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Cheryl Hazan35 N. Moore St., 212-343-8964, www.cherylhazan.com: PETAL FUSION II, A group show featuring works by Tom Brydelsky, Jaime Gil, Beatricia Sagar, Bill Stamios and others. Continues thru July 28.
The Drawing Center35 Wooster St., 212-219-2166, www.drawingcenter.org: WILLIAM ANASTASI: RAW, The artist will recreate seminal site-specific works dating from the mid-1960s. Continues thru July 21. GEGO, BETWEEN TRANSPARENCY & THE INVISIBLE, Explores the relationship between light & line in the work of German born, Venezuelan artist Gego. Continues thru July 21.
Franklin 54 Gallery181 Christopher St., bet Washington & West Side Highway, 212-627-8690, www.artnet.com/franklin54.html: LOUIS KUNSCH, Ink & watercolor work on paper. Thru June 30.
Go Fish Gallery675 Hudson St., #4N, 212-925-1111, www.gofishgallery.com: WE FIGHT, BUT FIRST, WE DANCE, View works by native New Yorker Kenneth Rivero whose style is rooted in both American and Latin American artistic traditions. Thru Aug. 2.
Grey art GalleryNYU, 100 Washington Square East, 212-998-6780, www.nyu.edu/greyart: BEYOND THE WHITE CUBE, A retrospective of work by conceptual artist Brian ODoherty. Thru July 14.
Le Petit Versailles346 E. Houston St., bet Aves B & C., 212-529-8815, www.lpvtv.blogspot.com, email@example.com: VARIATIONS ON A RAINBOW, View works by various artists including Adrian Saich, Leslie Lowe, and more. Continues thru June 30, Wed.& Sat. from 2-7pm or by appointment.
Punch & Judy26 Clinton St., 212-696-7432: PHOTOS BY JORDANNA KALMAN, Continues thru Aug. 11. Part of Raandesk Gallery of Art, a virtual art gallery featuring emerging artists from across the country at www.raandeskgallery.com.
Rubin Museum of Art150 W. 17th St.: ILLUMINATION, Black and white photographs by American Lynn Davis. The artist travels the globe in search of the worlds most exalted sites and captures the essence of the subjects in her photographs. Thru July 16. WUTAISHAN - Pilgrimage to Five Peak Mountain, Explore the mountains importance throughout the Buddhist world. Thru October 16. MISSING PEACE: Artist consider the Dalai Lama, Features artistic interpretations of the Dalai Lama by over 80 contemporary artists from around the world. View paintings, sculpture, installations and video works. Thru Sept. 3.
Salmagundi Club47 5th Ave., bet 11 & 12 Sts., 212-255-7740, www.salmagundi.org: COLLAGE, MONTAGE, COMPOSITING ASSEMBLAGE MEMBERS EXHIBITION, The first-ever Salmagundi Club exhibition of collage, montage and assemblage featuring works by 15 club members. Thru June 30.
Street Art Photography ExhibitBloomingdales Sohos new photography exhibition featuring the work of NYC native Charlene Weisler whose photography chronicles the ever-changing urban landscape of NYC street art. Thru June 30 during regular store hours. BLOOMINGDALES SOHO, 504 Broadway, bet Spring & Broome Sts., fourth floor. 212-729-5900. www.charleneweisler.com. Free.
Synchronicity Fine Arts106 W. 13th St., bet 6th & 7th Aves., 646-230-8199, www.henryjosephphotography.com: N.Y.C PEOPLE PLACES THINGS, Photographs by Henry Joseph. Thru June 30.
Westbeth Gallery55 Bethune at West St., 212-989-4650, www.westbeth.org: THREE ONE PERSON SHOWS, A retrospective of paintings by Jean Promutico, Recent Photographs by John Whittaker, and Intimate Paintings and Canvas Constructions by Carmen Promutico. Continues thru July 15.
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Ah, Christmas. A time of joy. A time of generosity. A time of near-unbearable passive-aggression. Sure, it's tough to blow every penny of your salary on gifts for family members you know won't come close to appreciating it, but imagine for just a minute how much worse it must be for the Justice League of America. Between a drunk Martian Manhunter Santa, an ungrateful Batman, an egotistical Green Arrow, and a barely-keeping-it-together Superman, the odds are simply stacked against any chance of Christmas fun.
But heck, you knew that already. You saw how Thanksgiving went. Didn't you? Take a minute to appreciate how good you have it, as The Nerdist Channel presents An Awkward Justice League Christmas!
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Kendall-Whittier Library will be closed Sep. 24 - Oct. 7 for library improvements
Zarrow Regional Library features the American Indian Resource Center. The west regional library for the TCCL system also offers a wide variety of services and materials, including a large book collection, 38 public computers, a 3D printer, a large collection of career guidance materials, children's programming and adult computer classes for the public, and a cheerful staff eager to help you find what you need, in addition to one-on-one Book-A-Librarian appointments. The Storytime Room has a railroad theme and storytimes are offered every Wednesday morning, in addition to a Lego night and craft event each month. Zarrow offers two meeting rooms which seat 65 and 82. Click here for the Online Request for Meeting Room
The City of Tulsa had a branch library in the Red Fork community, west of the River, at 2410 W. 41st St. beginning in 1929. It was a 2,480 sq. ft. building across the street from Clinton Jr. High School. Mae Swofford was Librarian there from 1951 to 1971, when she retired. Betty Kennedy then became the Manager, and she remained until 1992.
The new West Regional Library at 2224 W. 51st, which took the place of the Red Fork Library, was scheduled to open in 1980. Designed by Imel & Graber, the 9,545 sq. ft. facility encountered numerous construction problems and delays, but it was finally completed, and opened in 1981. Opening day activities included jousting on the lawn and a hot air balloon launch. After Mrs. Kennedy died in 1992, Laurie Sundborg became the Librarian, and she continued in that position until October, 1995, when Barry Hensley became the Librarian. In March 2017, Ellen Cummings came to Zarrow Library as the manager.
In May, 1999, a tornado took the roof off of the south part of the meeting room, though damage to the rest of the building was minimal. The new roof, exterior repairs and painting gave the building a new look, and paved the way toward a more expansive renovation.
In 2003, the building underwent an expansion and renovation to add 5,000 sq. ft. for a larger library service area and a Teen Center. Designed by Dewberry, the refurbished facility opened in October 2004. At this time, the building was renamed the Henry Zarrow Regional Library, in recognition of a very special gentleman and supporter of the library. The clever bison statue in front of the building is called "Mr. Henry the Reading Buff," also in honor of Mr. Zarrow. In 2005, another sculpture, "Storytime for Two," was installed. Designed by local artist Rosalind Cook, it was donated by the Zarrow family in remembrance of Mr. Zarrow's late wife, Anne.
The renovated building, with its extensive landscaping, has been very popular with the citizens of Southwest Tulsa, and continues to be a vital part of the community.
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COOLING and NOISE Tut (v1.01) by VictorKaum
a) Why?
Reading the forums, many people ask about what memory or cpu or harddisk they have to buy. Rarely someone talks about noise and cooling.
IMHO both are important for home users.
You want good stability and performance? Cooling!
You do not want your box to sound like an F-16 jet? Silent cooling!
b) What?
a tut about fans & heatsinks and noise
c) Credits?
me j/k
Some parts of this tutorial are similar to my reply to Allenb1963 tut ->
Building your own system
d) Bad luck?
Irony... I'm writing a tut about cooling and noise and my pc crashes due to heat produced by a video card with passive cooling
therefor this is version 1.01, and I'm pissed cause 1.00 is lost in the crash.
Lesson: Always save your work... and never make a tut in the start new thread window but better use an external prog.
e) Legal notice: This tutorial may contain other proprietary notices and copyright information,
the terms of which must be observed and followed. Information may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. I'm not responsible for any damage to your computer system generated by following this tut (or trying to). Know what you are doing when opening your box or modifying something!
f) This tutorial does not claim to be complete, feel free to reply and add your comments. thx
I'm not going to include watercooling, gazcooling or the microfreezer technology.
The reason herefor is that these are more "extreme" solutions and I have no practical knowledge in this area.
For more info about liquid cooled computer cases, hdd, cpu's, mem,... visit: http://www.koolance.com
--- TUTORIAL TODAY (19 sep 2002)
Try to purchase low noise parts. You can get amazing results only by making sure you buy quality.
This will probably mean extra costs, but if you care or your ears ask to, it's worth the money.
Today's high performance boxes like P4 and AMD Athlon XP require additional and optimal cooling. This mostly also means more fans and more noise. Our aim is to reduce that noise to a minimum.However many people go to a pc-shop and buy expensive parts like MBR, HDD, CPU, MEM,... and then they come to the coolers. They take the first thing they see, "that will do the job". I doubt it.
