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The building
New Indigenous galleries & entrance
Stage 1 was officially opened on Thursday 30 September 2010 by Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC, the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. The development features a new entrance and foyer, Gallery shop, a new function and event space, street cafe (opening soon) and 11 new Indigenous art galleries showcasing works from the world's largest collection of Australian Indigenous art.
Stage 1 provides a new, more legible and accessible ground-floor entrance to the south of the building. The new entrance area has escalators to and from the public spaces on the main level and a lift provides unassisted access to and from the underground visitor car park.
The foyer area includes new visitor cloaking and reception facilities and a new Gallery Shop. Adjacent to the Shop is the new function space, Gandel Hall, for a variety of public programs, openings and special events. It opens onto the new Australian Garden. The total space of the new building is 9,727m². The new display space is 2424m² and will provide approximately 40% additional display space.
Visitor facilities
- improved arrival and entry facilities
- enhanced collection display galleries, particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and visitor amenities
- new Gallery shop
- new street cafe
- compliancy with contemporary building codes and legislative requirements
- Gandel Hall, named after Pauline Gandel and John Gandel AO, is a dedicated function space seating up to 350 guests for dinner or up to 1,000 for stand-up functions. Opening out onto the Australian Garden, Gandel Hall will be used as a venue for openings and special events, as well as public programs, school and education activities.
At the new ground-level entrance there is a dedicated gallery for The Aboriginal Memorial 1988, one of the most important works of art in the national collection. Appropriately, this sculptural installation is the first work of art visitors will see as they enter the Gallery.
Above the new function space, Gandel Hall, are 11 new galleries dedicated to the display of Indigenous Australian art which connects with the existing galleries on the main level. Each of these galleries is designed to display specific types of Indigenous art, with areas for small, early dot paintings, large galleries for larger dot paintings, spaces for bark paintings, and for watercolours, textiles, prints, ceramics and sculptures.
The new galleries cover key art regions in Australia, including the Torres Strait Islands, from remote, regional and urban areas, and will display over 600 works. The National Gallery's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art collection comprises over 7,500 works of art. They reflect the richness and diversity of artistic practice across the country.
The main galleries are lit by natural light, apart from those areas intended for the display of light-sensitive works such as textiles, baskets and works on paper, including watercolours. These are the first galleries in Australia designed specifically for displaying different aspects of Indigenous Australian art. Sidney Nolan's 1946-47 Ned Kelly series are on display on Level 1 in a specially constructed oval gallery.
Technical and support areasOther main elements of Stage 1 include:
- the fit-out of the Undercroft to the Temporary Exhibitions Galleries for dedicated art packing, framing, mountcutting, storage, and administrative facilities, including dedicated quarantine inspection and treatment spaces;
- new, separated loading docks and circulation routes for works of art and general goods; and
- new landscape works and car park designed to harvest surface water for reuse in the irrigation and water elements.
Australian materials
Materials used in the new building have been sourced from around Australia and include dark grey South Australian Mintaro slate for the flooring of the Aboriginal Memorial Gallery and Foyer, Queensland red ironbark and South Australian Sawn Austral black granite for the flooring of the Gandel Hall, Cairns Chillagoe green marble for the walls of the toilets and parents room, and Cairns Chillagoe white marble for the Foyer wall.
View towards new main entrance
Photograph: John Gollings 2010
Gallery's visionThe Gallery is committed to presenting the national collection of art, together with exhibitions, education and public programs and to providing facilities which meet visitors' expectations, particularly for those visitors with special needs, such as people with disabilities. The Gallery also acknowledges its role as custodian of a significant, heritage-listed public building and sculpture garden. To maintain this commitment, the Gallery building must be extended and enhanced to better serve its visitors by removing barriers to access and to meet the challenges of a growing collection of works of art.
New Australian Garden and James Turrell Skyspace sculptureThe external Skyspace installation sculpture Within without , designed by US artist James Turrell, is located in the new Australian Garden to the south east of the new entrance at ground level.
Original architectThe Gallery acknowledges and thanks Mr Colin Madigan AO, the principal design architect for the original building.
- On 13 December 2006 the Australian Government announces it will provide funding to enhance and extend the National Gallery of Australia's building.
- On 13 July 2007 Manteena is formally appointed as the project's Construction Manager.
- Stage 1 officially opened on Thursday 30 September by Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC, the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia.
- On 1 October 2010 Stage 1 is opened to the public.
- Designed by Andrew Andersons AM of PTW Architects.


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Busy couple of days, slightly frustrating, as now have three very nearly completed mini-projects of varying sizes, none of which yet quite ready to show to their intended audiences.
Been working on an internal website for a non-profit I'm associated with- initially was just going to be a project document sent via email, but whole thing became so unwieldy that it would have been unmaintainable and a few web pages seemed more sensible. Now have basic structure, just filling it in. Hope to have that finished tonight.
While working on that yesterday, got called up for a quote for the New Scientist on the AiboHack nonsense from Sony. Have exchanged emails with author of AiboHack code. Part way through turning this into a brief opinion piece for the CDR website, but a few loose ends to tie up. Sony have him to rights on the basic distribution of modified software issue, but this still looks like a blatant attempt to prevent the creation of a compatible program, with " circumvention of a copy-protection mechanism" just a convenient excuse.
David Touretzky is on the case, and has mirrored one of the files concerned (copyprot.htm) on his DMCA Gallery page (linked off the bottom of the page). As David implies, a pretty clear case of the DMCA being used to censor free speech.
The author could have published his software as patches to the original Aiboware (instead of redistributing modified versions) - but won't do so since the tool necessary to apply the patches would have to break Sony's copy-protection in order to do its job (still leaving him open to prosecution under the DMCA). His email to me quoted in this post on the CDR mailing list.
And a key member of CDR who's been trying to get hold of me for a couple of days finally did, only to tell me he's going to be sent to Canada until Christmas. C'est la vie!

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Mt. Shasta Water Rights Campaign
Read the report: Mt. Shasta Water Rights - Who Decides?
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In October 2008, residents of Mount Shasta learned that PG&E intended to begin a cloud seeding project in their southeastern watershed through an announcement in the Mount Shasta Herald. Mt. Shasta residents face two major threats to their local water supply: 1) PG&E's practice of cloud seeding, where the energy giant launches a cannon of silver iodide into passing storm clouds, forcing the unnatural release of rain in one location, which it then channels for corporate use as hydroelectric power; and 2) water withdrawal from the local aquifer by corporate water bottlers. The community wanted to stop these unwanted practices, which pose serious environmental damage to their very pristine ecosystem at the base of Mt. Shasta and threaten resident's well-being.
- asserts the rights of residents to exercise self government;
- bans corporations from engaging in weather manipulation;
- establishes strict liability and burden of proof for chemical trespass;
- bans corporations from engaging in weather withdrawal for resale;
- strips corporate rights and protections that allow them to subordinate people and the environment to the will of a few; and
- recognizes and enforcing the rights of nature.
