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Department Libraries
i Celebrating Readin' and Writin'
More than 115,000 Oklahoma children and teens
officially signed up for the statewide 2011 Summer
Reading Program. 30% of eligible children 11
years old and younger were registered, up from
26% last year. More than 6,500 summer library
programs were held across the state with a record-breaking
attendance of 190,748. There was a 96%
increase in the number of programs and a 35%
increase in program attendance. Funded with
federal dollars
In 2011, ODL's Literacy Resource Office celebrated
the most successful State Literacy Confer-ence
to date. (Partially funded with federal
dollars) Partnering with the State Department of
Education, the conference drew more than 380
participants, including adult literacy tutors and
trainers, adult literacy students, adult educators,
and experts in the field. Although the primary focus
of the ODL office is adult literacy, the agency has
been addressing emergent literacy efforts for several
years, and in 2011 the office distributed more than
23,500 books to children at-risk for low literacy.
More than 600 books written by Oklahomans
or with Oklahoma themes have been honored as
finalists and medalists during the last 22 years
through the Oklahoma Book Award program. The
program is managed by ODL's Oklahoma Center
for the Book, an affiliate of the Library of Congress
Center for the Book. The program has highlighted
and broadened the invaluable literary legacy of
x Leading the Digital Wave
Use of the statewide online databases soared
in 2011, increasing 47% from approximately 21
million information searches to more than 39.5
million. Oklahomans use this service to access
full-text magazine articles, journals, and reference
resources from their library, home or office. Train-ing
played a part in the increase. ODL provided
hands-on instruction to 310 librarians in 2011, up
from 155 trained in 2010, a 100% increase. Funded
with federal dollars
ODL helps public libraries get the most from their
E-Rate discounts. 100% of public libraries that
qualify for state aid now offer wi-fi and broad-band
Internet access at 1.5 mps or greater.
More than 200 librarians and community leaders
attended the kick-off of OkConnect, the initiative
that will bring higher broadband and videocon-ferencing
capabilities to 44 libraries. Funded
with federal and private grant funds
The Public Library Sites project is helping
customers of smaller libraries by providing
local library websites. 28 libraries are now "live"
with new or updated websites, with 6 more ready
to go. ODL is talking to 5 more libraries about
joining the project. Library customers access an
average of 300,000 web pages per month on these
sites. Funded with federal dollars
ODL used grant funds to increase the number of
electronic books on the OK Virtual Library by
133%—from 3,000 to more than 7,000 e-books and
audio books. (OK Virtual Library is a consortium of
public libraries that have joined together to bring this
increasingly popular format to their patrons in a cost-effective
way.) Funded with federal dollars
Oklahomans queried SoonerSearch almost
4 million times in FY2011, a 60% increase
from FY2010. ODL partners with OSF to provide
this one-of-a-kind search engine that targets state
government websites.
Customers did a combined 1.8 million searches,
page views, and downloads on the Oklahoma
Crossroads digital collection in FY2011, a 20%
increase from the previous year. This site houses
historical documents and state government pub-lications.
More than 5,000 state government publication titles
are now available on Oklahoma Crossroads. Okla-homans
accessed these electronic publications
more than 730,000 times in FY2011.
ODL's U.S. Government Information Division has
become a national leader in training librarians
and citizens in accessing federal informa-tion—
increasingly available online only. In 2011,
the division held 33 workshops training 482
individuals in Oklahoma and surrounding states.
A Putting on our Re-thinking Cap
ODL developed a new Interlibrary Loan plan two
years ago, giving 36 libraries direct access to World-
Cat Resource Sharing to borrow books and other
materials for their patrons. ILL requests are up
23% at these libraries since the change. Another
107 libraries now borrow materials directly through
ODL, saving dollars and improving access. Funded
with federal dollars
Historical collections offer important informa-tion
through one-of-a-kind documents that are
often overlooked by information seekers. ODL
provided instruction to 66 Oklahoma teachers
and school librarians on using primary source
documents to encourage their use and inspire
critical thinking by students. Funded with
federal dollars
Each year, ODL's Cartwright Law Library can
depend on getting several requests for a copy of
the Oklahoma Constitution. Due to its length and
frequent updating, there has not been a separate
print publication for years, and it has not been
possible to print a complete, compact copy using
current versions available. Solution: Cartwright
Library created a printable version of the Okla-homa
Constitution in its entirety to address this
public need.
Success breeds success. Following the 2007 National
Conference of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums
in Oklahoma City, ODL has become a national
leader in addressing the training and networking
needs of tribal libraries and repositories. In
2011 the agency sponsored an Indigenous Materials
Institute and a Tribal History Research Fellowship
Program. It is now making plans for the 2012 Inter-national
Conference of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and
Museums that will bring more than 500 tribal rep-resentatives
to Tulsa. Funded with federal dollars
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Atmospheric Sciences & Global Change
Research Highlights
October 2005
How Vulnerable Are We To Climate Change?
Researchers at PNNL's Joint Global Climate Change Institute believe that to view the impacts of climate change in an integrated way, its potential effects on human beings must be considered. They have devised a vulnerability model that integrates environmental research with economic and social indicators to help project the ways people may be affected and their ability to adapt.
"The concept of vulnerability integrates the potential effects of global change and the ability of people to adapt. Vulnerability immediately puts you in connection with peoples' livelihoods and ways of life, much more than the individual pieces of research," said Richard Moss, Joint Global Climate Change Institute. "This is especially true in developing countries because adaptation is a much bigger challenge there than it is in developed countries."
In less developed countries, public infrastructure is less advanced and often not well maintained. For example, many people get their water from a single borehole or stream and have less capacity to adapt. They will experience an immediate crisis if that borehole or stream dries up. In addition, people in less developed countries do not have access to capital markets and financing. They also have less access to education so they don't have the flexibility afforded by retraining programs that allow them to prepare for a new occupation if their original livelihood is no longer viable.
Richard and his JGCRI colleagues—Antoinette Brenkert, Elizabeth Malone and Hugh Pitcher—have developed an approach for evaluating potential vulnerability by examining the sensitivity and adaptability of key economic, social and environmental sectors. They look for particular combinations of change, sensitivity and lack of adaptability that might create vulnerability.
"By identifying those vulnerability hot spots, we can better project how people will be most affected in their livelihood and what sort of assistance would be most helpful," Richard said. "We're looking at what is causing their problem, which usually involves a limitation in capacity to respond to environmental change, not just whether there is an immediate environmental impact such as lower crop yields."
For more info, see Breakthroughs magazine.

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Copyright 1997-2004, Theo de Raadt.
3.5 Song: "CARP License" and "Redundancy must be free"
All applicable copyrights and credits are in the src.tar.gz,
sys.tar.gz, xenocara.tar.gz, ports.tar.gz files, or in the
files fetched via ports.tar.gz.
This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 3.5. For a comprehensive list, see the changelog leading to 3.5.
Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate form of install. The instructions for doing an ftp (or other style of) install are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact so that you can see how much easier it would have been if you had purchased a CDROM instead.
Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the use of the "disklabel -E" command. If you are at all confused when installing OpenBSD, read the relevant INSTALL.* file as listed above!
Use CD1:3.5/i386/floppyB35.fs instead for greater scsi controller support, or CD1:3.5/i386/floppyC35.fs for better laptop support.
If you can't boot from a CD or a floppy disk, you can install across the network using PXE as described in the included INSTALL.i386 document.
If you are planning on dual booting OpenBSD with another OS, you will need to read INSTALL.i386.
To make a boot floppy under MS-DOS, use the "rawrite" utility located at CD1:3.5/tools/rawrite.exe. To make the boot floppy under a Unix OS, use the dd(1) utility. The following is an example usage of dd(1) , where the device could be "floppy", "rfd0c", or "rfd0a".
# dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k
Make sure you use properly formatted perfect floppies with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install will most likely fail. For more information on creating a boot floppy and installing OpenBSD/i386 please refer to this page.
If you can't boot from a CD or a floppy disk, you can install across the network using PXE as described in the included INSTALL.amd64 document.
If you are planning to dual boot OpenBSD with another OS, you will need to read INSTALL.amd64.
Alternatively, at the Open Firmware prompt, enter boot cd:,ofwboot /3.5/macppc/bsd.rd
ok boot cdrom 3.5/sparc/bsd.rd or > b sd(0,6,0)3.5/sparc/bsd.rd
If your sparc does not have a CD drive, you can alternatively boot from floppy. To do so you need to write CD3:3.5/sparc/floppy35.fs to a floppy. For more information see this page. To boot from the floppy use one of the two commands listed below, depending on the version of your ROM.
ok boot floppy or > boot fd()
Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install will most likely fail.
If your sparc doesn't have a floppy drive nor a CD drive, you can either setup a bootable tape, or install via network, as told in the INSTALL.sparc file.
If this doesn't work, or if you don't have a CDROM drive, you can write
CD3:3.5/sparc64/floppy35.fs to a floppy and boot it with boot
Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install will most likely fail.
You can also write CD3:3.5/sparc64/miniroot35.fs to the swap partition on the disk and boot with boot disk:b.
