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Hi Bobby,
Was just reading over the daylily registration rules at the AHemS site
here http://www.daylilies.org/AHSregister.html . So you're married to the
registrar, eh? Must make things interesting when it comes to naming
questions. Yes, things are much more developed than the AHosS registration
process. We're still pretty much just leaving everything up to the Registrar
at this point. There have been quite a few interesting challenges to the
system so far, and I think we'll see a more developed system in the future.
To appeal now you mostly go "Hey, Jim, what's wrong with my name? I think
you should allow it."
I feel rules and guidelines are important because they put everyone,
even the Registrar, on the same footing. If you leave one person with too
much power over a process people inevitably complain they are abusing that
power even if they really aren't. With the ICNCP code being as vague as it
is, this becomes even more of a problem.
The code is an attempt to put together a set of rules that will fairly
cover many different genera with very different plants among them. I feel
that most of our problems that come from not developing our own set of rules
come from applying a code that frequently is better adapted to flowers than
foliage. As the flowers are a secondary consideration with most hostas (few
are named for their flowers), we need guidelines which reflect the foliage
One persistant argument about streaked hostas is that the code refers
to "stable" characteristics that can be propagated on, but does not define
what that means. Some interpret that to mean all propagated material must
carry that characteristic, while others say that if it can be propagated on
it is stable, regardless of some odd divisions that do not carry the trait.
These are the kind of things we need the AHosS to clarify in its own rules.
In the next few years we will probably begin looking into putting together a
set of rules for hosta registrations. It should make for some interesting di
There were strong arguments that for a time held sway that streaked
hostas should not even be allowed to be registered. I believe that there was
a period when they were all rejected. Personally, I feel this was a mistake
because the whole purpose of registrations is to create a (somewhat)
accurate record of the plants of the time. What point is served by ignoring
some of the most interesting and influential plants? Everyone today knows
hostas like 'Dorothy Benedict', so how weird would it be for people looking
back from the future to find no registrations for such important hostas?
While I disagree personally with Chick's opinion of streaked plants,
many others agree with him. Neither opinion is wrong in the eyes of either
the ICRA or the AHosS as neither has any clear rules on the subject. The
problem with not having rules is clearly illustrated by looking at what
would happen if the next Registrar decides he is of Chick's opinion and
again starts refusing any registrations for streaked plants.
.......Bill Meyer
> Hey Bill,
> The daylily registration process continues to evolve just like all the
> IRA's. The one consistency is the ICNCP "rule book." The daylily
> reviews each submitted name. After this review each name is submitted to
> the full "Registrations Committee" along with the Registrar's
> for each name. Sometime the recommendation is to reject because the name
> already used or is in direct conflict with an existing rule (the reason is
> always stated). This is all done via email and the process is efficient
> timely. After final committee review the registrant is notified of the
> decision. All decisions are subject to an appeal process. The first
> of appeal is back to the Registration Committee, the second level is to
> AHS Board of Director's, if still unsatisfied, the final appeal is to the
> International Union of Biological Sciences Commission for the Nomenclature
> of Cultivated Plants.
> I was the first to test of the rules of the previous version of the ICNCP
> rules several years in a daylily registration. I submitted the name "A
> Fishing On A Pond On Monday". The registrar recommended to the committee
> that the name be denied but the committee overruled her because the ICNCP
> the time stated that names could have up to 30 characters, excluding
> and up to ten syllables. I was not upset with the Registrar and we remain
> happily married.
> I am not aware of the appeal process within the Hosta society but feel
> any decision could ultimately be appealed to the IUBS.
> We just started growing hostas this year, and next year will be my first
> year of making crosses. Hopefully a few years later I will register my
> first hosta.
> Thank you for enjoying our web site. That is another passion that has
> gotten out of control.
> Bobby
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Meyer" <email@example.com>
> To: <email@example.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 10:25 AM
> Subject: Re: NUMBERS IN HOSTA NAMES
> > Hi Bobby,
> > Nice website. I see that you're more experienced with daylilies
> > hostas. A big difference between the AHemS and the AHosS is that the
> > Hemerocallis society has its own registration rules in addition to the
> > code. All in all their system is much more developed than the Hosta
> society
> > system at this time. The code as you've seen is very open to
> interpretation
> > in many areas and decisions could go either way in a situation like
> Chick's.
> > The AHemS has the advantage of some society rules to help clear up how
> > things should be interpreted for daylily registrations, while the AHosS
> > leaves it totally up to the Registrar.
> > With hosta names, the decision to accept a name lies wholly in the
> > Registrar's hands. I believe the Registrar does seek input from the
> > Registrars of other genera when difficult issues arise, but the decision
> is
> > wholly his to make, as long as it does fit within the often vague
> boundaries
> > of the code.
> > I prefer the idea of a society having rules on registration
> > than leaving all decisions to an individual registrar. I've recommended
> > the AHosS Board that we look into putting such rules together. We
> > had a big flare-up about registration issues which revolved around
> > not registering their plants "soon enough". With no clear rules from the
> > society on when (or even if) we should register a plant, there is too
> > room for disagreement. I believe that in the near future we will see a
> > of rules and guidelines from the AHosS that will resolve some questions
> like
> > Chick's naming quandary.
