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Why Growstuff is Open Source
This was originally posted on the new Growstuff blog, which I set up the other day. I also set up a fortnightly newsletter, to which you should subscribe if you want to keep up with what's happening with Growstuff as we count down to our public launch, in (eep!) about 2-and-a-bit months.
My background is in open source software, and I've been using and producing it for almost twenty years. Sometimes it's easy to live in the open source bubble, and fail to notice that there are areas where open source software is not common or standard. Over the past few months, working on Growstuff, I've attended a number of events for social enterprises and sustainability, and checked out dozens of websites aimed at food gardeners or people trying to live more sustainable lives. Venturing outside my former bubble, I've found that open source software is the exception rather than the rule in these areas, so I thought it would be a good idea to talk about why Growstuff is open source, and why we think it's important.
It'd be traditional at this point to talk about what open source software is, and to give a quick definition. But open source is at least three things, and each needs its own explanation.
First of all, open source is a political movement that aims to change the power balance between software creators and software users. When you use traditional software, you have to take it as-is. If you don't like it, you have few options. Software makers can change the software any way they like, charge you what they want for it, or withdraw their support for it at any time. You're locked in an unequal relationship with them, where they hold all the power. Open source software gives power back to the users, letting them — us — understand how it works, use the software how we want, modify it if we need to, and access it regardless of who we are, where we're from, or how rich we happen to be.
It does this through special software licenses. You've probably clicked "Accept" on a lot of software licenses in your time, and open source licenses are just like this, except that they offer you (as a software user) a bunch of rights, where other licenses typically take them away. An open source license says that you have the right to use the software for any purpose whatsoever. It says that you're allowed to read the source code — the underlying program that makes the software run — and to change it if you need to, to suit your needs. It says that you can share the software freely, passing it on to friends or colleagues without having to pay license fees or worry that the software creator will come after you. In some cases (as in the license Growstuff uses) it says that if you modify the software and share it with others, you must use the same open source license, to make sure that people down the line have the same rights you do, and to share the love as widely as possible.
Finally, by changing the balance of power between software creators and users, and enshrining that greater equality in a formal document, we open ourselves up to a more collaborative way of working. Software creators and users are able to come together to build the software they need, and users can even contribute directly to the software itself, by modifying the source code and offering their changes back to the original creator. Over the years, open source software developers have learned all kinds of effective ways to work together as distributed, often international teams, and to engage their user communities in developing something that they really want to use and in which they feel a sense of ownership.
So what's this got to do with social enterprise, sustainability, and Growstuff? In my mind, open source, sustainability, and social enterprise are closely intertwined, to the point where I feel that choosing open source is a vital part of the whole picture.
When we talk about social enterprises — businesses that hope to achieve a social good through their business activities — we seldom look at their software practices. But the choice of software to use, or decision to develop software under a closed or open model, has a social impact, just as do the choice of environmentally friendly materials for physical manufacturing, or the decision to employ people from disadvantaged backgrounds. We expect social enterprises to follow ethical business practices; why not expect them to follow software practices that support equal access, transparency, and accountability?
When it comes to sustainability, it's about more than changing your light bulbs or using a fancy water bottle. Sustainability's about developing communities and ways of living and working that can survive and thrive in the long term. Open source is a sustainable way of building software. If a company that writes closed software goes under, the software dies with it, but an open source software project can live long beyond the people or institutions that started it. Since there's a broad community of people familiar with the software, who know how to read and modify its source code, new developers can step up. An open source project is one that builds community and resilience against all kinds of change: exactly what sustainability is about!
These are the reasons why we think it's important that Growstuff be open source. We want to work openly and ethically, in collaboration with our members, building a community that feels a sense of ownership and deep involvement in the software that runs our website. We want other projects, especially those working in similar areas, to be able to look at what we're doing and learn from us, through reading or re-using our source code. We want to know that if something happens to Growstuff itself, a new Growstuff — or a hundred new Growstuffs — could sprout up, and that people could continue to benefit from what we've built far into the future.


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Political satirist and bestselling author Al Franken will speak at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall. His presentation, "Al Franken: On Politics," will be simulcast in 1 and 2 Robertson. A Princeton University I.D. is required for entry into Dodds.
Franken is the author most recently of "Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them -- A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right." A Harvard graduate, he served as a fellow at the Kennedy School of Government's Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy in 2003. He also has written "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations," "Why Not Me? The Making and the Unmaking of the Al Franken Presidency," "Oh, the Things I Know!" and "I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!"
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McMinn's Color Atlas of Head and Neck Anatomy is the only large format atlas of the human head and neck, incorporating outstanding dissections, osteology, and radiographic and surface anatomy images. Bari M. Logan, Patricia Reynolds, and Ralph T. Hutchings present a "road map" reference to the structures of the head and neck, ideal for study or exam review. New dissections and double page spreads provide detailed depictions for additional and more specific areas. The more complex dissections are accompanied by explanatory artwork and all dissections are accompanied by notes and commentaries. Reference lists and dental anesthesia information are incorporated into appendices at the back of the book. All in all, this is a beautiful and thorough atlas of the whole head and neck region.
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Materials & Technique: textiles, batik on silk
Utopia Station is situated 240km north-east of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. In 1978, an adult education program of driving, sewing and batik was introduced. Jenny Green and Julia Murray taught the batik classes, which proved to be very popular, and led to an exhibition in Alice Springs in 1980. A number of visiting artists including Inga Hunter and Linda Jackson have introduced other techniques such as screen-printing. About 80 women contribute, usually working in family groups from the 14 outstations. The batiks are spread between cardboard boxes, or stretched over their legs, the wax being heated in metal pots on open fires, situated in the centre of the group. Most of the women use the tjanting wax pen, which contributes to their fluid and spontaneous designs. Inspiration comes from the surrounding country with the use of flowers, plants and animals. Some artists prefer the stylised representations of women preparing for ceremonies and patterns made on the ground from dancing.
