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ARSC T3D Users' Newsletter 114, December 6, 1996
The ARSC T3D Users' Newsletter Takes a Break
The ARSC T3D Users' Newsletter is going to take a 2-3 months vacation and return refreshed as, perhaps, the T3E Newsletter.
I'd be interested in feedback from readers. Has the Newsletter been useful? Do you like the format (weekly, short, and friendly)? How would you feel about bi-weekly newsletters? Would you rather receive a table of contents only, with the content available via the web and ftp? Does the content suit your needs? Other suggestions?
Galaxy Formation Research on ARSC's T3D
[ The 100th newsletter profiled the work of several big users of ARSC's T3D. Here's a short report by another, Fabio Governato of the University of Washington, who was unreachable for that newsletter. Thanks to Fabio for this. ]
To study galaxy formation in different environments, Governato and Gardner started studying what we call "voids", i.e. huge regions of space, several tens of Mpc across, where the density is several times less than average. These regions are commonly found both in the real Universe and in cosmological simulations.
Together with selected regions including clusters and more general large scale structure, we aim at obtaining the merging rate and the rate of growth of dark matter halos in these regions testing different cosmoligcal models. Once the hydrodynamical code will be ready, then we plan to include the effects of dissipation in the barionic component, that is supposed to cool and collapse at the center of these halos, so originating galaxies as we see them.
Two papers including simulations made at the T3D at ARSC are available on my web page:
http://www-hpcc.astro.washington.edu/faculty/fabio/index.html The Local Group as a test of cosmological models (submitted to New Astronomy)
Prospects for Cosmology with Cluster Mass Profiles to appear in ApJL
The Local group paper includes a movie obtained from ARSC simulations: http://www-hpcc.astro.washington.edu/faculty/fabio/Movie2.mpeg , which shows a region in a CDM universe that contains a binary system similar to our Milky Way Andromeda binary system. Also most of the big color pictures where made from data obtained at ARSC.
Quick-Tip Q & A
A: {{ If you expect to create mppcore files, how can you arrange for them to be stored on /tmp without ever taking up space in the current directory? }} #Thanks to three readers who responded. Here are their full replies:
There are several things that can be done, some more elegant than others, and some a more accurate reply to this question than others. Also some of these things depend on whether you are running on the MPP side of the T3D, or on the PVP side (or on a CRAY other than a T3D).
This question is similar to the question in a previous newsletter, which was how to find and remove all your core files. The answer to that was to run:
find . \( -name core -o -name mppcore \) -exec rm -i {} \;
This command could be put into a .logout file so your core and mppcore files are removed when you logout. However during your login session, or if your code runs and creates a core file when you aren't logged in, you will still have these core files and they will count against your quota (if you are running in a subdirectory with a quota). Alternately you could run a cron or at job that would periodically run this find command to remove core files. But what you really want is to get the core files created in a directory that will be automatically purged and where you don't have a quota.
Typically the /tmp or /usr/tmp directories are regularly purged and on some systems these directories don't have a quota, thus this seems like an ideal place to create your core files. Be aware though that some machines are configured with quotas on /usr/tmp and /tmp, and the purge policy for these directories varies. To find out all the file systems where you have a quota, execute quota -v .
To cause your mppcore files (and this can be extended to core files as well) to be created in, for example /usr/tmp, make an mppcore file in /usr/tmp (preferably in a subdirectory you own, so you won't interfere with someone else). Then create a soft link from the directory where you will run your code. The commands are:
touch /usr/tmp/mydir/mppcore # Create the mppcore file ln -s /usr/tmp/mydir/mppcore mppcore # Link to the mppcore file
If you aren't running on the MPP side of the T3D, and if you don't ever want your core files, you can set the environment variable TRBKCORE to 0 ( setenv TRBKCORE 0 , if you use the C shell) which indicates core files are not to be created. Another method that has been used is to make a core file of size 0 (run touch core ), remove owner write privilege for this core file (execute chmod 400 core ), such that creation of the core file is not allowed.
Our T3D has a YMP front end, which is configured with an extended core mechanism (which can be selected when the kernel is built). Because of this, core files created on our YMP are named core.pid where pid is the process id. Removing these files automatically is more difficult, since the name varies (unless the TRBKCORE environment variable is used). To automatically do remove these core files requires changes to the code to call getpid to get the process id, then you can create a link called core.pid, linking it to a previously created /usr/tmp/mydir/core file.
The easy way...
touch core touch mppcore chmod 000 core chmod 000 mppcore
It will not be able to over write a non-writable file.
Another thing, I am not sure has been documented is the file limits on Unicos 9.0, specifically affecting T3D users.
As of Unicos 9.0 the default number of files a user can have open is (I believe 64). There are 2 things that need to be done to change this:
Change the UDB entries, the max is 5192
pfdlimit[b] :5192: pfdlimit[i] :5192:
The user needs to run /usr/bin/limit -p 0 -f <# of files>
how does this affect T3D users?
Say a user has a 32 PE job, and this person opens 1 file on each PE. (Then they by default also opened, stdin, stdout, stderr) The persons file count is now:
32 * 4 = 128 files and they are over the default limit.
Best way we suggest is to create a symbolic link to /dev/null in the PWD or wherever the core file may be written to.
ln -s /dev/null mppcore ln -s /dev/null core
These can easily be removed and allow corefiles to be written when they are required.
Q: In 'vi' is there a way to tell which column the cursor is in? (Say you're editing Fortran and hope the line ends before column 72.)
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12.15: Energy from Biomass
Why is algae better than corn for biofuel?
Algae is a better alternative for producing biofuel than traditional crops because crops could be used for other things, like feeding people.
Biomass is the material that comes from plants and animals that were recently living. Biomass can be burned directly, such as setting fire to wood. For as long as humans have had fire, people have used biomass for heating and cooking. People can also process biomass to make fuel, called biofuel. Biofuel can be created from crops, such as corn or algae, and processed for use in a car (Figure below). The advantage to biofuels is that they burn more cleanly than fossil fuels. As a result, they create less pollution and less carbon dioxide.
Biofuels, such as ethanol, are added to gasoline to cut down the amount of fossil fuels that are used.
Organic material, like almond shells, can be made into electricity. Biomass power is a great use of wastes and is more reliable than other renewable energy sources, but harvesting biomass energy uses energy and biomass plants produce pollutants including greenhouse gases.
Find out more at http://science.kqed.org/quest/audio/how-green-is-biomass-energy/.
Cow manure can have a second life as a source of methane gas, which can be converted to electricity. Not only that food scraps can also be converted into green energy.
Find out more at http://science.kqed.org/quest/video/from-waste-to-watts-biofuel-bonanza/.
Food that is tossed out produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas. But that methane from leftovers can be harnessed and used as fuel. Sounds like a win-win situation.
Find out more at http://science.kqed.org/quest/audio/power-up-with-leftovers/.
Consequences of Biomass Use
In many instances, the amount of energy, fertilizer, and land needed to produce the crops used make biofuels mean that they often produce very little more energy than they consume. The fertilizers and pesticides used to grow the crops run off and become damaging pollutants in nearby water bodies or in the oceans.
To generate biomass energy, break down the cell walls of plants to release the sugars and then ferment those sugars to create fuel. Corn is a very inefficient source; scientists are looking for much better sources of biomass energy.
See more at http://www.kqed.org/quest/television/biofuels-beyond-ethanol.
Algae Biofuels
Research is being done into alternative crops for biofuels. A very promising alternative is algae. Growing algae requires much less land and energy than crops. Algae can be grown in locations that are not used for other things, like in desert areas where other crops are not often grown. Algae can be fed agricultural and other waste so valuable resources are not used. Much research is being done to bring these alternative fuels to market. Many groups are researching the use of algae for fuel.
Many people think that the best source of biomass energy for the future is algae. Compared to corn, algae is not a food crop, it can grow in many places, it's much easier to convert to a usable fuel, and it's carbon neutral.
Find out more at http://science.kqed.org/quest/video/algae-power/.
- biofuel: A fuel made from living materials, usually crop plants.
- Biofuels are useful because they are liquid and can go into a gas tank unlike many other types of alternative energy.
- Algae is the focus of much research because it is a very promising alternative to traditional crops for biofuels.
- Biofuels have been used for as long as people have been burning wood for warmth or to cook their food.
Use this resource to answer the questions that follow.
1. How much gas is produced from corn?
2. What was the Model T designed to run on?
3. Why are cell phones forbidden in the factory?
4. How much ethanol does the factory produce?
5. Is corn an efficient energy source? Explain your answer.
1. What are the advantages of algae over other sources of biofuels?
2. Why are some crops, like corn, not necessarily a good source of biofuels?
3. How can an energy source produce very little energy more than the energy it takes to produce it?
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Chinook Helicopter Tragedy in Afghanistan
Original post made by Cindy Cross, Parkside, on Aug 8, 2011
The Chinook helicopter shot down in Afghanistan over the weekend is yet another tragedy to shake our country from its complacent stupor. Twenty-two Navy Seals, three Air Force Special Operations personnel, five Army aviators and eight Afghan soldiers were all killed when their helicopter was felled form the sky by a Taliban Rocket propelled grenade (RPG).
"As heavy a loss as this was, it would even be more tragic if we allowed it to derail us from our efforts to defeat al-Qaeda and deny them a safe haven in Afghanistan," said Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta.
It's been ten years since we invaded Afghanistan to oust the Taliban, and here we are, 10 years later, with no progress. Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother was recently assassinated along with a long list of other officials and policemen how are killed on a daily basis. The Taliban are no closer to being extinguished from Afghanistan today than they were 10 years ago, but we continually pump money and American soldiers into the abyss called victory.
It's called insanity. No other word could describe the failure we have faced in our efforts to help Afghanistan. The soldiers who were killed in the Chinook helicopter were the best of the best. The elite of the best military in the world, snuffed out by some rag-tag Taliban radical.
Obama promised voters he would get us out of that place if he was elected, but did as politicians do—stalled the American people to please the military industrial complex; that huge military money machine that President Eisenhower warned us about in 1961.
Here is part of that famous, prophetic speech where Eisenhower tried to warn us about the danger of such military might. Do not forget that he was at the panicle of the military in World War II where he was the Supreme Allied Commander. Even in such a prestigious role, he could see what lay ahead, and had the American people's best interest at heart when he gave this speech.
Military-Industrial Complex Speech, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961:
"Until the latest of our world conflicts, the United States had no armaments industry. American makers of plowshares could, with time and as required, make swords as well. But now we can no longer risk emergency improvisation of national defense; we have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions. Added to this, three and a half million men and women are directly engaged in the defense establishment. We annually spend on military security more than the net income of all United States corporations.
This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence -- economic, political, even spiritual -- is felt in every city, every State house, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society.
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together."
Let's make no bones about it; the U.S. is simply in Afghanistan for the money that is generated from the war machine—not because we want to make America safe. Eisenhower could see what was coming in our future and he was dead-on.
Thanks to Obama, we are guaranteed to be there until 2014 and who knows how much longer after that.
Comments (11)
a resident of Avila
on Aug 8, 2011 at 11:59 pm
Pretty ignorant piece, Cindy. Lots of unsubstantiated claims that show you've written about this war without having done any research whatsoever. What is your prime reading material? Do you read? Name one book you have read that supports your childish claims, please.
a resident of another community
on Aug 9, 2011 at 9:47 am
Have YOU ever read "The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism", "Terrorizing the Neighborhood:American foreign policy in the Cold War Era" and "Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance" by Noam Chomsky? I have! Ms. Cross, in her article, quoted a president and former general on his qualified take on the powers of the military industrial complex, so what does that have to do with her reading preferences? Name one conflict our police tactics have ever been successful? Viet Nam? We lost 59,000 lives, ten times that many seriously wounded and for what? How about Iraq? Any half wit would know that Afghanistan is no different, and all the while lives are lost, which I think was her point.
a resident of Livermore
on Aug 9, 2011 at 11:33 am
It's tragic that the soldiers died.
a resident of Downtown
on Aug 9, 2011 at 2:25 pm
I've got to add.. if, as you say, we're there just for the money - it isn't working, is it?
What happened to Obumma's pre-election pledge to get us out of there??
He's still blaming all our problems today on the 'Bush policies,' forgetting that 24hrs after his inauguration, things became 'his policies'!
He reminds me of OJ looking for Ron and Nicole's killer on the golf course.. and, he's got a Martha's Vineyard vacation coming up again this month. Wonder who's answering the phone at 3am??
a resident of Livermore
on Aug 9, 2011 at 6:02 pm
I strongly recommend that all Plutonian's read the NY Review Books if you're interested in Chomsky!
He may not be popular in Plutonia but his analysis is brilliant!
a resident of Danbury Park
on Aug 9, 2011 at 6:03 pm
WOW! READER reads! What? By the language of belittlement towards Ms.Cross it appears as though READER can't take his/her nose out of the tabloids long enough to see the wolf at door. When it comes to reading, remember garbage in garbage out. It's obvious that READER needs to purge!
a resident of Livermore
on Aug 9, 2011 at 8:09 pm
Please explain what you mean by "the woof at door"? thx...
a resident of Parkside
on Aug 10, 2011 at 8:45 am
Reader has obviously overdosed on the obama Kool Aid. He's willing to give the amateur in the White House a pass on all his ongoing campaign rhetoric. The fact that he calls Cindy childish for stating facts he doesn't agree with points out that he is a well rained liberal following the playbook.
I'm sorry for the talented, dedicated young men's death. More blood on the hands of our commander in chief.
a resident of Livermore
on Aug 11, 2011 at 12:47 pm
I agree with "steve" that the troops had no business getting in the way of a lethal weapon.
shame on them...can we all just get along?
a resident of Livermore
on Aug 11, 2011 at 3:43 pm
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a resident of Livermore
on Aug 13, 2011 at 11:22 am
Photos Of Dead American Soldiers (Chinook) Web Link
Perhaps the reason so many Americans don't want to serve their country in a war zone is because they might be killed?
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Family: Kinosternidae, Musk and Mud Turtles view all from this family
Description Carapace keelless. Lightly striped with 3 stripes. Sometimes bone structure visible through scutes. 11 scutes, with 2 hinges.
Dimensions 7.5-12.2cm. (3-4 3/4")
Breeding September-June. 3 Clutches a year, 1-4 eggs in a clutch. Nest built in sand and filled with vegetation. Hatch after 13-19 weeks. Hatchlings the length of a man's thumb and have a keeled shell.
Habitat Meadows, drainage canals and cypress swamps. Freshwater.
Range Florida and s. Georgia. Also South Carolina.
Discussion Terrestrial. Eats insects, snails, fish (dead or alive), algae and plants. Often called a 'dung-cooter' since it sometimes digs in manure. Those from the far south, Florida Keys, are darker.


