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At the Red Hat Summit this week, in one of the opening keynote presentations, Arvind Krishna (the IBM General Manager for Development and Manufacturing in the IBM Systems & Technology Group), presented a good summary and strategic view of IBM's continuing contributions to open-source communities, technologies, and customer solutions.
The video of his presentation is available here
Near the end of the video (right before the 23:00 mark), Arvind makes two announcements which help demonstrate the continuing excitement and investments around Power and Linux for customers and new technologies.
With KVM support coming to the Linux-only Power servers next year, a new realm of virtualization becomes available for Power customers.
June 18th 2013: Adding link to IBM Press release: http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/41255.wss


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Resources for Teaching Field Methods and Developing Long-Term Projects
Our Mission
The goal of this working group is to develop, collect, and distribute resources to help hydrogeology professors teach field methods and develop long-term projects. We are currently working on the following projects:
- Field methods mentor list
- Field hydrogeology short course for professors
- "How to" put field equipment on a shoestring
- Field "how to" sheets and activities
- Well access resource list
- Multi-institution hydrogeologic competition
- Template for long-term projects
- Hydrogeology field camp list
- Pumping/slug test database
Please contact the project leaders to contribute to our site!
If you wish to join our working group, please contact Martin Helmke at email@example.com
Project 1: The Field Methods Mentor List
Horacio Ferriz, California State University, Stanislaus
Have you ever considered doing a field experiment with your class, but don't quite feel comfortable because you have never done it before? Consider contacting one of these mentors (Excel 15kB Jul27 05), who will do their best to walk you through the procedure, e-mail you a work sheet, or invite you to a hands-on demo at their campus.
Are you an expert that would like to be a mentor to new Hydro profs? E-mail Horacio Ferriz at email@example.com, with your name, e-mail, region, and area of expertise. You can make a big difference!
Project 2: Field hydrogeology short course for professors
Shemin Ge, University of Colorado
Todd Halihan, Oklahoma State University
Project 3: "How to" put field equipment on a shoestring
Maddy Schreiber, Virginia Tech University
Field equipment is a necessity for hydrogeology research and instruction. Many types of equipment can be purchased from existing sources but are often prohibitively expensive for scientists with financial constraints. In this section, we have posted a list of common pieces of hydrogeology field equipment and simple, inexpensive ways to construct them.
Project 4: Field "how to" sheets and activities
The following links will lead you to fact sheets that briefly describe how some of us have implemented field exercises. These are not meant to be exhaustive treatments of the problem, but rather a source of ideas for you to build on.
Feel free to contact the author(s) of each category to discuss your ideas!
Would you like to contribute a fact sheet to help new Hydro profs? E-mail Horacio Ferriz at email@example.com with a Word file.
Gaining, Losing and Throughflow Streams
Catherine Carlson, Eastern Connecticut University
Karen Salvage, SUNY Binghamton University
Tentative Fact Sheet Ideas
- Quantifying changes in stream discharge from upstream to downstream locations.
- Using shallow wells to determine the water table around a stream in transverse and longitudinal profiles.
- Quantifying inflows and outflows through the stream bed using seepage meters with and without mini-piezometers.
- Measuring temperature variation between stream water and hyphoreic zone.
- Using chemical or isotopic signatures to identify baseflow contributions to stream.
Horacio Ferriz, California State University, Stanislaus
Tom Lachmar, Utah State University
In this series of fact sheets we want to collect ideas on how to use springs for exercises in geologic mapping, geochemistry, long-term mass balance, and geophysics.
- Measuring discharge over time of your local spring.
- Sampling and doing in-field measurements of chemical parameters.
- Consulting local geologic maps to formulate multiple hypotheses.
- Using air photos to sort through some of these hypotheses.
- Reconnaissance mapping of hydrogeologic units.
Would you like to contribute a fact sheet on this subject to help new Hydro profs? E-mail Horacio Ferriz at email@example.com, with a Word file. You can make a big difference!
Stream Chemistry
Devin Castendyk, SUNY Oneonta
Daria Nikitina, California University of Pennsylvania
Paul Ryberg, Clarion University
Vadose Zone Monitoring
Shafiul Chowdhury, SUNY New Paltz
We use piezometers in the saturated zone to measure the total hydraulic head. However, tensiometers are used to measure the negative pressure head in the vadose zone. The total hydraulic head is calculated for the unsaturated zone by adding the pressure head to the elevation head.
For example, how about:
- Several tensiometers can be installed at different depth in the unsaturated zone (e. g.1ft, 2ft and 3ft) (tensiometer nest). The negative pressure head is calculated by converting the pressure gauge reading which is usually given in milibars. By adding the negative head to the elevation head the total hydraulic head is obtained for the point at which the tensiometer tip is located.
- In addition, the pressure head is also a function of the moisture content in the vadose zone. The lesser the moisture content the more negative the pressure head is (more suction). This concept can be demonstrated by adding water on the surface where tensiometers are installed or if nature cooperates (rain).
- To collect water samples from unsaturated zone, lysimeters are installed which are difficult to setup (but doable).
Would you like to contribute a fact sheet on this subject to help new Hydro profs? E-mail Shafiul Chowdhury at email@example.com with a Word file.