(See Brody A, 1990, Utopia: A Picture Story, Heytesbury Holdings Ltd, Perth)
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October 2003 Site of the Month
LOBO, The Library Online Basic Orientation
Authors: Josh Boyer, Kim Duckett, Cindy Levine, Megan Oakleaf, and Darby Orcutt
Interviewer: Diane Dallis
LOBO is an introduction to library research tutorial developed by NCSU Libraries. Developed on the research process model, it includes modules covering the steps through which students progress as they search for information for research papers. Interactive components that illustrate complex concepts are integrated into the tutorial.
Interview with tutorial author:
Q. What was the motivation for creating LOBO?
A. In 1997, the first LOBO tutorial was launched as a part of the Freshman Composition course at NC State. By 2001, the original version of LOBO no longer met the requirements of that course. Problems with the first LOBO included a linear, "claustrophobic" design, a focus on concepts rather than skills, and text-heavy pages. Instructors no longer assigned LOBO to their students. Instead they requested one-hour, in-person instruction sessions. With 100 sections of Freshman Composition to cover each semester, we quickly realized that in-person instruction was not feasible. We also were frustrated with the content limits of a one-shot instruction session.
We were faced with three problems. Students were not learning the skills they needed to complete library research assignments. Instructors had limited options for providing students with the instruction they needed within the confines of their curriculum. Librarians were struggling to meet the instruction needs, but recognized that staffing and time limits made an in-person instruction option impossible.
To solve these problems, we decided to recreate LOBO. We created a brand new tutorial with modular design, organized around the research process. We weighted content towards student skills and focused less on conceptual ideas. We incorporated rich content and point-of-use tools within the modules of LOBO including Keyword and Citation Builders, viewlets, wizards, and interactive questions that encourage higher-order thinking skills: analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Finally, we incorporated online synchronous student-librarian communication.
Q. How long did the entire creation process take?
A. The first step in the creation process was the development of an outline. The outline was developed in a number of hours, but was based on years of two librarians' experience in teaching in general and library instruction of Freshman Composition courses in particular. Once an outline was created and the decision to create an entirely new LOBO was made, the project took 4 months.
By drawing on interests and talents wherever we found them, we were able to work very quickly. Five reference and distance learning librarians made up the "core" LOBO team. Because of administrative support and the very visible nature of LOBO, we received generous support from other departments in the library. In addition, Freshman Composition instructors cooperated with our efforts by contributing specialized content.
Additions and improvements to LOBO are ongoing, as is training of Freshman Composition instructors who integrated LOBO modules into their courses.
Q. What were some of the technological challenges you faced?
A. Technological challenges included learning Qarbon ViewletBuilder software and working within the HTML template we created. Another challenge is the "cookie" technology used to generate the completed worksheet. Many students have computers that do not accept cookies, and that can be a difficulty.
Q. What support, if any, did you get to assist you in the creation of the tutorial?
A. As noted above, various departments within the NCSU Libraries and a number of Freshman Composition instructors assisted the core LOBO team of five reference and distance learning librarians. While we did not receive monetary or other additional support for tutorial creation, our colleagues were definitely "rooting" for us! Since the launch of the new LOBO, the director of the Freshman Composition program has continued to be supportive of the project, providing opportunities for librarians to train new instructors in the use of LOBO in their classrooms.
Q. What technologies did you use to create the tutorial?
A. We used Dreamweaver as our primary web-authoring tool since we have a license and broad familiarity with the software within the NCSU Libraries. Our "page turner" scripts were written in JavaScript and the Keyword Builder and Citation Builder were written in PHP. Qarbon ViewletBuilder was used to create "show me" animations throughout the tutorial.
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THE angels stood before God's throne to take down his gifts to men.
One said, "What shall I take to the little child?"
God said, "A long cloudless day in which there shall be no rain, to play in."
And one said, "What shall I take to the woman?"
And God said, "The touch of a little child upon her breast."
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God said, "He has all things, let him enjoy."
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Saw ST Into Darkness the other day. It was a very entertaining movie and I really liked the chemistry between the crew. I also enjoyed the villain quite a bit too. I think I'd like to see it in the theaters again at some point.
My wife and I also saw The Great Gatsby tonight. Thought that it was very well done, but my only complaint was that they went a little overboard with the special effects. I kinda wished they would've dialed it back a bit. Its been awhile since I read the book, so I'm not sure how closely it followed it.


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Enterprise virtualization software vendor VMWare (VMW)
this afternoon reported Q3 revenue in line with analysts' estimates and earnings per share that topped consensus, while projecting Q4 and year revenue slightly light of consensus. The company also named a Microsoft (MSFT) vet its new CFO.
Revenue in the three months ended in June rose to $1.13 billion, yielding EPS of 70 cents.
Analysts had been modeling $1.14 billion and 63 cents.
For the current quarter, the company sees revenue in a range of $1.26 billion to $1.29 billion, versus the consensus $1.28 billion. For the year, the company sees revenue in a range of $4.57 billion to $4.6 billion, versus the consensus $4.59 billion.
VMWare said it named Microsoft veep, formerly Skype CFO Jonathan Chadwick its new CFO.
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Designed to introduce you to a survey of screen-printing techniques including hand-cut, painted and photographic stencils and multi-color printing. This course is an introduction examination of water-based serigraphic techniques, concentrating in process and aesthetic development. Monotype and monoprint techniques will also be discussed. A series of critiques, group discussions, research and information gathering assignments, lectures and demonstrations complement studio work. This course is normally offered in the spring semester.


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About Jeff Masters
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 1:56 AM GMT on February 12, 2007
The Arctic is a region particularly sensitive to climate change, since temperatures are, on average, near the freezing point of water. Slight shifts in the average temperature can greatly change the amount of ice and snow cover in the region, due to feedback processes. For example, as sea ice melts in response to rising temperatures, more of the dark ocean is exposed, allowing it to absorb more of the sun's energy. This further increases air temperatures, ocean temperatures, and ice melt in a process know as the "ice-albedo feedback" (albedo means how much sunlight a surface reflects). The 20% loss in Arctic sea ice in summer since 1979 has given rise to concerns that this "ice-albedo feedback" has taken hold and will amplify until the Arctic Ocean is entirely ice-free later this century. Should we be concerned? Has the Arctic been this warm in the past and the sea ice survived? The answers are yes, and yes.
