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"Improving the Breed"
(See N. Polmar, pp. 22-27, October 2007 Naval History)
Martin A. Snyder
Another significant event took place on the Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) in November 1946. After the McDonnell XFD-1 Phantom (shown on page 26) conducted its trials, the Navy needed other jet-powered aircraft for aviators to gain carrier operation experience. It acquired a P-80 that Lockheed modified with catapult bridle hooks, an arresting gear hook, and strengthened structure and landing gear.
It was never intended that the Lockheed fighter would be used in fleet service. The aircraft's carrier suitability was evaluated at the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland. The test pilot was then—Lieutenant Colonel Marion E. Carl, U.S. Marine Corps, who was also my boss when I was a neophyte civilian flight-test engineer. It was planned that the P-80 would also conduct tests on a carrier.
Although I was not assigned to the P-80 project, Carl authorized me to join the flight-test contingent to conduct and observe the trials. My assignment was to "look, listen, learn and keep out of the way." The P-80 was lifted onto the FDR, and we boarded her at the Norfolk Navy Yard. The next day we departed to cruise about 200 miles offshore. Two or three days were spent with Colonel Carl making a number of successful unassisted and catapult takeoffs and arrested landings. When completed, he flew the P-80 back to Patuxent.
It was about a week later that transportation on a destroyer was arranged so the rest of us could return to Norfolk and then Patuxent. During that time, we enjoyed tours as well as free run of the ship and could explore her thoroughly. I have never forgotten that experience.
"The Long Campaign for Guadalcanal"
(See center spread, August 2007 and J. M. Webb, pp. 6-7, December 2007 Naval History)
Richard G. Nelson
Commander Webb's concern regarding the lack of recognition for VF-5 when they were stationed at Henderson Field in September 1942 caught my attention. John B. Lundstrom in The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign (Naval Institute Press, 1994), superbly detailed VF-5's contribution, consisting of resources from the Enterprise (CV-6) and the Saratoga (CV-3), to the defense of Guadalcanal. Also, Commander Webb's next-door neighbor—then-Ensign Francis Roland Register— is mentioned many times in the book for his participation in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons and the Guadalcanal defense.
Both of Mr. Lundstrom's books, this and The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway (Naval Institute Press, 1984), are excellent. I especially like his treatment of the Battle of the Coral Sea, as that battle's details have, in my opinion, been overshadowed by the literary interest in the Battle of Midway. His books have given me a better understanding of how events led up to Midway and continued later in the Solomons.
Editor's Note: Mr. Lundstrom is also the author of Black Shoe Carrier Admiral: Frank Jack Fletcher at Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2006)
(See October 2007 Naval History)
Loy J. Carver
I wonder if you know the visible portion of the flag hoist on the Midway as pictured on the cover reads: MIDW HOME OF THE BRAVE. Being a signalman, I couldn't help but notice.
"Looking Back"
(See P. Stillwell, p. 2, August 2007 Naval History)
Rear Admiral Edward K. Walker Jr., U.S. Navy (Retired)
Through luck or fate, I happened to be in the center of the action during the Falkland Islands War. I was the assistant chief of staff for Logistics Readiness and Atlantic Fleet supply officer. In that capacity, the fleet weapons officer and the fleet petroleum officer worked directly for me, and were deeply involved with our participation in the Falklands events.
I do not remember when Admiral Harry D. Train II was briefed on the Sidewinder missile shortage, but I, and my weapons officer, Captain Ron Stoops, who came to me from commanding the Red Rippers (VF-11), gave a number of weapon and ordnance availability briefs during that time. A good many of them, unfortunately, were reports of shortages.
Another area of high interest was petroleum of all types, but particularly Navy special and aviation fuels. My petroleum gang, headed by then Commander Dave Ruble, later a rear admiral and Atlantic Fleet supply officer himself, was kept going heel and toe the whole time. We very quietly provided replenishment in the South Atlantic and to Ascension Island. In addition, a large NATO fuel depot was at Loch Ewe in Scotland. The Brits had let their reserve stocks get to a very low point, so there was a real shortage of product to go into the Royal Navy replenishment ships. Lock Ewe had separate bunkers for USN, RN, and NATO fuel. We solved the problem by running fuel out of our tanks at night down into the Brit tanks, from where it could be pumped into their resupply ships.
Another of my people, Air Force Colonel Jim O'Connor, the Military Airlift Command liaison officer, practically lived on the phone to Ascension and made several trips there to ensure our air-delivered support flowed smoothly. All in all, it was a period of intense logistics involvement.
In reference to Admiral Train's remark on the value of deterrence, at a follow-up conference with the Brits after the war, one of their top money guys in the Ministry of Defence made the following comment to me over a martini: "This should be a most vivid lesson on the cost of preparedness versus the cost of war. We calculate that the Falklands situation has cost more than it would have cost to keep our forces 'East of the Suez' from the '60s to the year 2000." Pretty dramatic!
"Historic Fleets—Not Glamorous, But They Had a Job to Do"
(See A. D. Baker III, pp. 10-11, June 2007 Naval History)
Jim Rooney
Despite their hulls being too slow and having antiquated equipment for use by the post-war Navy, the service brought back three Liberty AGs (and two Victory AGs) in the mid-1960s as AGTRs, fitting them out at great cost. I was on board the USS Oxford (AGTR-1/AG-159) in 1968-79. The other Liberty's were the Georgetown (AGTR-2/AG-165) and Jamestown (AGTR-3/AG-166).
Their era ended after the intelligence ship disasters of the Liberty (AGTR-5) in 1967 and the Pueblo (AGER-2) off Korea the next year. The Oxford was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 19 December 1969.
She sure was slow—I can't argue with that!
"Historic Aircraft—A Very Able Mariner"
(See N. Polmar, pp. 14-15, December 2007 Naval History)
Don Campbell
Of the some 660 PBM-5 Mariners built, only one remains. It is on display at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, on loan from the National Air and Space Museum (NASM). It is a -5A amphibian version with Navy service from 1948 to 1953. After five years in storage, it was sold and passed through a number of civilian owners before being acquired by the NASM in 1972 for preservation.
"Pounding the Do Son Peninsula"
(See J. G. Robinson, pp. 50-55, August 2007 Naval History)
Lieutenant (junior grade) Robert M. Goff, U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired)
I served on the USS Newport News (CA-148) from February 1967 until October 1969 and made her first two WESTPAC cruises. The cruiser's photo that accompanies the article appears to have been taken in Pearl Harbor. Because of the ribbons mounted beneath the bridge (National Defense Service Medal only) it must have been taken before we got to Vietnam the first time in late September 1967.
A minor correction should be noted. Rear Admirals Combs, Kinney, and Bagley were Commander Cruiser Destroyer Group Seventh Fleet (CTG 70.8), not Cruiser Destroyer Force Vietnam.
The Newport News was one of three cruisers of the Des Moines—class—the Des Moines (CA-134), Salem (CA-139), and Newport News (CA-148). Although the Newport News was scrapped after the 1972 Turret Two accident and the Des Moines joined her in 2007 as scrap, the Salem can still be seen and toured in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Seeing your magazine encouraged me to rejoin the U.S. Naval Institute. I look forward to future issues of Proceedings and Naval History.
