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A Warm Welcome is the 10th chapter of The Hobbit.
Following the escape of the dwarves from the wood-elves, Bilbo listens to the talk of the raft-elves. He realizes they were very fortunate to have escaped the way they did. He sees that the path that Beorn had told them to follow came to a "doubtful and little used end at the eastern edge of the forest."
After a while they come to the Long Lake, and Bilbo marvels at its size. They come to Lake-town; a small collection of huts and buildings built on stilts over the water. The ruins of a bigger town could be seen rotting away along the shores.
The first Dwarf to be unloaded was Thorin, who was barely alive, and Bilbo instructs him to "slap your arms and rub your legs." When Bilbo knocks on the barrels, only six dwarves are able to answer: Dwalin and Balin were the worst off; Bifur and Bofur were better off, but would not help; Fíli and Kíli had a better time of it, and had only a few bruises (Fili says he hopes he never smells apples again, as his barrels was full of the smell); Bombur was asleep or unconsious; and Dori, Nori, Ori, Óin, and Glóin were barely alive.
In Lake-town Thorin requests to see the Master of Lake-town. He was feasting at the time and all the Dwarves join him (they are famished with hunger since they had not eaten for several days). They get a warm welcoming, and Thorin, the grandson of Thrór, the king under the mountain, is treated as a hero. The Dwarves feelings for Bilbo improved and they praised. But unfortunately Bilbo had such a bad cold that his speeches at the banquet are limited to "Thag you very buch."
After two weeks at Lake-town, Thorin and Company decide to leave for the Lonely Mountain.

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Besides being a lawyer, a former CIA agent, and a great thriller writer, Barry Eisler is one of the most infuriatingly opinionated people I know.
What's so infuriating about his opinions is that he backs them up with a great deal of knowledge and logic, so it's nearly impossible to win an argument with him.
Want to try? Barry's brand new blog, The Heart of the Matter, focuses on politics and language, and the art and science behind both. Check it out for a refreshing change of pace from all the writers out there blogging about how hard publishing is.
Barry says: If you're interested in politics, language, and what's going on in the world, as I am, I hope you'll enjoy reading and participating in discussions on my new blog, The Heart of the Matter.
The first post, "France in Denial," about French labor laws and street protests (some of which I saw there last week while I was promoting the Rain books) is up on HOTM now; you can find it at: http://www.barryeisler.com/blog.html
Stop by and say hello and I hope you'll come back often.
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About 18 months ago, I was looking at the rapidly evolving ebook climate, and realized the need for a new type of service for authors. A facilitator who could be a buffer between the author and the business end of self-publishing.
I called this position an estributor.
The more I began to self-publish, the more I realized what a time suck it was to take care of all the non-writing parts of the job. When you go indie, you essentially become a small business, and take on all the responsibilities for running that business. That cuts into writing time. Doing quick and dirty assessment of my time management and my productivity, I concluded that I could make more money if I gave an estributor 15% to take care of the business side for me, because my increased writing output would more than make up for that cost. Plus, I'd be happier, because I'd much rather write for a living than run a business.
So it pleased me to learn that my agents, Dystel & Goderich, have begun to assume this position. Here's their latest blog entry:
Word gets around the publishing industry pretty quickly (which is not surprising since we're in the communications business). So, we wanted you to hear our news from us first rather than pick it up through inaccurate scuttlebutt in seedy back rooms on the web.
As those of you who've been reading this blog for the last few years know, we have been following developments in e-publishing with great interest. As an agency that has prided itself on being a bit of a maverick among the stodgy old guard, we have always been more intrigued than scared about this new world of e-books. The consensus among us, even after listening to the doomsayers, has been that e-publishing will re-energize our business and create more readers. That's right, instead of bemoaning the death of publishing as we know it, DGLMers have always felt that e-books and electronic media offer a tremendous opportunity to expand our reach and that of our authors.
That said, we have been very clear all along that we are literary agents. We are proud of the job we do, the services we provide, and the help we've given to countless authors over the years in fulfilling their dreams of publishing their work. We are also more cognizant than most of the superb work traditional publishers have done and continue to do in producing beautiful, lasting, quality books.
Over the past months and years we've come to the realization that e-publishing is yet another area in which we can be of service to our clients as literary agents. From authors who want to have their work available once the physical edition has gone out of print and the rights have reverted, to those whose books we believe in and feel passionately about but couldn't sell—oftentimes, after approaching 20 or more houses—we realized that part of our job as agents in this new publishing milieu is to facilitate these works being made available as e-books and through POD and other editions.
Right now, you're thinking, oh, DGLM is going to be another of those agencies that has decided to become an e-publisher and charge clients whose books they can't sell 50% of their income for the privilege of uploading their work. Some of you may be mumbling, "Uh…that's a conflict of interest." We get it and we understand how that can be the perception. However, we have no intention of becoming e-publishers. As we said above, we have too much respect for the work that publishers do and too much respect for the work we ourselves do to muddy the waters in such a way.
Again, what we are going to do is to facilitate e-publishing for those of our clients who decide that they want to go this route, after consultation and strategizing about whether they should try traditional publishing first or perhaps simply set aside the current book and move on to the next. We will charge a 15% commission for our services in helping them project manage everything from choosing a cover artist to working with a copyeditor to uploading their work. We will continue to negotiate all agreements that may ensue as a result of e-publishing, try to place subsidiary rights where applicable, collect monies and review statements to make sure the author is being paid. In short, we will continue to be agents and do the myriad things that agents do.
Our intention is to keep on trying to find books we think we can sell to traditional publishing houses, to negotiate the best deal (always), and to give our authors as many options as we can. Because we will continue to be commission-based, we will not be automatically pushing authors into e-publishing. Again, we want to give our authors options and empower them to do what they set out to do all along: have their work read by the largest possible audience.
We are excited about this new part of our business and hope you will be as well. We welcome your thoughts, comments, and concerns.
Joe sez: I'm going to be working with my agents on my upcoming novel, Timecaster Supersymmetry. My goal is to finish the book, then let someone else handle all the heavy lifting.
Some people think it's a bad idea to give away any percentage of income, and that paying a flat fee is smarter. Perhaps. But my hope is that working with D&G will provide me with ongoing support, rather than a one-time service. If I were to pay a fulltime employee for ongoing support, I don't see any difference between that and paying an estributor a royalty percentage. In both cases, I'm paying for a lifelong service. And, as I'd already established, if this allows me to write more, it will be worth the money to me.
Naturally, I'll keep my blog readers posted on how this arrangement is working out. I also invited D&G to visit this blog and answer any questions anyone might have.
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Gales, floods last week. Wind sucked down the chimney. House full of smoke. Hacked smoke alarms off ceilings with a screw driver. Telephone line out of action and the kitchen turning to stone as the wind blew the Aga out. And always the howling and moaning insistent wind picking and pulling at the windows and doors. Lost my balance. Couldn't hear, smell, see. The horses were wild, calling to each other in panic sensing the river rising up through the ground. For three days and nights I twisted and fretted. Awake, reading The Cat's Table at 3am, I realised the power of the writer's art to create another world. I inhabited the Oronsay. It's a brilliant book. Then the wind dropped. Epiphany. I started making a giant pagan egg - a sort of virginal momento mori with crowns of dried wild flowers and a pressed rose like staunched blood. Need to paint more flowers and then throw something at it. I've gessoed ripped lace on the bottom of the egg. I think it needs Miss Lasqueti's scar - her rage at the man who took her and tried to suck all that was her out of her- who turned back her hand holding the scissors and drove it into her stomach.
