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Skarke participates in national research cruise
Adam D. Skarke
A faculty member of Mississippi State's Department of Geosciences has been selected to participate in a University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) Chief Scientist Training Cruise Program.
Under the guidance of senior scientists in the oceanographic research community, MSU Assistant Professor of Geology Adam D. Skarke is participating in a two-week cruise designed to train early-career scientists to conduct research using the UNOLS fleet of oceanographic research vessels and submersibles.
Skarke said advising participants on best practices relating to scientific communications and public outreach also is among the cruise's primary goals.
"There is a real emphasis on training scientists to communicate what they're doing and why it is relevant without being too verbose or technical," Skarke said. "So much of what I do research-wise is publicly funded, so it's important to be able to explain to policymakers and other government officials why my research is significant and worthy of funding."
Over the course of the cruise, Skarke and his 23 fellow early career scientists will be using manned and robotic submarines to study seafloor methane seeps that Skarke helped discover in 2013.
Skarke said use of telepresence, an audio and video satellite link between the research vessel and shore, will facilitate conversations between scientists on the ship and those participating remotely on land.
"Using a live video feed, those of us at sea will be able to contact experts who can tune in and offer insight. We also can share our expertise in real time with members of the general public," Skarke explained.
Earlier this summer, Skarke was one of two individuals named chief scientist, a designation involving the coordination of cruise logistics prior to departure.
Before joining MSU, Skarke gained experience in planning and leading research cruises as a physical scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research.
Now in his third year at the state's leading university, Skarke has broad research interests in the fields of marine geology and geophysics, including marine geology, coastal morphodynamics, sedimentology, stratigraphy and seafloor gap seep systems.
He also serves as a research fellow for the university's Geosystems Research Institute, where he worked as a postdoctoral associate prior to becoming an assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences.
Along with serving on various committees within the College of Arts and Sciences and its Department of Geosciences, Skarke has served as a judge for the university's Undergraduate and Graduate Research symposiums.
Originally from Austin, Texas, Skarke holds a bachelor's degree in geology with honors from New York's Colgate University, as well as master's and doctoral degrees in geology from the University of Delaware.
For additional biographical information, visit www.adamskarke.com.
Located in Hilbun Hall, the geosciences department offers courses and expertise in several areas of earth sciences, including climatology, geocognition, geography, geology, geospatial analysis and meteorology. For more on the department, telephone 662-325-3915 or visit www.geosciences.msstate.edu.
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Friday, March 8, 2013
Book Review - Mean Reversion Trading Systems by Howard Bandy
5 comments:
- Mati FX said...
I have been following your blog for a while. But I am now surprised because you commend the work of someone who claims in his book that: (http://www.meanreversiontradingsystems.com/MRTS%20AnalysisWM.pdf)
"My view is that the length of the in-sample period should be as short as is practical. The only way to determine the length of the in-sample period is to run some tests."
This is called data-snooping
He also claims:
"The length of the out-of-sample period is: As long as the model and the market remain in sync and the system remains profitable. There is no general relationship between the length of the out-of-sample period and the length of the in-sample period."
SO we choose the out-of-sample for as long as the model and the market are in sync and the system remains profitable. Very nice work. I wonder why you endorse such stuff. What do you have to gain. Or maybe because I respect your work maybe you overlooked the details. The substance in trading is in the details.
- March 10, 2013 at 12:26 PM
- Rob Hanna said...
What a sad world when saying something nice about someone else's work brings emails asking me what I have to gain.
The review got me a nice thank you note from Mr. Bandy, whom I have never met nor spoken to before.
While he views some aspects of testing differently than I, I have no interest in arguing every point he makes in his book. For me, if you can take valuable ideas and information from a book, then it is worthwhile. This one is filled with them.
I stand by my review. I thought the book had lots of great info. It was backed up by actual test results (a rarity), and since he provides all the code, traders can verify the results and easily explore the ideas further on their own.
Those who have read the book are welcome to post comments (positive or negative) below. You all know my opinion.
Rob Hanna
- March 11, 2013 at 8:12 AM
- Mati FX said...
Instead of feelling sad, maybe you should be happy that someone took the time to point out to you the mistakes in that book which are of fundamental nature, i.e. curve-fititng, optimization, data snooping and all that nonsense that make traders lose money. Don't feel sad. The world is not sad when we go against reality, we should just change course. Thanks.
- March 12, 2013 at 7:13 AM
- JerryC said...
I received Howard's book yesterday, and while I haven't finished it yet, I think the 'data snooping' comment is a bit over the top. Howard is constantly cautioning about 'future leaks' and faux optimization techniques. Perhaps mati should actually purchase the book before dissing it at his level.
- March 12, 2013 at 1:13 PM
- S Gupta said...
I came across this comment and as someone who has all four of Dr Bandy's books, I felt I should chime in on this topic.
Dr Bandy is a strong proponent of good system development practices and his writings clearly warn about the real dangers of curve-fitting. Anyone who has followed his blog or read his book in detail will completely understand the nuance behind his stated views on in-sample/out-of-sample period that one person found fault with.
Dr Bandy has become my favorite author on the topic of quantitative trading approaches.
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The route I chose took us to the outskirts of a small village with and old water mill. It is somewhere I know well and have often thought would be a great spot for art nudes. Being so close to a village, quite a busy road junction and having a public footpath through the mill grounds I have always ruled it out as unuseable. As we passed the light was good and it was all quiet. We decided to have a quick look around, we were alone, what an opportunity :-)
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There isn't a clear cut way to do a résumé, there are a diversity of styles but most of them have a heading (your basic information), experience (professional or in case of a student any research experience they may have) and education.