"Prelude to Kamikaze"
(See C. Edwards, pp. 28-33, October 2007 and J. B. DeFields, p. 66, December 2007 Naval History)
Stephen L. Moore
As a coauthor of The Buzzard Brigade: Torpedo Squadron Ten at War (Pictorial Histories Publishing, 1996), I agree with the assessment that a U.S. torpedo from a ditched Avenger sank the Porter (DD-356) during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
In interviewing pilot Dick Batten and studying written accounts by his aircrew, Rex Holmgrin and Joe McMullin, we found their focus was on surviving the water landing and their sinking Avenger. Batten was knocked out in the crash and could not know what had happened to his torpedo. The men were busy breaking out their life raft. While none indicated that they thought their torpedo was the most likely culprit for hitting the Porter, it appears to be the most likely explanation in the absence of any Japanese claims from their submarines.
No blame was placed on the VT-10 airmen, and the incident should be considered as simply an unusual and unfortunate circumstance of war.
"Who was Henry Eckford?"
(See A. C. A. Jampoler, pp. 38-45, December 2007 Naval History)
Commander Tyrone Martin, U.S. Navy (Retired)
With regard to the caption on page 41, the Ohio was a ship-of-the-line, not a frigate. She was one of two out of nine authorized in 1816 that were not designed by Naval Constructor William Doughty. Eckford seems to have been given the opportunity as a reward for his wartime efforts. The reference to "a shady early history" is not understood. Like most of the liners, the Ohio was laid down rather quickly, but then left on the stocks as it became apparent that we were not soon to be at war again. Gradually, as the decades passed, most were launched and saw limited duty, largely as flagships for senior officers with egos to match the ships' size. The service generally saw the frigates, and especially the sloops-of-war or corvettes, as much more efficient units for the tasks to be performed.
The naval constructors, as originally created in 1794, came directly under the Secretary of War (and later, Navy) and were civilians. In the absence of any directive, the Board of Naval Commissioners, created in 1815, felt that the constructors who worked in the Navy yards under the board's purview must be subject to their orders. Several confrontations occurred over the years before the matter finally was settled in the 1820s. Naval constructors were commissioned in 1866, with "relative ranks" based on their years of service. They were eliminated from the Navy just before World War II. Today's Navy recalls their service in ships named USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189), USS Frank Cable (AS-40), and USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO-188), as well as the David Taylor Model Basin.
"Naval History News—Rebuilding Memories"
(See B. Bleyer, pp. 8-9, October 2007 Naval History)
Captain C. J. Rabideau, JAGC, U.S. Navy Reserve (Retired)
The author was a bit premature in citing the end of the Catalina's fire-fighting career in the Pacific Northwest in the early '60s. Last August, one of the Cats was air dropping water on fires near Cheney, Washington, just south of Spokane. This is not uncommon out here. There are several Catalinas still in the business; it's a great, strong old airframe.
"Historic Fleets—Star-Crossed Sisters"
(See R. J. Cressman, pp. 12-13, December 2007 Naval History)
Commander Thomas M. Perkins, U.S Navy (Retired)
The author notes that Lynde B. McCormick and Robert B. Carney both served as Chief of Naval Operations during the Cold War. Admiral Carney served in that post from 1953 to 1955; however, Vice Admiral McCormick never officially held the position. After the death of Admiral Forrest Sherman he became acting Chief of Naval Operations.


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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:19 pm
Post subject: Please help a pedals novice
For years I've preferred to just plug a Strat into my Fender Blues Deluxe amp and work with the sound I get. But, I need more flexibility with the band I'm now in, so I bought an Ibanez Tubescreamer, & I've recently got a Dunlop wah-wah, which is fun.
The problem is that when I have a couple of pedals between my guitar and the amp, I get a noticeable volume drop - is this right? I have to turn up the volume or gain to get the same volume as when I plug straight into the amp.
The second matter is what order should the pedals go in? If I use a Seymour Duncan pickup booster (still not sure if I need this), the Tubescreamer, the wah, and the Fender PT100 tuner, which order should they go in? I was thinking pickup booster, then overdrive, then wah, then tuner, then amp. My amp doesn't seem to have an FX loop.
I'm powering them all with an old Frontline 5 way mains power supply.
The other thing I was thinking about was getting some sort of board to save having to gaffer tape each one to the floor. Any suggestions? I've never really paid attention to these things in the past!
Hope someone can help. Thanks.
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 5:41 pm
Post subject: Re: Please help a pedals novice
I am not sure what the SD pedal is, so I will leave it out of the equation.
I would place the wah first (get it true-bypassed if you can: big difference with what follows), then tuner, TS and into amp. By the way, you shouldn't experience a (noticeable) volume drop, especially with so few pedals. I can even say that there should be minimal loss of volume. Not sure about what's going on with your rig.
A distortion-type pedal would be a nice addition following the TS (which can be used to boost it for leads if necessary).
The tuners I use (Boss or Peterson, depending on my mood) both kill the signal so I can tune quietly. Also, the Peterson is true-bypass.
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:02 am
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The volume drop is not normal, but Wah's
slice off the top end of your treble which may make your rig appear quieter.
I would hook up your pedals like this:
Guitar -> Wah -> Tuner -> SD Booster -> Tubescreamer -> Amp
Wah's are very sensitive to picking attack and need to be first in the chain. Tuners need to be as early as possible to get a good pure signal so they go next. A general rul with overdrive/distortions is to put them in order of gain. This way you can boost into your tubescreamer with nice results.
Try that order and let us know how you get on
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:03 am
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the SD is kinda made redundant by the TS....and the other way round .
The Pickup Booster(I own one) is a 3 stage boost.
One stage is best for 'buckers...another for Single coils and the third is a general boost.
I used to use it but it has a wiring issue at the moment and squeals like a stuck pig.
I use a Behringer Booster as a replacement...it cost me a third of the price of the Duncan as does a damn fine job as a solo boost.
ALWAYS place the boost at the END of your signal chain so that you can boost your other effects.
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:07 am
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Thanks all.
Oz, by the end, you mean nearest the guitar? I tend to think of the end as being nearest the amp....
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:33 pm
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Nearest the amp mate....a boost needs to the last thing in your signal chain before the amp.
If it goes in front of all your other pedals then you see the problem where rather than boost your signal...the gain stage on the boost/overdrive doesn't have enough grunt to control the signal from the other pedals and you'll find exactly as you did that the volume is cut in half.
I have my setup:
Guitar>Zoom G2>Boost pedal>Amp.
That way I can use whatever patch i like in my multieffects and STILL be able to boost that signal for solos.
If it was the other way around the gain stage on the boost would drop the volume rather than boost it.
And always set the DRIVE setting on your boost/OD at around 3-4 o'clock and THEN use the GAIN/LEVEL setting to select the level of boost for solos.
That way you keep your signal from your amp/effects unit reasonably pure and unaffected by excessive amounts of saturated distortion.
So in short...the tone that we all worked so hard to capture will stay pretty much as you hear it but LOUDER.
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:42 pm
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Also Behringer make a powered pedal board for around $200(AUD)
And this is the booster i use...amazing quality for a pedal that only costs $35(AUD) brand new
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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:51 am
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Thanks for the help guys. Well I changed the order of pedals as recommended, but I still got a noticeable volume drop with all 3 pedals linked up (I didn't bother with the Duncan pedal). Compared to plugging straight into the amp, it's like playing a guitar with much lower output pickups.
And I still don't know why.....
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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:26 am
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Did someone already mention the powersupply? You might need something with more juice, like Visualsounds OneSpot. Also you probably should try them all out one by one. The tuner as well as the power adaptor both look a little guilty to me. What kind of Dunlop wah you got?
Lots of question very few answers, sorry. But it doesn't seem like a normal situation you only should try to live with. I'm quite sure there's something you can do.
