liquid. Top with bread crumbs. Add grated Parmesan cheese if you want it richer.
Think of it as a fast cassoulet. Make it vegetarian by replacing the bacon with olive oil. This is French peasant food: cheap, hearty and full of flavor. Even more so on a snowy day.
Bean and Winter Vegetable Gratin
½ pound dried pinto or cranberry or red beans, rinsed and soaked overnight or 2 fifteen-ounce cans of beans, drained and rinsed
½ pound thick sliced bacon, cut crosswise into ¼" matchsticks (about 2 cups) – optional; replace with ¼ cup olive oil for cooking vegetables
1 carrot, diced (about ½ cup)
2 stalks of celery, diced (about ½ cup)
1 leek, white and light green part only, washed carefully and diced (about 1 cup)
½ pound mushrooms, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
Thyme leaves, minced (about 1 teaspoon)
6 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
10 fresh sage leaves, minced (about 4 teaspoons)
1 cup tomatoes, diced, fresh or canned
1½ cups bread crumbs, preferably homemade and rough cut
Drain the soaked beans and cover with fresh water by 2 inches in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat and skim off any foam. Simmer gently 1-2 hours or until the beans are tender (older beans take longer). Add more water if necessary during the cooking. Season to taste with salt. Set the beans aside to cool in their liquid.
Heat bacon or olive oil in a heavy-bottomed pan over a medium heat. When bacon is crisped and brown, remove from pan, reserving bacon fat in pan. Add the diced vegetables to the oil (bacon oil or olive oil), and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Add garlic, sage and salt. Cook for a few minutes, then stir in tomatoes and cook an additional 5 minutes. Stir in 1 teaspoon of salt.
Drain the beans, reserving the cooking liquid. Mix the beans with the vegetables and put into a medium-sized gratin or baking dish. Taste for salt. Add enough bean liquid to almost cover. Drizzle with olive oil. Cover with bread crumbs.
Bake for 40 minutes in a pre-heated 350°F oven, checking occasionally. If the gratin is drying out, carefully spoon in a little bean liquid, avoiding to get the crumbs wet.


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First Lady Anna Darmond has been kidnapped in a bloody gunfight. It's an unthinkable crime that, if revealed, could cause public panic, so hostage rescue specialist Jonathan Grave and his team must operate in absolute secrecy. But the mission is not all it seems. There are shadows in Mrs. Darmond's past; Cracks in the presidential marriage; Leaks in the country's critical shields of security.
As Grave tracks the missing First Lady through a labyrinth of lies and murder, he confronts a traitor at the highest level of Washington power - and a devastating scheme to bring a nation to its knees.
©2013 John Gilstrap (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
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"Loved it!"
After reading a few reviews that said this book had an "unrealistic " storyline, I remind these folks that this is fiction not a factual story. After stating this I must say I enjoyed both the writing and the narration. I highly recommend this to fans of the mystery/thriller genre. If you've listened to this series you won't be disappointed.
I've enjoyed previous books in this series more. The plot line in High Treason deals with a very messy White House. However, considering today's messy reality, perhaps I simply didn't enjoy the story.
I love the Jonathan Grave series but this was out of control. The premise was so flawed. Mr Gilstrap was asking us to suspend all knowledge of facts and how the world actually works. Just way too much.
"Excellent story that had even greater potential"
The Jonathan Grave series by John Gilstrap is good "fill in listening" when I do not have a really good suspense thriller to listen to. I listened to this book three years ago and did not write a review. I'm currently listening to Book 2 in the series (Hostage Zero). High Treason is an excellent suspense thriller that could have been better. Grave and his team are charged with recovering the kidnapped wife of the president of the US.
"just Awful"
The narrator is what ruined this book for me, i just couldn't listen to the phony voices for another second.
"Can't Rescue This One"
While the Jonathan Grave series got off to a promising start with "No Mercy," the quality of each successive offering in the franchise has been gradually declining until here, in the fifth novel of the series, it hits rock bottom.