Figure 1. Annual average change in near surface air temperature from stations on land relative to the average for 1961-1990, for the region from 60 to 90° north. Image credit: The Arctic Climate Impacts Assessment (ACIA).
The past 100 years
The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA), published in November 2004, was a uniquely detailed study of Arctic climate compiled by 300 scientists over three years. The study found that while temperatures in the Arctic have increased significantly since 1980 (Figure 1), there was also a period in the 1930s and 1940s when temperatures were almost as warm. If one defines the Arctic as lying poleward of 62.5° north latitude (Polyakov, 2003), the 1930s and 1940s show up being warmest period in the past 100 years. Looking at Figure 1, one cannot dismiss the possibility that temperatures in the Arctic oscillate in a 50-year period, and we are due for a cooling trend that will take temperatures below normal by 2030.
However, the period since 1980 was a time when the entire globe (except the bulk of Antarctica) warmed, and the 1930s and 1940s were not. Thus, the 1930s and 1940s warming in the Arctic is thought to be fundamentally different. Furthermore, the past 20 consecutive years have all been above normal in temperature, whereas during the 1930s and 1940s there were a few cooler than average years interspersed with the very warm years. A detailed breakdown by month and region of the 100-year history of Arctic temperatures was performed by Overland et al. (2004). They found no evidence of a 50-year cycle in Arctic temperatures, and concluded that the warming since 1980 was unique. However, they stopped short of blaming the recent warming on human-emitted greenhouse gases (anthropogenic forcing). The ACIA, though, concluded that humans were likely to blame for the recent Arctic warming, but not definitely:
It is suggested strongly that whereas the earlier warming was natural internal climate-system variability, the recent surface air temperature changes are a response to anthropogenic forcing. There is still need for further study before it can be firmly concluded that the increase in Arctic temperatures over the past century and/or past few decades is due to anthropogenic forcing."
This is the first in a series of five blogs on climate change in the Arctic that will appear every Monday and Thursday over the next two weeks. Next blog: The skeptics attack the ACIA report--and how the position of the pole star is indicative of Arctic climate change.
Also, be sure to visit our new Climate Change blog, written by Dr. Ricky Rood of the University of Michigan.
Jeff Masters
Overland, J.E, M.C. Spillane, D.B. Percival, M. Wang, H.O. Mofjeld (2004), "Seasonal and Regional Variation of Pan-Arctic Surface Air Temperature over the Instrumental Record", Journal of Climate, 17:17, pp3263-3282, September 2004.
Polyakov, V., et al. (2003), "Variability and Trends of Air Temperature and Pressure in the Maritime Arctic, 1875-2000", Journal of Climate, 16, 2067-2077.
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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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Throughout the history of religions and cultures, objects used in cults, rituals, and sacred ceremonies have almost always been of both utilitarian and symbolic natures. Ceremonial and ritualistic objects have been utilized as a means for establishing or maintaining communication between the sacred (the transcendent, or supernatural, realm) and the profane (the realm of time, space, and cause and effect). On occasion, such objects have been used to compel the sacred (or divine) realm to act or react in a way that is favourable to the participants of the ... (100 of 11,343 words)


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In "Decision Time," Editor Brian Lovett shares a scenario from his 20-plus years hunting turkeys. Each hinges on a critical decision. Post what choice you would have made, and then see how things actually turned out.
Conclusion: Pasture Blaster
The edge cover was thick, but it was also noisy and didn't allow for much movement. I'd probably sound like the Russian infantry and look like an elephant seal trying to slip closer to the birds.
So I waited and suffered. Good thing I did, too. Seconds after I'd considered moving, a little blue head popped up and glared at me suspiciously. The hen stayed 15 to 20 steps away for what seemed like an hour.
She must have been the vanguard for the breeding party, because the rest of the flock slowly walked up the field edge into range. When a strutter separated himself from the pack, I clucked once, shot him and then tried to untangle myself from the thorny mess I'd gotten myself into.
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How to Solo Like Angus Young, Jimmy Page and Tony Iommi
Regarded by many as the three most vital purveyors of pure hard rock/heavy metal sonic evil, AC/DC's Angus Young, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi have each forged a distinct, instantly recognizable guitar style and sound.
After decades of dedicated service, all three players continue to influence countless up-and-coming metalheads the world over, and an in-depth study of each guitarist's distinct musical personality is mandatory for any aspiring hard rock player.
Young, Page and Iommi share a few similarities in their respective crafts.
All three have relied on Gibson solidbody/dual-humbucker-style guitars for the majority of their careers, inspiring signature models of their respective axes: Angus Young has favored Gibson SG-type guitars and has his own Gibson signature model; Jimmy Page is most closely associated with the 1959 sunburst Les Paul, replicated in limited quantity by Gibson (with a retail price of more than $20,000); and Tony Iommi's long association with the '61 SG led to the creation of the similarly designed Gibson Tony Iommi model (as well as the custom-made SG-type Patrick Eggle and JayDee models that Iommi also uses). When soloing, all three guitarists most often use the bridge pickup.
Armed with their respective axes, the three defined the sound of metal in the late Sixties and early Seventies by relying on specific amplification: Jimmy Page favors Marshall SLP-1959 100-watt amps modified with KT-88 tubes, while also employing Voxes, Hiwatts, Fender Super Reverbs and Orange amps.
Angus Young has generally used Marshall 100-watt "Plexi" models along with JTM-45 "Plexis." Iommi is also known for his use of Marshall and Orange gear and has long been a fan of Laney amplification; he even has his own Laney 100-watt signature amplifier.
Another commonality among the three guitar gods is their choice of scale for soloing. In the spirit of their American blues guitar heroes, all three rely most heavily on the minor pentatonic scale. FIGURE 1a shows the A minor pentatonic scale (A C D E G) played in fifth position; FIGURE 1b shows the same scale as played in an extended pattern that traverses the neck from the third fret to the 12th. The root notes are circled in each figure; once you have become familiar with these fingering patterns, be sure to move them to all other keys.
Let's now look at these two patterns one octave and 12 frets higher: FIGURE 2a depicts A minor pentatonic played in 17th position while FIGURE 2b shows an extended pattern that spans the 15th–22nd frets, ending with a whole step bend from D to E. Young, Page and Iommi all cover the highest reaches of the neck in many of their solos, so be sure to practice the minor pentatonic scales in every key and all over the fretboard.