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I worked for a university that hosted a diverse range of activities. We offered collegiate swimming and diving, swim lessons for all ages, water polo, water exercise of every kind, kayaking and canoe classes, and even scuba certification. It was during a scuba class that I realized how deficient I was in preparing my guards for a scuba emergency.
My staff had been trained by several certifying agencies in water skills and first aid. I drilled them monthly on rescue techniques and included quizzes on facility-specific procedures. But no one had taught them what to do if a scuba diver was not moving on the bottom of the pool.
It's extremely unlikely that a pool lifeguard will need to rescue a scuba diver, and it is almost impossible for a lifeguard to recognize the symptoms of a diver in distress on the pool bottom during normal scanning. However, if a scuba student comes to the surface and tells a lifeguard that the instructor isn't moving, what does the lifeguard do? I decided to prepare my staff to rescue everyone who entered our pool, if needed.
Starting point
I partnered with a local scuba shop that taught lessons at our facility, to come up with an emergency action plan. We needed to combine what divers know and do with what lifeguards know and do. In other words, we needed to train dive instructors and diving students what to expect from lifeguards during an emergency. Likewise, we had to teach the guards how to work with divers and dive gear. The dive shop, Coral Edge Adventures, brought in instructors to act as unresponsive divers. They brought in gear so the guards could understand the buttons and clips and practice on actual equipment. Then we worked on the rescues.
Getting on the same page
I needed a way to get the attention of everyone underwater. At the World Aquatic Health Conference in Indianapolis, I talked with Mike Hamer, aquatic supervisor at The Ohio State University. He suggested dropping a traffic cone into the water. This was an identifier for all divers to surface and seek further instructions. We kept traffic cones on our starting blocks. Perfect! This became our universal signal for scuba classes — see the red cone, come to the surface and await instructions.
Now the lifeguards needed to know what challenges arise from rescuing a scuba diver. A diver carries equipment not usually familiar to guards. Our local scuba shop brought in buoyancy compensation devices (BCDs) in all sizes along with regulators so the guards could try them on and become familiar with the straps, buckles, clips and hoses. This was the key. I can explain where and how all day, but for many of the guards touching, feeling and wearing the BCD made the difference between just hearing it and doing it.
Then we drilled and drilled. We shot video of a rescue and posted it to our lifeguard website. The guards had instant access to what is expected of them during a scuba-related emergency. Then I quizzed them on it. Here are the vital action steps that we learned:
1) Activate the facility's emergency action plan.
2) Get the attention of all the divers and bring them to the surface (tap stainless steel with lane line wrench and drop the cone in the water).
3) The guard should approach the victim and perform a surface dive.
4) Check the diver for responsiveness.
5) The focus is to get that diver to the surface quickly. If the guard can reach under the diver's right arm and hold the regulator in place, AND reach the low-pressure-inflator, great. If not, the LPI should take priority, leaving the regulator as-is.
6) Inflate the diver's BCD, bringing the guard and diver to the surface.
7) At the surface, guards should ditch any weights or weight belts after making sure there is no one left beneath them.
8) Remove the victim's scuba unit. Be sure to support the victim while the unit is removed.
9) Remove the victim using techniques similar to a passive victim removal.
Once on the surface, lifeguards must consider the additional equipment scuba divers wear. A special knife (called a line cutter, available at any dive shop or from Amazon) may be needed to cut away buckles and clips or cut open a wet suit to use an AED. Standard scissors may not be strong enough to cut through the material used in scuba equipment.
The lifeguards said it was the best in-service training they'd ever had. They always wondered what to do in this situation and now they are more comfortable guarding a scuba class. Some guards who had been trained in scuba asked if they could use the alternate air source of the unresponsive diver. Dr. Neal Pollock, research director at Divers Alert Network, advises against it. He cites bad air as a possible cause of the victim's state and adds that there also is the possibility of pulmonary overexpansion injury of the rescuer, particularly if he or she has little experience with compressed gas diving. Additionally, Dr. Pollock believes a lifeguard should focus first on removing the diver's weights over using the auto-inflator.
Not the end of it
Now this is not a comprehensive approach to lifeguard and scuba rescue. There are so many variations of equipment and rescue techniques that it's impossible to cover them all. But becoming familiar with basic scuba equipment and training will give guards the skills and confidence they need.
Scuba diving is fun and I encourage everyone to try it. The point of this article is to call attention to training your lifeguards to save everyone entering the pool. If you have a special activity in your pool, make sure the staff can handle an emergency during that activity. Make it part of in-service training. Have the staff actually do the activity to give them hands-on experience and feedback on the skills. Consult industry experts before trying the activity or implementing any rescue skills. Good luck, be safe!


