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National Park Designation is an Unholy Mess
I got curious and looked a bit deeper at the usual places for such an information - the hit came pretty easily, wasn't more than ten minutes searching. And thank you for the summary of the really know facts. But one big question stays: How did the NPS get responsible for Fort Moultrie, if not by designation or proclamation?
National Park Designation is an Unholy Mess
Wow, MRC; that's a great catch! Right there on page 14 of that GMP (page 11 contains only a map) it says: "No enabling legislation exists for Fort Moultrie." That's pretty darn unequivocal.
I just finished a pretty comprehensive (though not exhaustive) search of relevant historical sources and timelines without finding a shred of evidence that Fort Moultrie was ever proclaimed or officially designated a National Monument. What I did find was dozens and dozens of references to "Fort Moultrie National Monument" in a wide assortment of sources -- even Encyclopedia Brittanica. Now that is really interesting! It seems that this is one of those errors that's been repeated and repeated and repeated until it's assumed to be fact.
Over the years I've told many people --including Traveler readers -- that Fort Moultrie is a national monument, even though it is not now, and never has been, a national monument. For that I most humbly apologize and promise never to do it again.
Thank you, MRC, for putting me on the righteous path.
BTW, this seems to be what we can say with confidence about historic Fort Moultrie. It was a coastal artillery installation ostensibly guarding Charleston harbor (though inadequately armed for the job) until 1947 when it was deactivated. Nearby Fort Sumter National Monument was established in 1948. The National Park Service assumed responsibility for Fort Moultrie in 1960, and the site was placed under the supervision of Fort Sumter National Monument.
National Park Designation is an Unholy Mess
Bob, can you point me to the disignation of Fort Moutrie als National Monument by congress, please? The General Management Plan of Fort Sumter from 1986 - http://www.nps.gov/fosu/parkmgmt/upload/FOSU_GMP_1998.pdf - states on page 11 that there never was any enabeling legislation for Fort Moultrie, so I am dubious if there ever was any kind of formal designation.
Sections of Pacific Crest Trail Poached by Mountain Bikers; Could Problems Arise in National Parks?
"Over the years I've come to believe, to accept, that the national parks are a different animal than other public lands. They are managed for an entirely different purpose, one focused largely on conservation/preservation, not meeting everyone's recreational preference. Is that too idealistic? Perhaps. Kurt"
Thank you, Kurt. You summed it up beautifully. It is important that there be places within relatively easy walking that are free of mechanical vehicles, both motorized and non-motorized, where people may have a quiet visit with nature. This issue should not be seen as a decision between complete exclusion of mountain bikes from all backcountry trails or opening all trails to mountain bike use. There should be and are many places where mountain bike enthusiasts can challenge themselves and thoroughly enjoy their sport. Equally, there should be places that allow only non-mechanized travel where hikers may find some semblance of natural solitude free of mechanical intrusions. The value of a non-mechanized access trail should not be measured in how many people may travel it but rather in the quality of the experience it offers.
National Park Service Ban on Lead Ammo, Fishing Gear Draws Ire of Shooting Sports Foundation
As our technology continues to evolve, science seems to be catching up to our activities. There's nothing wrong with course correction in this instance. There's no harm in doing the right thing by wildlife, ourselves and just having a good outdoor spirit in general.
Designations Just One Example of Disparities Within the National Park System. Web Sites Are Another
How about NOT mentioning those 38 units again until after this site posts an article about, or at the very least mentions the remaining 358 units? (Or is my math incorrect because I blindly believe the NPS' designations and official count of units is good enough for most purposes?)
Since Yellowstone was a focus of the original article, I typed the term Yellowstone in Traveler's Search box. I received 90 pages of citations. 90 pages, or almost 900 individual posts to Traveler that either mention Yellowstone, or are devoted primarily to Yellowstone.
How can we expect the general public to care more about the smaller and less-funded parks, especially in arenas such as web content or funding, when we here at the Traveler, one of the best web blogs around, mention the big giant parks over and over again in the majority of articles? That's what I was getting at when I used the infuriating term "lip service". Are we really that concerned with an issue such as web content to discuss inequity of monetary resources across the agency?
What effect does inequity in web site content have on the majority of potential visitors? Probably not much. We live a pretty good life if we can devote the time and intellectual energy to argue back and forth about something such as this.
But I humbly suggest to our readers, if we can't get the information we're looking for through our laptops, perhaps we need to unplug and actually telephone the park and speak to a human, or even *gasp* write to them to request the information we're looking for.(Consider that perhaps there just isn't that much at Gauley River except rafting and kayaking opportunities. Does a single use focus warrant endless pages of content or podcasts?)
I mentioned banners for volunteerism and partnerships as a way of fostering awareness and concern among our readers for those parks that don't receive the attention and support from the NPS managers we all agree they should.
It wasn't an attack on you personally, Kurt. You do an awesome job with the sight, I'm sure all readers would agree, and we're grateful for the considerable amount of time you devote to it.
When offering criticisms for something so miniscule as equity of web content across the entire agency, perhaps we should offer solutions, or better yet, actively solicit our readers to go volunteer their considerable services to those parks whose web content isn't up to snuff.
Because we all know that the only way this perceived deficiency is going to be rectified will be through private funding and volunteer man hours. The feds just don't have the scratch to make it happen. THAT was the point of my post.Let me now add that IMHO I for one would rather see any monies and energy possibly devoted to a more equitable NPS web presence diverted towards the maintenance backlog. Or payroll to provide an increased employee presence for me, the visitor. Or for even greater preservation and conservation efforts. Or for aggressive stewardship outreach among minority communities. Or for converting NPS facilities to sustainable, responsible technologies. Or for getting folks that can't afford their own computers (and are more concerned about where their next meal is coming from) into these incredible parks, perhaps for the first time in their lives.