Stream Discharge Measurements
Yongli Gao, East Tennessee State University
Paul Ryberg, Clarion University
Danny Welsch, Frostburg State University
Constructing Wells
Tom Lachmar, Utah State University
Project 5: Well access resource list
Danny Welsch, Frostburg State University
Project 6: Multi-institution hydrogeologic competition
W. Richard Laton, California State University, Fullerton
Bob Newton, Smith College
Project 7: Template for long-term projects
Tara Curtin, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Project 8: Hydrogeology field camp list
Martin Helmke, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Project 9: Pumping/slug test database
Martin Helmke, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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So Jeo Katherine LeBlond
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text: I never tried one of these but they get good reviews, http://www.tennadyne.com/slipp_nott.htm Joe - KC2TN Sent from my iPad On Apr 4, 2012, at 10:17 PM, KA9S - Jeff <ka9s at comcast.net> wrote: > (Part - 1) I am having trouble with my rotor not holding my beam in > position during wind storms. The beam wants to turn such that the boom > is pointing into the wind and the elements are broadside to the wind. I > have been fighting with it for a while and will make two posts. One post > for each mode of failure. In this post I would like to talk about the > mast slipping in the rotor bracket. > > I have an investment in HAM IV rotors (four of them). I do not want to > change to another brand/model if at all possible. My SteppIR DB-18E is > installed 18 inches above the tower top plate thrust bearing. The mast > goes down 10 feet into the tower to a HAM IV rotor. There is no vertical > weight placed on the rotor and minimal horizontal force being placed on > the rotor given the 10 ft. to 1.5 ft mechanical leverage advantage. The > rotor has no problem turning the antenna and I always allow the antenna > to coast to a stop before engaging the rotor "brake". I designed the > system this way so that the only "work" required of the rotor would be > to turn the antenna (over coming the antenna's resting momentum) and > holding the antenna in position when the wind try's to turn it (the > brake). The HAM IV is rated for 15 ft-sq antennas. The DB-18E is rated > at 12.1 ft-sq. I used this exact same set up with a Mosley PRO-67B for > decades with no issues. The Mosley is rated at 12 ft-sq wind loading. > The HAM IV turns the SteppIR beam with no problem (even in the coldest > weather). This set up is not holding the DB-18E in place during wind > storms (30 - 50 mph gusts). The holding capability of the rotor can not > stop the DB-18E from turning into the wind. > > Here is what I have tried so far: I tried a stainless steel bolt (1/2 > inch) sharpened to a point that is mounted in a "nut". The nut is welded > to the steel bracket that is part of the rotor to mast clamp. I would > first tighten down the U-bolts and then tighten the 1/2 inch bolt such > that the point would dig into the mast. This failed because the > stainless steel bolt was softer than the mast and the turning mast just > rounded off the point on the 1/2 inch bolt. Next I ground the end of the > 1/2 inch bolt flat and drilled a 1/4 inch hole into it. Into this hole I > placed the shank of a 1/4 inch drill bit that I had ground to a point. > Again I tightened this new improved bolt so it would dig into the mast. > This failed because the pointed 1/4 drill bit shank sheered off. My next > attempt was to use strips of dry wall sanding mesh between the mast and > the rotor to mast bracket (the mesh is like mosquito screen with sanding > grit attached to it - there is no paper involved and it is abrasive on > both sides). This arrangement held, but the "weak link" just moved to > the connection between the bottom of the rotor and the rotor plate (I'll > talk about this in another post). I am not happy with the sanding mesh > method because I discovered while taking the rotor down that the mesh > had disintegrated along the four pressure points where the mast touches > the rotor bracket. > > In general, I think the rotor bracket is a poor design. The cast > aluminum portion that is part of the rotor upper bell is a V-trough with > a raised cross hatch pattern. The steel outer bracket is also a > V-trough. They effectively only touch the mast along four vertical > pressure lines and provide very little surface area to increase friction > between the bracket and the mast. They do allow for differing diameter > of masts to be used which I am guessing was the primary design goal. > > I am hesitant to pin the mast to the rotor bracket (using a bolt that > travels completely through the rotor bracket and mast) as I have heard > that the cast aluminum portion of the bracket that is part of the upper > rotor bell housing will break under the load. Looking at the aluminum > bracket, I can find no location that is very "beefy" where I would feed > comfortable drilling a hole for a pinning bolt to pass through. > > Well this is where I stand. I would appreciate some insight from those > of you who have mastered this problem. > > P.S. I don't mean to be rude, but, I am not interested in hearing how > well your brand X, Y, or Z rotor works for you as I want to make my pile > of HAM IV rotors work for me. It also would not be helpful to tell me > that you have never had this problem with your HAM IV rotor (lucky for > you). Sorry for this per-emptive gripe. > > 73 - Jeff KA9S > > _______________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > TowerTalk mailing list > TowerTalk at contesting.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk


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Halladay can't contain Mets as struggles continue
PHILADELPHIA -- And, in a related development, the Phillies lost.
Sure, winning was the priority when they opened a series against the Mets on Monday night at Citizens Bank Park. The question on everybody's mind, however, was whether former ace Roy Halladay would be able to turn himself around after an injury-plagued 2012, an ineffective Spring Training and an ugly outing in his first start of the regular season.View Full Game Coverage
PHILADELPHIA -- And, in a related development, the Phillies lost.
Sure, winning was the priority when they opened a series against the Mets on Monday night at Citizens Bank Park. The question on everybody's mind, however, was whether former ace Roy Halladay would be able to turn himself around after an injury-plagued 2012, an ineffective Spring Training and an ugly outing in his first start of the regular season.View Full Game Coverage
He didn't. That, of course, was a big part of the reason the Phillies fell, 7-2. Another reason was that the offense was held to three hits through seven innings by Mets starter Matt Harvey and ended up scoring two or fewer runs for the third time in seven games. Still, the storyline was Halladay.
He went four-plus innings and was charged with all seven runs on six hits, three walks and a wild pitch. He's given up three homers in 7 1/3 innings this season and has an ERA of 14.73. And while there were some among the crowd of 35,393 -- the smallest home attendance since April 22, 2009 -- who stood and clapped when he walked off the field, there was also a smattering of boos.