If nothing works, you can boot over the network as described in INSTALL.sparc64
Write FTP:3.5/alpha/floppy35.fs or FTP:3.5/alpha/floppyB35.fs (depending on your machine) to a diskette and enter boot dva0. Refer to INSTALL.alpha for more details.
Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install will most likely fail.
After updating the firmware to at least ABLE 1.95 if necessary, boot FTP:3.5/cats/bsd.rd from an ABLE-supported device (such as a CD-ROM or an existing FFS or EXT2FS partition).
Boot over the network by following the instructions in INSTALL.hp300.
Boot over the network by following the instructions in INSTALL.hppa or the hppa platform page.
Boot MacOS as normal and partition your disk with the appropriate A/UX configurations. Then, extract the Macside utilities from FTP:3.5/mac68k/utils onto your hard disk. Run Mkfs to create your filesystems on the A/UX partitions you just made. Then, use the "BSD/Mac68k Installer" to copy all the sets in FTP:3.5/mac68k/ onto your partitions. Finally, you will be ready to configure the "BSD/Mac68k Booter" with the location of your kernel and boot the system.
You can create a bootable installation tape or boot over the network.
The network boot requires a MVME68K BUG version that supports the NIOT and NBO debugger commands. Follow the instructions in INSTALL.mvme68k for more details.
You can create a bootable installation tape or boot over the network.
The network boot requires a MVME88K BUG version that supports the NIOT and NBO debugger commands. Follow the instructions in INSTALL.mvme88k for more details.
# mkdir -p /usr/src # cd /usr/src # tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz
sys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys. This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels. To extract:
# mkdir -p /usr/src/sys # cd /usr/src # tar xvfz /tmp/sys.tar.gz
Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as described here. Using these files results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
# cd /usr # tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz # cd ports
The ports/ subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go read the ports page if you know nothing about ports at this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports. Rather, it is a set of notes meant to kickstart the user on the OpenBSD ports system.
The ports/ directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for cvs(1) if you aren't familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete source tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in order to keep current with it, you must make the ports/ tree available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command like:
# cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d firstname.lastname@example.com:/cvs update -Pd -rOPENBSD_3_5
[Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs server.]
Note that most ports are available as packages through ftp. Updated packages for the 3.5 release will be made available if problems arise.
If you're interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just would like to know more, the mailing list email@example.com is a good place to know.


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2017 Dodge Dart SRT4 is a compact luxury car sedan dedicated to those who need a quick pride in mobility. It is a complex car that can combine art and performance. The exterior design of 2017 Dodge Dart SRT4 give a sense of strong artistic Dodge series. To the front of the Dodge Dart SRT4 There is a new drink on the headlights and grille. 2017 Dodge Dart is equipped with lights sharper and larger front grille that is so much interesting. The new Dodge Dart all come to be different with a more aerodynamic shape. The aerodynamic concept should be much more feasible to improve the performance of high speed. The Dodge Dart all look so manly and macho with a larger wheelbase. The overall dimensions need 2,743 mm wheelbase. It is a dimension that is ideal as a sporty sedan requirements. Sporty flavor is also seen in the front row.
Interior Design 2017 Dodge Dart SRT4 looks so appealing in the concept of luxury and elegance. There are five passenger seats covered with premium leather upholstery. The combination of black red and accepted for cabin theme. For components, supported by the all-new Dart sports suspension named Torsion-Aire. It is usually a high standard suspension which must be extraordinary to provide more power when dealing with high-speed performance. A new dual-circuit hydraulic brake has been equipped for this sport sedan.
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2017 Dodge Dart SRT4 will offer advanced features that will make it convenient and fun in the cabin. New Dodge Dart advanced features that will ensure the best protection, assistance, and entertainment while making the drive. All New Dodge Dart SRT4 high-tech features in such UConnnect infotainment system, automatic climate control dual-zone, power door locks, cruise adaptive control, Bluetooth, USB port, Alpine audio system, 8.4-inch touch screen display, and more.
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text: [Solved] How to move the mailboxes directory to another disk Hi to All, I'm trying to move the '/var/vmail/domain/ structure to another bigger disk, but without any success. I copied the structure and created a symlink for 'vmail' on /var/ that points to the other location, but after that can login on IMAP. Any ideas? Regards. JG Problem was the permissions on dest dir. They should all be to the 'vmail' user and group.


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All repositories in the diagrams organization on github use the lovely Travis CI continuous integration service to do test builds on every commit. Below is listed the current build status of each package. (Note that when a pull request that does not compile is submitted, the build status may show as "failing" even though the master branch is in fact passing.)


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Software revenues across UK distribution channels have grown 35 percent year-on-year during the first three quarters of 2012, led by the likes of VEEAM, EMC, Oracle and VMWare.
Revenue growth in the UK far outstrips that in other western European countries, where the average is 11 percent year-on-year growth. Norway came next after the UK with 31.2 percent growth, followed by the Netherlands (19.8 percent) and Denmark (10.6 percent)
The report by market research hosue Context shows that, despite a grim economic outlook for much of the western world, healthy growth is possible in the software market at least.
"Cloud and storage services will continue to be in demand amongst enterprises and we expect to see particular growth in cloud solutions for storage," said Alex Mesguich, VP of Enterprise Research at Context.
"As more companies embrace the benefits and challenges associated with big data, we expect to see continued demand for virtualisation software and cloud storage solutions."
In contrast, however, Context notes that Microsoft saw a year-on-year decline of 7 percent over the same period. By the close of October 2012 its market share stood at 31 percent, four percentage points down from its position in October last year.
Nonetheless, Microsoft remains the largest Software vendor in terms of distribution revenues, ahead of IBM in second place and VMWare in third.


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Commission appraised on Aquarium progress
At its regular monthly meeting, held July 2, in Oklahoma City, the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission received a progress report on the construction and development of the $15 million Oklahoma Aquarium. Located in Jenks, the Aquarium will house the Wildlife Departments Tulsa-area offices.
Construction has already begun for the Oklahoma Aquarium, which will be opening on the banks of the Arkansas River in Jenks during the summer of 2002. The Aquarium will be located on 34 acres and will display and provide education about thousands of aquatic animals, as well as opportunities for hands-on aquatic education at facility wet labs.
The 72,000 square foot facility will feature more than 200 exhibits including the Karl and Beverly White National Fishing Museum, said Doug Kemper, Aquarium director. The Museum will house the $4 million antique tackle collection, comprised by about 30,000 artifacts. Additional information about the Oklahoma Aquarium is available through the Wildlife Department's Web site at www.wildlifedepartment.com
In other business, approved a $278,000 budget addition for a slate of mainly habitat-based conservation projects in Oklahoma. Funding for the projects, which include establishing a Geographic Information Systems lab for wildlife professionals and an awareness initiative targeting the High Plains ecoregion, is from a one-time federal appropriation. An additional $390,000, also from the federal appropriation, will be added to subsequent budgets for the projects.
Assistant Director Richard Hatcher explained to the Commission that these new funds cannot be relied on for long-term projects since they were one-time appropriations. He added, however, that other efforts are being made to address certain, species-specific needs, such as bobwhite quail conservation. Hatcher said that a quail population and habitat improvement initiative is underway involving a broad range of state, federal and private conservation organizations.
"Several broad-reaching problems have been identified, including the high level of introduced forage, especially in the eastern part of the state, a lack of prescribed burning and the maturation of our eastern forests," said Hatcher. "Of course, the solutions to these problems are local ones, so it will take considerable coordination and effort to make improvements at the statewide level."
Also approved by Commissioners at the July meeting was:
On a 4-3 vote, a two percent pay increase for qualifying employees outside of the executive compensation plan, and a continuation of the executive compensation plan enacted several years ago. Due to low returns on the retirement fund and pending litigation, the Commission opted not to approve a cost of living increase for retirees for fiscal year 2002;
Pursue purchasing 50 acres of property along the Blue River in Johnston County with funding from the Departments Land Acquisition Fund in addition to a $125,000 grant from the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in Ardmore;
Contract with KPMG to conduct the Departments annual financial audit;
Contract with Buck Consultants to perform actuarial services on the agencys retirement plan. Buck Consultants takes over these duties from William Mercer, the company that performed the actuarial in recent years;
Authorize the Attorney Generals Office to resolve a quiet title lawsuit over a half-acre of land the Department owns at Raymond Gary Lake; and
Purchase a five acre tract in Tillman County to develop an informational and cultural heritage center near the Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Area. A grant from ASCOG is providing funding for the purchase.
In other action, the Departments Executive Director Greg Duffy recognized Vickie Southard as the Departments Volunteer Hunter Education Instructor of the Year. Southard, who works at H&H Gun Range in Oklahoma City, has held 43 hunter education classes and certified more than 1,200 students in the last two years. Southard was recently recognized by the International Hunter Education Association as the second best hunter education instructor in the country out of some 50,000 instructors. Duffy added that Southard has greatly advanced home study hunter education in Oklahoma, and she has been a strong advocate for promoting safe and responsible hunting.