Imaging that whole your box performance can be lowered with a bad PSU or CPU cooler!
But now we are also talking about noise. So first rule: if you can, spend your money on low noise parts without loosing performance or specs.
a) PSU
If you already have a computercase you can replace your existing fan with a silent one.
For instance for AMD cpu mbr's the Super Flower FP-400 420W it's a silent psu, or the Enermax EG365AX-VE(G) 350W
For P4 cpu mbr's you can use the same Enermax EG365AX-VE(G) 350W. This psu is very silent and very stable.
Or use the Zalman CNPS PSU
Offcourse you can choose your own wattage that suits your needs, above are only examples.
b) CPU
Some cpu's like the Pentium IV (S478) are shipped boxed with fan.
You can use this one but a good replacement is the "supersilent"
Alpha PAL8942 + PAPST N/2GML 80 mm Fan
It's silent: only 19 dBa
info fan at: www.papst.de/english/home.html
info heatsink at: http://www.micforg.co.jp/en/index.html
Another option is the Zalman CNPS 6500b-Cu
info at: http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/prod...ps6500b-cu.htm
For AMD Athlon (Socket A) cpu's you can use the Alpha PAL8045 + PAPST N/2GML 80mm fan.
Or the Zalman CNPS CPU coolers CNPS stands for computer noise prevention system
like the Zalman CNPS-6000Cu has better performance, but make sure you attach and install the thing properly...
add some Arctic Silver to get better cooling. It's a silent fan but not cheap, and performance could have been better.
info at: http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/intro.htm
Or use the ThermalTake Volcano 9 coolmod if you want to impress your friends.
more general cpu cooling info at: http://www.2fastcpu.com/
c) NorthBridge Cooling
This cooling can be done passive. This means no fan -> no noise. You need to purchase a good heatsink.
For instance the Zalman NB32
Zalman NB32-J chipset heatsink for people that like the yellow finish.
d) RAM (MEMORY) coolers
Want to overclock? use those:
RAM active coolers These things have a fan --> adds noise (about 23dba)
An alternative is passive RAM cooling. Passive cooling means no fan -> no noise!
For instance a DDR copper heatspreader
Or the ThermalTake DDR SDRAM passive cooler
e) VGA DDR MEM coolers and VGA chipset coolers
Add passive coolers to your videocard memory. Like the ThermalTake DDR SDRAM cooler
You can replace your vga chipset active cooler/fan with a passive Zalman heatsink. Zalman CNPSVGA
f) Case noises
Due to vibrations and resonance, a lot if noise is reproduced or amplified by your case.
To lower hdd, cd-rom, cd-rw and fan noise you can cover the inside of your case with special noise reductions mats
Dynamat Computer Noise Reduction Kit is such a thing.
Pax Mate does the same. they reduce the mid and high frequency noises.
info at: http://www.zones.tv/colorcase/v2/index2.htm
info at: http://www.dynamat.com/
Another option to comfort enventual neighboors, parents,... at a lower floor:
use an acoustic energy conversion pad undr your box to ensure vibrations are not passed to the floor
g) Thermal compounds and Shims
About thermal paste/grease, today some processors (like Intel P4 S478) ship in boxes with a cooler and thermal grease already been spread.
It's better not to use extra thermal grease if the processor already has some kind of thermal grease...
sounds obvious... otherwise use it. It's important that the heatsink makes proper contact with the cpu surface to garantee optimal cooling.
You can also purchase a copper, aluminium or silver shim to protect the fragile core while using heavy duty heatsink.
(protect your investment, for instance with a Silver Shim anodized or a ALU Shim)
Good (expensive?) thermal compounds are silver or ceramic based to assure optimal thermal conductivity.
note: do not use the Arctic Silver 3 on older slot type Xeon processors they require a thermal pad. (see www.arcticsilver.com for more info)
note: there are fake tubes sold for Artic, make sure you don't purchase some fake stuff.
info about thermal compounds: http://www.arcticsilver.com/
h) HDD cooling
To ensure high performance you can cool your disks. For instance with a ThermalTake HardCano 5, offcourse this will add extra noise (about 23dba)
info about ThermalTake HDD coolers at: http://www.thermaltake.com/products/hdcoolerMenu.htm
Most of the HDD coolers will produce (a lot of) noise. Make sure to check noise specs if you need one.
the HDD itself -> many manufacturers sell low noise versions. Buy those. it's kind a strange if your are used to your hdd noises whenr eading or writing adn suddenly you do not hear your new disk. But it's heaven for ears and concentration. I know I do not hear my Maxtors running. I have silent Seagate drives too. And Seagate has recently released new noise reduction technology in their new high capacity high speed drives.
i) Rounded Cables
Rounded cables are not only nice looking, but they also increase performance cause they garantee better airflow in your case.
Next, they will reduce noise cause they lower the need for high speed fans. The fans can run at lower rpm reducing noise
Some ppl say you can hear flat cables making high frequencie noises, rounded cables don't have this noise.
j) And last but not least additional case fans
Depending on your case and computer specs you will need to add fans.
Some modern cases come either with 1 or 2 additional fans or most have place to install them.
To ensure good airflow you will need to create a proper intake and outtake making the cold air cooling the hot components
Most Pentium I cases and older were build to generate a downside -> upside airflow from the front to the PSU located at the back.
While back in those days that usualy was enough to ensure appropriate cooling, modern cpu's, videocards and other parts need additional cooling.
This can be done by adding a fan right on top of your cpu location. You will need to cut a hole in your case and install a fan in it. This can either be a 60, 80 or 120mm silent! fan.
If you do not want to do that with your case, you can easily install an additional fan in most ATX desktop and tower models at the front and the back. Make sure that you place the fans in the right direction!
A bad placed fan will add noise and will not decrease temperature and lower performance. You should place one or more intake fans on front and one or more outtake fans at the back.
Eventual add an extra intake fan at the back to cool memory and cpu.
Our aim is to reduce computer noise, therefor we will replace loud fans with silent ones.
For example with PAPST fans. PAPST is known for their reliable and low noise fans.
info at: http://www.papst.de/english/products_start.html
note: Do not add extra fans for nothing (like 10 fans to look cool)! This will only increase noise.
If your box is cool (temperature) enough, no extra extra fans are needed if you do not want to overclock.
--- Notes
general note: it's always better to have rpm controlled or monitored fans. This way you or your system can choose the optimal noise/rpm level.
tip: Reduce the rpm speed of fans used in always on low performance boxes, like home linux based router and gateway boxes. Mostly they do not need high rpm speed cooling cause their cpu usage is rarely heavy. Offcourse never compromise on stability.
Technology changes rapidly, therefor this tutorial can be outdated tomorrow. Use it as a general guideline on components and computer noise. I hope it helps you to get a quiter environnement. The sound of silence.
edit: added some HDD info.


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Swedish X-Photographer Knut Koivisto tells his impression on the new GFX camera system.
Knut Koivisto is one of Sweden's most respected portrait photographers, who moves effortlessly between the worlds of entertainment and business. His style is to create a pared-down image, with the focus firmly on the person. He has a humanist world view and always cherishes the individual. He combines figures from cinema and portraits of Sweden's biggest actors with the cream of Swedish business. He also teaches and gives lectures. He works on his own personal projects and is one of the leading lights of the new social media.
"I think the most important thing, whatever the title or position of the person being photographed, is to go straight to the heart of the person, without getting hung up on effects or gimmicks. It takes a while to learn that. To ignore the thought that this is a CEO or a big movie star like Mikael Persbrandt or a nurse. They all deserve the same respect and should be treated like human beings. That's how you create the magic, together. Because if you work with people, it's always about teamwork."


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Why Is This School Bus Parked In Front of a Porn Shop?
When we were kids, not only did we have to walk uphill to and from school, our field trips were to boring places like museums, weird historical reenactments and planetariums. Kids these days have all the fun, especially when they get to spend the afternoon at Boston's favorite adult video store.
Twitter user Kamil K. tweeted a photo of a Boston Public Schools school bus parked in front of Amazing Video on Friday. He doesn't claim to have gone inside, because who would, so we aren't sure if the driver of the school bus had a quick personal errand to run or if the children of Boston were being treated to an advanced session of sex ed. Either way, it's definitely a rare site to see.
According to Yelp, the highly rated Amazing Video store offers adult videos for rent or purchase, magazines, a variety of adult themed toys and other sex aids. Yelper Su R. says they also have plenty of costumes, and Yelper Amanda M. says they have "some of the most unusual sex toys I have ever seen."
What this means is that no matter who went into that video store last week, somebody came out happy. And, perhaps Boston Public Schools might want to keep better tabs on their buses. Also, if you're out of lube, bus 380 can hook you up.