His fastball, according to the MLB.com pitch tracker, was consistently 90-91 mph. Although the velocity faded toward the end of his outing, that's still up slightly from what he was throwing five days earlier when he lasted just 3 1/3 innings and was charged with five runs on six hits and three walks against the Braves at Turner Field.
Still, he labored. By the fourth inning of a pleasant evening he was red-faced and his cap was soaked with perspiration. It took him 99 pitches to get through his abbreviated night.
More telling, for a pitcher who always relies on pinpoint control -- and who now needs to locate more than ever -- he walked three more batters and also had a wild pitch and a hit batter.
"Definitely command," Halladay said. "For a starting pitcher, it's important to get ahead and attack. I had a lot of 2-0 counts, a lot of high pitch counts. There are a couple pitches I made that I felt were good pitches that got hit, but for the most part, I got behind and made pitches I didn't want to make. And that's where I was giving up the hits. That's the biggest thing. And that's the hardest thing to force. When you're really trying to force the ball to a spot instead of just letting it go there, the more you force it, the more it goes away from there."
Halladay said he was able to spot the ball in the bullpen but not once the game began and estimated that the problem is 95 percent mental.
"One of my biggest mentors, [sports psychiatrist] Harvey Dorfman, used to always tell me, 'When you're trying to catch a bird, if you're flailing at it, trying to grab for it, you're never going to catch it. You have to hold your hands out and let it land in your hands.' And it's the same way with pitching," Halladay said. "Especially when you want something so bad you'd do anything to get it. But sometimes the best course of action is to prepare yourself and let it come to you.
"But it's tough because you care about the game, you care about your teammates, you care about the fans, you care about the organization. You want it badly."
It started to unravel with one out in the second. Marlon Byrd doubled over the head of center fielder Ben Revere. Halladay hit Lucas Duda with a pitch and then fell behind catcher John Buck, 2-0. The next pitch was a 90-mph cutter, and Buck drilled it into the seats in right to give the Mets a quick 3-0 lead.
The Mets added to their lead in the third with two walks and a two-out single by Duda. At that point, Halladay had thrown 78 pitches and the pitcher's spot was due up second in the bottom of the inning. Manager Charlie Manuel and pitching coach Rich Dubee elected to leave him in the game, and he retired the Mets in order in the fourth. But he didn't get an out in the fifth.
Daniel Murphy started it out with a ground-rule double to center. David Wright singled in Murphy, and Ike Davis followed with a single to put runners on the corners. With that, Chad Durbin was summoned from the bullpen.
"He used to carve hitters up with command and control and putting the ball where he wanted it to go. I think that's his biggest problem," Manuel said. "It's kind of tough to watch because I pull for him and I want him to do good. I'm concerned. But then again, he says he's healthy. Our doctors say he's healthy. I'm hoping he gets better, of course."
Observed Mets manager Terry Collins: "That's not Doc. ... That's not the guy we know, for sure."
After Halladay departed, Durbin walked Duda with one out to load the bases and then gave up a two-out, two-run single to shortstop Ruben Tejada. With that, the Phillies' bullpen has allowed 12 of 13 inherited runners to score this season.
Those final two runs were charged to Halladay. That's just the kind of year it's been so far for the Phillies and their two-time Cy Young Award winner.
Paul Hagen is a reporter for MLB.com.


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Friday, April 30, 2010
23 comments:
- Kelly said...
Wow, 500 posts, congrats Lisa. I regularly visit your tutorial lists for inspiration as well as being inspired by your own stitchy creations. I love the in bag organiser.
- April 30, 2010 at 6:50 PM
- Leah said...
Congrats Lisa.. would love a in the bag organiser.. finally something to keep all those pieces of paper organised in my bag!
- April 30, 2010 at 6:56 PM
Oh ! 500 posts that´s a lot! i love your blog and all the nice things you make and i love the in-the-bag organizer!
have a nice day,
britta from münster in germany
- April 30, 2010 at 7:09 PM
- jalee said...
Congratulations on the big 500. An in the bag organiser would be the best present a disorganised mum could wish for. Thansk for so mch inspiration
- April 30, 2010 at 7:32 PM
Congrats Lisa love your blog i really love the bag orgainiser, Monica
- April 30, 2010 at 7:53 PM
- Catherine said...
Congratulations on the blog anniversary Lisa, doesn't time fly by! Thank you for the chance to win some of your handy work. I really like the in the bag organiser, very handy. Thank you for sharing your creative work with us.:)
- April 30, 2010 at 8:47 PM
- ange_moore said...
Congrats on the 500 - good work! You make me seem positively slack at 113 posts after nearly 18 months.
Maybe I need an in-the-bag organiser to jot down blog ideas or a car cozy to keep my son entertained so I can get on the computer and blog more!
Well done you - enjoy reading what you're up to!
- April 30, 2010 at 9:12 PM
Congratulations! I would love the in the bag organiser; my bag sure needs one!
Thank your for the giveaway
ap_lemos at yahoo dot com
- April 30, 2010 at 9:49 PM
- Mad Quilter said...
Congratulations wow 500 posts in two years is a great effort! I'd be greedy and say the whole lot ;) but won't because that would be very naughty. I'd like the car organiser. My little boy would love that.
- April 30, 2010 at 10:56 PM
- Ashley said...
a huge congrats on 500 posts! I love all your projects, but could really go for an in the bag organizer (my huge handbag needs some organizing!)... though I love the coasters too... so I'm torn!
Thanks for a great giveaway!
- April 30, 2010 at 11:19 PM
- Ellyn said...
500! wow! I have a lot of catching up to do. I enjoy your friendship, wish it wasn't so long distance!