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A Convent Garden, Brittany, c. 1913
Oil on canvas, 132 x 106 cmPresented, May Botterell, 1952NGI.1245
A novice is shown deep in spiritual meditation. With prayer book in hand she gazes upward as if in direct communication with Heaven itself. Behind, in the shadows of a tree-lined walled garden, are a group of nuns, walking in prayer. While they are dressed in plain religious garb, the novice is robed like a bride. Novices traditionally wore bridal costume on the day they took their final vows, as a symbol of becoming brides of Christ.
Sunlight streams into the garden. It falls on the lace habit and bonnet of the young novice, revealing the slim, elegant form beneath. The garment's delicate shades of mauve and lilac, as well as white and green, reflect the colour of the flowers and grass close by. The thick strokes of colour show Leech's interest in Impressionism and also suggest the influence of Van Gogh. This is offset, however, by the careful drawing and paintwork in the girl's figure. Her stillness set against the waving leaves and grass provides an interesting note of contrast in the picture.
The setting is Concarneau in Brittany. This picturesque part of France held a special attraction for Leech, as it did for many other artists. He visited the area frequently between 1903 and 1917. In 1904 Leech contracted typhoid and convalesced in a local hospital run by the Sisters of the Holy Ghost. It is this garden which is represented in the picture. The model for the novice is Elizabeth Saurine, the artist's first wife.
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Well, got some good responses so far to my article, and hopefully something good will come of it. The more I play with this stuff, the more I like it.
Still can't get xvl to work for me. Solved one problem by hardcoding the directory and now it's got a memory allocation problem or something.
Decided to try installing a wiki. Nothing was packaged for Debian (huh?) with the exception of zope-wiki which is far overkill, so I grabbed the PHPWiki snapshot tarball and after some mysql wrangling (wrong table names), it installed like a charm. rybolov's usually the mysql/php guy but I can handle it enough to at least figure stuff out and make it work. PHPwiki is very nice, much prettier by default than other wikis...
With more of my friends (naturedarren, Kyrgan) joining, I might just find the discipline to diary more often... we'll see.
Life has been so busy lately, it's nice to be taking it easier. Leaving a job and entering the marketplace isn't fun, but so far so good. Ask me again in a few months.
Our local Linux user group, EUGLUG has been wrestling with finding new places to meet having both outgrown the old and business changes where we meeting. After weighing all the options, I decided a hiatus for the summer makes the most sense. Meeting every week on Thursdays and once a month on Saturdays has taken its toll, and a break is a good thing, so we can coordinate something with the other Oregon LUGs as well as find new digs. It was pretty funny how many regulars reacted to the news with "Well, now what will I do with my Thursday nights?" Still haven't posted the news to the mailing list, I'll go do that.
Tivoed: too many to count - with my new 60 gig HD addition, the number of movies waiting to be watched is just perfect, I can pick and choose from about 7 or 8 at once...plus all of the good shows I season pass, both new shows and good stuff i missed the first time round.
At the moment: Pups - spoiled kids rob a bank. Thumbs down.
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Jay and Silent Bob - Kevin Smith is a god.
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By The Itawamba County Times
Mantachie toddler Gabriel Wigginton is still hospitalized in critical condition after being severely burned earlier this month.
Gabriel Wiggington, 2, is being treated at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, Ga., after suffering second- and third-degree burns over 60 percent of his body.
According to a Facebook support page called Prayers for Gabe maintained by his mother, Tiffany Wigginton, the child remains in stable but critical condition. She said he is dependent on a epinephrine drip to keep his blood pressure normalized.
Wigginton was burned on Oct. 18 in an accident.