I'm a big fan of political action adventure fairy tales - the really good ones share a commonality - they present a credible or plausible premise at the core of whatever fanciful plot the author chooses to spin. Unfortunately, the premise of High Treason is so far-fetched, so outside the lines of plausibility that the suspension of disbelief becomes a chore akin to bench pressing a piano, rather than a willing pleasure.
Add a stilted dialogue, read by narrator with a very limited range of expression and limited voice characterization skills - and I found myself asking when this clunker was going to be over.
"story was ok"
Seems a repeat of other books in series, but really enjoyed the narrator, perfect for this series, finally the change of narrator was definitely a good one and really only rig that kept me listening, hopefully this Marriott will continue reading series.
"Not his best"
- but still a very enjoyable listen. Hopefully the series will continue - and we get a bit more realistic plot and characters
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The world's first guaranteed service for containerized trade is moving into Mexico, extending the reach of day-definite delivery to shippers throughout North America.
APL Logistics and Con-way Freight said today their OceanGuaranteed service for less-than-containerload (LCL) cargo from Asia will now reach all major metropolitan markets in Mexico. It's the biggest expansion yet of the three-year-old program that combines ocean and truck transportation to deliver cargo to a customer's store door.
'We're already serving most of the continent with day-definite service,' said APL Logistics President Jim McAdam.' 'We're pleased that we can now extend OceanGuaranteed throughout North America by incorporating the very important Mexican market.'
OceanGuaranteed debuted in 2006 as a China-to-US service. It expanded last year into Canada.' With the addition of Mexico, origin ports in Asia are now connected for the first time to every major North American market via day-definite delivery.
Day-definite means that cargo arrives on a date agreed to by the shipper and carrier.' If it doesn't, the shipper is refunded a portion of the transportation fee.
'OceanGuaranteed has proven to be very popular with shippers in the US and Canada who need a high degree of assurance that cargo will arrive when they need it,' said John Labrie, President of Con-way Freight. 'We're confident it will prove equally popular with Mexican shippers who need reliability at favorable rates.'
APL Logistics, a leading supply chain management company; and Con-way Freight, one of the top less-than-truckload (LTL) trucking companies in the US; launched OceanGuaranteed to compete with highly reliable but expensive air freight carriers. The service is not only the first of its kind; it's up to 60% less expensive than airfreight.
OceanGuaranteed cargo moves from Asia on vessels operated by APL, the world's seventh largest container carrier.' Con-way Freight then transports shipments to final destinations.
Because the ships, trucks and terminals in the OceanGuaranteed network are owned by one of the two partners or their affiliates, they can provide expedited service. That includes late-gate privileges at origin ports and first-off priority at the Port of Los Angeles where the vessels arrive. OceanGuaranteed's on-time performance record is better than 98%.
For its new Mexico service, OceanGuaranteed cargo will be transported on dedicated Con-way Freight trucks from Los Angeles to Laredo, Texas. From there cargo will cross the border to Mexico with delivery via a Con-way Freight affiliate to the final destination.


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Steven Tyler's first official solo single has his doofiest parenthesis-abusing title since "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)." He uses an Aerosmith-style guitar riff and some chintzy synth drums, but he can't shape them into anything resembling an Aerosmith song – it sounds more like late-period Genesis, circa "I Can't Dance." Even when he honks a harmonica, it's impossible not to notice how offensively wussy the guitars are. "(It) Feels So Good" ends up sounding like a cry for help, in the form of Aerosmith's Joe Perry and Brad Whitford.
Listen to "(It) Feels So Good":
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"You don't know what it's like in my head" (The Newsroom)
It's highly unlikely that I was the only person in the world to sit up and take notice of that line (or any other line I've ever sat up and taken notice of, for that matter.) Yet, the irrational feeling that that's exactly the case never fails to take hold of me at moments like these. I suppose, the words that affect us the most strikingly, whether read or heard, usually find us in such an atmosphere of privacy that we can't help but feel singled out.
