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text: At 12:03 PM 2/16/2005, Robert G. Brown wrote: >On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > > >This (if true) is a shame, and is likely due to the assumptions that >have gone into the implementation of the commands, some of which date >back to big iron supercomputer days where the hardware was VERY >DIFFERENT from today but ABSOLUTELY UNIFORM within a given hardware >platform, so that "universal" tuning was indeed possible. Maybe it's >time to reassess these assumptions. I am therefore trying to suggest >that instead of "fixing" the collectives to work better for optimal >latency at the expense of bw or vice versa (without even MENTIONING the >wide array of hardware the same command is supposed to "transparently" >achieve this miracle on) it might be better to work the other way -- add >some very low level primitives that do little more than encapsulate and >manage the annoying aspects of raw interfaces while still permitting >their "direct" use. >THEN implement PVM and MPI both on top of those low level primitives -- >why not? The differences are all higher order interface things -- >ultimately what they do is move buffers across buses and wires, although >the process would be made a lot easier if there were a shared data >structure and primitives to describe and perform common tasks on a >"cluster" between them. A coder could then choose to "use a compiler" >(metaphorically the encapsulated primitives) for some or all of their >code and accept the default optimizations, or "use an assembler" (the >primitives themselves) to hand-tune critical parts of their code, >without having to leave the nice safe portable bounds of their preferred >parallel library. If done really well, it would accomplish the long >discussed merger of PVM and MPI almost as an afterthought with teeny >tweaks (perhaps) of the commands, since they would be based on the same >primitives and underlying data structures, after all. Isn't this what "self tuning" kinds of packages (ATLAS?) do? Or, at another level, what those horrible MAKE scripts do that attempt to address every possible instruction set, hardware, glibc, etc. variation in existence (or that some bright soul took it into his mind to come up with one weekend after getting home from a Grateful Dead concert). >Just dreaming, I guess. Possibly hallucinating. That bump on the head, >y'know. > > rgb > >-- >Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/ >Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 >Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 >Phone: 1-919-660-2567 Fax: 919-660-2525 email:rgb at phy.duke.edu > > >_______________________________________________ >Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org >To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit >http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf James Lux, P.E. Spacecraft Radio Frequency Subsystems Group Flight Communications Systems Section Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mail Stop 161-213 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena CA 91109 tel: (818)354-2075 fax: (818)393-6875


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It's nothing all that unusual these days to run across people who celebrate the music in Bollywood films. And I don't mean just the people of India. In the past decade, there has been a small but steady flow of Bollywood film music compilations packed with fantastic funk, go-go, disco, and even the occasional traditional number. Even people who don't follow Bollywood can probably drop RD Burman's name, though they'll likely call him "that guy from Slumdog Millionaire." But there is another world, one populated not by Asha Bhosle or any sense of respectability. The Bollywood b-grade horror film is where we like to play, and it's about time someone celebrated the music from those fantastically terrible movies full of rubber fright masks.
The people at Finders Keepers Records did a couple things differently from other record labels when they assembled Bollywood Bloodbath. For starters, they actually bothered to license the music. But more importantly, they eschewed the usual suspects, assuming that we all already had enough versions of "Chaiyya Chaiyya" and "The Theme from Don," great songs though they and other Bollywood classics may be. Instead, Finders Keepers dug deep into the dank recesses of Bollywood's b-grade horror films where the vaults are haunted by the likes of film makers like the Ramsay clan and where composers and singers like RD Burman and Asha Bholse — while present — take a back seat to men like Sonik Omi and the prolific Bappi Lahiri. In other words, these are back alleys, seedy streets, and sleazy nightclubs Teleport City calls home. Or perhaps more appropriately, these are the mansion foyers, foggy cemeteries, and nondescript city parks the no-budget horror films of India call home.
The music they've collected into Bollywood Bloodbath is a tour of every mad stylistic crevasse explored by Bollypop — from funk to disco to electro to experimental madness that sounds like a Halloween sound effects record as interpreted by Einsturzende Neubauten. Things kick off with "Sansani Khez Koi Baat," a sort of dreamy disco-meets-psychedelia by pilot-turned-music director and allegedly terrible husband Hemant Bhosle, who manages to rope his superstar mom Asha into performing on his oddly compelling contribution. But it's the next track, "He Met Me in the Guest House" from the film Saboot, where the compilation finds its signature superstar. Bappi Lahiri has long been a favorite composer here at Teleport City, ever since we first got our minds blown by his work in the international competitive disco dancing epic Disco Dancer. The man has worked the entire scale of Indian cinema — from blockbusters to low-budget actioners to sleazy Tarzan rip-offs, with more than a few horror film scores under his sizable belt.
His style is as all over the place as the movies in which his songs appear. "He Met Me in the Guest House" sounds like a Poverty Row spook show soundtrack collided with a space disco and brought along a 1960s Eurolounge vocalist. Saboot was directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay, and the Ramsays were the great pioneers in Indian horror films. When the industry was defined by coy romances, melodramas, and a general air of conservatism, the Ramsays outraged people with films that wallowed in blood, sex, and all manner of crudeness. Critics and government officials raged against them, and the public pretended Ramsay horror movies didn't even exist — which makes you wonder how each one of them was able to rake in so much cash. In retrospect, and given the film makers who would follow in their footsteps, Ramsay movies — and the music in them — are pretty polished and generally enjoyable. Lahiri was one of their go-to musical directors. There are five Bappi songs on Bollywood Bloodbath and in fact all of them are from Ramsay films, including the aforementioned Saboot as well as Dahshat ("Meri Jaan" and "Disco Title Music From Dahshat") and Maut Ka Saya ("Aafat" and "Dance music from Maut Ka Saya"). They're all excellent examples of Lahiri's electro-tinged disco pop and represent what is probably the apex of Bollywood horror movie music.
Among the higher profile examples of Indian spook film music comes from the musical team of Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma — commonly known simply as Laxmikant-Pyarelal — whose first appearance on this disc is the song "Aa Jane Jaan" from the 1969 film Intaqam (there are a lot of films called Intaqam, by the way). The song basically sounds like someone remixed a more traditional Indian movie song with a composition by exotica pioneer Les Baxter. And if you get a chance to see the scene in which it appears — boy oh boy! Indians in blackface and jungle native get-ups while the incomparable queen of Bollywood dance numbers Helen writhes and pelvic thrusts to and fro. The movie itself is less of a horror film and more of an old school mystery/revenge movie, but if Helen is wearing a sequined bikini and wiggling her hips, who am I to complain? Laxmikant-Pyarelal show up a couple more times on the disc — with the jungle exotica of "Theme Music from Anita," which is one of those movies where some jerk husband offs his wife and then gets himself haunted by her ghost (or is it a ghost?), and the tribal "Chalo Re Doli" from one of the legendary films of Indian horror cinema, Jaani Dushman.