Parting from the example illustrated bellow you may create a résumé with the following sections:
Education – If you are in search for an internship, an educational opportunity or if you are in search of an entry-level job you start with your education. If you graduated from high school and are currently enrolled, were enrolled at one time or graduated from a university you shouldn't include your high school education since it is already implied, with your university background that you graduated from high school. In this section you include the dates you attended the institution, your major, your department and finally the name of the institution (if you haven't graduated you may want to put in what year you are).
If you are going for an internship, a fellowship or any other university related event, you may want to add a section of courses you have taken related to what you are applying to. You may call this section "Courses completed in…"
In line with the previous section, you may include the courses you are currently taking related to the field. You may call this section "Courses in Progress".
After this section you should add the number of credits you have earned as well as your GPA.
Awards – In this section you add any awards you may have received.
Research Experience – In this section you will detail any and all research experience you may have along with the date, the title of the research, the research mentors and the place where the research was conducted.
Alongside your research experience you should add any research presentation you had. It should include date, title, and where the presentation was held.
Conferences – This section should be dedicated to explaining all the conferences and workshops you attended. This section should include date, title of the conference, the name of the presenter and where the conference was held.
Workshop – This is a similar section to the conferences section but include all the workshops you have attended.
Miscellaneous sections – This sections vary from person to person, but remember the salesman concept, you have to "sell" all the different aspects that make you who you are. The sections you may add are:
- Volunteer Work
- Extracurricular Activities
- Language Skills
- Computer Skills
- Hobbies
References – In this section add two to three references, these references should be from professors, mentors or anybody directly involved in your academic or professional career. Be sure to inform the people you add to this section, so it is not an unexpected event when they call them for references about you.
In case the reference is from the university you should add Name, Title, Department, University or Institution, Telephone Number and E-Mail if available.
- Do not include:
- Gender
- Birth Date
- High School Information (If you are currently in college or have graduated).
- Hobbies – Talking on the phone, shopping and other related activities are not considered hobbies.
Very important is to remember to be honest in your résumé; integrity should never be negotiable. Be clear, use simple language, and do not make it too long or too short. And remember your résumé is your presentation card so it should be as close to perfect (grammatically and structurally) as it can be. Finally, implement your unique touch to your résumé, use this only as a guideline.
Sample Resume PDF format


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Click on the links below to go straight to the parts of this blog that Tracey mentions in The Book of Rubbish Ideas. (If the item isn't hyperlinked yet then it means that the info is still on its way!)
Page 7 – 'Hot and happening' eco-news
Page 45 – Essential oils for cleaning and to condition the laundry and essential oils for personal hygiene
Page 51 – Keep Tracey informed of your progress and successes in challenging supermarkets about the amount of packaging that they use You can use this text to get you started with your letter writing.
Page 53 – Step-by-step guide on making your own pizza
Page 55 – Film on how to make upside-down planters from large plastic milk cartons to grow tomatoes (coming soon – spring is here!)
Page 60 – Film on more ideas for art projects (until the film gets posted you can find some more ideas here and here)
Page 86 – More recipes to make your own lotions, ointments and potions with essential oils
Letters for change – throughout The Book of Rubbish Ideas are 6 letters/emails that Tracey suggests you use to initiate change in your own community. Instead of retyping them all from the book, we've copied the text onto this blog for you to cut and paste.
Simply click the sub pages links below and grap the text that you need to get yourself started!


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NIVEA Daily Essentials Night Regenerating Cream | REVIEW!
Around a year ago, I tried the Essence pure skin tinted moisturisers.
And I have dry skin, thinking it's going to protect my skin from zits and blemishes.
I was wrong.
It dried my skin like crazy,
which is why it was great for oily skintype but not any other skintypes.
Anyway. - this is where this product comes in the picture.
I needed something to recover my dry skin and I got this.
ABOUT THE PRODUCTThe packaging is quite nice, durable and portable.
The smell is not that nice.
It smells like men's shaving cream or something like that.
But the texture is divine,
it seems to have some oils to it,
in fact your face stays shiny as it applies,
so it doesn't thoroughly absorb,
which is why it's great for night time (hence - the name.)
It has helped my skin recover quite quickly, so I'm definitely pleased with this one.
BOTTOM LINEA GREAT PRODUCT for dry skintypes.
It has helped my skin amazingly.
I haven't repurchased yet,
but I got the pure one from Nivea to see if that one works better,
or even similarly without the scent to it.
That's it for this post!
and till the next.. take care!
FTC DISCLAIMER: I am not paid to do this post. I bought the products myself for my personal use unless otherwise stated and I am not affiliated with the company. Everything I said in this post is my genuine honest opinion.


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New base jumpers are like drug addicts, and I was no different. —Steph Davis
There's something about Steph Davis that makes her want to throw herself off a cliff every day.
In a daily routine as practiced as a shower or a morning jog, she hikes to the top of one of the 400-foot sandstone towers near Moab, accompanied by her husband Mario Richard and her dog Cajun. After pausing to enjoy the view and check her equipment, Davis … leaps off the cliff and parachutes to the desert floor, followed or preceded by Mario.
As soon as the couple is airborne, Cajun races back down the trail to find her friends and they return to the homey doublewide trailer in Moab they call home.