Angus Young
With his comedic school-boy outfit and hyperenergetic stage antics, Angus Young has been both celebrated and reviled for his over-the-top persona. But in truth, he is simply one of the greatest rock soloists ever. His intense, exciting playing style is equal parts adrenaline, blues rock fire, and precision, all of it spiked with a crash-and-burn attitude. In other words, it's hard rock at its absolute best.
One of Young's greatest solos is the one he recorded in the AC/DC classic, "You Shook Me All Night Long" (Back in Black). FIGURE 3 presents a solo played in this style: it's played over a repeating I-IV-V-IV chord progression in the key of G—G-C-D-C—and is based primarily on the G minor pentatonic scale (G Bb C D F); bars 1–4 are played in third position, and then the next phrase shifts one octave higher to 15th position in bars 5–8.
The figure begins with a whole-step bend from C to D on the G string that is sustained and played with vibrato for three beats. Use your ring finger to fret the note and both your ring and middle fingers to push the string, with the middle finger one fret behind the ring finger. This two-finger bending technique is known as reinforced fingering and is used extensively by Young as well as Page and Iommi.
The first note in FIGURE 3 is a prime example of Young's signature bend vibrato: upon bending the string with the ring and middle fingers (the index finger may also be used to help push the string for additional strength and support), the bend is then repeatedly released partially—somewhere between a quarter step and a half step—and restored to a whole step ("full") in quick, even rhythm.
When executing this type of bend vibrato, you'll find that it helps to push your fret-hand thumb against the top side of the neck, as this provides leverage for the fingers that are pushing and releasing the string. Young's vibrato is relatively fast and not very wide and will require practice and keen listening to emulate authentically.
The C-to-D bend is followed with an index-finger barre across the top two strings at the third fret, and in bar 2 the pinkie frets F (second string/sixth fret), followed by the same reinforced ring-finger bend and release on C (third string/fifth fret). At the end of bar 2, after fretting the G note, roll the tip of the ring finger from the fourth string over to the fifth string and then back. This "finger roll" may take some practice to get used to, but it's a very useful technique that is worth learning.
What makes a solo like this great is its simplicity and melodic quality. Each idea is balanced against the next in an effortless way, and the overall result is a memorable solo that one could easily sing—an earmark of every great hard rock guitar solo.
Beginning in bar 5 of FIGURE 3, the second half of the solo relates to the first half in that it also leads off with a sustained bend, this time from a high F, the flatted seventh, to G, the root note, which is played vibrato in a similar manner. When playing minor pentatonic licks like these in high positions, many blues, blues/rock and hard rock players adopt a three-finger approach—index-middle-ring—for the majority of their licks, presumably because of the closeness of the frets. Young, however, chooses to use his pinkie in many of his licks, regardless of his fretboard position.
I wrap the solo up in bar 8 by switching to a riff based on G major pentatonic (G A B D E). A staple of blues soloing is to alternate between the "sweet" sound of major pentatonic and the darker sound of minor pentatonic, and Young does just this in many of his solos.
Another great example of Young's masterful soloing can be heard on the title track to Back in Black. FIGURE 4 shows a solo played in a similar style. This example is played over a simple repeating chord progression in the key of E: E-D-A (I-fVII-IV). The majority of the solo is based on the E minor pentatonic scale (E G A B D), although I begin with a phrase that incorporates notes from the E Dorian mode (E F# G A B C# D) by including the sixth, C#. The placement of this pitch is critical in relation to the accompanying chord progression, as it lands on the A chord, and C# is the major third of A.
Like FIGURE 3, the goal with this example is to illustrate Young's clear sense of melody and melodic development: FIGURE 4 begins with a "hooky" phrase that is developed by descending the G string in a similar manner across the first two bars. At bar 3, I jump up to the 12th-position E minor pentatonic "box" pattern, beginning with a high D-to-E bend and vibrato that is sustained through the first two beats of the bar, followed by a fast phrase based on descending 16th-note triplets.
The solo then stays rooted in 12th position through the remainder of bar 3, all the way to the end of bar 7. As with the high-position pentatonic licks in the previous example, the majority of these licks may be played comfortably with three fingers.
Particularly noteworthy is the classic lightning-fast blues/rock/metal run that spans bar 7 of FIGURE 4: based entirely on descending 16th-note triplets, the run begins with a pull-off from a high G (first string/15th fret) to E (12th fret) followed by D (second string/15th fret). The next 16th-note triplet starts one note lower, on E, and is followed by a pull-off from D to B (15th fret to 12th fret). The pattern of starting one note lower with each subsequent 16th-note triplet and using pull-offs wherever possible is repeated throughout the run.
As the solo develops, analyze each beat and notice how the progression of the lines contributes to the overall phrase. Young is a master of "phrase-ology," a skill/gift that lends an almost effortless quality to his solos and the feeling of constantly pushing the music forward and telling a story.


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So, put your thinking caps on and create a layout using color combinations you wouldn't normally use. I'll be looking forward to seeing what kinds of combinations you come up with. Just remember to play and have FUN!
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This is mine: Color Challenge 11-17-12
Saturday Color Challenge 11-17-12
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Posted 17 November 2012 - 09:27 AM
I thought this would be a whole lot harder, but you were right, Theresa: it was easy peasy. I've started an album of our Italy vacation, and these two pages use colors I don't normally put together, so here is my contribution: Spanish Steps and Trevi. Thanks for a fun challenge!
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Posted 18 November 2012 - 03:37 AM
Why don't I use purple and yellow together ...... Bees Knees!
Posted 18 November 2012 - 06:14 PM
Good challenge Teresa I'll have to put my thinking cap on as there are a few colour combinations I don't use
Posted 18 November 2012 - 06:56 PM
This sounds a good challenge.. will see how my week goes for getting a layout created for this.
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Settlers of Ganareth has been a big controversy for Dark and Light. Today in the first of two Q&As, we concentrate on squarely on the prequel/beta that is currently under way.
MMORPG.com: If our hype-meter is any estimate, Settlers of Ganareth has fallen short of some players expectations. Why do you believe this is?