Ratandeep Hemraj and Sapan Jagmohan turn in a couple songs that would sound at home in just about any sort of Bollywood movie. Not a knock against them, but they don't stand out from other songs on other Bollypop compilations the way some of the other songs here do. Usha Kanna's "Jeena Hai To Jee Bhar Hanslo" from the movie Hotel is a weird, wonderful mix of 60s style spy jazz and acid rock. And then we get to Sonik Omi with the theme from the Ramsay's Andhera. This one is a truly delirious mix: hyperactive percussion, ultra fuzzed out guitars, brass, flutes, a guy with an echo effect screaming "Andhera!" over and over again. Fantastic, even if it sounds more like the theme to a really kick-ass 70s action film.
And then with the roar of a monster and "bwooo be booo" electronics and synths, along with spooky growling and whispering, Bappi Lahiri turns in "Disco Title Music From Dahshat," very possibly the stand-out track on what is a remarkably strong collection.
But that hardly means the thing is out of tricks. Rajesh Roshan has popped up a couple times with short tracks — under a minute — combining percussion and creepy laughing and sounding like those old "Spooky Sounds of the Haunted House" novelty records, both of those tracks being from the Ramsay film Sannata. With the track "Superman, Superman," from the same movie, he gets a full four and half minutes to deliver what is easily the weirdest song on the whole disc. It starts out with the sort of electronic fanfare you'd expect from an Alan Hawkshaw or Keith Mansfield library music collection with a title like "The Triumphant March of Modern Progress." Then the female disco vocals kick in, along with the chorus and the futuristic space lounge and…I think my head exploded. It might be up there in brain-bending strangeness with Bappi Lahiri's epic "Krishna Dharti Pe Aaja Tu" from Disco Dancer. It probably should have been the last song on the album, because it's a pretty impossible act to follow. Not that the remaining tracks go gently into the night. For example, there's Khemchand Prakash's thunderous "Dance Music from Mahal," which would have been just as at home in a King Kong movie.
The disc closes with the sole contribution from acclaimed musical director RD Burman, "Bindya Tarse Kajra Barse" from the film Phir Wahi Raat, complete with vocals by Lata Mangeshkar. Ehh. I could do without it. It's not a bad song, but it's so…normal. So precious. So typically RD Burman. Vampires and vengeful girl ghouls can't kill to this tinkly sort of a tune. He may be the biggest name on Bollywood Bloodbath, but Burman's also the most out of place, like he's intruding on a cult ritual that rightfully belongs to the Bappi Lahiris, Sonik Omis, and Rajesh Roshans of the world (or the netherworld, as the case may be).
There. We've done it: trash talked the universally beloved RD Burman and said, "Man, I wish he was Bappi Lahiri instead."
Still, one boring song from Burman is hardly enough to spoil the sheer awesomeness of Bollywood Bloodbath, which take sits rightful place alongside the one-two punch of Bombshell Baby of Bombay and Bombay Connection as one of the most essential compilations of Bollywood b-movie music. From deliriously cheerful songs like Nadeem & Shravan's "Dekho Dekho Dekho Magar Pyar Se" to the electro-disco of mighty Bappi to…well…whatever the hell it is that Rajesh Roshan is doing, this is a top notch tour of "horror film music" that is as diverse, unreal, and unexpected as Indian horror films themselves.


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Sloan Fine Art on the Lower East Side in New York has a great show that just opened. "Nice To Meet You" is a mixed-media extravaganza whereby 9 artists whose works are admired by Sloan Fine Art were asked to invite two artists of their choice to show in this exhibit. The result is 27 works of art by very diverse artists. The works in this exhibit are very affordable (ranging from $300 – $4,500) so whether you are a long time art aficionado or are just building your collection, this is a great exhibit to check out. "Nice To Meet You" runs from now until July 31, 2010 at Sloan Fine Art which is located on 128 Rivington Street.
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A Christmas Wish For Aiden Beazley
I can't imagine what Juanita Beazley goes through on a daily basis. A mother's love is something special... a love like no other. I've never been in the position of having a sick child but would not wish it on anyone.
The pain of wondering if your precious child will live to see their next Christmas, birthday, even next week must take an emotional and physical toll. The constant fear for your child and frustration over not being able to magically heal all that ails them must be heartbreaking.
I received this email while spending time with my own family Christmas Eve. Juanita's story instantly spoke to me. I hope you will join me in praying for Juanita and Aiden and that if you are able to help, you do. The Beazley's aren't from our area, they're from Memphis, but I can only imagine the stress she must be under to reach out so far and wide. I promised Juanita to share she and Aiden's story.
Looking at this photo of Aiden and imagining what this poor child is going through is heartbreaking. The following is the original email I received from Juanita.
I am sure you get swamped with people wanting something! I never thought I would be one of "those" people,but,that's where I find myself this year! I have a really long story that I have shared with any and everyone I thought may have a heart,unfortunately all of my pleas have fallen on deaf ears,or in this case blind eyes!! I am frustrated,My son will be having his 3rd open heart surgery,he will be 3 on February 20th 2014…..Needless to say,I am scared out of my mind! I created a page for Aiden,my son,pouring my heart out in an attempt do raise money! From Oprah to Kourtney Kardashian and even the NASA website! I will make this brief,his go fund me page got very little attention,2 weeks in and we had 1 comment and 1 donation (I know it's better than nothing)we are into our 8th week and just reached $425…..I hate being resentful or seeming selfish,however,when a lady started a fund raising page for her CAT,she raised $21,215 in just 3 days! I had an internet personality promote Aiden on their show,which they did,for a week…..still nothing! We had 3 cars blow an engine this summer…starting with 1,buying a cheap car 2x's only to have them blow too!My son,besides having disabilities,he contracted the H1N1 virus last wednesday,we had no heat at all for a week and the propane company make you pay $65 and required full tank!(in the country) we use a propane tank! I am actually telling you the short version of my story……no Thanksgiving this year,no Christmas either….I may not have Aiden for next years holiday,but ,I gave a girl a mini fridge that she wanted to give her husband for Christmas…although it was free,she still gave me money for Aidens cause,further more,she had a few people donate toys so Aiden could have a christmas,same with a guitar,I gave it to another girl (army wife) FREE,she has an easy page and she is putting 10% of proceeds to Aiden! I had 50 cases of pediasure (case has 24 8oz cans) I donated all to anyone that wanted it,from that I decided to help as much as I can,I started offering free childcare…..I am rambling,I am so sorry!!! We just want him to have a good christmas! you may call me so I can elaborate on this email,if you want to (719)930-4534 ! Please share his link www.gofundme.com/Aidensarmy<http://www.gofundme.com/Aidensarmy>We are happy with prayers as well! I am desperate,hurt,depressed and feeling like no one cares! I am so scared!I am not exaggerating about how many people I have sent that link to,only to be ignored! Most people say I am an angel,I give and give..even when I can't…but none seems to care!!! EXAMPLE: My sister lives in Memphis,where I am from,she calls once or twice a year asking for money so her car doesn't get repoed….I have sent her a little here and there….1 of the vehicles I bought until the Jeep could be fixed was a Rodeo,but by the time the title got here,the jeep was running ok! She called and I told her she could have the Rodeo…She had never come to Colorado,not even for 1 of his open heart surgeries…..free car and she was here in 3 days! I know I sound bitter….I am just a mom trying to make my sons life ….comfortable (odd word but it was what came to mind)! She got back home and for no reason,she started cursing me out,I deleted/blocked her!PLEASE Share his link,I am hoping for donations,but I would love it if people could say a prayer!Thank You,Juanita & Aiden BeazleyPS,I am not sure why I feel the need to tell you that I am from Memphis,I am Irish/German…NM,I am dumbfounded!www.gofundme.com/Aidensarmy<http://www.gofundme.com/Aidensarmy>


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Should parents be allowed to take children of medication, because they prayed for the childs condition in church and believe that God will heal him. I had a client telling me that she took her son with ADHD, Tics and Tourettes and OCD of his meds because they prayed for him.