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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:39 am
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I did wonder about the power supply. Or maybe the extra lenth of lead required could have an effect?
I have a Dunlop GCB-95 wah pedal, if that helps.
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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:54 am
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Does the wah pedal have any type of level...volume control?
See...if the Overdrive pedal has a Level/Gain control...and the wah also has a level or Gain control you need to try them one at a time to see which pedal is cutting the volume...my guess?...the Wah.
From my experience if you have 1xguitar+overdrive pedal+amp then that's all you need to boost your signal.
Your signal chain needs to be GUITAR>WAH>OD>AMP.
If the Wah doesn't have ANY type of Gain/level control then that's a problem as anything between your amp and guitar will rely on the effect in between to provide gain.
I found my '80's TS9 yesterday...I'll dust it off and test it out for you....using GUITAR>TS9>AMP and see if it acts well as a solo boost for you.
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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:25 am
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Nope, no controls on the wah.....
Now I know why I always used to just plug into the amp
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:15 pm
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I bought 2 new patch leads last week, heavier duty ones than the ones I had before. Just got in from rehearsal, and they seem to have cured the noise drop problem. Amazing that a couple of cheap and nasty patch leads could cause such a problem
Looks like we've recruited a keyboard player too, so I'm a happy man tonite
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:05 am
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I envy you...
I love being in a twin lead guitar setup...but failing that I reckon a keyboard player would be perfect.
My rythym guitarist is barely adequate as a rythym player let alone doing ANY lead work...it's just beyond him totally....frustrating.
In my days in metal bands I ALWAYS had another lead player to trade off and dual leads.
Damn you Mick for living on the point...just rude.
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Hi Oze,Hahahahaha, well you know the livin's pretty good out this way and your Oldies live just down the road, soooooooooo
i'll start looking for a house for ya..
Cheers Mick
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The Mirror Video Driver is a driver that UltraVNC (for instance) can use to be quickly and efficiently notified with screen changes. Using it on an UltraVNC server results in a excellent accuracy. The video driver also makes a direct link between the video driver frammebuffer memory and UltraWinVNC server. Using the framebuffer directly eliminates the use of the CPU for intensive screen blitting, resulting in a big speed boost and very low CPU load.
win 2000 win 2003win 2008XPVistaWin 7
If you have a previous version installed, it is recommended to uninstall it first, by doing the following: setupdrv.exe uninstallInstallation is done by setupdrv.exe installThe program setupdrv.exe is located in the folder you've chosen during the driver installation.
setupdrv.exe uninstall
setupdrv.exe install
net stop vnccom
Control Panel ⇒ System ⇒ Hardware ⇒ Device Manager ⇒ Display Adapters ⇒ Uninstall mirror driver
For each version the vncdrv.sys and vnccom.sys are a pair. Vncdrv.sys is a kernel driver, so can only be unloaded on reboot. After upgrading the driver, vncdrv.sys is still the old version, but vnccom.sys is already the new one. Switching of vncdrv.sys is done on reboot. Don't use the driver before you reboot.
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The mirror driver is supported on
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Setupdrv.exe installUNINSTALLSetupdrv.exe uninstallYou can also use the control panal and add new hardware, select video and point to the .inf file.
Mv2.sys= miniport driverMv2.dll = display dll, the actual mirror driver stuffMv2.inf = installation fileMv2.cat = catalog for signing driver
screenrecorder using bitbltsame screenrecorder with mirror driverGet rectangle list of changed screen partsThe small samples help you to implement a mirror driver in your own application
VIDEODRIVER();Initialize MD driver Class
Usage:VIDEODRIVER *mydriver= new VIDEODRIVER;Don't forget to deletedelete mydriver;
void VIDEODRIVER_start(int x,int y,int w,int h,int depth);Attach the mirror driver position left top cornerx=lefty=topw=screen widthh=screen heightdepth= 8/16/32, special case 0=use current depth
1)Mirror current desktop with same size and depthHDC hDisplayDC = CreateDC("DISPLAY",NULL,NULL,NULL);int cxWidth= GetDeviceCaps(hDisplayDC,HORZRES) ;int cyHeight = GetDeviceCaps(hDisplayDC,VERTRES);mydriver->VIDEODRIVER_start(0,0,cxWidth,cyHeight,0);
2)Mirror current desktop with same size and depth=32HDC hDisplayDC = CreateDC("DISPLAY",NULL,NULL,NULL);int cxWidth= GetDeviceCaps(hDisplayDC,HORZRES) ;int cyHeight = GetDeviceCaps(hDisplayDC,VERTRES);mydriver->VIDEODRIVER_start(0,0,cxWidth,cyHeight,32);
If you mirror a part of the desktop, moving a windowin your clipped region is not proper updated.Sample:mydriver->VIDEODRIVER_start(10,10,320,320,32);
void VIDEODRIVER_Stop();
Detach the mirror driver
BOOL HardwareCursor();Mirror driver show cursor as blitUsage:mydriver->HardwareCursor();see screentoavi_MD sample
BOOL NoHardwareCursor();Mirror driver eliminate cursor as part of the blitsUsage:mydriver->NoHardwareCursor();
char *myframebuffer;This is a memory buffer that contain your screen in the format you specified32 RGBARGBARGBARGBAInstead of using bitblit you can now use memcpy to get access to the screen data.Usage:see screentoavi_MD sample
PCHANGES_BUF mypchangebuf;This is a ringbuffer that contain the changed parts.format:
typedef struct _CHANGES_RECORD{ULONG type; //screen_to_screen, blit, newcache,oldcacheRECT rect; POINT point;}CHANGES_RECORD;typedef CHANGES_RECORD *PCHANGES_RECORD;typedef struct _CHANGES_BUF { ULONG counter; CHANGES_RECORD pointrect[MAXCHANGES_BUF]; }CHANGES_BUF;typedef CHANGES_BUF *PCHANGES_BUF;
The driver record the rect changes, the application need to remember the old positionto extract the needed updatesUsage:See changed_screen_parts sample


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Senior Shelby Tuttle, who currently owns the CCSU record in the 60m hurdles (8.90), finished third in the prelims for the event, clocking a time of 9.04 and qualifying for the finals. Tuttle finished seventh overall in the finals with her time of 9.08.
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You can order the book here: "1001 Whiskies You Must Taste Before You Die"
NOTE: I get no royalties on the sale of this book. It's just a damn good read.


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There is a whole 8 page thread on the house: http://www.basenotes.net/threads/273...berhouse/page8
Personally, I love the house, and really like Josh (I'm friends with him). I'm placing an order for Pear and Olive and Norne soon.
Thread: Slumberhouse
Anyone have experience with this house? I just stumbled across Norne and was blown away. I like pine, and this is dark spooky pine. Kind of expensive for just 30mls...any thoughts on the house?
There is a whole 8 page thread on the house: http://www.basenotes.net/threads/273...berhouse/page8
Personally, I love the house, and really like Josh (I'm friends with him). I'm placing an order for Pear and Olive and Norne soon.
Please use the search function, there is already a thread with 400+ replies.
The search feature is your friend.
Really like Norne.
Why do you care? Seriously?
There's like a thousand threads on Aventus, DHI, LIDGE and Pure Malt and you're busting this guy's balls about making a Slumberhouse thread...knock it off.
Anyway, to the OP: Norne is awesome! I was really excited the first time I tried it a several months ago and it's become one of my favorites. I happened to wear it yesterday--1 spray--amazing.
Pear + Olive is also great. Truly unique and just a beautiful smell.