The Commission will not meet in August. Its next regular meeting will be Monday, Sept. 10, at 9 a.m. at the Wildlife Departments headquarters in Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma instructor nationally honored
Oklahoma hunters have traditionally been some of the safest in the nation and that tradition continues due to the dedication of volunteer instructors like Vickie Southard.
For the second straight year, Southard was named Oklahomas Volunteer Instructor of the Year by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. She has also been recognized as the second best volunteer instructor in the nation during the 14th annual Hunter Education Volunteer Instructor of the Year competition which was sponsored by Winchester Ammunition and held in Montana this past June.
"We are very proud to have an instructor nationally recognized," said J.D. Peer, the Departments hunter education coordinator. "Vickie placed second among 50,000 volunteer instructors across the nation because she is very dedicated to the Hunter Education Program and to teaching sportsmen of all ages how to stay safe while they are out in the field. She is just a tremendous asset to our program and she deserves all the recognition she has received."
Southard has held 43 courses and certified more than 1,200 students in the last two years. She taught most of her classes at H&H Gun Range in Oklahoma City. She also organized several special classes, including some especially for women. Furthermore, she was instrumental in developing the Oklahoma Sensory Safari. Offered cooperatively by the Wildlife Department, H&H Gun Range, the Oklahoma Station of Safari Club International and Crossroads Mall, the Oklahoma Sensory Safari employs taxidermy mounts to give sightless children contact with various wildlife species.
Last year, Southard received a Governors Commendation for her untiring efforts and dedicated contributions in promoting the wonderful heritage of the shooting sports and to the betterment of the people of Oklahoma. She also received the Presidents Award for outstanding commitment to the shooting industry.
"I am very honored to have been recognized in so many ways over the last two years," Southard said. "Oklahomas hunter education program is very important to our youth and I enjoy knowing that the program is recognized every time I am. I believe the program is the best way to educate our kids about the importance of wildlife conservation and firearm safety."
Southard has been a hunter education volunteer instructor since 1997. She is also member of the National Rifle Association and an advisor for two Boy Scouts Explorer Posts, one of which is a Junior Olympics Shooting Club.
For more information about the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, the Departments Hunter Education Program, or a listing of current hunter education course locations, log onto the Departments Web site at www.wildlifedepartment.com.
Cutline for photo: Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Executive Director Greg Duffy (r) joins the Departments Hunter Education Coordinator J.D. Peer (l) in presenting Vickie Southard of Tuttle with the 2001 Hunter Education Volunteer of the Year Award.
Commission welcomes new member
At its regular July meeting, held July 2 in Oklahoma City, the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission welcomed Mac Maguire as a new member, and elected Vyrl Keeter of Muskogee to serve the remaining year of two-year term as vice chairman.
Commission Chairman Harland Stonecipher of Centrahoma introduced Mac Maguire of Oklahoma City as a new Commission member at the July meeting. Maguire will
serve as the District 5 representative, covering Logan, Oklahoma, Cleveland, McClain, Garvin, Murray and Payne counties. Maguires term expires in 2009.
Keeter, who was appointed to the Commission in 1998, serves as the Commissions District 2 representative. District 2 includes Adair, Sequoyah, Cherokee, Wagoner, Muskogee, Haskell, McIntosh and Okmulgee counties.
Mac Maguire, an avid sportsman and Oklahoma City businessman will serve as the District 5 representative on the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Stay legal while Noodling
Noodling is the sport of fishing by hand, and it can be one of the most exhilarating activities a sportsman ever experiences.
"This is a great time of year for noodling," said Dennis Maxwell, assistant chief of Law Enforcement for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "Searching for fish by hand can be a great way to enjoy a hot summer day. But, there are some regulations in place to make sure the resource is used wisely.
"Noodling is not legal everywhere and anglers should check the 2001 Fishing Guide for local restrictions. It is also illegal to noodle around barrels and only non-game fish such as flathead catfish, buffalo and carp can be kept. Sportfish, including channel and blue catfish must be released."
The flathead catfish is the most popular species for noodlers in Oklahoma, Maxwell added. As temperatures warm up, flathead start searching shallow water for holes under logs, rocks and along mud banks so they can spawn. They will stay in the holes to deposit and fan their eggs until they hatch, and noodlers can pull the fish from those holes.
Those interested in noodling for flathead catfish should be aware that the daily bag limit for noodlers and scuba divers from May 1 through August 31 is three fish. Flatheads must be a minimum of 20 inches to be kept. Additionally, noodling is a "hands-only" sport, and the possession of hooks, gafts, spears, poles or ropes with hooks attached while noodling is prohibited. For fishing regulations, information on fishing in Oklahoma, or on the flathead catfish, log on to the Department's Web site at www.wildlifedepartment.com.
Research underway on state's black bears
Black bears are becoming a more common sight among residents and visitors to eastern Oklahoma and biologists with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) hope that a research project being conducted in the Ouachita National Forest will give more insight into the ecology and population dynamics of black bears.
Biologists believe the state is home to an estimated 250 bears, a number that has increased steadily in recent years. To better identify population trend information, the ODWC entered into a cooperative project with the Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and the Department of Zoology at Oklahoma State University to conduct a broad-based research project on Oklahoma's black bears. The project, which began in January 2001, will be conducted over a three-year period in the LeFlore County portions of the Ouachita National Forest and portions of the Honobia Creek Wildlife Management Area in LeFlore and Pushmataha counties.
The research team hopes to capture 25 female black bears, which will then be fitted with radio-telemetry collars. To date, 10 female bears, called sows, have been caught in a special snare and fitted with radio collars.
Researchers collect data such as vital signs, age, weight, and blood samples for genetic analysis. The radio collars, which are designed to allow the bears to grow and live normally, allow researchers to track the animals' movements, feeding patterns and habitat preferences.
Ultimately, the research will give information that will be applied to management of the population, according to Joe Hemphill, southeastern regional wildlife supervisor for the ODWC.
"Over the past 12 years, the Department has conducted bait station surveys to measure bear use in forest areas of far eastern Oklahoma," he said. "In every year since the program began, we've seen an increase in visitation rates. We know that the population in Arkansas is growing and expanding into Oklahoma. This research should give us a much more accurate estimate of how many bears we have, and how much the population is growing.
"We know very little about how well these bears are surviving and to what extent they are reproducing in Oklahoma. We also don't know what effect land use changes such as road construction, timber harvest and management, and recreational development may be having on the bear population. This research is going to give us a great deal of information that will be applied to the long-term management of bears across Oklahoma."
Hemphill said that once the captured bears are radio collared, their locations will be monitored up to three times per week for the next two years. Researchers will match the findings to a relatively new technology called geographic information system or GIS. The GIS model will then yield information that may actually predict areas where the bear population may expand in the future.
Graduate student and field research leader, Sara Bales, said that researchers are targeting female bears to monitor reproductive success.
"Beginning as early as November, we should start seeing the sows begin to select areas to locate their dens," Bales said. "Later in the winter we will visit the dens to determine if the sow has produced cubs. We'll record how many cubs are produced and other information such as the cubs' sex. Additionally, we want to determine the interbirth interval, or how often a sow produces cubs over a three to six year period. This will give us an indication of how fast the population is growing."
Hemphill said that although the bear population is increasing, those living in eastern Oklahoma's bear country shouldn't be afraid from a safety standpoint. Black bears are typically very timid around humans, and unlike grizzlies or polar bears, documented cases of black bears attacking humans are extremely rare. In fact, the odds of getting hit by lightning are much greater than being attacked by any bear, but especially a black bear.
"The Department is responding to an increase in bear complaints in recent years," Hemphill said, "primarily resulting from bears getting into garbage cans or eating food left out for pets. Black bears are adaptable animals and are attracted to strong smells, especially garbage. If they can get an easy meal then there is a good chance they'll come back."
The Department has had to trap and relocate several "nuisance" bears over recent years which is a function of two things more bears and more people moving into remote regions of eastern Oklahoma. Biologist encourage residents with bear problems to remove attractors such as garbage or bird feeders, which often leads to the bears simply leaving the area.
According to Bales, the research team has trapped 18 bears, including 10 females that were fitted with radio collars. She added that two of the sows possessed a unique brown appearance. Although somewhat unusual, black bears can have color phases that are browner in color, often the animals are often referred to as "cinnamon" bears.
The three-year black bear research project is expected to cost more than $90,000. Oklahoma State University is funding one-third of the project, with remaining funds coming from a matching ODWC grant through the Wildlife Restoration Program.
The Wildlife Restoration Program is a federal program that provides critical funding assistance to state wildlife agencies. Through a unique system, funds are collected as excise taxes paid by sportsmen on firearms, ammunition, and assorted hunting related equipment, and are then reapportioned to states to use for wildlife research, habitat improvement, public education, and other programs benefiting wildlife.
"We hope to bring Oklahoma's bears into outdoor enthusiasts living rooms," Hemphill said. "Not literally, of course, but we'll be producing a television episode of Outdoor Oklahoma, the ODWC weekly TV series, that will probably air during the spring of 2002."
Quail symposium scheduled at Kingfisher
Landowners, leaseholders and sportsmen interested in bobwhite quail will want to be in Kingfisher in August for a two-day bobwhite quail symposium.