Davis has been doing this — or some variation on the theme — for years, and in recent years in the company of her husband. If it involves heights and diving off dizzying heights, Davis is doing it. She climbs sheer 1,000-foot cliffs without a rope — free solo, it's called. She leaps out of airplanes and helicopters wearing a parachute or wingsuit. She jumps off antennas, bridges and mountaintops — "base jumping." She climbs sheer sandstone faces with nothing more than a tiny crack in the surface in which to jam her fingers and toes. Sometimes she combines her passions — a free-solo climb up a sheer vertical face of granite or sandstone and then a quick exit to the bottom with a parachute or wingsuit.
She has climbed, jumped and skydived from Switzerland and Italy to Kyrgyzstan, Argentina, Patagonia, Pakistan and back to Colorado and Utah. She's made so many of these jumps that she long ago tired of the question — how many? — and stopped keeping track.
If you're like most people, you have many questions. For the most part they are answered in Davis' book, "Learning to Fly," which is just hitting bookstores. Does she have a death wish (no)? Is she fearful (yes)? Why no rope (we'll come to that)? Why does she do it (it's complicated)?
"One reason I wrote the book is that people are so fascinated by the wingsuit and the base jumping — what's it like?" says Davis. "I wanted to write the book to answer those questions."
There's another deeper reason she wrote the book, but we will come to that, too.
Born in Illinois and raised in New Jersey and Maryland, she did nothing more athletic or daring than gym class in her youth. Her father was an aeronautical engineer, her mother a school teacher. Intense and academic, Davis was a straight-A student and an accomplished classical pianist. She began piano lessons at 3 and, by the time she was 18, she was practicing six hours daily, as well as playing the flute and performing with a handful of singing groups.
She attended the University of Maryland to study English and fell head over heels in love … with climbing. She quit playing the piano, dropped her music classes and transferred to Colorado State to hone her climbing skills. After taking a degree in English and a master's degree in literature from CSU, she began law school at the University of Colorado.
Five days later, she dropped out and dumped everything to climb full-time. She quit law school, gave up her apartment, moved into her grandmother's Oldsmobile and for the next seven years moved from one climbing area to another, taking jobs waiting tables and guiding climbs when her bank account dwindled.
She's been climbing ever since. Davis is 40 now, and hers is a story of passion, if not obsession.
"Climbing is an exceedingly high-maintenance pursuit," she writes in 'Learning to Fly.' "If you're not climbing, you're coming back from climbing, getting ready to go climbing, training for climbing, stretching for climbing, eating for climbing, organizing for climbing, reading about climbing, writing about climbing, talking about climbing, thinking about climbing, or earning money for climbing."
Later, after adding base jumping to her repertoire, she wrote, "New base jumpers are like drug addicts, and I was no different. But if I didn't climb constantly, I suffered racking climbing withdrawals and, even worse, loss of painfully earned climbing fitness. So every day was a desperate attempt to satisfy my vertical cravings."
She has free-soloed granite cliffs alone, she has hiked mountains in the middle of the night to start sunrise solo climbs, she has climbed in rain and cold when one slip or numb fingers could mean death, she has slept in caves and pickup trucks and Oldsmobiles and tents.
She has continued to climb even through the times of her deepest despair, which is the focus of her latest book. Davis and her first husband, Dean Potter, were able to earn a living from their climbing exploits thanks to sponsorships from climbing companies. But the five-year marriage crumbled in the wake of Potter's controversial climb of Delicate Arch in 2006. The public anger over the climb of such a revered landmark resulted in the loss of climbing sponsorships for the couple and, as Davis tells it, the added financial stress contributed to their breakup.
Reeling from the demise of her relationship with Potter, she drove from California — where the couple had been climbing in Yosemite — to their home in Moab, or at least that was the plan. Distraught and disillusioned, she drove past the Moab exit and wound up back in Colorado, where she threw herself headlong (literally sometimes) into climbing and the other vertical challenges.
During the next few months, she began free soloing, skydiving, wingsuit flight and base jumping while struggling to come to grips with her marital breakup. It is tempting to see a metaphor in her first free solo attempt, which was made on Longs Peak Diamond in Colorado — a sheer, 1,000-foot granite face. After sleeping alone in a cave, she awoke at 3 a.m. and hiked to the base of the peak, tears flowing down her cheeks as she drew close to the face. She began her lonely climb at dawn and during the ascent she had an epiphany: She experienced real fear for the first time.
As she writes, "I stood with my shoulders tipped back slightly, one hand buried in a crack, feet stemmed out a little, the wall dropping away a thousand feet below my rock shoes. I started to reach high for a side pull with the other hand, making sure the other was still securely jammed into the crack before I let go to take it. I hesitated. I heard the beat of my heart pounding loud inside my ears. With no warning, my mind instantly cartwheeled into images of my body falling down the wall, and tumbling for another thousand feet … Like an onslaught of invading enemies, tension, paralysis and weakness rushed into my limbs. I froze in position, like a rabbit in the headlights of a truck. I knew that I had to move, immediately, before my panic took over completely, but I had to move with control or I would definitely fall and die. Shaking, yet clamping down on the holds through sheer instinct to survive, I fought through the panic and climbed to the safer, vertical terrain."
From that experience, Davis says she realized she didn't have a death wish and that she was not fearless — she was simply able to stare down that fear, and she applied that experience broadly.
"I needed to get control of fear, completely," she writes. "It had been progressively, insidiously destroying my life and destroying me, and I wasn't going to be a slave to it any longer. Fear and I were done."
There are safer ways to achieve such catharsis, but Davis became hooked on the demands that death-defying climbs made on her. Ask her why she free solos and why the thrill of climbing with a rope isn't enough, she says, "It demands total focus."