I also just got a bottle of Ore (very interesting, chocolate, burnt caramel balsamic kind of smell, look forward to wearing it) and am considering SOVA.
Customer service is top notch and they have a great sample pack you can order (I recommend ordering one and then deciding).
Personally not a fan of this house based on the ones I have tried.
Josh is an interesting perfumer with very distinctive house accord. I like recently-discontinued Vikt the best.
I love Slumberhouse....I don't love all the frags, but I love the everything that Josh is accomplishing in fragrances. He has a very unique approach and I love that.
Norne is a true masterpiece in my opinion!! It is complex, dark, realistic and fantastic. It's hand's down my favorite pine/forest frag. Amazing!!
Pear + Olive Is amazing also!! Some say that they don't get much of the olive in it, but man do I. The olive is fantastic in thei frag and it compliments the pear perfectly!! It is fresh and warm at the same time. I love the salty sweet combo.
Grev is not the most loved of the line but I love it. It's got an awesome clove note yet it's fresh and warm at the same time. Great stuff.
I havn't tried the limited editions, unfortunately...I want to try ore and miel, but I don't know if I'll have that opportunity.
Jeke, while I appreciate it, it's not my favorite, along with Rume, although I do like Rume better than Jeke. And Sova is growing on me. It is definitely a hay centered fragrance, which gets to me a little, but the more I try it the more I like it.
I'm very excited to experience more from the great house of Slumberhouse.
I love this house, and am thrilled that Josh kept Jeke, which is perhaps my favorite in the line. Norne is amazing for all the reasons everyone has stated. I've not found the love for Pear + Olive. It still smells like shampoo to me, but I'll try it again. Another great one that isn't currently available and isn't often discussed is Baque.
I have samples of Norne and Pear & Olive. Both are extremely long lasting and as unique as anything I have found.
However, I just don't love either one enough to buy a bottle. But they did earn my respect enough for me to want to try a few other offerings, and to keep my ear out for future releases.
I purchased a bottle of SOVA last week and cannot wait for it to arrive.
Does SH provide shipping data/tracking number? Which carrier is used?
{I know SL is a one man show and read the one week shipping data.}
What really amazes me is the love for Norne. I know the variations of
different noses/different skin produce a different scent, but Norne smells
exactly like a bayberry candle on my skin. Interesting but NOT something
I want to smell like. BUT it is well-composed, I immediately thought of the
holidays the second I opened the sample vial.
I smell marshmallows!
He asks for opinion and there is a thread full of them, that's what the other replies meant. Drama queens.
OnTopic, I think both Norne and Grev are a must try. Too bad Grev is discontinued.
We want a niche forum.
Because the OP asked for thoughts and experiences; there are many in the thread I indicated. It also occurred to me that the OP is a newly registered user, and might not be aware of the search tool.Brian, I'm not a "drama queen." I thought the reply to the OP was condescending and unnecessary (and it annoyed me) so I spoke up.
Twitter, more or less (I know 'stealth production' is a much more exciting answer, but that was not the case).
To speak a little bit on Ore, to me, it's everything I had hoped 'Coze' by Parfumerie Generale would be, but wasn't. Of course, there's no cannabis note, but I felt Coze lacked a certain depth that was necessary to pull it through the mid and base. In my experience it flattened out pretty quickly. Ore has plenty of depth and the dry down is great. The chocolate note is similar to that in Coze, kind of bitter, unsweetened, but rich. Coze's seems a bit drier. While the two don't smell identical, they're definitely in the same family, and I prefer Ore.
My sample pack arrived yesterday (along with my bottle of Vikt...my collection of Slumberhouse bottles has now doubled in size) and I'm looking forward to trying them all.
Sprayed one spray (more like half a spray) of Pear & Olive when I got home. It was still going pretty strong 4 hours later when I went to bed.
I wouldn't be surprised in the least if Grev was the starting point for P&O. While they smell markedly different, they still both have this green vinegar-ish base to them. P&O is definitely much better, as this tart smell which is so prominent in Grev is tempered with the sweet grassiness, slight florals and that juicy pear.
I'm gonna need a few more tries of this stuff before I make a final decision, but I completely understand previous reviewers calling it both linear and complex. It's as though the notes swirl about, making it hard to pin one accord down as it repeatedly comes to the fore and then recedes, while the overall smell stays largely constant after the first hour or so.
Slumberhouse is great no matter if you use to search function or start your own thread to talk about it.
My lovely sample pack arrived a few days ago and I've only had time to try out Grev. I find it very refreshing, something I'd wear on a Spring or Summer day, I need to spend more time with it but so far I get a nice clove note that I enjoy. I've been very impressed with the service and the natural feel that is imparted by what I've smelled. I'm looking forward to trying more of the range. The philosophy of the house very much clicks with me.
Thanks to all who came to my defense. I generally do look for previous threads, just was in a hurry and didn't. Considering the 57 "Aventus Batch variations" threads going on at any given time...I thought it sounded harsh as well. ANYWAY...I did read through the past thread, thanks for putting me on to it.
Norne is strange. I loved it upon first application, but last night I applied it, and after a while it got linear and all I smelled was pine/balsam essential oils. I wish it was a bit more complex. I loved the smoky note I got upon first application. Apparently the nose states that he doesn't like or use top notes, so his stuff will be fairly linear. Just wish I got more smoke/frankincense. I had it in my basket to buy from Parfum1, but am going to do another test. I had a test patch of Windsor on my other arm, so all I kept smelling was that bloody awful coconut!!!
One other thing...I noticed there were a lot of offerings by the house that are out of production. Some sounded intriguing. I guess there are only 4 in current production? Shame, some of the others sounded nice.
I'm personally not a fan of any of the scents, but my fiance and a friend (female) of ours both loved Grev. I promised i'd buy them both bottles whenever Josh starts making them again, if ever :/
As for Windsor, there is no coconut in it. Maybe you are smelling the eucalyptus/rose combo?
BTW, Parfum1 currently has all of the recently discontinued ones in stock.


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- METHODS TO SET SOME Triangle OPTIONS
Math::Geometry::Delaunay - Quality Mesh Generator and Delaunay Triangulator
Version 0.21
use Math::Geometry::Delaunay qw(TRI_CCDT);
# generate Delaunay triangulation
# and Voronoi diagram for a point set
my $point_set = [ [1,1], [7,1], [7,3],
[3,3], [3,5], [1,5] ];
my $tri = new Math::Geometry::Delaunay();
# called in void context
# populates the following lists
$tri->elements(); # triangles
$tri->nodes(); # points
$tri->edges(); # triangle edges
$tri->vnodes(); # Voronoi diagram points
$tri->vedges(); # Voronoi edges and rays
# quality mesh of a planar straight line graph
# with cross-referenced topological output
my $tri = new Math::Geometry::Delaunay();
# called in scalar context
my $mesh_topology = $tri->triangulate(TRI_CCDT);
# returns cross-referenced topology
# make two lists of triangles that touch boundary segments
my @tris_with_boundary_segment;
my @tris_with_boundary_point;
foreach my $triangle (@{$mesh_topology->{elements}}) {
my $nodes_on_boundary_count = (
grep $_->{marker} == 1,
if ($nodes_on_boundary_count == 2) {
push @tris_with_boundary_segment, $triangle;
elsif ($nodes_on_boundary_count == 1) {
push @tris_with_boundary_point, $triangle;
This is a Perl interface to the Jonathan Shewchuk's Triangle library.