The symposium, entitled "Success on the Land" will occur August 2-3 at Kingfisher. It will cover land management techniques to improve bobwhite quail habitat while promoting better cattle production.
"This symposium will be very educational for anyone interested in improving bobwhite quail habitat," said Dr. Fred Guthery, Bollenbach Chair at Oklahoma State University. "Participants will experience several techniques for controlling the invasion of eastern red cedar and will learn other quail management techniques. They will also receive information on sources of financial support."
The symposium will begin at 3 p.m., Thursday, August 2 at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds. From the fairgrounds, participants will be transported to Snowden Farms, where they will tour Cimarron River bottomland habitat that is being rehabilitated through a variety habitat manipulation techniques. A dinner and discussion at the Fairgrounds will follow the tour.
A wide variety of topics surrounding bobwhite quail management will be covered throughout the day on Friday, August 3. Several landowners will be presenting information on agricultural wildlife management efforts that have been effective for them and professionals including Dr. Guthery will be providing information and answering questions throughout the day.
The day will also include a special luncheon address given by Boone Pickens, Jr. Pickens owns the Mesa Vista Ranch near Pampa, Texas. The property is well known for its quail populations, and Pickens will be sharing some of the successes and benefits he has gained from managing for quail.
Registration for the two-day symposium is $25 a day, and covers transportation, meals, refreshments and materials. Those interested can choose to attend either day or both days. Students 18 and under may attend the symposium free of charge, but all participants are asked to register by calling Dr. Fred Guthery at 405/744-9431.
Check Controlled Hunt results on-line
For thousands of Oklahoma sportsmen, July 23 may be one of the most anticipated days of the year, as the results of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's Controlled Hunt drawings will become available that day.
Applicants anxious to know the if they were drawn can access the Controlled Hunt drawing results through the Department's Web site. The service is free, easy and instantaneous and has been very popular the last two years.
"We are very encouraged by the number of sportsmen who are not only applying for controlled hunts on-line, but are checking the drawing results through that medium as well," said Melinda Sturgess, chief of administration for the Department. "This service has been very popular so far and is very convenient for sportsmen. We expect it to continue to grow as more and more sportsmen gain Internet access every year."
Drawing results will also be available at the Department's headquarters and regional offices, but sportsmen have found that checking the results on-line is very easy to do, Sturgess added. To check the results, simply go to the Departments Web site at www.wildlifedepartment.com. Click on the "Controlled Hunts Results" banner and enter your social security or drivers license number.
Department's license will not be renewed
Officials and representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Oklahoma Army National Guard (OANG) met Tuesday to discuss the future of northeastern Oklahoma's Camp Gruber.
The meeting occurred after the Wildlife Department's request to renew its license for game management, research and public hunting on the area. Currently, the Wildlife Department and the OANG are jointly licensed to use Camp Gruber, however, the Wildlife Department's license will terminate Dec. 31, 2002.
During the meeting, the Corps of Engineers unofficially indicated that it will issue a primary license to the OANG, which uses the area for military training. The Corps also urged the Wildlife Department and the OANG to begin working together to develop a plan for fish and wildlife management on the area. A draft plan will be presented for public input before a final plan is put in place.
The Wildlife Department is disappointed that the management license will not be renewed, however the Department will diligently work with the other agencies to develop a conservation management agreement that will continue to provide sportsmen usage of the 32,000-acre area.
Camp Gruber is one of the heaviest used wildlife areas in the state. Much of the area is open to public hunting and fishing throughout the regular seasons, and current public access to the area will not change until further notice.
Season changes increase opportunity
Oklahoma sportsmen may notice that several changes have been made to this year's hunting seasons and most of these changes offer increased hunting opportunities.
The fall hunting seasons are just around the corner and begin with the opening day of dove season September 1. An early teal season and a special resident Canada goose season also will be open during September, and deer, turkey, rabbit, waterfowl, quail and pheasant will open in the months to follow.
"The biggest change to take place was revamping our deer seasons in response to recommendations made by the 21st Century Deer Stakeholders Committee," said Alan Peoples, wildlife division chief. "But, changes were also made to the pheasant season and the spring turkey season in the southeast, and for the first time sportsmen may legally harvest feral hogs on many of our public lands. The 2001-2002 Hunting Guides and Regulations provide details about any changes that were made."
The Guides are currently being distributed and will be available at any Department installation and at most license vendors and sporting goods stores across the state. Sportsmen can also download the regulations from the Department's Web site, Peoples added.
Most of the regulation changes increased hunting opportunities for Oklahoma's sportsmen. The following are highlights of this year's changes and more detailed information is available in the 2001-2002 Hunting Guide.
• Statewide combined bag limit for all three deer seasons increased from five deer to six - only three of which can be bucks.
• Hunters will be allowed to use an unfilled primitive buck license to harvest a doe on the last day of the primitive deer season.
• Hunters will be allowed to use an unfilled gun buck license to harvest a doe on the last day of deer gun season.
• Special antlerless deer seasons were added in some areas. One bonus antlerless deer will be allowed with appropriate permit.
• Archery bag limit for bucks reduced from three to two.
• Archery season will be extended to January 15. From January 1 to January 15, only antlerless deer are legal.
• Fall archery turkey season dates change to correspond with deer archery season.
• Spring turkey season dates and bag limits have changed in the southeast turkey zone.
• The area open for pheasant hunting has expanded.
• The northwest Oklahoma season and panhandle season are now combined. The season opens December 1, 2001, and runs through January 31, 2002, with a daily bag limit of two cock pheasants.
Feral Hogs
• Feral hog hunting regulations were added for public lands.
For more information about the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, for questions and answers about feral hog hunting, or to download hunting regulations, log onto the Department's Web site at www.wildlifedepartment.com.
Heat causes wildlife antics
"There's a big black snake in my sprinkler!" exclaimed the woman who called the Wildlife Department recently to report an increasing trend - unusual wildlife behaviors due to the current statewide heat wave.
Members of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's Wildlife Diversity Pro-gram answer a lot of calls on a huge variety of wildlife-related subjects, and when it's this hot, call volume rises with the mercury.
"Many species of wildlife are stressed and suffering from the heat, but they know instinctively how to handle it," said Mark Howery, natural resources biologist. "As always, weather conditions play a huge role in affecting wildlife behaviors. Those behaviors may include birds and butterflies coming to lawn sprinklers for refreshment, armadillos digging-up recently watered flower beds in search of insects and worms, field mice and other rodents moving into peoples' homes, and other circumstances that increase human-animal interactions."
One of the most common calls the Department has received lately involves one or more snakes moving into unlikely places - garages, under backyard decks, and even the kitchen. Howery said snakes commonly move to find water and food and these resources may be localized more around a house then in a snake's normal habitat this time of year. He also said snakes adopt a mostly nocturnal (nighttime) habit during the hot Oklahoma summertime, and often find a cool, moist place to lay throughout the day.
Large gray and black predatory birds called Mississippi Kites can make themselves unpopular when they visit backyards and golf courses in the hottest months. Howery said that these sleek gray and black raptors nest and rear their young in large trees near open areas, where they eat large flying insects like grasshoppers and cicadas.
Mississippi kites often dive-bomb dogs, cats, and golfers who enter their nesting space, but very rarely connect with or harm anyone. Lately, these birds are moving into residential areas for nesting, where they also enjoy bathing and preening in lawn sprinklers.
In order to encourage positive experiences with wildlife, Howery suggested putting out water sources a good distance from the house to benefit wildlife. Many bird species, like mockingbirds, orioles, buntings, and bluebirds, will bathe and drink in bird baths and dishes, which can be placed on the ground or on pedestals. Birds benefit most from water sources less than two inches deep. Pieces of fruit such as oranges, apples, and bananas, are also good attractors of birds and even butterflies.
The Department produces and distributes literature about wildlife for public education purposes. Those with questions can call the Department's Wildlife Diversity Program at 405/521-4616, or log on to the Department's website:
Symposium covers management techniques
A symposium, entitled "Success on the Land" will cover land management techniques to improve bobwhite quail habitat while promoting better cattle production.
Landowners, leaseholders and sportsmen interested in bobwhite quail will want to be in Kingfisher August 2-3 for the bobwhite quail symposium.
"This symposium will be very educational for anyone interested in improving bobwhite quail habitat," said Dr. Fred Guthery, Bollenbach Chair at Oklahoma State University. "Participants will experience several techniques for controlling the invasion of eastern red cedar and will learn other quail management techniques. They will also receive information on sources of financial support."
The symposium will begin at 3 p.m., Thursday, August 2 at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds. From the fairgrounds, participants will be transported to Snowden Farms, where they will tour Cimarron River bottomland habitat that is being rehabilitated through a variety habitat manipulation techniques. A dinner and discussion at the Fairgrounds will follow the tour.
A wide variety of topics surrounding bobwhite quail management will be covered throughout the day on Friday, August 3. Several landowners will be presenting information on agricultural wildlife management efforts that have been effective for them and professionals including Dr. Guthery will be providing information and answering questions throughout the day.