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I use my turkey vest pad also. I have one of those small,short leg seat, but it's just another thing to carry.
ORIGINAL: IssaquahBob
Cut N Run - I just got back from opening weekend of our WA early Fall season and found this thread interesting. I used to use just a vest cushion but I had a hip replaced this spring (kept me out of the Spring hunt) and noticed this weekend that sitting on the ground, even with the cushion, is not near as comfortable as it used to be. Back at camp we have an old wooden chair and I sat in it that evening and thought something of this height but lightweight and in camo would be great. So now I am on the lookout for something of that nature. I tried both of my dove hunting chairs when I got home but both are a bit shorter than that wooden camp chair (yea, I forgot to measure the height of the wooden chair while at camp). If anyone out there has any suggestions, appreciate hearing from you. IssaquahBob
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Cleaning Up Coal
Coal combustion is the largest source of carbon dioxide emissions on the planet. But the fuel isn't going away anytime soon, since demand for it is ballooning in the developing world. So instead of indulging in quixotic visions of a coal-free world, policymakers should focus on supporting new technologies that can reduce how much carbon coal emits.


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Buhl Day big draw for park
The free festival began 30 years ago as a way to honor the founders of Buhl Farm Park.
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Buhl Farm Park was bustling with activity Monday for the Labor Day holiday.
A rooster crowing contest was held with over 61 birds doing their best to win the top prize.
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Allegations of unlawful arrests and heavy-handed tactics against police in the Lake Erie island resort town of Put-in-Bay are being investig…
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The theme of this year's campaign is Be Disaster Aware, Take Action to Prepare.
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The meeting was held Sunday evening at City Hall on Liberty Street.
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According to organizers, this year's fair is on pace to surpass last year's attendance by more than 6,000.
Donna Bonwick and Shawn Mansfield got married at noon in the gazebo.
Held at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds in Bazetta Township, the event featured nearly 1,500 classic vehicles over three days.
The paddlers want to bring attention to the river and show what a great resource it is.
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1st 19 Holland
2nd 58 Gracie
3rd 27 Misty
4th 54 Ham
RJ 35 Homer
JAMS 1 Ruger, 26 Rigby, 42 Tubb, 60 Bertie
1st 19 Holland
2nd 58 Gracie
3rd 27 Misty
4th 54 Ham
RJ 35 Homer
JAMS 1 Ruger, 26 Rigby, 42 Tubb, 60 Bertie
Way to go Dr. Ed!!! Congrats to all!!
AFC Iron Lines Sergeant Pepper "Pepper"
FC FTCH Westwood's Sunday Silence "Buck"
Sweet Swingin' Fred MH ***
Congratulations, Dr. Ed & Holland as well as everyone who finished!
Kim Pfister, Rainmaker Labs
Congratulations, Dr. Ed and Holland! And to all those that placed/finished!
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Firemark Enjoy the Ryde, "Ryder"
Robber's Duck and Run, "Quick", forever in our hearts
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CONGRATULATIONS!!! To O/H John Russell & Bay Blue's All American Girl "Libby" for WINNING the derby at Red River RC today. Libby now has 8pts. Excellent Job John & Martha
2nd Rob E
3rd Price
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RJ Rob E
Jam Brown
Sorry do not know numbers.
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Blind Lake Labradors
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Open results?
We are only as good as those that surround us.
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Gettin' Jiggy Widdit-MH
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RIP Jiggy, Kate, and sweet mama Dancy!!!
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2nd: - Ham/oh-McKnighy
3rd: Briley/h-Edwards, o-Bush
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Immigration issues to be discussed, May 1
Posted April 27, 2006; 06:48 p.m.
"Undocumented Immigration in the United States: The Facts and Where We Go From Here" is the topic of a panel discussion set for 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 1, in 10 East Pyne.
Participating will be: John Borneman, professor of
anthropology; Patricia Fernandez-Kelly, senior lecturer in sociology;
Douglas Massey, the Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public
Affairs; and Princeton senior Dan-el Padilla Peralta, who has identified himself as an undocumented immigrant.
The event is sponsored by the Program in Latin American Studies, Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Acción Latina y Amigos, Ballet Folklorico de Princeton, Black Graduate Caucus, Black Student Union, Chicano Caucus, College Democrats, Pa' Delante, Princeton Social Forum and Princeton University Latino Graduate Students.