"Triangle generates exact Delaunay triangulations, constrained Delaunay triangulations, conforming Delaunay triangulations, Voronoi diagrams, and high-quality triangular meshes. The latter can be generated with no small or large angles, and are thus suitable for finite element analysis." -- from http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~quake/triangle.html
Triangle has several option switches that can be used in different combinations to choose a class of triangulation and then configure options within that class. To clarify the composition of option strings, or just to give you a head start, a few constants are supplied to configure different classes of mesh output.
TRI_CONSTRAINED = 'Y' for "Constrained Delaunay"
TRI_CONFORMING = 'Dq0' for "Conforming Delaunay"
TRI_CCDT = 'q' for "Constrained Conforming Delaunay"
TRI_VORONOI = 'v' to generate the Voronoi diagram
For an illustration of these terms, see: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~quake/triangle.defs.html
The constructor returns a Math::Geometry::Delaunay object.
my $tri = Math::Geometry::Delaunay->new();
Run the triangulation with specified options, and either populate the object's output lists, or return a hash reference giving access to a cross-referenced representation of the mesh topology.
Common options can be set prior to calling
triangulate. The full range of Triangle's options can also be passed to
triangulate as a string, or list of strings. For example:
my $tri = Math::Geometry::Delaunay->new('pzq0eQ');
my $tri = Math::Geometry::Delaunay->new(TRI_CCDT, 'q15', 'a3.5');
Triangle's command line switches are documented here: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~quake/triangle.switch.html
list output
After triangulate is invoked in void context, the output mesh data can be retrieved from the following methods, all of which return a reference to an array.
$tri->triangulate(); # void context - no return value requested
# output lists now available
$points = $tri->nodes(); # array of vertices
$tris = $tri->elements(); # array of triangles
$edges = $tri->edges(); # all the triangle edges
$segs = $tri->segments(); # the PSLG segments
$vpoints = $tri->vnodes(); # points in the voronoi diagram
$vedges = $tri->vedges(); # edges in the voronoi diagram
Data may not be available for all lists, depending on which option switches were used. By default, nodes and elements are generated, while edges are not.
The members of the lists returned have these formats:
nodes: [x, y, < zero or more attributes >, < boundary marker >]
elements: [[x0, y0], [x1, y1], [x2, y2],
< another three vertices, if "o2" switch used >,
< zero or more attributes >
edges: [[x0, y0], [x1, y1], < boundary marker >]
segments: [[x0, y0], [x1, y1], < boundary marker >]
vnodes: [x, y, < zero or more attributes >]
vedges: [< vertex or vector >, < vertex or vector >, < ray flag >]
Boundary markers are 1 or 0. An edge or segment with only one end on a boundary has boundary marker 0.
The ray flag is 0 if the edge is not a ray, or 1 or 2, to indicate which vertex is actually a unit vector indicating the direction of the ray.
Import of the mesh data from the C data structures will be deferred until actually requested from the list fetching methods above. For speed and lower memory footprint, access only what you need, and consider suppressing output you don't need with option switches.
topological output
When triangulate is invoked in scalar or array context, it returns a hash ref containing the cross-referenced nodes, elements, edges, and PSLG segments of the triangulation. In array context, with the "v" switch enabled, the Voronoi topology is the second item returned.
my $topology = $tri->triangulate();
$topology now looks like this:
nodes => [
{ # a node
point => [x0, x1],
edges => [edgeref, ...],
segments => [edgeref, ...], # a subset of edges
elements => [elementref, ...],
marker => 1 or 0 or undefined, # boundary marker
attributes => [attr0, ...]
... more nodes like that
elements => [
{ # a triangle
nodes => [noderef0, noderef1, noderef2],
edges => [edgeref0, edgeref1, edgeref2],
neighbors => [neighref0, neighref1, neighref2],
attributes => [attrib0, ...]
... more triangles like that
edges => [
nodes => [noderef0, noderef1], # only one for a ray
elements => [elemref0, elemref1], # one if on boundary
vector => undefined or [x, y], # ray direction
marker => 1 or 0 or undefined, # boundary marker
index => <integer> # edge's index in edge list
... more edges like that
segments => [
nodes => [noderef0, noderef1],
elements => [elemref0, elemref1], # one if on boundary
marker => 1 or 0 or undefined # boundary marker
... more segments
cross-referencing Delaunay and Voronoi
Corresponding Delaunay triangles and Voronoi nodes have the same index number in their respective lists.
In the topological output, any element in a triangulation has a record of its own index number that can by used to look up the corresponding node in the Voronoi diagram topology, or vice versa, like so:
($topo, $voronoi_topo) = $tri->triangulate('v');
# get a triangle reference where the index is not obvious
$element = $topo->{nodes}->[-1]->{elements}->[-1];
# this gets a reference to the corresponding node in the Voronoi diagram
$voronoi_node = $voronoi_topo->{nodes}->[$element->{index}];
Corresponding edges in the Delaunay and Voronoi outputs have the same index number in their respective edge lists.
In the topological output, any edge in a triangulation has a record of its own index number that can by used to look up the corresponding edge in the Voronoi diagram topology, or vice versa, like so:
($topo, $voronoi_topo) = $tri->triangulate('ev');
# get an edge reference where it's not obvious what the edge's index is
$delaunay_edge = $topo->{nodes}->[-1]->{edges}->[-1];
# this gets a reference to the corresponding edge in the Voronoi diagram
$voronoi_edge = $voronoi_topo->{edges}->[$delaunay_edge->{index}];
METHODS TO SET SOME Triangle OPTIONS
Corresponds to the "a" switch.
With one argument, sets the maximum triangle area constraint for the triangulation. Returns the value supplied. With no argument, returns the current area constraint.
Passing -1 to
area_constraint() will disable the global area constraint.
Corresponds to the "q" switch.
With one argument, sets the minimum angle allowed for triangles added in the triangulation. Returns the value supplied. With no argument, returns the current minimum angle constraint.
Passing -1 to
minimum_angle() will cause the "q" switch to be omitted from the option string.
doEdges, doVoronoi, doNeighbors
These methods simply add or remove the corresponding letters from the option string. Pass in a true or false value to enable or disable. Invoke with no argument to read the current state.
quiet, verbose
Triangle prints a basic summary of the meshing operation to STDOUT unless the "Q" switch is present. This module includes the "Q" switch by default, but you can override this by passing a false value to
If you would like to see even more output regarding the triangulation process, there are are three levels of verbosity configurable with repeated "V" switches. Passing a number from 1 to 3 to the
verbose() method will enable the corresponding level of verbosity.
addVertices, addPoints
Takes a reference to an array of vertices, each vertex itself an reference to an array containing two coordinates and zero or more attributes. Attributes are floating point numbers.
# vertex format
# [x, y, < zero or more attributes as floating point numbers >]
$tri->addPoints([[$x0, $y0], [$x1, $y1], ... ]);
Use addVertices to add vertices that are not part of a PSLG. Use addPoints to add points that are not part of a polygon or polyline. In other words, they do the same thing.
Takes a reference to an array of segments.
# segment format
# [[$x0, $y0], [$x1, $y1]]
$tri->addSegments([ $segment0, $segment1, ... ]);
If your segments are contiguous, it's better to use addPolyline, or addPolygon.
This method is provided because some point and polygon processing algorithms result in segments that represent polygons, but list the segments in a non-contiguous order, and have shared vertices repeated in each segment's record.
The segments added with this method will be checked for duplicate vertices, and references to these will be merged.
Triangle can handle duplicate vertices, but we would rather not feed them in on purpose.
Takes a reference to an array of vertices describing a curve. Creates PSLG segments for each pair of adjacent vertices. Adds the new segments and vertices to the triangulation input.
