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Get your PS3 pre-installed with Linux
As my good friend Pat said to me in one of my lesser moments, "Damn it, it's Linux (Lynn-ux), not Linux (Lie-nux). People will think you're talking about that Charlie Brown kid." So true... just so I get my blue blanket. In any case, this news comes from TerraSoft -- those guys behind YDL (Yellow Do...
Grab your Yellow Dog Linux mumbo jumbo in two days!
By now, you guys know I'm not exactly the voice of intellect when it comes to operating systems and hardware specs -- even so, I'm going to try to do this bit justice. Linux's Yellow Dog 5.0 will be ready for you to download Install and Source ISO's on the 27th from www.ydl.net. To be exact, on the ...
Yellow Dog Linux to be used on Playstation 3!
A friend attending Wake Forest learned his way around the Linux OS last year and switched to it full-time from the Windows OS also on his laptop. With that superiority in mind (at least, one example of Linux being the favored OS) we can see why Sony would choose a flexible system like Yellow Dog Lin...
PS3 bitten by Yellow Dog Linux
Terra Soft has confirmed on its website that Yellow Dog Linux will be compatible with the PlayStation 3. Few other details are given, though video demonstrations are promised as coming soon. Sony has as recently as August shown interest in bringing Linux or OS X to the console. Terra Soft's confirma...
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New England Revolution
The U18 team played its first game of the 2012-13 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Finals Week on Sunday, so much of the day was spent preparing.
After breakfast, the teams attended a welcome session. Lunch then followed, and the players then returned to their rooms to rest or received treatment from the trainer.
Ahead of the pregame meal, players and staff trickled down into a common area to play videogames and board games. A game of Jenga between coaches Bryan Scales and Karl Spratt became particularly compelling, drawing a crowd of Revolution and other teams' players. Spratt came away as champion, but in good, competitive fun, Scales continues to question the legitimacy of his tactics.
The bus departed for the field around 7 p.m., but lightning in the area stopped played in the earlier games multiple times. Ultimately, the Revs kicked off an hour later than expected.
The Revs suffered a dramatic 3-2 loss in its opening game of Finals Week., giving up a pair of late goals to Shattucks-Saint Mary's. A game recap is available on revolutionsoccer.net.
A quiet bus ride later, the team arrived at the dorms and had a postgame meal before returning to their rooms.
With a rest day tomorrow, the Under-18s will play their second game of Finals Week against De Anza Force (Calif.) on Tuesday, July 16, at 7 p.m. ET.
Brad Feldman and Jeff Causey break down the Revs' 2-1 loss to the Houston Dynamo in this CSNNE.com highlight video.
The Under-18 team traveled to Houston on Saturday for the Revolution's first-ever U.S. Soccer Development Academy Finals Week.
With players and staff meeting at the airport at 3 a.m., it was an early start to the day. One direct flight and a bus ride later, the group arrived at the University of Houston, where the players are staying – along with the rest of the teams – during the tournament.
After lunch in the dining hall, everyone had a few hours to settle in and catch up on sleep.
The group met again for dinner, before leaving for Houston Amateur Sports Park, where the U18s had a light training session.
After returning the dorms, the players went their separate ways – some opting for a post-training snack in the dining hall and others hitting the ice baths.
Finals Week play begins tomorrow and the Revs are set to take on Shattuck-Saint Mary's at 9:30 p.m. ET. Live in-game updates can be found on Twitter at @NERevolution.
Saer Sene gets down with Dimitry Imbongo after Dimitry's goal on Saturday night.
Postgame reaction from Brad Feldman and Jeff Causey from CSNNE.com
Today marked an exciting and historic day for the Revs' youth teams, the U18s claiming a spot in their first-ever U.S. Soccer Development Academy Finals Week.
The day began earlier than usual given the U18s' 9 a.m. kickoff. After breakfast at the hotel, the team boarded the bus for 7:30 and made its way to the fields.
Going into the match, the Revs needed to win and the Earthquakes needed to beat the Dallas Texans for New England to advance. So while the U18 coaches did their part on the bench, the remainder of the staff kept tabs on the game a few fields over and exchanged updates. The Revs did their part, topping the LA Galaxy, 4-2, but were several minutes ahead of the other game. San Jose led, 2-1, and Dallas equalized late in the game, leaving the staff scrambling to figure out what that meant for their advancement scenarios. But San Jose came up big, scoring a go-ahead goal to ensure things panned out for the Revs.