- April 30, 2010 at 11:19 PM
- B @ Sweet Limes said...
Way to go Lisa! Sign me up for that awesome bag organizer.
- May 1, 2010 at 12:56 AM
- Andrea said...
Uhh how cute. I would love any but I think my favorite is the clutch.
- May 1, 2010 at 6:00 AM
- Melissa said...
I love that little car wrap- too cute!
- May 1, 2010 at 6:47 AM
- Car said...
500 well done!
I love the bag organiser ;)
- May 1, 2010 at 7:06 AM
- Leah (mummy made it) said...
Congratulations Lisa! That is alot of posts! I would give your in the bag organiser a good work out in my bag!
- May 1, 2010 at 8:37 AM
- Ballee said...
Joepie! May the next 500 posts are great too!
My In-the-bag arrived overhere, and I'm very happy with it, thanks!
Congrats a lot, and if I should win this give-away... the car-organiser would be just perfect for a friend's little boy!
Groeten uit Rotterdam
- May 3, 2010 at 4:47 AM
- Ballee said...
Joepie! May the next 500 posts are great too!
My In-the-bag arrived overhere, and I'm very happy with it, thanks!
Congrats a lot, and if I should win this give-away... the car-organiser would be just perfect for a friend's little boy!
Groeten uit Rotterdam
- May 3, 2010 at 4:47 AM
- Miss Moo said...
You've been busy making recently! Anyway, congrats on 500 posts. I'm feeling particularly disorganised at the moment so I'd love an ;in the bag organiser.
- May 3, 2010 at 4:29 PM
- Bek said...
Happy 500 posts and 2 years! And a lovely giveaway too- I love the curvy clutch!
Looking forward to the next 500 posts!
- May 3, 2010 at 4:35 PM
- stefi_licious :) said...
would you give one of your lovely projekts to a girl overseas? :)
i love your bag-organizer!!!
and i'm reading your blog for quite a while now - great! congratulations to 500 posts! and i wish you all the best for the next 500!
greetings from germany,
- May 3, 2010 at 6:16 PM
- Bianca Jae Makes Stuff said...
Congratulations Lisa!!! Yay for blogging!! xox
- May 3, 2010 at 9:30 PM
- Mary said...
wow 500 posts in 2 years. That is huge! I love all your stuff. Here's 500 more posts.
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Some types of birds, such as raptors, waterfowl, and warblers, appeal to both birdwatchers and sane people alike. Members of these avian families are fun to observe at least in part because they appear in a broad array of easily-discernible forms. Given a minute with a field guide, most individuals can separate different types of ducks or owls. But other cognate bird species are so alike in appearance that even experienced birders have trouble identifying them with confidence. For example, many birders find themselves frustrated by gulls, since they all look so much alike yet dissimilar. I also take little pleasure from picking out the individual species in a flock of peeps. But the toughest group of North American birds to identify in the field has to be the assorted Empidonax flycatchers.
Cordilleran Flycatcher by Charlie Moores
All tyrant flycatchers in the genus Empidonax, called empids out of either affection or frustration, are suboscine songbirds with olive upperparts, pale throats and bellies, and whitish wing-bars and eye-rings. These active insectivores are usually pretty small, roughly 5.5 inches in length, give or take a half-inch. In size and plumage, which is generally variable due to due to molt, wear, and age, the various Empidonax species are virtually identical. Thus, to identify an empid confidently without resorting to an autopsy, one must rely on voice, behavior, habitat, or range. The bad news is that habitat and range often overlaps for multiple species, especially during migration. Even worse, empids have an uncanny knack for keeping their mouths shut just when it comes time to make an ID. In the absence of song or call, even many expert birders give up on classifying these elusive look-alikes.
Five species of Empidonax flycatchers are associated with eastern North America. The Least Flycatcher (E. minimus) is, as its name suggests, the smallest of the eastern group, although differences in size are often too subtle to be diagnostic. The Alder Flycatcher (E. alnorum) and the Willow Flycatcher (E. traillii) were considered to be one species, the Traill's Flycatcher, until just 1973. The two, however, have distinct voices and nest types. The Acadian Flycatcher (E. virescens) may not be cajun, but it is a bird of the bayou, usually found at water's edge. The Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (E. flaviventris) has the most colorful belly of the eastern group, but don't be mislead; an empid with a yellow belly is not necessarily a yellow-belly. See how baffling this can be?
Pacific-slope Flycatcher by Charlie Moores
Least, alder, willow, and even acadian flycatchers can be found in the western regions of the continent. The latter two are not the only recently split siblings in those parts. The Pacific-slope Flycatcher (E. difficilis) and Cordilleran Flycatcher (E. occidentalis) are known collectively as the Western Complex. These birds are distinct from other empids due to their brighter green and yellow coloration, but they are tough to tell from one another. The Gray Flycatcher (E. wrightii), more gray than most, is well-known as a hearty tail pumper. The Dusky Flycatcher (E. oberholseri) may be considered easier to identify by voice than its peers because it is one of the noisiest empids. Hammond's Flycatcher (E. hammondii) looks a lot like the Dusky, but has longer wings and a shorter, darker bill.
Least Flycatcher by Charlie Moores
One final North American empid, the Buff-bellied Flycatcher (E. fulvifrons), is easily the least maddening of this genus. Not only is this Mexican species the smallest of all North American Empidonax flycatchers, its rich orange-buff breast distinguishes it clearly from its cousins.
The American Birding Association offers a fantastic online photo quiz that highlights the futility of trying to identify an empid accurately without something like fifty years of experience. My recommendation is to not waste too much time with the photo, but instead to marvel at the explanation of the insanely painstaking detail involved in putting a name to that adorable whiskered face.