Today is the day of sending off an edit after weeks of stalling to my editor. Three new chapters and I still haven't linked up the narrative . For some reason the plot keeps sliding off sideways - but I will get there.


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SOCORRO, N.M., Jan. 28, 2004 – George Edward Schmaltz, a graduate of Gallup High School who is now a senior majoring in electrical engineering and computer science at New Mexico Tech, recently was named a Macey Scholar at the state-supported research university. The honor includes a $5,000 scholarship award.
Schmaltz is the son of John and Patti Schmaltz of Gallup.
In the recent past, Schmaltz also was named both a Tau Beta Pi New Mexico Gamma Success Scholar and a Silver Scholar at New Mexico Tech.
In addition, he recently was awarded an Electrical Manufacturing & Coil Winding Association Scholarship for his demonstrated academic excellence at the university.
Schmaltz's research experience includes an internship this past summer with the National Science Foundation's prestigious Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, during which he designed and developed visual detection and image processing systems at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Schmaltz currently is working on a global positioning system (GPS) logging device for his electrical engineering senior design project.
In past years, he also has developed robotic detection and retrieval systems in conjunction with his undergraduate studies at New Mexico Tech.
Schmaltz is actively involved in various campus activities, including volunteer work as a Hi-Tech Ambassador and coordinator for the upcoming "Engineering Weekend" at the university.
He also is an avid reader and swing dancer.
Schmaltz currently serves as president for the New Mexico Tech student chapters of Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society, and the Newman Association, a fellowship of Catholic university students. He also is the founding chairman and current vice chairman of the student chapter of the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE).
New Mexico Tech students who are named Macey Scholars are selected on the basis of their demonstrated academic accomplishments, both in the classroom and research laboratory, as well as their active participation in institutional service and co-curricular activities.
The Macey Scholars Program is funded by an endowment established by William B. Macey and Jean M. Macey of Albuquerque and Tucson. William Macey graduated from the New Mexico School of Mines (as New Mexico Tech was known in its early years) in 1942, and also was awarded an honorary doctorate by Tech in 1984.


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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2006 News Releases > June 2006 > WBU graduates testify to preparation received for medical programs
WBU graduates testify to preparation received for medical programs
PLAINVIEW – Dr. Adam Reinhart and Dr. Vaughn Ross are on a mission. Though the two interact daily with students in Wayland Baptist University's science department who dream of careers as doctors, therapists and physician's assistants, the myth that small schools like Wayland cannot prepare students for these careers or the rigorous graduate education facing them still exists.
Ross, professor of biological sciences and chairman of the Division of Mathematics and Sciences, said the opposite is true. In fact, Wayland currently has six graduates in medical schools, and that doesn't count those who are studying for other health careers like nursing, pharmacy, physician's assistant, physical therapy and others.
Debunking the myth has been an important part of Reinhart's job as well. As associate professor of science and pre-health coordinator, he's busy setting the record straight about Wayland's ability to train students in these careers.
"The Pre-Health Program at Wayland is a very intentional program designed to give students every opportunity to build into themselves the qualities, skills and knowledge to excel in health professional programs," Reinhart said.
"Admission into medical school or other professional programs is a very competitive process involving a number of selection factors. To be successful, students must make themselves stand out from the crowd," he said, adding that Wayland's faculty are deliberate in their efforts to make sure students stand out during the application process.
But Reinhart knows that the stories of former students and their current successes speak much louder than he can. What follows are stories about three graduates who found success in professional schools and give WBU some of the credit.
Blevins felt Wayland prepared him well
In John Blevins' opinion, Wayland Baptist University was a perfect choice for his career goal of medical missions.
"Wayland was the only Baptist university in the state that would let me do what I wanted, which was to be involved in music, study science and religion," said Blevins, a 1999 WBU graduate who is now a third-year medical student at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
Though the medical field was his primary career choice, Blevins felt the religious education was equally important to his calling. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree, double majoring in biology and religion and minoring in chemistry. Immediately, he enrolled in Wayland's Master of Arts in religion program and earned that degree two years later.
The next day, Blevins moved to Galveston to begin coursework toward his medical degree. Planning to graduate in May 2007, Blevins will then have several years of residency. He is considering specializations in endocrinology, nephrology or cardiology, and would like to do medical missions work in either the Rio Grande Valley or in Central America.
Blevins takes issue with rumors that smaller schools like Wayland may not prepare students for continued medical study. In fact, he feels like he had the advantage in medical school.
"Wayland taught me how to study on my own, which is a lot of what medical school is about," he said. "I learned how to ask the right questions on my own and study the material.
"I felt I was better prepared for the type of work that's being done, hands down. I was used to the work load and learning and applying the information rather than just regurgitating."
Blevins credits Wayland's science faculty with having a major role in his success not only in the undergraduate realm but in his current medical studies.
"I preferred the smaller school where I had more intimate relationships with the faculty. I think all the professors had my interests at heart, not theirs. They made sure I was taking the courses that would really help me," he said. "I am grateful to have had the opportunity to get an education at Wayland. It has really shaped who I am, and I worked with some great professors there."
Physical therapy training easier after WBU experience
Miranda Turner Harvey did not initially choose the medical field, fearing the schooling might be too hard. But after her boyfriend suffered major injuries in a car wreck her sophomore year and she had exposure to his rehabilitation efforts, she changed her major to pre-medicine and decided to pursue physical therapy.
Five years later, Harvey is now a physical therapist at Seminole Memorial Hospital, earning her Bachelor of Science from WBU in 2003 and her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene in December 2005.
Though she admits her graduate work was challenging, Harvey said the work was much easier than she expected thanks to her professors at Wayland.
"The testing was a breeze thanks to Dr. (Vaughn) Ross," she said. "The best thing they did at Wayland was beat into your head that if you're serious about this, then learn the material now and dig into it."
Harvey said that perseverance has helped her in the graduate realm as well, especially in terms of study skills.
"One of my favorite classes was the parasitology class, because Dr. Ross taught us to think critically through the process of how diseases begin," she said. "Until you learn how to do that, graduate school is not going to happen easily."
Harvey said she also enjoyed the expertise that Ross brought to the classroom from having worked in the medical mission field. And while she did originally fear she might not be prepared for graduate level medical training, she actually felt better prepared in some areas, including anatomy.
"I felt better prepared than most of my class. And I got a 100 on both my lab test and the written test," she said. "I knew what questions to ask because of how Dr. Ross taught his anatomy class at Wayland."
Harvey said she knows she's in the right place because of several experiences with patients, even at her short time in Seminole. A few stood out, including one woman who needed only four visits with Miranda using manual therapy in order to be totally healed from neck injury and a stroke victim who has been a longtime project.
"When she came to us she could not do anything, and we've been able to get her to move around on her own and function again," she said. "She told me, 'Now I have the will to live' and that really chokes you up but it makes you feel good."
Harvey said in the future she may pursue additional education in athletic training and in manual therapy, wanting to be well versed in all areas of therapy and be able to make a difference for people.
WBU encouraged Godino in pursuit of pharmacy degree
A light bulb led Dr. Marcelino "Junior" Godino to a career in pharmacy, though he never would have dreamed it would happen.
"I was working at Kmart as a stocker while in high school, and one day I went to change a light bulb in the pharmacy," he recalls. "The atmosphere there was so calm and the people were so nice. The pharmacist there said I should consider going to pharmacy school."
After graduating from Plainview High, Godino went to work at Kmart as a pharmacy technician, figuring the job was as close as he'd get. His supervisor had other ideas, and she not only encouraged him to pursue pharmacy but took him to Wayland to enroll. He began attending classes full-time and working full-time.