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I don't consider myself to be a "political person." I don't watch the presidential debates. I don't obsess over the polls. I don't hang on every word of the pundits. To be honest, I never give it that much thought.
In the past, I've picked up bits of information here and there and formed my opinions slowly. Often, I've made my choices the day before I cast my vote.
During the last presidential election, I couldn't make up my mind at all. I stepped up to the voting machine, closed the curtain and stared at the ballot. I was hoping for some last minute inspiration.
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Kristen Stewart Covers 'Marie Claire Australia' January 2013
Kristen Stewart graces the cover of Marie Claire Australia's January 2013 issue!
Here's what the 22-year-old On the Road star had to share with the mag:
On what's next: "I'm sort of bored now. I wanna work on something and maybe it doesn't have to be an acting job. I've been hanging out with my dogs and my family and, to be honest with you, I'm still catching up on sleep. I've worked for two years solid, literally since Eclipse. But I'm itchy now. I wanna do something."
On being in the spotlight: "I'm particularly weird because I don't even like being looked at. A lot of actors love it and they love going out and literally doing it as an activity. I hate it."
On fashion: "I'm a huge fan of the fashion world now that I've been allowed to be a part of it, even if oftentimes I don't even know what I'm wearing," she said indicating her current choice of denim and a faded T-shirt. But whenever I put on anything by Balenciaga I'm like, 'Oh, that looks like Balenciaga!' You can see it, you can pick it out of a rack."
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The Safest Way to Update Sony Drivers
There are numerous of frequent warnings along with other messages which you might get in the driver updating procedure, many of which I've paraphrased and listed right here along with guidance on what to do:
QUESTION: 1. I downloaded the Vaio Care Pro but it fails to work. I click on the Windows update and it did not make an attempt to download it. Should I have downloaded the simple Vaio Care without the Professional added to it?
2. I used to touch AV mode and increase or decrease the volume by touch, is there a driver that I have to download?
3. I wanted to replace my battery pack. Encompass is the recomended place by Sony where you can purchase parts, but darn, it cost $216 while Laptopcharge.com has a compatible battey for this vaio for $55. They said it is the compatible battery for my laptop and it has two years warranty on the battery. Apparently, Encompass said that original batteries are not available anymore. Is there something that I have to be concerned about. What a price difference!
If anyone can help me with these issues, I would appreciate it!
ANSWER: It's sad to hear that you are having problems after upgrading to Windows 10.
1. Where did you get the Vaio Care Pro? I suggest that you download the VAIO Care?
2. For the Touch Sensor A/V Slide Control, download the drivers under Notebook Control and Utilities which includes the VAIO Launcher Software and Setting Utility Series.
3. We always recommend to use a Sony brand battery to guarantee that it's compatible and will work very well on your device. We can't guarantee the quality of a non-Sony batteries.
To find the full list of compatible drivers and software for your laptop, kindly visit the link below. https://esupport.sony.com/US/p/model-home.pl?mdl=VGNCS290&template_id=1®ion_id=1&tab=download#/downloadTab
Method to Update Driver with Device Manager
1. Open Control Panel
Note: If you don't see these options, your Control Panel view may be set to Large icons, Small icons, or Classic View, depending on your version of Windows. If so, find and choose Device Manager from the big collection of icons you see and then skip to Step 3 below.
2. Open Device Manager
From the open Control Panel window, click System, choose the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button.
3. With Device Manager now open, you can view a device's status, update the device drivers, or do whatever other hardware management you came here to do.
To set Windows to install recommended updates
To automatically get available driver updates for your hardware, set Windows to install recommended updates. You can set Windows to automatically install important and recommended updates or important updates only. Optional updates aren't downloaded or installed automatically. To get all available updates for your devices, periodically check Windows Update for optional updates.
- Open Windows Update by clicking the Start button. In the search box, type Update, and then, in the list of results, click Windows Update.
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- Under Important updates, click an item in the list. You can decide which updates to automatically download and install.
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Jake Gyllenhaal & Alyssa Miller: Holding Hands!
Jake Gyllenhaal and his new girlfriend Alyssa Miller hold hands while spending the afternoon together on Sunday (July 14) in New York City.
The 32-year-old actor and the 24-year-old model went out for brunch with his mom Naomi Foner and her adorable pet pooch Charlie.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Jake Gyllenhaal
"Brunch time," Alyssa wrote on Instagram along with a photo of her dog.
Rumors spread last month that Jake and Alyssa were dating after they were spotted together on multiple occasions in the Big Apple.
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Dennis McNett had his very quick show. Photos from that up this week... A few below.
The packing and unpacking of art. Dennis McNett does it well.
A night free... We anchored for some BBQ.
Poo's tired from all the shows at the gallery too.
Whoa, what's this?... w/ old film randomness pops up... Bachleor party?
Rich looking good.
Morning, Rich.
These photos are totally out of order, but whatever...
Wife's awesome family photos.
Boats breaking anchor at Treasure Island.
Dirty bottom
Photos are all over the place... Anyway, got a day off on Sunday and spent it on the water...
So hot that I turned into a bit of a douche.
motored around the Bay drinking beer.
and stopped for one of those.
and left a note for Russell our sailing mentor since he's in Alaska.
note down
later, Ballena Bay
the fog came rolling in...
with excitement we sailed into the thick of it... We were well out of the shipping lanes. Fog and a cargo ship would smash go crash boom.
Somewhere between 25-39 knots as we were between Treasure Island (25) and Point Blunt (39). Probably like 30ish... Our mast started to shake which made us turn back for TI.
Jesse Balmer's IN-N-OUT show a couple weeks back.
SF Examiner press for his show.
So much fun to do and so much work to paint over... Took me 2 gallons of paint and about 6 hours.
Henry Gunderson
Hanging Henry Gunderson.
Random cell phone photos... Frank.
Hated taking down Mi Ju's great show... Can't wait till April 2010 when she'll be showing at FFDG... November '09 at the Diego Rivera Gallery!
SFAI's amazing rooftop.
This stuff is great. Blue Jay Cafe... or is it Blue Bird?
Blonde Redhead as part of the Bicycle Film Festival. Thanks for the tickets, guys.
Matt Furie interview on its way.
Not to be confused. No relation.
The Slap Pal (w/ my boy POO on the insole- shooting lasers and breathing fire!) shoe came out!
He liked the laces but didn't seem to care about his fame or the shoe itself.
The litte fat boy.
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Art Business came through Henry's opening.
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First, I didn't really go into the scientific details of the test in the previous post. My DNA test results were matched to other folks' results. Here's how FTDNA explains it:
|"Family Finder detects your near and distant cousins by comparing your autosomal DNA with that of other Family Tree DNA customers. If two people share identical segments of DNA then they may share a recent ancestor. When the Family Finder program finds matching segments, it uses statistical methods to determine if the segments are likely to be Identical By Descent (IBD). If they are determined to be IBD then the Family Finder program calculates the relationship based on the shared segments' number and size.
The Family Finder program declares a DNA segment to be Identical By Descent (IBD) if it contains at least 500 matching SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) in series.
A DNA segment (block) that is 10 centiMorgans (cM) or larger indicates conclusive shared ancestry while a block that is between 5 and 10 cM is highly suggestive of shared ancestry. Additional factors such as the number of shared blocks that are at least 1 cM and their size are also used for the degree of relatedness calculations."
It's all very scientific isn't it? This explains the two numbers on the matches page (Shared cM and Longest Block). It also helps explain what I'm looking at on the "Chromosome Browser" Page. I showed both of these screenshots shown in the previous post.
I should say at this point: I have yet to receive notification from FTDNA that I have any FF test results or matches. I only knew about these matches because I've been checking for results. I'd expect better communication from FTDNA on this...
So, my results gave me one predicted 3rd cousin and four predicted 4th cousins. If these estimates are accurate, I might be related to these matches through my 2x and 3x Great Grandparents. The match for 3rd cousin has a larger number of shared cM than the 4th cousin matches, at 45.56, with the longest block being 19.41. Based on FTDNA's explanation, this looks like a very good match. I didn't recognize any of the surnames listed for this match, but it doesn't look like that many are listed.
I went ahead and emailed all of my matches (the five "close relatives" as well as the more distant "speculative" ones). I sent them a prepared letter listing my surnames, website and contact information. I was shocked by the almost instant response I received. Within a few hours I had received emails from all of my close matches and a few speculative matches. So far, there haven't been any instant connections, which I also found surprising. This test is supposed to find matches within six generations - which I have almost fully charted. But with no obvious ancestor found yet, the shared ancestor is obviously more ancient than that. My matches and I are all exchanging pedigree files to look for a more hidden connection.
And, although we're not matching names, we are matching geographic locations. Three of my close matches have family in many of the same locations as mine. We might be able to focus on researching certain lines where both of our trees show up at the same place and time.