$tri->addPolyline([$vertex0, $vertex1, $vertex2, ...]);
Takes a reference to an array of vertices describing a polygon. Creates PSLG segments for each pair of adjacent vertices and creates and additional segment linking the last vertex to the first,to close the polygon. Adds the new segments and vertices to the triangulation input.
$tri->addPolygon([$vertex0, $vertex1, $vertex2, ...]);
Like addPolygon, but describing a hole or concavity - an area of the output mesh that should not be triangulated.
There are two ways to specify a hole. Either provide a list of vertices, like for addPolygon, or provide a single vertex that lies inside of a polygon, to identify that polygon as a hole.
# first way
$tri->addHole([$vertex0, $vertex1, $vertex2, ...]);
# second way
$tri->addPolygon( [ [0,0], [1,0], [1,1], [0,1] ] );
$tri->addHole( [0.5,0.5] );
Hole marker points can also be used, in combination with the "c" option, to cause or preserve concavities in a boundary when Triangle would otherwise enclose a PSLG in a convex hull.
Takes a polygon describing a region, and an attribute or area constraint. With both the "A" and "a" switches in effect, three arguments allow you to specify both an attribute and an optional area constraint.
The first argument may alternately be a single vertex that lies inside of another polygon, to identify that polygon as a region.
To be used in conjunction with the "A" and "a" switches.
# with the "A" switch
$tri->addRegion(\@polygon, < attribute > );
# with the "a" switch
$tri->addRegion(\@polygon, < area constraint > );
# with both "Aa"
$tri->addRegion(\@polygon, < attribute >, < area constraint > );
If the "A" switch is used, each triangle generated within the bounds of a region will have that region's attribute added to the end of the triangle's attributes list, while each triangle not within a region will have a "0" added to the end of its attribute list.
If the "a" switch is used without a number following, each triangle generated within the bounds of a region will be subject to that region's area constraint.
If the "A" or "a" switches are not in effect, addRegion has the same effect as addPolygon.
The following methods retrieve the output lists after the triangulate method has been invoked in void context.
Triangle's output data is not imported from C to Perl until one of these methods is invoked, and then only what's needed to construct the list requested. So there may be a speed or memory advantage to accessing the output in this way - only what you need, when you need it.
The methods prefixed with "v" access the Voronoi diagram nodes and edges, if one was generated.
Returns a reference to a list of nodes (vertices or points).
my $pointlist = $tri->nodes(); # retrieve nodes/vertices/points
The nodes in the list have this structure:
[x, y, < zero or more attributes >, < boundary marker >]
Returns a reference to a list of elements.
$triangles = $tri->elements(); # retrieve triangle list
The elements in the list have this structure:
[[x0, y0], [x1, y1], [x2, y2],
< another three vertices, if "o2" switch used >
< zero or more attributes >
Returns a reference to a list of segments.
$segs = $tri->segments(); # retrieve the PSLG segments
The segments in the list have this structure:
[[x0, y0], [x1, y1], < boundary marker >]
Returns a reference to a list of edges.
$edges = $tri->edges(); # retrieve all the triangle edges
The edges in the list have this structure:
[[x0, y0], [x1, y1], < boundary marker >]
Note that the edge list is not produced by default. Request that it be generated by invoking
doEdges(1), or passing the 'e' switch to
Returns a reference to a list of nodes in the Voronoi diagram.
$vpointlist = $tri->vnodes(); # retrieve Voronoi vertices
The Voronoi diagram nodes in the list have this structure:
[x, y, < zero or more attributes >]
Returns a reference to a list of edges in the Voronoi diagram. Some of these edges are actually rays.
$vedges = $tri->vedges(); # retrieve Voronoi diagram edges and rays
The Voronoi diagram edges in the list have this structure:
[< vertex or vector >, < vertex or vector >, < ray flag >]
If the edge is a true edge, the ray flag will be 0. If the edge is actually a ray, the ray flag will either be 1 or 2, to indicate whether the the first, or second vertex should be interpreted as a direction vector for the ray.
This function is meant as a development and debugging aid, to "dump" the geometric data structures specific to this package to a graphical representation. Takes key-value pairs to specify topology hashes, output file, image dimensions, and styles for the elements in the various output lists.
The topology hash input for the
topo or
vtopo keys is just the hash returned by
triangulate. The value for the
file key is a file name string. Omit
file to print to STDOUT. For
size, provide and array ref with width and height, in pixels. For output list styles, keys correspond to the output list names, and values consist of references to arrays containing style configurations, as demonstrated below.
Only geometry that has a style configuration will be displayed. The following example includes everything. To display a subset, just omit any of the style configuration key-value pairs.
($topo, $vtopo) = $tri->triangulate('ve');
to_svg( topo => $topo,
vtopo => $vtopo,
file => "enchilada.svg", # omit for STDOUT
size => [800, 600], # width, height in pixels
# line width or optional
# svg color point radius extra CSS
nodes => ['black' , 0.3],
edges => ['#CCCCCC', 0.7],
segments => ['blue' , 0.9, 'stroke-dasharray:1 1;'],
elements => ['pink'] , # string or callback; see below
# these require Voronoi input (vtopo)
vnodes => ['purple' , 0.3],
vedges => ['#FF0000', 0.7],
vrays => ['purple' , 0.6],
circles => ['orange' , 0.6],
Note that for display purposes
vedges does not include the infinite rays in the Voronoi diagram. To see the complete Voronoi diagram, including segments representing the infinite rays, you should include style configuration for the
vrays key, as in the example above.
Elements (triangles) only need one style config entry, for color. (An optional second entry would be a string for additional CSS.) In this case, the first entry can also be a reference to a callback function. A reference to the triangle being processed for display will be passed to the callback function. Therefore the callback function can determine a color based on any features or relationships of that triangle.
Typically you might color each triangle according to the region it's in, by using Triangle's 'A' switch, and then reading the region attribute from the last item in the triangle's attribute list.
my $region_colors_callback = sub {
my $tri_ref = shift;
return ('gray','blue','green')[$tri_ref->{attributes}->[-1]];
But any other data accessible through the triangle reference can be used to calculate a color. For instance, the triangle's three nodes can carry any number of attributes, which are interpolated during mesh generation. You might shade each triangle according to the average of a node attribute.
my $tri_nodes_average_callback = sub {
my $tri_ref = shift;
my $sum = 0;
# calculate average of the eighth attribute in all nodes
foreach my $node (@{$tri_ref->{nodes}}) {
$sum += $node->{attributes}->[7];
return &attrib_val_to_grayscale_hexcode( $sum / 3 );
Warning: not yet thoroughly tested; may move elsewhere
One use of the Voronoi diagram of a tessellated polygon is to derive an approximation of the polygon's medial axis by pruning infinite rays and perhaps trimming or refining remaining branches. The approximation improves as intervals between sample points on the polygon become shorter. But it's not always desirable to multiply the number of polygon points to achieve short intervals.
At any point on the true medial axis, there is a maximum inscribed circle, with it's center on the medial axis, and tangent to the polygon in at least two places.
mic_adjust() function moves each Voronoi node so that it becomes the center of a circle that is tangent to the polygon at two points. In simple cases this is a maximum inscribed circle, and the point is on the medial axis. And when it's not, it still should be a much better approximation than the original point location. The radius to the tangent on the polygon is stored with the updated Voronoi node.
After calling
mic_adjust(), the modified Voronoi topology can be used as a list of maximum inscribed circles, from which can be derive a straighter, better medial axis approximation, without having to increase the number of sample points on the polygon.