The day will also include a special luncheon address given by Boone Pickens, Jr. Pickens owns the Mesa Vista Ranch near Pampa, Texas. The property is well known for its quail populations, and Pickens will be sharing some of the successes and benefits he has gained from managing for quail.
Registration for the two-day symposium is $25 a day, and covers transportation, meals, refreshments and materials. Those interested can choose to attend either day or both days. Students 18 and under may attend the symposium free of charge, but all participants are asked to register by calling Dr. Fred Guthery at 405/744-9431.
Handling tips for summer anglers
Summer is here and high temperatures have locked in all across the Sooner state. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation wants to remind sportsmen that the heat can take its effects on anglers and the sportfish they pursue.
"Water temperatures are warming up very quickly," said Gene Gilliland, fisheries biologist with the Wildlife Department. "It is very important that anglers use extreme caution handling any fish they plan to return to the water this time of year. But, largemouth bass are the biggest concern because they are our most popular sportfish and many bass tournaments are held throughout the summer."
Bass anglers must take special care to ensure the health and safety of the fish they catch and the future of the resource, Gilliland added. Most tournament organizations have strict rules regarding the careful handling of fish, but severe summer weather and hot water conditions are extremely dangerous for fish kept in live wells for several hours before a weigh-in.
A study conducted by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has shown that an average 28 percent of bass caught during summer tournaments die within six days of their release. Gilliland said that most tournament anglers are very conscientious about protecting bass resources, but many are not equipped to deal with potentially dangerous conditions that accompany summer tournament fishing.
"The last thing a tournament angler or tournament director wants is to kill fish," Gilliland said. "That's something they've tried to be very careful about over the years, and for the most part they've been successful, but summer fishing presents some unique conditions that can cause a potentially lethal amount of stress on fish. We can't eliminate those conditions, of course, but we can take certain steps to lessen fish mortality during tournaments."
Anglers can increase the survival rates of any fish by following these suggested handling tips.
• Moisten your hands before handling a fish.
• Release any fish you don't plan to keep as soon as possible.
• Gently place the fish back into the water.
• Fill your live well as soon as you launch your boat and activate the aerator to build up dissolved oxygen levels.
• Run your aerator continuously, no matter what time of year. Fish in live wells use oxygen faster than an aerator can replace it.
• Add ice to the live well. When water surface temperatures are higher than 85 degrees, adding ice will reduce the water temperature in a live well by 10 degrees.
• Use block ice if possible. It melts slower than crushed or cubed ice, and it cools water more evenly. One eight-pound block will cool a 30-gallon live well for about three hours. Carry extra blocks in an ice chest to use later.
• Add non-iodized salt, 1/3-cup per five gallons of live well capacity, to help reduce stress on fish.
• Re-circulate water through your aerator rather than pump in hot surface water.
• Replace at least half of the live well water two or three times daily to remove ammonia. Add additional ice and salt, and then resume re-circulation.
• Commercial live well additives help calm fish in live wells, helping reduce stress and decreasing their oxygen respiratory rates.
Gilliland adds that the ultimate fish care system involves the use of pure oxygen supplied from a pressurized cylinder through a bubble hose in the live well.
A simple live well oxygen setup can be built from a small bottle used by welders fitted with a regulator. Commercial systems are also available that are specifically designed for boat live wells and live bait tanks.
Tests have shown that these systems help reduce mortality even further, especially when used in conjunction with other handling tips.
To learn more about the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation or fishing in Oklahoma, log onto the Department's Web site at www.wildlifedepartment.com.
Department volunteer receives awards
An Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Aquatic Resources Education Program (AREP) Volunteer has been nationally recognized for his work with youth and the environment.
Leroy Orsburn, a Wewoka resident, has been honored twice this year for dedicated service to the youth of Oklahoma. Orsburn has been an AREP volunteer since 1988 and conducts numerous activities each year to promote environmental awareness and conservation to the state's youth. These activities include fishing instruction, planting trees and overall stewardship of the land.
Orsburn was recognized by The National Arbor Day Foundation April 28 when the organization awarded him its Good Steward Award. The Foundation will display the Oklahoma flag at its Nebraska headquarters to honor the achievement Orsburn has made for Oklahoma.
Orsburn also recently received an Oklahoma award. Seminole County 4-H honored Orsburn at the 80th Annual State 4-H Roundup in Stillwater with their prestigious Partner Award. The award was presented to Orsburn for his more than 50 years of service, leadership and expertise to 4-H. Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating was on-hand to present the award to Orsburn during the proceedings at Gallagher Iba Arena.
"It was a great honor to receive these awards," Orsburn said, "but I'm like a turtle on a fence post. You know he didn't get there without some help.
"I couldn't have done any of the things I received these awards for without the encouragement and support of my wife, Carol. She is constantly by my side and allows me to devote a great deal of time to these activities. I love fishing, and I wanted to teach kids with disabilities that they can do anything they want to. Fishing was the best way I knew how."
Leroy was diagnosed with polio as a child and has physical challenges himself. He has been walking with the aid of crutches for the past ten years.
"Orsburn is an asset to the Department's Aquatic Education Program, and the challenges he has had to face haven't slowed him down a bit," said Damon Springer, Aquatic Education Coordinator for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "He conducts an average of 15 clinics per year which reach approximately 400 youth. What is unique about Leroy's clinics is that they are primarily for youth with physical disabilities."
Orsburn is just one of many dedicated volunteers which make the Aquatic Resources Education Program work. Thanks to the efforts of these volunteers, about 18,000 youth across the state participated in 170 fishing clinics and other program related events last year.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer for the program or need more information about clinics in your area, call Damon Springer, Aquatic Education Coordinator, at 405-521-4603 or check out the Department's website at
www.wildlifedepartment.com for more information and a list of clinics near you.
Cutline: Oklahoma Governor Frank Keeting (right) presents Leroy Orsburn (left) with the 4H Partner Award at the State 4H Roundup in Stillwater. Orsburn received the award from Seminole County 4H for his service, leadership and expertise to the organization.


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Ok, so that may not seem like a real big challenge to just go pick out some new glasses but, it is!
The life of the blurry eyed can be tough.
I know those of you that can see well, think I am being a drama queen and that is OK. You just wait until your day comes. LOL!
I Dread Getting Glasses
I do have a plan of attack this time when it comes to picking out frames, I'll just wait and see if it works out. If my plan works I will be like Geeks Gone Wild! Ok, not really but, it is something that 20 years ago I would not be able to do.


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"We are thankful to be safe and well," said Eric and Charlotte Kaufman in a statement to the Air National Guardsmen rescue team, the ship's crew, the Navy and the Coast Guard who rescued them and their two daughters, including ill 1-year-old daughter Lyra, from their distressed 36-foot sailboat Rebel Heart.
"Lyra is doing well now and her medical condition continues to improve,'' the Kaufmans said.
The rescue was initiated after the family spent about two weeks at sea on a planned trip around the world. The family had been moored in Point Loma for seven years.
The family's trip was aborted because "the stricken child required treatment beyond the capabilities of those on board," said 2nd Lt. Roderick B. Bersamina, spokesman for Air National Guard 129th Rescue Wing.
"The child is getting medical care aboard the USS Vandegrift while the Navy vessel is heading back to San Diego," Bersamina said. "The mission is not over until the 1-year-old is in the care of medical facilities onshore that can treat her."
Military authorities said the Kaufmans' craft had lost steering and some of its radios. The yacht took on water and sank.
Addressing those questioning their decision to sail with young children, the Kaufmans said they had prepared as well as any crew could when they had departed more than a year ago.
Eric Kaufman is an ex-Navy corpsman and a U.S. Coast Guard-licensed captain.
"The ocean is one of the greatest forces of nature, and it always has the potential to overcome those who live on or near it,'' the Kaufmans said.
"We are proud of our choices and our preparation, and while we are disappointed that we lost our sailboat and our home, we remain grateful for those who came to our aid and those family and friends who continue to encourage us and support us,'' they said.
A military spokesman said the frigate transporting the Kaufmans returned to North Island Naval Air Station on
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How Much Does a Palatine, 60095 Wedding DJ Cost, Prices, Pricing
How much does a wedding DJ in Palatine, 60095 cost?
The average cost of hiring a wedding DJ in Palatine, 60095 varies from $100 to $300 an hour on average. Instead of asking, "how much does a wedding DJ cost?" ask "How much does a good wedding DJ cost?" Remember that old adage, "you get what you pay for." Shopping for a wedding DJ (and hiring a wedding DJ) is definitely one of those times when you have to realize the cheapest is not always the best, because the truth is a good wedding DJ can make your big night a celebration everyone remembers; a lame DJ guarantees an early and boring ending to your special day. Note two key words: good and wedding, because a DJ that specializes in weddings has the experience and wedding song playlist that keeps your guests on the dance floor while coordinating the details with your wedding reception hall, photographer and videographer.
How do you know if you are hiring a lame DJ for your Palatine, 60095 wedding? (or what should I look for when hiring a wedding DJ?)