Sections of Pacific Crest Trail Poached by Mountain Bikers; Could Problems Arise in National Parks?
RT: There are plenty of bikes out there to choose from. The Ibis Mojo seems to be a great all day trail bike, light enough for a long ride, with plenty of travel to go on rocky trails. I don't get the 29er thing, but then again, I'm short. :)
One point I'd like to make is that I don't want to have access to each and every trail out there. I recognize that trails with very high foot traffic should remain close to bikes as it would lead to user conflicts. However, such trails are a small fraction of the overall trail system. Again, the average hike is probably a few miles, whereas the average bike ride is around 20-25. Past the first couple miles from the trailhead, traffic dissipates and user conflict is diminished. Now, I'm sure that it'll take away from the experience for a hiker. I get that part, but I don't believe that taxpayer funded trails should be reserved for a chosen few.
I also get that cyclists don't enjoy the park the same way that hikers do. Again, I don't see it as a problem. Let people enjoy the parks the way they want, so long as it does not negatively impact the park. The more people get in the parks, the more support they'll get. Hiking is more contemplative, whereas cycling is more of a flow thing. So what?
Designations Just One Example of Disparities Within the National Park System. Web Sites Are Another
Volunteerism and lip-service?
How's this for volunteerism -- The Traveler has been a volunteer effort for nearly four years now.
As for lip-service, perhaps you should take a glance through the "Browse Content By Date" search function. Here's a quick rundown of variety:
Let's see, in the past month there have been posts on Gateway NRA (1), Glacier (2), Grand Teton (3), the National Park Foundation's Junior Ranger Essay Contest, Everglades (4), Lake Clark NP and Preserve (5), Cape Lookout (6), the website situation, Navajo National Monument (7), Valley Forge (8), Voyageurs (9), Joshua Tree (10), Ocmulgee National Monument (11), Rock Creek Park 912), Shenandoah (13), Blue Ridge Parkway (14), Denali (15, Indiana Dunes (16), Cape Cod National Seashore (17), Mount Rainier (18), Zion (19), Bryce Canyon (20), the Waco mammoth site, Glen Canyon (21), Cedar Breaks (22) and Yosemite (23). We've also written about the massive lands bill that affected a handful of parks, including Pictured Rocks (24), Rocky Mountain (25), and Sequoia (26); the NPS ban on lead, and delisting of the gray wolf.
And we've also had stories that touched on Grand Canyon (27), the National Mall (28), the prospect of Mount St. Helens in the park system, Chiricahua National Monument (29), Arches (30), Acadia (31), Scotts Bluff NM (32), the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park (33), Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve (34), Fort Moultrie National Monument (35), Saguaro NP (36), Olympic (37), and Buffalo National River (38).
Less than one month, 38 different units mentioned, nearly one-tenth of the entire system. And look at the little guys sprinkled through there. C'mon, Anonymous, lip-service?
Tell you what, you write an article on any unit you'd like to and we'll consider posting it. That way you can be part of the volunteer effort.
Designations Just One Example of Disparities Within the National Park System. Web Sites Are Another
The largest, most popular parks are much more highly favored not just by visitors or managers.
Park partners, especially "educational" partners, provide a great deal of funding to the larger parks with screaming resources that everyone wants to visit. The big sexy parks get more support, unfortunate but it's true, because it's awesome and cool to be associated with them.Who paid for the production of Yellowstone's volumes of web content? You can bet one of the partner's did, and not the NPS. Who got all that content up on the website? Very possibly one of their hundred's of volunteers.
So, put aside the visitation arguments, the unification of branding arguments, etc. And let's look at a plain reality.
The smaller, less visited units of the NPS have much smaller staff, and fewer, if any, financial partners. Who is supposed to develop the web content? Who is supposed to pay for it? Web content must be on the bottom of the priority list for the managers of smaller, less visited units.Seriously Kurt, I hope the motivation for this argument was to get a dialogue going, and not to criticize the big parks for taking advantage of the finances thrown their way, and the partners that are knocking down their doors. That's unfair, and unnecessary.
And PLEASE, I hope no one suggests that the NPS add more staff in Washington or their regional offices to accomplish a web-equity program; those offices are already way too top heavy with marginal visible effectiveness, or results that affect the visitor in a positive, tangible way.
It would be more useful for you to just put up a giant banner ad on this website that says VOLUNTEER AT YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL PARK, or CREATE FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH YOUR FAVORITE PARK. Because we all know the sad truth that the federal government just won't pony up the dough to take care of all 391 units equitably.And while you're at it Kurt, how about a moratorium on Traveler content concerned with the same 20 big parks, and maybe a new focus on the 100 or so smallest or least visited parks? That would be a more proactive solution to the inequity you give lip-service to.
House Consideration of Massive Public Lands Bill Could Involve Gun Amendment
This is crap. DINO needs fixing. Now. Surely we can wait on an NJ park?
Sections of Pacific Crest Trail Poached by Mountain Bikers; Could Problems Arise in National Parks?
It's like ATV issues...ride your bikes on Forest Service or BLM land. It's just as spectacular (usually)
Sections of Pacific Crest Trail Poached by Mountain Bikers; Could Problems Arise in National Parks?
IMTN, I guess I don't really see a problem. There are plenty of places to ride mountain bikes in national parks. The problem is not all mountain bikers like those options.
I struggle somewhat to understand that, for reasons I'll elaborate on below, but also because there is no shortage of beautiful places to ride outside the parks, places where the beauty is national-park quality. Here's a short list:
* The Vedauvoo area just east of Laramie, Wyoming
* The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
* The Sawtooth National Recreation Area
* The San Rafael Swell
* Moab's Slickrock Trail, where, by the way, you're not likely to encounter any hikers.