The Dark & Light Team: We feel this is because many of our fans were waiting for Dark and Light, and Settlers of Ganareth is not as deep and complete as Dark and Light will be. Thus, some players may have been disappointed by SoG. We would like to remind players that SoG has been offered for free in order to start pressing the ground of Ganareth, that is, exploring this huge world and conquering territories.
You can read the article here.
Dana Massey
Formerly of MMORPG.com
Currently Lead Designer for Bit Trap Studios
MMORPG.com: Are you still on target for your announced release date?
Dark and Light Team: We are still on target at the moment.
Ya, WhatEVER !!! More lies and misleading by the DnL team. After 4 years, this mmorpg is still very far away from a completed release.
After the last patch they botched, I cannot even log in anymore . . . again. I've given SoG a very fair chance. I've followed the game since 2003 with such high hopes. I realize SoG is a prelude that is not complete, but it is an alpha build of a game that is over 4 years old. If SoG is all they've done in that time, how will they have DnL ready by April? Sorry, it's not going to happen, not for players like me who are expecting to see all the features they promised, without all the bugs.
"the server now regularly welcomes numerous simultaneous players for free game sessions.
LOL!!! Now there's a definitive answer! Numerous simultaneous players. Does that mean, before, they game irregularly welcomed single players for free game sessions?
At least they are honest.
Are you still on target for your announced release date?
"We are still on target at the moment (but we may fall behind schedule next week/month lol)."
at least they are calling it a beta now....
but they still have a LOT of work to do in the next 3 months
Most of mature, wealthy and well-known game companies like blizzard, Turbine aren't making revolutionary games. Pain linear game play rules the whole industry, even with the newest game "DDO".
At the same time, those un-mature, poor and newb companies like Farlans who dare to make sounds-like-revolutionary games such as dark and light or dark fall etc, are such a joke.
Now, big companies are getting more and more used to feed us with linear online single ass sucking games with show-off graphics.
No, how can we let this happen? Those who making mmorpg, should consider themself as making WORLDs, like the old Origin did. So don't bother us with the mutiplayer vs computer A.I & resetting world games, and we should support the company who still dare to make revolutionary games here, mentally
Never thought I would see a company that would make SOE look honest, ethical, competent, and caring. Compared to this BS though SOE has my undying respect.
I miss DAoC
I'm quite impressed that MMORPG.com came with such hard hitting questions. I don't think you'd see such direct questioning and near insults to the game from any other wimpy site like IGN.com or GameSpot.
I spent two months on the forums excitedly awaiting more info and news.. then when I somehow was lucky enough to get into SoG it only took about an hour for me to go.. oh lord not again..
This game is ALPHA to call this crap beta would be a compliment, if they release in april as planned then plan on getting ripped off big time. This team can't even release a PATCH without messing it up and that says alot for the future. They are slow to fix and develop content.
I don't know about you guys, but what is it about computer developers that make them think it's ok to release half arsed uncompleted work and fix it a year later on our dime. That's called fraud in any other biz.
Yes yes this is not the real game, however, if they release even by the end of the year it will be too soon and you'll get just what I experienced.. another unfinished, never will be finished, dying game.
Three words,
sure the game has alot of bugs.
this game's world is so big its going to take time to find them all. i am sure we have only tuched about 1/100 of the bugs.
i can tell that this game is going to be one of the best MMORPG's to come out.
and they will get all the bugs fixed. i can spend most of my time just exporing this game.
i have made it to the SOG first level cap of 35. and the PVP has been fun.
now with lots of new forts with the last update. and even some quests if you know where to look.
guild have alot of say in this game there putting alot in to this game that no other game has even tried to do.
like guild created content.
when its running more stable most of the poeple that are crying about this game will be eating there words.
it seems to me they have so much to put in to this game there only putting little things in at a time. to check to see if its bugged or not.
kind of like building a computer you only put the main parts in ( video, memory,CPU,motherboard, PSU) to make sure they all work before you start adding in alot of other stuff.
you have GOT to be kidding me!!! I didnt think that a company could get so low as to spout the BS they are now. Dont they realize tons of ppl read their forums? Dont they realize thousands tried out their "work in progress"? To spout the outandout total BS like they did is totally incredible. A new low for all devs in the mmorpg genre.
Yes, they are finally calling it a beta. One shining truthful light.
Newbies "dont have to start quests right away".......THERE ARE NO QUESTS!
What got me the most was the comment about the players helping to make the game.(the game is supposed to be ready btw - this is just a freebie - the REAL game is not this bad and has tons more stuff) My gawd! The players were telling them HOW TO fix the bugs!
This company is so danged see-through its truly in the pathetic stages now. Kudos to MMORPG.com for direct questions. Have a feeling MMORPG.com KNEW they were getting a crapload of BS.
I always get this icky, dirty feeling everytime I read something from the DnL team (farlane/np), there just so... is "slimy" the right word ?
Big cudos to mmorpg.com for trying to get truth out of them though, although that's probably a stretch at this point.
Lol..... what a joke. They gave the same "answers" that they have been telling everyone since the beginning.
Also, they say they are still on target date....... FOR THE MOMENT. Did no one else read into that?
SoG = Open Beta
no matter what they tell us - there is nothing testing, they can't even provide a patch.
lol the community had to find workarounds and create own torrents to make the client work again
the AD team is only here to close and delete threads of disgruntled players - for the rest
they keep very silent coz there is no word from the devs to give don to the community.
their page holds the same slim info since 3y now and the skill tree PDF was the most laughable
piece of shit i ever saw - this was like thrown together in 5 mins.
Good questions asked by mmorpg.com - ask some more and bring the truth to the community.
Ever tried to get more detailed questions from them?
Look at the Dev Chats over the last 3 years - many answers dont even fit to the question or are
just blabla with no real meaning.
Ok, lets be clear about something:
Combat in DNL sucks!! And as long at it does: DNL Sucks, no matter what you call it.
The graphics and sound: great work. Maybe a lesson for the AD Team and Farlan: We fixed the network but where are the users!!!!!!!!
GUYS, open your eyes, and see that you are losing in fact the interest of the people you are aiming your game at. You should fix the things that make other games eventually go down the drain.