- Mt. Shasta Water Rights Report (.pdf)
- "Shasta & Goliath: Bring Down Corporate Rule," by Allen Kanner. Tikkun, Winter 2011 (.pdf)
- Mt. Shasta Ordinance Myths & Facts (.pdf)
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Click here to read a Feb 17th update/article from Read The Dirt on the effort to pass a Community Water Rights and Self-Government Ordinance in Mt. Shasta. Hear how the citizens of this small town were, as our author states, "denied their right to vote on this admittedly controversial measure." The Ordinance would have banned corporate cloud seeding and water extraction.


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Perhaps the best place to start, as Jean Louise Finch says, is what happens next.
And what happens in Maycomb, Ala., is now a classic story: A white lawyer must defend a wrongly accused black man in the Depression-era South. Next weekend, Tupelo Community Theatre brings Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird" to life at The Lyric.
"It's such a wonderful story, so there's some pressure to get it right for everyone who knows it and loves it," said director Suzye Sheffield.
For John Young, who plays the wrongly accused Tom Robinson, "To Kill A Mockingbird" is an emotional, true-to-life work of fiction.
"I'm actually drawing on family. My family's from the South, so I grew up hearing stories like this," he said. "It's very emotional."
That isn't to say there isn't some humor to be found.
Mary Conlee Wilson stars as the tomboy Scout, whose father, Atticus, is defending Tom, and she's having fun in the role.
"(Scout) is like a tomboy. She's not very girly-girl," said Wilson, 10. "My favorite scene has to be where I wear the ham costume. When I did it earlier I got stuck in it and couldn't get out."
Also having fun is Josh Sullivan, who stars as the mean-spirited Bob Ewell. "Mockingbird" is Sullivan's first play.
"I wanted to (play) someone who is different than me," he said. "I guess I'm lucky: I don't get nervous."
From her veteran actors to first-timers, Sheffield is confident in her cast and in their production.
"We have a fantastic cast," she said. "This is such an important work, and that's the appeal. There's some pressure, but it's also a lot of fun."


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The air traffic control tower at Tupelo Regional Airport, as well as 148 other towers at small- and medium-sized airports across the country, will NOT close on June 15 after all.
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I have only hunted turkeys in the fall on 2 occasions. Both time were the last 2-3 hours of the day/evening, and both times I heard plenty of birds. I need to stick with it, although, I also can't put the bow down for deer.
The farm that I turkey hunt, I can't deer hunt. So, it's one or the other.


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So this is a Diamond tetra that I have had for about 4 weeks. He has a white compact yet fluffy growth/thing on his bottom jaw. It appeared yesterday and doesn't seem any different today. He is eating, and is active. He hides just a bit more than the other diamonds (total is 16).
Water parameters are:
amm<0.25 (for me this is 0 as I have a weird contaminant in my water supply that makes amm show positive)
temp 25.5
Stressors: We had moved 16 bloodfins over from QT to this tank on the weekend. I also added 8 glowlights (without putting them in QT first, yes I am a moron!).
Is this columnaris (there are no strings off of it) or a fungus? I am getting him in QT today and will treat with whatever is appropriate.
Also, how do I get one tetra out of a 77 gallon tank with 39 other little fish? I know it is kind of funny, but I want to help the guy out by isolating him and cannot do that if I can't get him out of the tank!
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Marion Behm
Marion R. Behm 76, of Waterloo was called home to her Heavenly Father on Monday Feb. 4, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison.
Marion was born on May 17, 1936 the daughter of Edwin and Jessie (Allen) Salzwedel. She was a graduate of Deerfield high school. She married Jerome Behm on Sept. 18, 1955 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Deerfield. Marion helped her husband on the family farm in the Town of Waterloo for fifty years. In her earlier years, she worked at American Family Insurance in Madison. She was a life member of Immanuel Lutheran Church Deerfield and a former member of the Newville Homemakers Club. She loved her grandchildren, playing cards, gardening, painting and spending time with her family.
Survivors include: husband Jerome "Butch" Behm of Waterloo; children Faye (Richard) Veith of Lake Mills and Doug (Theresa Ulam) Behm of Hubbleton; seven grandchildren Zachary, Rachel, Seth, Sarah, Hannah, Matthew and Samantha; also survived by a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents.
The family wishes to thank the Waterloo EMS, Columbus ER and the Doctors and staff at St. Mary's Hospital Neurology Department for all their care and compassion.
Funeral service will be held on Friday Feb. 8, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Immanuel Lutheran Church Deerfield with the Rev. Paul Burk presiding. Visitation will be held on Thursday 5-7 PM at the Pederson-Nowatka Funeral Home Waterloo and on Friday 1:00 PM until the time of service at the church.
Pederson-Nowatka Funeral Home Waterloo is caring for the family. On-line condolences may be made at www.PN-FH.com


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2016 quote
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-- His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
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-- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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-- Mary Catherine Bateson
2001 quote
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-- Maya Angelou
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-- Corita Kent
1997 quote
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-- Convocation 1993
1996 quote
"Take back to the world your skills and humane knowledge, as well as a passion for the betterment of society and our global culture."
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1995 quote
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-- Convocation 1991
1994 quote
"Begin with enthusiasm and determination . . . and one day realize how these years have shaped your life's journey."
-- Convocation 1990
1993 quote
"Be open to life. Do not allow conformity to wear down your aspirations. Have the courage to trust your own dreams."
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Tales of the Arabian Nights (session report)
September 03, 2011, 12:19:04 PM »
Got this in the mail the other day, and started a solo game. It is an interesting "game". Kinda like a boardgame version of the "choose your own adventure" books that used to be very popular.
I am writing a session report for my ongoing solo game, which will be started below.
Any comments or questions are more than welcome.
Last Edit: September 03, 2011, 01:43:41 PM by MythicalMino
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The Stories of the Travels of Aladdin
(Part One)
Aladdin began his journey in the world after his father gave him the quest to seek knowledge. He was to travel the world, discovering the ways and cultures of other peoples, learning all the mysteries of life. So, Aladdin set his sights on the grand European city of Rome.
Aladdins initial travels led him to a deep, green forest, where he caught a glimpse of a mystical creature. Aladdin tried to follow it, but he soon lost sight of the creature in the deep woods. Aladdin became so focused on this wondrous creature, he nearly became spellbound in the pursuit (Under Geas) of this creature. He just had to find it and capture it, he constantly thought.