He earned his bachelor's degree in 1999, then was accepted to the Texas Tech School of Pharmacy in Amarillo. For two years, he attended classes in Amarillo, then spent two years in Lubbock doing rotations.
He earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree in December 2003 and became licensed in 2004.
Today, Godino is pharmacist in charge at Pinnell Medical Center Pharmacy in Plainview. He said he regularly draws on the skills and knowledge learned at Wayland and appreciates the professors there who encouraged him on his way.
"They really give you the one-on-one help and interaction you need. If you didn't understand something, you could always go ask and learn more. The professors were good to make sure you learned everything well," he said.
"They kept on encouraging me and sent letters of recommendation for me. They knew what I really wanted to do."


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We are currently relocating material from Glenbow's Library and Archives collection to the new Glenbow Western Research Centre at the University of Calgary.
We are working to minimize any disruption in access that may occur during the transition. The reading room at Glenbow will remain open until summer 2019. Researchers may find information on the location of specific collections material at ucalgary.ca/glenbow, which is updated regularly. Inquiries relating to Glenbow's Library and Archives may be directed to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Glenbow's Library documents the history of Western Canada, from the time the buffalo roamed the plains to the coming of the railroad, the settlement of the West, and to political, economic, and social events in Alberta today.
Glenbow's Library collection includes over 100,000 books, pamphlets, and journals relating to the history of the southern Alberta region.
- The collection complements Glenbow's core collections and contains volumes on art, ethnology, military history, and mineralogy.
- Over 5,000 maps document the exploration and development of this region.
- The Library holds over 6,000 trade catalogues - publications from companies as diverse as Eaton's and John Deere that supplied the daily requirements of a population living on the frontier.
- The school book collection includes textbooks used by generations of children to learn their letters and numbers.
- The newspaper clipping collection consists of thousands of clippings from local newspapers that have been copied and organized into subject files for easy retrieval; the Library also has a number of newspapers on microfilm from communities in the southern part of the province.
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Domesticity is back in a major way, and leading the charge is a gaggle of blogs and online magazines that are all about inspiring you to make your home your ultimate sanctuary—and then some! No matter if you're planning a complete design overhaul or just dreaming about one, getting a glimpse into someone else's crib—plus, scoping out the latest home accessories—never really gets old. To help facilitate your voyeurism, we've scouted 15 of the best home-happy blogs and online mags out there, from the iconic The Selby to the locally loved S.F. Girl By Bay. Get your bookmark finger ready, and we're off!
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On Trend in Europe: Rounded Edges & Circular Forms for the Bath
For years, it has seemed that for something to be considered very modern or contemporary, it should be hard-edged. Crisp, sharp angles and straight lines were the norm. This year at Cersaie, while there is still plenty of beautiful, more angular sinks, toilets, bidets and mirrors for the bath to be found, the truly fashion-forward form factor is round, curvy, smooth and circular.
The very curvy look has a slightly space age seventies retro feel, but after years of round-drought, they look mighty fresh.
Top Image: Porcelanosa
Gallery Images:
1. Axor
2. Bisazza
3. Porcelanosa
4. Disegno Ceramica
5. Porcelanosa
6. Casamood/Casa dolce casa
7. Bisazza
8. Porcelanosa
9. Porcelanosa
10. Porcelanosa
11. Porcelanosa
12. Bisazza
13. Disegno Ceramica
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On Monday, the American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association, the National Milk Producers Federation and National Farmers Union all rejected the idea of extending current farm law set to expire at the end of September.
The one-year extension is being pushed by House Republicans in lieu of a House vote on a new farm bill. House leadership has refused to allow floor time for a farm bill passed out of the House Agriculture Committee on July 11 via a bipartisan vote.
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The groups' Monday press releases follow.
- AFBF opposes farm bill extension.
The American Farm Bureau Federation said today that a House proposal to extend the current farm bill for one year fails to move the nation any closer to securing a comprehensive, long-term farm bill and the organization would stand in opposition.
"A one-year extension offers our farm and ranch families nothing in the way of long-term policy certainty," said AFBF President Bob Stallman. "Farmers and ranchers always face decisions that carry very serious financial ramifications, such as planting a crop, buying land or building a herd, and we need clear and confident signals from our lawmakers."
Late last Friday, Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor , House Majority Leader, announced that the House "may consider a farm bill extension" this week. The legislation would provide for a one-year extension of current law governing farm programs, including commodity programs, crop insurance, conservation programs and federal nutrition programs, as well as reauthorize supplemental agricultural disaster assistance for the 2012 fiscal year, retroactively, and for the 2013 fiscal year.
Stallman pointed out that the Senate-passed farm bill and the bill approved by the House Agriculture Committee already include disaster provisions for livestock farmers, and those measures would likely be included in any conference committee held for the long-term legislation. Meanwhile, the extension bill "does nothing to help hog or poultry producers, little to provide assistance to the dairy industry and nothing to aid fruit and vegetable producers who may not have crop insurance available to them as a risk management tool," according to Stallman.
"Both the Senate and the House Agriculture Committee have produced reform-minded, bipartisan bills that address many of the core principles we believe are important, such as strengthening crop insurance as a reliable risk management tool," Stallman said. "We are encouraging members of the House and their leaders to recognize the example set by both the Senate and House Agriculture Committee chairs and ranking members to forge fiscally responsible bipartisan legislation. An extension falls well short of that target."
- NFU -- Farm bill extension is political game.
"National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. House of Representatives proposing legislation to extend the 2008 farm bill for one year:
"National Farmers Union stands opposed to the one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill. We would support an extension only if the next step is to conference a comprehensive five-year farm bill before the Sept. 30 expiration date.
"An extension that ignores the goal of a five-year bill merely kicks the can down the road, as we are faced with uncertainty about next year's budget. A one-year extension would also necessitate starting the farm bill drafting process over in the new Congress in January. House leadership needs to stop playing political games and show it values rural America, and pass a farm bill now.
"The conservation title is one of the few titles that, since last December, most stakeholders have agreed on. It provides the needed programs for good conservation practices. However, the House one-year extension cuts the one title that had the most agreement among all parties. It also cuts mandatory funding from vital beginning farmer and rancher, renewable energy and direct-to-consumer marketing programs.
"As the drought wreaks havoc across the nation, our farmers and livestock producers are looking for relief and certainty. It is critical that permanent disaster programs be approved retroactively to cover losses incurred in 2012. Our farmers and ranchers are facing a rough harvest and barren pastures; further delays will have a huge impact on the U.S. agriculture industry.
"We commend the Senate Agriculture Committee, and the entire Senate, for taking swift action on the farm bill and now look to the House to follow suit. The clock is ticking, and this extension is just wasting time that could be spent on passing a bipartisan, forward-looking bill before the Sept. 30 deadline."
- American Soybean Association
With a proposed extension of the 2008 farm bill on the House floor this week, American Soybean Association (ASA) First Vice President Danny Murphy, a soybean farmer from Canton, Miss., issued the following statement on this legislation:
"The American Soybean Association believes that U.S. farmers and livestock producers need certainty in programs which help them manage risk in order to make decisions which will affect their operations over the long-term. This is particularly true today, with devastating drought conditions covering over half of the country. A one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill, combined with short-term disaster assistance to livestock producers, will not provide the certainty that agriculture needs now. We need a new five-year farm bill with long-term risk management and disaster assistance programs.
"ASA understands that a one-year extension of the 2008 Farm Bill may be all that can pass the House before it adjourns this week. We support moving the farm bill process forward, so that a Conference can be convened in September, when Congress returns. ASA supports a one-year extension provided there are assurances that a new five-year bill can be negotiated at that time."