Based on comments from others, I should continue to make matches as other folks receive their test results. I'd love be able to make an easy match - instant gratification and all that. But, these difficult to make matches will probably help my research more than an easy match. Fingers cross either way!


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[Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and the Rules of the House of Representatives, 115th Congress] [115th Congress] [House Document 114-192] [Rules of the House of Representatives] [Pages 623-638] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] Rule XII Messages receipt and referral of measures and matters
|815. Entry of messages in the Journal and Record.
|1. Messages received from the Senate, or from the President, shall be entered on the Journal and published in the Congressional Record of the proceedings of that day.
|816. Referral procedures.
|2. (a) The Speaker shall refer each bill, resolution, or other matter that relates to a subject listed under a standing committee named in clause 1 of rule X in accordance with the provisions of this clause.
|Sec. 816a. Sequential referral procedures.
|Under clause 2(c), the Speaker has authority to sequentially refer a bill reported from a committee to other committees for a time certain for consideration of such portions of the bill as fall within their respective jurisdictions (Speaker Albert, Apr. 9, 1976, p. 10265; Speaker Albert, May 17, 1976, p. 14093). Under that authority, the Speaker may limit a sequential referral to matters having a direct effect on subjects within the committee's jurisdiction (Speaker O'Neill, Apr. 5, 1982, p. 6580; Speaker O'Neill, June 7, 1983, p. 14699; Speaker Wright, Sept. 9, 1987, p. 23648). For example, the Speaker sequentially referred a bill reported by the Committee on Energy and
|Sec. 816b. Referral procedures to an ad hoc select committee.
|Resolutions authorizing the Speaker to establish an ad hoc committee for the consideration of a particular bill under paragraph (c), and extending the reporting date for such a committee, are privileged when offered from the floor at the Speaker's request (Speaker Albert, Apr. 22, 1975, p. 11261; Speaker Albert, Jan. 26, 1976, p. 876; Speaker O'Neill, Jan. 11, 1977, pp. 894-98; Speaker O'Neill, Apr. 21, 1977, pp. 11550-56).
|Sec. 816c. As to division of bills for reference.
|The parliamentary law provides that the House may commit a portion of a bill, or a part thereof to one committee and another part thereof to another (V, 5558), yet under the practice of the House until January 3, 1975, a bill or joint resolution could not be divided for reference even if it contained matters properly within the jurisdiction of several committees (IV, 4372, 4376). On that date, the Speaker was given authority over referral of bills as prescribed in clause 2 of this rule (formerly clause 5 of rule X). In the 106th Congress the Speaker referred a bill by title to two committees (H.R. 1554, Apr. 26, 1999, p. 7355).
|Sec. 817. Restriction on the reference of claims.
|(d) A bill for the payment or adjudication of a private claim against the Government may not be referred to a committee other than the Committee on Foreign Affairs or the Committee on the Judiciary, except by unanimous consent.
|818. Introduction and reference of petitions, memorials, and private bills.
|3. If a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner has a petition, memorial, or private bill to present, the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall sign it, deliver it to the Clerk, and may specify the reference or disposition to be made thereof. Such petition, memorial, or private bill (except when judged by the Speaker to be obscene or insulting) shall be entered on the Journal with the name of the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner presenting it and shall be printed in the Congressional Record.
|Sec. 819. Duties of Speaker and Members in presenting petitions.
|Petitions, memorials, and other papers addressed to the House may be presented by the Speaker as well as by a Member (IV, 3312). Petitions from the country at large are presented by the Speaker in the manner prescribed by the rule (III, 2030; IV, 3318; VII, 1025). A Member may present a petition from the people of another State (IV, 3315, 3316). The House itself may refer one portion of a petition to one committee and another portion to another committee (IV, 3359, 3360), but ordinarily the reference of a petition does not come before the House itself. A committee may receive a petition only through the House (IV, 4557). The House in the 114th and 115th Congresses required that petitions from state legislatures purporting to call for constitutional conventions or to rescind such calls be made publicly available (sec. 3(c), H. Res. 5, Jan. 6, 2015, p. l; sec. 3(d), H. Res. 5, Jan. 3, 2017, p. _).
|Sec. 822. Certain private bills prohibited.
|4. A private bill or private resolution (including an omnibus claim or pension bill), or amendment thereto, may not be received or considered in the House if it authorizes or directs--
|823. Commemoratives prohibited.
|5. (a) A bill or resolution, or an amendment thereto, may not be introduced or considered in the House if it establishes or expresses a commemoration.
|824. Correction of errors in reference; and relation to jurisdiction.
|6. A petition, memorial, bill, or resolution excluded under this rule shall be returned to the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from whom it was received. A petition or private bill that has been inappropriately referred may, by direction of the committee having possession of it, be properly referred in the manner originally presented. An erroneous reference of a petition or private bill under this clause does not confer jurisdiction on a committee to consider or report it.
|825. Introduction, reference, and change of reference of public bills, memorials, and resolutions.
|7. (a) Bills, memorials, petitions, and resolutions, endorsed with the names of Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner introducing them, may be delivered to the Speaker to be referred. The titles and references of all bills, memorials, petitions, resolutions, and other documents referred under this rule shall be entered on the Journal and printed in the Congressional Record. An erroneous reference may be corrected by the House in accordance with rule X on any day immediately after the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by unanimous consent or motion. Such a motion shall be privileged if offered by direction of a committee to which the bill has been erroneously referred or by direction of a committee claiming jurisdiction and shall be decided without debate.
|Sec. 825a. Fraudulent introduction of a bill.
|The fraudulent introduction of a measure involves a question of privilege, and a measure so introduced has been ordered stricken from the files (IV, 3388). As the result of the unauthorized introduction of several bills without the knowledge of the Members listed as sponsors, the Speaker directed that all bills and resolutions must be signed by the sponsor thereof in order to be accepted for introduction (Speaker Albert, Feb. 3, 1972, p. 2521).
|Sec. 826. Introduction of bills, resolutions, or memorials by request.
|(5) When a bill or resolution is introduced ``by request,'' those words shall be entered on the Journal and printed in the Congressional Record.
|Sec. 826a. Constitutional authority statement upon introduction.
|(c)(1) A bill or joint resolution may not be introduced unless the sponsor submits for printing in the Congressional Record a statement citing as specifically as practicable the power or powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the bill or joint resolution. The statement shall appear in a portion of the Record designated for that purpose and be made publicly available in electronic form by the Clerk.
|Sec. 826b. United States Code citations.
|The House in the 113th through 115th Congresses required, to the extent practicable, an applicable United States Code citation in the case of an amendatory instruction in a bill or joint resolution proposing to repeal or amend a law not codified (sec. 3(i), H. Res. 5, Jan. 3, 2013, p. _; sec. 3(m), H. Res. 5, Jan. 6, 2015, p. _; sec. 3(l), H. Res. 5, Jan. 3, 2017, p. _).
|827. Reception and reference of executive communications, including estimates.
|8. Estimates of appropriations and all other communications from the executive departments intended for the consideration of any committees of the House shall be addressed to the Speaker for referral as provided in clause 2 of rule XIV.


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Lady Gaga: Weird Al Yankovic's 'Perform this Way' Video!
Lady Gaga puts her paws up at the MTV Video Music Aid Japan Press Conference held at Billboard Live Tokyo on Thursday (June 23) in Tokyo, Japan.
The 25-year-old singer will be participating in the concert fundraiser for the Japanese Red Cross this weekend.
Weird Al Yankovic has released the music video for his Lady Gaga parody "Perform This Way," off his new album, which just hit stores.
In the song, Al sings "My mama told me when I was hatched/act like a superstar/Save your allowance/buy a bubble dress/and someday you will go far."
WHAT DO YOU THINK of the video for "Perform This Way"?
Weird Al Yankovic: "Perform This Way"
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Now there's a headline that catches your eye. Yes it turns out that late Frank Zappa, the restless musical genius who may have been the most committed inconoclast in the history of rock, was a pal to the late Jack Kirby, the cosmic dreamer who is arguably the second most essential figure in the history of the American comic book. (You have to put Superman at first.)
I remember seeing a vintage 1968 issue of "Fantastic Four" that had an ad for "We're Only in It for the Money," the new album from the Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, and it surprised me because it seemed like an unexpected crossover moment between counter-culture music and the Marvel universe. Both were popular on college campuses, of course, but seeing the gaudy little blurb ("Thrilling clean fun!" it promised) still made me smile and think about the sweet confusion of a young first-time Zappa listener trying to get his head around the album. If you don't know it, it's a masterpiece of cultural satire and heady music with Zappa's smirking wit at every corner — the titles include, "What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body," "Hot Poop," "Who Needs the Peace Corps?" and the mad-laughter finale "The Chrome Plated Megaphone of Destiny."