There are the combinations of words we admire for their sheer beauty, the ones we appreciate for the wisdom they evidence and impart, the ones we welcome as lessons worth learning, and then there are those that simply act like mirrors, that enable us to see ourselves, that describe something in us we lacked either the proper tools to carve into visibility or the occasion/need to put into words.
You never know who you're gonna meet, do you?
(Silvia Broome in The Interpreter)
How do we keep the experience?
(Ouisa Kittredge in Six Degrees of Separation)
You've just always been this fucking thing that swallows me.
(Diana in Nine Lives)
I always feel like a freak because I'm never able to move on like this.
(Celine in Before Sunset)
I think… Maybe I've never wanted this to change.
(Joanna in Last Night)
Little pieces of me in each of those and also this latest:
I'm tired of people telling me it's a "just get over it" situation. Fuck you. You don't know what it's like in my head.
(Will McAvoy in The Newsroom)
Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels) of Aaron Sorkin's HBO series The Newsroom is a misfit with his fair share of gumption. Things do not affect him the way they would the average person. Nor does he cope with things the way the average person would.
In the episode "Bullies," during a visit to a psychiatrist, Will is confronted over the strangeness of his behavior, judged and cornered into admitting his actions don't seem normal. He shoots back, "Fuck you. You don't know what it's like in my head."
That line is still reverberating in mine.
Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) of Moneyball uttered a lesson-worth-learning sort of line in that movie, from another screenplay partly credited to Sorkin, that I think fits in nicely here as the piece of advice Will McAvoy does not and would never need. "It's a problem you think we need to explain ourselves. Don't," Billy Beane cautions. I'm convinced it's precisely the thought that comes into Will's head and makes him shoot back so decisively.
I'm still knocked out by that certainty and defiance. I find it stunning. Will does not follow through on the promise of that line, doesn't fulfill its potential or own his strangeness 100% but still, the line is there. "You don't know what it's like in my head." Nobody knows what it's like in anyone else's head. We're kept perpetually occluded, to paraphrase Philip K. Dick, we're kept from a deeper understanding of other people's experience, save for the rare radiant moment when a connection is established and communication perfected.
Our heads create very specific contexts for the events of our lives, major and minor alike. We often decide for ourselves which is which, prioritize the minor over the major, relegate the major to a negligible detail, and struggle to reconcile what is, with what is expected.
On the expected front, we are taught to feel bad about being uncomfortable degrees of different. We are taught to work hard at seeming normal. We are implicitly egged on to work hard at seeming, period. Seeming is more often than not the ultimate objective as well as one of the most important things we'll supposedly ever master.
Some years ago while exploring the age-old adage of being oneself and its implications, I referred to a few lines from The Madness of King George (that post, here) on the importance of seeming, or rather the importance placed on seeming. Will understands and acknowledges it. Enough to avail himself of the mitigating "I'm gonna return it!" not once, but twice. He understands and goes along but only so far. When pushed into a corner, when made to feel ashamed for having done what felt only right to him, he fights back, without discernible thought or consideration. He gives in to a primal instinct, a gut reaction that prevails over the suffocating pressure to seem, caution deliberately thrown to the wind. A modulated, rebellious, triumphant "Fuck you" which made me want to high five him.
Weirdness, visible to the naked eye, unashamed and duly unexplained.
Here the exchange in its entirety:
Dr. Jack Habib: So, as soon as you heard they were doing opposition research, you ran over to Tiffany and bought the ring?
Will McAvoy: That's insane. I just sent my agent or it would've shown up in the papers.
Dr. Jack Habib: Will…
Will McAvoy: I'm gonna return it!
Dr. Jack Habib: Does that seem normal to you?