- NMPF--Proposed effort would provide no real relief for dairy farmers.
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today issued the following statement expressing strong opposition to attempts by the House to extend a version of the current farm bill by one year and reiterating support for the inclusion of Dairy Security Act (DSA) in any final farm bill package:
"The current safety net for dairy farmers is not sufficient in dealing with scenarios like we are currently facing from high feed costs associated with the ongoing drought," said Jerry Kozak, President and CEO of NMPF. "If we are going to be serious about providing better protection for the nation's dairy farmers while at the same time providing taxpayer savings from current programs, then we should pass a new farm bill which includes the DSA, which was included in both the Senate-passed farm bill and the farm bill recently passed out of the House Agriculture Committee.
"Under the proposed extension, the Milk Income Loss Contract Program (MILC) would not pay out for the remainder of 2012 or for 2013 while the nation's dairy farmers are experiencing razor-thin margins. The proposed 2008 farm bill extension does nothing to ensure dairy farmers and their bankers that they will have any safety net to deal with the present and future periods of tight margins and extreme volatility.
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Sad thing is, a lot of college kids that visit this site think there is such a stupid thing as a GOY. This tout crap belongs in website promotions for any fool who believes this loser.
Even though his top selection won, he is down big for the day while posting Monopoly money tickets.
won $28,000
lost $52,250
net loss of $24, 250 so far on the day. not surprising PTB followers can't do math.
As soon as someone says they have a GOY and also posts insane betting amounts to act like a high roller, you know they are great FADE material.
Just another wannabe, broke loser tout in the making, as long as he can get enough sheep to listen.
Wait, is this thread for the 2012 NFL season???...it looks like the same one from 2011 when he lost his 60,000 bankroll, then came back to make a profit of 20k for the season somehow.
Originally Posted by BigNiner: Ellis, to speak to your point, this all began trying to making it about picking games/discussion, etc., but his antics bring in young punks who are easily fooled and it saturates the website. I have challenged him for years to go H2H with me and he always had an excuse. Last night, he finally accepted. The ONLY reason I challenged him is to make this site better and has nothing to do with me.
yea i saw that. who are we kidding though, its not like he'll actually keep his word when he loses.... i read posts on this site for information and alternate viewpoints, and i truly do feel for people that relentlessly stick up for him because they think hes going to make them money. ive actually started to believe some of the people are just him, under a different username. its too hard to believe that many people fall for his HUGE nonsense.
Originally Posted by Splooge: I always laugh when idiots around here criticize others for the size of their wagers especially when they lose. So quick to jump in and bash when a guy gets down for a week, 2 or 3. There are plenty here w/ large bank so why does the amount of somebody's wager surprise you? I never got that. What I do know is half of you clowns won't even be here by season's end. A $2500 wager to someone may represent 5% of their bank where as a 5% wager of somebody else's bank may be $250. The fact that PTB comes out and tells you what his bank is obviously gets to a lot of you......why?? Play w/ in your own means and don't get so hung up on denomination because we are dealing w/ a wide range of banks here. If it shocks you that somebody wagers a few grand a game it really shouldn't.....not everyone here is a punk in college betting away their weekly allowance sent from home
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Forum Post: The Arab Spring is in free fall
Posted 5 years ago on July 13, 2013, 12:37 p.m. EST by DouglasAdams
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The Arab Spring is in free fall.
Quoting a recent article in Economist magazine –
"No wonder some have come to think the Arab spring is doomed. The Middle East, they argue, is not ready to change. One reason is that it does not have democratic institutions, so people power will decay into anarchy or provoke the reimposition of dictatorship. The other is that the region's one cohesive force is Islam, which—it is argued—cannot accommodate democracy. The Middle East, they conclude, would be better off if the Arab spring had never happened at all."
Can Islam and the West endure the debate for separation church and state as it were in a post Enlightenment era?
Again the Economist argues –
"Arab democracy merely leads to rule by the Islamists, who are no more capable of reform than the strongmen, and thanks to the intolerance of political Islam, deeply undemocratic. Muhammad Morsi, the Muslim Brother evicted earlier this month by the generals at the apparent behest of many millions of Egyptians in the street, was democratically elected, yet did his best to flout the norms of democracy during his short stint as president. Many secular Arabs and their friends in the West now argue that because Islamists tend to regard their rule as God-given, they will never accept that a proper democracy must include checks, including independent courts, a free press, devolved powers and a pluralistic constitution to protect minorities."
The problem with Sharia Law is that it was developed between the 7th and 13th centuries in a part of the world that had always been governed by absolute rulers.
What is Sharia Law?
The proof can be traced forward from the cradle of civilization. The political history of Sumer is one of almost constant warfare. Eventually Sumer was unified by Eannatum, but the unification was tenuous and failed to last as the Akkadians conquered Sumeria in 2331 BC only a generation later. The Akkadian Empire was the first successful empire to last beyond a generation and see the peaceful succession of kings. The empire was relatively short-lived, as the Babylonians conquered them within only a few generations. The Mesopotamians believed their kings and queens were descended from the City of Gods, but, unlike the ancient Egyptians, they never believed their kings were real gods. Most kings named themselves "king of the universe" or "great king". Another common name was "shepherd", as kings had to look after their people.
When Assyria grew into an empire, it was divided into smaller parts, called provinces. Each of these were named after their main cities, like Nineveh, Samaria, Damascus, and Arpad. They all had their own governor who had to make sure everyone paid their taxes. Governors also had to call up soldiers to war and supply workers when a temple was built. He was also responsible for enforcing the laws. In this way, it was easier to keep control of a large empire. Although Babylon was quite a small state in the Sumerian, it grew tremendously throughout the time of Hammurabi's rule. He was known as "the law maker", and soon Babylon became one of the main cities in Mesopotamia. It was later called Babylonia, which meant "the gateway of the gods." It also became one of history's greatest centers of learning.
City-states of Mesopotamia created the first law codes, drawn from legal precedence and decisions made by Kings. The codes of Urukagina and Lipit Ishtar have been found. The most renowned of these was that of Hammurabi, as mentioned above, who was posthumously famous for his set of laws, the Code of Hammurabi (created c. 1780 BC), which is one of the earliest sets of laws found and one of the best preserved examples of this type of document from ancient Mesopotamia. He codified over 200 laws for Mesopotamia.
Iran is home to one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, with historical and urban settlements dating back to 4000 BC. The Medes unified Iran as a nation and empire in 625 BC.The Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC) was the first of the Iranian empires to rule from the Balkans to North Africa and also Central Asia from their capital in Persis (Persepolis). They were succeeded by the Seleucid Empire, Parthians and Sassanids who governed Iran for almost 1,000 years.
The Islamic conquest of Persia (633–656) ended the Sassanid Empire and was a turning point in Iranian history. Islamicization in Iran took place during 8th to 10th century and led to the eventual decline of the Zoroastrian religion in Persia. However, the achievements of the previous Persian civilizations were not lost, but were to a great extent absorbed by the new Islamic polity and civilization.
History of Iran
The Economist sees hope for Tunisia –
"The problem, then, is with Arab Islamists. That is hardly surprising. They have been schooled by decades of repression, which their movements survived only by being conspiratorial and organised. Their core supporters are a sizeable minority in most Arab countries. They cannot be ignored, and must instead be absorbed into the mainstream.