In an online video posted on Vimeo, Davis tells the camera, "To be able to free solo, that is an expression of being so in control that you know you're going to be able to do it without falling. There is a pretty strong mental dialogue and a pretty strong engagement with fear. It's hard to push past that fear. It takes a lot of thought and preparation, and I don't have to be paralyzed by fear."
Davis literally climbed out of her despair, and along the way she met Richard, a pilot and base jumper, and returned to her home in Moab to start life anew.
"A big part of the reason I wanted to write the book is that most people have had experiences like this, or will, whether it's a relationship or a career or whatever," she said in a recent interview. "Even a happy person can become depressed. When you're in that place, if you have some kind of guidance, some ray of hope … What I knew to hold on to was climbing and this whole new world of skydiving and having new experiences. Life's about change. Don't be afraid."
Davis, along with Richard, has been able to cobble together a living with her climbing again through sponsorships. She writes books and blogs and runs a business. A year ago, Davis and Richard opened Moab Base Adventures, offering tandem BASE jumping off the local terrain to the public.
"It's the only place in the world you can do a tandem base jump from a cliff," says Davis. "People tell us it changed their life. Their greatest fear was to step off the edge of a cliff. That is life-changing."
Davis, a small woman with dark eyes and hair, is as lean and spare as you would expect from someone who pulls herself up mountains regularly (and also practices yoga and embraces a vegan diet). Climbing has defined her life and she has embraced it. Her passion for climbing was understandably hard on her family, but even they have come to accept it.
"It was hard on everybody for the first 10 years," she says. "But they see me having a happy life and feeling fulfilled and self-directed. It's great when you find your thing and go after it."
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As with all presidential elections, this year's campaigns have become a battleground of positions and claims. By now, you probably want to know how you can impartially research your choices.
There are ways to do that.
Ballotpedia describes itself as the online encyclopedia of American politics and elections. It was founded in 2007 and is sponsored by the Lucy Burns Institute, a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization in Middleton, Wis. Its goal is to inform people about politics by providing accurate and objective information about politics at all levels of government. According to its website at ballotpedia.org, it covers local, state and federal politics and is firmly committed to neutrality. Their content includes accurate, verifiable, neutral info on government officials and the offices they hold.
Vote Smart, formerly called Project Vote Smart, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office. It was founded in 1992 and has tools on its VoteSmart.org website to help you "find your political soulmate" and prepare yourself for big elections like the one coming up Nov. 8.
According to its website, Vote Smart's mission is to keep voters abreast with the latest political facts. In the group's latest newsletter it announced that they must begin charging non-members a nominal $5 annually to access their massive bank of information at VoteSmart.org during the 2016 elections.
Got a son or daughter who will be voting on Nov. 8 for the first time? Voter registration starts at 17 years old, and he or she can vote when they turn 18.
Remember Rock the Vote, which was founded in 1990 by former Virgin Records executive Jeff Ayeroff? The group is still around and still finding ways to get young people involved in the political process, get them signed up to vote and making sure they know the issues. Many of you remember it as linked to MTV. According to its website, Rock the Vote has enjoyed a long relationship with MTV and other media partners, but it "always has been an independent nonpartisan organization."
They don't care what party or candidate you support. Their goal is for young people to vote and to participate in the process. Where do you vote? What kind of ID do you need? How does the machine work? If you have never voted before and have basic questions on what to expect when you get to the voting booth, RockTheVote.com will get you clued in.


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Archive for December, 2005
A Third World Econo-Realist
Dr Ishrat Husain, Governor, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), who retired in early December 2005 after completing two consecutive and eventful 3 year terms, has been a fascinating study from various vantage points in both my professional and personal capacity, viz being a Director on the Board of a publicity listed financial institution, as a weekly columnist writing on economic, commercial and geo-political matters, and as a friend, A comparable financial intellectual in Pakistan of similar absolute integrity is Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, the Federal Minister for Privatization and Investment. As Pakistanis of good standing, they are both also human beings of some substance; what is really endearing is their humility. Such men are destined for greatness for their country and themselves, provided they are given the chance to do so and not slotted into corners of no consequence.
The Chinook Factor
Countries with fairly large percentage of their population living in mainly inaccessible terrain find that recourse to aviation is a must, not only during times of natural disasters, but also for good governance, law enforcement and critical logistics requirement. One can get away with fixed use of wing aircraft in deserts and forests, in mountainous territory there is almost no alternative to rotary wing aircraft. The purchase cost/maintenance of helicopters being exponentially higher than fixed wing aircraft, saving of precious lives in a critical time period must overcome qualms about the high costs associated. Praying that disasters come few and far between, one has to plan for the worst.
Eliminating Perjury
Justice is dependant upon the evidence brought before those dispensing justice. If the evidence is manipulated in any manner, the verdict given will be flawed. It stands to reason that for justice to be done, it is imperative to ensure the credibility of evidence. A witness deliberately making material false or misleading statement while under oath commits the offence of perjury. Not only in Pakistan, or in South Asia, but throughout the world, less so in the first world than in the third, perjury is regularly committed by those giving statements under oath. In the first world, serious notice is taken of perjury, and many are convicted and punished for it. One really wonders as to the record of such convictions in third world countries – presumably it would be abysmally low.
India Shining?