• Hidden costs and wedding reception overtime fees. Make sure you find out what the total cost of a wedding DJ includes; some lame DJs may be great with your guests on the dance floor, but lame when it comes to delivering a bill full of hidden costs and wedding reception overtime fees. Don't fall victim; make sure you ask about the final total cost of a wedding DJ up front, and if they charge any overtime fees. Seek out DJs in Palatine, 60095 like Enchanted Evenings; our wedding DJ company offers an all-inclusive package with flexible options and no hidden charges. Our package includes everything you need for an awesome wedding reception as long as you need it, even if your wedding reception runs late. That's right. And Enchanted Evenings packages include no hidden costs for set up or take down.
• Standard, non-personal wedding reception format and wedding song playlist. A lame DJ sees a wedding reception as a one-size-fits-all occasion. They use the same wedding song playlist, the same standard format for every weekend; they use your list of preferences as a suggestion, instead of as a DO NOT playlist or as a must play list. A good wedding DJ (such as Enchanted Evenings!) has an extensive music library consists of thousands of songs, including traditional favorites and the latest hits. We offer the widest possible variety of music so we can follow your must play list and your do not playlist. To make sure that we get your input, we offer flexible meeting solutions, including on-line planning software and office meetings, which fit in your schedule and allow you to tell us what you want.
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• No coordination with other vendors. You need a DJ with experience that can coordinate with your other wedding vendors when you need it; a lame DJ won't coordinate all the important details, such as making sure your photographer and videographer are kept informed and are in the right place to capture the right moments (such as your first dance).
• See a wedding as just another event. Too many lame DJs do everything, without doing anything well. They take on as many events as possible, and treat your wedding as just another gig that pays. A good wedding DJ, like our Enchanted Evening DJs, has the experience to respond to your audience (and keep them moving!), a huge wedding song playlist to choose from (or to add to your do not playlist!), and the coordination experience to work with other vendors such as your wedding photographer, videographer and reception hall (i.e. during your garter toss, bouquet toss, first dance, father/daughter dance, etc.). And because of our massive wedding song playlist, we can also personalize our service to your wedding (such as retro songs for your vintage wedding, excluding songs on your do not playlist list, including songs on your wedding song playlist for your dances, etc.).
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A major grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is funding a new program at Hope College designed to deepen students' scholarship in the arts and humanities through collaborative, interdisciplinary research projects and the use of digital technologies.
A major grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is funding a new program at Hope College designed to deepen students' scholarship in the arts and humanities through collaborative, interdisciplinary research projects and the use of digital technologies.
The foundation has awarded Hope $200,000 to create the "Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Scholars Program in the Arts and Humanities." The program, which will begin in the fall of 2010, will involve select students in a series of new courses beginning their sophomore year and enable them across the rest of their time at Hope to develop research projects in areas of scholarly interest with faculty mentors, with a particular emphasis on teaching them how to use new and emerging digital technologies in pursuing and sharing their work.
"The Mellon program will build upon the college's long tradition of student-faculty collaborative scholarship by offering a unique opportunity to students who are passionate about the arts and humanities and want to deepen their learning," said Dr. James Boelkins, provost at Hope. "Through coursework and collaborative research, they will become better learners and better writers, and will be better prepared for graduate school or the workplace."
The program's director and lead writer of the grant proposal, Dr. William Pannapacker, associate professor of English, based the program on the honors concentration in history and literature at Harvard University, where he was a lecturer before coming to Hope in 2000.
"By encouraging students to undertake original scholarship, working closely with faculty mentors," Pannapacker said, "the program is designed to help students compete for admission to graduate programs at the very top of their academic fields, international prizes and scholarships, as well as the most competitive internships and entry-level positions in a variety of occupations."
As he has conducted his own scholarship on Atlantic studies and the digital humanities, Pannapacker has observed the increasing significance of new media not only for pursuing scholarly work but for sharing it. He believes that the program's emphasis on the use of digital technologies will be equally crucial to the students' future success.
"We have to begin to train students to function in this new world of scholarship that involves the Internet as much as conferences and printed journals," he said.
The students will get to experience the new paradigm not only as they conduct their research at Hope, but when they've completed it. Too often, Pannapacker said, undergraduate projects are graded and then filed away, never to be seen again. The program plans to showcase the students' research projects online, potentially for use in other classes at Hope and even by others beyond the campus.
"We want our students to enter the scholarly conversation and speak to an even wider audience, showing the importance and pleasure of research in the arts and humanities," he said.
The program has been designed for 15 students at each upper-class level, sophomore, junior and senior. A call for applicants will go out to the Class of 2013 later this semester and candidates for the program will be interviewed early in the spring semester.
Students' sophomore-year involvement in the Mellon Scholars Program will begin with a two-semester interdisciplinary course that will emphasize collaborative research, scholarly writing, and developing new media skills for use in the arts and humanities. They will receive instruction in how to use the new media studio that Pannapacker is developing in the college's Van Wylen Library with support through a Hope College Technology Innovation Grant. Faculty representing each of the college's arts and humanities departments will help teach the courses, with students selecting primary and secondary disciplines in which to pursue a major research project.
As juniors, each of the students will meet individually with a faculty mentor in a field of interest. The faculty member will serve as an advisor, helping the student to identify ways to strengthen his or her academic program, and will also help guide the student in developing an advanced research project suitable for submission for prizes and with graduate school applications.
As seniors, the students will meet one-on-one with another faculty mentor. They will develop a new major research project to complete by the end of the school year.
During the final two years of the program, students will have numerous opportunities to present and critique one another's work, and the most accomplished students will be encouraged to submit projects to national academic conferences.
"The program is expected to produce graduates with skills that are competitive with what's expected from graduates of master's programs," Pannapacker said. "It will be a remarkable opportunity for those students and the faculty who get to work with them."
The participating students will also have the opportunity to compete for summer research assistantships that will enable them to engage in research full-time with a faculty member for the entire summer and to receive a salary for their work, much like students in Hope's nationally-recognized science programs.
While selection for the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Scholars Program will be competitive, Pannapacker noted that it's not necessarily the case that only straight-A students need apply.
"We're looking for students who are academically talented, interested in advanced study in the arts and humanities and eager to participate in a reshaping of the way these fields are studied and taught," he said. "Enthusiasm and engagement will count as much as a prior record of academic achievement."
Based in New York, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation was established in 1969 through the consolidation of the Avalon Foundation and the Old Dominion Foundation, which had been founded in the early 1940s by Ailsa Mellon Bruce and Paul Mellon respectively. Children of Andrew W. Mellon, they named the new foundation for their father, an entrepreneur and philanthropist whose public service had included serving as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and ambassador to Britain.
The foundation makes grants in six core program areas: higher education and scholarship; scholarly communications; research in information technology; museums and art conservation; performing arts; and conservation and the environment. The foundation's grant-making philosophy is to build, strengthen and sustain institutions and their core capacities, rather than to be a source for narrowly defined projects.


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Bullet Bottle Opener
- Crafted from a 50 caliber BMG bullet
- Totally awesome gift for a firearms fan
- Make it less scary with googly eyes
We always wondered what happened to Bullet Bill if he happened to soar past Mario without being stomped on. Does he eventually fall into a pit? Does he hit a wall? Does he fly off into the sunset? Does he go to the Bullet Bar with Bullet William, Bullet Guillaume, Bullet Wilhelm, and Bullet Guillermo? We imagine Bullet Bar is a bit like Cheers, but the only reason everyone knows your name is because you all have the same name.
Of course, they open their brews with a Bullet Bottle Opener. Crafted from a real US Military 50 caliber Browning Machine Gun bullet, this bottle opener is badass. It's expertly machined and polished to last you years and years. And if you're just a little goofy like us, you can stick googly eyes over the hole and it'll look like your Bullet Bottle Opener has lots of personality!
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I think this ending has been the best of them by far.. not AS boring as the finale's in the past when knowing niether one of the past f2 were people we enjoyed to update... I'm not saying i enjoyed updating nat.. but having the 3 there made it tolerable.
having the 3 there makes the ending not so painful! :suicide:funny:
I'm a nervous reck!! im new to this site this season and i can't believe that i've been watching big brother since season 1 and it never gets old i love it and thank u to all the updaters u guys rocked it GO JORDAN
Quote from: Queenycastle on September 15, 2009, 04:30:15 PMI personally think Kevin and Jordan will both choose each other. I think both conclude that Nat would have most of the jury votes. That's interesting...knowing what we saw/heard the jury members say about Nat last week---of course, they don't know that. I can't wait to see Jordan and Jeff reunite...
I personally think Kevin and Jordan will both choose each other. I think both conclude that Nat would have most of the jury votes.
Nat has taken something from almost everyone. She took from Michele, Kevin, Jordon, Jessie, Russell, Chima, maybe Lydia and probably intended to keep Jeffs hat.lol. She hasn't gave anything to anyone, has she?
Although some people think that the lie natalie fabricated was the biggest move in the game but wasnt the lie actually the truth?
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Michael C. Reed
- Professor of Mathematics
- Arts & Sciences Professor
- Bass Fellow
Professor Reed is engaged in a large number of research projects that involve the application of mathematics to questions in physiology and medicine. He also works on questions in analysis that are stimulated by biological questions. For recent work on cell metabolism and public health, go to firstname.lastname@example.com/metabolism.