Will McAvoy: The world is made up of two kinds of people, the ones who think they're normal and the ones who know there's no such thing.
Dr. Jack Habib: Great. You took one semester of Intro to Adult Psych but the world is made up of a lot more than two kinds of people. And I was speaking in the psychiatric sense of the word. Does going out and buying a ring…
Will McAvoy: …which I'm going to return.
Dr. Jack Habib: …as bizarre, I don't know what to call it… seem normal to you?
Will McAvoy: You weren't around for the exposition, Jack.
Dr. Jack Habib: She had an affair with her ex-boyfriend.
Will McAvoy: For four months, while she was with me.
Dr. Jack Habib: It's four years later.
Will McAvoy: And you know why I don't talk about it? Because I'm tired of people telling me it's a "just get over it" situation. Fuck you. You don't know what it's like in my head.
(The Newsroom - "Bullies" - Aaron Sorkin)
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perfect. when I heard him saying that, was like he was saying something I wanted to say for so long, and he put in words, perfectly. including the "fuck you" part. ;)
was cool to know someonelse had the same impact I did.
for me there are many other sentences in the middle of books, movies, series. that I dont know if make such a impression on most people, but for me was like remarcable.
"you fool", in Jane Eyre movie adaptation by Franco Zeffirelli, I think is such a small scene, but for me was a great moment. is good to see other people noticing the small details.
sorry if my text is confusea
Not confusing at all! (for future reference, I do speak Portuguese if you feel more comfortable with that)
I don't remember the Zeffirelli version of Jane Eyre very well, which means I'm probably due for a second viewing. But yeah, I love little moments like that… little things…
Thanks a lot for the comment! It's always great to hear from like-minded people! :)


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Douglas Kmiec, the "pro-life" law professor whose outspoken stumping for Barrack Obama dismayed former allies, recently speculated that the President-elect would likely tap Supreme Court Justices in the mold of David Souter and Stephen Breyer, both supporters of the Roe v. Wade abortion decision. Kmiec's list includes Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh, a name also on other pundits' short lists.
Given the ages of certain Justices — Ruth Bader Ginsburg and John Paul Stevens are 75 and 88, respectively, followed by Antonin Scalia and Anthony Kennedy, both 72 – it is likely that a first-term Obama Administration will get to nominate at least one jurist to the top bench and likely more.
A Koh nomination would revive debate over the importation of "transnational" social norms on contentious issues like abortion and "gay rights," as well as over the concept of sovereignty. In his academic writings, Koh has redefined sovereignty as "a nation's capacity to participate in international affairs," blurring any distinctive nation-state identity. Koh goes on to say that the way a nation exercises sovereignty responsibly is to accept all United Nations (UN) documents and the UN human rights review process. Besides being a law professor and dean, Koh was a high-ranking State Department official during the Clinton years and likely advised in such controversial conferences as Cairo+5 and Beijing+5.
This past term, the Supreme Court took a step away from transnationalism in the case Medellín v. Texas , holding that domestic constitutional principles outweighed a World Court directive. Given the current composition of the Court, with four solid "conservative" votes — Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Scalia – replacing Scalia could tip the balance in future cases. So too could the loss of Kennedy, who joined the Medellín majority and remains a swing vote.
Debate over the applicability of foreign norms has been most pronounced in death penalty jurisprudence. A 2004 case holding the execution of the mentally retarded to be unconstitutional referred in passing to the overwhelming disapproval of the practice by the world community. In that case, Atkins v. Virginia, Koh authored an influential "friend-of-the-court" brief arguing for the incorporation of international norms.
Koh's efforts bore full fruit in the 2005 case Roper v. Simmons¸ where the Court cited international opinion as confirming the unconstitutionality of state juvenile death penalty statutes. Its reference to the Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) earned a rebuke from Scalia, noting that the United States never ratified the CRC and made a reservation upon ratification of the ICCPR protecting individual states' rights to impose capital punishment upon those aged 16 to 18 who commit murder.