That last title sounds like some weapon you might use against Galactus if you've misplaced your Ultimate Nullifer, so maybe it makes sense that Zappa found plenty to talk about with Kirby. I first learned about this friendship in a piece written by Jeff Newelt for Royal Flush magazine. It turns out that Newelt got his hands on a photo (below right) of Kirby and Zappa together and then later met Ahmet Zappa, the youngest son of the musician, who filled in some of the compelling blanks. Here's an excerpt of his article…
So I had to show Ahmet my Blackberry screensaver, the image I had found of his dad and Jack together, and Ahmet goes, "Whoa, I never saw that! That's in my living room… Jack would come over and smoke cigars and Frank would smoke cigarettes, and they'd talk and talk."
One of the things Frank and Jack had in common: the prodigious amount of cosmic goodness that extruded from their respective noggins was not the result of drugs; They both enjoyed tobaccy but only the unwacky. We had other stuff to discuss that evening, so I made Ahmet promise to reconnect ASAP to spill the magic beans on this egregiously undocumented duo. And he kept his promise.
Ahmet, one of four Zappa kids, the other three being Moon Unit (the oldest), Dweezil (second oldest), and Diva (youngest), was always into superheroes his entire life.
"I loved Spider-Man; it's the jam," gushed Ahmet. "My dad loved comics and was the first to advertise rock 'n' roll in comics, for 'We're Only In It For The Money' [in Fantastic Four #72, 1968, Natch!]. My mother made Dweezil and I costumes of Spider-Man and The Mighty Thor."
The son of a gregarious rock star, Ahmet grew up meeting every celebrity musician under the sun. But it wasn't a rocker who gave Ahmet that first feeling of being around greatness. "I was not starstruck at all by rock stars because music is its own language and my father spoke it, so we spoke it," Ahmet explains matter-of-factly. "This totally demystified the fame or the celebrity. There was no currency for 'oooh, that guy sold a million records, we just cared about good music. One of the most significant moments in my life is when my dad said, 'Meet Jack, he's the guy who created all those superheroes you love.' That blew my little mind. I thought it was awesome and weird that my dad had this friendship with this guy. It was like meeting like a real magician!"
There's a lot more in the piece (including a snapshot of young Ahmet dressed as Thor and a sidebar on Kingdom Comics) so do check out the whole thing online or in the print edition of the magazine, which is now on sale. Newelt, a good friend to the Hero Complex, also sent over a fantastic illustration done for the magazine article — it's the Rick Veitch piece you see at top left which shows Zappa in cosmic Kirby-mode. I'm a longtime fan of Veitch's work and if you are too, check back here in the weeks to come because we're long overdue on talking to him for the H.C., especially with the recent re-release of his twisted classic "Brat Pack." But right now I'm going to go dig out some Zappa vinyl and read that spiffy hardcover version of Kirby's "Fourth World" saga…
— Geoff Boucher
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Artwork: Rick Veitch. Photo: Frank Zappa with Jack Kirby. Credit: Michael J. Zuccaro


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Expedition Timeline
Source [1]
February 23 President Thomas Jefferson writes to Meriwether Lewis, asking him to become the president's secretary.
January 8 Caspar Wistar, Philadelphia physician, anatomist, and paleontologist, writes to Jefferson, drawing his attention to Mackenzie's Voyages.
June 21 Jefferson orders Mackenzie's book and Arrowsmith's latest map of North America from James Cheetham of New York.
August 10-25 Benjamin Smith Barton, Philadelphia physician, naturalist, and botany professor, visits Jefferson; is NOT told about the proposed expedition.
Summer or Fall 1802 Jefferson informs Lewis that he would be in command of an Expedition to the Pacific.
November 21 Secretary of Treasury, Albert Gallatin letter received by Jefferson, advising him to make a secret request to Congress to fund the Expedition, rather than a part of his annual message to Congress.
December 2 Spanish minister Irujo writes to Madrid, says Jefferson asked him if Spain would object to a scientific expedition up the Missouri River. Later, Spain declines to issue Lewis a passport.
January 18 President Jefferson sends encrypted letter to Congress seeking funding for a proposed expedition.
February 27 Jefferson writes to Barton indicating that he has appointed Meriwether Lewis to head the Expedition to the Pacific.
February 28 Jefferson writes to Wistar that Lewis has learned how to calculate latitude and longitude.
February 28 Meriwether Lewis' British passport is issued.
March 1 Meriwether Lewis' French passport is issued.
March 14 Gallatin writes to Jefferson with two things of note: 1) He has issued a warrant for $2,500 for the Expedition and 2) he mentions a "manuscript transcribed from Mr. Thornton's map by Captain Lewis."
March 15 Meriwether Lewis leaves Washington, D.C. for the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
March 19 Lewis arrives at Harpers Ferry to arrange for supplies.
April 13 Gallatin writes to Jefferson. Comments on the draft of Jefferson's instructions to Lewis.
April 19 Lewis arrives at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, calls on Andrew Ellicott, astronomer, mathematician, and surveyor.
April 20 Lewis begins practice in celestial navigation with Ellicot.
April 30 American and French delegates initial the Louisiana Purchase Treaty.
May-June Lewis is in Philadelphia purchasing equipment and studying with various experts.
May 7 Ellicott writes to John Vaughn and Robert Patterson, letters to be carried by Lewis.
May 10 Lewis starts training in Philadelphia: Barton-botany, Patterson-navigation, math, Rush-medicine, Wistar-anatomy.
May 12 Lewis dines with his long-time friend, Mahlon Dickerson.
May 14 Ellicott writes to Jefferson – he has talked to Patterson and Henry Voigt about instruments.
May 16 Jefferson writes to Lewis, encloses a draft of his instructions about the Expedition.
May 15 Lewis dines with Dr. George Logan, visits Governor John Mckean.
May 17 Dr. Benjamin Rush writes a list of questions about Indians for Lewis.
May 19 Lewis dines with Henry Sheaff, a Philadelphia merchant.
May 24 Lewis has a "conference" with Mahlon Dickerson.
May 29 Lewis writes to Jefferson: most articles are purchased; Patterson has been busy for days; no time to study; sends sketches from Vancouver maps. Sees Wistar, Barton, Rush.
May 31 Lewis spends the evening with Governor Mckean.
June 17 Lewis leaves Philadelphia for Washington, D.C., he has arranged for wagon transport of goods to Philadelphia.
June 19 Lewis arrives in Washington, D.C. Lewis writes a letter to William Clark asking him to join Lewis on a trip to the Pacific.
June 20 Jefferson's instructions to Meriwether Lewis for the Expedition are finalized.
June 24 Jefferson writes to Rush, informs him that Lewis will leave in 4-5 days.
June 29 Secretary of War Henry Dearborn authorizes the army paymaster to pay Lewis six-month's pay for "one Lieutenant, one Sergeant, one corporal, and ten Privates."
July 2 Lewis writes to his mother, he will leave "the day after tomorrow" for the "Western Country" and will not be able to see her before he departs.
July 4 Jefferson writes a letter of general credit for Lewis to use on the journey.
July 5 Lewis leaves Washington, D.C. for Harpers Ferry.
July 8 Lewis arrives at Harpers Ferry. Lewis writes to Jefferson that he will set out "in the course of an hour" and gives the route that he intends to travel: Charlestown, Frankfort, Uniontown, Redstone.
July 14 President Thomas Jefferson receives news of the Louisiana Purchase.
July 15 Lewis arrives in Pittsburgh at 2:00 p.m. Jefferson writes to Lewis to inform him of the treaty from Paris ceding Louisiana to the United States.
July 18 Clark accepts Lewis' offer of a trip to the Pacific. Lewis received Clark's letter on July 29.
July 22 Lewis writes to Jefferson from Pittsburgh, informs him of delay in keelboat construction, hopes to leave by August 5.
August 3 Lewis writes to Clark from Pittsburgh, has received Clark's acceptance, only the boat construction detains him.
August 31 Keelboat is completed at 7:00 a.m. Lewis departs Pittsburgh at 10:00 a.m. and starts the descent of the Ohio River.
September 8 Lewis purchases a second pirogue to assist traveling on the Ohio River.
Sept. 11 First mention in the journals of Lewis' dog, Seaman.
Sept. 28 Lewis and party reach Cincinnati, Ohio, purchase supplies. Lewis comments on low water in the Ohio River. He stays in the area for week. During this time, Lewis goes by land to the Big Bone Lick in Kentucky to view a mammoth skeleton.
October 15 Lewis joins Clark at Clarksville, Indiana. They spend nearly two weeks there.
October 20 United States Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase treaty.
October 26 Lewis and Clark leave Clarksville, Indiana. They continue via keelboat.
December 6 Clark drops off Lewis in St. Louis (present-day Missouri).