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I was thinking about switching from plastic bumpers to canvas, Avery currently makes 3" black and white "flasher" bumpers. Has anyone used these +'s / -'s?
They are actually less expensive then other 3" bumpers and my thoughts were they wouldn't be so hard in the middle of the winter.


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Thanks for all your help PF, I finally got the song working, and you are right, I do want to kill you now!
All kidding aside, my first reaction was that I didn't know George Lucas talents extended to songwriting. The song was grating on the ears and reminded me of the "Dear Mr. Jesus" Holiday song from the 1980's. Definitely a song that is worth forgetting. Good find though.


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Poospiza caesar
Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Thraupidae
- Monotypic
Cusco, Peru; 23 September 2010 © chris.w.birder
Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch is a large and highly distinctive Poospiza, and is endemic to southern Peru. This species formerly was classified in the monotypic genus Poospizopis, on account of its larger size and more terrestrial habits than other Poospiza. Indeed, in its ground-dwelling habits, it might initially recall an Atlapetes brush-finch. Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch is mostly found at elevations between 2500 and 3500 m; it is gray above with a long white supercilium and a white throat, which contrasts with the broad rufous-chestnut breast band; the undertail-coverts are also this color, and are separated from the breast band by the white belly.
Recommended Citation
Schulenberg, Thomas S., and Guy M. Kirwan. 2012. Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch (Poospiza caesar), Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p_spp=%0A%09%09%09%09621516
- Migration/Movement:Resident (nonmigratory)
- Primary Habitat:Semihumid/humid montane scrub
- Foraging Strata:Terrestrial/Understory
- Foraging Behavior:Undescribed
- Diet:Undescribed
- Sociality:Solitary/Pairs
- Mating System:
- Nest Form:Undescribed
- Clutch: -
- IUCN Status:Least Concern