And so Aladdin continued on his journey towards the city of Rome. Along the way, Aladdin came across a slave. He asked the slave for directions to the nearest city. The slave politely gave him very descriptive directions, and thanking him for his generosity, Aladdin moved on. The problem, though, was when Aladdin became lost. It turns out the slave was crazy, and sent Aladdin on a wild chase through the wilderness Turn left at the painted rock. Turn right at the dead tree. Turn back at the falling rock zone. The directions were all for naught, as now, Aladdin was truly lost.
The good news in all of this, Aladdin finally came across the mystical creature he had been so focused on finding again only this time, the creature didnt simply disappear in the trees. The creature instead turned on Aladdin, stung him, and flew away cackling about the poor situation that Aladdin now found himself in.
Lost, and now diseased from the vicious sting from the vile creature that he was chasing, Aladdin decided to just sit and wait, praying and hoping that Allah, the Great One, would send help his way. After several days of surviving the elements and attacks by wild animals, a band of Dervishmen arrived. The religious men listened intently to the story of Aladdin, and the trials and hardships the poor lad had experienced in his quest for simple knowledge. They soon took pity on Aladdin, and helped him find the nearest city. The good news was, Aladdin was no longer lost. He knew the direction to the nearest city, Adrianople. The bad news was, he was still diseased and now wounded due to the vicious attacks by the wild animals.
Aladdin decided to head to Adrianople to find a doctor who might could help with his wounds and the disease that was ravaging his body. He soon came across several human bones, broken and gnawed on. In the near distance, he saw slow movement through the underbrush. Upon watching closely, Aladdin saw that the creature he saw move, was actually a goolah. This particular goolah seemed to be mourning, and seemed to be very sad. As the goolah cried out in utter anguish, Aladdin weighed his options should he approach the vile creature, offering it aid? Should he attack and rid the earth of its vile presence? Or perhaps he should just turn around and avoid the sorry creature altogether? He chose to avoid the thing but upon leaving, he stepped on a small, dead stick, snapping it in half. The crack of the stick alerted the pathetic goolah of his presence. The goolah went into crazy-mode, and lunged forward, sniffing the air, until he located the frozen-scared Aladdin. Aladdin was then staring the goolah in the face .until finally, the goolah charged towards Aladdin!! Aladdin ran and he ran and ran and ran some more, with the goolah never breaking pace, slowly gaining. Finally, Aladdin saw help in the form of a small village ahead. The goolah broke away from the chase, disappearing into the woods on the side of the road. Aladdin rushed into the little village but he, himself, looked like a gool .wild-eyed and drooling, foaming at the mouth after his desperate run from the goolah. The village men, thinking that this was the gool that had been terrorizing their village and killing their children, tackled Aladdin to the ground. Aladdin tried to explain that he was not the gool, but that the goolah was chasing him. None of this mattered, as the men celebrated because they thought they captured the great enemy of their village. They threw Aladdin into a cell, locking him away.
Now, Aladdins tale is a sad one, indeed. Diseased, Wounded, and now Imprisoned will our hero ever make it to the city of Rome?
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(Part Two of the Stories of the Travels of Aladdin)
Poor Aladdin, jailed for being accused of being a gool. Poor Aladdin, imprisoned for doing nothing wrong other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time in front of the wrong people.
The jailer brought food and water to Aladdin. Aladdin, though, kept asking questions: Why am I still here? Why do they think I am a gool? Can you tell them I am not?
Alas, all of these questions fell on empty ears, though, as the jailor shouted at Aladdin to shut up. Aladdin though would not give up, and shouted louder. The jailor shouted even louder. Aladdin answered with louder shouts. Finally, the jailor took a spear and started banging the tip against the bars, giving the ringing an echo throughout the dungeon. But still, Aladdin would not give in and kept shouting. After several hours of this, the jailor finally left, and didnt come back. The next day, a new jailor brought Aladdin his food and water.
This new jailor shared his emotions with Aladdin, giving rise to Aladdin to tell his tales of stories. The jailor, it turns out, loved stories, and asked Aladdin to continue with more. Aladdin realized, though, that even though he was to tell tales only a great storyteller could tell, he was still going to be a captive in this dank dungeon. He told the jailor that he would not share anymore stories as long as he was locked in this cell. After the jailor begged for more stories, he finally agreed to release Aladdin. One last story was told, and Aladdin was a free man once again. As Aladdin looked forward to Rome, he also looked backwards at the dungeon he had just left, and a determination entered into his heart to complete his quest to seek knowledge and the first stop he must make is to Rome. Well, it was actually to go to the privy, but after that, onward to Rome!!
Finally, after many days of traveling, the city of Rome rose up before Aladdin. Rome was majestic in its size and grandeur as Aladdin took in all the sights, sounds and scents. Along the way through the city, a house burst into flames on his left!! Aladdin at first was stunned into shock, but quickly realized that the house was burning up at an accelerated rate. Aladdin began to shout for help, and many Roman citizens ran up, but all they would do was argue amongst themselves as to who should get the water buckets to put out the fire. In total disbelief, Aladdin stood near the blaze while the people argued and shouted at one another until finally, the house was a smoldering ruin, nothing left but ashes.
Finally, Aladdin decided he had had enough of Rome, and began to prepare to embark on the next leg of his journey for the search for knowledge: Timbuktu.
Aladdin purchased a boat across the Mediterranean. It was a pleasant sail across the water, with nothing happening of any import that is until he saw a band of roving Bedouin bandits camped out along the coast. Aladdin asked the captain to cast anchor, but the captain refused. After an argument over where the captain could, and should, spend the rest of his days, Aladdin jumped overboard (with a little bit of help from the sailors). By the time Aladdin swam ashore, he was far down the coastline where the bandits had their camp. So, nothing left for Aladdin but to walk to the Bedouin camp. After several hours, Aladdin finally made it to the campsite only there was no longer a camp there. The bandits had moved on, taking their ill-gotten treasures with them.
Aladdin slept, and in the morning, headed south to Timbuktu. On the way, though, a harsh sandstorm arose. There was nothing Aladdin could do other than hide and pray to Allah for help and salvation from the storm. But instead of Allah helping him, the storm grew worse, as giant sandstone hail smashed down on Aladdin. Aladdin cried out in pain and anguish, suffering greatly in the storm. After several hours, the storm finally passed, leaving a desert washed and scrubbed by the sand and an Aladdin that was bruised and hurting, now diseased once again from the brutal beatings he took from the sandstorm.
After Aladdin regained some strength, he began to make his way once again to Timbuktu. Finally, after many days travel, Timbuktu appeared before him. Aladdin made his way to the city, only to find a lonely princess just inside the walls of the city. Aladdin asked her if he could help her at all. The princess replied that she was lonely and missing home (Baghdad). Aladdin offered to tell her some stories about the home that the both seemed to share, but were yet so far away from. The princess thanked him as Aladdin began his story. By the time he finished only his first story, the princess was sound asleep, her breathing steady. Aladdin, sore, tired and bruised, fell asleep also. The morning came, and the princess, thankful for the story Aladdin gave the night before, gave Aladdin a bag of gold. With the gold, Aladdin was able to pay a doctor to heal him from the disease he contacted in the sandstorm.