December 12 Clark and crew arrive at Camp River Dubois (Wood River Camp) (present-day Illinois).
March 10 Captain Amos Stoddard, U.S. Army officer, takes possession of the Louisiana Territory for the United States in a ceremony at St. Louis. Lewis and Clark both present.
May 14 Expedition leaves Camp River Dubois at 4:00 p.m. And starts up the Missouri River. Clark leads the men; Lewis is in St. Louis.
May 16 Clark leads the Expedition to St. Charles to await Lewis' return from St. Louis.
May 20 Lewis joins the Expedition in St. Charles.
May 21 The entire Corps of Discovery departs St. Charles at 3:30 p.m. as St. Charles residents' cheer.
May 26 The Captains organize the Expedition into three squads: Sergeants John Ordway, Nathaniel Pryor, and Charles Floyd. They name Corporal Richard Warfington as the future commander of the squad that will take the keelboat back to St. Louis.
June 1 Expedition reaches the Osage River.
June 4 The keelboat's mast is broken-off by a tree branch overhanging the Missouri river.
June 26 Expedition reaches land that is present-day Kansas.
June 28 Collins and Hall break into the whisky while on sentry duty.
June 29 A court martial convicts Collins and Hall. Collins faces 100 lashes, and Hall 50.
July 4 The Expedition celebrates the Nation's 28th birthday. A snake bites Joseph Field. All of the men receive an extra ration of whisky in celebration of Independence Day.
July11 Expedition reaches land that is present-day Nebraska. Willard is caught sleeping on guard duty.
July 12 Willard is convicted by a court martial and sentenced to 100 lashes.
July 18 Expedition reaches land that is present-day Iowa.
July 21 Expedition reaches the Platte River.
July 22-26 Expedition stays at Camp White Catfish, so named for the channel catfish caught by Goodrich.
July 23 Clark writes, "Sergt Floyd verry unwell a bad cold &c." This was the first mention of Floyd being ill.
August 1 Clark's birthday. The expedition celebrates with the best cuts of elk and venison, a beaver tail, and various fruit.
August 2 At sunset, the captains meet with six Oto chiefs and some warriors to plan a council for the next day. Gifts are exchanged.
August 3 Lewis and Clark hold council with Oto and Missouri Indians at Council Bluffs. Peace medals are given, and the air gun is demonstrated. The Frenchman called La Liberte deserts.
Augus 4 Moses Reed leaves to retrieve his knife that was left at the council. He does not return.
August 6 Drouillard, Reubin Field, Bratton, and Labiche are sent to look for Reed and arrest him for desertion.
August 13-20 Fishing Camp. Clark and some men catch 318 fish on the 15th and Lewis with others catches about 800 on the 16th.
August 17 One of the men sent to catch Reed and the missing La Liberte returns to say that they caught both. The Frenchman got away again, but they are bringing in Reed.
August 18 Reed confesses to desertion. He is expelled from the Corps and made to run the gauntlet four times. He will be sent home in the spring of 1805.
August 19 Sergeant Floyd is very ill with an abdominal illness.
August 20 Sergeant Charles Floyd dies. He is buried on a bluff above the mouth of Floyd's River (within present-day Sioux City, Iowa). He is the only member of the Expedition to die during the journey.
August 21 Expedition reaches land that is present-day South Dakota.
August 23 Joseph Field kills the Expedition's first bison.
August 26 Patrick Gass is formally appointed as sergeant to replace Charles Floyd. George Shannon becomes lost.
Aug 29-31 The Corps meets with the Yankton Sioux. Council begins at noon on the 30th.
Sept.11 George Shannon is found. He is starving having run out of ammunition.
Sept. 24-25 Expedition encounters Teton Sioux at Bad River (near present-day Pierre, South Dakota).
October 1 Expedition reaches Jon Valle's trading post.
October 9 Clark notes that York fascinates the Arikaras because they have never before seen a black man.
October 10 The Captains have a council with Arikara chiefs. York tells children he was "a cannibal" before Clark caught him.
October 13 Private John Newman is court martialed for "mutinous expressions" He is given 75 lashes, and will be sent back with Reed in the spring of 1805.
October 14 Expedition reaches land that is present-day North Dakota.
October 26 Expedition reaches the mouth of the Knife River, near Mitutanka, the first of the two Mandan Villages, near where they will spend the winter.
October 27 The boats move past Mitutanka to Ruptare, the second Mandan village, and sets up camp.
October 29 The Captains meet and smoke a peace pipe with four Mandan, three Hidatsa, and several Arikara chiefs.
November 2 The Expedition determines the location of their winter camp, Fort Mandan (14 miles west of present-day Washburn, North Dakota).
November 3 The French boatmen are discharged, except for Jean Baptiste Lepage, who is hired as a private to replace John Newman.
November 4 Touissaint Charbonneau hired as an interpreter. One of his Shoshone wives, Sacagawea, will join the Expedition.
January 1 Two cannons are fired to celebrate the new year. Many of the Corps attends a dance with the Mandans.
February 10 Howard is court martialed for scaling the fence of the fort. Lewis suspends the sentence. It is the last court martial for the remainder of the trip.
February 11 Jean Baptiste is born to Sacagawea and Touissaint Charbonneau.
April 7 4:00 p.m., the keelboat, commanded by Corporal Richard Warfington heads back to St. Louis with specimens and written information for President Jefferson. They includes a live prairie dog, four magpies, and a grouse.
April 7 Expedition of thirty-one men (one a black slave), one woman, one baby and a dog starts up the Missouri River into uncharted territory.
April 12 Expedition reaches the Little Missouri River, North Dakota.
April 25-26 The Expedition reaches the mouth the Yellowstone River.
April 27 Expedition enters present-day Montana.
May 8 Expedition reaches the Milk River, so named because it is the color of tea with a bit of milk. The Hidatsas call it, "The River which Scolds at All Others".
May 14 The white pirogue tips, Sacagawea rescues floating papers, medicines, instruments, and trade goods.
May 20 Expedition reaches the Musselshell River. They name it the Sacagawea River.
May 26 Lewis reports seeing the Rocky Mountains.
May 31 Expedition passes through the White Cliffs area (present-day Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument).
June 2-12 Expedition finds the confluence of the Missouri and the Marias Rivers and must make a decision. They must decide which fork is the Missouri River.
June 13 Lewis finds the Great Falls of the Missouri River. This tells him that he is on the correct fork.
June 14 To his dismay, Lewis finds four additional falls. Lewis is charged by a grizzly bear and chased into the Missouri River.
June 16 Clark establishes the Lower Potage Camp below the mouth of Portage Creek (now named Belt Creek). Lewis administers water to an ailing Sacagawea from the Sulphur Springs (near present-day Great Falls, Montana).
June 18- July 12 Clark establishes the Upper Portage Camp about 3/4 miles north of Sand Coulee Creek near White Bear Islands. The camp is occupied until July 12.
June 22 First canoe begins the portage around the five waterfalls.
June 23-Jul 8 Various men work on Lewis' experimental iron boat.
July 2 The last of the baggage is brought in off the plains, completing the portage.
July 4 A celebration is held at White Bear Islands. The last of the daily ration of rum is consumed (near present-day Great Falls, Montana).
July 9 Lewis' iron boat experiment fails (it leaks) near White Bear Islands.
July 15 Expedition continues up the Missouri River after building two more dug-out canoes to replace the iron boat.
July 19 Expedition encounters rock formation and names it "Gates of the Rocky Mountains" (near present-day Helena, Montana).
July 25 Expedition arrives at Three Forks, the Missouri headwaters (near present-day Missouri River Headwaters State Park). They name the three rivers Gallatin, Madison, and Jefferson.
August 8 Expedition sees Beaverhead Rock (between present-day Twin Bridges and Dillon, Montana). Sacagawea recognizes the formation, indicating that it is near where the Shoshone spend their summers.
August 12 Lewis and his party are the first American citizens to cross the Continental Divide at Lemhi Pass. His small party enters present-day Idaho.
August 13 Lewis meets the Shoshone Indians near the Lemhi River.
August 15 Lewis leaves the Shoshone camp with several Indians on horseback to find Clark.
August 17-24 Lewis is reunited with Clark and the main party. Sacagewea recognizes the Shoshone Chief Cameahwait as her brother. Part of the expedition spends a week at the junction of Horse Prairie Creek and Red River Rock (Camp Fortunate).
August 18 Clark and 11 men leave camp Fortunate to "examine the Country" and to find timber to build canoes to take them to the Pacific Ocean. Most of the Indians leave with Clark. Sacagewea and Charbonneau accompany Clark as far as the Shoshone village.
August 22 Cameahwait and about 50 men with a number of women and children, along with Sacagewea and Charbonneau, join Lewis at Camp Fortunate.