Three staff members waited (for what seemed like forever) with U.S. Soccer officials to confirm, before crossing the field to share the good news with the team.
After the initial celebration, the group took an official photo and conducted interviews with U.S. Soccer, officially announcing New England as one of eight teams in the 80-team Development Academy to advance to Finals Week.
The U16s played their final game of the Showcase at 1 p.m., battling weary legs and 96-degree temperatures to come away with a 1-1 draw.
Full game recaps are available on revolutionsoccer.net.
After returning to the hotel, the teams made sandwiches before returning to their rooms for a few hours of down time.
Capping off the trip, dinner was held at a different restaurant. Afterwards, the players took the opportunity to thank the coaches for their hard work.
Tomorrow, the group heads back to Boston. While the U16s' year has officially come to a close, the U18s now have two week to prepare for Finals Week in Houston.
NOTE: Nearly 50 new photos were added to Flickr gallery today, so don't forget to check that out!
Similar to Tuesday, there was only one game on Wednesday, which meant the U18s' and U16s' schedules differed throughout the day.
Both teams had breakfast at the hotel before the U18s met for a bit of regen work. After lunch, they could then take the hotel shuttles over to the local mall like the U16s had the previous day.
The U16s headed to the field shortly after 3:30 p.m. and the bus turned right around to pick up the U18s, who returned the favor by supporting their teammates in their second game of the Development Academy Showcase.
The U16s then played Real Colorado's U18 squad at 5 p.m. A full recap of the 4-0 loss is available on revolutionsoccer.net.
Everyone quickly showered after returning the hotel and departed for dinner 15 minutes later.
Back the hotel, the U16s met ahead of tomorrow's game, and the entire group was instructed to get some rest for tomorrow's earlier wake-up.
On Thursday, both the Under-18s and Under-16s will be in action. The U18s will take on the LA Galaxy (Calif.) in their final game of the Playoffs at 10 a.m. ET. The U16s will then play the Montreal Impact in their final game of the Showcase at 2 p.m. ET.
While the U18s had a game on Tuesday, the U16s were off, allowing for a bit of rest day fun.
Both teams had breakfast at the hotel before the U16s met for a bit of regen work. After lunch, the U16 team took hotel shuttles over to the local mall to do some relaxing and shopping.
The groups reunited later for a pregame meal and the U18s headed to the fields shortly after 8 p.m.
The bus turned right around to pick up the U16s, who once again came to support their teammates in their second game of the Development Academy Playoffs.
A full recap of the 1-1 draw is available on revolutionsocceer.net.
After a postgame meal back at the hotel, everyone went back to their rooms to get some rest for the second half of the week.
On Wednesday, the Under-16s will take on Real Colorado (Colo.) in their second game of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Showcase. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET. With a rest day tomorrow, the Under-18s will play their third and final game of the Playoffs against the LA Galaxy (Calif.) on Thursday at 10 a.m. ET.
On Monday, the U18s and U16s spent the early part of their day getting ready for their first games.
After both teams had breakfast in the hotel, their days split off into separate schedules. The U16s headed to their pregame meal shortly after noon, while the U18s ate lunch back at the hotel. The U16s then left for the field before 4 p.m., and the U18s went out for their pregame meal later on.
The U16s kicked off at 5 p.m., earning a come-from-behind 2-1 victory against Internationals in their first game of the Showcase. After the game, they went back to the hotel and had a snack.
The bus turned right around to bring the U18s to the field for their game at 9:15 p.m. They battled local side the Dallas Texans to a 1-1 draw on Monday in their first game of the Development Academy Playoffs.
Full game recaps can be found on revolutionsoccer.net.
The U16s had joined their older counterparts at the field for support and everyone rode back to the hotel together for a postgame meal in the lobby.
On Tuesday, the Under-18s will take on the San Jose Earthquakes in their second game of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs. Kickoff is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET. With a rest day tomorrow, the Under-16s will play their second game of the Showcase on Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET
The Under-18 and Under-16 teams departed for the Dallas area early this morning, meeting at Logan airport for 5 a.m. Several hours later, the group touched down in Texas and reunited with our repeat – by request – bus driver James, who drove the group to the hotel.
After lunch in the hotel lobby, the players and staff headed to their rooms to unpack and unwind.