These children have a neurological condition and is genetically predisposed to this condition. They have a hard time at school because of their dissability, and this results in low selfesteem, depression and anxiety. This child only started to ajust, make friends and fit in to now be back to square one because of his mothers believes. This I consider to be child abuse. To me it is no different than taking a childs spectacles away that he nedds to function normally and then giving him carrots to eat instead. Should there be laws protecting children from this kind of abuse? should one be able to report this form of abuse? Or should the parents religious rights be protected.
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he was made to stand infront of the class for a full day and pul faces a mirror the teacher gave him
Well what a cunt.
I'm afraid however you got me wrong, I was not talking about people like you, and it's great you help your kid like that. I'm talking about the kind of parents who have such high expectations of their kids now that they can't fathom the fact they might just be bad in school, or not like it.
It might come as a surprise to you that I'm actually pro-drug/medication as well. I'm all for painkillers and band-aids too, but not when people start applying them to their brainfreeze and little scratches.
There are certainly a lot of people who need medication, but it's also true that companies nowadays try to make healthy people as paranoid as possible so they can sell their stupid shit to those who don't even need it.
Even here that's the case. Last time I went to the doctor because my knee hurt for some reason and I wanted to get it checked, that's all I was there for. But before I left, the doc looked at me and asked me if I'm alright. He's a good guy but I knew he would've instantly written me some antidepressant shit if I asked him to, or at least redirected me to someone who would. I wasn't even down that day, I was tired.
I have to admit that the one thing that piss me of is when you walk into a pharmacy, and there is shelve upon shelve with all the so called miracle drugs for weight loss and ADHD, But as long as there is desperate people in the world someone wil try and make money of them. I do get your point though that even doctors will push meds when not needed, I was told to see a surgeon with my shoulder and told that I need an op as the cortezone injections was not helping anymore. Turned out after a second opinion that my body was to accidic and all I had to do is change my diet to a more alkaline diet , never needed to go back to the doctor. After a weak on the diet all pain was gone out of all my joints. The only time I feal pain is after a few glasses of red wine. I just think that in any condition one must tak e a holistic look at it and treat it in that manner. And be realistic enough to know that praying to the tooth fairy is not gonna fix the problem and that religion at the most does more damage than good.That people as in my main point is not demon posessed or paying for the sins of there fathers. That I find it sick that children are made to suffer because of parents religion. But then religion is about being a marter and if they can not be the marter why not let their children be the marter.
As a parent with two children with ADHD, Tics and Tourettes, and OCD I don't know about your country but we have protocall. First eye and hearing test, then blood works, then EEG. All medical aspects are looked at , then an evaluation of the family to see if it is an emotional problem. Medication is not used as an easy way out. There is so much ignorance around this and I find the most ignorant to be the most vocal. For information to go from one neron in the brain to the next is a big problem for these children dopamin is released between the nerons and on each neron lets call it vacume cleaners will absorb some of the dopamin to keep the balance normal. Children with ADHD have to many of these vacume cleaners and all or most of the dopamin is absorbed before the message gets through. It is like crossing a bridge and then finding there is no more bridge half way through. Rittalin for instance puts plugs on thes vacume cleaners so that they can have normal dopamin levels and information can go through. This is one of the reasons that peole complain that thes children don't listen, but actually the message just falls away. People with to much dopamin have bipolar, the simptoms are almost the same as in dopamin lies attention, self esteem, impulse controle, emediate gratification ect. As a parent I am educated enough to know that you can not just medicate this condition but once on medication you can through Cognitive behavioral therapy give the child the tools to cope with life and give him the chance of an education. They are all neurological conditions and ADHD is also an pologenetic condition. Interesting is that on of the genes involved is the gene for allergies. People tend to thing it is being over diagnosed but as science has moved forward we are more capable of diagnosing these children and treating them. When I was a child it was the parents that was blamed as they can't disepline their child, still hear that today, it was the stupid uncle or aunt that dropped out of school because they were lazy. The alcoholic or druggie in the family the drop out. They were put into schools that went to grade 10 and could then become a mechanic or hairdresser. Why because of ignorance
I'm a philosopher by education, and I've had to think about where "rights" come from. I've been forced, in the end, to the conclusion that there are only two kinds of rights:
1) legislated
2) imaginary
Legislated rights aren't God-given or inherent in any way. Imaginary rights are, well, not not very real.
I grew up as a Christian Scientist--which is a term that sounds very funny in this forum. But anyway, they, as a whole do not use drugs or doctors. As a result, they have been considered a cult at times, specifically for the type of reasons you mention in your post.
In practice though, most CS's will fall back to traditional medicine. Every single one of the adults in my congregation that I knew had been to a doctor. It is the reason I left the church in the first place.
I, and my whole family grew up drug and doctor free. I went to my first doctor when I was 30, long after I had left the church. Now, we didn't have the problems described above or much at all in the way of sickness, but when I left the church, I knew it was just a function of lucky genetics and of having protection around us since everyone around us was inoculated.
There is a lot to be said for being drug free, though. Because there are side effects, even ones that are not accounted for. The "there's a pill for everything" culture seems to be consistently on the wrong side of health.
Further, unless you are the treating doctor, no matter how well you might think you have diagnosed the children you are speaking of. There are already laws protecting those children in the form of them going to a doctor in the first place. Doctors are required to report abuses, however, taking a child off of meds wold not likely be considered abuse. In many cases though, doctors will take a person off of meds for a period of time to see how things have progressed.
Also, none of the things you mentioned are life threatening. Though you would make different decisions, you are not in their shoes, so you may not know the consequences of any of their choices.
No I suppose you do have a point that it is not life threatening, What I can tell you though is the amount of uneducated parents beating the **** out of these children because they are not listening. Even though corparal punishment is not aloowed at school I know out of personal experience of children beaten with wooden planks from school desks because of not paying atention in the class. Children getting called infront of all the teachers and schoolboard because there handwriting is not neat enough. Children getting expeld from preschool because they don't sit stil. A child with serious ADHD if not helped can not focus , such a child will constantly be called out and repremanded infront of class mates. The result is that children start to distance them from such a child. They then mimic the teachers behaviour on the play ground. The more depressed the child becomes the worse the problem becomes. If they have tics and tourettes this will become worse under stress. Because of this they will be called names and parents even tell them to shut up or spank them to stop the latest habbit. So unfortunately these children become depressed. And yes not life threatening they in some cases become suicidel and some do commit suicide. We have taken my son of meds twice for a period of a year and the first time he took an overdose he was nine, the second time we took him of he was 14 he took an overdose, he took himself of meds a year ago he is 19 and is back to square one. Now he himself understand that it is a neroloogical condition, that there is no quick fix. We now with research understand that he is not one of the 5% that will out grow the condition, so we will not be taking his meds away any time soon to see if he has outgrown his genetic disorder. It is not the condition itself that is life threatening it is the depression that sets in because of an intolerant society that becomes life threatening. A society that makes these children belief that they are worthless. Religous people that tell them they are demon posesed. What is left of such a child at the end of the day. A christian mother gave me this book to read her son has ADHD he commited suicide a year after she gave her book to me to read. The myth of ADHD and other learning disabilities, parenting without Ritalin. Written by D.r Jan Strydom and Susan du Plessis. The book quotes the bible on every second page and tells you that every time your child tic you have to spank him and them qouting the bilble to make his point.
Thank you I am open to watch anything and then make an objective opinion, will definetly take a look
You may find my response distressing, but I feel that, as long as we want our own religious freedom to disbelieve, we need to defend the religious freedom of believers as well.
I feal strongly that one should respect others views, and let them raise their children as they see fit, and at most it will be acording to their culture or religious back ground. It is sad and remains sad when those believes do more harm than good. When children that have no voice is the ones that suffer because of this. So out of respect for religion we stay silent? Because that is what is expected. One can critisise and ridicule anything in life just not religion as this is the one true faith that we as atheists lack. I still find it hard to find any aspect in christianity that deserves my respect.
But don't you see? You're inviting the logic that "We need to save children from those godless atheists. After all, they want to control us!"
Bill Maher once said (or was quoting someone who said) "When they come to take your rights away, they'll use the excuse 'We're doing it because of the children.'"
Yip they have to save all the children from us , cause we are so bad, I don't like my mind being controled, had 40 years of that.


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In February 2001 I met with Stephan Peiffer in my office at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He handed over to me a box of approximately sixty-seven reels of tape representing more than twenty years of his father's recorded legacy. Bernard had been my friend and teacher, so the hours that were required for me to transfer the tapes, create a comprehensive discography, and select performances for a CD release were rewarding not only because of the music that I heard, but also because of the rare opportunity to give something back to someone who was a profound influence early in my musical life. With me acting as producer and Stephan as executive producer we enlisted the services of a wonderful audio engineer from NFL Films, Scott Perry, to assist in transferring, editing and mastering. Using an amazing restoration program that is employed in movie production, Scott was able to make the amateur live tapes sound like a studio recording.
As the recording was nearing completion and minor changes such as track order were being fine tuned, I began to work on my contribution to the liner notes. Although extensive segments of my notes made it into the final album, space limitations and Stephan's poignant family perspective made it impossible to include all of my research and analysis. What follows is the complete draft of my notes as written sometime in 2003. Some of the information was acquired through research of available material and some through my personal recollection of conversations with Bernard, including a story about his best friend's demise at the hands of the Gestapo. It is my intent to add to the available documentation of this historically important pianist.
It should be noted that four of the compositions were untitled improvisations at the time my notes were written and were later renamed by Stephan Peiffer. Track one, the Foxhole Café Improvisation, became "Voyage"; track four, the Cohen Studio Improvisation, became "Coccinelle"; track seven, Private Concert Improvisation #4, became "The Great Escape"; and track ten, The Warm Up Improvisation, became "Nest On The Hill."
Following the biography and background information about the music is a series of tributes from some of Bernard's former students now enjoying successful careers in music. I want to thank everyone who contributed and also note that this is not meant to be an exhaustive list. Anyone whose music and career has been impacted by Bernard is invited to contact us for future reference.
About Bernard Peiffer
Bernard Peiffer was born on October 23, 1922 in Epinal, in the Vosges district of northeastern France. Bernard's father, formerly an army man, was a violinist and was devoted to chamber music. An uncle, Georges Peiffer, was a composer and church organist. Bernard began his music study at the age of nine; he studied piano and harmony privately with Pierre Maire (a student of Nadia Boulanger) and dazzled older students with his ability to play back extended sections of classical pieces by ear. He continued his studies through his teens at Ecole Normale de Paris, the Marseille Conservatory, and the Paris Conservatory, where he won the coveted and revered First Prize in Piano.
Attracted by the freedom and improvisational basis of jazz and influenced by the pianistic styles of Fats Waller and Art Tatum, Bernard made his professional debut in 1943, at the age of 20, with alto saxophonist Andre Ekyan. Soon after his debut he worked at the Boeuf Sur Le Toit Paris nightclub with Django Reinhardt. Bernard credited Reinhardt with teaching him the music business and Django predicted a brilliant career for the young Peiffer.
After witnessing the execution of his friend on a Paris street at the hands of the Gestapo, Bernard joined the French Resistance Movement. He was eventually captured by the Gestapo and imprisoned for over a year.
Out of the army in 1946, he resumed his music career, playing concerts for the French Hot Club at the Salle Pleyel and resuming his association with Django Reinhardt. He toured with Hubert Rostaing and Jacques Helian. In February 1948 he performed in Nice at what was probably the world's first jazz festival; it was there that Bernard's playing so impressed Ellington alumnus Rex Stewart that he hired Bernard to tour and record with his band. After working with Stewart he recorded with Don Byas, James Moody, and Kenny Clarke, and he reunited with Django for club dates and a tour.
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03.10.09 Fast BreaksPosted by rtmsf on March 10th, 2009
Another day full of teams punching their tickets for the dance, and another morning after with tons of analysis, opinions, and great links…enjoy!
- The America East didn't vote Binghamton's D.J. Rivera into the top 5 for player of the year in the conference because they disagreed with the transfer policy… Memo to America East Coaches: grow up and give the kid his due!
- The Quad got the chance to interview Big East Commissioner Mike Tranghese, who still gets chills at Madison Square Garden.
- Five Things that this blogger feels college basketball needs to change, and he can't resist taking a shot at the Big Ten's offensive ineptitude.
- John Gasaway at BP has named his National College Player of the Year…take a look.
- CBS' Gary Parrish hands out his National Awards, and his conference awards.
- Jeff Goodman is glad to see Eric Maynor back in the Dance.
- Ty Lawson's big toe might cause him to miss some time in the ACC tournament…Does anyone honestly believe he won't try to play?
- Kent State player Chris Singletary has been suspended for the Golden Flashes' opening round game. Kent State proved it rules with an iron fist when it comes to their players punching opponents in the stomach.
- Depaul's Jerry Wainwright made his AD look smart for keeping him after the team won…their first Big East game.
- Jeff Goodman's 16 fun, photo-filled, games to watch for bubble teams.
- Part 2 of yesterday's graphing Vegas' opinion done by Vegas Watch.


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A Hall of Fame football coach, now Nebraska's interim athletic director, wrote a book called "More Than Winning." He wrote about the process – the preparation, the effort, the strategy, the players and the game – being more important than the championships and the trophies.
In his book, Tom Osborne talked about his experiences, his values and his faith and how they mean more to him than winning.
For the Ruuds, described by some as the "First Family of Nebraska Football," Saturday's game against Kansas State is about more than winning. It's Senior Day at Memorial Stadium for Nebraska and linebacker/captain Bo Ruud, who comes from a family that owns one of the longest and most glorious traditions in Husker football history.
Husker Family Tree: The Ruuds
It is about character and courage and sacrifice . . . and about family pride shining through the dark clouds on and off the football field.
Nebraska All-America linebacker Tom Ruud will watch son Bo Ruud play his last home game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Joining his dad in the stands, because the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a bye week, is brother Barrett Ruud, Nebraska's all-time leading tackler.
Wednesday, in his 30th consecutive season of hunting pheasants in the Nebraska Sandhills with five ex-teammates, Tom Ruud hiked up to the top of a hill on a 120-year-old ranch between Bassett and Taylor to talk on his cell phone.
He was asked about the meaning of Bo's last home game in this most challenging of seasons. The mediocre phone connection was apparent, but so were the words that came out of a proud father who was obviously choking up.
Despite the struggles of the season, including a leg injury that has sidelined Bo for all but one series of the last three games, Tom Ruud called Saturday's game "an exciting time" for Bo, one of Nebraska's three 2007 co-captains.
"He's been around five years, and it's been kind of an up-and-down ride," Tom said. "But Bo has played awfully well, and he's awfully proud of his teammates. He really wants to get a win Saturday. Every one of those kids is going out there to do the very best they can, and I believe that they can pull together and play well enough to win. Personally, this last game in Lincoln is a little emotional for all of us."
Bo's late, great-grandfather, Clarence Swanson, is in the College Football Hall of Fame. His uncle, John Ruud, is still on the Nebraska Tunnel Walk highlight reel for his vicious hit in the Huskers' 1978 upset win over top-ranked Oklahoma and Billy Sims. Bob Martin, former Husker All-America defensive end, is another Bo Ruud uncle. That means Jay Martin, Bob's son and a freshman walk-on linebacker from Waverly, will be cheering his cousin on at field level.
Someone else will be there, too . . . in spirit. Jaime Ruud, Tom's wife and the mother of Barrett, Bo and sister Kim, died of a heart attack on June 30, 2006, at the age of 52.
Tom Ruud: The Patriarch of This Proud and Productive Clan of Husker Letterwinners
For Tom, the patriarch of this proud and productive clan of Ruuds, it takes a few seconds of silence to gather his thoughts on a long-distance call.
"Jaime and I tried to raise our kids to be good people first," he said. "I'm proud of their athletic accomplishments, but I'm even prouder of how they treat people – just like they want to be treated themselves."
A former first-round draft choice of the Buffalo Bills, Tom admits he never "pulled any punches." He always insisted that when his kids did something, "they did it as well as they possibly can." When you give it your all, Tom said, "you don't have to worry about anything else."
Barrett took that philosophy with him to the NFL, where he now ranks second among all NFL tackle leaders halfway through the season. Barrett and Bo, who played on the same state championship team at Lincoln Southeast, never got that kind of chance in college.
But they've stayed close, as friends as well as brothers. For the Ruuds, family pride shines through every day, every phone conversation and every game day opportunity.
Saturday, Bo Ruud will take one last pre-game walk through the tunnel. He will sprint through those familiar swinging doors one last time. He will look up and see the words "I Play for Nebraska" and then, a second or two later, he will hear another sellout crowd of 85,000 people give him the most thunderous roar he has ever heard.
A tear or two might well up in the eyes of his tight-knit family, and, I'm betting, in the eyes of countless others who wish Bo – and 28 other Nebraska seniors – nothing but the very best.The Voices of Husker Nation
"I could not agree more on the first family of Husker football than the Ruud family. In one way or another there has always been some form of kin to the Ruud family streaming out of the tunnel of Memorial Stadium. The Ruud family has wore the Nebraska jersey with pride and dedication for over half a century now. I personally will be waiting to see who the next of the great Ruud family members grace the field of Memorial Stadium. GO BIG RED!" - Cip Palacios (Austin, Texas)
"I think the Ruud family is the epitome of what all true Nebraskans hold near and dear. The ability to hold one's head high no matter how bad things get, and the selflessness to treat others with dignity no matter where they come from or who they are. That is why I believe true Nebraska Cornhuskers will always have heart in everything they do." - Dennis Frederick
"The Ruud family is a shining example of the pride and tradition at Nebraska. This example also shines through other families such as the Williams, Greens, Browns, and Wistroms to name a few. Although they are not as deep-seeded in the Huskers as the Ruud family, they too reflect our pride and tradition." - Lisa Miller


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[PC] League of Legends
League of Legends is a MOBA style game made by Riot games which includes the creators of Dota Allstars Guinsoo, the creator of the dota allstars forums, Pendragon, the once legendary SC player Zileas, and many others.
If you liked the game dota, I'm sure you'll like the game League of Legends.
sign up there to try the game out. If you don't like it/want to discuss it, then let's talk here=).
|2010-05-13, 03:28
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: France
I play this game on european server (french) and it's a good game in my opinion.
So what is good and bad in this game for me:
-Free to play
-Teamplay with use of grasses which is very interesting for gank. I play this game with Mumble, it's good to play with a good team.
-Various Heroes with different abilities
-Evolution's feeling with the permanent avatar: invoker (buy new heroes, buy runes, choses abilities and spells)
-matchmaking (ok it doesn't work very well here -_-)
-It's fun
-good atmosphere
-You can reconnect a game if you left a game
-strategy (push, backdooring, gank etc...)
-No deny like it was in Dota so it need less skills for the player in my opinion, we only focus on last hit and destroy the ennemy towers
-the graphic, I don't really like the graphic' choice. Heroes aren't really cool, when you compare with Magina, Traxex, Mordred from Dota/W3.
-The fact that your avatar (invoker) evolve is a bit unequal. Ok we have matchmaking but it's not "fair". People doesn't start a game with same stats...
It looks a bit "unfair". And the Rune system etc... is a bit "lame". I prefer the Dota system, more "fair".
-Some people will not like the system: 8 heroes per week, but I think it 's cool to learn them and after buy one of them. But 1 week to test 8 heroes is a bit short in my opinion, and some heroes cost 6300 gold!
-You must pay real money for skins etc... but well it is understandable.
-Sometimes it's confused (action)
-there are some bugs, it's a bit annoying sometimes
So LoL is a good Dota-like (MOBA) in my opinion. I move out from Dota to Lol. Well perhaps I will return on Dota soon , but I really like Lol.
|2010-05-13, 03:50
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Age: 33
It's pretty much the only PC game I play anymore... well, I guess I get on M&B: Warband every once in a while. I don't play LoL all that often either, but it's what we get on when my cousin and I have nothing better to do. I only play ranged heroes, mostly Tristana.
|2010-05-13, 06:36
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Somewhere between heaven and hell !
I'm not a big DOTA's fan but my bro really like it and pratically he play it .
I will add some more - :
- Like all DOTA , if you're a noob/starter , people will messing around you and will talk shit .
- If you're doing something wrong too .
- So , play very well ..
|2010-09-24, 07:56
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Australia
Age: 36
There's already quite enough drama on the official LoL forums, what with the endless NERF <insert champion name> threads running about. Of late there's been an influx of threads complaining about boob sizes and how every female champion save for the yordels and Kayle, have triple D boobs.
Besides that, i am looking forward to watching the stream event for the WCG World Finals in early Oct. Go CLG!
|2010-09-25, 06:41
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Pisces no saint
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: France
Well League of Legends is a Dota-like, there are some similarities between these 2 games. But maps are differents, heroes, items too.
I played Dota, and Lol is really different.
By the way, here the trailer of the game (season 1):
|2010-09-25, 08:23
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Australia
Age: 36
If you've played DoTA then LoL will be familiar to you. Just don't bet on the community.
|2010-11-05, 01:49
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Athens (GMT+2)
Age: 30
So, after many months, I finally decided to check out LoL. First impression: is this DotA all over again? Well, apparently not!
+ No need for battlenet etc. to play with others.
+ A quite large item list and a good menu for them.
+ You can shop while dead and see how you died.
+ Tough creeps. DotA 4v4 and over was deciding on a carry and let him farm till their HP regen or avoid hit crazy levels.
+ Inhibitors respawn, which means you can turn a game around at the very last second (did it yesterday, although we lost for 2 seconds, it was a lot of fun).
+ A wide variety of heroes to choose from, some have cool strategic ways to play them.
+ Spell vamp gives mages a much needed boost.
+ Summoner skills really can change the outcome of a small brawl, fair cooldowns too.
+ Base teleport, a quite useful little button for those tired of coughing up precious money for town portal scrolls.
+ Runes and mastery offer the chance for competitive gameplay between tanks, nukes, assassins, etc.
- You have to unlock heroes as you're playing, I get the feeling that many people just stick to a favourite and don't explore the others as freely as in DotA.
- Ganking gives INSANE amounts of money (I've seen up to +1000 gold for stopping a rampage), players are encouraged to bully newbies.
- Runes and mastery also discourage people from having a large repertoire of heroes at their disposal. The bonuses are too small to actually make a difference at first, but on higher levels I suppose people amass their points into one tree for max benefits.
- I can't seem to find the ally chat I take it I'm only given half a min before battle?
- So many leavers, I ended up having to turn a 1v3 of what originally started as 5v5.
Anyways, I'll be active for a while, I'm playing on the EU server so if anyone wants to have a match, leave me a message.
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: In front of my computer
Age: 32
- Each week there is a rotation of free heroes for people to try out and decide which one they'd love to buy. I priority favorite champions above Rune, so I still only use the same 2 pages rune for every champions .
- If the same player keep dying, the bounty gets lower (heck, I once reach 90 golds after the 7th deaths). Feeding doesn't give your opponents an edge as high as in DotA/LoL, but still, don't try feeding .
- I'm pretty sure I can do well without mastery or runes (you know, there was a time it's bugging that I couldn't save my mastery). It only give you an addition advantage, where in higher level it does actually matter, but still only a bit.
- I'm not sure which ally chat you mentioned, because you can talk to your team when choosing champion and throughout the whole game. Unless you're talking about voice chat, then it's not been implemented yet (still, I prefer Skype over in-game voice chat, as when I played HoN).
- They are develop anti-leaver system at the moment. It has been addressed so many times, so all we can do now is waiting.
Btw, if you ever want to set foot to NA server, then give me a call, DSveno ^^. I couldn't play in EU server because of the lagging, though.
P.S: Even though the pace of the game make me feel like the community of LoL is better than HoN/DotA (people are actually helping each other, participating in team combat, pushing when needed), it's not something to bragging about, because retards and assholes are everywhere, and LoL is no exception.
|2010-11-05, 08:06
|Link #12
Senior Guest
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Athens (GMT+2)
Age: 30
^ About chat: while in-game, allied chat is the one I can't find. I assume we're just talking in [All] mode through the entire run.
An extra remark: the game does promote synergy and cooperation more than DotA/HoN, because there's a lot of abilities that can be used on allies (even ultimates and summoner heal), and ofc there's the tall grass :P
|2010-11-05, 09:30
|Link #13
A Proud Lolicon
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: In front of my computer
Age: 32
I don't know about EU, but I assume the same rotation goes for both server:
search for "New Free Champion Rotation" thread, the rotation get changed each week on Tuesday.
About the chat, you only need to enter to bring up the allies chat.
|2010-11-05, 09:44
|Link #14
Not an expert on things
Join Date: Jun 2007
I don't seem to have the leaver problem that everyone has. I've never had more than 2 leavers in a game, and when I do have one, it's usually one.
To explain the chat thing, you always talk in allied chat by default. You talk in global chat by typing /all [text], holding shift when you press enter to bring up the chat box, or pressing Send All on the bottom of the chat box.
People on the forums talk about the difference between regional metagames a lot. What are the differences? Apparently the US is AoE teams, but I wouldn't know.
Also, if anyone wants to play with me, I'm LifesLemons on the US server. I'm not that good though.
|2010-11-05, 10:17
|Link #15
A Proud Lolicon
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: In front of my computer
Age: 32
|2010-11-05, 16:32
|Link #16
~Official Slacker~
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Xanadu
Age: 24
Other then that, I love the switch between heroes each week, brings something new to me every week, instead of having to play the same hero over and over
|2010-11-05, 18:06
|Link #17
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Somewhere between heaven and hell !
Well it depends how your opponent play. Generally at Lv30 , both team are good and know the game enough , there are no strong player , the victory results on teamwork ,mistakes, micro, leaver or disconnection/reco ,amount of feeder .... at least that what i analyze when i watch my bro playing .
|2010-11-05, 21:44
|Link #18
A Proud Lolicon
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: In front of my computer
Age: 32
I'd have played Poppy more if it's not because of the official art . Thankfully I found this.
Delicious Annie <3.
|2010-11-05, 21:47
|Link #19
~Official Slacker~
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Xanadu
Age: 24
I found Annie so far, as the hardest character to play.. I could never really get kills with her, but could get some kills with any other character, even if I'm new at them.. Maybe its just that starter thing, or maybe my style is just not for Annie
|2010-11-05, 22:03
|Link #20
Osana-Najimi Shipper
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mt. Ordeals
Annie should easily get a kill once you get lvl 6. Charge your pyromania so your next spell stuns, flash --> tibbers --> disintigrate --> fire cone --> ignite. Against non-tanks, that should net you a kill.
Hardest mage to play IMO is Anivia, particularly her wall. The margin of error is so thin in that either you wall your intended target in for the kill, or you wall out your entire team out so that your target escapes. Insta-gib annie is easy in comparison to her.
So sad no Nanoha skin on Lux though. I mean, she has equivalents for Restrict Lock, Barrier Jacket, Starlight Breaker, and Divine Buster... now she only has to look the part. T_T
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Washington, DC — Don't let the soaring stock market and applause from politicians over a slight dip in the unemployment rate fool you. A deeper dive into government data underscores just how bleak the picture still is in today's labor market.
The unemployment rate in April was 7.5 percent, two full percentage points below where it stood at the end of the Great Recession in June 2009. The Obama administration touts the creation of 6.8 million jobs over the past 38 months. At the same time, the stock market has roared back from recession depths, the Dow Jones index of industrial stocks this week closing above 15,000 for the first time.
On the face of it this is good news.
But the improving headlines mask a scarred labor market. One out of five American families reported last year that not a single family member had a job. About 102 million Americans are completely out of the work force. And by a number of measures, participation in the labor market remains at or near modern lows.
"Most of the improvement that we've seen in the unemployment rate hasn't been due to increased job opportunities. It's been due to people dropping out of, or never entering, the labor market because of weak opportunities," said Heidi Shierholz, a labor economist for the Economic Policy Institute, a liberal think tank. "Most of that decline is not coming from what would really be considered meaningful improvement in the unemployment rate."
There are several aberrations present in today's labor market.
For one thing, the fact that the unemployment rate has fallen two full percentage points since June 2009 omits the darker fact that it's a share of a workforce of 155 million that's smaller than it was at the start of the recession. If people who've dropped out of the workforce were included, the jobless rate would be higher.
"The fact is that we're 2.6 million jobs short of where we were at the start of the recession. And that doesn't even count five years of population growth," said Chad Stone, chief economist for the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, a center-left think tank.
It's also 10 million jobs short of what the Bureau of Labor Statistics projected eight years ago.
One explanation is that there are a smaller number of people in the job market, either employed or looking for work, when counted as a percentage of the total working-age population.
In recent decades, about 67 percent of the working age population has been in the job market, the labor force participation rate.
In April, just 63.3 percent were in the job market. That's well below the 65.7 percent at the end of the recession in June 2009, and from the 66 percent in June 2007, more than a year before the U.S. financial crisis.
Even with the 528,000 additional workers in the labor force since June 2009, the actual percentage of Americans participating in the labor force in April contracted by 2.4 points.
The labor force participation rate was already weakening before the Great Recession. The 2000-2007 economic expansion that followed the prior recession was dubbed a jobless recovery, in part because of the lagging recovery of the labor force participation rate.
Another sign of deep labor-market troubles comes from the Employment-Population Ratio. It reflects the proportion of working-age adults who are actually employed, and for that reason it is considered a better gauge for measuring how successfully the economy provides jobs for working-age Americans.
In April, this ratio stood at 58.6 percent, vs. 59.5 percent in June 2009 and 63.1 percent in June 2007.
"That's not really much progress," said Keith Hall, who was commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics from 2008 to 2012.
In fact, only 11 states in 2012 had an employment-population ratio above the 63.1 percent in June 2007 before the financial crisis. Twenty-four states had an employment-population ratio last year that exceeded April's 58.6 percent. States with the highest percentage of working-age employment tended to be oil and farm states, with North Dakota and Nebraska having the highest ratio. The lowest ratios last year belonged to West Virginia at 50.3 percent, Alabama at 53.4 percent, and both South Carolina and Mississippi at 53.7 percent.
In fact, during the recession of 1974-1975, this number bounced around slightly above 58 percent, pretty much where it is now. But that was before the full-blown entrance of women into the workforce in the 1980s, which pushed this ratio to well above 60 percent.
Looked at another way, 41.4 percent of 245.2 million working-age adults, or 101.6 million, weren't employed in April.
That's almost 102 million people who were in college, retired, independently wealthy or living off of family or friends.
On top of that, 20 percent of the 80.1 million U.S. families had no one working last year, according to Labor Department numbers released last month. That's up from the 17-18 percent of families with no one working between 2001-2008.
"There are 16 million families where nobody has a job," said Hall, now a researcher at George Mason University's Mercatus Center in Virginia. "That just seems to me to be remarkable."
In these measures, differences are usually measured in tenths of a percentage point, rather than several percentage points.
"When multiplied over a labor market with 155 million people in it, even a 1 percentage point move is a huge number of people who are not in the labor force," said Shierholz of EPI.
Shierholz has researched the so-called "missing workers" among the 102 million Americans not counted as employed or part of the workforce. About 4.4 million of these could eventually return, she estimates.
These "missing workers" are in addition to the 4.4 million long-term unemployed in April, as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. To be considered long-term jobless, a worker must be out of work for six months or longer. As a percentage of the 11.7 million unemployed in April, they represent a frighteningly high percentage.
"It's come down some (to 37.4 percent in April), and it's still at levels that are higher than we've ever seen," said Stone of the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. "Before this (downturn), the highest it had ever been was 26 percent in the aftermath of 1981-82 (recession)."
Ohio's Ken Demchik knows all this too well. The Cleveland resident has run businesses, isn't afraid of hard work and at 52 is willing to change careers, if some employer would just give him a chance. He's worked part time off and on for three years as he seeks a full-time job.
"It's very frustrating when I wake up every day and I don't have anywhere to go. I want to work. I want to make a company better. I know I can get the job done," said Demchik, who has experience in retail sales and management. "I want people to know what is going on out there."


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Annual, perennial herb, sometimes aquatic
Leaves generally basal and cauline, generally alternate, simple or compound; petioles at base generally flat, sometimes sheathing or stipule-like
Inflorescence: cyme, raceme, panicle, or flowers solitary
Flower generally bisexual, radial; sepals generally 5, free, early deciduous or withering in fruit, generally green; petals 0many, free; stamens generally 10many; pistils 1many, ovary superior, chamber 1, style 1, generally ± persistent in fruit as beak, ovules 1many
Fruit: achene, follicle, berry, or utricle-like, 1many-seeded
Genera in family: ± 60 genera, 1700 species: worldwide, especially n temp, tropical mtns; many ornamental (Adonis, Aquilegia, Clematis, Consolida, Delphinium, Erianthis, Helleborus ),
some highly TOXIC (Aconitum, Actaea, Delphinium, Ranunculus )
Reference: [Duncan & Keener 1991 Phytologia 70:2427]
Perennial; root generally < 10 cm, ± fibrous or fleshy; buds generally obscure
Stem generally 1, erect, generally unbranched; base generally ± as wide as root, generally firmly attached to root, generally ± reddish or purplish
Leaves simple, basal and cauline, petioled; blades generally palmately lobed, deep lobes generally 35, generally < 6 mm wide, generally also lobed; lower leaves generally dry, often 0 in flower; cauline merging into bracts upward
Inflorescence: raceme or somewhat branched, terminal; flowers generally 1025; pedicels generally ± spreading
Flower bilateral; sepals 5, petal-like, generally spreading, generally ± dark blue, uppermost spurred; petals 4, << sepals, upper 2 with nectar-secreting spurs enclosed in uppermost sepal, lower 2 clawed, with blades generally 48 mm, notched, generally ± perpendicular to claws, generally colored like sepals, generally obviously hairy; pistils 3(5)
Fruit aggregate of 3(5) erect follicles, generally 2.54 X longer than wide
Seed dark brown to black, often appearing white, generally winged when immature, generally without inflated collar; coat cell margins generally straight
Etymology: (Latin: dolphin, from bud shape)
Reference: [Lewis & Epling 1954 Brittonia 8:122]
Hybrids common, especially in disturbed places. Root length here includes coarse but not thread-like parts. Most species highly TOXIC, attractive and causing many deaths to cattle, less often to horses, sheep.
Horticultural information: Exc as noted, successful In cultivation only within natural range and habitat. Lowland subsp.: DRY. Upland species: winter chilling required.
Root often > 15 cm, branched
Stem 17100 (generally < 60) cm; base often narrower than root, but firmly attached to root, glabrous to puberulent
Leaves mostly basal or mostly cauline in flower, glabrous to puberulent; lobes 320, generally < 6 mm at widest
Inflorescence: flowers 675; pedicels 348 mm, 325 mm apart, glabrous to puberulent
Flower: sepals dark blue to white or pink, lateral 713 mm, spur 814 mm; lower petal blades 36 mm
Fruit 821 mm, generally < 3 X longer than wide
Seed ± winged; coat inflated; cell margins wavy
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Elevation: 3002500 m.
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Mangroves for the Futrue (MFF) over the over the past few years has been supporting capacity building of National Coordinating Bodies (NCB) of its member countries. In 2012, MFF Sri Lanka introduced in-country training workshops based on the needs of respective NCB member organizations and three such programmes have been held since then.
The workshop entitled, Technical workshop on legal status, spatial distribution and declaration process of mangrove forests of Sri Lanka, is second in the series for 2013 organized by the Forest Department (FD) and was held on 24 September at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute in Colombo 7. The workshop had two objectives: (1) to understand the legal status, spatial distribution and declaration process of mangrove forests so that the trainees will be able to apply that knowledge in conservation activities; and (2) to improve knowledge of stakeholders on the legal status and other related issues to mangrove conservation.
The workshop which was conducted by University professors, a leading environmental lawyer and senior officials of the FD covered topics such as importance of mangroves in the coastal ecosystem, threats to mangroves in Sri Lanka, legislation related to protection of mangroves, declaration process and mapping of mangrove areas using Google Earth and ArcGIS.
A total of 32 participants representing the FD, Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy, Coast Conservation and Coastal Resources Management Department, Department of Wildlife Conservation, Central Environmental Authority, Marine Environment Protection Authority, Urban Development Authority, Sri Lanka Navy and Universities, attended this programme. Of the 32 participants, 11 were Divisional Forest Officers.
As a result of this workshop, the Divisional Forest Officers who underwent training will now be able to apply their newly acquired knowledge to more effectively carry out the process of declaring protected mangrove areas.
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Viacom's Nickelodeon has struck a deal to sell its programming to Hulu Plus, the subscription arm of the online video platform Hulu.
Starting today, recent episodes of Nickelodeon shows such as "iCarly" and "SpongeBob SquarePants" and its much-anticipated new version of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" will be available to Hulu Plus subscribers. The episodes will be available three weeks after airing on Nickelodeon.
The move has some analysts shaking their heads, who point to the Burbank animation studio's willingness to sell its programming to Netflix as playing a part in the cable network's ratings decline during the past year.
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General Motors recently announced that it will halt production of the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid for up to five weeks due to poor sales and rising inventory numbers. In February GM sold 1,023 Volts, but at the end of the month the automaker still had 6,300 Volts in its inventory. Even worse, GM hopes to sell 45,000 units this year, but only selling 1,626 units in the first two months of this year is not exactly the pace that the Volt needs to set to meet that goal. Low Volt sales have been partially attributed to negative attention the vehicle has garnered over the last few months, as safety concerns rose over battery fires and Republicans turned the vehicle into a political punching bag.
Lacey Plache, Edmunds chief economist stated, "The oversupply of Volts suggests that consumer demand is just not that strong for these vehicles. The price premium on the Volt just doesn't make economic sense for the average consumer when there are so many fuel-efficient gasoline cars available, typically for thousands of dollars less." With a starting price at $39,145, before the $7,500 federal tax credit, the Chevy Volt is not cheap enough for many families. Even though gas prices are getting closer and closer to $5 a gallon, many buyers are flocking to cheaper, less complex models like the Chevy Cruze and Honda Civic, which are still very fuel-efficient.
In 2011, General Motors hoped to sell 10,000 Volts, but only managed to sell 7,671 units. Now that GM has excess inventory of the Volt, GM has informed its 1,300 workers at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant in Michigan that it will shut down production for five weeks, starting on March 19th.
GM spokesman Chris Lee stated, "We need to maintain the right inventory levels and continue to meet demand."
Although the Volt's price may be a factor that has kept many buyers away from the plug-in hybrid, bad publicity around an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regarding the safety of the Volt may be another issue. At the end of last year, NHTSA opened an evaluation of the Volt following a severe-impact lab test on a battery pack that resulted in an electrical fire six days later. Following the investigation, GM made more enhancements to the Volt's structure and battery coolant system to prevent the possibility of an electrical fire during a severe crash.
Volt sales may not be at the pace that GM hoped, but new government subsidies may make the Volt more attractive. President Obama is hoping new subsidies for green technology will be approved by Congress. One of the new subsidies will increase the federal tax credit for the Volt from $7,500 to $10,000. GM also just released a new Low Emissions Package for the Chevy Volt that qualifies buyers in California for a $1,500 tax credit. Lastly, the Volt was also named as the 2012 European Car of the Year, this week at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show.
In this tough economy, price is clearly a huge factor for most buyers, and electric vehicles across the board sell at much higher prices than fuel-efficient cars from the same makers. Nissan reported low sales on the all-electric Leaf, as well. But poor sales of electric vehicles should not be misconstrued as a sign that EVs are failing in America. The Environmental Defense Fund points out that both the Volt and Leaf sold better in their first year than their hybrid counterparts first did. "When the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight were offered as the first commercially available hybrids in 2000, only 9,350 cars were sold. By the end of their first year, over 17,000 Nissan Leafs and Chevy Volts were sold."
With gas prices continuing to rise and EV innovation continuing to move forward, the future of the electric car is bright. "Whatever politically motivated attacks may be aimed at EVs, and whatever shortcomings these revolutionary new vehicles may display, one thing is certain: the move to EVs represents a rebirth of confidence in American innovation, workers, and competitive manufacturing," writes EDF. "It also marks an irreversible national commitment to building a cleaner, more fuel-efficient transportation system for a prosperous American future."
Via Public Radio International, Environmental Defense Fund, and CBS News


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