That is why Egypt's coup is so tragic. Had the Muslim Brotherhood remained in power, they might have learned the tolerance and pragmatism needed for running a country. Instead, their suspicions about democratic politics have been confirmed. Now it is up to Tunisia, the first of the Arab countries to throw off the yoke of autocracy, to show that Arab Islamists can run countries decently. It might just do that: it is on its way to getting a constitution that could serve as the basis of a decent, inclusive democracy. If the rest of the Arab world moves in that direction, it will take many years to do so".
Western civilization is familiar with the legends of Persian and Greek rivalry starting over 2500 years ago, climaxed in Alexander's campaigns to conquer the known world, followed by the rise of the Roman Empire 2000 years ago, empires from which the origins of the ideas for Democracy and The Republic have been reinvented. The impact of Arab and Ottoman invasions complete this picture of cultural development in the region. The problem for the West is how will the influence of approximately 5000 years of tyrannical rulers be projected into the future.


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As you'll probably agree, one of the most common tasks during the development of a web application consists of writing checking code for validating user input, submitted by online forms. From a developer's point of view, this might be sometimes an annoying activity, because it's one of the things that you're likely to do over and over again. Moreover, if you write and release an application which lacks form user data validation routines, sooner or later it will be broken up, due to the constant submission of erroneous data, either because of ignorance or maliciousness.
Considering that developing robust data validation is something that doesn't bear discussion, and certainly is one of those jobs that most developers have to face very often, the best way to tackle the problem is either by picking up an existing validation library, or building in a reusable package. If you're feeling inclined toward the first option, you can start using one of the numerous form checking libraries available on the Web. It's just a few clicks away.
However, for those developers wanting to dive into the development of an extensible and reusable form validation package, this article might serve as an introductory process for developing and implementing an object-based form generation-verification solution. Since PHP supports creating classes in a very friendly way, in this first article I'll walk through a step-by-step format to build some highly generic, customizable PHP 5 form generation classes. This first library of classes will comprise what I call a "generator" module, and allow you to programmatically construct (X)HTML forms, offering basic client-side validation features. Similarly, the second tutorial of this series will focus on developing a "validator" module, which will include a useful server-side validation class.
The end result of this experience will be a PHP 5 form processor, which can be customized with little difficulty, so it can work for you. Before I start coding the application's first module, I'd like to state a few requirements: you'll need to have an intermediate knowledge of object programming in PHP 5, as well as a basic familiarity with some of the PHP built-in data introspection functions.
With the formalities out of the way, let's get started.
{mospagebreak title=Creating online forms: defining a reusable class for rendering form elements}
A good place to start coding the "generator" module is by defining a highly generic class, which can be capable of rendering programmatically form elements, and additionally integrating in a transparent way client-side validation routines. To meet all these requirements, I'll begin defining the first class that composes the form processor, "formElement". Its signature is shown below:
class formElement{
private $html=";
public function __construct($type='text',$attributes=array
// check for <input> elements
$openTag='<input type="'.$type.'" ';
$closeChar=' ';
// check for <textarea> and <select> elements
else if(preg_match("/^(textarea|select)$/",$type)){
$openTag='<'.$type.' ';
throw new Exception('Invalid element type');
throw new Exception('Invalid number of attributes for
<'.type.'> element');
// loop over element attributes
foreach($attributes as $attribute=>$value){
throw new Exception('Invalid attribute or value
for <'.type.'> element');
// check for 'required' attribute – add client-side
['name'],$value):$elemAttributes.=$attribute.'="'.$value.'" ';
// check for <select> options
foreach($options as $value=>$text){
throw new Exception('Invalid value or text
for <'.type.'> element');
// build form element(X)HTML output
// return complete (X)HTML
public function getHTML(){
return $this->html;
Despite the seemingly complex structure of the above class, its rationale is fairly simple, so fear not. Essentially, what the class does is render programmatically form elements, according to the incoming parameters passed to its constructor. As you can see, this method accepts three arguments: first, the name of the element being rendered; second, an array containing the attributes of that element; and finally, an optional $options array, which will only be used to build the set of <option> tags, when a select box needs to be displayed.
Of course, the constructor does most of the hard work, since it takes care of generating dynamically the required (X)HTML markup, in accordance with the type of form element entered as argument. Internally, this method will create the corresponding code for each form control and append it to the overall output, represented through the $this->html property.
So far, the logic behind the class is fairly clear and shouldn't be difficult for you to understand. According to the checking process performed by a few regular expressions, the class will construct a specific form element, by adding the pertinent attributes passed in as class parameters. However, as I said right at the beginning of this tutorial, my intention was to provide the "generator" module with some client-side validation features. With reference to this, take a look at the following piece of code:
// check for 'required' attribute – add client-side validation
($attributes['name'],$value):$elemAttributes.=$attribute.'="'.$value.'" ';
As you can see, the methods of the "JSGenerator" class are used out of the object context — notice the use of the resolution scope operator (::) –- and originally this class was defined as abstract, so I didn't have to concern myself too much with dealing with object instantiation. If this sounds rather confusing to you, don't worry. In a few moments I'll illustrate the functionality of this class.
Now, by returning to the "formElement" class, the remaining code speaks for itself. Note the definition of the "getHTML()" method, handy for fetching the (X)HTML markup of each form element:
public function getHTML(){
return $this->html;
Hopefully you now understand how the "formElement" class works, so the next step in building the module for constructing forms will be showing the definition for the abstract "JSGenerator" class. All you have to do is scroll down the page and keep reading.
{mospagebreak title=Integrating client-side validation: defining the signature of the "JSGenerator" class}
As I explained before, the "JSGenerator" class takes care of loading the basic JavaScript validation functions, as well as the dynamic generation of the JavaScript code that uses these functions. First, let me show you how this class is defined and then I'll demonstrate how it works. Its definition is as follows:
abstract class JSGenerator{
private static $js=array();
// load external JavaScript validating functions
public function initializeFunctions(){
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Led by a program record jump by Renee O'Brien (Stoneham, Mass.) and a first place finish by Carl Joseph (Brockton, Mass.) track and field put together one of their best showings ever in program history at the 2014 NCAA Division III New England Regional Championship meet hosted by Springfield College.
O'Brien, who earlier this year tied the program record at 5-05.00 feet, the senior high jumper broke the standard with an impressive leap of 5-06.00 feet. For Joseph his day consisted of a jump of 6-09.75 feet, as the junior remains in the top-10 in the country in the event. O'Brien also led the women's team to their best overall team finish as they finished 8th overall, while the men's team finished in 19th.
Also having an impressive showing at Saturday's championship was sophomore sprinter Hulerie McGuffie (Lynn, Mass.) with her second place finishes in the 100 and 200 meter dashes. The Lynn native and two-time All-American recorded final times of 12.55 and 24.80 respectively. In the preliminary round of the 100, McGuffie finished first with a time of 12.21 seconds, which was just .01 seconds away from tying the all-time record.
The women's 4x100 relay team also earned their best time of the year as McGuffie, O'Brien, Krista Ledin (Bridgewater, Mass.), and Anisha Trappier (Taunton, Mass.) finished in second place with their combined time of 47.79 seconds.
Taylor Smith (Burlington, Mass.) continued her impressive freshman season as she earned a third place finish in the discus throw with a toss of 123-11 feet.
Also in action in the championship meet, Anitra Kloczewiak (Newton, Mass.) started things off with her throw of 127-10 in the hammer. Trappier and Ledin also competed in the 100 meter dash as the two sprinters recorded times of 12.70 and 12.89 seconds respectively.
In the 200 meter dash, O'Brien finished in sixth place with a time of 25.29 seconds, while Trappier posted a time of 25.84 seconds.