August 26 The main party, along with most of the Shoshone, crosses back into Idaho, across the Continental Divide.
August 26 Clark informs Lewis of the unsatisfactory reconnaissance of the Salmon River and lists three possible crossing of the mountains. He "advised the purchase of horses and the prusute of a rout he had learned from his guid who had promised to piolet ous to the road north &c."
August 29 Clark joins Lewis at the upper Shoshone camp.
August 30 Expedition heads north and the Shoshone headeast to the buffalo country. The Expedition is now traveling with40 horses and a guide.
September 3 Expedition crosses back into Montana west of Lost Trail Pass.
September 4 Lewis and Clark encounter the Salish (Flathead) Indians camped near present-day Ross' Hole.
September 9 Expedition arrives at Lolo Creek, Traveler's Rest camp (near present-day Lolo, Montana).
Sept.13 Expedition crosses Lolo Pass and re-enters present-day Idaho.
Sept. 20 A nearly starving Clark encounters Nez Perce Indians near Weippe Prairie. They feed him dry salmon and roots, which does not agree with him.
Sept. 22 Lewis and the main party join Clark at Weippe.
Sept. 26- October 7 Expedition camps on the Clearwater River (Canoe Camp) 5-miles west of present-day Orofino, Idaho and builds five canoes.
October 7 Expedition sets out by canoe, down the Clearwater River toward the Snake River.
October 10 Expedition reaches the Snake River and camps near present-day Lewiston, Idaho. They cross into present-day Washington.
October 16 Lewis and Clark's Expedition reaches the confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers.
October 18 Expedition reaches present-day Oregon.
October 23 Expedition reaches the Great Falls of the Columbia River (later called Celilo Falls).
October 30 Expedition reaches the Great Rapids (cascades) of the Columbia River.
November 7 Clark, "Great joy in camp we are in view of the ocian" (actually the estuary of the Columbia River).
November 24 Expedition members participate in a decision about where to locate the winter quarters. Sacagawea and York both participated.
December 9 Lewis and main party starts to construct Fort Clatsop (near present-day Astoria, Oregon).
December 28 Joseph Field, Bratton and Gibson depart to establish a salt making camp (near present-day Seaside, Oregon).
December 30 Fort Clatsop was completed on the evening of this day. This would be the Expedition's home for the next 3 1/2 months. Most of time was spent hunting for "poor" elk, trading for roots and other food, and making clothing for their return trip home.
January 8 Clark and Sacagawea see whale skeleton on beach. The captain buys blubber and oil from Indians who were processing the whale.
March 17 Some of the men steal a canoe from the Clatsop Indians.
March 23 The Expedition departs Fort Clatsop by canoe to begin its return journey.
April 10 Expedition passes the Great Rapids of the Columbia.
April 18 Expedition reaches the Great Falls of the Columbia.
April 20 Transition from canoes to horses to begin return trek over the Rocky Mountains.
April 28 Expedition departs from present-day Oregon.
May 5 Expedition leaves Washington and crosses into present-day Idaho.
May 14 – June 10 Camp Chopunnish, near present-day Kamiah, Idaho. Expedition remained there for nearly a month, tending sick Indians, hunting, and waiting for the mountain snows to melt.
June 29 Expedition crosses Lolo Pass from Idaho back into present-day Montana.
June 30 - July 3 Expedition camps again at Traveler's Rest.
July 3 Expedition splits into two parties. Lewis proceeds up the Blackfoot River. Clark goes south up the Bitterroot River.
July 6 Clark's group traverses Gibbon's Pass (Continental Divide) Montana.
July 7 Lewis' party crosses the Continental Divide at present-day Lewis and Clark Pass.
July 8-10 Clark's party arrives at Camp Fortunate. They camp there for several days. They open their cache and for the first time since Christmas they have real tobacco.
July 11 Lewis and his party arrive at the White Bear Island area (Upper Portage Camp) near Great Falls, Montana.
July 13 Clark's party reaches the Three Forks. Clark splits up with Ordway. Clark's party will head to the Yellowstone River and Ordway's party will head down the Missouri to join Lewis.
July15 Last mention of Seaman, Lewis' dog. Clark's group reaches the Yellowstone River.
July 16 Lewis takes three men to explore the Marias River; Drouillard, Joseph and Reubin Field. Sergeant Gass, Werner, Frazer, Thompson, McNeal and Goodrich work to recover materials from caches and to portage around the Falls.
July 18 Lewis' group reaches the Marias River.
July 19 Ordway (as well as Collins, Colter, Cruzatte, Howard, Lepage, Potts, Weiser, Whitehouse, and Willard) arrive at White Bear Island with six canoes. They join the Gass party and then head down the Missouri to meet Lewis.
July 19-24 Clark's group is building canoes above the Clark Fork of the Yellowstone, south of present-day Park City, Montana.
July 21-27 Gass/Ordway's party portages the canoes around the five waterfalls, and departs from area near present-day Great Falls for the Marias River.
July 21 Half of Clark's 50+ horses are missing. He is "apprehensive that indians have Stolen our horses."
July 22-26 Lewis and three others at Camp Disappointment on the upper Marias (near present-day Cut Bank Creek).
July 24 Clark's party proceeds down the Yellowstone River after building two dugout canoes.
July 24 Sergeant Pryor takes three men and the remaining horses and heads for the Mandan Villages.
July 25 Clark scratches his name into the rock at Pompy's</div> Tower (east of present-day Billings, Montana).
July 25 Pryor's party loses the remaining horses, borrowed by Crow Indians. They build two bullboats and try to catch Clark.
July 26 Clark's group reaches the Big Horn River, Montana.
July 26-27 Lewis' group skirmishes with Blackfeet party at Two Medicine Creek. Two warriors are killed.
July 28 Lewis party meets with the Ordway/Gass party near the confluence of the Marias and Missouri.
July 29 Clark's group reaches the Tongue River, Montana.
August 2 Clark's group reaches the Missouri River, depart Montana for North Dakota.
August 3 Clark's group arrives at the mouth of the Yellowstone River.
August 8 Pryor's party catches up with Clark's party.
August 11 Cruzatte accidentally shoots Lewis in the buttocks. Clark's party encounters Dixon and Hancock, trappers, first whites they have seen since April 1805.
August 12 Lewis' party rejoins Clark just above the mouth of the Little Knife River (in present-day North Dakota). Lewis's last entry in his journals is a description of the pin, or bird, cherry.
August 14 Expedition reaches the Mandan Villages.
August 15 John Colter is released from the Corps of Discovery to join two trappers (Dixon and Hancock) headed upriver.
August 20 Expedition leaves North Dakota, passes into present-day South Dakota on their return trip.
September 1 Expedition leaves South Dakota, passes into present-day Nebraska.
September 4 Expedition leaves Nebraska, passes into present-day Iowa.
September 9 Expedition leaves Iowa passes into present-day Missouri.
Sept. 11 Expedition leaves Nebraska, passes into present-day Kansas.
Sept. 15 Expedition leaves Kansas.
Sept. 23 Corps of Discovery arrives in St. Louis about noon after two years, four months and 10 days. They are home.
Post Expedition
Sept. 23 Lewis and Clark stay with Pierre Choteau. Lewis writes to Jefferson.
Sept. 24 Lewis and Clark write letters and shop in St. Louis.
Sept. 25 Dinner and ball.
Sept. 26 Per Clark, they "commenced wrighting &c."
October Frazer's prospectus advertising his journal is published. The journal is never published.
October 21 Lewis and Clark depart St. Louis.
November 5 Lewis and Clark are at Louisville, Kentucky.
mid-Nov. Lewis leaves Clark at Frankfort, Kentucky.
December 11 Lewis writes to Sec. Dearborn from Staunton, Virginia.
December 28 Lewis arrives in Washington D.C.
December 30 President Jefferson receives Lewis and Sheheke, a chief of the Mandans.
January 8 A public reception for Clark is held at Fincastle, Virginia.
January 10 A reception is held at the White House for Lewis and Sheheke.
January 15 Lewis sends muster roll and comments to Sec. Dearborn.
January 21 Clark arrives in Washington.
February 28 Jefferson nominates Lewis to be Governor of Upper Louisiana, Clark as Lieutenant Colonel (Clarks was rejected).
March 9 Clark is appointed Agent for Indian Affairs for Louisiana.
March 10 Clark departs Washington D.C.
Late March – Early April Lewis prospectus appeared from the press of John Conrad of Philadelphia (about April 1). It announced a work of two parts in three volumes, the first part the narrative and the latter the scientific observations and a compendium of twenty-three Indian vocabularies. The prospectus also appeared about this time in several other publications.
March-April David M'Keehan, the editor of Gass' journal, and Lewis exchange published letters about the various journals. Lewis denounces Gass' journal as unauthorized.