Alas, Aladdin has now been to Rome and the city of Timbuktu. His next journey is far across the other side of the world: Gaya in India.
As Aladdin leaves Timbuktu, he sees a traveling show all the way from deep India!! He enters into the largest tent, only to find two elephants walking around the tent, with an old magician riding atop one of the great beasts. Amazed by the fact that this old man was able to train and control the great and giant beasts, he offers the old man food and wine. The old magician accepts, as the elephant the man was riding makes its way to the area that Aladdin was sitting. The old man and Aladdin eat and drink, sharing stories throughout the night. During the visit with the old magician, the old man told Aladdin all about India, elephants, and what to expect on his travels to the far city of Gaya. In the morning, Aladdin not only felt rested, but he also felt that he was fully mentally prepared for the next part of his journey.
The trip to Gaya in India could only begin with putting one foot in front of the other and that is exactly what Aladdin began to do: Walk.
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This sounds very interesting, and it's published by a company I've come to appericiate. That sounds like a lot of adventuring by Alladin - kind of reminds me of a Lara Croft video game.
How does it look for 3 player play? I'm thinking this could be a good game to play with my daughter and son.
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they say that the 3-player game is the "sweet spot". You really don't want to go more than that due to the down time. How the game is set up, with 3 players, every turn, everyone has something to do.
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I keep getting tempted by this game, as I like the idea, but it seems like an epic amount of reading, not to mention gameplay time (3+ hours?).
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You Instagram fiends have probably forgotten how nice it is to have paper photos you can touch and do physical things with. So if you haven't done it in a while, print out a few snapshots and consider incorporate them into your decorating scheme. What's even more fun than putting them in frames or albums is doing something special (read: crafty) with them. Two clever DIY bloggers offer suggestions for what to do with photos that's more interesting than stuffing them in frames.
First, Christine from Black Oak Vintage demonstrates how to make photo transfer cards.
Here are the steps she took.
Gather your supplies. You'll need several sheets of thin plywood available at most craft stores), a box cutter or Exacto knife, a straight edge or ruler, gel medium, Mod Podge, a paint brush or sponge, a rag, scissors, a customizable stamp, and whatever photos you'd like to use.
The examples shown are vintage book images, but this works great with laser printed versions (do not use originals — you will destroy them) of your own photos as well.
Cut out your cards. Use a ruler to mark the outlines of the shapes you'd like to cut out of your plywood with a pencil. This is where you can get really creative: try business cards, bookmarks, gift tags, etc. Angular shapes are easiest. Using a box cutter and a straight edge, score the plywood a couple of times along your marked lines until you get a clean cut and your cards come loose from the sheet.
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ARSC T3E Users' Newsletter 133, December 19, 1997
qalter Dynamically Adjusts the size of NQS Requests
With the "qalter" command, you may dynamically reduce the size of an NQS request, thus making PEs available to other users.
This would be considered an act of good citizenship, and could lead to better system throughput. As an example, the following request runs two jobs requiring 40 and 22 PEs respectively. The qalter call releases 18 PEs to other users:
###################################################################### #QSUB -q mpp #QSUB -l mpp_p=40 # prog_1 needs 40 PEs #QSUB -l mpp_t=6:00:00 # 6 hours for both runs #QSUB -s /bin/ksh cd /tmp/userid/run mpprun -n 40 ./prog_1 # run in 40 PEs qalter -l mpp_p=22 # release 18 PEs mpprun -n 22 ./prog_2 # run in 22 PEs ######################################################################
Limitations of qalter:
- It can not move a request to a different queue. For instance, were the above call replaced by qalter -l mpp_p=8 the request (on yukon) would continue to reside in the large queue (21-40 PEs) and not be moved to the small queue (2-9 PEs). It would thus continue to contribute to the global maximum of 2 large jobs.
- It does not signal NQS to re-scan the queues, which only happens on events such as the arrival or deletion of a request. Thus, though 18 PEs might be freed, a waiting 18 PE job will not be started until some other event causes a re-scan. (Nor will the the termination of interactive jobs cause a re-scan.) On yukon, an hourly cron job sends a null request to NQS to force a re-scan. As the use of qalter increases, we will probably increase the frequency of these events.
- Users may only decrease (not increase) the size of a request.
Despite these limitations, we heartily encourage you to use qalter in every qsub script if it could release PEs (even a few!) for other user jobs. For additional information see "man qalter."
All New Queues on Yukon
We have revised yukon's queue structure, as described in news queues on the ARSC T3E, yukon .
We have removed all explicit references to PE numbers and run-time limits from the queue names. This change will allow us to adjust these limits without needing to create new queues. No changes to user scripts are necessary to use the new queues.
The new queues are listed below:
Name of Number Maximum jobs Time limit When queue is queue of PEs per queue on queue executable ------------- -------- ------------ ---------- ------------ grand 65 - 90 1 4 hours always xlarge 41 - 64 1 4 hours always large 21 - 40 2 8 hours always medium 11 - 20 2 8 hours always small 2 - 10 2 8 hours always Qgrand 65 - 90 1 30 minutes always Qxlarge 41 - 64 1 30 minutes always Qlarge 21 - 40 2 30 minutes always Qmedium 11 - 20 2 30 minutes always Qsmall 2 - 10 2 30 minutes always single 1 5 4 hours always
Note that with one exception (unless you count "1") we have eliminated the T3D legacy of power of two processor numbers. We actively encourage users to use algorithms which do not require a particular number of processors.
All users should run in the minimum number of processors which provide the necessary performance level, in terms of either memory requirements or runtime.
Users will notice that the short run-time limit has been increased from 10 minutes to 30 minutes. This should allow more significant development or test runs.
These quick queues, identified by the "Q" at the start of the name, are also prioritized so that once the resources become available they will run in advance of longer work. (ARSC will monitor usage of the quick queues to ensure this feature is used as intended. Please do not string multiple short jobs together.)
The larger queues which require a considerable fraction of the machine may require the halting of other queues so that sufficient PEs become free for them to run. ARSC monitors the submission of these jobs and periodically holds other jobs so this queue can proceed. Typically these hold and release events occur in the time before test times or prior to weekends. Users should read "news downtime" on the system to determine if such a session will be taken.
These details are likely to change to suit the nature of the usage patterns of the system. We actively encourage users to provide feedback to ARSC on this queue structure.
Random-Number Generators
[ Once again, a quick-tip question has inspired a full-blown article. Many thanks to Sung-Eun Choi of the University of Washington for this contribution. ]
It's pretty easy to get sequences of pseudo-random numbers that do not overlap -- more difficult is getting sequences that are not correlated. My response below is for "non-overlapping and non-correlated sequences." There is also the question of whether correlation actually matters for a particular simulation. Finally, when I say "random," I of course mean pseudo-random.