Substantively more worrisome to social conservatives, however, is the importation of abortion and homosexual "rights" by the Supreme Court. In Lawrence v. Texas, the Supreme Court overturned state statutes criminalizing sodomy, referencing evolving international norms.
Koh is perceived as championing abortion and homosexual rights, pointing to developments in other jurisdictions as indicating a shift in world opinion that should be reflected in constitutional law. This past October, he chaired a panel discussion on "Transnational Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Rights" at a Yale conference which predicted "dramatic changes in the near future" in Supreme Court jurisprudence in these areas.
If nominated, the prolific Koh would be the first Asian-American jurist to be tapped for the Supreme Court.


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The weather has been cold and wet the past few days which only means one thing in our house- soup. After forgetting my umbrella yesterday and thus getting soaked on the way to the car, I came home and immediately set out to make a big pot of soup. Nothing makes me feel cozier or more comfortable. Ahhhh. This is just a plain 'ol, good-for-the-soul chicken soup…with a splash of cream to give it a little richness. Nothing fancy or difficult- just warm and full of comfort. Perfect for cold rainy days! And it tastes even better if you snuggle up to your hubby on the couch while you eat! Now THAT makes for good soup! 🙂
Creamy Chicken and Vegetable Soup
2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
4-6 medium-sized carrots, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
2 medium-sized potatoes, cut into cubes
1 cup frozen or canned corn
6 cups chicken broth
salt and pepper to taste
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup heavy cream or half and half
handful chopped parsley
**Feel free to add in any other vegetables you like- frozen peas, green beans, zucchini…whatever!
Place carrots, celery, onion, garlic, chicken broth, bay leaf, salt and pepper in a large stockpot over medium heat. Bring to a boil and cook for 15-20 minutes, until the vegetables are tender. Stir in the chicken, potatoes and corn. Simmer for another 20-30 minutes. Check for seasoning then add in the heavy cream and chopped parsley.
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I'm adding this to my list to try, looks great for a cold night!
I love recipes with simple in the title! 🙂 Thanks!! I'll definitely be trying this one!
Mmmmmm soup, the perfect comfort food. It's been very chilly here so it won't be long before I'm making big pots of soup too!
This is my kind of food. Perfect for the weather we've had this week. I bet it would be good with leftover rotisserie chicken too.
Comment by Paula {Salad in a Jar} — November 3, 2010 @ 10:02 PM
This soup has comfort and delicious written all over it.
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Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 at 2.8GHz
OS: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4350 w/ 512MB GRAM
A couple of months ago I started having random system crashes (BSOD and the like) related to some part of the ATI driver package, regardless of whether I was playing SK, another game, or for that matter just clicking on something in Windows. Today I was advised to completely re-install the drivers, which I did without any major problems. All games (specifically, Alien Swarm and Supreme Commander) worked perfectly. However, when attempting to start SK I got the following message.
We were unable to initialize the game's graphical display. Please take the following steps to ensure compatibility:
Visit the technical support forum for up-to-date information and suggestions.
Make sure your system satisfies the game's minimum requirements.
Update your video drivers.
Ensure that hardware video acceleration is fully enabled.
I followed all steps in the initial tech support thread: checked the drivers (current), checked Java (current), then uninstalled SK using the Steam client and re-installed. There has been no change. The message is unhelpful, as DirectX video acceleration is online and the drivers are fully updated. What's going on?


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Gopher plant blooming on schedule
Shrugging off the ice that set back other flowering plants last week, gopher plant (Euphorbia rigida) seemed to drawl a Matthew McConaughey "alright, alright, alright" and kept right on blooming.
Looking back at last year's posts, I see that the gophers are flowering right on schedule.
A determined show of spring color despite a winter threatening to extend into mid-March.
Its chartreuse bracts electrify the garden…
…and pick up the sunny yellow of 'Color Guard' yucca.