* The Kokopelli Trail. I'm not sure, but I don't think you'll encounter many hikers here, either.
If you've ever been to West Yellowstone, you're probably familiar with the Rendezvous Trail System. In winter it's one of the finest cross-country ski systems in the Rocky Mountain West. Come summer, it's a great trail system for mountain biking.
A couple years ago my wife and I and a friend spent a morning riding our mountain bikes on the 25Ks of trails. The next day we headed into the park and hiked the Mystic Falls Trail. Same trip, two totally different experiences. How might the Mystic Falls experience have differed if there were mountain bikers on the trail?
I guess the point I'm trying to make is that there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy both mountain biking and hiking, and that each in its own can be a unique experience, a different experience. I believe we need to maintain each of those experiences...but at times keep them separate as well. Now, I realize some will take that last statement and quickly point out that such separation exists in officially designated wilderness, which currently is off-limits to bikes. But how likely is a young family to hike all the way back into that wilderness for the experience?
Over the years I've come to believe, to accept, that the national parks are a different animal than other public lands. They are managed for an entirely different purpose, one focused largely on conservation/preservation, not meeting everyone's recreational preference. Is that too idealistic? Perhaps.
Is that a waste? Is that a misuse of taxpayer dollars? I don't think so. I'd like to view it as wise and prudent to hold onto something from the past and not let it be overrun, so future generations can experience it that way.
The other day I cited a passage about going out into nature with our encumbrances left behind. That is part of the essence of heading off into the backcountry of a park, whether it's just a short mile-long walk or a multi-day sojourn.
Now, under its current lobbying platform, the International Mountain Bicycling Association has been seeking access to more trails -- and to cut new trails -- in the national parks. They've stressed the importance of single-track, saying that's what mountain bikers want, that dirt roads are too boring. That indicates to me that mountain bike access in the parks isn't about seeing nature from your saddle, but rather expanding the possibilities for another thrill sport.
Now, if that effort succeeds and all of a sudden there's a mountain-bike presence on park trails, how will that impact the young family with toddlers and tweens going for a short hike to a lake or an overlook? Will we encounter mountain bikes at the base of Delicate Arch?
If IMBA succeeds in having wilderness closed not to "mechanized" travel, but "motorized" travel, thus allowing mountain bikers to head off deep into the backcountry, how will that impact the backcountry experience? Will it impact the backcountry experience? Probably not in every place, simply because some areas are just too rugged for bikes. But in some places it will. Is that a plus for the national parks, or a minus?
Should we have places where you can only go as fast as your footsteps will carry you? Is that a benefit to our natural souls, or is that a joy and experience of a bygone era?
You say that folks dislike the "mass-consumption" of national parks. But isn't throwing the doors open to mountain biking one more example of catering to that mass-consumption? You also say that wilderness has "a more stable following." If it's officially designated wilderness, it also comes without mountain bikes. Does that explain the "more stable following"?
Sections of Pacific Crest Trail Poached by Mountain Bikers; Could Problems Arise in National Parks?
hi zebby & pro park mountain biker folks:
i just don't think the nps lands are good for mountain bikes. we'll never agree on this, but in my opinion there are plenty of places to ride, state, local, private, usfs and blm, that you really aren't missing much. so, imtnbike, respectfully submitted, not an inch when you are talking about backcountry trails in national park service areas.
i'd love it if imba and all the local mtn bike trail orgs would just get over this and start lobbying for more trail *maintenance* dollars to come down as well as concentrate on developing new trails... but that's probably a pipe dream, this nps issue has much media attention and people don't donate to organizations they don't think are standing up for them.
i don't agree, either, that not allowing mountain biking in parks will really have an impact on the nation's physical fitness. that's a pretty silly assertion, in my opinion. people are fat because they watch too much tv or play too many video games or eat "food" which is really processed crap.... not because they are banned from riding their mountain bike in a national park.
having introduced quite a few people to the sport of riding a bike on trails, it's very cost prohibitive (you probably won't agree with me here, either! ;) and takes a much higher level of physical fitness to really enjoy... hiking, as you know (aside from boring you to death!) has a much lower heart rate zone in most cases than biking does. at least in the hilly areas most parks occupy. i mean, i can take my mother hiking here out the west's mountains and she lives in the flatlands... but i could never take her mountain biking! no way! there is an undeniable difference in the level of fitness needed. hiking is more accessible to all walks of life. besides, most parks are super far away from population centers anyway, so there is another barrier.
i do completely agree that mountain biking needs to be included on other federal lands, it's a beautiful sport and i love it. it's much different than hiking and a great way to get out, keep in shape, etc. you just don't be the same rush hiking as you do mountain biking.
also, i love bikes. i ride one to work 8 months (mostly) out of the year back and forth to work, so i'm not anti-biker. plus, i do volunteer work days for mountain bike trails... so while we don't agree on this topic, i want to be clear that i do enjoy bikes + mountain biking.
speaking of which, i need a new bike. someone suggest a good dual suspension model!? 29'er?
Sections of Pacific Crest Trail Poached by Mountain Bikers; Could Problems Arise in National Parks?
Quick followups to some of the more recent comments:
Rolling Thunder: "this is totally flogging a dead horse with the same people commenting the same gripes and no one is giving an inch."
That's not accurate. I said earlier in this thread:
Some mountain bikers do recognize that we run the potential to compromise others' desire for solitude, absence of hypervigilance, and stillness in the wild. There's a lot of dogma on all sides on this emotional issue, and I refuse to be dogmatic.
Specifically, I and many others, I'm sure including Zebulon, are willing to give more than an inch. But since we have zero access now in certain places we'd like to visit by bicycle, we don't have much to give. All we can offer is that we'd go for alternate-day use and other established means of keeping disparate trail user groups as happy as possible.