>From my investigations, there are (at least) two ways in which random numbers are used. The first way (which is not addressed by the "quick-tip" question) involves using a sequence that needs to be "random" over the entire problem. For example, you have a data structure that must be initialized to some random state. I won't elaborate on how to do this, but you can use preprocessing or other tricks to avoid complete serialization (on multiple PEs) if, for example, you need to re-initialize your data structure during the program.
The second usage requires a large number of independent, random sequences. For example, each element in your data structure represents a "body" with some random behavior which is independent of the other bodies.
Notice that this problem doesn't depend on the number of PEs, rather the number of bodies. Assuming we have at our disposal at least one generator that produces good, extremely long random number sequences (see Marsaglia and others for some really good generators, some with periods of > 2^1000), one way to guarantee that we don't get overlap or correlation in the sequence is to slice up the one extremely long random sequence into to a bunch of shorter (but still long), non-overlapping sequences.
There are theoretical results on other ways to do this, but here is a somewhat realistic scenario that I could imagine implementing. We have a (binary) file with every kth element of the random sequence -- k is the maximum required length of each subsequence to be used by each "body" in the simulation. Assume that all PEs have b bodies (k*b <= period). Each PE maintains b "seeds", the ith of which is initialized to the (PE*b+i-1)th element in the file. File access is fast and easy when the file is binary. In general, the seeds themselves may be a set of values that represent state. On any PE, each time a body b_i requires a random number, the generator is called with the corresponding seed and the returned value(s) becomes the new seed. All this can be done completely in parallel with no synchronization between PEs other than agreeing at initialization which PE "owns" what.
Notice that this method is not truly scalable. The file we use needs to be generated off-line, which means either the sequence needs to be enumerated or the generator must have a way to move ahead more than one element in the sequence. Moreover, as longer simulations are performed, longer sequences are required, which adds to the problem. Of course people continue to work on random number generators and computers are getting faster, so perhaps such a method will scale.
Editor's Note: Additional Concerns about Random Numbers
Repeatable parallel runs A salient feature of pseudo-random number generators running on serial platforms is that, given the same seed, they repeat the same sequence on every run. This characteristic is vital for debugging.
It is desirable to be able to repeat the sequence in parallel codes as well, but this is more complicated. Take an example of a Monte Carlo code, farming out work items, where the programmer wants the same results independent of the number of processors. Since work items are "farmed out" at run-time, based on run-time characteristics, it is not known which work item will be performed on which processor.
To solve this problem, a point in the sequence can be assigned to each work item which ensures that the same results will be produced independent of the number of processors used. Naturally the starting point much be chosen so that there are no repeated sequences and this mechanism will depend on the actual computation's treatment of random numbers.
Agreement between serial and parallel versions Another possible constraint is that the serial and parallel codes agree. Sometimes the method of dealing with random numbers in the serial code is hard to replicate in parallel. The best approach is to make both the serial and parallel codes use the same technique, which means that you must replicate the method used in parallel in the serial code. The same constraint is often applied to other compatibility issues.
Rudimentary tests for randomness Whatever technique is used, it is always a good idea to check the quality of the random numbers used. A simple method is to keep the mean and standard deviation of the numbers generated and verify that they are correct and acceptable.
Human Understanding It is also interesting to consider the human understanding of what is random. Most people have a poor understanding of this in everyday life which probably accounts for the belief in physic phenomenon and good fortune. A recent study of chosen lottery numbers shows people try to make them evenly spaced within the available set, while the actual draw produces sequences. The following is an interesting book on this subject: "Innumeracy : Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos.
Further reading on random numbers A useful reference may be found at:
This a review of various serial and parallel random number generation techniques are presented along with a discussion on what makes a good random number generator.
Last-Minute Gift Ideas from ARSC Staff !
Again we polled ARSC staff. Thanks for these seasonal suggestions:
- Chocolate always works (even if they don't like it, they can freeze it and give it to someone else)
- Gloves
- Silly socks!!
- My last minute, all purpose, generic gift tends to be the Swiss Army Knife (small) w/ key chain or similar. (Boring, I know...)
- Either the small pen lights key chains, or items I see in the free catalogue on airplanes, which has an interesting set of items for the distressed traveler who needs gifts.
- Just one idea: www.godiva.com =)
- USR Palm Pilot PDA
- Legos!
- Gift certificates for just about anything. Movie rentals and dinners at nice restaurants are good.
- One pound of coffee (in a festive container) from the local coffee roaster.
- A miniature, hand-carved wooden totem pole with raven. I found it at a gift shop which primarily serves tourists, but which has some quality goods along with the junk.
- "Duke Nukem' 3-D" or "Total Annihilation"
Make a personal coupon book for your spouse or other loved-one. Here's the idea, where you state, "this coupon good for..."
- "A 1-hour foot-massage",
- "One unqualified 'Yes'",
- "Silence. I will immediately shut up--and my feelings won't be hurt."
- Woolen socks and other warm cozy things.
- A bottle of wine or fine spirits.
- Go to a used-book store and buy every title by the recipient's favorite mystery writer.
- Goods from a museum store.
Next Newsletter: January 9, 1998!
The next issue, according to our nominal biweekly schedule, should come out on Jan. 2 at which time Guy will be in England, Tom in Colorado, and many of our readers happily eschewing email. So, I think we'll have to survive without T3E news for a week.
Solstice is a nice turning point at Fairbanks' latitude, so may we wish you Happy Hanukkah, Joyeux Noel, Happy New Year, Festive Solstice, and Happy Holidays.
Quick-Tip Q & A
A: {{ You're writing a monte-carlo simulation, which will use very long sequences of pseudo-random numbers, to run on multiple PEs. How can you ensure that the generated sequences will not overlap? }} # Here are three relatively quick "tips." Note that the second, # "sequence splitting" was described in detail in an earlier article. # # These are taken from the previously mentioned reference # ("http://nhse.cs.rice.edu/NHSEreview/RNG"), "Random Number Generators # for Parallel Computers," by Paul D. Coddington: ## Starting with a good serial random-number generator: # # o Leapfrog - # # The sequence is partitioned among the processors # in a cyclic fashion, like a deck of cards dealt to # card players. # # # o Sequence Splitting - # # The sequence is partitioned among processors in a # block fashion, by splitting it into # non-overlapping contiguous sections. # # # o Independent Sequences - # # For some generators, the initial seeds can be # chosen in such a way as to produce long period # independent subsequences on each processor." Q: On the T3E, how can you determine your program's memory usage?
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All Incredible
His peers affectionately refer to him as "All Day." Watch Adrian Peterson's tireless play on a football field and you'll know why.