($topo, $voronoi_topo) = $tri->triangulate('e');
mic_adjust($topo, $voronoi_topo); # modifies $voronoi_topo in place
foreach my $node (@{$voronoi_topo->{nodes}}) {
$mic_center = $node->{point};
$mic_radius = $node->{radius};
Constructing a true medial axis is much more involved - a subject for a different module. Until that module appears, running topology through
mic_adjust() and then walking and pruning the Voronoi topology might help fill the gap.
Currently Triangle's option strings are exposed to give more complete access to its features. More of these options, and perhaps certain common combinations of them, will likely be wrapped in method-call getter-setters. I would prefer to preserve the ability to use the option strings directly, but it may be better at some point to hide them completely behind a more descriptive interface.
Michael E. Sheldrake,
<sheldrake at cpan.org>
Triangle's author is Jonathan Richard Shewchuk
Please report any bugs or feature requests to
bug-math-geometry-delaunay at rt.cpan.org
or through the web interface at
I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.
You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.
perldoc Math::Geometry::Delaunay
You can also look for information at:
RT: CPAN's request tracker
Search CPAN
Thanks go to Far Leaves Tea in Berkeley for providing oolongs and refuge, and a place for paths to intersect.
Copyright 2013 Micheal E. Sheldrake.
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See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/ for more information.
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More than 5,000 people have signed an online petition urging the White House to demote a new medal that will honor drone pilots and other service members who participate in combat operations without physically being in a war zone.
The new Distinguished Warfare Medal, announced Wednesday, will rank just below the Distinguished Flying Cross in the military's official "order of precedence." That means it technically will rank higher and be worn on a uniform above the Bronze Star with V device, which honors heroic conduct on the battlefield, as well as the Purple Heart, which is awarded to troops injured in battle.
"Under no circumstance should a medal that is designed to honor a pilot (who) is controlling a drone via remote control, thousands of miles away from the theater of operation, rank above a medal that involves a soldier being in the line of fire on the ground. This is an injustice to those who have served and risked their lives and this should not be allowed to move forward as planned," reads the petition that is active now on the White House's official website.
The petition, created Thursday by J.E. of San Marcos, Texas, needs 100,000 signatures by March 16 for the White House to consider taking further action.
For the Air Force, the rise of drone warfare has meant a dramatic cultural shift. For decades, officers who made their mark flying combat aircraft have dominated its leadership.
Many pilots initially dismissed drones as nothing more than video games. But today, the Air Force trains more drone pilots than fighter or bomber pilots, and drone strikes have killed scores of terrorists, according to the Obama administration.
Pilots of remotely piloted aircraft, the Air Force's preferred term, say they face a unique stress because they see the enemy in a more personal way than a pilot flying at 500 mph. Drone pilots may watch a target for days, seeing him interact with his family and go about the routine of his daily life before launching a missile to kill him. Afterward, an RPA pilot may watch the funeral.
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That WhiteHouse.gov initiative is not the only source of criticism for the Pentagon. Large veterans organizations, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Military Order of the Purple Heart, also have criticized the new medal's placement in the official hierarchy and called on the Defense Department to change it.
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We first heard of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) — a theoretic narrowing, or stenosis, of specific veins in the neck and chest (internal jugular and azygos veins) — in late 2009 and blogged about the topic in early 2010. I came out as a pretty harsh skeptic of the theory, but I have learned much since that time and have posted my thoughts on how to heal some of the rifts that the conversations we have led has caused.
Don't get me wrong, I am still a skeptic, but a hopeful skeptic. An FDA Safety Communication issued yesterday affirms my skepticism, but does not quash my hope.
In very direct wording, the notice states, "The FDA is alerting people with MS to the risks of serious injuries and death associated with procedures to treat chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI). Furthermore, the benefits of these experimental procedures have not been proven, and their promotion as a treatment for MS may lead people with the disease to make treatment decisions without being aware of the serious risks involved."
To the very existence of the condition CCSVI and its relationship to MS, FDA writes, "At this time, the FDA believes there is no reliable evidence from controlled clinical trials that this procedure is effective in treating MS. In addition, the criteria used to diagnose CCSVI have not been adequately established. Therefore, data to support CCSVI as a clinical entity on its own or its relationship with MS are inconclusive and at times, contradictory."
They went on to list 5 specific areas of concern with the treatment for persons living with MS:
- There is no clear diagnostic evidence that CCSVI exists as a distinct clinical disorder or is linked to MS.
- Venous stenoses seen on imaging tests may be normal variants that do not cause any symptoms or disease, since they are sometimes seen in healthy people.
- The safety and effectiveness of using balloon angioplasty devices or stents in the internal jugular or azygos veins have not been established for any clinical condition; nor has the FDA approved the use of these devices in these veins.
- There is no clear scientific evidence that the treatment of internal jugular or azygos venous stenosis is safe in MS patients, impacts the symptoms of MS, changes the overall course of MS or improves the quality of life for MS patients.
- It is possible that stent placement can worsen any venous narrowing. This is because further narrowing has been shown to sometimes occur within stents placed in veins, due to the body's response to the implant.
Approved research into evidence of CCSVI, correlation of CCSVI to MS, and possible treatment outcomes in MS Centers around North America with initial results expected within the next few months — I emphasize "Approved" research because one study was singled out by FDA and effectively shut down due to violations of FDA regulations of such studies.
The controversial CCSVI/MS debate will be studied by sociologists and medical ethicists for decades to come. That the first round of controlled clinical trials is soon to be published may bring answers for both sides of the debate. No matter the outcome, research will answer the question so we can either move on with treatment of this condition as part of multiple sclerosis, discard the theory as unrelated to MS, or some hybrid of the two.
Either way, science will answer the question well enough for most of us and we will all live with the lessons learned. That is why I am still hopeful…
Wishing you and your family the best of health.
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In 1880, Puccini entered the Milan Conservatory of Music and became a student of Amilcare Ponchielli. Puccini was the man of his time. In the second half of the 19th century, the two greatest opera composers of the age, Verdi in Italy and Wagner in Germany, still had some of their greatest years ahead of them, and Puccini drew on the strengths of both. From the former, he inherited the great tradition of Italian opera, with its emphasis on expressive singing, and learned something from Wagner about the fusion of music and drama. In the realm of opera, few composers can compare with Puccini's ability to match a theme to a dramatic situation and touch the hearts of his listeners. "Your Tiny Hand is Frozen", One Fine Day", and "None Shall Sleep" are just three of Puccini's arias that have echoed around the world.
The heroes of Puccini's opera's tend to fall into two camps: either they are powerful and resourceful or, like the consumptive Mimě, tragic victims. The slave girl Liů in Turandot, is a good example - she sacrifices herself for love of her master, Calaf. The tragic character of Liů is Puccini's own invention. Puccini's wife Elvira was convinced her husband was having an affair with their 21-year-old servant, Doria Manfredi. She drove her away and harried her until the poor girl committed suicide. A post mortem was performed and proved that Doria was a virgin. This sordid affair haunted Puccini forever and resulted in the creation of Liů.
In Madame Butterfly another tragic heroine, Cio Cio San, takes her own life when her feckless American husband betrays her. The story of Madame Butterfly is based on historical fact. Puccini took the idea and the title for his opera from a play by the dramatist David Belasco. Belasco, in turn, had based his play on a magazine article that recounted the sad story of a real-life geisha girl, Tsuru Yamamura, who was jilted by her American sailor husband and tried to take her own life. In Puccini's opera, poor Butterfly does finally kill herself. The premiere of Madame Butterfly at La Scala in Milan was a disaster, largely because Puccini's rivals organised a hostile "claque" - a group of people hired to boo and hiss. Puccini then made improvements to his opera, which finally became a huge hit.