Later, the trip really kicked off with dinner at one of the teams' favorite restaurants. Upon return to the hotel, the U18s and U16s met separately to discuss plans for tomorrow.
Both teams are in action on Monday, when the U16s take on Internationals (Ohio) in their first Showcase game, before the U18s play their first playoff match against the Dallas Texans.

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Un-Happy Hour
Bar owners forced to pony up thousands each month for heightened police presence on Jefferson Street's most boisterous nights are challenging LCG on its 'special' levy.
By Heather Miller
"So far, in my research, there's no other city where a levy like this exists."
It's a talking point that sticks out for Lafayette attorney Daniel Stanford, the lawyer for the owners of four downtown bars whose self-proclaimed civil disobedience is headed to federal court to challenge Lafayette Consolidated Government's fix for late-night Jefferson Street.
Established in 2009, the Special Law Enforcement Levy was crafted to defray the cost of additional police officers and resources downtown on weekends, also putting an end to the long-standing — and illegal — practice of bar owners hiring off-duty Lafayette Police officers and paying them in cash.
The 16 bars included in the levy are billed based on occupancy, with Karma paying by far the most at roughly $5,000 per month.
The federal lawsuit the bar owners filed in December against LCG has been in the making for months as a handful of bars have stopped paying the fees, prompting LCG to impose the serious — and what could be permanent — penalties established for bars that fail to pay their share of the LPD-run security detail.
LCG has suspended for a full year the liquor licenses of B.E.D., Karma, The Rabbit Hole, Bootleggers, Shakers and the now defunct Guamas after the bars were cited three times for nonpayment. The suspensions are on hold pending the bars' appeals before the City-Parish Council, which hasn't set a date to hear the appeals. Nitetown is also appealing a three-day suspension for one missed payment.
But if the City-Parish Council upholds LCG's license suspensions and the bar owners don't prevail in federal court, a one-year hiatus from downtown could mean a permanent removal from Lafayette's central business district.
In 2003, the City-Parish Council, in response to concerns from the Downtown Development Authority over the outburst of bars opening along four blocks of Jefferson Street, enacted a zoning ordinance that made bars a non-conforming use downtown. The ordinance states that if a bar loses its liquor license and the building remains vacant for a year, or if the business opens as something other than a bar, that site can never again breathe life as a bar.
The largest bar in the district, Karma stopped paying its nearly $5,000 monthly fee last
"From the bars' perspective, you have no negotiating power if the other side says, 'You don't like it, we'll pull your liquor license.' In the permit application, there's nothing about a bar levy or police, then they come in and say your liquor license is tied to the levy," Stanford says. "The city has had a lot of bargaining power. The bar owners started looking at this and realizing they were captives. The city will just put them out of business."
LCG Chief Administrative Officer Dee Stanley is quick to counter that putting bars out of business "is not the motive behind the penalty," but one afterthought that lingers amid the escalating bar levy fight is City-Parish President Joey Durel's very public assertions following a security levy increase in 2009: "I think we have too many bars downtown."
"All of this was negotiated with the bar owners, and that's what nobody is saying," Stanley says. "I don't doubt that there's not another policy like this in the country. This wasn't just done and pulled out of thin air. They were very heated and emotional meetings, hours-long meetings, all held in cooperation with the bar owners. They made it clear ... they wanted a police presence."
The cost of the downtown detail has almost doubled since 2008, up from $248,914 in that year to $484,702 in 2011. In November 2009, months after bar owners began paying the monthly levy, LCG eliminated the monthly cap of $1,500 per bar, which considerably increased the amount of money bars like Karma and Nitetown were footing for what bar owners claim is a service they already pay for through sales and property taxes.
The Lafayette Police Department declined to comment on how the detail is organized and the number of officers working downtown on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, citing law enforcement strategy that's exempt from public record.
As of Jan. 9, downtown bars collectively owe LCG more than $100,000 in payments.
When City-Parish Councilman Brandon Shelvin introduced an ordinance in December to repeal the special bar levy downtown, the council was split 4-4 (former Councilman Sam Doré was absent for the vote), effectively killing the proposal with a tie.
But Tea Party-favorite Andy Naquin is replacing Doré on the council this year, and if his stance on the levy is anything close to the votes of conservative councilmen Jared Bellard and William Theriot, both of whom voted in favor of repealing the levy, reintroducing the proposal could be a game changer.