But what about the Central American species? You should mention them, too. Birders should know to keep an eye out for vagrant empids 🙂
Haha… then don't go to the neotropics in the winter, when our species are migrant possibilities alongside the natives.
I think Empidonox is another word for frustration! LOL
I'm booked the next two weekends, but that's good because it will allow the southbound shorebirds to start rolling in. So, late July or early August 🙂
(Southbound migrants? But its barely summer! Ahhh!)
Does the Pacific Slope flycatcher always have that distinctive eye ring? I am a new birder in Southern California and the family of flycatchers living on my balcony are really frustrating me in terms of identification. They look just like the Pacific Slope in your picture (yellowish breast and belly) but the eye ring isn't so distinctive. I've got lots of pics and video and I know the call well. Could you help me ID them?
Here are some pics:
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
That's funny, because just today I got my copy of Sibley in the mail and I flipped straight to the flycatchers. The call matches identically to the "low, plaintive, clear whistle pdeeer or tueee", but the pictures in the book have a distinct orange belly – not yellow. Your pics make it obvious that my birds are Say's Phoebe's though. I hope the the rest of the colors in my Sibley edition are accurate. Thanks for your help.
And so we come full circle… it was this blog's post on how to host a carnival that allowed me to create COTEB in the first place!
Thank you for the excellent how-to, and welcome aboard!
Hi – Just an observation but that middle flycatcher looks like a Hammond's to me. It has very long wings, and a contrasting greyish head and greenish back. A Pacific-slope would be greenish all up the head and back. I guess this underscores the issues of why they are so troubling to people. It is a lot of nitpicky stuff to look at, and also a lot of experience needed as the books and other reference materials generally do not do them justice. Cheers, Al.
Agree with Alvaro, the second photograph is a Hammond's Flycatcher, the long "butter knife" primary projection is typical as well as the mixed gray and olive plumage aspect.
I am in Pleasanton Texas. I'm not a bird watcher, just like to look up into the sky to see what I can see. Anyway the San Antonio express newspaper had an article about a Pine Flycatcher down at Choke. Canyon State Park. I could swear I saw this bird where I live. In,I think, the bird watchers came to HWy. 37 at Pleasanton to see the LADDERBACK WOOD PECKER. I had been watching this bird in nieghbors tree for at least 2 weeks. I looked the bird up on the internet to ID it. In this same yard were serveral different birds. My Humming bird feeder brought a family of humming bird i had not seen, had a red ring around their necks only could be seen when flying away. Pleasanton, Texas seems tobe a bird stoppings off place. ther is so much to see in nature.
Hi! I have a yellow bellied flycatcher that keeps packing at all my windows. he doesn't seem scared when I get get close to the window. I think he really wants in my house! Are these specific type of birds okay for house living? Do they only eat flys and insects?
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Op-Ed: Uganda's Gen Museveni Is A Combination Of Louis XIV And Machiavelli
Museveni 'le Grand.' Columnist compares his regime to Louis XIV's style
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Despite its resource abundance and resilience and once the envy of the world, the Uganda of Gen. Yoweri Museveni is now a failed state and vulnerable to external and internal shocks.
I say Museveni not the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) government because Museveni like Louis XIV is the government and the state and does what he wants with impunity in today's world that demands listening and responding to the wishes of the people. The democratic deficit he has created in terms of destroying institutions has allowed Museveni to act as he likes.
Louis, also known as Louis the Great or "Louis le Grand," did not summon parliament (Estates General) for once during his over 70 years reign. On the other hand Museveni has a parliament that does what he wants like Louis did what he wanted without parliament. Checks and balances or separation of powers did not exist under Louis XIV as they don't under Museveni.Louis believed in greatness through wars that crippled a rich and densely populated country in Europe like Museveni is doing to Uganda today.Louis also liked expensive things like the Palace of Versailles. Museveni has a Gulf Stream presidential jet – one of the most expensive on the market that he rarely uses – and a fleet of very expensive vehicles. He converted state house into a palace. The state house budget is revised upwards regularly at the expense of other items especially in social sectors like education and healthcare. Louis kept the nobility he feared at the Versailles Palace at public expense just as Museveni has appointed many ministers and presidential advisers that he fears at vast public expense.Louis's excessive spending over revenue laid the foundation for the eventual execution of Louis XVI. Museveni's excessive spending is laying a foundation for eventual trouble for his successor.Museveni is also a Machiavelli. The latter believed that the end justifies the means. If you want political stability, Machiavelli reasoned, use any means including violation of human rights and freedoms. Museveni's maintenance of political stability has included establishing and using torture houses, militarizing the police and passing anti-terrorism law, anti-sectarian law and now the Public Order Administration law that has severely restricted public meetings.
These restrictions of political and civil rights are forcing Ugandans to begin to think about shifting from non-violent dissent to armed struggle. We are letting the world know that Ugandans are tired, frustrated, impoverished and abused and can't take it anymore.
A government regardless of how it came to power has an obligation to protect and promote the interests of the people. Regional and international institutions should not focus on protecting governments at the expense of the people. This trend needs to be refocused and balanced. When a government does not perform it should be removed by any means necessary starting with peaceful ones.
The characteristics of Louis XIV and Machiavelli in Museveni have caused untold suffering in Uganda including dispossession of properties especially land the only source of livelihood for many households that Ugandans can't tolerate anymore.The people of Uganda demand international action such as reducing foreign aid to deny Museveni resources for patronage that has kept him in power to ensure that liberty and justice are restored in Uganda without further delay.