Rolling Thunder, what inch would you be willing to give?
Random Walker writes:
I abhor the continuous lobbying for more development in our National Parks and Wildernesses; be it buildings, roads or trails for mountain bikes, horses or boots, and the belief that nature should conform to the trends of society.
That at least is a principled stand. I trust that Random Walker doesn't go to the national parks or Wilderness areas, lest the marginal impact of one additional visit impact nature negatively. But it's a politically untenable view. Wall off wildlands to the public and public support for them will evaporate. There's some evidence that this is happening with the national parks already. People dislike the $20 entry fee, the bureaucracy, the rules, the regimentation, and the mass-society and mass-consumption aspects of them. I have that impression, anyway. Wilderness seems to have a more stable following, perhaps because it's free and not full of parking lots, tour buses, and towaway-zone signs.
Jim Burnett writes:
Although many of the mountain biking supporters who have made comments clearly don't accept the idea that their activities detract from the ability of other uses to safely enjoy trails, the point is that the hikers feel differently.
That's true, and those hikers who resent mountain bikes' presence are entitled to have their view respected. At the same time, there are negative impacts to excluding mountain biking too. Economists understand that life is about tradeoffs. Mountain bikers continue to offer compromises, but regularly meet with blanket "no"s, usually couched in the language that there are "concerns" that mountain biking would be "inappropriate." (I continue to criticize this kind of amorphous language because it's unanswerable, stifles debate, and makes it impossible to know what the writer of it means.) Very few parks advocates say, "Well, maybe we could try X."
Kurt asks Zebulon:
A question about alternate days—how does that work with backcountry travelers? Say a hiker, or a mountain biker, wants to head off on a multiday trip. Under an alternate day program, would they have to coordinate so they exit the backcountry on their respective "day"?
Mountain bikers and horse-packstock outfitters would have to stay in a base camp on the days they weren't permitted to ride. Hikers won't be affected by my definition, because I consider hiking not to be multiday. Backpackers would have to put up with horse-packstock trains on Day X and mountain bikers on Day Y. That could be a negative for some. But again, society runs on tradeoffs. No mountain biking has costs too, from a larger number of sedentary and physically unfit people to a narrower spectrum of people who are brought to value our nation's wildlands.
Kurt, let me ask the same question I am asking Rolling Thunder: what inch, if any, would you be willing to give in terms of departing from the status quo?
Let me add that this is one of the very few forums I know of where these issues are seriously debated. So Kurt is doing a great service and I appreciate it.
House Consideration of Massive Public Lands Bill Could Involve Gun Amendment
This proposed amendment, along with several existing provisions for this bill, illustrates the perils of omnibus bills. While such bills may be touted as an "efficient" way to move a lot of items through the legislative process, they simply offer too much temptation for many of our elected officials to tack on their pet projects or causes. As a result, some items which deserve careful discussion often receive very little attention.
The politics of many such bills is based on having something in the bill to appeal to enough members to secure the votes needed for passage. Sadly, there aren't many members of congress who are willing to vote against their own pork, even if it means voting for some other item they would not support as an individual bill.
I've said before that the result of omnibus bills is often to throw good legislative process under the bus.
House Consideration of Massive Public Lands Bill Could Involve Gun Amendment
In terms of some frivolous projects, for sure. But what does a gun issue have to do with a lands bill? That's one of the problems with Congress, they often resort to sleight-of-hand to get pet or controversial issues through.
That said, I understand the Rules Committee decided not to allow amendments, and so now the lands bill is up for a simple up or down vote in the House. Passage sends it to the president's desk.
Now, if Congress would allow the president a line item veto....
House Consideration of Massive Public Lands Bill Could Involve Gun Amendment
You know.............in some ways he has a point
Flamingo Lodge is No More
Our family stayed there in the late 80's and had a great time. It was March and we don't recall the mosquitos at all. We would have used repellent in any case, but perhaps they were hibernating? I think we still have the logo glasses from the bar/dining room. The birds and wildlife were teriffic and we still recall the story the guides told about witless tourists trying to pose next to alligators, even trying to get them to open their mouths. I'm sorry the deep everglades experience will be gone. It will be impossible for most people to imagine what Florida was like before it got built-up
Sections of Pacific Crest Trail Poached by Mountain Bikers; Could Problems Arise in National Parks?
Most of the live experiments with alternate days uses allow hikers to use trails every day, and force equestrians and cyclists to alternate. Hikers can then decide whether they'd rather encounter a horse or a cyclist. For the multi day backpacking, this would have no impact. Furthermore, if one is hiking that far into the backcountry, odds are that the trails are pretty empty to begin with so that sharing them should not be a big deal.
National Park Foundation Launches 2009 Junior Ranger Essay Contest
Interesting that children of NPS employees are ineligible. My children are homeschooled and we utilize the Parks as a learning tool. My 11 year old has a pretty good grasp of the issues encountered by park management not from dinner table discussions but from attending interpretive programs and Junior Ranger Programs.
This is a little like asking for input on a science related issue and then disqualifying any input from scientists. I would bet that whatever my child suggested would likely not be regarding the park I work at, he would likely write about his favorite park (he has no reason for bias)
Sections of Pacific Crest Trail Poached by Mountain Bikers; Could Problems Arise in National Parks?
How do you keep mountain bikes out of wilderness? There are many front-country trails that lead to wilderness areas, some officially designated, others managed as de facto wilderness and waiting for the day Congress officially designates them as such.
As a few others have mentioned, they don't really care about trail designations and where they're supposed to ride and where they're not supposed to ride. Who will manage/police these situations?
Sections of Pacific Crest Trail Poached by Mountain Bikers; Could Problems Arise in National Parks?