It was the day before Christmas last year when Peterson suffered what will often be a career-ending knee injury, sustaining ligament tears (ACL) and sending shockwaves throughout the Land of 10,000 Lakes. But low & behold, AP healed-up and how!
After just nine games into NFL 2012, Peterson has nearly surpassed last year's 12 game total (957 / 970) and is on pace to break his single-season high of 1760 yards set in his sophomore campaign ('08) (Pro-football-reference.com).
Though his steady accumulation of big yardage totals, along with the prized single-game rushing mark (296 / SD / '07), have him on track for a bronze bust in Canton, it's his electrifying run-style that's always kept this writer in awe: the bruising power of a Larry Csonka coupled with open-field moves of the "Kansas Comet" Gale Sayers.
Ever since Sid Gillman (AFL) and Don Coryell (NFL) sold American football fans on the wonders of the forward-pass, non-QBs have had a devil of time trying to get voters to take them seriously for MVP accolades (20 of 55).
Today it's a QB-League and everyone seems to like it that way. But not since the days of Earl Campbell has a running back bowled over defenders like Peterson, his signature scamper coming in '09 against the Cleveland Browns where he tossed aside would-be tacklers like so many rag-dolls.
The lines are getting long in early MVP voting and, as expected, exit polls show quarterbacks leading the count with Matt Ryan, Ben Roethlisberger and fellow come-backer Peyton Manning holding sway over voter opinion. Their mid-season records are persuasive. But if Adrian stays healthy, his miraculous 2012 story is just the stuff MVP bestowments should be made of.
Tim Tebow: The Anti-Story
The votes were cast, tabulated, some given the ol' Diebold Switch-a-Roo and the results reported. Scott Pelley, capable anchor of CBS' 2012 election coverage gets credited with the night's best and worst metaphors. The best: "donnybrook," and the worst, "carpet bombing," used by Pelley to describe the flood of campaign ads reigned down upon Connecticut by unsuccessful GOP Senate candidate Linda McMahon. Needn't read everything the kids put in front ya,' Scottie.
Tim Tebow gets this writer's vote as the biggest anti-story for first half of NFL 2012. Though he works in America's media mecca, last season's hottest commodity has been about as big a news-item as a Wyoming Presidential tally. And like Mitt, both are second-guessing their campaign strategies, wondering what might've been (Jaguars).
But there's still time for Timbo to leave his mark on the New York scene. It likely won't come at QB (even if he gets the nod) or in a pointless wildcat deployment. That leaves Tim's original high school slot, tight-end.
Jets have a bevy of T-ends in Cumberland, Keller and Rueland, but Tim's got ball-hands, good speed, a nose for the end-zone and doesn't just take a hit, he likes it. And as Tim loves the spotlight (and boss Woody loves the PR), he should know tight-end is a position not without its share of cachet (Gronk / Gonzalez / Witten). There's your spark, Rex.
Quote of the Week
Rex Ryan on being named (by 35 players) "most over-rated coach in the NFL" in a Sporting News poll, the TMZ of sport media. "My first thought was I looked and saw who was second. Hey, I finally beat Belichick. I got him. I knew it would take time, but I finally got him (CBS / 11-7 / Jets')." A coach with a sense of humor. Kudos, Mr. Ryan.
Cherry Picks Week 10
Detroit Lions (4-4) @ Minnesota Vikings (5-4) (11-11 / Fox 1:00)
One of six intra-division battles on the slate, this pits two blue-state rivals, one feeling their oats, the other scuffling. Some terrific purple play (Greenway / Winfield / Brinkley / Walsh / AD) off-set by key downers (Ponder / Allen). Injuries come with the territory but gimpy catalyst Harvin (ankle) is nonpareil. Lions' Suh not making news (+), Stafford's healthy, Detroit run-game netting TDs (10) and nice 1st-down ratio. Teams going opposite directions and a Vikings' loss will fuel Frazier debate. Lions avenge WK4 loss and triumph.
San Diego Chargers (4-4) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-4) (CBS 1:00)
San Diego's a swing-team. Start 3-1, then drop three before topping KC in WK9. Big-arm Rivers slowly finding rhythm while run-trio contributes (4.5 AVG). Bucs feelin' the love after two road wins (MIN / OAK). Timely D (13 INT), surging Martin (5 TDs WK8-9), stout O-line (12-S) and patient Freeman (16-5 ratio) key the rise. No fan of Schiano's numbskull kneel-down no-no (WK2 @ NYG), but admit Greg's got TB believing. WTW: SD run-D (4) v. Martin; TB pressure v. Rivers. Projected winner: Buccaneers.
Atlanta Falcons (8-0) @ New Orleans Saints (3-5) (Fox 1:00)
First of three mettle-games for ATL (NO 11-29 / NYG 12-16), more vital than running the table, Mr. White. Rivalry ranks with NFL best: Falcons 1st SB ('99), Saints hoist it in '10. As such, road to respectability goes through Louisiana. Given trouble in New Orleans & Dallas, this would seem Falcons' year to assume Southern throne. Write-off Saints first 3-Ls and start with tough loss @ GB, making 'em 3-2. New Orleans' D-rank is rank (R31 / P28), but tackle corps sticks (Harper / Jenkins / Lofton), while Atlanta defense is not up to typical standard (R23 / P13). Ryan v. Brees will be an air-show. Home Saints win.
Houston Texans (7-1) @ Chicago Bears (7-1) (NBC 8:20)
GOTW. But a Clash of Titans? "Maybe no (Furio)," as GB spanked both. QB Schaub is reliable (12-4 ratio) and RB Foster compliments. Both signal-callers face sack-attack (25 / 25) as Texans protect (10) while Bears O-line a sieve (28), hurting Cutler's head and numbers (12-8). Forte needs more carries (5.0), Hester TDs (1) and Marshall Plan needs to spread the wealth (BM 59 REC / next 20 & 16). Though aches & pains are piling-up on Houston roster, they've got balance like 70s Olga Korbut. Texans win on the road.
Steven Keys
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The all new 16.5 inch Keymod Handguard is our longest ever! Built for longer barreled AR-15s, it extends further down the barrel, providing more rail space and more flexibility in accessory or hand placement. It installs on all standard AR-15 models. The free float design attaches directly to the receiver without coming into contact with the barrel or impacting barrel harmonics. The universal Keymod rail platform accepts all standard Keymod accessories.
The handguard includes the aluminum barrel nut, castle nut, and anti-rotation screw.
Lightweight, low profile design with a 1.75 inch inside diameter; aircraft grade 6061 aluminum construction, only 1 pound in weight; 16.5 inches in total length.
Package also includes two 5.3 Inch/13 Slot Keymod Picatinny Rails for modular attachment of accessories.