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Antichrist vs. Antimarx
I don't want to be like one of those guys who is constantly predicting the apocalypse, or second coming of Toots, or X-day, but one can't help thinking of the way things are going here in the United States.
For example, I can remember back, say, in the mid-1970's, when it seemed as if it was the end of ideological division, since everyone (at least everyone I knew) was pretty much on the same page except for maybe a few right wing religious kooks (who back then actually supported the "born again" Carter!) and National Review subscribers. Then, within just a few years, the left wing anti-antichrist appeared, Ronulus Maximus, which brought out an extraordinarily deep and essentially unbridgeable cultural divide that the left will never stop resenting.
Likewise, after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, it seemed for awhile as if we might even have reached the "end of history," in the sense that it was finally settled that history was inevitably moving in the slackward direction of individualism, liberal democracy, and free markets. Oops. Islamic supremacy and the resurgence of the lunatic left but the kibosh on that fantasy. Not to mention the Chinese hybrid model that combines free market capitalism with authoritarian control.
So now it seems that the world-historical outlines are more stark than ever. I have nothing whatsoever in common with a dailykos reader, Air America listener, or New York Times subscriber. Seriously, we might as well be a different species. Furthemore, I see no possibilty of reconciliation, because our first principles are completely and irrevocably at odds with theirs, and one doesn't compromise on first principles.
Which in turn is why the idea of Obama being "bipartisan" or a "uniter" is pure fantasy. Already, in just two weeks, we see that George Bush was far more of a uniter than Barry & crew. After all, did George Bush ever propose anything which every single Democrat voted against? Maybe he did, but I can't remember one. Despite all the hysteria, the war has remained bipartisan, in that congress has to keep appropriating the money. FISA passed easily, as did the Patriot Act. Rendition will continue, as will "torture," except now the press will call it "vigorous interrogation." Etc.
Blah blah blah. My only point is that the divisions in the country are as sharp as ever -- as sharp as the difference between the children of earth and the children of Light. Which Soloviev would probably say is the whole point, for "the ways of history do not lead directly upwards to the Kingdom of God," but "pass by way of the final unveiling of the Antichrist, who conceals himself under the last mask to be stripped away, the mask of what is good and what is Christian."
Now, as you know, my preference is always to "demythologize" -- or at least unsaturate -- these things and look for the deeper principles they instantiate. I'm not saying it is the correct way, but it may be the more effective way, because as soon as you mention "Antichrist," it's pretty much of a conversation killer. Most people will dismiss you out of hand, while the rest will assume you mean it in the way they do. In short, the word has become too saturated to serve as a basis for exploration and thought, at least in terms of communicating novel insights. Which is why I prefer abstract symbols such as O and Ø. As outlined in my book, O is to (¶) as Ø is to (•) -- or more likely, (•••), i.e., a person with either no center or multiple centers.
Looked at this way, evil is not just a "lack" or "absence." Ultimately it is that, but it nevertheless takes on an ontological weight here in Middle Earth, since it "metabolizes" people and ideas, and therefore seems to grow (which it does). And as it grows, its mass produces a "spiritual gravity" that continues to draw people into its circular obit, where they "die to heaven" -- the opposite movement of the spiritual person who "dies to the world." And once that happens, you have a "creature of the Antichrist," so to speak, or someone who has been "born again" from below.
You will have noticed that not only are these people different from us, but they draw nourishment from a different source, which ensures that the demon they harbor will continue to grow. Specifically, they draw their nourishment from "the world," plus several gradations below that. These gradations are not "real" -- i.e., they are not a true part of the cosmic hierarchy, but are analogous to "false angels," or what we might call "collective mind parasites." That monster that the Islamic supremacists worship is a fine example, but the left also has its lowerarchy of demon-angels that a normal person simply does not comprehend -- in particular, why they should be in any way respected, let alone enforced by the bullies of political correctness.
(Here, check out this bizarre but typical example of a leftwing religious service. Yes, it's hilarious, until you realize that this diabolical ideology has completely penetrated academia. Note that this is literally the death of education -- and therefore its sufficient reason, the search for Truth -- and its replacement with a parasitic double. It literally prevents the possibility of pure thought breaking through into Being, and actually turns thought into an infectious spiritual illness. Colleges become centers of disease incubation and propagation, like the bathhouses of San Francisco or Barney Frank's basement.)
This will only sound polemical to people who already have the disease. To the rest of you, it will sound quite matter-of-fact. Not only that, but I think you'll find that the left describes us in the identical way. Examples are far too numerous to mention, but one thinks of Bill Moyers referring to Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity as "political porn." Websites such as dailykos and huffpo are nothing more than unbound hatred given form by a fantasied projection of conservatism. And there is no need for a troll to leave a comment to the effect that I represent "unbound hatred given form by a fantasied projection of leftism," because we already know you feel that way. Let's just stipulate that only one of us can be correct.
One of the persistent metaphysical errors that assures the dysfunction of the left is the absurd elevation of matter to the ultimate ground of reality. Once this is done, then there is no way to adjudicate between competing ideas of reality, so it becomes easy to latch onto an abstract ideal, such as Marxism, and proceed to superimpose it on reality. In other words, the leftist lurches between bonehead materialism and hamhanded idealism in a completely incoherent way.
At risk of belaboring the pain, only Christianity gives birth to a (the) unity of idealism and materialism at a higher level, which is what the United States is supposed to be about in practice, what with the harmonious interplay of free markets operating within the boundary conditions of Judeo-Christian principles. Not surprisingly, the left attacks and undermines both, which can only result in decadence and dysfunction: the realm of Ø.
Furthermore, the doctrine of multiculturalism is a direct attack on the spiritual unity of Man, for man can only be unified on a spiritual level. Instead, the left wants to unify man on a material level, for example, by stealing from some people in order to give money away to people who don't even pay taxes, under the guise of "equality." But if equality is only material equality, it not only destroys the realm of spirit, but ensures tyranny: the tyranny of the takers over the makers and parasites over their hosts.
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By Tiernan Ray
Research firm IDC this morning reports that shipments of tablet computers in Q1 rose "just 3.9%" from the same period a year earlier, with Apple (AAPL) seeing its share fall while Samsung Electronics (005930KS) picked up share in second place.
The total of 50.4 million units shipped of tablets and also "two-in-one" hybrids that combine tablets and laptops, was below IDC's own forecast, and down 35.7% from the holiday quarter.
The slow growth is the consequence of large-screen smartphones, says IDC researcher Tom Mainelli:
The rise of large-screen phones and consumers who are holding on to their existing tablets for ever longer periods of time were both contributing factors to a weaker-than-anticipated quarter for tablets and 2-in-1s. In addition, commercial growth has not been robust enough to offset the slowing of consumer shipments.
There's good news for Microsoft (MSFT) and Intel (INTC) in the report, in that some Windows-based 2-in-1 devices saw shipments rise, albeit still at low volume: "Windows devices continue to gain traction thanks to sleeper hits like the Asus T100, whose low cost and 2-in-1 form factor appeal to those looking for something that's 'good enough'."
While Apple's share was down from over 40% a year earlier at 32.5%, it was not far down from Q4′s 33.2% share.
Here's the table of vendor ranking and shipments and share (click for larger image):
Previously: As Samsung, Apple Smartphone Share Slips, Huawei, Lenovo Gain, Says IDC, April 30th, 2014.


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Exhibition features rare book by poet Éluard and artist Miró
Posted February 14, 2008; 11:55 a.m.
An exhibition highlighting the artistic collaborations of French poet Paul Éluard and Catalan artist Joan Miró will be on display from Friday, Feb. 22, to Sunday, June 29, in Firestone Library's Milberg Gallery.
The exhibition opening will be celebrated on Sunday, March 9, with a lecture at 3 p.m. in Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture. Elza Adamowicz, professor of French and visual culture at Queen Mary, University of London, will present "The Surrealist Artist's Book: Beyond the Page." A reception will follow at 4 p.m. in the Milberg Gallery.
The University Library's Graphic Arts Collection recently acquired the book, "À Toute Épreuve," with text by Éluard and 79 original woodcuts by Miró. Described by a contemporary art critic as "one of the most triumphant feats of book illustration in our century," the project represents a high point in Miró's illustrious career. It is also a rare find: The publisher printed only 20 copies of this "première édition illustrée," which includes an extra suite of prints without text.
The entire volume can be seen in the exhibition, titled "Notre Livre: 'À Toute Épreuve.' A Collaboration Between Joan Miró and Paul Éluard."
"'À Toute Épreuve,' one of the greatest books published in the 20th century, is such a treasure, and Princeton University is a richer institution for having acquired it," Graphic Arts Curator Julie Mellby said.
The three suites of poems in "À Toute Épreuve" were written by Éluard in 1930 during a time of great emotional turmoil, after his wife left him for the artist Salvador Dalí. In the 1950s, Éluard's close friend, Miró, reinterpreted the verse into a celebration of love and perseverance.
Working over the better part of 11 years, Miró devised printing blocks from planks of wood collaged with plastic, wire, old engravings and bark paper, preparing more than 233 woodcuts to form 79 prints. According to Mellby, the resulting images practically dance across the page.
Funds for the acquisition of the book were provided by three University library collections: the Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, and the Rare Book Division and the Graphic Arts Division of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
The exhibition's hours are 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 9 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. Wednesday; and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Summer hours begin June 9, when the gallery is open 8:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 8:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. Wednesday; and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
More information about the exhibition is available on the Graphic Arts Collection website.