Ray Bane mentioned a place where hikers don't compete with mtn bikers. That is called wilderness. Other trails can be used for mtn bikers, so we can all get along. He also talks of walking slowly and quietly. Thank goodness that people like him don't run parks, as I want to be able to make as much noise as I want, particularly in bear country! I also expect to be able to run if i had the ability, and no one is trying to regulate thpose activities yet i hope.
Sections of Pacific Crest Trail Poached by Mountain Bikers; Could Problems Arise in National Parks?
A question about alternate days -- how does that work with backcountry travelers? Say a hiker, or a mountain biker, wants to head off on a multi-day trip. Under an alternate day program, would they have to coordinate so they exit the backcountry on their respective "day"?
Sections of Pacific Crest Trail Poached by Mountain Bikers; Could Problems Arise in National Parks?
For the record, Point Reyes has some nice single track that flows really well with no hikers to be found.
Re. carbon poles, I was obviously stereotyping for good reason. I figured that I could use the tactics of the anti cyclists on this board. Apparently, it works just well. :)
I spent way more than a few hundred dollars on my bike, but that's completely irrelevant. I've tried hiking, it just bores me to tears.
Jim, you make some good points, but miss the obvious. If different uses are incompatible, then we can develop an alternate day approach. That way, we get to share the trails, something way fairer than keeping legitimate users out. How would you feel about it? I can guess the answer, but it's always worth asking. As for the chaos and destruction, that is pure conjecture on your part and certainly not supported by actual life experience.
NRA Appeals Ruling Blocking Concealed Carry in National Parks
any chance we can get all of you to care about getting children back into parks or reducing our carbon footprint?
Kids hardly want to play pick-up games of baseball or touch football anymore much less explore a national park. Why heck, if they're missing for more than a few minutes off the fear wracked radar screen of constant surveillance someone's liable to issue an Amber Alert. The post-modern world has not spawned the most adventurous children that civilization has ever known but don't blame them.
As for carbon footprints----how come every time I see a national park patrol vehicle stopped for any length of time it always has its engine running? Recently I watched as two LE vehicles, that were parked by the side of the road, while two rangers were chatting, were running and spouting out greenhouse gases galore the entire time. I came back 15 minutes later and the vehicles were still at it, idling away a carbon footprint the size of the Jolly Green Giant. No make that the Jolly Gray Giant.
While we're on the subject of carbon footprints how about doing something about that gas belching volcano in Lake Clark? That things throwing up enough gunk to keep Al Gore in the carbon offset business until the dawning of Aquarius. When Yellowstone blows y'all are really gonna have some egg on your face. At least the whole planet will smell that way.


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West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola was satisfied with a point at Blackburn after three tough games in a week. The Hammers rarely threatened at Ewood Park and Zola was quick to praise centre-halves James Collins and captain Matthew Upson. "The two centre-backs were vital because of the kind of play they have," said the Italian. "I think the whole team in the first half was quite bright but I knew as the game became longer and longer the team physically-wise would drop something because of the game we played on Tuesday (the controversial Carling Cup win over Millwall). "But once again we defended very well and that is something that is very important. "Considering all the circumstances I am pleased with the team. It is the third game in six days so I have to admit it was quite difficult."
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Thanks for the comments everyone! It won't be long for Fall to arrive here in Ohio and I can get out for some more fall images!
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Kurt Busch wins Bud Shootout
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It was a two-car tango at Daytona International Speedway, where the wild, pack racing was replaced Saturday night by sizzling fast speeds and a strange ending that gave Kurt Busch the win in the Budweiser Shootout.
The exhibition race was the first test on Daytona's smooth new pavement, and speeds at times hit 206 mph in a race that had a record 28 lead changes among nine drivers.
The final pass, though, was ruled illegal as Denny Hamlin was disqualified for going below the out-of-bounds line.
It made Busch, who actually crossed the finish line in second place, the first Dodge driver to win the non-points race that has opened Speedweeks for the last 33 years.
"What an unbelievable experience, this two-car draft. I had no idea what to expect going in," Busch said. "I was just going to take it one lap at a time and see how it played out."
The ruling against Hamlin by NASCAR was not controversial. The yellow-line rule has been in effect and enforced since NASCAR returned to Daytona in July 2001, nearly five months following the last-lap accident that killed Dale Earnhardt.
"I thought it was a great, three-wide finish," said Hamlin, "but obviously I used some pavement I shouldn't have."
It was instead the style of racing seen Saturday that created the most controversy as the opinions between drivers and fans differed greatly.
The racing at Daytona had for so long been a white-knuckle, bumper-to-bumper mob of race cars unable to pull away from each other. Cars could shoot through the field at will, but one small bobble often created dangerous accidents.
When the track opened last month for testing, though, teams had seemingly figured out the new NASCAR rule packages and the smooth surface at Daytona had created a new strategy of two-car racing.
So from the start of Saturday's 75-lap race, the field was quickly split into several packs of two cars. It lasted all the way to the end, when two packs of two had pulled so far away from everyone else that they were the only four drivers in contention for the win.
Ryan Newman was leading Hamlin around the oval, with Busch and Daytona 500 winner Jamie McMurray trailing close behind. Newman, as the leader, said he knew he was "a sitting duck" as he waited for Hamlin's attempted pass.
It came as they closed in on the checkered flag, when Hamlin dove low and eventually under the yellow line that circles the bottom of the track.
Busch then skirted around Newman at the top of the track, pulling McMurray with him.