Gameplay, speed, nice combat, felxible moving, alternative and freestyle moving: take AC as example: briljant implementation. If you don't fix this, all is lost.
p.s. i played the game during beta for 10 minutes, in a stretch period of 6 weeks i was allowed and the servers were stable for ones. I had to cry so hard about combat, which is completely linear, that i didn't even care to see anything of the world anymore.
Can't judge the game personally, but I made the application and went to download the game file about 7-8 days ago. It has been the most abysmal file service on any game even EQ2 when it was under load. They really should have set up more of their staff with PC's available 24/7 or at least broken the files up into single or multiple download format.
Bit-Torrent is not my favourite download tool by far to be honest and HAVING to use it to download one file seems a joke if the ONLY person who is supplying a torrent seems to be ME!
I get around 1-7k max download and MY machine seems to be UPLOADING at my max setting of 10-15k most of the time...
Like I don't mind the sharing concept but I am only just over 50% of the file and my connection is high speed DSL 1.5 meg. Hopefully I will have the rest of the thing by the time I get back to work after the vacation ;-p
Should have spent more time BEING prepared than advertising their release date to be honest but I can't blame for being excited and wanting to please many but possibly alienating just as many in the process. It still looks nice from the shots etc. but until I get in I can only GUESS!! lol
All the best guys all the same.
Ah come on MMORPG staff, you can ask better questions than that! Put their feet to the fire.
How about these questions:
- Why do you think you can run 100k simultanious players with DnL when the SoG server has to be rebooted multiple times a day due to stability issues with only 18,881 registered players?
- There have been a lot of complaints about in-game framerates. Is the engine going to be optimized for performance or is it at it's final state?
- There are numerous log in issues currently. Why were these issues not discovered during beta?
Your Q&A's with NP3 are too "fluffy" - you need to get hardcore with the developers. There are just too many unanswered and ignored issues.
Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.
J. R. R. Tolkien
As far as i'm concerned its getting gradually better, Alot more stable than it was and they're fixing the bugs.
The only thing letting them down is the poor/amateurish patching thus far and the permabugged issue.....
Hopefully they already have the quests/crafting etc sorted and just not implimented yet due to the stability issues.
Plenty of people are still playing no matter what all the flamers and whiners say... Get a life guys/gals
im a settler with nothing better to do then bitch, can't play cause of patch to worsen things, they say on target huh, think ill wish in 1 and shit in the other lol
Stupid me, I replied to your post, and not to the topic thread. I'm sorry, can you reply back to me with the text of what I sent, I lost my entire post when I submitted it.
Originally posted by Furrbawl
Ah come on MMORPG staff, you can ask better questions than that! Put their feet to the fire.
How about these questions: - Why do you think you can run 100k simultanious players with DnL when the SoG server has to be rebooted multiple times a day due to stability issues with only 18,881 registered players?- There have been a lot of complaints about in-game framerates. Is the engine going to be optimized for performance or is it at it's final state?- There are numerous log in issues currently. Why were these issues not discovered during beta?
Your Q&A's with NP3 are too "fluffy" - you need to get hardcore with the developers. There are just too many unanswered and ignored issues.
You cannot please everyone. Some of the posters say great questions, others say bad questions.
The problem with your questions is that they're all negative to begin with. The best way to get information from someone is not to be accusatory in the question.
For example, your first question isn't that far off from my question on the upward server capacity if you think about it.
Also, the Q&A mentioned that its the first of two that concentrate on SoG. We have a question about how tough this game is on PCs in the second half.
As to your final question... this is beta. So asking why something wasn't fixed in beta seems silly.
Dana Massey
Formerly of MMORPG.com
Currently Lead Designer for Bit Trap Studios
A few short sentences.
1. Flamers are always the loudest
2. General public sees mostly flamer input = general public discouraged
3. Farlan has implemented MANY improvements in the few weeks SOG has been open
4. Give it a month and see what people are saying
Originally posted by Jackdog
Never thought I would see a company that would make SOE look honest, ethical, competent, and caring. Compared to this BS though SOE has my undying respect.
Now Jack, that's going a little far with regards to SOE. Otherwise you have my full agreement. It's the first time I've experienced a company continually mislead their own beta testers and I started beta testing MMORPGs on The Realm in '96. In my opinion their business pratices are at best dubious and their skill in the dissemination of misinformation would do the MI5 or the CIA proud. I'm not suggesting in any way this is deliberate on their part, it may simply be down to a lack of competence.
"Hustlers of the world, there is one mark you cannot beat: the mark inside."
― William S. Burroughs
Originally posted by Sryn
A few short sentences.
1. Flamers are always the loudest
2. General public sees mostly flamer input = general public discouraged
3. Farlan has implemented MANY improvements in the few weeks SOG has been open
4. Give it a month and see what people are saying
Posts like this are typical from the players who are relatively new, with 1 post, for example . . .
Dark and Light has been in development for over 4 years. people get the impression that this game is still new and in its growing pains. This is only half true. It is NOT new. It is so old that you can see it in SoG with its dated graphics (character models and animation, in particular, although the environments are still very good).
Months ago on the DnL forums, things were good. Everyone remained patient and optimistic, even after the many delays and postponed release dates, the first of which was supposed to be in August of 2003.
It wasn't until recently that the whole community went to hell. SoG does nothing to help the matter, and Farlan/NPCube do not communicate at all with the community, or their community service team -AD.
Then take into account their terrible coding, distribution of the game, and patching, lack of content (yes, even for an unfinished game, remember it is over 4 years old!), and BUGS. Beta testers have not been testing for months. The closed beta was supposed to start again in January, but it hasn't. now SoG is the beta, which is no surprise, but there is no official and specific way to report bugs, so how does the game improve?
I can go on, but I think most of the community that has been around long enough to see the truth behind this game and Farlan/NPCube. Once the newer community members are around for a while, they will see it too.


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In short, if I was a creationist (I'm not) I would extremely disappointed with this bill. It did NOTHING.
quote:I find it interesting that while attempting to argue scientific basis, many here are unable to stay on point, respond on point, or in this case reflect on issues within the realm of reality.quote:there are hypothesis on those subjects but not an consensus of facts pointing to narrative that has reached Theory status.