Tylor Hart (Newton, Mass.) posted a fifth place finish in the high jump with a leap of 6-06.00 feet to help lead the men's team to the top-20 finish. Fritz Gustave (Fall River, Mass.) was one of two Beacons sprinter in action as he posted a time of 11.44 seconds in the prelims. Nobert Simon (Chelsea, Mass.) completed the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.97 seconds.
Along with the women's 4x100 meter relay team the Beacons had five other relay teams in action. In the men's 4x100 they recorded a time of 44.77 seconds. The women's 4x400 meter relay team of Brittany Moore (Billerica, Mass.), Nicole Aube (Westfield, Mass.), Ashley Cahill (Spencer, Mass.), and Kloczewiak recorded a time of 4:56.28. Their male counterparts of Reyn Johnson (Mangilao, Guam), Xavier Romero (Phoenix, Ariz.), Anthony Santiago (Chelsea, Mass.), and Luis Hernandez finished with a combined time of 3:38.79.
In the 4x800 meter relays, the women's team (Angelica Pizzi (Milton, Mass.), Ari Leao (New Bedford, Mass.), Danny Valeri (Leominster, Mass.), and Smith) posted a time of 10:54.49. The men's team (Tad Delaney (Halifax, Mass.), Jonathan Long, Chhenlee Ly (Leominster, Mass.), and Santiago) finished the championship with a time of 9:02.84.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – No stranger to taking home Atlantic Sun Conference honors having been named the A-Sun Women's Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year three years running, Lipscomb senior Tessa Hoefle has been named the conference's 2013-14 Female Student Athlete of the Year at the league's annual meeting.
"Tessa has been a leader for our program in every aspect, athletically, socially, spiritually and academically," said Lipscomb director of track and field Bill Taylor. "She has pursued excellence in all things, which is exactly what our program philosophy is. She deserves all the terrific honors she has received. In a program that has amazing success in all these areas, Tessa has stood out. So it's not surprising that she has also risen to the top of the entire Atlantic Sun conference in this way as well."
Sporting a 4.0 grade point average in English, Hoefle has taken home a bookcase full of honors during her career as a member of the Lipscomb cross country and track and field teams. The Winnebago, Illinois native was recently named the Scholar Athlete of the Year for the Lipscomb athletic department at the inaugural "Lippy Awards".
"On the heels of a school year where Lipscomb has enjoyed one of its most successful seasons ever, and when the Atlantic Sun too has experienced tremendous success in the classroom and in competition, this honor is particularly meaningful for Tessa," said Lipscomb director of athletics Philip Hutcheson.
"The Atlantic Sun has had many peak performers this season, so only someone who excelled in every way was going to have a chance to be selected. Over the past four years, Tessa has performed at the highest of levels both academically and athletically, and I am glad that her efforts were recognized by our fellow institutions in the A-Sun. It's speaks highly of her, our coaches, our department and of our university and I'm thankful that she's been a part of our team."
A team captain for each of the past three seasons, Hoefle helped lead the women's cross country team to three-straight Atlantic Sun Conference championships. She also claimed multiple all-league honors during her career including the 2013 individual A-Sun championship in the 5,000 meters.
Hoefle has also been active outside of the classroom and the field of competition tutoring younger students, serving as a mentor for freshman teammates and helping organize service projects. She has also been active in the Lipscomb Fellowship of Christian Athletes and has joined her teammates on team missions abroad.
Becoming just the third Lady Bison to win the prestigious award, Hoefle joins Jenna Bartsokas and Whitney Kihnl in bringing home the league's top honor.


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On Tuesday morning, Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News tweeted that Geno Smith will start at quarterback for the Jets in the team's third preseason game, if he suffers no setbacks with his ankle injury. Later in the day, Mehta took aim at the entire quarterback competition in New York with far more than 140 characters or less.
Calling it "farcical" and a "charade," Mehta writes that Smith never actually was competing with Mark Sanchez. Instead, the organization wants Smith to start, and the organization created a rigged competition aimed at allowing Smith to win the job.
While Mehta's assessment may be on the money, we've got no problem with it. Young quarterbacks who are preordained to start routinely must "win" the job. It helps the young quarterback avoid (or at least minimize) the perception inside and outside the locker room that the job has been handed to him. Also, it helps the young quarterback build a little confidence before he's thrown to the wolves in Week One.
Last year, for example, the Dolphins installed rookie Ryan Tannehill at No. 3 on the depth chart. We knew that the Dolphins wouldn't leave the eighth overall pick on the bench when the real games began, and they didn't.
This year, the Jets have 11 million reasons to keep Sanchez on the sidelines. If he plays well enough in 2013 to create a groundswell in the media and among the fans for Sanchez to return next season, he'll have a $2 million roster bonus and a $9 million base salary. While in theory those dollars could be reconfigured or reduced, why would Sanchez yield any leverage? If the Jets become backed into a corner to keep Sanchez, he needs to simply take the position that his contract should be honored — or he should be released.
The Jets haven't previously released Sanchez for 8.25 million reasons. He gets his full salary this year whether he's on the team or not, and if the Jets cut him they have to pay him in full within 30 days. If the Jets had let Sanchez go and if Smith had popped an Achilles tendon on the first day of training camp, the Jets would have already paid Sanchez to not be available to play in place of Smith.
It's obvious that new G.M. John Idzik, who has said he'll have a "pretty big role" in picking the starter, wants to see what the player taken with a high second-round draft pick can do. With the Jets possibly in line for a high first-round pick in 2014, they need to know whether they need to use that pick on a quarterback.
The coaching staff may feel differently. Sanchez could give Rex Ryan a better chance to win enough games to keep his job. If Sanchez stumbles, Smith could then get the job in garbage time of the season, with Ryan trying to develop enough hope and promise with Smith to earn the right to keep coaching him in 2014.
Regardless, Mehta believes that two quarters of turnover-free football will deliver the Week One starting job for Smith. Actually, Smith may be able to get away with a pick or two, especially if Sanchez can't protect the ball when facing backups in the second half of the game.


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Singh has a distinguished record of leadership in the area of diversity. He has served on the Penn State Council on Ethnic and Racial Diversity. As a Penn State Faculty Senator in 2005, Singh wrote the original legislation for the Faculty Senate Committee on Educational Equity and Campus Environment, which recommends policy and advises the University on activities to improve the environment and educational equity across all Penn State campuses. Over the past 10 years, he has directed numerous diversity projects throughout the Penn State Hershey campus and currently serves on the Dean's Council on Diversity. Singh is faculty adviser for the Multicultural Awareness Club, the largest College of Medicine student group.
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The bibliographical history of the Phasmatodea reaches as far back as to the mid of the 18th century. The first species were described by the famous Swedish naturalist Carl von LINNÉ (1707-1778) in the tenth edition of his well known "Systema Naturae" of 1758 where he combined all Orthopterous insects in the genus Gryllus. Later LINNÉ separated the Phasmatodea and Mantodea from Gryllus and united them in the genus Mantis, which was overtaken by Johann Christian FABRICIUS (1745-1808) in his "Entomologica Systematica" of 1793. Caspar STOLL ("Représentation des Spectres ou Phasmes, des Mantes, des Sauturelles, des Grillons, des Criquets et des Blattes des quatre Parties du Monde", 1789-1815) and A.A.H. LICHTENSTEIN (1802) discussed the status of an own family for the Phasmatodea which was first established in the "Verzeichnis der Käfer Preußens" by I.C.W. ILLIGER (1798) and FABRICIUS later works (1798). In the first edition of his great work STOLL (1788) provided beautiful hand colorated plates showing several species of Phasmatodea, but he did not use the binominal system of nomenclature proposed by LINNÉ (1758) and thus left his species without scientific names. Subsequently, several latinized names for the species illustrated by STOLL were proposed by A.G. OLIVIER in his "Encyclopédie Méthodique, Histoire Naturelle, Insectes" of 1792. Most certainly not being aware of OLIVIER´s 1792 publication, LICHTENSTEIN (1796 & 1802) proposed latinized names for STOLL´s species as well, most of which are synonymous.