Show-cased as an annual event, the "India Economic Summit" of the "World Economic Forum" offers a tremendous networking opportunity for both foreign and Indian businesses, providing a rare encapsulated insight into new products and developments for participants. India's high growth rate is sustained and force-multiplied by foreign direct investment (FDI), a combination of western entrepreneurs, non-resident Indians (NRIs) and dynamic local industrialists and businessmen taking good advantage of the vastness of India and its teeming population. While the talent and expertise exhibited by both the public and private sector are impressive, the major components of the booming economy include "Information Technology" (IT), and "Outsourcing". The opening of the aviation sector has initiated another surge, new private airlines adding more and more aircraft as passengers turn for long hauls from trains and buses to the air. With public-private sector investment in roads and highways, multiple number of high-rises are being constructed in many cities and towns, force-multiplying the economic boom.
Judicial Self-Accountability
As is the custom of every military regime on coming to power, the Musharraf government initiated accountability across the board. In two respects the Musharraf's benign "martial law" has remained totally different from those of his predecessors viz (1) martial law was not declared and (2) martial law courts were not used to dole out summary justice. To punish fiscal malfeasance, corruption and nepotism within the ambit of the law, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was established immediately within days of the failed civilian coup of October 1999. Exercising due legal process under the public perception of draconian military rule, NAB did excellent work under its first Chairman, Lt Gen Muhammad Amjad. Regretfully, Amjad, himself upright and honest, was not averse to cronyism. Some of these cronies, took good advantage of a counterproductive escape hatch in the NAB Ordinance, allowing the accused the facility of "plea bargaining". That set a precedent for others for condoning white collar crimes like fraud, pilferage, etc, the crooked being released if a "significant" portion of that ill-gotten money was returned. The moral repugnance of a thief being let off the hook by returning a part of the stolen loot notwithstanding, the criminal/s also got to "whiten" their ill-gotten proceeds. This mechanism was used by some of the investigators of NAB to pocket a portion of that stolen loot.


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When you are forming your hypotheses, go with the obvious answer first. You can always amend your theory later. Here are a couple of very simple examples:
If you see John Q. Citizen, age 32, living with Mary Jane Citizen, age 30 on the 1850 census, the obvious conclusion is that they were husband and wife even though the census doesn't say so. Yes, they could be brother and sister or some other relationship but go with the obvious until other clues come in that cause you to rethink your position.
John and Mary Jane Citizen were living in Perry County, MS in 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 per the census records. All of their children were born doing that time period. The obvious conclusion would be that all of the children were born in Perry County, MS. It is possible that Mary was visiting her sister in Marion County in 1864 when son Thomas was born but that is a more unlikely scenario. Again, you may find some evidence further down the road that leads you in that direction but for right now you can make the assumption that the children were born in Perry County.
"Perhaps, when a man has special knowledge and special powers like my own, it rather encourages him to seek a complex explanation when a simpler one is at hand." [Holmes to Inspector Stanley Hopkins of Scotland Yard, "The Abbey Grange"]
"It is possible."
"More than that. It is probable." [Watson to Holmes and Holmes' response, "The Five Orange Pips"]


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Based on the idea of a cable suspended, winch driven payload carriers a small wooden model was created in the year 2000. Over the following years this model should evolve into the spidercam®. The one man company, operating out of a basement, grew with the success of its product and nowadays consists of the headquarters in Feistritz im Rosental, Austria, and two subsidiaries in Hamburg, Germany and New Jersey, USA. Together the spidercam group offers its services and know-how to productions and clients around the world.
The founder Jens C. Peters still offers consulting services to the company, while the management duties have been handed over to the next generation.
The headquarters in Austria house the Main Administration and act as the engineering core of spidercam GmbH: Construction of new systems, Research and Development as well as repairs and Maintenance Works are done here. Furthermore any special projects are realized by Austria.


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The Hawaii International Music Festival (HIMF) announces its second annual season, "Thrill of the Senses," with daily performances between August 10 – 17, 2017. Founded by Internationally Acclaimed Artists: Metropolitan Opera Soprano Amy Shoremount-Obra, Violin Virtuoso Eric Silberger, and Esteemed Pianist Carlin Ma, the festival will include classical music concerts, appearances, and outreach events on Oahu and Hawaii Island.
Operations Manager Taylor Yasui of Honolulu, states, "We are excited to showcase the music and stories of acclaimed international and local artists, which adds to the unique and diverse musical landscape we have here in Hawaii. Each year HIMF strives to build upon our mission of presenting unique interdisciplinary classical music events and educational outreach programs for the community of Hawaii."