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We hadn't seen something like this in more than half a century of racing at Daytona. Saturday night's Budweiser Shootout was a shocker from start to finish, writes Terry Blount. Story
If the 75-lap Budweiser Shootout took on a life of its own on the new pavement at Daytona, just imagine what the 500 will be like, writes David Newton. Story
You'd think Dale Earnhardt Jr. would be upset after crashing out of the Bud Shootout on Lap 28. But Junior was one cool customer Saturday night, writes Ed Hinton. Story
Hamlin was black-flagged and fell to 12th in the final standings, while Busch was declared the winner with McMurray and Newman finishing second and third.
Hamlin understood NASCAR's ruling.
"That yellow line's there to protect us and the fans in the stands safety. I just chose to take the safer route," he said. "Winning a Shootout's not worth sending [Newman] through the grandstands, and for me, as fast as what we're running, if I get into his left rear, that car will go airborne.
"It's a tough position. I probably should have gone high to avoid that whole thing."
Busch gushed praise on McMurray, a friend off the track who he credited for pushing him around the oval and staying on his rear bumper so that Busch could pick up his first win at Daytona.
"He was the man tonight. He stayed with us. He stayed true," Busch said. "I can't thank him enough for doing that."
McMurray, like everyone else, used the closing laps to get an idea of how next week's season-opening Daytona 500 may be won.
"It looks like third place is the place to be [on the final lap]," McMurray said. "You know the second-place guy will try to go for the win. You have to hope the guy in fourth will stay [behind] the guy who's in third."
Some drivers liked the racing, and Newman, who for years has railed against the dangers of restrictor-plate races, was in favor of the new style.
"I honestly liked the way it separated out," he said. "When you're sitting four rows deep in the middle of three wide, there's nothing you can physically do to make anything any different. When you are in those positions, or those two-car packs, you have a little more versatility to move around. I would rather it be the way it was than they way it has been at Talladega, three wide 10 rows deep."
And although hysteria often accompanies speeds that creep too close to 200 mph, McMurray said he didn't even notice a difference. NASCAR can change the size of the horsepower-sapping restrictor plates to reduce the speeds, and can do it at anytime before next Sunday's race.
"You can't tell the difference if you're going 180 or 220," McMurray said. "I never went 220, but you can't tell the difference in the speed."
But it made for an active night for the spotters, who had to coach their drivers around the track until they figured out a strategy.
"It's so hard. I've got a headache right now from just trying to be strategic," Hamlin said.
At one point, Jeff Gordon sarcastically radioed his team his take on the race.
"I figured it out," he said. "This is like playing chess on the edge of a cliff with the wind blowing 50 mph gusts."
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2011 Daytona 500
The 53rd running of the Daytona 500 is on the horizon, with a new racing surface greeting competitors heading into a new season of hope. It all begins Feb. 20 at Daytona International Speedway.
Sunday, Feb. 20
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Friday, Feb. 18
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- ESPN.com's driver No. 1: Jimmie Johnson
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- Video: Dale Earnhardt remembrance
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Thursday, Feb. 17
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- Blount: Pairs racing is here to stay
- Newton: Spotters the unsung heroes
- Racing Live! Rewind of the Daytona Duels
- Newton: Wendell Scott's story a good one
- Blount: Ty Norris remembers 2001
- Where were we, where were you when Dale died?
- Blount's team preview: Richard Childress Racing
- ESPN.com's Driver No. 2: Carl Edwards
- Video: Kurt Busch, Burton take Duels
- Video: NASCAR Now analysis of the Duels
- Video: Dale Earnhardt's winning look
Wednesday, Feb. 16
- Hinton: Michael Waltrip coming to grips
- Blount: Previewing the Daytona Duels
- Blount's team preview: Stewart-Haas Racing
- ESPN.com's driver No. 3: Jeff Gordon
- Terry Blount chat wrap
- Video: Tony Stewart interview
- Video: Rain at Daytona hampering things
- Video: SportScience on Daytona
Tuesday, Feb. 15
- Newton: Childress had to keep on racing
- Newton: Austin Dillon just right for No. 3
- Blount's team preview: Joe Gibbs Racing
- ESPN.com's driver No. 4: Denny Hamlin
- David Newton chat wrap
- Video: Roundtable on Denny Hamlin
Monday, Feb. 14
- Hinton: Safety first after Earnhardt's death
- MacGregor: Earnhardt death split eras
- Blount's team preview: Roush Fenway Racing
- ESPN.com's Driver No. 5: Kevin Harvick
- ESPN.com's Top 12 vote | Newton blog
- Video: Ford racing preview
- Video: Richard Childress Racing preview
- Video: Bud Shootout Sountrack
- Video: The Minute with Richard Childress
- Video: Rusty Wallace on new rules
- Ed Hinton chat wrap
- Special Index: 10 Years Gone
- Topics: Daytona 500
Sunday, Feb. 13
- Newton: A storybook ending at Daytona?
- Hinton: No reason to fear late 500 changes
- Blount: Is yellow line a red herring?
- Recap: Earnhardt Jr. earns 500 pole | Speeds
- Video: Dale Earnhardt Jr. excited about pole
- Video: NASCAR Now analysis of Pole Day
- ESPN.com's Driver No. 6: Kyle Busch
- Racing Live! Pole Day rewind
- Hinton: Welcome to the Nationwide big top
- McGee: Say hello to Danica 2.0
- Video: Sunday Conversation -- Earnhardt Jr.
- Video: SportScience on Daytona's pavement
Saturday, Feb. 12
- Blount: Sight to behold
- Newton: "Dancing with the Cars"
- Hinton: Junior takes crash in stride
- Video: Bud Shootout highlights
- Racing Live! Shootout rewind
- Recap: Kurt Busch wins wild Shootout | Results
- Blount's team preview: Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing
- ESPN.com's Driver No. 7: Tony Stewart
Friday, Feb. 11
- Blount: Bud Shootout promises to deliver
- Blount's team preview: Penske Racing
- ESPN.com's Driver No. 8: Kurt Busch
- Ed Hinton chat: 4 p.m. ET
- Hinton blog: Fuel injection better late than never
- Video: Will re-pave pay off?