Eric Kashambuzi is Secretary General,United Democratic Ugandans (UDU)
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Huang, Ye, Wang, M.H., Stephenson, P, Rezvani, S, McIlveen-Wright, D, Minchener, A. J., Hewitt, Neil, Dave, Ashok and Fleche, A (2012) Hybrid coal-fired power plants with CO2 capture: A technical and economic evaluation based on computational simulations. Fuel, 101 . pp. 244-253. [Journal article]
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Huang, Ye, Wang, YD, Rezvani, S, McIlveen-Wright, David, Anderson, Mark and Hewitt, Neil (2011) Biomass Fuelled Trigeneration System in Selected Buildings. Energy Conversion and Management, 52 (6). pp. 2448-2454. [Journal article]
McIlveen-Wright, D, Huang, Ye, Rezvani, S, Ghayur, A, Redpath, David A.G., Dave, Ashok and Hewitt, Neil (2011) A Technical and Economic Analysis of Large Scale Biomass Combustion. In: 19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Berlin, Germany. ETA. 9 pp. [Conference contribution]
McIlveen-Wright, D, Huang, Ye, Rezvani, S, Mondol, Jayanta Deb, Redpath, David, Anderson, Mark, Hewitt, Neil and Williams, BC (2011) A Techno-economic assessment of the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions through the use of biomass co-combustion. Fuel, 90 (1). pp. 11-18. [Journal article]
McIlveen-Wright, D, Moglie, M, Rezvani, S, Huang, Y, Anderson, M, Redpath, D, Dave, A and Hewitt, NJ (2011) A techno-economic analysis of biomass gasifiers integrated with high and intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells. International Journal of Energy Research, 35 (12). pp. 1037-1047. [Journal article]
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Mondol, Jayanta Deb, McIlveen-Wright, David, Rezvani, Sina, Huang, Ye and Hewitt, Neil (2009) Techno-economic evaluation of advanced IGCC lignite coal fuelled power plants with CO2 capture. Fuel, 88 (12). pp. 2495-2506. [Journal article]
Rezvani, S, Bolland, O., Franco, F., Huang, Ye, Span, R., Keyser, J., Sander, F., McIlveen-Wright, D and Hewitt, Neil (2009) Natural gas oxy-fuel cycles—Part 3: Economic evaluation. Energy Procedia, 1 (1). pp. 565-572. [Journal article]
Rezvani, Sina, Huang, Ye, McIlveen-Wright, David, Hewitt, Neil and Mondol, Jayanta Deb (2009) Comparative assessment of coal fired IGCC systems with CO2 capture using physical absorption, membrane reactors and chemical looping. Fuel, 88 (12). pp. 2463-2472. [Journal article]
Thornley, Patricia, Upham, Paul, Huang, Ye, Rezvani, Sina, Brammer, John and Rogers, John (2009) Integrated assessment of bioelectricity technology options. Energy Policy, 37 (3). pp. 890-903. [Journal article]
Huang, Y, Rezvani, S, McIlveen-Wright, D, Michener, A and Hewitt, N (2008) Techno-economic study of CO2 capture and storage in coal fired oxygen fed entrained flow IGCC power plants. Fuel Processing Technology, 89 (9). pp. 916-925. [Journal article]
McIlveen-Wright, D, Huang, Y, Rezvani, S and Wang, YD (2007) A technical and environmental analysis of co-combustion of coal and biomass in fluidised bed technologies. Fuel, 86 (14). pp. 2032-2042. [Journal article]
McIlveen-Wright, D, Rezvani, S, Huang, Y and Hewitt, NJ (2007) Power generation from biomass in a small CFBC plant compared with biomass co-fired with coal in a large CFBC. International Journal of Ambient Energy, 28 (3). pp. 143-150. [Journal article]
Rezvani, S, Huang, Ye, McIlveen-Wright, D, Hewitt, Neil and Wang, YD (2007) Comparative assessment of sub-critical versus advanced super-critical oxyfuel fired PF boilers with CO2 sequestration facilities. Fuel, 86 (14). pp. 2134-2143. [Journal article]
Wang, Y, McIlveen-Wright, D, Huang, Y, Hewitt, NJ, Eames, PC, Rezvani, S, McMullan, JT and Roskilly, AP (2007) The application of FLOX/COSTAIR technologies to reduce NOx emissions from coal/biomass fired power plant: a technical assessment based on computational simulation. Fuel, 86 (14). pp. 2101-2108. [Journal article]
Huang, Ye, McIlveen-Wright, D, Rezvani, S, Wang, YD, Hewitt, Neil and Williams, BC (2006) Biomass co-firing in a pressurized fluidized bed combustion (PFBC) combined cycle power plant: A techno-environmental assessment based on computational simulations. Fuel Processing Technology, 87 (10). pp. 927-934. [Journal article]
Wang, YD, Huang, Ye, McIlveen-Wright, D, Hewitt, Neil, Eames, P, Rezvani, S and McMullan, J (2006) Absorption enhanced reforming of lignite integrated with molten carbonate fuel cell. Fuel, 85 (14-15). pp. 2133-2140. [Journal article]
Wang, YD, Huang, Ye, McIlveen-Wright, D, McMullan, J, Hewitt, Neil, Eames, PC and Rezvani, S (2006) A techno-economic analysis of the application of continuous staged-combustion and flameless oxidation to the combustor design in gas turbines. Fuel Processing Technology, 87 (8). pp. 727-736. [Journal article]
Warne, K, Prasad, G, Rezvani, S and Maguire, LP (2004) Statistical and Computational Intelligence Techniques for Inferential Model Development: A Comparative Evaluation and a Novel Proposition for Fusion. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 17 (8). pp. 871-885. [Journal article]
Rezvani, S and Prasad, G (2003) A Hybrid System with Multivariate Data Validation and Case Based Reasoning for an Efficient and Realistic Product Formulation. In: Case-based reasoning research and development::5th International Conference. (Eds: Ashley, KD and Bridge, DG), Springer, pp. 465-478. ISBN 3-540-40433-3 [Book section]
Rezvani, S, Prasad, G, Dixon, D and McIlhagger, R (2003) An intelligent approach to generating improved product formulation for an optimal manufacturing route. In: 2003 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEMS, MAN AND CYBERNETICS, VOLS 1-5, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, WASHINGTON, D.C.,. UNSPECIFIED. 5 pp. [Conference contribution]