The festival arrives on the Big Island on Wednesday, August 16, for a 7:00 PM performance at the Pahala Plantation House. The concert will raise awareness of the Pahala Historic Properties Alliance and their efforts to build a museum to curate and honor the history of Pahala. This concert will feature Metropolitan Opera Soprano and daughter-in-law of Lorie Obra (of Rusty's Hawaiian Coffee) Amy Shoremount-Obra, Virtuoso Violinist Eric Silberger, Esteemed Pianist Carlin Ma, Hawaii Symphony Orchestra Cellist Sung Chan Chang, Mexican Tenor Manuel Castillo, Young Artist Mexican Mezzo-Soprano Sandra Aldaz Meraz, and World Renowned Argentinean Bandoneon Player JP Jofre. Tickets and donation information is available both at the door and online at http://himfpahala.bpt.me
The festival concludes with a performance in Hilo on Thursday, August 17, with a free prelude picnic preview at Lili`Uokalani Gardens from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM, followed by the main festival event, "Tastes, Sights, and Sounds of the Big Island" taking place at 6:30 PM at First United Protestant Church Hilo, 1350 Waianuenue Ave. Original photography by Artistic Director Carlin Ma and special guest, Big Island Photography Expert, Ken Goodrich, will be paired with music featuring World Renowned Argentinean Bandoneon Player JP JOFRE, Esteemed Pianist Carlin Ma, Virtuoso Violinist Eric Silberger (Pictured), Metropolitan Opera Soprano Amy Shoremount-Obra, Mexican Tenor Manuel Castillo, Hawaii Symphony Cellist Sung Chan Chang and Young Artist Mexican Mezzo-Soprano Sandra Aldaz Meraz. The concert will also feature a tasting of artisanal specialty coffee from Rusty's Hawaiian and chocolate courtesy of Hawaiian Crown Chocolate Plantation. The event will raise awareness and accept donations for Lili'Uokalani Gardens, for their continued maintenance, improvements, and events as a key cultural center in Hilo. Tickets for the evening concert and artisanal tastings are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. http://himfhilo.bpt.me
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APG Cash Drawer to Exhibit New Global and Mobile Cash Drawer Solutions at NRF 2014
Minneapolis, Minnesota- January 9th, 2014
|BluePRO Bluetooth Interface for Cash Drawers
APG Cash Drawer, LLC, worldwide manufacturer of mobile cash drawer solutions and other POS related products, will be exhibiting at the 2014 NRF Convention. The trade show will take place at the Jacob Jarvits Convention Center in New York, NY from January 12th-15th. At the show, APG will be showcasing the latest mobile cash drawer solutions along with their new purpose built European products at booth #2045.
"The NRF convention is the one of the largest retail conventions world wide," stated Stephen Bergeron, VP of Global Marketing. "Retailers of all types and sizes attend to see the latest innovations in retail-the solutions we are showing at NRF are cutting edge in the retail industry. Retailers who integrate new, mobile/thin POS solutions will provide their customers with a personalized shopping experience and improve customer satisfaction overall," continued Bergeron. "Our Network interfaces will allow retailers to offer consumers this new shopping experience."
"As a global supplier of cash drawers, it's important to invest and support products that serve markets worldwide," stated John Meilahn, VP of Global Sales. "We will be bringing an array of products to the NRF Expo that are set to launch in 2014. You can expect to see new flip-top products and two new lay-flat high capacity products designed to support heavy coin loads for tough European retail environments," stated Meilahn.
Whether retailers are operating in a Thin or Mobile (Thinbility) environment, APG has the interface for their application. Offering USB , Printer Driven, Bluetooth, and Ethernet (wired or wireless) Interfaces, APG is the mobile cash drawer supplier of choice. BluePRO Bluetooth interfaces are iOS, Android, and Windows compatible. Schedule a meeting to find out more about APG's mobile cash drawer solutions or visit us at booth #2045 during the show.
About APG Cash Drawer, LLC
APG manufacturers highly durable and dependable cash drawers. APG has built a reputation as the supplier of choice for retail, hospitality and mobile cash drawer solutions for thousands of customers throughout the world. To learn more about APG's products, visit http://www.cashdrawer.com or call 763-571-5000. Follow us on Twitter at @apgcashdrawer and on Facebook.
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In a unique collaboration with critically-acclaimed Minnesotan contemporary prose poet Louis Jenkins, Mark Rylance draws on his teenage years in the frozen winters and culture of the American Midwest. This beguiling new play follows an ice fishing expedition where the ordinary and extraordinary collide in a sublimely playful and profound way.
On a frozen Minnesota lake, the ice is beginning to creak and groan. It's the end of the fishing season and on the frostbitten, unforgiving landscape, two old friends are out on the ice and they are angling for something big, something down there that is pure need, something that, had it the wherewithal, would swallow them whole.
Mark Rylance and Louis Jenkins co-wrote Nice Fish.
Mark Rylance last appeared in the West End in Clare van Kampen's Olivier Award-winning Farinelli and the King (Shakespeare's Globe, West End). Prior to that he appeared in Tim Carroll's hugely lauded sell-out productions of Twelfth Night and Richard III (Shakespeare's Globe, West End, Broadway). All three productions were produced by Sonia Friedman Productions. Mark's other recent theatre credits include Johnny 'Rooster' Byron in Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem, (Royal Court, West End, Broadway). In 2015 he starred as Thomas Cromwell in the BAFTA-winning BBC2 adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Booker Prize-winning novel Wolf Hall and gave an Academy Award-winning performance in Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies. Later this year Mark will play the title role in Steven Spielberg's new feature film of Roald Dahl's The BFG.
Louis Jenkins has 17 collections of poetry and has been published in a number of literary magazines and anthologies. His work has won him multiple awards, including two Bush Foundation Fellowships for poetry, a Loft-McKnight fellowship, and the George Morrison Award. In 2008 Louis started working with Mark Rylance on the stage production of Nice Fish, based on Louis' poetry. Later this year he will be publishing a new collection of poems.
Nice Fish comes to the West End irect from sold out seasons at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University in Cambridge and St Ann's Warehouse in New York.
The full New York cast will transfer to London for the limited season. Ron (Mark Rylance) and Erik (Jim Lichtscheidl) play old friends whose ordinary lives are comically exposed during the trip. They are joined by Kayli Carter, Bob Davis and Raye Birk.
The production is directed by Clare van Kampen and has set by Todd Rosenthal, costumes by Ilona Somogyi, lighting by Japhy Weideman, sound by Scott W. Edwards and music by Clare van Kampen.