- Video: 4-Wide: Penske Racing
Thursday, Feb. 10
- Newton: It's time to get really Silly (Season)
- Blount: World according to Mark Martin
- Hinton blog: Welcome to our cluster function
- Blount's team preview: Red Bull Racing
- ESPN.com's No. 9: Jamie McMurray
- Terry Blount chat wrap
- Video: Vickers a happy man
- Video: Edwards gets real
- Video: Danica doubling again
- Video: Martin's last waltz?
- Video: Danica doubling again
- Video: Junior in the house
- Video: Jeff Burton's ready
- Video: Jimmie on First Take
- Video: Jamie on First Take
Wednesday, Feb. 9
- Blount: Five best arguments for 2011
- Blount's team preview: MWR
- ESPN.com's No. 10: Matt Kenseth
- David Newton chat wrap
- Video: 2011 Sprint Cup sleepers
- Video: Danica Patrick's 2011 schedule
- Video: Daytona repaving time-lapse
- The Minute -- Gil Martin
Tuesday, Feb. 8
- Hinton: They're coming for Jimmie
- Blount's team preview: RPM
- ESPN.com's No. 11: Greg Biffle
- Ed Hinton chat wrap
- Video: Chasing JJ roundtable
- Video: McMurray's magic ride
- Video: The Minute -- Denny Hamlin
- Video: Freddie the fish tames Daytona
Monday, Feb. 7
- Hinton: The sun also rises on NASCAR
- Blount's team preview: Best of the rest
- ESPN.com's Top 12 drivers vote
- Newton blog: How -- and why -- we voted
- ESPN.com's No. 12: Kasey Kahne
- McGee's Power Rankings: Hard to beat Jimmie
- Ryan McGee chat wrap
- Video: The Minute -- Mike Helton
- Video: Changes for 2011
- Video: Chad Knaus is ready
- Video: 4-Wide Roundtable: Red Bull Racing
- Topics: Daytona 500


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Riches, Philip (2012) Sensitivity analysis of permeability parameters of bovine nucleus pulposus obtained through inverse fitting of the nonlinear biphasic equation : effect of sampling strategy. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 15 (1). pp. 29-36.
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Permeability controls the fluid flow into and out of soft tissue, and plays an important role in maintaining the health status of such tissue. Accurate determination of the parameters that define permeability is important for the interpretation of models that incorporate such processes. This paper describes the determination of strain-dependent permeability parameters from the nonlinear biphasic equation from experimental data of different sampling frequencies using the Nelder–Mead simplex method. The ability of this method to determine the global optimum was assessed by constructing the whole manifold arising from possible parameter combinations. Many parameter combinations yielded similar fits with the Nelder–Mead algorithm able to identify the global maximum within the resolution of the manifold. Furthermore, the sampling strategy affected the optimum values of the permeability parameters. Therefore, permeability parameter estimations arising from inverse methods should be utilised with the knowledge that they come with large confidence intervals.
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ID code: | 34537 |
Keywords: | sensitivity analysis, permeability, parameters, bovine nucleus pulposus, inverse, nonlinear biphasic equation, intervertebral disc, poroelastic, articular cartilage, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Computer Science Applications, Human-Computer Interaction |
Subjects: | Technology > Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > Bioengineering |
Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Bioengineering |
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Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
Date Deposited: | 09 Nov 2011 16:05 |
Last modified: | 05 Sep 2014 13:23 |
URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/34537 |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- According to the info on Hokusei's website, this product is still at prototype stage, but will hopefully go into production soon. It looks really promising. There's some info here: http://www.hokusei-japan.com/ikechan...p-hv-prt1.html I've heard on the grapevine that the plane will be manufactured by Skywing to Hokusei's specifications. With Hokusei's extensive experience with EPP aeroplane design and Skywing's cutting edge design and manufacture, it should be a great product. I really look forward to the release of this product as when I used to fly smaller EPP planes, my favourite plane was Hokusei's Ultima BX. It had the great combination of beautiful precision and full-on feral dynamics. |
Mar 23, 2012, 07:40 PM | |
I'm happy with the appearance of the plane. When it's in the air and flying it will look better I am sure.
I just found some more info on this plane. Hokusei have changed prototype #1 to create prototype #2 as shown on this page with plenty of nice photos: http://www.hokusei-japan.com/ikechan...p-hv-prt2.html I really like the colour scheme, as it's a classic Hoksuei Ultima scheme and the underside looks really, really great. To my eye, this has got to be one of the nicest looking EPP models (almost) available. BTW You can clearly see in the photos that this plane benefits from Skywing's latest fuselage design changes which adds more carbon fibre and various other things. I simply can't wait to get my hands on one of these . |
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The Hokusei China website now lists the product, so it must be really close to being released. http://www.hokusei-china.com/P%20P%2...20EPP%20HV.htm
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I've been very busy lately, so I only just finished building the plane after spending a few hours on it tonight. It looks really great!