"You have at least half of the council recognizing that the levy is improper," Stanford says. "I think more of them, off the record, might agree. If the city declares a neighborhood as a high-crime area, do we charge the neighborhood a special levy for protection? Initially, when they proposed the levy, there was no empirical data to show that a larger police presence downtown was necessary, when contrasted with the way it was done before. If you look at the ordinance, it says prior to doing this you need studies, data. They just made it up and said we need more cops down there, and we're going to make the bars pay for it."
Lafayette Police Chief Jim Craft acknowledged in a recent council meeting that business may be slower at some of the downtown establishments these days, though he points out that the streets are no less crowded and raucous than they were when the detail began.
Bars, like other downtown businesses, also pay additional property taxes to help fund the Downtown Development Authority. It's unclear exactly how much bar owners are assessed for downtown development; DDA deferred the question to the Lafayette Parish Assessor's Office, which was unable to calculate an exact figure by press time.
Stanford is hopeful that LCG won't revoke any of the downtown bars' liquor licenses until the pending federal lawsuit is settled. But City-Parish Attorney Mike Hebert counters that the lawsuit is broader in scope and deals more with the constitutionality of the levy — not the suspension of the liquor licenses.
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If the City-Parish Council denies the bar owners' appeals and upholds the suspension of the licenses, Hebert says the owners would likely have to sue LCG through state district court to have the decision overturned.
"The bar owners really don't want to sue the city," Stanford says. "They're willing to work with the city and reach a compromise that works for everyone. The bottom line is that security will be handled. We all want security downtown. We want people to feel safe. The bar owners want that and the city wants that. Hopefully we can work through this together and find something that works for everyone instead of something that just works for the police department."
LCG is willing to go back to the drawing board and revisit the issue, officials say — and it's also prepared to argue the levy in federal court if it comes to that.
"There is nothing that would prohibit the council or anyone from blowing out the levy and having the government — the taxpayers — eat the entire amount of the levy," Stanley says. "The other alternative would be to tell Craft, 'No, you have to cut your overtime in half.' But I'll say publicly, that's an unwise decision because I'm not the police chief, and we need to let the police chief be the police chief; he needs the manpower that he believes he needs to have proper enforcement. And I think if you look at the numbers both citywide and what's happening downtown, the fact that Lafayette's crime drops and its population increases is not something you're used to seeing in a larger city. So something right is happening."
Lafayette Police have had a busy day.
Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration will use $130 million in patchwork financing from a tax amnesty program, insurance settlement, uninsured motorist penalties and other excess funds to close most of the state's midyear budget deficit.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu said she disagrees with President Barack Obama's actions on immigration, hoping the latest controversy doesn't worsen her campaign difficulties.
Two bedroom in Lafayette or two bedroom in Kaplan
Sennond trunk show at kiki
Gay-rights advocates challenging Louisiana's same-sex marriage ban announced Thursday that they have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review their case before it is heard by a federal appeals court.
Thursday's explosion aboard an oil production platform in the Gulf of Mexico is now under investigation by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
Acadiana's nightlife guide.
Thinking himself the "son of God," the man charged with the 2013 killing of an officer of the Chitimacha Tribal Police will not stand trial following a ruling Thursday on his mental competency.
Four hours after inviting supporters to a rally with Sen. Marco Rubio, Bill Cassidy claimed that Mary Landrieu "voted against stopping executive amnesty."
Either Saints coach Sean Payton doesn't want to tip Baltimore off as to who'll start in New Orleans' secondary on Monday night, or he really doesn't know yet.
Money from the first and only settlement so far in a Louisiana flood board's lawsuit against dozens of energy companies will be placed in a special account dedicated to coastal restoration.
Friday's Blogs from the Bog!
Ten departing CEOs rake in $430 million; profile of FSU gunman emerges; Buffalo's weather woes and more national and international news for Friday, November 21, 2014.
The Ethics Board gives the lame duck Youngsville mayor permission to offer a sweet parting gift to the community he's presided over for three terms.
Subtle jewelry
Carencro ranch style home or three bedroom traditional in St. Martinville
The money came through a general obligation bond sale Thursday.
A legend in the Acadiana Oil Patch, Comeaux died Monday, Nov. 17.
Acadiana's nightlife guide.
With a growing number of alleged sexual assault victims coming out against Bill Cosby in recent weeks, upcoming projects have been canned by NBC and Netflix, but that won't affect the once-loved comedian and actor's scheduled performance in Lafayette.