'Deliriously funny. Claire van Kampen's cleverly staged production is a knockout'
'Wonderful performances. Expertly directed. Bewitching'
New York Times
"Still, there are few greater joys in the contemporary theatre than watching Rylance do his wide-eyed, thick-voiced thing. To see him wrestle with a tent is a vision to melt even the iciest heart"
The Guardian
"Whenever Rylance isn't at the centre of proceedings, drawling melancholically or footling with a singing Filet-o-Fish toy, the production falters"
Evening Standard
"Imagine Waiting For Godot on ice, as adapted by Garrison Keillor and presented as if it were torn-off bits from a comic strip"
The Independent


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100 Percent Renewable Energy Reports
Library >> Research >> 100% Renewable Energy Reports
Here you will find research on projects that forward the vision of each nation connected to a global grid of electricity, supplying 100% Renewable Energy:
Is 100% Renewable Energy Possible for Chile by 2020? and PowerPoint Presentation
California is in the midst of a water crisis. By The Republic of Chile has energy shortages and needs energy. Key factors have contributed to this shortage throughout the past decade, including limited indigenous fossil fuels, droughts and a natural gas shortage from Argentina in 2004. In addition to energy shortages, Chile is experiencing economic and population growth. The investment in a renewable energy mix is a high priority to provide a more secure energy supply, to reduce greenhouse emissions and to supply sustainable and healthier energy.
100% Renewable Energy and Grid Integration in Central America
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Tuesday, 28 July 2009
Twa Brigs
During the short drive out the weather went from bad to worse then I spotted the sun peeking out between the clouds. By the time I'd got to the walker's car park it was actually quite warm. I stuffed my waterproofs back into my sack, tied my laces and set off listening to the roar of engines and the squeal of tires from the local race track. My mood was good and the unexpected window in the weather put a bounce in my step. Straight from the off there was stuff to see and things of interest. I tried to get a few snaps of the racing cars but they were so quick I don't think I was very successful. I'm better at mountains and scenery, it generally stays still when I point my camera at it.
It wasn't long before the noise of engines screaming began to fade away and I was met by a friendly horse. I gave him a pat while enjoying the views beginning to open up towards the familiar Cairn Table.
A short distance later you come to the site of Springhill House. I like walking here for a number of reasons. There's the feeling of personal connection to my Grampa. The moors contrast nicely with the usual mountain fare for the occasional change. The lack of tightly packed contour lines and features make moorland great for brushing up on navigation skills. Another is that walking here is never boring, the area is absolutely steeped in history. Every time I come up here and poke about I discover something else interesting to go and research. I'm starting to get like PTC* and his Kilpatricks!
The old road I was walking on was one of the first "Macadamised" roads built by John Loudon Macadam or "Tar Macadam" who owned the tar works in Muirkirk. The road was where he experimented with different building material but not tar. "Tarmac" is named after him but he didn't invent it. That was a later development. The tar that he produced was for weatherproofing rope, not for constructing roads. What he did do though was rebuild roads with crushed stone bound with gravel on a firm base of larger stones. He also introduced the camber so that water would drain off the road rather than penetrating it and ruining the foundations. There were several houses built during the height of Muirkirk's industrial prosperity to accommodate the town's various ironmasters and pit managers. The first of these was Springhill House and was built for Alexander Cochrane, the tar work's manager. It later became the home of John Loudon Macadam. A short distance from Springhill House you pass by Macadam's Cairn which was erected on the site of the old tar kilns.
From here the views start to open up out across the moors. There are splashes of colour along the road to provide constant interest and break the monotony of the landscape's gentle undulations. The sun was quite pleasant now and I felt relaxed and peacefully aware of my surroundings. The only noises in my outdoor world now were the swish of the long grass in the wind punctuated only by birdsong and the occasional bumble bee. So much for testing out my water proof top.
Ambling along I arrived at Sanquhar Brig and instead of following the way markers back along the riverbank I crossed over the bridge and followed the water course on the other side. It looked wilder with more to interest. Besides, I was tiring of walking on tracks and wanted to be "off road" for a little while.
I meandered along mostly at the water's edge and occasionally having to push my way through the undergrowth. The going was never very hard as there was obviously traffic of some sort through here. You could see the way the long grass and ferns had been pushed over. That realisation made me instinctively un-holster my camera and carry it as I made my way downstream listening to the gurgle of water and the call of the local birds. Suddenly there was a crashing and blundering through the ferns in front of me! A young deer! It stopped on the top of the embankment half hidden in the ferns and gave me a dirty look before disappearing out of view. I probably deserved it.
Continuing on and feeling slightly guilty at scaring the young deer I eventually came to Tibbie's Brig. It was originally just called Garpel Bridge and was built in 1793 to provide a safer means of crossing Garpel Water en-route to Muirkirk. Before the only way to cross the Garpel was by a ford which could be dangerous if the water was in spate. The Bridge was renamed after lsobel "Tibbie" Pagan. She spent her childhood in New Cumnock and moved to Muirkirk in 1785 settling in a cottage on the banks of Garpel water. Lame from birth with a deformed foot, a squint and a large tumour on her side she made her living writing verses, singing and opening her cottage as a howff where whisky (probably illicit) and strong drink were served in a convivial atmosphere. According to local folklore she was a friend of our national bard Rabbie Burns. She is credited as the original author of Ca' the Yowes tae the Knowes, although there is some dispute over this. There appears to be no doubt however that the Burns' version is a modification of the original, retaining the original chorus.
From 'The Poets of Ayrshire' John Macintosh, 1910.