It was until 1833 that George Robert GRAY published the first book which was exceptionally dealing with Phasmatodea (" The entomology of Australia, in a series of monographs. The monograph of the genus Phasma."). Only two years later, in 1835, GRAY published the first monography of the order ("Synopsis of the species of insects belonging to the family of Phasmidae") which already listed 134 described species and a great number of new generic names. Further, updated monographies of the order were published in 1838 by Hermann BURMEISTER in his series "Handbuch der Zoologie" and J.G. AUDINET-SERVILLE in the even more extensive"Histoire naturelle des insectes".
In his work of 1842 Willy De HAAN provided detailed descriptions of numerous new species mainly from the Oriental region, most of which he illustrated on six beautiful hand colorated plates. The author interpreted the generic names established by GRAY (1833 & 1835) as subgenera of Phasma LICHTENSTEIN.
The most important and extensive publication of the 19th century dealing with Phasmatodea is undoubtly John Obadiah WESTWOOD´s "Catalogue of Orthopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum" of 1859 which already listed 39 genera, comprising 471 species in two main groups – adults winged or wingless. Many species were described for the first time and especially the very detailed descriptions and excellent 48 black and white plates showing a wide range of species make it remain an invaluable work for the identification of phasmids. Only a few years later (1859-1870) H. de SAUSSURE published several papers describing another large number of new genera and species and in 1865 another 52 new species were described by Henry Walter BATES. All of these works followed the classification proposed by BURMEISTER (1838).
Caspar STÅL (1875) was the first to establish a new classification of the Phasmatodea and defined new criterias for a natural system of the order which he revised two times within only one year. The most important and extensive of his three works is most certainly his "Recensio Orthopterorum" of 1875 which already listed 95 genera. The paper was not only of great importance for the systematization of the order as it first introduced the terms "areola apicalis" and "segmentum medianum", which are still of great systematical value, but also for the very detailed descriptions of genera and species. STÅL was the first to divide the Phasmatodea into two large groups according to wheter the insects posses an "areola apicalis tibiarum" or not, but did not name these groups.
In 1893 Carl BRUNNER v. WATTENWYL (1823-1914) revised the classification of the order yet again and established a system which did however not resist the strongly increasing number of described taxa and became more and more useless quite rapidly.
In addition to several earlier papers describing numerous new taxa, KIRBY published his "A synonymic catalogue of Orthoptera" in 1904, which included new names, taxonomic changes, reference to type specimens deposited in the Natural History Museum London and the designation of a type-species for each genus. However KIRBY´s 1904 catalogue did not receive the recognition it warranted.
At the beginning of the 20th century C. BRUNNER v. WATTENWYL and Joseph REDTENBACHER (1856-1926) started with their extensive research for a monograhic work of the order. The result of this cooperation was the outstanding monograph, published in three parts between 1906 and 1908 entitled "Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden" which is in Latin with a little German. The monograph recognized 1899 species and is still the most extensive, monographical study of the order. 27 excellent black and white plates include detailed drawings of almost all the genera described. Unfortunately much confusion arises when comparing this outstanding work with KIRBY´s 1904 catalogue, which was completely ignored by BRUNNER v. WATTENWYL & REDTENBACHER (1906-1908). The authors named STÅL´s two main groups "Areolatae" and "Anareolatae"and the classification presented generally arranged several equally placed "tribes" next to another and which were mainly distinguished by the length relations of the metanotum and median segment.
The first half of the 20th century has seen very few revisions, but mostly papers dealing with defined geographical regions or local faunas which are neither geographically or taxonomically complete. In this period numerous new taxa were described by e.g. J. CARL, Andrew Nelson CAUDELL, Klaus GÜNTHER, Morgan HEBARD und John A.G. REHN. REHN & REHN´s (1938) study of the tribe Obrimini of the Philippine Islands is the only work dealing comprehensively with any larger taxa. Except for some nomenclatorial changes suggested by J.J. KARNY in 1923 the classification of the Phasmatodea did not see any substantial changes till the mid of the 20th century. The changes suggested by KARNY are mainly restricted to uniting the equally placed "tribes" established by BRUNNER v. WATTENWYL & REDTENBACHER into a few families and renaming the "Areolatae" and "Anareolatae" as the families Phyllidae and Phasmatidae. Later authors generally followed KARNY´s classification (e.g. HANDLIRSCH, 1930, BRUES & MELANDER, 1932 & CHOPARD, 1949).
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It was until 1953 that GÜNTHER published his important paper "Über die taxonomische Gliederung und die geographische Verbreitung der Insektenordnung der Phasmatodea", which provided detailed keys up to the subfamilies. Furthermore GÜNTHER divided his subfamilies into several tribes on which he commented but did not provide any further determinating tools for. Since BRUNNER v. WATTENWYL & REDTENBACHER´s (1906-1908) monograph GÜNTHER´s work is the first fundamental step towards a new classification of the order, followed by keys by BEIER (1957 & 1958).
The next important paper on classification is J.C. BRADLEY & Bella S. GALIL´s "The taxonomic arrangement of the Phasmatodea with keys to the subfamilies and tribes" (1977) which is still widely used but generally a slightly updated translation of GÜNTHER´s work. Based on the differential characters used by GÜNTHER, the publication provides keys to all the tribes as well – as a result, keys to all 6 families, 17 subfamilies and 35 tribes of Phasmatodea are provided for the first time. Because of the exceptional work with literary sources and as BRADLEY died whilst working on the translation, the work includes numerous inaccuracies, errors and misspellings and is still far away from a natural system of the order. KEVAN (in PARKER, 1982) suggested several taxonomic changes and opinions, but mostly without apparent justification.
Although quite inaccurate the classification of BRADLEY & GALIL (1977) is still widely used by entomologist´s working with the taxonomy of Phasmatodea. However, it´s most remarkable use was to provide a basic tool for identifaction to new interested entomologist´s which resulted in the fact that the first enthusiast´s began to work with Phasmatodea seriously in the early 1980´s.
Most of the more recent paper however deal with sigle taxa or the study of local faunas, important authors being e.g.: Phil E. BRAGG, Paul D. BROCK, Oskar V. CONLE, Burghard HAUSLEITHNER, Frank H. HENNEMANN, Francis SEOW-CHOEN und Oliver ZOMPRO. Especially BRAGG has done extensive studies on the Phasmid fauna of Borneo and published numerous papers (1992-2000) describing many new taxa. His beautilul 2001 book "Phasmids of Borneo" covers more than 700 pages and will be a standard work for everyone working with Oriental Phasmatodea for many years to come. For the first time the book includes revisions of certain genera and taxa in a monographical order. Since the end of the 20th century various entomologist´s have started publishing detailed revisions of different genera or tribes, which gives hope to a rapid increasing of our knowledge about these fascinating insects. Important authors are e.g. P.E.BRAGG, Ariel CAMOUSSEIGHT, O.V. CONLE, F.H. HENNEMANN, Vernon R. VICKERY and O. ZOMPRO.
The eggs of Phasmatodea – history of the Ootaxonomy
The first Phasmid egg was illustrated in 1798 by John PARKINSON alongside with the, for that time, very detailed original description of Heteropteryx dilatata ("Description of the Phasma Dilatatum").