The Baltimore Ravens' retooled secondary had no trouble against a rookie quarterback at home. This week, however, their task is far more challenging: stopping Drew Brees on the road in New Orleans.
Add Texas Gov. Rick Perry's name to the list of possible Republican presidential candidates flooding the campaign trail for GOP Senate candidate Bill Cassidy.
Gov. Bobby Jindal is in Florida this week with his fellow Republican governors for another gripe session aimed at their favorite target, the president, this time taking aim at his immigration plans.
Early voting for the runoff is shortened by two days because of the Thanksgiving holiday.
"Coach Don" Gagnard is running for school board. Today he offers his critique of the socioeconomic relationship between government subsidies and obesity.
BP is heading to a federal appeals court in its effort to oust the administrator of damage settlement claims arising from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Former Le Rosier chef who cooked at the James Beard House and was named one of the "Best New Chefs in America" by Food & Wine magazine in 1995 was 48.
It was only a few months ago when the LPSB held the school system's purse strings with a death grip, but oh how board President Hunter Beasley's demeanor seems to be changing with the ouster of Superintendent Pat Cooper.
Acadiana's nightlife guide.
NOV 21 Bobby Jindal is headed to Iowa again, the Des Moines Register reports here. The paper outlines what's going on with Bobby's non-campaign for president, and there's a lot of stuff here -- too bad none of it sounds like somebody running Louisiana. Hey, wasn't that the job he wanted?
NOV 21 The end of the term has come for the grand jury investigating a lucrative Medicaid contract and a former state health official's ties to the company that won it, the Advocate reports here, but that doesn't mean the investigation into this stinkiness is over. There are still some things to look into, the lead prosecutor says.
NOV 21 With the passage of two amendments to Louisiana's much-amended constitution (it has been amended almost 200 times now) higher education has an even bigger target on its collective back, columnist Jim Beam opines in this post. Higher ed used to share the spotlight with health care, but that has changed, he says.
NOV 21 Here's a weird one: The Louisiana Cannabis Industry Association has endorsed Bill Cassidy for the U.S. Senate. Apparently, Mary Landrieu said she wouldn't consider support of medical marijuana but Cassidy said he would, WWL reports here.
NOV 21 Solange Knowles, possibly best-known for assaulting her brother-in-law in an elevator while wearing an ugly dress after the Met Ball, got married in the Marigny Opera House this past weekend, the New York Times reports here. Knowles, who has a house in the Faubourg Marigny district and owns a boutique in the Quarter, married Alan Ferguson.
NOV 21 This post on the Fuel Fix blog outlines a $1.4 billion move announced this week by the Apache Corp. that includes the sale of assets in south Louisiana. The company's interests in more than 90,000 acres in south Louisiana are some of the assets being sold, the post reports.
NOV 21 One (possible) positive from Hurricane Katrina is a comprehensive zoning ordinance for New Orleans. Nine years later, we're getting closer to that being finalized, but the current version has some problems. Here's the latest in a series of posts on The Lens in which residents give their views of the draft; this one is more amusing than most.
NOV 21 The new NOLA smoking ordinance is going to harsh your (nicotine) buzz, man. This post on Gambit outlines the high (or low, as the case may be) points: it includes electronic cigarettes and hookahs in its bans; eliminates smoking within 25 feet of any building's public entrance and in any public space - or near any public space - operated by the city.
NOV 20 Here's an interesting article in the New York Times. The authors have picked one dish to represent each state in a Thanksgiving meal. Louisiana's dish? Shrimp stuffed mirlitons.
NOV 20 Politico reports here that Bobby Jindal won't be kept out of the presidential race by anyone else's candidacy. (If he's running, which he's not, 'cause he's not done prayin' on it) So he's not interested in who is running, or what the polls say, or how much money he's got? K.
NOV 20 NOLA Defender's Tiny Daiquiri has a little fun with Bobby Jindal's Meet the Press appearance in this post. Bobby is still prayin' on whether or not he'll run for the job he's been running for over the past three years, Tiny says.