Since 2003, Professor Reed has worked with Professor Fred Nijhout (Duke Biology) to use mathematical methods to understand regulatory mechanisms in cell metabolism. Most of the questions studied are directly related to public health questions. A primary topic of interest has been liver cell metabolism where Reed and Nijhout have created mathematical models for the methionine cycle, the folate cycle, and glutathione metabolism. The goal is to understand the system behavior of these parts of cell metabolism. The models have enabled them to answer biological questions in the literature and to give insight into a variety of disease processes and syndromes including: neural tube defects, Down's syndrome, autism, vitamin B6 deficiency, acetaminophen toxicity, and arsenic poisoning.
A second major topic has been the investigation of dopamine and serotonin metabolism in the brain; this is collaborative work with Professor Nijhiout and with Janet Best, a mathematician at The Ohio State University. The biochemistry of these neurotransmitters affects the electrophysiology of the brain and the electrophysiology affects the biochemistry. Both affect gene expression, the endocrine system, and behavior. In this complicated situation, especially because of the difficulty of experimentation, mathematical models are an essential investigative tool that can shed like on questions that are difficult to get at experimentally or clinically. The models have shed new light on the mode of action of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (used for depression), the interactions between the serotonin and dopamine systems in Parkinson's disease and levodopa therapy, and the interactions between histamine and serotonin.
Recent work on homeostatic mechanisms in cell biochemistry in health and disease have shown how difficult the task of precision medicine is. A gene polymorphism may make a protein such as an enzyme less effective but often the system compensates through a variety of homeostatic mechanisms. So even though an individual's genotype is different, his or her phenotype may not be different. The individuals with common polymorphisms tend tend to live on homeostatic plateaus and only those individuals near the edges of the plateau are at risk for disease processes. Interventions should try to enlarge the homeostatic plateau around the individual's genotype.
Other areas in which Reed uses mathematical models to understand physiological questions include: axonal transport, the logical structure of the auditory brainstem, hyperacuity in the auditory system, models of pituitary cells that make luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone, models of maternal-fetal competition, models of the owl's optic tectum, and models of insect metabolism.
For general discussions of the connections between mathematics and biology, see his articles: ``Why is Mathematical Biology so Hard?,'' 2004, Notices of the AMS, 51, pp. 338-342, and ``Mathematical Biology is Good for Mathematics,'' 2015, Notices of the AMS, 62, pp., 1172-1176.
Often, problems in biology give rise to new questions in pure mathematics. Examples of work with collaborators on such questions follow:
Laurent, T, Rider, B., and M. Reed (2006) Parabolic Behavior of a Hyberbolic Delay Equation, SIAM J. Analysis, 38, 1-15.
Mitchell, C., and M. Reed (2007) Neural Timing in Highly Convergent Systems, SIAM J. Appl. Math. 68, 720-737.
Anderson,D., Mattingly, J., Nijhout, F., and M. Reed (2007) Propagation of Fluctuations in Biochemical Systems, I: Linear SSC Networks, Bull. Math. Biol. 69, 1791-1813.
McKinley S, Popovic L, and M. Reed M. (2011) A Stochastic compartmental model for fast axonal transport, SIAM J. Appl. Math. 71, 1531-1556.
Lawley, S. Reed, M., Mattingly, S. (2014), Sensitivity to switching rates in stochastically switched ODEs,'' Comm. Math. Sci. 12, 1343-1352.
Lawley, S., Mattingly, J, Reed, M. (2015), Stochastic switching in infinite dimensions with applications to parabolic PDE, SIAM J. Math. Anal. 47, 3035-3063.
Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2016-. The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. 2016
Brooks Teaching Award. Duke University. December 2008
Selected Grants
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Training Program awarded by National Institutes of Health (Mentor). 2005 to 2021
An in vivo voltammetric serotonin biomarker for antidepressant efficacy awarded by University of South Carolina (Principal Investigator). 2016 to 2021
The Physiological Basis of Allometry awarded by National Science Foundation (Co-Principal Investigator). 2016 to 2020
Voltametric determination of serotonin and histamine co-regulation awarded by University of South Carolina (Principal Investigator). 2016 to 2019
EMSW21-RTG: awarded by National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator). 2010 to 2017
Theoretical Principles of Genotype-Phenotype Mapping awarded by National Science Foundation (Co-Principal Investigator). 2010 to 2016
Methods for Pathway Modeling with Application to Folate awarded by University of Southern California (Co-Principal Investigator). 2010 to 2016
Analysis of Mechanisms of Biochemical Homeostasis awarded by National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator). 2006 to 2010
Hyperacuity in the Auditory System awarded by National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator). 2001 to 2006
(98-0372) Mathematical Investigation of Neural Processing in the Auditory Brainstem awarded by National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator). 1998 to 2001
Reed, MC. Fundamental Ideas of Analysis. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998. (Textbook)
Reed, MC, and Simon, B. Methods of Modern Mathematical Physics III: Scattering Theory. New York: Academic Press, 1979.
Reed, MC, and Simon, B. Methods of Modern Mathematical Physics IV: Analysis of Operators. New York: Academic Press, 1978.
Reed, MC. Abstract Non-linear Wave Equations. New York: Springer, 1976.
Reed, MC, and Simon, B. Methods of Modern Mathematical Physics II: Fourier Analysis, Self-adjointness. Academic Press, 1975.
Reed, MC, and Simon, B. Methods of Modern Mathematical Physics I: Functional Analysis. New York: Academic press, 1972. (Textbook)
Suppiramaniam, V, Bloemer, J, Reed, M, and Bhattacharya, S. "Neurotransmitter Receptors." Comprehensive Toxicology: Third Edition. December 15, 2017. 174-201. Full Text
Reed, MC, Best, J, and Nijhout, HF. "Mathematical models of neuromodulation and implications for neurology and psychiatry (Accepted)." Computational Neurology and Psychiatry. Ed. P Erdi, B Bhattacharya, and A Cochran. New York: Springer, 2017. (Chapter)
Reed, MC, Nijhout, HF, and Kurtz, T. "Mathematical modeling of cell metabolism." Encyclopedia of Applied and Computational Mathematics. Ed. B Engquist. New York: Springer, 2016. (Chapter)
Reed, MC, Best, J, Nijhout, HF, and Oakley, G. "Mathematical models: Interactions between serotonion and dopamine in Parkinson's disease." Etiology and Pathophysiology of Parkinson's Disease. Ed. AQ Rana. InTech Pub., 2011. (Chapter)
Reed, MC. "Mathematical biology." The Princeton Companion to Mathematics. July 18, 2010. 837-848.
Reed, MC, Nijhout, HF, and Ulrich, C. "Mathematical Models of One-Carbon Metabolism." Vitamins and Hormones, Volume 79. Ed. G Litvack. Amsterdam NE: Elsevier, 2008. 42-85. (Chapter)
Reed, MC, and Blum, J. "Envelope coding in the Auditory Brainstem." Proc. Conference on Biomedical Simulation. Ed. P Cellier. 1997. (Chapter)
Reed, MC, and Blum, J. "Models of Axonal Transport: Applications to Understanding Certain Neuropathies." Handbook of Neurotoxicology I: Basic Principles and Current Concepts. New York: Dekker, 1994. (Chapter)
Reed, MC, and Blum, J. "Mathematical Questions in Axonal Transport." American Mathematical Society, 1994. (Chapter)
Reed, MC, and Blum, J. "Information Processing in the Auditory Brainstem." Engineering Principles of Physiologic Function. Ed. D Schneck. New York: New York U. press, 1990. (Chapter)
Nijhout, HF, Best, JA, and Reed, MC. "Systems biology of robustness and homeostatic mechanisms." Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews. Systems Biology and Medicine 11.3 (May 2019): e1440-null. (Review) Full Text
West, A, Best, J, Abdalla, A, Nijhout, HF, Reed, M, and Hashemi, P. "Voltammetric evidence for discrete serotonin circuits, linked to specific reuptake domains, in the mouse medial prefrontal cortex." Neurochemistry International 123 (February 2019): 50-58. Full Text
Sadre-Marandi, F, Dahdoul, T, Reed, MC, and Nijhout, HF. "Sex differences in hepatic one-carbon metabolism." Bmc Systems Biology 12.1 (October 24, 2018): 89-null. Full Text
Duncan, W, Best, J, Golubitsky, M, Nijhout, HF, and Reed, M. "Homeostasis despite instability." Mathematical Biosciences 300 (June 2018): 130-137. Full Text
Best, J, Nijhout, HF, Samaranayake, S, Hashemi, P, and Reed, M. "A mathematical model for histamine synthesis, release, and control in varicosities." Theoretical biology & medical modelling 14.1 (December 12, 2017): 24-. Full Text Open Access Copy
Reed, M, Best, J, Golubitsky, M, Stewart, I, and Nijhout, HF. "Analysis of Homeostatic Mechanisms in Biochemical Networks." Bulletin of mathematical biology 79.11 (November 2017): 2534-2557. Full Text
Nijhout, HF, Sadre-Marandi, F, Best, J, and Reed, MC. "Systems Biology of Phenotypic Robustness and Plasticity." Integrative and comparative biology 57.2 (August 2017): 171-184. Full Text Open Access Copy
Reed, MC, Lawley, S, and Nijhout, HF. "Spiracular fluttering increases oxygen uptake (Submitted)." (2017).