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According to CBC News, Italian sports car maker Ferrari delivered an eyebrow raising directive to their employees earlier this month: Sending the same email to more than three in-house recipients is no longer allowed. In the message sent to its employees, Ferrari cited time wastage and inefficiency as the impetus behind the new order. It stated:
Simply stated, the email regulation encourages employees to talk more and write less.
Ferrari is not the only company to recognize the importance of direct communication and restructure the workplace to facilitate it. Atos, a global technology firm, announced a zero email initiative in 2011 with plans to phase out email--and adopt replacement tools such as video conferencing--completely by 2014. Atos chief executive, Thierry Breton, had estimated that barely 10% of the 200 internal emails employees received per day were useful. In fact, Breton likened email to "pollution" in an otherwise productive day.
In a March 2013 update on the changes, The Connected Business reported ongoing and significant success. Since 2011, Atos employees have trimmed email and adopted more cloud-based collaboration tools that facilitate real-time communication. The IT firm expects to see complete obsoletion of internal emails by the end of 2013, with the eventual goal of zero emails--internal and external--in 2014.
The move away from email and toward more collaborative communication technology started much earlier. Consider a study published by Wainhouse Research in 2005, The Business Case for Video Conferencing. In this study, authors Andrew W. Davis and Ira M. Weinstein stated that although email had at one time been an important technological development and served its users well, by 2005, it had become so day-to-day that it was bothersome. Everyone used email for everything, whether it was of value or not. The study suggests, even eight years ago, that a natural evolution was nudging us away from email toward more advanced real-time communication technology.
The authors of the Wainhouse study reported what we, Atos, and Ferrari know now: that real-time communication like video conferencing, cuts email clutter, increases productivity, improves problem solving, and adds purpose to our interactions. The trend will only continue. Are you on board with the right tools?


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I think it's something that looked great on a comic book page, but I'm not sure how practical it would be in reality. I'll give it some time to see if they explain how the work.
One thing I didn't like about the premiere was that the writers seemed to take for granted that the audience automatically knew who Michonne was. Hopefully, they develop her enough onscreen and don't assume that everyone watching the show has read the comic.


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Inside. It's allergy season, and like clockwork spring and every other organism is in the air. (where's the sneezy smilie?)
"Ohh, maxi big da fish! Well dat smells stinkowiff"
"No time to discuss this as a supercommittee.... I am not a supercommittee!"
I didn't do anything. It was much too cold to do anything outside. So I cleaned and organized a little bit. Bagged all of my loose 25th Joes and put them into totes, which was hard, 'cause I like looking at them. But I need to clear a shelf for the new SW Legacy figures I bought.
Then I watched some movies and ended up getting a pizza from Papa Johns. I've been buying Tostitos "medium" nacho cheese at WM, which makes a great dip for breadsticks and pizza crust.
Well Saturday started with me at the bar I work at as a bouncer. I got to bed around 4, I was up at 8ish and then worked from 10ish - 5ish. On the way home I grabbed a Shamrock shake, relaxed for about a half hour, met some friends out and at 10 I was back working at the bar where I bounce. All in all it was a lonnnnnnng day.
Well, our "teacher" team for dodgeball had 3 teachers, one counselor, and an asst. principal (later, another teacher joined us for our second game). Yes, we lost, but not poorly. I caught two opponents out, but hit no one (came close twice). I was out on a cheapo hip graze (was legit, though) and a fumbled catch attempt. There was quite a bit of "cheating" by the student (and what I mean by "cheating" is that rules were blantantly broken or ignored ) teams, and less-than acceptible language considering the number of younger brothers and sisters in attendance. But here's why we won:
And we plan on recruiting teachers for next year. Our working team name (which is much better than "The Teacher Team" this year ) is: The Mandated Reporters (my suggestion; teachers understand what that means, but there's a subtlety in that it's actually we who are being abused ).
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
i spent my saturday listening to continuing ed lectures. glad i had a book with me, nearly finished with book 2 of coruscant nights.
Today I caught the first two episodes of RPM, the 17th (and final) season of Power Rangers. Also caught the newest episode of Kamen Rider Dragon Knight. Seems like a lot of the television shows that I currently watch have either already ended this season or are about to end this/next season.
Just ended or are (more or less) confirmed to end after this Season
- Boston Legal
- Stargate Atlantis
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 series)
- Power Rangers
- Prison Break
Confirmed (more or less) to end after next Season
Potentially on the chopping block following this Season
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- Kamen Rider
Rogue Squadron-19 Golds, Battle For Naboo-18 Platinums, Rogue Leader-15 Golds/15 Aces, Rebel Strike-19 Single Golds/19 Single Aces
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We were planning to have a second installment of Macathon tonight, but one of my friends (who is pretty central to it all) had some kind of family thing come up so we had to push it back. Instead, I saw Watchmen with two friends, which was pretty good but not great. Throughout the day (as with right now), I've been trying to do homework, and I have quite a bit to do tomorrow. I came home pretty early in the day since my roommates were driving me up the wall and also so I could have the car for the movie, so there's that. Whenever I do come home I get sidetracked and get little to no progress done on my Star Wars display room, so hopefully I can make time for that tomorrow.
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It was windy on Saturday, I'm allergic to pine and juniper pollen, so once again I had to stay in. Took some Claritin, but it only helped a bit.
Watched last weeks Clone Wars and Battlestar Galactica on the web.
"Ohh, maxi big da fish! Well dat smells stinkowiff"
"No time to discuss this as a supercommittee.... I am not a supercommittee!"
I played the Lego Star Wars Complete Saga video game for over 4 hours!
It's so addictive!