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United States Patent 3,245,306 PHOTOMETER AND METHOD Franklin R. Potter, New Kensington, and William H. Tingle, Lower Burl-ell, Pa., assignors to Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Filed Oct. 5, 1961, Ser. No. 143,160 3 Claims. (CI. 88-14) This invention relates to a photometer and method for determining image reflectivity of surfaces, particularly distinctness of reflected image gloss of relatively smooth, metallic surfaces or bloom of such surfaces. It is especially suitable for the determination of image clarity of polished or bright dipped aluminum, with or without an anodic oxide coating. While complex goniophotometer instruments are available for measuring the angular distribution of light reflected from a surface, there has been need for an abridged goniophotometer instrument and method of testing surfaces for image reflectivity not requiring a complex and difiicultly adjusted optical system to measure small angle scatter of reflected light.
It is an object of the invention to provide for measuring image reflectivity of surfaces, particularly on a basis correlating well with the resolving power of the human eye. A particular object is the provision of a photometer and method of use that permits rapid and simple instrument alignment with successive surfaces to be tested.
The invention will be described with reference to the embodiment thereof shown in the accompanying drawing in which:
FIGURE 1 shows a schematic arrangement of the instrument;
FIGURE 2 shows the primary mask with two slits, on an enlarged scale; and
FIGURE 3 shows the secondary mask with one slit, on a similarly enlarged scale.
Referring to the drawing, the instrument comprises a cabinet 1, on one wall of which a sample 2 may be held, with its surface to be tested exposed at an aperture 3. The sample may be held in place, and in a flat con dition, by a suitable clamp 4 which presses the sample against felt pad 5, this arrangement providing a convenient sample mount for presenting a surface of the sample for test.
Light source 6 illuminates a primary mask 7, and a pair of condensing lenses such as 8 and 9 may be employed if desired to gather more of the light from the light source 6 and direct it toward the mask 7. The mask 7 has two adjacent preferably identical and parallel slits 10 and 11, which are illuminated by the single light source. They may conveniently be about 150 microns wide and about 1" long. The adjacent edges of slits 10 and 11 may be about 300 microns apart, the significance of their spacing being hereinafter explained. As shown in this embodiment, a collimating lens 12, located so that its focal point is at the mask 7, projects images of the two slits in the primary mask on the test surface of sample 2 at the aperture 3. The images are thus projected, preferably in a substantially parallel manner, at an angle from the normal to the test surface, which angle is not critical and may conveniently be on the order of 30 when buffed or bright dipped aluminum surfaces are to be evaluated. The collimating lens 12 need not be employed, however, if this is not desired.
The images as reflected by the test surface of the sample 2 are received by a focusing lens 13 and the secondary mask 14, which has a single slit 15. Lens 13 is located so its focal point is at the mask 14. The slit in the secondary mask 14 is conveniently about 250 microns Wide, and it may be approximately 1" long, i.e. secondary slit 15 is preferably wider than either of the primary slits 10 and 11 and slightly narrower than the spacing between the images as reflected from the test surface. The secondary mask with its slit is provided for receiving such images, the lens 13 focusing the reflected images upon the secondary mask. While the lens 13 is shown in the reflected light system, such a lens could optionally be placed in the incident light system. Beyond the secondary mask 14 is a light sensing means such as photocell 16 (or photomultiplier tube), which is electrically connected to a suitable meter (not shown) for receiving image light as reflected and passed through the slit 15.
The secondary mask 14 and, preferably, both photocell 16 and lens 13, are mounted on a platform 17 which is angularly movable, conveniently about a pivot 18 near the sample mount and aperture 3. Thus the secondary mask 14 is movable to scan across the angle subtended by the reflected images. This movement and adjustment of position of the secondary mark 14 is conveniently provided for by way of adjusting screw 19, lug
20 aflixed to platform 17 and spring 21. The maximum light intensities at each mid-image position, and the minimum light intensity between the two images, as received by photocell 16, are easily determined by observing the meter response as the scanning screw 19 is turned. Repositioning of successive samples is easily obtained by pressing them against the sample mount at aperture 3, but exacting positioning of any particular sample is not necessary. Curved or warped samples may be pressed and held in a flattened position by clamp 4.
Where distinctness of reflected image on a basis most nearly corresponding to that which may be resolved by the human eye is desired, the spacing between primary slits 10 and 11 can be made narrow enough that their reflected images at the secondary mask subtend and angle of reflection as low as 4 minutes (the half angle between the midpoint of either image and the midpoint between the two images thus being about 2 minutes, i.e. about the smallest angle at which lack of clarity in a near-perfect mirror can be detected by the human eye). A subtended angle between images of 16 minutes has proven quite adequate for image clarity measurement on aluminum, however. This latter arrangement provides for measuring light scattered at an angle of 8 minutes from the specular reflecting angle. Larger angles may be chosen, particularly when evaluation of bloom of surfaces is desired, reflectance measurements for bloom evaluation usually being measured at an angle of about 2 degrees from the specular reflecting angle. In such case, the subtended angle between the two images would be about 4 degrees, but subtended angles up to those on the order of 8 degrees may be advantageously used, if desired.