It was however until 1871 when KAUP published a paper ("Über die Eier der Phasmiden") which was exceptionally dealing with the eggs of Phasmatodea and in which he provided descriptions and illustrations of 26 different species. He wrote: "Obgleich ich bis jetzt nur eine verschwindend kleine Zahl von Eiern untersuchen konnte, so glaube ich doch den Schluss wagen zu dürfen, dass verwandte Species auch ähnliche Eier besitzen.... [Although I have so far examined only a very small number of eggs I feel able to claim that related species posses similar eggs...]" and concluded that the eggs of Phasmatodea might be an important character for the distinction of species. Furthermore the author stated: "später vielleicht die Arten durch die Eier schneller unterscheiden lernt als durch die Tiere selbst. […in the future the distinction of species may proove to be more easier and relieble examining their eggs instead of the insects themselves.]". But due to only little egg-material was available for examination during the early 20th century, KAUP´s brilliant suggestions were mostly ignored. It was until the second half of the 20th century that live material of different species was imported to Europe for breeding purposes which rapidly raised the number eggs available for examination. This lead to KAUP´s ideas being first used as a basis for further studies after remaining generally ignored for almost 100 years. Authors which have so since then done more detailed studies on the eggs of Phamatodea and used the ootaxonomy for the systematization of taxa are e.g. B. HAUSLEITHNER, O.V. CONLE, F.H. HENNEMANN, John T.C. CLARK-SELLICK (= CLARK) and O. ZOMPRO.
A terminology for the description of Phasmid egg morphology was established by CLARK (1976). Subsequently (1997-1998) CLARK-SELLICK publisehed three extensive papers dealing with the eggs of Phasmatodea and discussding their taxonomic importance for the order. One of these papers (1997) includes a key and illustrations of the eggs of 131 genera. In the 1998 paper the author discussed the form and structure of the micropylar plate and its use for the systematic of the order. Additionally CLARK-SELLICK mentioned many interesting observations but did not draw any taxonomic consequences.
The important and leading works of CLARK-SELLICK (1976-1998) have greatly improved our knowledge about the ootaxonomy of Phasmatodea, but still the eggs of many genera and species have remained unknown.
The three first described species of Phasmatodea:
1. Gryllus (Mantis) gigas LINNÉ, 1758 [Gültiger Name: Phasma gigas (LINNÉ, 1758)]
2. Gryllus (Mantis) siccifolius LINNÉ, 1758 [Gültiger Name: Phyllium siccifolium (LINNÉ, 1758)]
3. Gryllus (Mantis) phthisicus LINNÉ, 1758 [Gültiger Name: Pseudophasma phthisicum (LINNÉ, 1758)]
AUDINET-SERVILLE, J.G. (1838): Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Orthoptères. Paris.
BRADLEY, J.C. & GALIL, B.S. (1977): The taxonomic arrangement of the Phasmatodea with keys to the subfamilies and tribes. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 79(2): 176-208.
BRAGG, P.E. (2001): Phasmids of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. 772 pp.
BRUNNER v. WATTENWYL, C. (1893): Révision du système des Orthoptères et description des espèces rapportées par M. Leonardo Fea de Birmanie. Annali de Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, Genova, (2)13(33): 76-101 & plates 2-4.
BRUNNER v. WATTENWYL, C. & REDTENBACHER, J. (1906-1908): Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden, Parts 1-3. Verlag Wilhelm Engelmann, leipzig. 589 pp., 37 plates.
BURMEISTER, H. (1838): Handbuch der Entomologie, II. Berlin, pp. 553-589.
CLARK-SELLICK, J.T. (1997a): The range of capsule morphology within the Phasmatodea and its relevance to the taxonomy of the order. Italian Journal of Zoology, 64: 97-104.
CLARK-SELLICK, J.T. (1997b): Descriptive terminology of the phasmid egg capsule, with an extended key to the phasmid genera based on egg structure. Systematic Entomology, London, 22: 97-122.
CLARK-SELLICK, J.T. (1998): The micropylar plate of the eggs of Phasmida, with a survey of the range of plate form within the order. Systematic Entomology, London, 23: 203-228.
FABRICIUS, J.C. (1793): Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Orthoptera. Vol. 2. Hafniae [Copenhagen], 519 pp.
FABRICIUS, J.C. (1798): Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Havniae [Copenhagen], 572 pp.
GRAY, G.R. (1833): The Entomology of Australia, Part 1. The monograph of the genus Phasma. London, 28 pp., plates 1-8.
GRAY, G.R. (1835): Synopsis of the species of insects belonging to the family of Phasmidae. Longman, Rees, Orme, Green & Longman, London. 48 pp.
GÜNTHER, K. (1953): Über die taxonomische Gliederung und die geographische Verbreitung der Insektenordnung der Phasmatodea. Beiträge zur Entomologie, Berlin, 3: 541-563.
HAAN, W. de (1842): Bijdragen tot de Kennis der Orthoptera. Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche Bezittingen. In: TEMMINCK, C.J. [Ed.]: Verhandelingen Zoologie, Vol. 2: 95-138.
ILLIGER, J.K.W. (1798): Verzeichniss der Käfer Preussens. Halle, Johann Jacob Gebauer.
KARNY, H.H. (1923): Zur Nomenklatur der Phasmoiden. Treubia, 3(2): 230-242.
KAUP, J.J. (1871): Über die Eier der Phasmiden. Berliner Entomologische Zeitung, 15: 17-24, pl. 1.
KEVAN, D.K. McE. (1982): Phasmatoptera. In: Parker, S.F. [Ed.]: Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms, Vol. 2. McGraw Hill, New York. pp. 379-382.
KIRBY, W.F. (1904): A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera, Vol. 1. British Museum, London. 501 pp.
LICHTENSTEIN, A.A.H. (1796): Catalogus Musei zoologici ditissimi Hamburgi, d III Februar 1796. Auctionis lege distrahendi. Section 3. Hamburg.
LICHTENSTEIN, A.A.H. (1802): A dissertation on two natural genera hitherto confounded under the name of Mantis. Transactions of the Linnean Society, London, 6(1): 1-39, plates 1 & 2.
LINNÉ, C. (1758): Systema Naturae per regna tria nature, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differents, synonymus, loci. 10th Ed., 1, [IV+], 34 pp. Holmiae.
OLIVIER, A.G. (1792): Mante. In: Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire Naturelle. Insectes. Panckoucke, Paris, Vol. 7. pp. 619-643.
OTTE, D. & BROCK, P.D. (2005): Phasmida Species File. Catalog of the Stick and Leaf Insects of the world. 2nd Edition. The Insect Diversity Association at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Phildelphia. 414 pp.
PARKINSON, J. (1798): Description of the Phasma dilatatum. Transactions of the Linnean Society, London, 4(1): 190-192, pl. 18.
STÅL, C. (1875): Recensio Orthopterorum. Revue critique des Orthoptères decrits par Linné, de Geer et Thunberg. P.A. Norstedt & Söner, Stockholm. 105 pp.
STOLL, C. (1813): Représentation des Spectres ou Phasmes, des Mantes, des Sauturelles, des Grillons, des Criquets et des Blattes des quatre Parties du Monde. L'Europe, L'Asia, L'Afrique et L'Amerique; ressemblées et déscrites. Amsterdam. [Note: This work was published in Dutch and French and in two parts, pages 1-56 and plates 1-18 in 1788, and the remainder posthumously in 1813. The first part of 1788 did not use latinized binominal names]
WESTWOOD, J.O. (1859): Catalogue of Orthopterous Insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part 1. Phasmidae. British Museum, London, 196 pp, 40 plates.


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