'Isobel 'Tibbie' Pagan is remembered as the authoress of the sweet pastoral lyric 'Ca' the yowes to the knowes'. She was born about four miles from nith-head in the parish of New Cumnock, where she lived till about fourteen years of age. Being lame from infancy she was unfitted for laborious work of any kind , and passed the greater part of her life in a cottage romatically situated on the banks of the Garpel Water (parish of Muirkirk). She did not live as a recluse, but was at all times ready to receive visitors, who frequently spent their evenings there singing and carousing, making her house the favourite "howff" of all the wits and drouthy neighbours in the district.
It's a nice spot here, the sort of place to enjoy a picnic and I suspect it'll be popular with the locals. From here I simply crossed back over the Garpel and rejoined the track close to Macadam's Cairn and wandered back to the car.
Ca' The Yowes To The Knowes
Chorus.-Ca' the yowes to the knowes,
Ca' them where the heather grows,
Ca' them where the burnie rowes,
My bonie dearie
As I gaed down the water-side,
There I met my shepherd lad:
He row'd me sweetly in his plaid,
And he ca'd me his dearie.
Ca' the yowes, &c.
Will ye gang down the water-side,
And see the waves sae sweetly glide
Beneath the hazels spreading wide,
The moon it shines fu' clearly.
Ca' the yowes, &c.
Ye sall get gowns and ribbons meet,
Cauf-leather shoon upon your feet,
And in my arms ye'se lie and sleep,
An' ye sall be my dearie.
Ca' the yowes, &c.
If ye'll but stand to what ye've said,
I'se gang wi' thee, my shepherd lad,
And ye may row me in your plaid,
And I sall be your dearie.
15 comments:
I like that song, it's on a Dougie MacLean CD I bought when I was over in April. Interesting to know a bit more about it. :-)ReplyDelete
Good wee story!ReplyDelete
Its funny, we have a road here into my village, it goes up a big hill and its called Tibbie's Brae, wonder if its the same one? as there are some links with Burns here too in the street names. I've never really known why, maybe i'll investigate! :o)
Oh aye and I love that picture of the thistles. You could use that on something..
The heather's starting to colour I see. The seasons are moving along at a fair pace.ReplyDelete
I do like a wee bit of Burns every now and then too. I know it's a cliche but Haggis, Neeps and Tatties really is my favourite dinner.ReplyDelete
Ange, you should have a wee look into it. It can be surprising and interesting what you find out. Cheers, the full size version of the thistles has just become my desktop pic at work.
Dave, it'll be a purple paradise up there come the end of Aug ;o)
I've had a wee look on the web and you know what, i think it might be the same one! The more i think about it the more i realise there's a lot of Rabbie Burns influence in this village (in street names): Armour Avenue, Burns Terrace, Mount Oliphant, Tam O'Shanter Avenue, Brig'a doon, Alloway Drive, Mossgeil Avenue... hhhhmmm interesting!ReplyDelete
PS Haggis? nooooooo.....
Haggis? oh aye. I used to get my folks to bring one back but I noticed a couple of weeks ago that Sainsburys sell it. Best eaten piping hot or you'll be scraping the grease off your tounge with a spade :-~ReplyDelete
Aye the supermarket haggis that comes in the wee kid-on sheep's stomach isnae too bad.Purists look away now ;o) It even turns out fine if you simply open it out into a bowl and fork it till it's broken up. Cover with cling-fil and nuke it in the microwave till it's piping hot.ReplyDelete
Here's another tip, Haggis served with baked beans is surpisingly tasty. That and big serving of mashed tatties=comfort food heaven!
I reckon the best tasting haggis I've had comes out the wee butcher's in Dunkeld which is also handy as that's where my Aunt Susan lives.
Oh aye, the haggis from Dunkeld also comes in a real wee sheep's stomach and can only really be cooked properly.ReplyDelete
Ange is it the taste or is it the idea of it that puts you off?
It sounds like there's too many places named with connections to Burns in mind for there not to be any historical connection...either that or the wee man who names the streets was reading poetry when they built your village.
If they taught proper 'local' history in schools I might've paid more attention rather than daydreaming oot the windae!
The taste! oh no can't eat it.ReplyDelete
Mum & Dad eat it tho and then she thought she'd try my wee nephew with it.. we were sat at the table and he was eating his tatties then delved into the haggis... cue the screwed up face and the funniest thing, he said 'Ganny Ryan no 'ike this spicy rice, bleurgh'. Ha ha so funny, wee scone thought it was rice cos of the way it looked. :o)
LOL did you tell him what it was after?ReplyDelete
No we just said it was spicy rice - of course :o) He will get introduced to it again at some point. Loves mince and tatties tho and all the usual Scottish fare inc 'strawbies', peas from the pod (he gets stroppy if you try to break the pod for him!), carrots, our stuff from the garden, he basically eats everything except haggis! altho i'll pass on the 'serve it with beans' tip to mum, she could try that! LOL.ReplyDelete
Thats fantastic, youngsters who eat a varied and healthy diet are a rarity these day's.ReplyDeleteReplies
I left Muirkirk for wales almost 40 years ago and came across this page quite by chance it has brought back many memories, I just wish I had taken more notice of my surroundings when I was growing up. The history surrounding Muirkirk is just facinating. I am going to send a link to my grandchildren in the USA so that they can read and learn about their families history. Thank you for enlightening me and reminding me of my childhood. PS Where is/was the toll road/house?Delete
It's a great place for exploring Nel, I find myself returning for a wander every now and then.Delete
Not sire abotu the Toll house but a quick search on Google finds these links. The 2nd and 3rd have a grid reference and a photo so may be of more help.
- Anonymous6 February 2012 at 18:24
The toll road house is situated on the main road, directly next the petrol garage. It is still refered to, to this day as the toll cotageDelete


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