Regarding origin of life, global warming, human cloning, are you suggesting that AGW is not taught in Public HS Science Classes?
Some scientific conclusions or theories have been so thoroughly examined and tested, and supported by so many independent observations and results, that their likelihood of subsequently being found to be wrong is vanishingly small. Such conclusions and theories are then regarded as settled facts. This is the case for the conclusions that the Earth system is warming and that much of this warming is very likely due to human activities
I'm not uncomfortable in the least addressing Creationists on the topic --- warts and all. You shouldn't be either.
it was honed over many many court losses to what you see here.
You say honed, I say neutered. Seeing as how there hasn't been a massive dam-burst of creationism being taught, I think I'm right.
quote:Have you read the LSEA?
my point was to argue the way the LSEA was worded with 'competing theories' made it vague and wrong.
quote:Could you point out your areas of concern?
To enact R.S. 17:285.1, relative to curriculum and instruction; to provide relative to the teaching of scientific subjects in public elementary and secondary schools; to promote students' critical thinking skills and open discussion of scientific theories; to provide relative to support and guidance for teachers; to provide relative to textbooks and instructional materials; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
Section 1. R.S. 17:285.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
§285.1. Science education; development of critical thinking skills
A. This Section shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Science Education Act."
B.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, upon request of a city, parish, or other local public school board, shall allow and assist teachers, principals, and other school administrators to create and foster an environment within public elementary and secondary schools that promotes critical thinking skills, logical analysis, and open and objective discussion of scientific theories being studied including, but not limited to, evolution, the origins of life, global warming, and human cloning.
(2) Such assistance shall include support and guidance for teachers regarding effective ways to help students understand, analyze, critique, and objectively review scientific theories being studied, including those enumerated in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.
C. A teacher shall teach the material presented in the standard textbook supplied by the school system and thereafter may use supplemental textbooks and other instructional materials to help students understand, analyze, critique, and review scientific theories in an objective manner, as permitted by the city, parish, or other local public school board unless otherwise prohibited by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
D. This Section shall not be construed to promote any religious doctrine, promote discrimination for or against a particular set of religious beliefs, or promote discrimination for or against religion or nonreligion.
E. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and each city, parish, or other local public school board shall adopt and promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Section prior to the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year.
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on the day following such approval.
quote:Lay those out please.
There are also "several holes" in the theory of gravity.
I find it interesting that while attempting to argue scientific basis, many here are unable to stay on point, respond on point, or in this case reflect on issues within the realm of reality.
I'm not certain, based on exchanges here for example, that "bpfergu" even knows what Anthropogenic Global Warming refers to, much less the validity or invalidity of science behind it.
quote:I'd be willing to wager you're wrong. Very wrong.
who actually has substantially more experience in the scientific . . . field than you.
keep making (incorrect) assumptions about someone you know nothing about
We were discussing teaching creationism in science class instead of evolution and you go on some random tangent about global warming, which has absolutely NOTHING to do with what we were talking about.
Why neutered? The same groups that have been swatted down time and time again come back each time with a slightly more slippery definition which they think can pass constitutional muster and yet allow what they want back into the classroom. Not one of the groups I've cited here would call this anything other than an outright win for their side...not a compromise.
As for whether or not things have thus far been done that would trigger a legal fight, I have no idea of knowing that. After all, in order to get any legal issues started, there would first have to be a student (or parent) willing to come forward and risk the ostracizing that would go along with making an issue out of it. When it inevitably does occur in front of the right person, it will get tossed out just as the prior iterations were. I'd venture to say that it won't be the last time, and we'll be treated with a newer version of this next go 'round
I would argue that I have yet to see a teacher disciplined for bringing in extra material (before or after the law) so I don't think it has any meaning.
I differ in that I think that the courts have so hemmed in what creationists can push, that this law does nothing. It essentially says teachers can bring in supplemental material (but they still have to teach the primary material). Big whoop. I would argue that I have yet to see a teacher disciplined for bringing in extra material (before or after the law) so I don't think it has any meaning. It is totally symbolic.
So you'd side with the New Orleans board to oppose the LSEA, and to forbid teachers from using ""revisionist"" textbooks which:
(1) stress superiority of American capitalism,
(2) stress "the importance of personal responsibility for life choices",
(3) replace the word "capitalism" throughout their texts with the "free-enterprise system,"
(4) encourage students study the reasons "the founding fathers protected religious freedom in America by barring the government from promoting or disfavoring any particular religion above all others"
(5) require that the history of McCarthyism include "how the later release of the Venona papers confirmed suspicions of communist infiltration in U.S. government,"
(6) ensure that students study the violent philosophy of the Black Panthers in addition to the nonviolent approach of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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I've solved 50 problems at this site, and I'm not even rated as a novice. Instead, I'm a level 2 cube. You're not considered an expert until you hit level 5, which requires you to solve over 200 problems. So, it looks like I'll be at it for awhile.
The problems require the use of induction and the use of a computer. My language of choice for this is Python, but you'll see, once you enter your answer, how other people have solved the problem. Some people use assembly.
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United States: Radical Oklahoma
Join Global Exchange at the annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in Okemah, and spend some time learning about the tumultuous events of the early twentieth century that shaped Woody's politics and united white tenant farmers, native tribes, and African-Americans in a series of uprisings in the forested hills of eastern Oklahoma.
The state of Oklahoma has a reputation for being perhaps the most conservative state in the union. In fact, it has a radical past unmatched for activism and racial solidarity – an activism exemplified in its most famous native son, Woody Guthrie, the radical Dust Bowl troubadour.
American progressives in the early 20th century achieved a large degree of success in Oklahoma. The Socialist Party, for example, had its highest per-capita membership in Oklahoma at this time with 12,000 dues-paying members in 1914, publication of dozens of party newspapers,and the election of several hundred local elected officials. Much of their success came from their willingness to reach out to Black and American Indian voters (they were the only party to continue to resist Jim Crow laws). Oklahoma also delivered presidential candidate Eugene Debs his highest vote count in the nation in 1912.
We will tour the region around Okemah, Woody's birthplace, with local experts on Oklahoma's radical history who will guide us to historic sites of this tumultuous region. The tour will climax with the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, in his home town of Okemah.