Rezvani, S, Prasad, G, Muir, J and McCraken, K (2003) Interactive Feature Extraction From Multivariate Production Data. In: 3rd International Workshop on Pattern Recognition in Information Systems, PRIS 2003. 3rd International Workshop on Pattern Recognition in Information Systems, PRIS 2003. 12 pp. [Conference contribution]
Rezvani, S, Prasad, G, Muir, J and McCraken, K (2003) An Extended Multivariate Data Visualisation Approach for Interactive Feature Extraction from Manufacturing Data. In: Intelligent data engineering and automated learning. (Eds: Liu, J, Cheung, Y and Yin, H), Springer, pp. 835-839. ISBN 3-540-40550-X [Book section]
Rezvani, S, Prasad, G and Robinson, S (2003) METHODS OF ASSESSING MULTIVARIATE INTERACTIONS IN A MANUFACTURING SYSTEM. In: 2003 Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium. IEEE. 10 pp. [Conference contribution]
Rezvani, S, Prasad, G, Robinson, S, Muir, J and McCracken, K (2003) Product Performance Analysis with Principal Component Mapping. In: Signals and Systems Conference (ISSC 2003), Limerick. Signals and Systems Conference (ISSC 2003), Limerick. 6 pp. [Conference contribution]
Williams, BC, McIlveen-Wright, D and Rezvani, S (2003) Gasification of Waste Medium Density Fibreboard as a Route to Power Generation. Developments in Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processing, 11 (1-2). pp. 55-66. [Journal article]
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In a recent publication in JCSM,1 Drs. Cartwright and Guilleminault suggest that spectral analysis of the sleep EEG can be used to support a defense of sleepwalking in criminal cases. In particular the authors point to 3 publications that concluded that the sleep of sleepwalkers is defined by frequent arousals during SWS (slow wave sleep) as well as—or as a result of—lower % of SWA (slow wave activity).2–4 However, the authors of the study most often referred to have themselves concluded that spectral analysis of the sleep EEG in sleepwalkers is not suitable for forensic use. Gadreau and colleagues2 write:
"Given the likelihood that results of our study could be used in medico-legal settings, it is worth noting that the presence or absence of a decrease of SWA early in the night and of awakenings from SWS in a given individual does not conclusively establish or refute a tendency toward sleepwalking" (pages 4-5).
The issue of frequent arousals and changes in SWS% in sleepwalkers as forensic evidence has also been previously reviewed in detail5 and was the subject of a series of letters to the editor of Sleep Medicine Reviews between Drs. Cartwright and Pressman in 2007-8 that readers might find of interest.6–9
As noted by Drs. Cartwright and Guilleminault, establishing a current diagnosis of sleepwalking for a defendant is not the same as establishing that the defendant was sleepwalking during the commission of a crime. Nevertheless, this article suggests that spectral analysis of sleep recorded months or years after the incident offense can be used to support such a sleepwalking defense. There are 3 scientific publications currently available that conclude that arousals from SWS sleep and hypersynchronous delta waves are not diagnostic for sleepwalking.10–12 These published scientific studies analyzed arousals and SWS using standard visual methods and have reported a lack of statistical sensitivity and especially specificity as diagnostic markers. Further, there are now more than 7 published studies that report arousals indexes for patients with sleepwalking (see Table 1 in ref. 10). While they are often elevated compared to normal controls there is significant inter-study variability and there is no specific cutoff statistically or otherwise to assist in making the diagnosis. Additionally, the results of a CAP analysis have failed to differentiate between sleepwalkers and patients with a diagnosis of upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS).13 Because of these methodological problems, the clinical diagnosis of sleepwalking does not require an objective PSG finding.
Drs. Cartwright and Guilleminault state that spectral analysis is a reliable method and cite 3 published studies.14–16 However, none of the cited studies were performed in patients with a diagnosis of sleepwalking. In 2 of 3 cited studies, there is high reliability only for consecutive nights of sleep, 2 and 5 nights, respectively.14,15 In the third study, PSGs were performed on nonconsecutive nights with the younger group (x age = 22 years) undergoing PSG studies with a median interval of 11 days.16 Sleep studies performed as part of a forensic evaluation are most often performed months and even years after the date of the criminal act. In the case described by the authors, almost 9 months elapsed between the index incident and the conduct of the sleep study. There is no scientific evidence that spectral analysis of sleep of sleepwalkers or any other group produces characteristic and reliable EEG findings over this length of time. In many criminal cases, defendants spend months in prison before sleep studies are conducted. Sleep in prison often results in significantly different sleep/wake schedules and patterns, sleep durations, absence of drug and alcohol effects, and weight loss. Arousals scored in sleepwalkers are sensitive to sleep deprivation and not always in the expected direction. Guilleminault and colleagues have reported that 36 hours of sleep deprivation as well as 2 days with total sleep time limited to 2 hours reduced sleep fragmentation and complex behaviors in clinically diagnosed sleepwalkers.17 As noted by the authors, the occurrence of sleepwalking is episodic, suggesting that even if these features are present they are likely not related to the actual occurrence of sleepwalking.