April Gass' journal, A Journal of the Voyages and Travels of a Corps of Discovery Under the Command of Capt. Lewis and Capt. Clarke of the Army of the United States is published by Zadok Cramer, edited by M'Keehan.
April – July Lewis is in Philadelphia.
by May 1 Clark is in St. Louis.
by May 5 Charles Wilson Peale finishes sketch for Lewis' portrait.
May 9 Lewis calls on Barton in Philadelphia.
May 22 Clark is in council with Sioux chiefs at St. Louis
May 23 Party of Sioux, Pryor and Sheheke depart St. Louis towards the Mandan village.
June19 Lewis meets with the American Philosophical Society.
July 17 Lewis again meets with the American Philosophical Society.
After July 17 Clark goes to his home in Kentucky.
August 5 Final financial record of the Expedition, cost was $38,722.25.
September 9 Arikara Indians attack Sheheke's escort, Shannon's leg is wounded. Later, latter his leg would be amputated.
1808 Gass' journal is published in London by John Budd.
January 5 Clark marries Julia Hancock in Fincastle, Virginia.
March Clark and his wife leave Fincastle.
March 8 Lewis arrives in St. Louis, probably is there until September 4, 1809.
April 12 The Clarks arrive in Louisville.
By June 23 The Clarks arrive in St. Louis.
July 17 Jefferson writes to Lewis, comments that there has been no word from Lewis since September.
August 25 Clark and militia force leave St. Charles for Fire Prairie, 300 miles from the mouth of the Missouri River in the heart of Osage country.
September 4 Clark party arrives at Fire Prairie.
Sept. 5-6 Clark party begins fort at Fire Prairie.
Sept. 12-14 Clark meets with Osage chiefs at Fire Prairie.
Sept. 22 Clark returns to St. Louis.
February 24 Lewis and Clark sign agreement with Missouri Fur Company to return Sheheke to the Mandan village.
August 18 Lewis writes to William Eustis – expects to leave St. Louis for Washington D.C. by "Thursday next."
August 30 Lewis attends his last Governor's Council meeting.
Sept. 11 Lewis makes a last will and testament.
Sept. 15 Lewis arrives at Fort Pickering, Chickasaw Bluffs, Tennessee.
Sept. 16 Lewis writes to President Madison from Fort Pickering, he has decided to travel by land.
Sept. 21 The Clarks leave St. Louis for the East.
Sept. 28 The Clarks are at Lusk's Ferry, Illinois.
Sept. 29 Lewis leaves Fort Pickering.
October 11, (3:00 a.m.) Meriwether Lewis dies at Grinder's Stand on the Natchez Trace (near present-day Hohenwald, Tennessee).
October 12 Clark is at Louisville, Kentucky.
October 28 Clark learns of Lewis' death.
November 23 Clark arrives in Fincastle, Virginia
December 6 Clark at Mrs. Marks (Lewis' mother) Charlottesville, Virginia.
Before December11 Clark calls on Jefferson at Monticello.
December 18 Clark arrives in Washington D.C.
January Clark goes to Philadelphia to arrange publication of the account of the Expedition.
by Jan. 26 Clark has seen Pursh, Peale and Hassler in Philadelphia about the publication.
February 20 Clark writes from Fincastle to Nicholas Biddle, invites him to come to Fincastle to discuss the book.
April Biddle is at the Clark home in Fincastle through the 14th.
Late April Clark leaves Fincastle for St. Louis.
May (probably) Biddle published a new prospectus for publication of the Lewis and Clark journals.
May 22 Clark at Louisville, sends a letter to Biddle via Shannon.
July 9 Clark arrives in St. Louis.
1811 Clark remained in St. Louis and surrounding area.
May 5 Clark leaves St. Louis for the East.
mid-June Clark is in Louisville.
August 1 Clark and various Indian chiefs arrive in Washington D.C.
September 1 Clark arrives in Philadelphia, Biddle is not in town.
November 21 Clark returns to St. Louis.
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January 24 Clark is at Fincastle, Virginia.
March 29 Clark is in Philadelphia, gives Biddle power-of-attorney regarding publication of the book.
July 1 Clark is appointed Governor of Upper Louisiana.
March 24 Biddle writes to Clark to announce that, "the Travels are published".
Other Years
1814 Nicholas Biddle publishes the first edition of the journals, entitled, "The History of the Expedition Under the Commands of Captains Lewis and Clark." The author's name on these volumes is Paul Allen.
1893 Elliott Coues publishes a reprint of the Biddle edition with the addition of footnotes on natural history and geography.
1904 Reuben Gold Thwaites starts publication of the complete journals in eight volumes.
1916 Milo Quaife publishes Lewis' and Ordway's journals for his trip down the Ohio River.
1962 Donald Jackson's Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is published.
1964 Ernest Staples Osgood publishes The Field Notes of Captain William Clark.
1978 Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail created via Public Law 95-625.
1983-2001 A new edition of the journals is published (13 volumes), edited by Gary Moulton. It is the most comprehensive set to date.
- ↑ Compiled by Jill Jackson with input from Gary Moulton, Don Peterson, Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs, Landon Jones, and Dick Smith, http://lewisandclark.org/LCTHF2/Expedition_Timeline.html


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The electric power grid is among the most important of the nation's critical infrastructure, and billions of dollars are being invested to create an interoperable Smart Grid with two-way communications and power flow that could increase both its resilience and its vulnerability.
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Anyone who suffered recently in triple-digit temperatures without electricity knows just how important power is and how vulnerable the system can be. But despite these weaknesses, the grid is also surprisingly resilient. As government struggles to define its role in protecting the nation's critical infrastructure, it is increasingly important to understand just what are the grid's real strengths and weaknesses.
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In a commentary written in April, Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) sounded a traditional warning.
"In the digital era, a few computer keystrokes from anywhere in the world could devastate the operations of our critical infrastructure — electric grids, water delivery systems and transportation, finance and communications networks," they wrote. "An attack like that could cause widespread chaos, even death, and could be a preface to a wider assault on our national security."
Systems already are being infiltrated in preparation for attacks, they wrote, and "national defense leaders . . . agree that the cyber networks of the nation's critical infrastructure are sitting ducks for the pernicious acts of criminals, hostile foreign powers, hackers and terrorists."
Well, not exactly. Although the threats and the need to protect against them are real, it would take more than a few keystrokes from a hacker's laptop to do serious damage. According to the U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit, an independent research institute that studies the realities of threats, the problems that are most likely to cause widespread outages are often the ones that can be most quickly fixed. Serious damage to the core infrastructure is much more difficult to pull off.
"The sorts of cyber attacks that are easy to do would simply trigger breakers, causing only brief outages," said Scott Borg, director of the Cyber Consequences Unit. "These would be less destructive than many storm outages."
Borg said utilities respond well to power outages caused by weather. They have plenty of experience, they cooperate with each other, and the components being repaired and replaced are relatively easy to work with.
Attacks against physical components at the core of the grid — the generators, large transformers and cross-country transmission lines — would be much more destructive but also more difficult to carry out.
"Highly sophisticated cyberattacks, prepared by considerable numbers of highly skilled experts, could cause damage that would make the worst storm damage seem trivial," Borg said. "This is because such attacks could physically destroy large quantities of large, hard-to-replace equipment. The consequences of this could be almost unbelievably bad."
Those are the threats officials need to worry about and defend against at the national level. Because of their complexity (think Stuxnet: A multi-national, multi-year, multi-million dollar effort to take out key pieces of hardware in a single plant), traditional human intelligence operations will be just as important in detecting and blocking these efforts as advanced cyber monitoring.
At the same time, industry will have to be responsible for monitoring its own networks to identify and respond to threats big and small. The balance of responsibilities and authorities should be worked out with a serious eye on the real threat landscape, not hyperbole.
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If utilities were paid only for what they delivered and fined for when they could not, then there would be a market caused increase in resilence. Public utility commissions shield the company from punishing market forces. See for example, PEPCO.
The respected members of Congress and Senate sound a bit like the red scare mongers of the 50's and 60's. They hyperbolize to the point of silliness. Their apparent ignorance is almost willful, and seeks votes, not support for real infrastructure security. Our infrastructure is vulnerable, but as recently proven by a single-minded woman, sometimes all that's needed are some wire cutters. What's more of a threat, a power grid based on self-serving risk analyses and higher profit margins with physical protection provided by minimum wage mall cops, or imaginary zombie programmers? Maybe the latter is real, but we seem to shoot ourselves in the foot more often than anyone taking intentional aim.
It seems to me that a much more real risk would be that of a coordinated physical attack on the tens of thousands of miles of high voltage transmission lines.
Can you comment on the risk of an Electro Magnetic Pulse attack on our grid.
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