Please note that installation of a free float quad rail requires additional tooling and gunsmithing expertise. We recommend consultation with an experienced gunsmith. When installing the barrel nut, we recommend using 30-35 lbs of torque. The barrel nuts are made from 6061 grade aluminum which, although significantly lighter than steel barrel nuts, can be damaged under excessive force. All Monstrum Tactical rail and accessory products are backed by a lifetime replacement guarantee. Monstrum Tactical only sells through and provides support for purchases made through our Monstrum Tactical store.
Please note that installation requires additional gunsmithing tools and expertise. For questions regarding fitment and installation, please view our AR-15 handguard install guides below:
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April 7th, the traditional footrace comes back in Venice.
Literally 'Up and Down the Bridges', this excursion involves all attendees throw a stroll in Venice's "calli". It is an orienteering event in which you are given a map and a list of checkpoints to tick off in the city of Venice. Individuals can register at the starting line in Saint Mark Square on the morning of the event, while groups should phone ahead.
Costumes, music and dancing liven up the route. Typical is the presence of folk groups. They give, with their costumes, performances and music a festive and multicultural tone.
The event starts at 8am with the holly Mass in the Saint Mark Basilica. The course departs from Saint Mark Square (near Palazzo Ducale) at 10am.
At 12.30am there will be the folk groups' parade and the awards ceremony in Saint Mark Square.
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Feel free to suggest more songs and more 360Cities panoramas.
Autumn, Poland. Panorama made by Marcin Klaban
Heffield Park Middle Lake, England. Panorama by Geoff Mather
Colorful Autumn, Prague. Panorama by Tomáš Klíma
Autumn Colors at Grosser Ahornboden, Austria. Panorama by Carl W. von Einem
Harvest Festival in Sloughouse, California, USA. Panorama made by Joe Griffin
The Colours of Autumn, England. Panorama made by Robert Bilsland
Oka. Autumn. Polenovo, Russia. Panorama made by Furman Artjem
香嵐渓紅葉2012Autumn Leaves of KOURANKEI, Japan. Panorama by Haruhiko Nakayama
Autumn lake in a park in Rajecké Teplice, Slovakia. Panorama made by Sergej Esnault
Evening In Holland Park, London, England. Panorama made by Victor Orlovsky


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Dorm and home air can get really bad in the winter. With the windows all sealed up, hot recycled air mixes with all the contaminants from cleaning solutions and air fresheners to create a stuffy, polluted atmosphere.
But it doesn't have to be that way this winter- NASA released a list of plants that improve indoor air quality. They made their choices by testing which kinds of plants purified or filtered the air best in their "BioHome"
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This just came in over the weekend. It appears MANY former friends and business folks in Colorado are not buying into what your Congress critters are legislating. There was also quite a bit of news over the weekend about various county sheriffs not in support of the new laws, to the point of not enforcing them if enacted. Just mebbe there will be an awakening in the state by the folks that never thought something like this could happen, and were willing to put a batch of PC lefties in office. Talk about getting bit in the azz. Never has the addage of "Elections have consequences" been more illustrative.
Magpul pulling out of Colorado:
(Magpul does multi-million dollar gun related business every year from Colorado)
Another source:
Outdoor Channel show pulling out of Colorado:
From: Michael Bane
Date: Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 4:09 PM
Subject: OUTDOOR CHANNEL Pulls Productions from Colorado
To: Steve King
Dear Senator King;
I met you yesterday after the so-called "public hearings" on the antigun bills; as I mentioned, I am an Executive Producer for OUTDOOR CHANNEL. I currently have four series in production, included GUN STORIES, the top show on OC, with several additional series in development. My series focus on guns, hunting, shooting and the outdoors.
This morning I met with my three Producers, and we made the decision that if these antigun bills become law, we will be moving all of our production OUT of Colorado. We have already cancelled a scheduled filming session for late this month. Obviously, part of this is due to our own commitment to the right to keep and bear arms, but it also reflects 3 lawyers' opinions that these laws are so poorly drafted and so designed to trap otherwise legal citizens into a crime (one of our attorneys referred to them as "flypaper laws") that it is simply too dangerous for us to film here.
I can give you chapter and verse on the legal implications if you need, but suffice to say that the first legal opinion was so scary we went out and got two others. Al three attorneys agreed.
We are relatively small potatoes in television, but our relocation of production will cost Colorado a little less than a million dollars in 2013.
Secondly, we have proudly promoted Colorado in our productions (and have been moving more and more production into the state); now we will do exactly the opposite. What does this mean for Colorado? The community of television producers is a small one. Last week I had lunch with a major network producer who was looking to locate his new reality series in Colorado. That producer is also a shooter, and the new reality series will now be based out of Phoenix. That lunch cost Colorado over a million in economic impact.
Thirdly, according to numbers I received from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (for whom I used to work) yesterday, hunting had an almost $800,000,000 impact on Colorado in 2012, driving as many as 8330 jobs. Next month I will be in Texas meeting with most of the top outdoor/hunting producers, and the Number One agenda item will be Colorado. Already, hunting organizations and statewide hunting clubs around the country are pulling out of Colorado, and we expect this trend to accelerate rapidly.
The message we will take to our viewers and listeners is that these proposed laws are so dangerous to hunters and any other person, be she a fisherman or a skier who brings a handgun into the state for self-defense, that we cannot recommend hunting, fishing or visiting Colorado. We reach millions of people, and, quite frankly, we have a credibility that Colorado government officials can no longer match. Colorado Division of Wildlife is already running ads trying to bring more out-of-state hunters to Colorado...in light of the flood of negative publicity about these proposed laws, I can assure you those ads will fail.
We estimate that as many as one-quarter to one-third of out-of-state hunters will desert Colorado in the next 18-24 months, which will quite frankly be a disaster for the hunting industry in Colorado and have a devastating effect on our western and northern communities (certainly like Grand Junction).
This is not a "boycott" in the traditional sense of a centralized, organized operation; rather, it is more of a grassroots decision on where shooters, hunters and other sportsmen are willing to spend their money. Look at the collapse of the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show in February. That venerable multimillion dollar trade show chose to ban modern sporting rifles and standard capacity magazines, and with three weeks it collapsed as all vendors and sponsors pulled out.
Colorado is going to pay a huge price for laws that will do nothing.
Thank you, sir, for your support.
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Description This cool-season annual grows from a winter rosette, becoming slightly branched and reaching a height of 6-18 in. Oblong, blue-green leaves are abundant on the lower part of the plant. Leaves become more oval by mid-stem. Stems are bare above the oval leaves and are tipped with a fragrant, solitary flower head. Both the lobed ray flowers and the disk flowers are yellow.
Flower March - May
Flower March - May
Habitat Dry, open hillsides and slopes.
Range S. and c. Texas.
Discussion Huisache-daisy often forms thick stands along roads and on hillsides where it provides lavish color when in bloom.