Drs. Cartwright and Guilleminault repeatedly state in their article that sleep specialists have been warned not to testify in criminal cases presenting sleepwalking defenses.18,19 This does not reflect the actual content of the articles cited. Mahowald and colleagues make it quite clear in their recent publications that their criticism of expert sleep witnesses in court is directed at those experts who have based their testimony on out-of-date and unreliable sleep science, usually labeled junk science.20 We are in the era of Evidence-Based Medicine. Diagnostic methods and treatments now require proof that they are objectively effective, valid and reliable. Scientific evidence in court must also be based on generally accepted and reliable science.
Drs. Cartwright and Guilleminault describe a recent criminal case as an example of how CAP and spectral analysis might be used to establish a diagnosis of sleepwalking and assist the sleepwalking defense. Before discussing legal approaches to scientific evidence we wish to make clear that we are in no way suggesting anything improper occurred in this case. The presiding judge is the absolute gatekeeper for scientific evidence and may allow, limit, or exclude scientific evidence or expert testimony. The judge did decide to admit the spectral analysis data as evidence. However, the defense also had much to recommend it other than spectral analysis. The defense attorney in this case was highly experienced and had won an acquittal in another sleepwalking defense case. Dr. Cartwright is a well-known sleep and sleepwalking expert. Further, based on the description in this article and newspaper reports the defendant was clearly in an altered or confused state. This was evident to the victim who initially did not wish to proceed with criminal charges. We cannot know just how much weight the jury placed on the scientific evidence such as spectral analysis as opposed to other evidence. Studies of scientific evidence and expert witnesses in court often suggest jurors do not understand or consider complex scientific evidence. If and how spectral analysis influenced jury deliberation and the final judgment cannot be determined.
Although the judge is the absolute arbiter of what scientific evidence the triers of fact (the jury) are permitted to hear from expert witnesses, all jurisdictions in the United States, both state and federal, have laws related to expert witnesses and scientific evidence. The case described by the authors occurred in the state of Illinois. Expert witness qualifications as well as admissibility of scientific evidence are determined in this state by the Illinois Rule of Evidence 702. Admissibility of scientific evidence in this state follows the rules of Frye v. United States, 192321—the standard used in 18 states in the United States. Illinois Rule of Evidence 702 reads as follows:
"If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in the form of an opinion or otherwise. Where an expert witness testifies to an opinion based on a new or novel scientific methodology or principle, the proponent of the opinion has the burden of showing the methodology or scientific principle on which the opinion is based is sufficiently established to have gained general acceptance in the particular field in which it belongs." (emphasis added)
This was not an industry supported study. The authors have indicated no financial conflicts of interest.
Pressman MR; Mahowald M; Schenck C; Bornemann MC; Banerjee D; Howell M; Buchanan P; Avidan A. Spectral EEG analysis and sleepwalking defense: unreliable scientific evidence. J Clin Sleep Med 2014;10(1):111-112.
Cartwright RD, Guilleminault C, authors. Defending sleepwalkers with science and an illustrative case. J Clin Sleep Med. 2013;9:721–6. [PubMed]
Gaudreau H, Joncas S, Zarda A, Montplaisir J, authors. Dynamics of slow wave activity during the NREM sleep of sleepwalkers and control subjects. Sleep. 2000;23:755–60. [PubMed]
Espa F, Ondze B, Deglise P, Billiard M, Besset A, authors. Sleep architecture, slow wave activity, and sleep spindles in adult patients with sleepwalking and sleep terrors. Clin Neurophysiol. 2000;111:929–39. [PubMed]
Guilleminault C, Poyares D, Abat F, Palombini L, authors. Sleep wakefulness in somnambulism: a spectral analysis study. J Psychosom Res. 2001;51:411–6. [PubMed]
Pressman M, author. Factors that pre-dispose, prime and precipitate NREM parasomnias in adults: clinical and forensic implications. Sleep Med Rev. 2007;11:5–30. [PubMed]
Cartwright R, author. Letter to the Editor Re: Pressman, M. Factors that predispose, prime, and precipitate NREM parasomnias in adults: clinical and forensic implications. Sleep Med Rev. 2007;11:327–9. [PubMed]
Pressman MR, author. Response to Rosalind Cartwright's letter to the editor. Sleep Med Rev. 2007;11:329–33.
Cartwright R, author. Re: Pressman, M. Response to Rosalind Cartwright's letter to the editor. Sleep Med Rev. 2008;12:77–80. [PubMed]
Pressman MR, author. Response to Rosalind Cartwright's letter. Sleep Med Rev. 2008;12:80–2.
Pressman MR, author. Hypersynchronous delta sleep EEG activity and sudden arousals from slow wave sleep in adults without a history of parasomnias: clinical and forensic implications. Sleep. 2004;27:706–10. [PubMed]
Pilon M, Zadra A, Joncas S, et al., authors. Hypersynchronous delta waves and somnambulism: brain topography and effect of sleep deprivation. Sleep. 2006;29:77–84. [PubMed]
Brozman B, Foldvary NR, Dinner D, Loddenkemmper T, Lim L, Golish J, authors. The value of the unexplained polysomnographic arousals from slow-wave sleep in predicting sleepwalking and sleep terrors in a sleep laboratory patient population. Sleep. 2003;26(Abstract Supplement):A325.
Guilleminault C, Kirisoglu C, da Rosa A, Lopes C, Chan A, authors. Sleepwalking, a disorder of NREM sleep instability. Sleep Med. 2006;7:163–70. [PubMed]
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Mahowald M, Bornemann MC, Schenck C, authors. Finally-sleep science for the courtroom. Sleep Med Rev. 2007;11:1–3. [PubMed]
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