I'm glad these gophers override the groundhog in declaring winter over.
The first brave Texas bluebonnet agrees.
Is anything declaring spring in your garden?
All material © 2006-2014 by Pam Penick for Digging. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.


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The Bears did so two years ago with a move in February 2011 that cleared $8.4 million in cap savings, a year after he signed an $84 million, six-year contract, the largest in franchise history. Peppers is due a base salary of $12.9 million in 2013 and has a cap number of $16,383,333 -- about 13 percent of the entire team's cap.


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Scientists Create Nano-Patterned Superconducting Thin Films
Scientists Create Nano-Patterned Superconducting Thin Films
A team of scientists from Bar-Ilan University, Israel, and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has fabricated thin films patterned with large arrays of nanowires and loops that are superconducting -- able to carry electric current with no resistance -- when cooled below about 30 kelvin (-243 degrees Celsius). Even more interesting, the scientists showed they could change the material's electrical resistance in an unexpected way by placing the material in an external magnetic field.
"Such superconducting nanowires and nano-loops might
eventually be useful for new electronic devices -- that is the long-term vision," said Brookhaven Lab physicist Ivan Bozovic, who synthesized the superconducting films. "That is the long-term vision."
He and his collaborators describe the research in Nature
Nanotechnology, published online June 13, 2010.
It has been a long-standing dream to fabricate
superconducting nano-scale wires for faster, more powerful electronics. However, this has turned out to be very difficult if not impossible with conventional superconductors because the minimal size for the sample to be superconducting -- known as the coherence length -- is large. For example, in the case of niobium, the most widely used superconductor, it is about 40 nanometers. Very thin nano-wires made of such materials wouldn't act as superconductors.
However, in layered copper-oxide superconductors, the
coherence length is much smaller -- about one or two nanometers within the copper-oxide plane, and as small as a tenth of a nanometer out-of-plane. The fact that these materials operate at warmer temperatures, reducing the need for costly cooling, makes them even more attractive for real-world applications.
To see if they could achieve superconductivity in a thin film
material etched to form a pattern of "wires" -- much like the circuits etched into computer chips -- the Brookhaven team started by using a precision technique for making superconducting thin films atomic layer by layer. They used molecular beam epitaxy to build a material with alternating layers of copper-oxide and lanthanum and strontium. Bozovic's team had previously used this technique to produce thin films that retain superconductivity within a single copper-oxide layer.
Then the team at Bar-Ilan used electron-beam lithography
to "etch" a pattern of thousands of loops into the surface of the material. The thickness, or diameter, of the "nanowires" forming the sides of these loops was mere 25 nanometers, while the lengths ranged from 150 to 500 nanometers. Measurements of electrical resistance of the patterned arrays showed that they were indeed superconducting when cooled below about 30 K.
When the scientists applied an external magnetic field
perpendicular to the loops, they found that the loop resistance did not keep increasing steadily with the field strength, but rather changed up and down in an oscillatory manner.
"These oscillations in resistance have a large amplitude,
and their frequency corresponds to discrete units (quanta) of magnetic flux -- the measure of the strength of the magnetic field piercing the loops," Bozovic said. "A material with such a discrete, switchable form of magneto-resistance -- especially from the superconducting to the non-superconducting state -- could be extremely useful for engineering new devices."
The observed frequency of the oscillations in resistance
may also have implications for understanding the mechanism by which copper-oxide materials become superconductors in the first place. The current findings seem to rule out certain theoretical models that propose that an ordered alignment of charge carriers known as "stripes" is essential to superconductivity in copper-oxide compounds. A better understanding of the mechanism of superconductivity could lead to even more advances in designing new materials for practical applications.
The Brookhaven scientists' role in this research was
supported by DOE's Office of Science. The work was also funded by the German Research Foundation through a German-Israeli cooperative agreement, and by a scholarship granted by the Israel Ministry of Science.
DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory