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Electric Forest is a place where you can be anything you want to be. I wanted to be Ben Franklin so I built myself a big ol Kite like totem and trotted off into the old Rothbury woods for four days and nights of frivolity, fantasy, and purple lasers majesty. Of thee I sing. As American as Ben Franklin himself, Electric Forest is filled with promiscuous idealism that lifted the old Rothbury to the moon and back.
The energy of nature provided by the life giving sun and the veins of motivation given by the water park and squirt guns of the crowd made the beat of the forest complete. Insomniac and Madison House Publicity have given more than a sophomore effort; they have given a second helping to all who could make it there. They seemed to consider every step as though seasoned festival veterans had desired more varieties of food, drink, vendors, and more causes to consider in the real world outside the gates of the Double JJ Ranch. Multiple locations for all were easily accessible. To capture this weekend's experience was humbling at best. The first Americans long before Ben Franklin, Native Americans, believed that to take someone's picture was to capture a bit of their soul. If you capture that, you are responsible for it. Its tough work to be responsible with the camera, but it's a task I do believe I can be qualified for. After serious consideration, I believe this energy can be created through the captures more than harnessed through the captures. Perhaps while I was not able to fully capture the sounds sights and sensations of EFF myself, the production companies responsible for Electric Forest certainly did.
With that being said, I'd like to give a shout out to my support team. Grateful Web is an organization as diverse as the guys we're named for. As such, we also believe that the experiences, photos, stories and the music belong to you. Electric Forest only offers umbrellas for sun shade. There are no umbrellas of political or economical values. The unique individuals that congregate at a festival like EFF are a sort of cousin to those at Burning Man, and in the same family tree as those at corporate Bonnaroo. The uniqueness is an individual experience that I will attempt to put into words like this.
My unique contribution to EFF was to be like Ben Franklin. I was inspired when I read, "Franklin was a prodigious inventor. Among his many creations were the lightning rod, glass armonica (a glass instrument, not to be confused with the metal harmonica), Franklin stove, bifocal glasses and the flexible urinary catheter. Franklin never patented his inventions; in his autobiography he wrote, '... as we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we should do freely and generously.' He was credited as the first to coin his pay-it-forward social movement." (Wikipedia) What better inspiration for Electric Forest than an American icon that first learned to harness electricity from the sky with an entertaining past time like a kite?
Scanned bracelets brought festivarians in and out of the main gates that were often overcrowded like cows being herded in and out of pasture. No alcohol or outside drinks were allowed inside the festival grounds so searches occurred on the regular. Many a reference was made to the satellites scanning us from above. Were these bracelets another tracking device so that companies could better personalize their marketing techniques? Would they continue to follow us beyond the weekend to see what other festivals we attend?
Personal values triumph here. People don't like their privacy invaded. We can all unite in the mutual distrust of imperialistic propaganda. Yet it feels like it is harder and harder to express your point of view in a world of politics politeness and PC. Here people use their inner tesla coils to register the whomp and the vibration of truth. For in the end, truth will be shown in the light because you cannot disprove truth. Criticism is everywhere. Only truth will remain.
My editor and I were discussing interview questions and things that we would like to accomplish with the write up of the festival. I had my ideas of Ben Franklin and he asked for political opinions. It is an election year, he wanted me to ask artists who they would be voting for and how involved in the political process they were. That is tough for me. Being all up in a stranger's business is more difficult than it seems and I was always taught to never discuss politics or religion with strangers.
Then I entered the festival grounds. Politics were electrified, highlighted and hollered from Reggie Watts' microphone. "OCCUPY!"
I looked around at the vendor's booths and noticed these were purposefully planted choice vendors. They were not your average hemp necklace booths, although those were also available. Illuminated Jewelry, The Super Rad Cape Company, Third Eye Pinecones, Guided Visonworks, and Outer Spaceways Apparel were some of the Back to the Future style booths available for your shopping and viewing pleasure.
As I made my way through the Ranch Arena, I passed by the street performer I recognize from his regular gig on Pearl St in Boulder. He was juggling while balancing on an inflatable ball and chatting with passers-by. "Sex sells! What you think about that?" I wish more people would have answered that question and let their voices be heard if indeed they did. It would have been a nice forum for discussion where my political curiosities could have been met as such, mutual curiosity, without hostility. Is there such thing as hostility in the land of Electric Forest?
I met up with mixcloud contest winners Michael and Colby, aka Prymativ. They won themselves a set here at EFF. As we sat down to discuss their joy and determination to bring their style to the crowd, we discussed the notion of politics. We all agreed that the grounds were political from the first step in. As synergy or coincidence or serendipity or whatever you call that magical moment would have it, HeadCount approached us just as their names left our lips.
I would consider myself a proactive person. I was embarrassed when I realized that I had not re-registered my new address and therefore was not technically registered to vote. As I filled out my form, the Prymativ boys asked the volunteer how many people were with them this weekend. When he responded only 8 we all took that moment to relish in the Margaret Mead quote,
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it the only thing that ever has."
Prymativ shares well. They almost seem to share a brainwave as they never talked over each other, offered each other the chance to talk, and in their set… The collaboration was evident. Not only did they collaborate well in person and on stage but the aerial silk dancer seemed right on beat with them as well. Their spirit of alliance is easily conveyed to the audience. That is the audience that well exceeded the 60 people that came just to share Prymativ's victory set.
When asked about the mixcloud contest Prymativ had a funny story about it. On April 26th, they misread the contest's deadline as April 28th. They pulled together over the next 2 days in order to enter 9 tracks. Turns out, the deadline was actually May 28th. Over the course of the next month they watched as friends bonded together sharing and playing their tracks, insuring their victory over the competition. They were incredibly grateful and gracious about the friends as their source of accomplishment. They talked of their goals in the future, the first being to give the best set they possibly could to the fans that had given them their time to shine. Turns out, the pressure turned Prymativ into diamonds, not a complete basket case like the rest of us mere mortals.
From here, I awaited my first taste of Quixotic. I have been watching them from afar for awhile and nothing does justice to this performing troupe like seeing a live show. They were on the forest stage and the layout of props was only amplifying me up for what was to come. Voltage, wattage, too much energy pulsing from the crowd quickly whispering about what was to come was a feeling unlike any. The word quixotic means "unrealistically ideal." Don Quixote, The Man of La Mancha, went traveling to fulfill his dream. This traveling troupe was kind enough to let me talk to them as they prepared for their first of many performances throughout the weekend.
Quixotic is like a fairytale with no words. You are free to decide how to feel and with so much to look at it's almost like a "choose your own adventure" fairy tale. Backstage the dancers were warming up and stretching in ways that bring to mind images of cirque du soleil. I spoke with Shane the violinist; he was so down to Earth and easy to talk to. He is a Suzuki player, a type of method that enables musicians to hear the music and imitate it on their instrument. Another Suzuki violinist I have been lucky enough to enjoy over the years is Miss Allie Kral.
I asked Artistic Director Anthony Magliano which came first? In the style of the chicken or the egg, was it the art or the music? He responded with no hesitation, the music. With the tribal beats and beautiful strings of Shane playing on stage, the Quixotic crew stretched out over the entire forest. They were in the audience, on the sidelines, above, and front n center. The lighting and the effects were nothing compared to the raw talent exhibited from the dancers and musicians.
I was lost in the lights and aerial delights of Quixotic when I was lifted into an illuminated lotus encapsulating EOTO. The Sherwood Court was lookin' at them now. "Look at me now fresher than a muthafuggah" That went from hip hop right into a fresh take on an old favorite, Electric Avenue. It was a moving walkway of shine and radiance.
"Let's Get Weird!" shouted the Beats Antique crowd as they chanted the band to stage. The Sherwood Court lives far back from the campsites and through the mysterious forest. If you have come this far, you will be rewarded. It was the final fling of my first night at EFF and indeed the reward was Beats Antique. The world vibe with Zoe Jakes front and center shaking her style was filled with beautiful belly muscles and long hair that wraps around your throat and pulls you closer to the sound in full stereo blast. The 2 fellas, Sidecar Tommy and David Satori, to each side of Miss Zoe were pumping out beats that keep the feet tapping as if the ground bounced back. Was Beats Antique in cahoots with Mother Nature? Or was Mother Nature just enjoying the show too?
Bright and early Friday morning, it was time to see all the daylight sights of this magical mystery. After the confusion and set up of the first day, this was the uninhibited time to explore and look further into all EFF had to offer. I was particularly excited for the beach party at Wagon Wheel. We did some people watching, aka open-eyed dreaming and first settled in for some Gary Clark Jr. He has been talked about extensively and for a solo performer he lives up to the hype. His soul projected to the back of the sun sweltered crowd and left me very thirsty. I had pushed past the striking shiny set of Cherub with Dominic Lalli from Big Gigantic sitting in at the Tripolee stage to get to the center of the map at the Ranch Arena. It's so hard to choose to leave but Gary Clark Jr. was blazing a solo to call in the spirits. EFF was just over 50% electronica. Gary Clark Jr. was the antidote. No big band, no in-your-face eccentricities, he was simple song styling and a blues aficionado with Bright Lights to blind the glow stick glare for an afternoon.
To continue the retreat and silk smooth like water feeling it was getting close to 5 o'clock, so I headed over to the beach party at Wildcat Lake. It was a sad lil party because no one was allowed to go into the water. The security fella, who had a tough job, explained to each and every person that attempted to go into the water that someone had died in the water a few nights ago so they weren't allowing folks to go swimming without a lifeguard. Bless his heart; I'm sure that wasn't fun. But then again, it wasn't fun being able to look at the water and not touch it. Two Fresh was spitting his hot hip hop and there was just no good way to survive it.
I like to get wet! I like to jump both feet in and never look back. That is why I crave some String Cheese Incident at least once a year. After the disappointing lack of a natural swim, I headed back to camp to change and get ready for the freak fest that is itching for an Incident. My highlight was Mr. Kyle Hollingsworth playing his new tune, Can't Wait Another Day, written for the birth of his baby girl this past October. The Thievery Corp. horns' section joined them on stage for Valley of the Jig. When they grew closer to the end of their set and played Way Back Home, I felt a twinge of sadness. Colorado is on fire while we live it up here in the forest. The best I could do was pray for rain. I didn't necessarily feel sympathy because this is no situation to feel bad for these people. When you've reached a phase in life where you manifest your destiny, you must not feel bad for things for that will send a bad feeling. It is a realization that others manifest right alongside you. Perhaps it's time to reach out to those neighbors dancing beside me and hope that they feel the love and healing of raining down positivity. Perhaps it's time to plant more trees and believe in the sustainability of us and the planet we love so much. If we can all leave here and share the love x 40,000, there's no telling what we could collectively achieve. We shall invoke the Creator to bring a cleansing and renewal to the land. That, and more squirt guns in the crowd would be excellent.
The secret shows in the forest were advertised on the mobile app and by word of mouth, if you actually left the secret sets to get the word out. It gives another life to the old throw back rave days when you had to give an egg to the gas station attendant who then gave you a phone number, which then you would have to find a PAY PHONE, which took money to use. Call a number that gave you an address that gave you a slip of paper with a map on it. Something about working for it makes the party that much more worth it.
This was SCI's first of 3 sets and they took home the largest crowd category, although not by much. It was a rough night of competition for the 8pm - midnight slot. The forest stage held more Quixotic for all those who had only heard about the raging opening night performance. The Sherwood Court should you happen to wander beyond the beauty of Quixotic held some throw down Paper Diamond. Griz, who worked magic with 4 sets over the course of the weekend, was doing his regularly scheduled slot over at the intimate Wagon Wheel with lights that beamed beautifully off the still water. The Tripolee Stage closest to the camping was bragging DIM MAK Music all night that brought the ravers to their knees. While I say SCI had the largest crowd, believe that it wasn't by much.
If these bracelets did scan the whereabouts of all of us I wish they would reveal the findings. I'm not so much concerned about the invasion of privacy as the scientific findings of where it is we wander to. SCI is the multi-ethnic gel of this festival. They are the glue that keeps us coming together and keeps us coming back year by year. I'd like to tell you the story of Elliott. I met him last year when he was 18 and I was 31. He oooh's and awe's at my show going history. He asks adorable questions like "what was Phish pre-hiatus like?" He even listens when I get long winded about Page McConnell. He seems truly interested in what I have to say. When I saw him at EFF this year, he mentioned Phish Alpine & Deer Creek that was concurrently happening. His response? "My girl wants to see some Cheese and she's never been to EFF before so I had to introduce her to the family." He was genuine and accounting for all the other good music out there. I get this impression that most come for the reasons that it is popular and that perhaps nothing else matters besides where the popular producers are playing this year. I want to know scientifically, how many of us go to see Phish or Yonder or Furthur after a festival like this? I would venture to say a minority. This is a festival of its own breed. String Cheese is a band of its own standing because of it. When they closed their Friday night set with some Dubstep, the crowd went nuts. What other jam band could pull that off? With that I ask for more of the Elliotts out there to ask questions, learn about the past and get some fresh blood in the taper community. Let's preserve some of the good things of the past while we continue the American tradition of Back to the Future and Star Wars. We're good at it!
Sound Tribe Sector Nine or as I heard them more popularly referred to this weekend, STS9, was at the Sherwood Court, far away from my bed and far away from the snacks I was beginning to crave. There were delicious options everywhere, but my budget is still pretty old school. Grilled Cheese at camp with maybe a lil garlic has my heart. Besides that my head was at odds. I had seen STS9 with Thievery Corporation in 2009 at Red Rocks. To be honest, I preferred Thievery's set to STS9. Now I have seen and very much enjoyed STS9 since then but with Thievery on stage at the Ranch Arena, I was more apt to head towards my camp and the set that I haven't seen since 09. (Feeling old, I should have you pronounce that in your head as 'ought nine)
Thievery opened with the luxurious favorite Lebanese Blonde and then when the white suited Toots looking twins were offering up timbales as twin stars touching the ground, I knew I had made the right choice. Besides, Sound Tribe would play again Saturday night. Thievery had the Rasta rhythm that gave respect to Chuck Brown when they dedicated the Numbers Game to him. The swinging guitar gave the crowd just enough motivation to sway along with the ultimate fusion jazz. While I wouldn't say that the crowd was giving it their all, it was the end of a long hot Friday and with the sounds of the Caribbean crashing at you, the energy coming off stage didn't seem dwindled. Richest Man in Babylon was the pinnacle of my delight so off to bed I went.
"You say you want a revolution, Well, you know, We all want to change the world… You say you'll change the Constitution, Well, you know, We all want to change your head. You tell me it's the institution, Well, you know, You better free your mind instead." -The Beatles
What crazy dreams! Only sleeping for a few hours with all this vibing energy abounding and a whole other festival just next door made me a little loopy. In my dream I was at a red carpeted event that turned out to be here. I was dressed in my best with all sorts of socialites around me as we gazed at a rock band in the distance. We scoffed at the little people that were actually the big people but the power in this dream made me feel like this was reality. I guess it could be. I felt like a whole new person free from the confines of my childhood. Each person here in my waking reality was so very important. This guest list would not be complete without each and every one of them here. The agenda of speakers, complete with sights and sounds was replacing any college professor or parental advice of the past.
We live in a world where I do believe the most important priorities are being local. Taking a stance wherever you may be presently located, live in the now and do what you can for a local issue you have compassion and concern for is the antithesis for apathy. Representing Ben Franklin with my kite totem I walked into the festival grounds to support the Electric Forest Hoop Troupe Showcase. These ladies work hard to create innovative original dance pieces to excite the audience. The least I could do was show up.
From there, I wandered over to the Sherwood Court to support my local rockers, The Coop. They have been playing all over the Midwest with a heavy touring schedule for at least the past year. In so many ways I want to compare them to a mini STS9, or a mini Thievery Corp, but in so many ways I can't imagine what box they will jump out of when labeled and defined. They have a firm following of sequined glammed girls and a sound that shows their willingness to create original music. They are one part electronic and one part jam band. They have that young feeling of one part party. With local influences of Jazz teachers and the will of the future in their youthful hands, it's exciting to see them connect with the audience. The scoop on the Coop is that their stage presence will grow if they keep on giving the gig they gave the Sherwood Court on that hot Saturday afternoon.
Shane from Quixotic told me he was most looking forward to catching Santigold's set so I took his advice and got myself back through the cool forest for a minute of breeze before the beautiful set of Santigold unfolded. The kite totem was getting heavy and the work of harnessing electricity took over the joy of being Ben Franklin. I needed to get back to basics and finding Santigold's precision of a flawless performance was just the inspiration to inspire more perspiration that I needed. I held that kite up high and twirled around to the soothing soul of this woman's dark yet sassy style. I even made a little dirty pole action outta that kite to the sound so sweet from the stage. Hawt!
Santigold has the beauty of a raven, majestic yet magical and scary to some. She had back up dancers dressed in black short school girl style dresses while her musicians were dressed in white almost Devo looking costumes. The spectacle was ever changing with each song, first dancing with frilly black umbrellas then onto lassoing the horse on stage. Her music is part pop, part 80's, part dub reggae, and part hip hop. Not knowing much about her, I was able to dig up her associations with Beastie Boys, M.I.A., and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Since her 2012 release, Master of My Make-Believe she has been on fire, perfecting her own art. The lyrics that stick with me still as I write this are included in the song from our EFF video, "But if we go, we go together. Our hands are tied here if we stay. Oh we said our dreams would carry us and if they don't fly we will run. Now we push right past to find out how to win what they all lost. Oh-ah oh-ah we know now we want more. Oh-ah oh-ah. A life worth fighting for."
Sounds to me like a great chorus to bond us together, maybe this could even be a new generational rally cry. If we go, we go together! We want more! We want a life worth fighting for! That's sounds American. Ben Franklin was also the innovator of not only the mail service but the first library. He wanted more, more ways to communicate and more reading to share. Santigold's set was shooting arrows straight to my heart and core and I was struck with remembering the first piece I ever wrote for Grateful Web back in 2008. It was an election year and I was talking about voting with my dollars. That is still as important as ever. If we go we go together. We will prove what is deemed good and just in this country by holding arm and arm and making our voice heard. Supply and demand in a free enterprise is only one part of the equation. If we vote with our dollars we will demand that our supply reflect our values and philosophies.
As I left the festival grounds to snack and prepare for the evening shows, I was told I would not be allowed to bring my totem back in.
But… I thought I had voted with my dollar. I thought I paid good money for EFF and I should be able to carry my heavy homage to Ben Franklin if I wanted to! Is this how my inspiration for a new national anthem just went from "if we go, we go together!" to, "aw fuck this shit… Whatever!"? I was truly uninspired at that moment. All this work on a piece of art that is such a part of me and now I can't even represent? How was my G-Web family going to find me inside without our 10 ft kite?! I was outraged and honestly a little hurt that security or the powers-that-be would deny our self expression like this. What could possibly have been the purpose of this?
Disgruntled and prissy, I put away my big ol' kite totem for the evening. There are rules to EFF. I am here representing more than myself so I decided it best to respect those rules. It definitely freed up my hands for other things and the weight was off my shoulders so to speak so I began to smile again when I realized these things weren't all bad. To my delight and reward was a super huge octopus spread out over the SCI set. There were Quixotic dancers in giant plastic bubbles over the top of the crowd. I guess I needed my hands after all. When I reflect back on the way this all unfolded, I realized that it was time to move beyond the branches on my family tree. It was time to not worry about the G-Web fans finding my totem. It was truly time to practice what I preached and talk to people without the aid of a big advertisement for who I am and what I am doing here. There was simply no room for more totems than were already inside the venue. I can understand that. As Jason Hann (EOTO, SCI, and Prophet Massive) pointed out, "we love em, but I know our projection guy gets a lil stressed out when they get in the way of the light show he is putting on for everyone." Fair enough. I was free of my heavy sweaty totem and feeling better than ever. String Cheese elated me with a Naïve Melody that Kyle Hollingsworth put his own spin to. I was free to do the hippy swirl with my magical energy orb dance. They even closed out with a personal favorite, Johnny Cash. The night was on FIRE.
How could it get any better? With Greg Gillis, aka Girl Talk, of course. His humble and totally unique approach to mixing the hits is one of my favorite all out bashes of a party. Fire the lasers, fill in the front row, you're about to get hit with toilet paper and confetti. If that's not enough your eyes are assaulted with led board magic of all your favorite symbols mixed with full on firework pyro-technique. I was eagle eyed for all the totems that still remained after the dancers and the huge dancing octopus had gone away and my favorite by far was the American flag.
I smirked and mused to myself as the sexy sweaty dance pits carried on around me. I wonder what kind of sex appeal Martha had to Mr. George Washington. I wonder if she didn't stop, as my heart thumped along to "don't stop git it git it!" Music spanning from The Guess Who to Jay-Z, I felt the time honored tradition of music and freedom. I fucking love Girl Talk. As if it couldn't get any better, he revived my spirit when he jumped on top of his table and shouted, "Believe in your Country!"
The choice of his words BELIEVE IN YOUR COUNTRY were impeccable. He didn't say obey. He didn't say your government. He said just the right thing at the right time and then off went the cannons of color. I will check out Girl Talk anytime I possibly can, be it live, in print, or on the internet. This guy inspires me.
I was willing to work for it when I woke up Sunday. I am sad to say I missed Elephant Revival. I was actually able to sleep till almost 4 in the afternoon, right through the blazing hot sun. I was rested relaxed and ready to rage. Everyone was talking about staying up late way after the surge of Girl Talk electrified the festival grounds. My neighbors from Florida talked about the raging festival next door where you could go into the lake and I remembered one of my favorite quotes, "The bend in the road is not the end of the road, unless you refuse to take the turn." Richelle, my Florida peacock feathered friend gave me a candy bracelet. It was pretty with florescent colors to bring me back to my raver days and it contained the words, "free will." It was just the perfect reminder of how to approach my last day at EFF.
I found the Underground Railroad to smuggle my kite back in. If I disclosed this information, it wouldn't be the American Tradition. It's underground for a reason. Word of mouth gave it to me; I hope it will find its way to your ears too. I twirled the heavy handed totem to the front of the stage for Keller Williams and the Travelin' McCourys. EFF couldn't have found a finer, more appropriate Sunday gospel act than this kind hearted and virtuoso group of musicians. Keller has the innocence of a kid that just makes you smile along back at him, give him the stinky guitar face, and giggle at the dirty words. Of course his dirty words are made by mouth trumpet. They opened with the sweet sounds of the 70's done in his best (blue) grass skirt. Hot Stuff, I Feel Love, and Funky town, revised with the lyrics, "gotta make a move a move to a forest that's right for me, town to keep me moving keep me grooving with some electricity." He brings such joy to my heart.
"Do you believe in rock n roll? Can music save your mortal soul? Can you teach me how to dance real slow?" American Pie
Listening to Keller, I think back on Buddy Holly and the reason that song was written 40 years ago in 1972. We already have a life worth fighting for. We have EFF, a beautiful festival in a beautiful part of the nation. Yet here I see a kid running and being accosted by 4 police officers. Here I see the beautiful art installation of a liberty bell that is broken because someone ripped it off its gentle hinges. What do we have to do? Should we make signs and have lists of rules and regulations that interrupt these beautiful art installations? Can't we use a bit of common sense? I guess the key phrase there is common sense. This is America. There is no common religion, no common values, and no common moral grounds it seems. Nothing is common anymore. Things must be built to be broken it seems. If this continues as a bad habit does, we must expect to preserve nothing.
Change is the only constant, and with that arrived Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk on stage at the Sherwood Court. The long standing career of Ivan Neville has morphed into this young N'Awlins funk jam band. They started late but played hard & opened with Why Can't I Get Love. They even answered my philosophic questions about the broken bell with their tune, Everybody Wants Some Fame. I guess that means even negative exposure is fame enough for some. That's such a shame.
As the final hours of Electric Forest whirl pooled into a distant memory, I knew this would not be an easy story to tell. It was a mesh of mixed flavors and ideas that creates the beauty of pluralism. I behaved like Ben Franklin although I aspire to be more like the true First Americans, the Native peoples of this land. There were fashion gestures of headdresses, badges, beaconing totems, logos, and banners leaping from the sold out crowd's lips. There was so much to take in and so many styles to slip into. I knew leaving this festival that I would not be the same person that entered.
The final SCI set collaborated with Dominc Lalli from Big Gigantic. Billy Nershi, the unwavering string band guitar player introduced him on stage saying, "He started playing saxophone waaaaaay before he started playing on a computer." You could tell there was a great sense of humor and respect for each other's work. You could see that what needs to happen is more tolerance for that which is different from yourself and eventually, you will come to accept that difference. Here was beautiful music coming from stage where not only did they accept each other's unique differences but together they combined the styles together and did it like it's never been done before.
I gave a wink and a smile as I gave all my energy to manifesting together the person I want to be. Imagine if Ben Franklin and the Natives were the only dynamic of that time and place. What would our nation have been founded on if the red man and white man could have gotten along better? Would we have been a society with the reverence for nature that made great achievements in technology WHILE considering the after effects? Could the Red Man have tempered our impatience with admiration? Could we have given them the tools to better harvest and feed the people? Could we have become all one tribe if I was to manifest myself as a Red Ben Franklin? Okay, I'd prefer to remain female – how about a Red Betty Franklin, filled with promiscuous idealism?
Bassnectar then Big Gigantic closed out the last of the EFF 2012. EFF was taking the best of the new school to the next level and beyond. With zero competition for the crowd's attention, the last 2 sets of the night were all the beauty that is a sea of smiling faces from sea to shining sea filled with the Laughter Crescendo from mass amounts of bouncing glow sticks.
"Michigan! I love you! Thank you for hanging with me tonight!" – Lorin Ashton
As I heard Bassnectar say, "Someone needs to explain 'Rave Etiquette' to this guy with the squirt gun" My heart sank. I forget just how powerful this manifesting stuff can be. I never meant for the extra squirt guns in the audience to squirt the performer on stage, especially not the guy with extremely expensive equipment! Be Careful What You Wish For. Another quote to keep in mind, "Do the best you can with what you've got where you're at." Theodore Roosevelt. And! When you wish upon a star… makes no difference who you are… your Electric Forest Dreams will come true :)
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I fitted a rebuilt solex 34 pict 3 and couldn't set the idle, because fuel is constantly dripping from the accelerator pump nozzle. Took the carb off again and confirmed that the little ball that's supposed to cut off the flow is still there. (Bottom left corner of this image https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives...4_german/9.jpg )
Anyone got any hints as to what else I can look at?

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WoW has a pretty unique user interface in that it is very easily manipulated. I haven't played any other MMOs but according to things I have read on the internet, the UIs of other MMOs were pretty locked. Your UI is pretty important. As a tank there is an awful lot of information that you need to be able to get at a glance and process quickly but at the same time you want a relatively clear viewport so you can see what is going on around you.
Starting from the top I have FuBar to organize a bunch of my addons. I used titan panel for a long time but I think the author stopped developing it so I switched to FuBar. You may notice that I have a whopping 338 gold. I might get an epic flying mount by the time I hit level 80 >.>
For the character frames I use Pitbull and you can see me and my target in the top left corner. Those two frames aren't particularly important so they get tucked up there kind of out of the way. I have many HPs.
Underneath those is my combat log which is handled by a mod called Eavesdrop. Eavesdrop is pretty kickass since it lets you quickly glance at your combat log and wade through piles and piles of garbage to find the info you want since it only shows things that are incoming to you and outgoing from you.
Under the combat log are my chat windows. I have found that I simply cannot keep up with guild chat or raid chat while tanking. Boss yells and emotes and raid warnings fill up that window pretty fast so I pulled the important things like the tank channel and whispers into a separate chat frame so I don't miss anything good. The tank channel is the place to be anyway, I think half my guild hangs out in there… I have an addon called Prat that handles my chat windows and it does a whole lot more than I use it for. I have no clue what most of its features do but it truncates some stuff and colors names by class and some other little things that a not vital by any means but are nice to have.
To the right of the chat windows is where things start getting important. The thingy with the green letters is an addon called Demon. It keeps track of important debuffs on the boss and the letters turn red if the debuffs aren't up. The 'T' lets me know that it is tracking my target and not a focus which it can do in a separate 'F' window. DS is Demo Shout, TC is Thunder Clap, SA is Sunder Armor, then Curse of Elements, Shadows and Recklessness, then Faerie Fire and the number at the bottom is the total number of debuffs on the boss. This is a very fast way to figure out if the boss has the proper debuffs. We don't use Curse of Recklessness because Illidan hits hard enough as it is.
Next to Demon are my hotbars. I use Trinity Bars to cut them up. All of my important abilities have keybindings and I really only have the hotbars visible so I can watch cooldowns.
Right above the hotbars I have my target of target frame courtesy of PitBull. Between watching my cooldowns and my own HP and Demon, I probably spend the most time watching this part of my screen.
Next to the hotbars are my raid frames. I tried to use PitBull for my raid frames so it would match my other unit frames but I couldn't get a setup that I liked so I just went with XPerl which I had been using for a while. I like XPerl because it has a feature called Grim Reaper which will show the last 10 things that happened to anyone in the raid before they died which is great to quickly figure out how someone died.
Next to the raid frames is an add-on any tank should be familiar with, Omen. We don't have a rule in our guild about KTM or Omen as long as everyone has one or the other. I like the funtionality and cleaner look of Omen so I run with that. I was making many threats at the time I took this screenshot.
Next to Omen is my minimap which is modified with an addon called SimpleMiniMap that lets me make it square fit nicely in the corner.
Just above the minimap is Natur Enemy Cast Bars which is an excellent addon for any class. I have it set to show only the time remaining on debuffs I put on the boss. There is a lot more that it is capable of showing but I have enough info to digest as is so I try to keep that simple. I don't know why it always shows me mortal strike though…
Above NECB are my Deadly Boss Mods timers. Some guilds use BigWigs, mine uses DBM. The functionality is pretty much the same. Anything with a longish amount of time shows up on the right side and then when there are only 5 seconds left on a timer it switches to the left side that I labelled DBM Timers 2. So I can glance at the timers on the right to see what is coming in the long term and I can look left to see what is about to happen in the immediate future.
Above DBM is my buff bar. I finally took the 3 minutes it takes to figure out Buffalo and have been loving it ever since.
Above the buff bar are the Main Tank windows. I can't raid without MT window, it drives me nuts. CTRaidAssist has been around since Molten Core and does the job well but I like the look of oRa2 better and they are totally compatible with each other so, just like KTM or Omen, you can use whichever you prefer.
And finally in the top center of my screen is the enemy cast bar. I use Quartz for this and I made the cast bar as large as it would possibly go. Its nice for just about everything but when there is a specific ability you need to look out for and interrupt or spell reflect or break a castable fear, nothing beats giant cast bar.
That's it. That's my UI as of last night. It presents me will all kinds of good info at a glance and isn't too cluttered. I know it looks like a mess with all the combat text in the middle, but in the middle of the action I almost don't even notice that. I know there are some Neanderthals out there who claim that the defualt blizzard gives them everything they could possibly want or need, but I think those are the same people who didn't think the first sliced bread was a big deal.
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Rather than utilize off-the-shelf chips from a company such as Intel, Apple is expected to use its own custom-built chips like in the iPhone and iPad for its anticipated television set.
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A new, unconfirmed video claims to show a prototype iPhone with a software-based developer setting that allows switching between graphics processing units.
ARM expects to control 50% of mobile chip market by 2015
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Led by devices like the iPhone and iPad, ARM Holdings expects its reference chip designs to be found in 50 percent of mobile devices sold by the year 2015.
Intel would consider making custom chips for major customers like Apple
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An executive with chipmaker Intel said on Thursday that his company "wouldn't blink" if given the opportunity to build a custom chip based on the Intel architecture for a major client like Apple.
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Samsung to quadruple mobile chip production for Apple in 2011
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Qualcomm rises on prospects of Verizon iPhone, iPhone 5, iPad 2
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Rumor: Apple's iPhone 5 to sport new A8 processor, Qualcomm baseband
01/14/2011, 02:01 pm
Apple's forthcoming fifth-generation iPhone will sport a new, faster custom processor dubbed the A8, as well as a baseband processor from Qualcomm, according to a new report.
Apple to expand CPU design group beyond iPad A4
12/31/2010, 01:12 pm
Apple is seeking to hire engineers to design a new CPU micro-architecture, expanding upon its acquisitions of two fabless chip design companies and the release of its new A4 application processor used in the iPad and iPhone 4.
Apple partner Imagination acquires 'cinema quality' graphics chipmaker
12/14/2010, 11:12 am
Imagination, the maker of the PowerVR SGX graphics processor found in Apple's iOS devices, has acquired the developer of real-time ray tracing graphics technology, which could end up in future Apple hardware.
Steve Jobs: iTunes LP, Extra coming to iOS Apple TV
11/02/2010, 05:11 pm
After its transition into an iOS device, Apple TV lost the ability to display iTunes LP and Extras, but support is on the way according to an email attributed to Apple's chief executive.
New Apple TV runs same custom A4 processor as iPhone 4, iPad
09/01/2010, 05:09 pm
The new, smaller Apple TV announced Wednesday will stream 720p HD video thanks to the same custom-built ARM A4 processor found inside the iPhone 4, iPad and the new iPod touch.
iFixit completes early teardown of iPhone 4
06/23/2010, 02:06 am
To obtain one of the first iPhone 4 smartphones for teardown, Kyle of the iFixit team flew to Japan with a tent, planning to camp out in front of the Ginza Apple Store. FedEx ended up delivering early shipments to some users two days in advance, making the trip unnecessary.
Apple reveals iPhone 4 has 512MB RAM, doubling iPad - report
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License: have we even discussed a license yet? Who chose it? I'm not terribly opposed to a 3-clause BSD, but...? - RB 00:39, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
Joachim I prefer the LPGL it's restricts the usage of the code somewhat more. When its integrated in other (closed source) tooling which is published, they must publish that the tool uses this code.
- .FUF 19:40, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
- Joachim GNU Library or "Lesser" General Public License (LGPL) (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical)
- Agreed. I sit on the fence between BSD and GPL: the business half of me agrees that open licensing should place as few restrictions or qualifications as possible, whereas the idealist/OSS side wants to ensure the project's freedom. The LGPL is a more reasonable balance, encouraging widespread use but ensuring modifications' freedom. RB 16:59, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
We've got a lot of good ideas here, but in interest of not stepping on anyone's toes, it's getting rather disjointed and hard to read. Is anyone willing to (or allow me to) try to consolidate them into some sort of coherency? I'd like at least one of the admins (.FUF or Simsong to concur before anyone moves forward. I know the wiki way is to just let it grow, but even watching each addition I'm starting to have trouble visualizing where we are. RB
- One option could be to break each major section into its own page so it can be properly discussed without clutter, then transclude each to this page. A dedicated namespace would probably be overkill, but since we're throwing out ideas should at least be mentioned. --RB 19:03, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
- Joachim Separate the parts into topics. Have a discussion and an informational part per topic.
Capibara :Just noticed a presentation by Simson when looking for 'usable security' on google that included notes on designation and access (authority). From this I would gather that Simson has something of a background in capability security theory. This makes me feel we might have sufficient ground to discuss 'open file handles as capabilities' at the library level. AppArmor allows instances of executables to be confined to least privilege. Unix domain sockets allow open file handles to be passed around as capabilities. The combination of these two results in the possibility of using object capability based least authority at the process level of granularity. For such to work with libraries such as libaff, libewf and libtsk, these libraries must not insist on opening their own files. At the moment this rules out using libaff or libewf directly as such. CarvFs can provide a way around this, but it may be desirable to not have to use CarvFs in some cases. Given that the authors of both libaff and libewf are quite active here, It may be valid to discuss the possibility of extending the API of these libs so that the libs dont demand to open their own files, but could also be used by a confined carving tool that would get open file handles passed to it over a unix domain socket.


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Centre on map. Luggala Mountain Log an Lá A name in Irish also Fancy an extra name in English (Ir. Log an Lá [logainm.ie], 'hollow of the [obscure element]') Wicklow County, in Arderin List, Granite with microcline phenocrysts Bedrock Height: 595m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 56 Grid Reference: O15013 07403 Place visited by 603 members. Recently by: jgfitz, Gergrylls, abcd, Grumbler, TipsyDempy, Krumel, JohnA, leonardt, Prendo, emermcloughlin, briankelly, Harry-Badger, Ulsterpooka, David-Guenot, dodser I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.) More detail Longitude: -6.283479, Latitude: 53.105093 , Easting: 315013, Northing: 207403 Prominence: 110m, Isolation: 2.1km ITM: 714936 707435, GPS IDs, 6 char: Lugala, 10 char: LuggalaBedrock type: Granite with microcline phenocrysts, (Type 2p microcline porphyritic) Also known as Fancy, from Ir. Fuinnse [PNCW], 'ash-tree', and Cloghoge. Price's interpretation of this name as Log an Lágh, 'hollow of the hill', is doubtful. There is no evidence in dictionaries for the existence of a word lágh with this meaning. The second element does not appear to be lá, 'day', either. Luggala is the 302nd highest place in Ireland. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/286/ Rate Gallery COMMENTS for Luggala 1 2 3 Next page >> Follow this place's comments Picture from group : The delight of many a tourist Picture: The delight of many a tourist Dramatic cliffs, dramatic views Short Summary created by simon3, wicklore 5 Apr 2013 Luggala is one of the more well known mountains in Wicklow. This is because it has dramatic cliffs plunging to Lough Tay, visible from the R759 which connects east and west Wicklow via the sally Gap. Luggala, its cliffs and Lough Tay probably feature in more tourist photos than most other views in Ireland.There are a number of parking spots along the R759 such as at O17041 07245 A and O16707 07959 B. Head NW along the road and strike out across the bog in the region of O14077 10225 C for a gradual climb across bog.Another approach, from the west, would be to park at O13669 08779 D and head 1.5kms SE across bog to the summit. Cars at this parking spot may be more vulnerable to break in – the other parking spots above Lough Tay usually have more tourists around and may be less vulnerable. To complete the walk it's possible to descend to the Cloghoge River valley (e.g O15944 06001 E). A road leads out of the valley to the 'Pier Gates' which are near the various parking spots above Lough Tay. There is public access to this valley, although locals will severely challenge any owners of loose dogs. The summit area of Luggala has been quite eroded due to its popularity. It has great views of surrounding hills and mountains such as Djouce, Ballinafunshoge Hill, Knocknacloghoge and Loughs Tay & Dan. Lough Tay resembles a pint of Guinness with its white beach and dark brooding waters. It would be easy to drop off the sharp cliffs just metres from the summit. Take care. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/286/comment/5046/ Picture from kernowclimber : Cliffs of Lough Tay Picture: Cliffs of Lough Tay A long, sublime approach route by kernowclimber 31 Aug 2010 Appreciating mountains isn't always about standing on their summits. Sometimes it is just as uplifting to traverse their hidden glens, to follow the course of babbling brooks that meander through woods, lush meadows and bogs into loughs hemmed in by jagged cliffs; to quietly wander in their shadows savouring the chance encounter with wildlife. A truly sublime landscape experience can be had by parking at Old Bridge (O15556 02448 F) and following the paved road NW towards Lough Dan. A green sign marks the start of a trail leading to Kanturk via a wooden gate. This rocky path weaves its way above the lough through dense bracken slopes passing rowan trees dripping with scarlet berries. Past another gate the track runs steeply downhill to the valley floor. At the bottom is a copse of trees where the wind sighs heavily in the boughs spread out over the shattered shells of stone cottages, a serene but lonely place.Beyond, the Inchavore River snakes its way past grassy meadows to deposit a perfect crescent of sand on the lough's north shore (O14349 04439 G). A rough track leads towards this golden sandy beach shaded by oak trees; a small boat bobbing about on the shoreline made it feel like a tropical island. The warm sunlight dancing on the deep blue surface of the lake and the mesmeric lapping of tiny waves on the shore made it hard to leave this little piece of paradise in Wicklow.We doubled back across the meadows to cross the Inchavore River via some stones at O13768 04620 H and then traversed the north shore of the lough enjoying entrancing views of the river and tree shaded beach beyond. The path weaves through bracken and some gorse between giant granite boulders flung down the slopes of Knocknacloghoge above and is boggy in places. It then swings NE up the Cloghoge Valley past a deserted whitewashed cottage partially shaded by a Tolkienesque sycamore just above the Cloghoge River. Running between rustic dry stone walls, an old cart track then traverses the edge of a sweeping expanse of meadow fringed by broad leaf trees, above which tower the slopes of Sleamaine bedecked in vibrant purple heather. Against this idyllic backdrop were herds of grazing deer.Past the bridge crossing the Cloghoge Brook, a footpath on the left leads up the steep lower slopes of Luggala. Fine views now ravish the eye: the Cloghoge Valley, Lough Dan beyond and below, the circular deep blue Lough Tay steadily creeping into view in its heathery amphitheatre with precipitous granite cliffs. There is no cairn on Luggala, but an impressive expanse of heath undulates towards the distinctive peaks of Djouce, Kippure, Mullaghcleevaun and Tonelagee. We then bore NW descending gently over periodically boggy ground towards the R115 where we had parked a second car in a layby (O13735 08752 I). Although we only climbed one summit, this memorable 13.5 km 6 hour walk took us through mountain scenery that would utterly enrapture a poet. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/286/comment/6070/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from simon3 simon3 on Luggala, 2003 by simon3 3 Jan 2003 Luggala (aka Luggelaw or hollow of the hill in PW Joyce) is a granite and quartzite scarp, a cliffy side of which drops into Lough Tay, while the western side slopes north eastwards towards the Military Road. Luggala's summit has suffered in recent years from considerable walker erosion. The photo, taken in 1998, shows Luggala from the east, with Lough Tay to the left. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/286/comment/272/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from CaptainVertigo : Living at the edge. Navan Hill Walkers on Luggala 3.4.05 Picture: Living at the edge. Navan Hill Walkers on Luggala 3.4.05 CaptainVertigo on Luggala, 2005 by CaptainVertigo 6 Apr 2005 Worried about GLOBAL WARMING? Scary isn't it? Violent storms. Melting ice caps. Killer sharks swimming up your toilet to nibble your re-marriage prospects. Ouch!! Such were the thoughts that occupied the fragile mind of Captain Vertigo last Saturday night during the long hours of darkness prior to the attack on Luggala. ( At this point I wish to state clearly that the Captain does not recognise the expression "Fancy Mountain". There is something effete, jejune, self-indulgent and decadent about this casual designation. There's something …French about it. Too close to "Fancy Woman". "Well fanceeee that!" How apt the rubric "Luggala". Like an Irish cop in New York: Lugs O'Law. The deformed ears of a tight head prop come to mind. How manly and vigorous !) In any event, the NAVAN HILLWALKERS eschewed a frontal advance on Luggala. That'd 've been too easy! Nope! General Hudson had issued orders from his sick bed that we advance from the rear . Thus it was, ably led by the General's batman, Sergeant-Major Michael Spillane, that we crept up the long and winding staircase to the top of the Djouce, before moving on to the summit of War Hill from where we did a "recci". There the Captain spotted a little heap of malodorous black balls and concluded sheepishly that they were the manifestation of an unseen enema. Clearly, caution was called for. But the traverse from War Hill to the northern slopes of Luggala took place in gorgeous sunshine. Oh blessed Global Warming! The Mother of all Fine Days! May your Ozone Layer be depleted by the methane gases of a thousand baked bean eating Boy Scouts! Shine on ! Shine your ultra violet light on the bracken hairy hills of Wicklow. Rid the land of that evil stubble! Continue to give us Summer days in early April!! We grazed contently on double rations by a babbling brook . Sergeant-Major Spillane, encouraged by the sunshine, marched us, single file, in double quick time, up Luggala, till we reached the rim. There we once again stood silently and pondered the work of the Unseen Hand . The Captain, not for the first time enraptured, had to be restrained from diving into the dark waters below. "Not on my watch lad!" muttered the Sergeant Major. The tranquil moment shattered, the platoon moved on. During the descent the Captain implored a passing nurse (sadly not attired in full white Nightengale regalia) to perform an emergency hip replacement for him. She demurred. The sight of the Captain dragging his lifeless limbs up the fierce hill to the car park cheered the hearts of the Company. Great praise was heaped on Gen.Hudson for having the foresight to leave the best wine till last –a true walking challenge in the sweltering heat! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/286/comment/1601/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from murphysw : Lough Tay from Luggala Picture: Lough Tay from Luggala murphysw on Luggala, 2005 by murphysw 21 Mar 2005 Definitely a lot of walker erosion on Luggala, espeicially at the top of the cliff where a myriad of little paths have been created. This is in addition to the mucky path which leads up the mountain from the carpark at O137088 J. But what views! From every angle, the views over Lough Tay and Luggala Lodge with Djouce towering behind, just take the breath away. The summit itself is fairly ordinary - no cairns or anything, but there is the butt of a signpost. Wonder what that said in its heyday. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/286/comment/1573/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from wicklore : Lough Tay and Luggala Picture: Lough Tay and Luggala Cliffs plunge to a brooding lake by wicklore 23 Jul 2014 I was surprised to discover that this particular wide view of Luggala (Fancy Mountain) taken from the north has not been added here before. It includes the famous "Guinness Lake" (Lough Tay) which resembles a dark pint with a creamy head to some. The photo was taken from the R759 road that links the Sally Gap and the R755 road to Roundwood and Glendalough. Several small gravel car parks are carved out along this sometimes narrow and winding road. The feeling of a sheer drop down to the lake below just over the little stone wall adds a thrill for those motorists unfamiliar with the road. The view is looking south over Lough Tay with Luggala and its cliffs to the right with Scarr Mountain rising to its apex in the background. At other points on this road the flat top of the artificial lake on Turlough Hill (Toomaneena), Lugnaquillia, and a host of other Wicklow hills can be seen. The carparks along this road give access to the Wicklow Way which passes through this area, as well as providing an opportunity for a loop walk taking in Luggala, Knocknacloghoge, Lough Tay and various other permutations. Beware that the residents of the valley around Lough Tay do not allow dogs off the leash and can be very strict about this. Also be aware that thieves also know it is a popular area and break-ins of cars are not unknown. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/286/comment/17565/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average COMMENTS for Luggala 1 2 3 Next page >> (End of comment section for Luggala.) Some mapping: Open Street Map (Various variations used.) 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Yes, Patents Are A Restriction On Freedom
from the does-that-apply-to-all-such-monopolies? deptTim Lee points us to an interesting blog post from a patent lawyer who tries to parse out why software patents feel so offensive to some. The lawyer, Steve Lundberg, who tends to be a software patent supporter (and whose blog posts I've strongly disagreed with in the past) does make some interesting points. Lee highlights the following:
There is one more factor that makes software very unique — because a single person can successfully develop and distribute software applications, the experience with the system is highly personalized for a large number of developers. Software patents, in a sense, and almost unlike all other technology areas, restrict what feels like our treasured personal freedom, and understandably thus generate a visceral reaction to those so affected. In almost all other mainstream industries, inventors do not act as manufacturers, but are employed by them. This decouples and depersonalizes infringement concerns from the inventor/developer. In actual practice, it is extremely rare that a small developer would ever be sued for infringement by any entity other than a direct competitor. In this instance, the developer would be able to quite easily see it coming, but there is a possibility that they could be sued and not see it coming. So, I can understand why smaller developers would feel personally threatened by software patents. And even software developers in large companies often still fancy themselves as independent souls who, in their dreams, find fame and fortune founding a start-up and striking it rich. So, they too, often can take umbrage as much as an independent developer.Lee responds to this paragraph by almost totally agreeing with a couple of important caveats. First, he notes that Lundberg greatly underestimates how many small and indie developers are hit by patent lawsuits these days. Actually, I'd say even that massively underestimates the problem, because it doesn't take into account all of those who are never sued, but who are hit with threats that can be tremendously damaging to small companies. Lee's other point is also important:
the part about patents restricting "what feels like" freedom. There's no "feels like" about it. Patents are a restriction on the treasured personal freedom of programmers, which is why so many of us are upset about them.I think that's true, but again, I'd take it even further. I'm not sure I agree with Lundberg's assertion that this is somehow unique to software developers. I think it's absolutely true that we see more software developers than other patent-intensive fields, and thus we see more such activity, but any use of patents (or copyrights for that matter) are restrictions on the freedom of others by definition. Patents and copyrights are rights to exclude. That's their fundamental property. They are a government granted tool with which the holder can restrict the freedoms of others. There is a calculus involved, over whether or not that restriction on freedom is worth it in the long run. Does it incentivize more inventiveness? Does the benefit outweigh the restriction? That's what we're supposed to be determining.
The problem isn't just that indie developers feel super independent and blindsided by patent disputes, but, rather that they don't see the patents helping in any way, and thus the restriction on freedom is way too costly. A big part of the problem, of course, is that thanks (in large part) to regulatory capture, those who benefit most from patents (and copyrights) have done their best to tilt the law over time such that those key questions are never asked. They've created a world in which we are told to first assume that of course such restrictions create more incentives for invention and that of course the benefits outweigh the restrictions. People are yelled at for even suggesting otherwise, and it's rare to find a serious discussion on those topics. Instead, maybe questions are allowed at the margins about a specific part of the law that is seen as going too far. But the larger questions are never asked.
But for the people who live these things day in and day out, they know intuitively that the restrictions on their own freedoms are much much more problematic than any benefits given from patent law. And that is why they're upset. It's not just that the development and the infringement concerns are linked, but that the overall restrictions on freedom are just not seen to be worth it.
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What Are Saline Wetlands?
Wetlands are among some of the most productive ecosystems in the world, providing several key functions, or ecological services, that both directly and indirectly affect wildlife, the environment, and the human sector. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission had defined four regional wetland complexes that occur naturally in the state of Nebraska. These complexes include: Playa, Riverine, Sandhill, and Saline/Alkaline. Combined, Nebraska's total wetlands cover over 1,500,000 acres statewide, and demonstrate different physical, chemical, biological, geological, and hydrological properties.
Of the four wetland complexes found in Nebraska, the Eastern Saline Wetlands of Lancaster and Saunders counties are among the most unique and threatened wetland communities in the state. Limited to the floodplain swales and depressions within the Salt Creek, Little Salt Creek, and Rock Creek drainages, it's estimated that the Eastern saline wetlands once covered an area in excess of 20, 000 acres. Today, due to extensive degradation, draining and filling, through commercial, residential, and agricultural development, less than 4,000 acres remain and many of these remnants are highly degraded.
Nebraska's saline wetlands are characterized by saline soils and halophytic (salt tolerant) plant species such as spearscale, inland salt grass, sea blite, prairie bulrush and the state endangered saltwort. Soils are saline belonging to the Salmo Series of deep, poorly drained bottomland soils of low permeability. This soil type commonly occurs near creeks, intermittent lakes, and marshes, and is usually only briefly flooded. The source of salinity for these wetlands is not fully understood, but it's postulated that the salinity is from groundwater inflow that passes through a rock formation containing salts deposited by an ancient inland sea that once covered much of the Great Plains (USDA 1996). The remaining saline wetlands may be sustained by saline groundwaters that flow up through Dakota sandstone, the underlying bedrock of soils along the Salt and Little Salt Creeks. Dakota sandstone is very porous allowing saline groundwater from deeper shale rock formations containing salt depositions to seep up into overlaying soil horizons. The seepage of groundwater over thousands of years from deeply buried saline aquifers has accumulated in salts in the floodplain soils, allowing for the unique wetland type to form.
The abundant mud flats of the saline wetlands are rich in invertebrate life and frequented by a variety of migratory shore birds, other bird species, and wildlife. During the last century, more than 230 species of birds have been reported from the salt basins of Lancaster and Saunders counties. This includes a large number of water birds and migratory species including black and king rails, white-face ibis, herring gulls, western and eared grebes, the threatened least tern, two species of plovers, and most species of ducks and geese. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has held two annual district birding days within the Little Salk Creek Saline Wetlands. In May of 2008, over 60 species of birds were sited at Frank Shoemaker marsh and n May 2014 over 90 species of birds were sited in the upper Little Salt Creek Saline Wetlands (Little Salt Form marsh preserve, Little Salt Creek West WMA and Little Salt Springs). The Eastern saline wetlands are also home to many saline plants that are found nowhere else in Nebraska. Three plant species found growing in the salt marshes are considered rare in Nebraska including the saltmarsh aster (Aster subulatus var. ligulatus), Texas dropseed (Sporobolus texanus) and the state endangered saltwort (Salicornia rubra). In addition to the many unique invertebrate, bird, and plant species, the Eastern saline wetlands are also home to hundreds of more familiar mammal, fish, and reptile species.
Aside from providing habitat for wildlife and plant species, the saline wetlands offer several other ecosystem services. A watershed has many components and wetlands play an important role in this management by providing functions which improve water quality, reduce flooding and soil erosion, and supplying water. Saline wetlands are critical in protecting stream quality by filtering and collecting runoff water and aid flood control by storing water after heavy precipitation events and reducing peak flows. The unique landscape also provides for recreational opportunities such as hunting, trapping, wildlife watching, photography, and enjoyment of the serenity a wetland can offer. These wetlands offer an exceptional opportunity to study and observe flora and fauna not found on other more abundant landscapes.


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All The Latest Stuff In One Tight, Light '71 Dodge Demon.
Do builders of cool cars lead-foot around town in god-awful heaps? Do they show up with crusty, threadbare urchins? Jason Huber doesn't. He's the owner of G Force Design Concepts in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. G's rules include mostly Pro Touring iterations, Chevrolets predominantly, with a helping of Mustangs on the side, so this Sublime Green Demon is a direct departure from normality. One day Huber just shrugged, whipped off his Bow Tie, and went head-to-head with a Mopar. Jason, why did you wait so long?
"G Force wanted to show that not every car has to be a Camaro. Most of the cars we've done are Chevys and Camaros. This time, we wanted to step into the Mopar line. We wanted a car that had a very decent paint and body, and start from there. This way, the overall budget on the car can be more obtainable and easier on the pocket." Obviously, Huber is a person who reads the directions before fumbling with anything, so before he broke out a wrench, he made a plan, that critical blueprint to which he would attempt to adhere. Part of the plan naturally included a budget. Jason would be happy if they could bring the car in for less than six figures. Some budget!
We must also quantify the way Huber looks at a car and an intended project. Since he does this 24/7, he's well-versed in the potential pitfalls associated with such things. In an attempt to divorce himself from the subjective aspect, he built the car as if he was doing it for a customer. The project became just another piece of business, but with one exception: he was his own customer, so time was on his side. Naturally, he would keep it within budget.
G Force had several reservations about the Mopar suspension philosophy. It was old. It was difficult to work around. It was heavier than it needed to be. Leaf springs are for oxcarts, and the G Force team was not a band of die-hard Mopar freaks, so there was every reason to blaspheme. The key to this realm was a Reilly MotorSports Chassis Components AlterKtion subframe, tubular control arms, Air Ride air springs, antisway bar, four-bar rear suspension, and another arrangement of Air Ride springs. This system eliminates the torsion bars and incorporates Mustang II spindles, a heavy-duty sway bar, and 2003 Mustang rack steering. The Mustang II spindles open the door to a wide variety of aftermarket big brake options.
Jason: "With the major suspension design tackled, we decided on Air Ride Technologies ShockWave assemblies at the front and rear, with ride height sensors. The 4100I system had everything we needed for a clean and reliable air suspension system."
The way the original A-body torsion bar front suspension was devised, it naturally didn't allow for coil springs to be placed behind the spindles. A wider-than-stock track width solves this small nit. The AlterKation system, with Wilwood discs, yields an additional ? inch of clearance.
At the rear of the car, G Force moved the Demon's wheeltubs up to the framerail and inward 2.75 inches to accommodate the 18×12 wheels and 335-series rubber. They added subframe connectors front and rear, and moved the rear control arms on the four-bar setup inward to escape the sidewall of the wide tires. To eliminate the clunky, space-robbing factory leaf spring bundles, G used an RMS Street-Lynx triangulated four-bar setup to locate the narrowed Dana 60 housing and the highly adjustable Air Ride shocks.
We've seen hundreds of early Chevys with LS conversions that are becoming the norm, so why wouldn't G Force select a similar modern form from the latest Mopar inventory? Motive power is from a 425hp 6.1L Hemi taken from a crumpled Charger SRT8. In case you're wondering, the stock alloy intake manifold was powdercoated black to blend with the green and black exterior theme. The engine configuration provided a baseline for the future upgrades, and the standalone AEM management system allows for custom tuning in the future. The inevitable order will be a forged bottom end, more aggressive cylinder heads, and a big ol' turbocharger cramming in the boost.
Fitting the engine within the parameters of the new subframe was much easier with the inclusion of a Charlie's Oil Pans aluminum rear sump. It holds seven quarts of lube, and neatly clears the new RMS rack-and-pinion steering. Now, the room in and around the engine bay is nothing if not voluminous.
Although G Force could have easily accommodated the original automatic, they wanted a clutch-actuated counterpart. As much as the rest of the Demon's systems are geared for maximum control, there was no reason to sidestep this issue. Besides, bangin' gears behind a Hemi of any stripe are cause for guns and tequila. Just short of that, Keisler Engineering served up one of their Tremec five-speed ensembles that includes everything needed to turn a car with a 1:1 handicap into a five-speed overdrive. Further, G Force included Keisler's hydraulic throwout bearing, billet steel flywheel, and an 11-inch Borg & Beck type pressure plate and disc.
The interior is completely functional, a tidy package, and G Force maintained minimal incursion, leaving the Auto Meter Sport-Comp II gauges in a flat, fabricated panel where the original stuff went. Creature comforts are at a minimum. Since Huber lives in southern Pennsylvania, not south Louisiana, the Demon has heat and defroster, but stops short of air conditioning. All the audio system components are Alpine, two amps, a single 10-inch subwoofer and four 6×9 bleaters. Right next to those controls is a keypad for the Air Ride height and firmness adjustment. In any case, Huber can access all of them with "blind" reach, never having to take his eyes from the road ahead.
Jason assumes the position in fourth-gen Camaro seats. G covered them with perforated Allante material (with matching back seat), a durable, abrasion-resistant vinyl that looks and feels like leather. That theme has been carried over to the headliner as well. Though Huber didn't see the need for safety harnesses and the bracing required for them, he compromised admirably with XV Motorsports three-point front belts and XV lap belts in the rear. An all-business Momo Champion steering wheel is juxtaposed with that funky, straight out of the '60s, dog-leg shifter. In the day, we'd change those wiggly props out for a Hurst linkage and peace of mind, but there's no denying that it fits the visual scheme perfectly.
So did Huber make his budget or did he crack his nut? "The final result exceeded our expectations and still came in within the budget we set up front," he said. "At the Run Through the Hills, we placed Sixth out of 50 cars in the autocross competition. The Demon is a great example of how much fun you can have building and driving a car like this without taking out a second mortgage. Bang for the buck, this turned out to be a great highway cruiser, autocross car, and dragstrip demon."
|By The Numbers
|Jason Huber; Chambersburg, PA
|Vehicle weight w/driver: 3,250 pounds
|Dodge, 372 cubic inches
|(4.10 bore x 3.58 stroke)
|2006 Dodge 6.1L Hemi
|Compression ratio:
|stock pump, Charlie's Oil Pans
|low-profile seven-quart pan
|Rotating assembly:
|stock 3.58-inch
|stroke forged crank,
|powdered metal rods,
|hypereutectic flat-top pistons
|Cylinder heads:
|Engine controller:
|AEM standalone
|electronic controller
|stock cast aluminum intake manifold,
|stock injectors, Walbro in-tank pump,
|LS-style filter/regulator set at 58 psi,
|Goodyear 300psi fuel line
|Power adder:
|none (yet!)
|TTI 6.1 headers, 1 7/8-inch primaries,
|X-pipe, 3-inch exhaust system,
|Corsa mufflers
|Built by:
|Mopar Performance
|Keisler Engineering
|TKO 600 five-speed,
|billet steel flywheel,
|Borg & Beck 11-inch clutch assembly,
|Keisler hydraulic throwout bearing
|custom 4340 steel,
|1350-series yokes
|Rear axle:
|Moser Dana 60,
|housing narrowed 8 inches,
|Tru-Trac differential,
|3.55:1 ring-and-pinion
|Front suspension:
|Mustang II-based spindle,
|RMS Chassis Components,
|Air Ride ShockWave air springs,
|1.063-inch antisway bar
|Rear suspension:
|RMS four-link, Air Ride
|ShockWave air springs
|Wilwood SL6 calipers, 14-inch disc, front;
|Wilwood SL4 calipers, 14-inch discs, rear
|CCW Classic 18×8.5, front; 18×12, rear
|245/35ZR18, front;
|335/30ZR18, rear