Puccini wrote with equal skill and sensitivity for the orchestra, making every note and chord - every instrument - highlight the drama. The combined effect of music and song is pure theatrical magic. His talent as a master of orchestration, is shown especially in Intermezzo from Manon Lescault. Based on a novel by the Abbé Prévost, a one-time Benedictine monk. Jules Massenet also turned the story into an opera, Manon. Puccini said "Manon is a heroine I believe in, and therefore she cannot fail to win the heart of the public". Puccini was a master of the new dramatic movement called verismo in Italian, meaning down-to-earth or true-to-life, as in La Bohčme. He also understood how to write for the orchestra with all the skill of the "Impressionist" composers Debussy and Ravel, his younger contemporaries. Thus, Puccini recognised all that preceded him, yet still kept abreast of the times. Puccini never lost touch with his public; indeed, he was destined to be one of the last great composers with mass appeal.
Like many Romantics, Puccini loved being outdoors. For him, the Italian countryside was the only place where he could be truly creative. In 1900 he bought a country estate near Lucca, at Torre del Lago. He disliked the noise and bustle of the big cities or even large groups and, when opportunity allowed, would return to his peaceful country retreat near Viareggio. There, by the lake, he could focus on his work. As a great sportsman, he also was able to indulge in his favourite activities - hunting, fishing, or just driving around on his enormous estate.
Puccini spent his final four years working on Turandot. During this time he was deeply depressed. Many of his friends had died and, despite his fame, he felt that, "Maybe, or even without the maybe, I am no longer any good." Though composition sometimes went well, the libretto materialised slowly and Puccini often demanded cuts and rewrites. Act I, he complained, was more like a conference than a drama.
By March of 1924, he was suffering constantly from a throat condition, which was finally diagnosed as cancer. At a Brussels clinic, he underwent a gruelling operation that brought on heart failure, and on 29 November, he died. As his body was taken back to Milan, Italy plunged into mourning. At his funeral, Toscanini and the company of La Scala performed the Requiem music from his opera, Edgar.
Puccini died leaving Turandot unfinished, at Liů's death scene. Franco Alfano completed the score, but at the La Scala premiere in 1926, only Puccini's music was performed. After the death of Liů, the conductor, Toscanini, turning to the audience, declared, "The opera ends here; at this point Giacomo Puccini broke off his work. Death on this occasion was stronger than art." There was silence, then a cry of "Viva Puccini", and a passionate ovation.
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WFP is now assisting 650,000 IDPs in Pakistan's troubled border region with Afghanistan, including 200,000 who have arrived in recent days from Lower Dir, Swat and Buner districts
ISLAMABAD – WFP is providing emergency rations to 650,000 people who have fled their homes due to fighting in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) between the Pakistan government and Taliban militants. Read news release
The number of IDPs in need of food assistance rose sharply recently after the government launched fresh offensives in the Lower Dir, Swat and Buner districts of NWFP. The 650,000 IDPs that WFP is currently assisting include some 200,000 that arrived in safe zones this month.
The government began stepping up its counterinsurgency operations during the second half of 2008 and since then the number of IDPs needing WFP's assistance has steadily risen. Find out more about the background to the fighting
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Find out more about the background to the fighting on the BBC News website.
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"Assisting hungry families is our first priority," he added, noting that donations are needed quickly to meet the growing demand for food.
WFP is planning on the basis of doubled food needs and is rapidly scaling up its IDP operation. The organization is setting up additional food distribution hubs in Mardan and Swabi districts - the main receiving districts for the latest wave of displacements – and is making arrangements to ensure that food assistance reaches all registered IDPs. Some registered IDPs are in camps but most are in host communities.
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The people arriving in the new wave from the conflict zones have a desperate need of food, shelter and medical care.
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Lately there's been lots of consternation about why Apple keeps so much cash on the books. Cramer thinks he just might know why.
"Maybe everyone has Apple wrong," said Cramer.
That is, speculation on the Street suggests that without Steve Jobs, Apple may no longer have a grand vision. Jim Cramer, however, postulates that may not be the case.
In fact, in his final days, Jobs may have left the company with a vision grander than the Street can imagine. And perhaps management feels obligated to see it to fruition, no matter the cost.
"Hear me out," said Cramer. "One of the main tenets that Steve Jobsdrilled into his colleagues' heads is that they must always strive to have the superior products. They must always offer something that you secretly dreamed of but so secret that you didn't even know you were dreaming of it."
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For security reasons, most browsers block any outbound calls placed through XMLHttpRequest and embedded frames that trespass the boundaries of the local server. In other words, most today's browsers just don't allow cross-domain calls operated via script. Frankly, this is not a feature that many developers perceive as particularly limiting, until it hits them directly! So a school of thought has emerged in the past few years that claim the overall safety of making JSON-based calls -- even across distinct sites.
Quite curiously, while browsers prevent cross-site calls via scripting they are much more forgiving when it comes to the src attribute of the <script> tag regardless of whether you create it statically or dynamically. It turns out, in fact, that you can create a <script> tag on-the-fly and make it point to just any URL you know regardless of the location.
Currently there's no standardized way to run JSON calls via script in a way that is reckoned safe; so it is all about creating a de facto standard solution that using some effective tricks could make the magic of letting you grab JSON data via script from a remote site. JSONP (short for "JSON with Padding") is just the name of this approach.
In a nutshell, JSONP is a convention through which you ask the target server to return any response wrapped up in a local JavaScript function call. For example, suppose you intend to place a call to the URL below which is expected to return some JSON data:
If you arrange a direct call using XMLHttpRequest (or an alternate Ajax API) you'll get a cross-site scripting error, as expected. If you simply point the URL from a <script> tag, however, you correctly download the response but won't get it processed in any way. Worse yet, you don't even have a way to cache the response for reusing it later.
The JSONP convention suggests you append a custom segment to the URL that is understood and processed properly on the server side. Here's you could transform the previous URL to make it JSONP compliant:
The xxx placeholder is the name of a script function that belongs to the caller page. The query string parameter appended to the URL tells the JSONP-enabled server that you want any response for the URL to be returned in the form of executable script. More specifically, you want it to be as below:
In this way, what you receive is a piece of executable script that runs and processes any remote data. Note this machinery is expected to work only if you place a call to the URL via a <script> tag, either statically defined or dynamically created. At the end of the day, executing a successful JSONP call is equivalent to having the following markup in the caller page:
<script src=" http://someserver/order/list?callback=xxx" />
How would go placing JSONP calls from within a client? Does it really mean you have to use a <script> tag and manage to create it on the fly yourself? Well, the jQuery library contains a handy function that does it all behind the façade of a plain script call. The function is $.ajax that supports jsonp as a feasible value for the datatype parameter. You can also use the getJSON function, as shown below:
jQuery.getJSON("http://someserver/order/list?callback=?", function(data) {alert(data);});
In this case, jQuery will replace the ? in the URL with the dynamic name of the anonymous function listed in the call. The code snippet assumes that the server will recognize the "callback" parameter. Internally, jQuery creates a <script> tag and downloads the response through it. The response is a JavaScript call to the anonymous function which receives the actual response from the URL. Finally, notice that the jQuery getJSON method is smart enough to recognize whether the URL being used is local or remote. If it is local, a plain (and quicker) API call is used instead.


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