The AUW is 1195g. I put the following gear in it: Hengli 3542 850kV motor (bestvaluerc.com) APC 13x6.5e prop Turnigy Plush 40A ESC Turnigy 3S2200 40c lipos MG14 servos Long CF servo arms (bestvaluerc.com) Hitec Optima 7 receiver with the SPC port taking the voltage directly from the lipo, to avoid those nasty Spektrum brownouts . The weather looks good for tomorrow, so Nac and I will try to get some video. Here are some pics of the completed plane; sorry that they look similar to the previous photos I posted. |
Apr 21, 2012, 09:32 AM | |
Some pics and video from today
Despite having a very tough week at work and feel pretty tired, I maidened the Ultima today. I flew a couple of flights to trim it out and explore its characteristics. It flies very crisply and has a very fast roll rate. It is not as easy to 3D as a Skywing MXS, but it is intended as an F3A/3D hybrid, so it behaves as expected. We decided to shoot some video on flight number 3. The flight didn't last particularly long.
http://vimeo.com/40765809 |
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Hmm, this has some potential. Looks pretty good so far, I had one of the older Hokusei Ultima's and it has been the worst plane I ever owned. The last time attempted to fly it it was headed into the top of a big tree and all I did was give it wot and plowed all the way through the branches and drove it into the ground. Stripped the gear and put it in another plane. But this one here looks a hundred times better, looking forward to more vids GJ.
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Andre "Linux IDE Guy" Hedrick on Proposed CPRM in IDE Drives
The T13 committee is considering a proposal to embed a copy control system called CPRM in ATA hard drives. The proposed modifications to the ATA specification are available online.
Since the CPRM specification is available only on paper, can you describe CPRM briefly for us?
My understanding and best guess is the Motion Picture Association wants to create a "pay-per-view" infrastructure for digital content on the Internet.
We currently have : theaters pay per view video-rental/purchase not pay per view cable not pay per view dish-networks not pay per view They appear to want : Internet downloads pay per view w/ counter more pay per view
Basically they may want to charge you for every usage of content, regardless of whether you purchased it already.
What is meant by a "CPRM application" and "CPRM content?"
CPRM content: a file which paranoid people do not want you to have the ablity to view/use how you wish.
CPRM application: a program/tool/driver that you pay a license fee to obtain or create, regardless. It is the barrier used to write or read encrypted content to prevent general use of that which is yours.
CPRM layer on ATA device <-> driver(host/os) <-> CPRM application
The application will generally have the decoder.
How will CPRM affect an ordinary desktop or server Linux user?
If it is never allowed to be executed, no effect. If it is executed, hope you backed up your stuff first.
Will I be able to install and run Linux normally on a CPRM drive if I choose not to use any CPRM applications?
Yes, in principle. On a PC, there are 31 seconds that pass when you push the power button on, during which the BIOS is in control. Without very special tricks that I have not created yet, but have an idea how to, you can not control what happens during that window before Linux takes over.
Will you need to modify the Linux IDE subsystem to handle CPRM drives?
Initially Linux may have to filter the return content of the IDENTIFY page from the device to prevent checking of the feature. An application that tries to use CPRM will abort.
The CPRM command-set is most likely to be in the "RAW-IO" class of device access. Only the contiguous nature of the content to be placed on the media only makes this method of access practical. Linux does not support RAW-IO video streaming to date.
Would you need to modify the Linux IDE subsystem if CPRM applications for Linux became available?
CPRM might require changes to: ./linux/fs/* && ./linux/block/??*.x && ./linux/ide/ide-*.x && ./linux/cdrom/cdrom.x && ./linux/scsi/??*.x &&
I just do not know the depth of the mess that would be needed to support it.
Why will CPRM force some embedded Linux vendors to rewrite their software?
They will be required to write an entire ATA driver replacement and any other filesystem layer needed to handle the calls. These can only be implemented as loadable modules, if the terms of GPL are followed.
Will dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb still work?
Yes, but the data may transfer in its encrypted form, so you can not read it or recover it to a different drive.
A dd-cprm program to copy the data unencrypted would have to exist and this is what CPRM proponents do not want to happen.
Is there anything about CPRM that keeps you from making a copy of CD audio on your hard drive, using existing software?
Not that I know of yet, but remember that this is embedded in the device. If the device is CPRM enabled, it may only allow you to access the content with a CPRM tool. Now the game begins...the content is yours, but you can not use it.
Will you be able to completely disable CPRM at the driver level, so that a CPRM drive acts like a non-CPRM drive, even if CPRM applications try to send it CRPM commands?
In principle I can stop it in the driver if it goes throught the normal IO layers. All of this is dependent on making an exemption to the "Unix Policy of No Policies", to filter or block this command.
Are you the only voice of reason and freedom on the T13 committee, or are other members against CPRM too?
No, there was one other company that was against it, and they are Linux friendly. The majority were on the sidelines to get more advice on the issue. I can not name them yet because I need to get their permission.
What is the one thing that bothers you the most about the CPRM proposal?
The very nature of the feature set enable. There is a concatenation of the first five taskfile registers to create a 39-bit and not a 40-bit enable passcode. The last bit is defined as always 0. Thus this leads one to question if there is a back door when the last bit is set to 1 and the other 39 bits are set to a certain value. Is it possible for the LC4 gang to enable certain undocumented features?
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New Delhi: Rural Development Ministry, which steers a number of flagship programme like MNREGA and PMGSY, has got an allocation of Rs 80,194 crore for 2013-14 fiscal.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said that it was a 46 percent increase in budget of Rural Development Ministry, which could spend Rs 55000 crore in the current fiscal.
The Ministry was allocated Rs 75000 crore in the 2012-13 budget, but it could not spend the entire amount meant for upliftment of rural poor.
Chidambaram said the government's ambitious rural job scheme--MNREGA-- will get Rs 33,000 crore, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) will get Rs 21,700 crore and rural housing scheme--Indira Awas Yojana-- will get Rs 15,184 crore in the next fiscal.
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Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said the allocation for PMGSY was Rs 24000 crores but the Ministry could spend only Rs 10000 crores.
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Drinking Water and Sanitation Ministry, which was part of Rural Development Ministry, also got an increased allocation in the budget.
Chidambaram said, "Clean drinking water and sanitation have a number of beneficial externalities. I propose to allocate Rs 15,260 crore to the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, as against the Revised Estimate of Rs 13000 crore in the current year".
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