Reed, MC, Best, J, and Nijhout, HF. "Mathematical models of neuromodulation and implications for neurology and psychiatry (Accepted)." Ed. P Erdi, B Battacharya, and A Cochran. (2017).
Lawley, SD, Best, JA, and Reed, MC. "Neurotransmitter concentrations in the presence of neural switching in one dimension." Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems Series B 21.7 (September 1, 2016): 2255-2273. Full Text
Thanacoody, HKR, Nijhout, HF, Reed, MC, and Thomas, S. "Mathematical modeling of the effect of different intravenous acetylcysteine regimens on hepatic glutathione regeneration and hepatocyte death following simulated acetaminophen overdose." 2017.
Thanacoody, HKR, Nijhout, HF, Reed, MC, and Thomas, S. "Mathematical modeling of the effect of late administration of a novel acetylcysteine regimen based on the SNAP trial on hepatic glutathione regeneration and hepatocyte death following simulated acetaminophen overdose." 2017.
Nijhout, HF, and Reed, MC. "Homeostasis and dynamic stability of the phenotype: Implications for understanding the nature and evolution of robustness and plasticity." 2014.
Rios-Avila, L, Nijhout, HF, Reed, MC, Sitren, HS, and Gregory, JF. "Mathematical model gives insights into vitamin B6 and kynurenine metabolism." April 2012.
Reed, MC, and Blum, JJ. "Envelope coding in the auditory brainstem." 1997.
Interactions between electrophysiology and neuropharmacology. SIAM Life Sciences Meeting. SIAM. July 2016
Deterministic and Statistical Models for Precision Medicine. MBI summer REU program. Mathematical Biosciences Institute. June 2016
Deterministic and Statistical Models for Precision Medicine. Precision Medicine Workshop. Howard University. April 2016
Deterministic and Statistical Models for Precision Medicine. SAMSI conference on precision medicine. SAMSI. April 2016
refereed articles for the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, the SIAM Journal of Applied Mathematics, the SIAM Journal of Analysis, and Synapse. December 10, 2011
invited symposium organizor for the International Conference on Applied Mathematics, Vancouver, 2011. July 19, 2011
Only ten professors were named Distinguished Professors this year in the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences. This distinction is given to professors for their outstanding research and teaching accomplishments. We are proud to announce that three... read more »
Six graduate students participated in the May 15, 2016 graduation ceremonies to celebrate earning their PhDs in Mathematics. Their thesis topics were impressive and varied, and reflected the breadth of study in the department. Their advisors and... read more »
Mike Reed has been recognized by the graduated school for his excellence in mentoring. The Graduate School presents the Dean's Awards for Excellence in Mentoring to recognize the considerable efforts and accomplishments of faculty and graduate... read more »
Mike Reed was named a 2016 SIAM Fellow for his contributions to analysis and mathematical biology. SIAM, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, only names 30 or so fellows each year. The honor represents sustained significant... read more »
That statement seems absurd, almost laughable to many mathematicians who are used to thinking that "science" means physics and chemistry, while biology is just classification, necessary perhaps for training doctors, but not really deep, intellectual... read more »


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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
sunshine & mysterious things
Sunshine & kitchen garden
Another thing brightening up my day... I popped by the studio late on Sunday (valentine's day) to find this on the communal blackboard:
Mystery valentine
Still have no idea who did it. Oooooher! That sort of thing NEVER happens to me (kind of like winning a Kitchenaid I guess). But it's definitely brightened up my week, so thanks, whoever you are!
12 comments:
- Christina said...
Awww, so sweet and so well drawn too. The mystery of it all! :)
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- The Design Notebook said...
Ah what a great idea!!!
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- Penny said...
Ooooh, be sure to tell us when you find out who did it! :D I want a happy ending!
- 6:52 pm
- sasha and max said...
What a beautiful thing to do! Very sweet and mysterious !
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- Tali said...
heehee! secret admirer! swoonies :D
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- Danielle said...
Artistic-type...can spell name...good taste in chicks! I love it!
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- Michelle Engel Bencsko said...
So sweet. I hope the mystery lasts and lasts!
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- sinnlighet said...
Your blog is quite phenomenal beauty and sensuality!
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- P R I M O E Z A said...
sometimes sunlight streaming feels kind of magical doesn't it (as do mysterious roses!).
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- May Brady said...
How sweet is the little yellow birdie on the tiles, love it.
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- jojoebi said...
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- Suzanne said...
what a lovely mystery surprise!
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text: We have had a 20 node dual athlon cluster up (sort of) since June 2002, and have experienced more problems than I anticipated. I was a newbie at that time. We didn't get down to trying multi-day runs until 5-6 months after new, at which time problems began to appear. At first we wondered if our problems were because of long runs, or just a coincidence. I agree, it can be very difficult to pin down the source of troubles. Our first discovery was that we had a batch of bad cpu cooling fans. These were AMD fans and we were told that AMD had used a different fan or bearing supplier sometime in early 2002. Anyway, they shipped us 40 new fans and we (ugh) replaced them all. When opening up all nodes to replace fans, I would estimate over half were showing some degree of trouble (vibration, speed, etc). After this episode, we worked up to confidence in cooling and power supply by running code with ethernet MPI on all nodes (different 100% cpu runs on groups of 4 nodes) for at least 48 hours. As all this was settling out, we were still having trouble getting some of our code to run on more than 4 nodes with Dolphin SCI MPI. We had a bad dolphin card, and were delayed in getting that figured out and replaced over Xmas break. Unfortunately, that hasn't been the end of it. We are still unable to run our primary code on the Dolphin, and yet somewhat confident in the rest of the cluster from the successful ethernet runs. One of the reasons we chose Dolphin over Myrinet was thinking that we'd avoid the single point of failure in a Myrinet switch. This was bad judgement, as we now know that a bad card (or cable) in our Dolphin setup not only crashes a random node's kernel during a run with high message passing, but as well, it seemingly prevents us from even launching that code on other isolated dolphin rings, i.e. rings that don't include a node with suspect SCI card. Isolating which card or cable is bad requires time, and experience ...which I am gaining ;/ . It is still curious to me, that we can run other codes on Dolphin SCI and showing 100% cpu utilization (full power/heat) on a ring away from a suspect SCI card. This implies the reliability is code dependant, as other have alluded. I spose this may be due to the amount of message passing? Hopefully the problem will disappear once we get our full Dolphin set in working order. BTW, we are using dual 1800+ MP athlons on Tyan S2466 motherboard/ 760MX chipset, Redhat 7.2 with 2.4.18smp, and as suggested above, I think everything is probably fine with this. -Ben Ransom UC Davis, Mech Engineering Dept At 05:45 PM 1/23/2003 +1100, Chris Steward wrote: >Hi, > >We're in the process of setting up a new 32-node dual-athlon cluster running >Redhat 7.3, kernel 2.4.18-19.7.smp. The configuration is attached below. We're >having problems with nodes hanging during calculations, sometimes only after >several hours of runtime. We have a serial console connected to such nodes but >that is unable to interact with the nodes once they hang. Nothing is logged >either. It seems that running jobs on one CPU doesn't seem to present too much >of a problem, but when the machines are fully loaded (both CPU's 100% >utilization) errors start to occur and machines die often up to 8 nodes >within 24 hours. Temperature of nodes under full load is approximately 55C. >We have tried using the "noapic" option but the problems still persist. Using >other software not requiring enfuzion 6 also produces the same problems. > >The seek feedback on the following: > >1/ Are there issues using redhat 7.3 as opposed to 7.2 in such > a setup ? > >2/ Are there known issues with 2.4.18 kernels and AMD chips ? > We suspect the problems are kernel related. > >3/ Are there any problems with dual-athlon clusters using the > MSI K7D Master L motherboard ? > >4/ Are there any other outstanding issues with these machines > under constant heavy load ? > >Any advice/help would be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks in advance > >Chris > >-------------------------------------------------------------- >Cluster configuration > >node configuration: > >CPU's: Athlon MP2000+ >RAM: 1024Mb Kingston PC2100 DDR >Operating system: Redhat 7.3 (with updates) >Kernel: 2.4.18-19.7.xsmp >Motherboard: MSI K7 Master L motherboard (Award Bios 1.5). >Network: On-board PCI (Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. >82559ER (rev 09)). (Using latest Intel drivers, "no sleep" option set) > >head-node: > >CPU single Athlon MP2000+ > >Dataserver: > >CPU: single Athlon MP2000 & >Network: PCI Gigabit NIC > >Network Interconnect: > >cisco 2950 (one GBIC installed) > >Software: > >Cluster management Enfusion 6 >Computational Dock V4.0.1 > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org >To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit >http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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