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Steve Vai Discusses the Struggle to Balance Precision and Passion in 1991 Guitar World Interview
What should a teacher try to accomplish?
I think the thing a teacher should aim for -- and I can only speak as a student -- is to get their students to explore their own individuality. The best teachers always relate to their students as human beings; the worst ones look at teaching as just a job. I personally believe that teachers are the most important factor in the evolution of the human race.
I have here two Zen parables relating to teaching and leadership. I'd like to get your comments on them. The first one is: "There are many individuals who are liberated, or who appear to be so. Some of them seek disciples because they have not heeded Nietzsche, who said, 'What? You seek followers? You would multiply yourself by 10, by 100, by 1,000? Seek zeroes! Remember this and know that any system of liberation may work once, for one individual."'
I would agree with this. I think there is probably something a little unbalanced about a man seeking followers. I believe the best thing a human being can do is just set a good example.
You've had some great teachers. What was Frank Zappa like?
Frank always taught through example. He's one of the most honest people I've ever met. If he tried to lie, his tongue would probably snap out of his mouth. That made a big impression on me.
What was Joe Satriani like as a teacher?
Joe was by far my most thorough teacher. He knew what it meant to teach. He taught all the fundamentals, but he also set a great example. For instance , he would never tell me to practice and not practice himself. He would never tell me to memorize something that he didn't have memorized. He was, by far, my biggest influence.
Now for the second Zen parable: "An older student came to a respected Zen scholar and said, 'I have been to see a great number of teachers and I have given up a great number of pleasures. I have fasted, been celibate and stayed awake nights seeking enlightenment. I have given up everything I was asked to give up and I have suffered, but I have not been enlightened. What should I do?' "The scholar replied, 'Give up suffering.'"
I think there are certain things an individual can learn by following, but ultimately you're going to have to follow your own path or suffer. It's important to find your own personal methodology.
One of the things I thought was interesting about the parable was the student's attitude toward discipline. Relating it back to the guitar, some see the discipline of practicing the guitar for six hours to be torture, while others actually enjoy the process because they love the guitar. Some people see all forms of discipline as "suffering," while others find it liberating.
Suffering is only in the mind of the sufferer. For me, practicing is a labor of love. It reflects a desire to become more proficient. Human beings have this inbred need to reach for better and for more. It's in every single living thing -- it's part of nature. It's why we procreate. That's why we do what we do.
I have to look back at some of the things I've said in the press, and apologize for some of my seemingly more self-righteous attitudes. When I've said I practiced for 10 or 15 hours a day, it was only because I was asked. I didn't mean to wear it as a badge. Believe me, it wasn't suffering. Maybe some part of me wants to show off, but I hope that 's not true because I find that grotesque.
I really enjoy practicing. I enjoy fasting. It has to do with trying to experience different aspects of life. If I go on a ten-day fast , it's not because I want a reward. I'm doing it for what it is and to experience it. I don't do it because I think other people should do it. I enjoy doing these things. I enjoy the pain -- not in a masochistic way -- but I know that I'm striving for something, and in order to reach certain goals you have to put out. And it hurts sometimes. It takes courage to try to achieve your goals.
Recently, in the middle of a December night, I ran through a foot of snow in my underwear and jumped into Lake Tahoe. I met some people who were active members of the Polar Bear Club, and they were absolutely fascinating. I talked to this guy who was 77 who looked like he was 50. He claimed he could outrun me and that he swims in freezing water at least three times a week from December through March. I decided I just had to try it.
I also went Bungee jumping [the practice of hurling oneself from a 100-foor high platform with an oversized rubber band tied to one's feet.] the other day. That was really wild. Deep down inside, everybody has a little voice that is always asking, "What if?" What if I turn into oncoming traffic? What if I jump off the top of this building? Bungee jumping is the closest thing to satisfying that craving. It's really a rush. I treasure the moment I had on the ledge just before I jumped. After I decided I was going to jump, I just heaved myself off.
But it had to be difficult at times to be so dedicated to the guitar.
I often forced myself to play something, and I'd get really mad at myself if I tried to walk away from it. I'd call myself a wimp. I don't know where that mentality comes from, but that's what I did. Playing guitar was a very serious endeavor, and I didn't practice with the idea of being famous. In fact , that was one of the furthest things from my mind. It just seemed so impossible.
At one point, I was even very afraid of being famous. lt was a major source of anxiety. That sounds weird. It thought it would be a very scary lifestyle, fraught with overwhelming responsibility.
Does it surprise you when people try to emulate you?
I never thought someone could possibly want to emulate me. That concept is totally beyond me. And I'm sure a lot of people don't want to emulate me. Some people are just interested in me because I look like some sort of weird creature.


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Criteria to be a candidate for a cochlear implant:
Mayo Clinic has performed cochlear implants in children as young as 6 months of age and in adults as old as 96.
You undergo many tests during several outpatient visits, including:
Surgery is performed while you're under general anesthesia. The ear, nose and throat surgeon makes an incision behind the ear and forms a slight depression in the mastoid bone, where the internal device rests.
The surgeon then creates a small hole in the cochlea and threads the electrode array of the internal device through this hole. The incision is closed so that the internal device is beneath the skin. Most people feel well enough to return home the day of surgery.
One to four weeks after surgery, the external components of the device can be programmed and activated. There's no hearing ability from the implant until this is done.
The activation comprises:
Trying it out. The speech processor is turned on, and you hear through the cochlear implant for the first time. On this first day, speech usually sounds garbled or high-pitched. Environmental sounds may be difficult to identify. Over time, speech and environmental sounds become clearer and more natural.
The audiologist will verify that you can tolerate a range of sounds, such as soft speech, conversational speech, loud speech, hand clapping, coughing or doors shutting.
Rehabilitation involves training the brain to understand sounds heard through the cochlear implant. Speech and everyday environmental noises will sound different from what you remember; the brain needs time to recognize what these sounds mean. This process is ongoing and is best achieved by wearing the speech processor continuously during waking hours.
You may be given listening exercises to do at home. The difficulty level of these exercises varies, and some people may need weekly rehabilitation therapy to help retrain the brain to hear. Speech therapy may be recommended for people whose speech has been significantly affected by hearing loss.
Bilateral cochlear implants are increasingly accepted as standard care for the treatment of severe hearing loss. This is particularly true for infants and children who are acquiring speech and language. Bilateral implants can be done in one or two surgeries.
Bilateral cochlear implants have been documented to provide significant hearing benefit for children and adults, related to quiet, noise, reverberation and localization of sounds. There's also evidence that bilateral cochlear implants significantly improve the quality of life in people with severe hearing loss and that the cost of the second implant is offset by its benefits.
Hybrid cochlear implants stimulate the area at the base of the cochlea electrically, while also providing the acoustic amplification of a hearing aid. Hybrid devices preserve residual hearing in an ear by using both cochlear implant technology and a traditional hearing aid apparatus in the same ear.
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obama and the teleprompter
Here is an article about obama and his reliance on the teleprompter. Is his use/reliance just an effort to stay on message or is it something deeper like the man actually doesn't have the ability to think on his feet and really needs the crutch?
Interesting thing to think about and wonder though.


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Oh how the mighty have fallen. It was only two weeks ago that Florida was undefeated, ranked in the top 10, and talking about playing for the national championship. Then came the crushing loss in Tuscaloosa to then #1 Alabama and a week later the heartbreaking loss at home to #9 LSU. Now all the talk is about playing for a piece of the SEC East championship, which the Gators can still wi...