Comments Huisache daisy often forms thick stands along roads and on hillsides where it provides lavish color when in bloom. This annual can be pulled out when it has gone to seed and begins to look ratty. Shake out the seeds for next year's crop.
Exposure Preference Sun to partial sun.
Native Distribution S. & c. Texas
Site Preference Dry, open hillsides & slopes
Soil Preference Well-drained sand, loam & caliche.


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Dell has recently revamped their Latitude line of business laptops, releasing them under the "E-Series" name. Here we take a look at the portable productivity targeted laptop, the Latitude E5400. We're trying to find out if this is going to be the computer that your company buys to deploy to the grunts such as yourself. Let's take a look.
If you're accustomed to notebooks coming in a relatively small sized box, you are in for a surprise. The E5400 arrived in a box that seems better suited for a full sized desktop PC. Now I know where all of the saved Studio Hybrid packaging materials went. Within the main box there are three sub-boxes that contain the E5400 Laptop and accessories. The packaging reminded me of my high school egg drop competition, so there should be little chance of shipping damage to the laptop.
After all of the cardboard ripping, you'll end up with the Latitude E5400 itself, a beefy looking dock/port replicator, and two power adapters (one for the laptop, one for the dock).
The black box design is clearly aimed at use within business environment, and it won't be winning any style points in the design department. It also has heft. Dell lists the thickness as 1.46-inches, with a weight of 5.5 lbs. Even though this is the 14.1†edition, it weighs as much or more than many 15.4†laptops. That's certainly something that detracts from the mobility aspect of the E5400.
One of the requirements of any business-oriented laptop is that it must be dockable. Business travelers are often on the go, and it is important for such users to be able to quickly upload any viruses that they've picked up on the road to their company network. Just kidding. The E5400 dock is simple to use. You simply align the laptop with the dock using the molded in alignment marks, and then you firmly press the laptop in place. The dock has its own separate power supply that serves to provide all power needs for recharging and docked operation. The dock expands your port options with the following:
The dock / port replicator is one of the great plusses of going with a business laptop. With it, you'll be able to hook up everything you need at the desk with a simple docking operation.
The keyboard layout is exactly as I prefer. It has standard orientation for the Page Up, Page Down, Home, End, Insert, Delete grouping. For some reason Dell moved to a really dumb side-bar layout for these keys in their consumer line of notebooks. The Latitude E5400 doesn't have this handicap, which should make working with documents incrementally more efficient.
I also noticed that the E5400 has a rougher surface texture on all of the palm surfaces near the keyboard. This feature will probably give the E5400 a longer wear-life before characteristic shiny hand-polished spots start showing up.
Battery Life
Business users want a laptop that will allow them to get some work done while on the road (or maybe to watch a DVD on a flight). The E5400 isn't a laptop that you'd want to play demanding 3D games on, so that automatically cuts out the video card as a major power hog. During our testing, we found that the E5400 gives about 1 hour and 20 minutes of battery life under the most demanding conditions. This torture test was done using Orthos in blend mode, testing both the CPU and RAM at 100%. Brightness was also set to max, making this a worst-case scenario. On the other side of the spectrum, the battery lasted a relatively long 6 hours and 20 minutes with the computer at idle & minimum brightness. Business users should expect to get between 3-4 hours of genuine Excel fun crunching their spreadsheets.
The E5400 took a modest 1 minute and 48 seconds to crunch Pi to 1 million digits using the Super Pi benchmark. This is below the mark set by some of the other notebooks we've tested (such as the XPS m1530 I'm typing this on right now), but it fares well compared to mid-range consumer laptops. Again, this is a productivity laptop with a nod towards portability given its 14-inch size.
The look of the E5400 is purely business. You won't be catching any envious glances at your company-issued goods. It simply blends in to the corporate look and says "That TPS report is waiting to be completed, Ben."
The Dell E5400 laptop is a solid business notebook that, combined with the dock, provides a complete computing platform with myriad connectivity options and sufficient battery life to get a good chunk of work done while on the road or in the air.
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What do you like and dislike about it?
Here are my thoughts:
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Congratulations Drake. I see a Grand trip in your future.
HRCH Rip's Fullhouse Jacks Over Aces MH Ace
HR Color me Gone- Speed
Kicking the Habit PeeWee
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Aspire to Inspire before you Expire
Great job Drake and Bree, keep up the good work and hope to judge you at the season level
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DISCLAIMER: The above post is the opinionated and biased view of your's truly, Lonnie Spann, and is in no way intended to reflect the opinions or views of the unfortunate individuals named below who just happen to be doomed with guilt by association.
Member of CAHRC and North AL HRC. I train with AND AM FRIENDS WITH: Fishduck, Laidback, Splash_Em, RF2, Drake2014, Claimsadj, Hooked on Quackers, RookieTrainer and Roseberry.
HRCH Spann's Quacker Jack "Jack" 500 Pt. Club (New & IMPROVED jacket).
Congrats Drake, your dog posesses desire thats for sure. It was kind of exciting when she broke out of the holding blind, I was getting bored with my marshalling duties. Nice job on the title.
Thanks everyone for all of the great things you have said about me and my dog, be expecting to see me at the finished level this fall and hopefully I will have another great story to tell everyone.
HRC- Our season never ends
"Shoot fast or shoot last"
HR UH Nilsson's on a wing n a prayer MH WCX
Congrats Drake!! Due to marshalling another flight I wasn't able to make my rounds to watch other test but I heard you had a nice run. I did get to watch you run Bree at the training day and I can tell you two are clicking and are going to make a great duo!! It's also nice to have some of us younger guys in the games. Keep up the hard work!
Drake that may be the first title you and Bree earn but I will bet it won't be the last. You should be proud of both yourself and Bree. She is a fine dog and you have done a very nice job training her!!!!
If your dad will stop selling stuff y'all can train & get her ready for seasoned. Central Alabama is coming up & I have you as a Marshall. Your dad will show you how to motivate the bird boys.
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The BCUNI3 is a universal fast charger for battery packs used in cameras, camcorders and mobile phones, plus for charging AA and AAA batteries. With the help of an adjustable contact set, the BCUNI3 is able to charge nearly all common Li-ion battery packs for cameras, camcorders and mobile phones. In addition, the unit is also able to charge USB equipment via its USB output port.
Good but with reservations 6/24/2014
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Once you get your batteries set though it will determine what kind of battery it is and charge appropriately. That makes it worth it.
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What could be more fun than a little fin fish on the grill, especially when it's filled with simple yet mouthwatering ingredients.
When selecting fresh fish, there should be no odor, the flesh should be firm and elastic, the scales should be bright with a sheen, the gills should be reddish pink and the eyes bright, clear and bulging.
Trout or another moderate-flavor fish would work well in place of the whitefish. Don't hesitate to ask for suggestions at your local market.
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