Please note: participants should arrive and depart from the Tulsa International Airport. for a detailed itinerary.
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Read the first part of a series of 6 blog posts written by Rachel Jackson the tour leader for this trip.
- Four days of music and celebration at the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in his hometown, Okemah
- Visit the site of the Green Corn Rebellion, an armed uprising that took place in rural Oklahoma in 1917. Triggered by opposition to World War I and the draft, this Rebellion actually grew from long-standing grievances of poor tenant farmers, assaults on Native American land rights, and a long history of racism against African-Americans who had fled the deep South
- Go to the Muscogee Nation Museum and learn about the Crazy Snake Uprising, led by a Muscogee Creek leader named Chitto Harjo (Crazy Snake), who led the resistance to the US government's determination to take over the tribes' communally owned land
- Explore an all-Black township, one of many that grew in Indian Territory after the Civil War when former slaves settled together for mutual protection and economic security
- Visit the site of the infamous "white riots" of 1921 that destroyed the prosperous Greenwood District of Tulsa, also known as 'the Black Wall Street,' where ideologies of economic advancement were built on the ideas of self-help and racial solidarity
- For the first four days, relax each evening at lakeside cabins in one of Oklahoma's beautiful state parks. Then move to accommodations close to the Woody Guthrie Festival
- Double-room accommodations; on-ground transportation including airport pick-up (July 6) and drop-off (July 13)
- Global Exchange trip leader
- Local experts on Oklahoma's radical history
- Preparatory reading and orientation materials
- Admission and fees to all program activities
- Two meals a day (breakfast and dinner)
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I opened up my colonies today for the first time in 3 weeks and was quite happy with what the girls are doing.
One hive (they were both nucs 2 mths ago in all new equipment) has drawn and capped a deep on new plastic frames above the excluder so I put on a new shallow and plastic frames on top.
The second one however was only half as full and the girls had only drawn out 7 out of 10 frames. The colony seems to be every bit as busy as the first, but there are noticeably fewer bees in it. I added a new shallow and frames to this one as well. Should I have put this shallow below the deep to get the bees moving into it?
I didn't go beneth the the excluder to check for queen activity.
The goldenrod is just starting to break here and my local bee experts tell me it's one of the best flows we have here.
It looks like I'll get a jar or two for me!
Question...I will be over wintering in 1 deep brood chamber so I know I'll have to leave them with a good amount of winter stores. If I pull off the honey supers at the end of the goldenrod I can feed them with a 2-1 sugar mix for winter correct?
What happens to the bees that filled the supers above the excluder? I know they are toast but do they cause any disruption to the colony when they all try to squeeze into the hive at night?
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Family: Scolopacidae, Sandpipers view all from this family
Description ADULT In winter, has dark blackish brown upperparts with clear horizontal demarcation from white underparts; median coverts are long and black, overhanging white greater coverts and wing edge. Breeding adult acquires white lores, supercilium and small white spots on dark upperparts. JUVENILE Similar to winter adult, but with paler legs and shorter median coverts.
Dimensions Length: 9" (23 cm)
Habitat Very locally common with a limited coastal breeding range in western Alaska. Winters along Pacific rocky coasts.
Observation Tips Usually easy to find on rocky breakwaters in winter.
Range Northwest, Western Canada, California, Rocky Mountains, Alaska
Voice Utters a rattling urkt-ut-ut call in flight.
Discussion Structurally similar to Ruddy Turnstone, but separable by plumage details when feeding. In flight, striking black and white wing pattern is similar to Ruddy's, creating potential for confusion, especially in poor light. All birds have narrow triangular bill. In winter, often associates with Surfbird, with which it can be confused. Note that species' stubby (not pointed bill), yellowish (not dull reddish brown) legs, and streaked white underparts (clean white in Black Turnstone). Sexes are similar.


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While the latest Audi concept car, dubbed the Urban Concept, won't be barreling down the Autobahn at breakneck speeds, the tiny two-seat car made of carbon fiber and featuring an exposed suspension certainly looks the part.
But it isn't necessarily all dressed up and nowhere to go with Audi's latest concept creation. Under the tiny hood the Urban Concept offers just 20 horsepower, it weighs only 480kg (just over 1,000 pounds) and features a racy pushrod suspension, giving it quite the grab around corners.
Powering the Urban Concept is 7.1kWh battery pack that is inductively charged ( meaning there is no need to plug it in at the end of the day). And while a 45 mile radius will limit your forays outside of town, it is called the Urban Concept, after all, there is potential for extended range models in the future.
Audi has developed two versions of the Urban Concept, a Sportback (with roof) and a Spyder (without) but hasn't stated when or if either will see production.


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A derby win and Open Jam in the same trial last weekend! Great job!
A derby win and Open Jam in the same trial last weekend! Great job!
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Congratulations Criquetpas!
"I love the rod and gun and where they take me."
"Do not judge a man until you have walked two moons in his moccasins."
Congrats should go to Chris VanEmerin..He won A significant derby with many pointed dogs with Jeebs, a dog we co-own with Tony Sagan and got a Open JAM with his Golden Clyde against a very tough group of Pros including Mike Lardy. A win will title Clyde both ways. Will pass the congrats on to him. Susan Bledsoe got a 4th in the Derby with Jeebs a few weeks ago. He has until December to run. Chris is my training partner. Jeebs is a very nice dog for a "swamp collie", and Clyde is his sire. We sometimes run each other dogs as he has a real job. I hope to run Jeebs at Manitowoc in August. Chris really likes the dog , all amateur trained and has done an excellent job of training him as well as Clyde "fully" amateur trained as some on RTF ask.
Earl Dillow
My Dad said to me ."Son, a man just needs three things to be happy....A good dog, a good gun and a good wife.....Thank God I have all three
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Sundown's Ruff And Tuff (Boss JH X Lil Bit) best pup I have ever raised
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Clyde...Jeebs...Chris - all are great and impressive animals...
Great job Earl!!!! Keep it up. Jim
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Great going Earl. Congrats!!
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Congrats to both you, Earl, and to Chris! Heck of a job with Clyde and Jeebs!