> > ........Bill Meyer
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The Zetas are now the largest cartel in Mexico, overtaking their bitter rival, the Sinaloa cartel, a report by US security firm Stratfor suggests.
When the Sinaloa cartel was the 'big dog,' they had a tacit understanding with the government and the government would target other drug syndicates and basically leave the important members of 'La Federacion' alone. The Sinaloans operate primarily through bribery and corruption while the Zetas specialize in horrific brutality. Now that the Zetas have muscled their way into more turf and more influential networks, how will that reshape the geopolitical paradigm? What with the effect be for Mexican citizens and for those on both sides of the border? This is not a good turn of events.
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How did St. Jude Children's Research Hospital evolve from Danny Thomas' dream into a national resource that is now the world's top treatment and research center for children with cancer? During this milestone year for St. Jude, it is appropriate to pause and reflect on how vision, passion and partnership can change the world.
Like a great orchestra, St. Jude is the product of many inspired people working together, each bringing talents that are distinct and essential to the performance, yet doing so in a way that produces something magical and greater than the sum of the parts. I have been fortunate to witness this symphony for 40 of its 50 years, first in the balcony as a student, then in the orchestra section as a faculty member, and most recently on the conductor's stand. I have been lifted by each performance, regardless of my vantage point.
When the doors of St. Jude opened, most people thought its focus on childhood cancer was doomed to fail. Yet, a decade later St. Jude startled the medical establishment by introducing the word "cure" into the conversation about childhood cancer. At that moment, the medical world realized that something remarkable was happening in Memphis.
St. Jude represents one of the most unlikely yet powerful successes in academic medicine. If one were to pick a place to start a new biomedical research institute, Memphis in 1962 would not be near the top of the list. To launch a new "start-up" by giving away services for free would not be a business model found in any textbooks, then or today. And childhood cancers—largely considered incurable—would not have been the first choice for the focus of a new hospital. Yet Danny and his friends decided to do all of these things at once. The result was a new research hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, where no child would be turned away because of race, religion or the family's ability to pay.
Danny's dream was that "No child should die in the dawn of life." This mantra, emblazoned on the name badge of every St. Jude employee, helps push the hospital forward 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 50 years later. Yet, despite the dramatic increase in survival rates, cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease in U.S. children over 1 year of age. Clearly, there is much more work to be done. Progress in our first 50 years has come from using drugs that were developed for adult cancers, not childhood cancers. Today, science and technology offer unprecedented opportunities to understand precisely what causes childhood cancers; from that will come new targets against which new medications can be developed. Our Pediatric Cancer Genome Project and our chemical biology efforts are our most recent new initiatives to build on our foundation of innovative clinical trials and cutting-edge laboratory research, and to find these new treatments for tomorrow.
St. Jude remains committed to leading this effort, so that 50 years from now we will be using medications that are less toxic and more effective in curing cancer—pushing us even closer to realizing Danny's dream.
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GAO-16-760SP: Published: Sep 20, 2016. Publicly Released: Sep 20, 2016.
This is an e-supplement to GAO-16-550T. The Single Audit Act of 1984, as amended, is intended to improve accountability, including effective internal control over federal awards administered by state and local governments and nonprofit organizations. The Single Audit Act, as implemented by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requires each non-federal entity that expends a total amount of fed...
Federal Chief Information Security Officers: Opportunities Exist to Improve Roles and Address Challenges to Authority
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Under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA 2014), the agency chief information security officer (CISO) has the responsibility to ensure that the agency is meeting the requirements of the law, including developing, documenting, and implementing the agency-wide information security program. However, 13 of the 24 agencies GAO reviewed had not fully defined the role of the...
Information Technology Reform: Agencies Need to Increase Their Use of Incremental Development Practices
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For fiscal year 2016, 22 agencies reported 64 percent of their software development projects would deliver useable functionality every 6 months on the Information Technology (IT) Dashboard, as required by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). However, shortcomings with OMB's guidance—the lack of clarity regarding the types of projects where incremental development would not apply and how th...
Digital Service Programs: Assessing Results and Coordinating with Chief Information Officers Can Improve Delivery of Federal Projects
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The General Service Administration's (GSA) 18F and Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) U.S. Digital Service (USDS) have provided a variety of services to agencies supporting their information technology (IT) efforts. Specifically, 18F staff helped 18 agencies with 32 projects and generally provided development and consulting services, including software development solutions and acquisition co...
Foreign Assistance: Actions Needed to Improve Transparency and Quality of Data on ForeignAssistance.gov
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Four federal agencies—the Departments of Defense, Education, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Justice (DOJ)—manage at least 10 efforts to collect data on sexual violence, which differ in target population, terminology, measurements, and methodology. Some of these data collection efforts focus on a specific population that the agency serves—for example, the incarcerated population—while...
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