The instrument as described may be conveniently used for determining the clarity of images reflected by a test surface. Light from the source 6 passes through the primary slits 1i and 11 and is projected to and reflected by the test surface of sample 2 as two images (of the two primary slits), focused on the plane of the secondary mask 14 with its scanning slit 15. That part of the light which passes through the scanning slit 15 falls on the photocell 16, and the photometer to which it is connected indicates the intensity of the light passing thereto. For a good mirror in the sample position little light is scattered between the images. The intensity of each image will be the same when the midpoint of the scanning slit is at the midpoint of either image. The intensity of the light passed by the scanning slit and received by the photocell will be found to be at a minimum, if not practically at zero, when the midpoint of the scanning slit is half way between these two images, e.g. 8 minutes of are from either when the images are 16 minutes apart.
Various imperfect-mirror sample surfaces to be tested will indicate various relationships between minimum and maximum light intensities determined when the reflected images are scanned. All that need be determined is the minimum light intensity between images and the maximum at either. A convenient measure of image clarity is the ratio of the minimum light intensity to the maximum. Gain changes in the photocell'meter system from time to time, or diflerences in total reflectivity of surfaces tested, become unimportant when such a ratio is determined. Determining the relationship of minimum to maximum light intensities passing the secondary slit of the instrument herein described provides a measure of image clarity not influenced by surface brightness. A polished black glass mirror may have the same image clarity as a silvered or aluminized mirror, even though the total and specular reflectance of the one is only a few percent of that of the other. In othe words, the sharpness and definition or distinctness of image reflected by a polished black glass mirror may be equivalent to that reflected by a silvered or aluminized mirror, and this may be determined by the instrument described. Further, with the photometer herein described there is no need to determine the exact difference in angular position between a maximum reading and the minimum reading, since the angularity relied upon is established by the instrument readings themselves. With a conventional goniophotometer, comparable data would require exacting reading of the angular locations (in a few minutes of arc) at which instrument readings were obtained. This exacting chore is avoided by use of the instrument herein described.
Numerous modifications in the instrument and method described will occur to those skilled in the art. It will be seen that an instrument and method has been developed that can obviate use of either complex instruments or more subjective visual techniques for determination of image reflectivity of surfaces.
What is claimed is:
1. A photometer for determining image reflectivity of surfaces comprising a sample mount for presenting a surface for test,
a light source and primary mask with two adjacent slits for passing light and thereby projecting images of said slits on the test surface,
a light sensing means and secondary mask with a slit for receiving said images as reflected from the test surface,
a lens for focusing said images upon said secondary 5 mask, and
means for moving said secondary mask to scan across said reflected images,
whereby the maximum light intensity of either of the reflected images and also the minimum light intensity between the two refiected images may be determined by said light sensing means, the relationship of the latter to the former providing a measure of image reflectivity.
2. An instrument according to claim 1 in which a collimating lens is employed for substantially parallel 15 projection of the images to the test surface, and
the slit in said secondary mask is both wider than either of the slits in said primary mask and narrower than the spacing between reflected images received at the 20 secondary mask.
3. An instrument according to claim 1 in which the slits in said primary mask are substantially identical, parallel, and so spaced that their reflected images at the secondary mask subtend an angle of reflection on the 25 order of 4 minutes to 8 degrees.
References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS OTHER REFERENCES Tuttle et al.: A Method for the Measurement of Flatness of Polished Surfaces, J.O.S.A., vol. 30, No. 8, August 4 1940, pages 348-350.
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The Bachelor "After the Final Rose" Stunner: Jason Mesnick Dumps Melissa Rycroft For Molly Malaney!by Free Britney at . Comments
In the show's previews throughout this season, The Bachelor host Chris Harrison has been promising viewers "the most shocking twist in Bachelor history."
Suffice it to say, he made good on the hype.
Despite proposing to Melissa Rycroft on the season finale that aired just moments ago, Jason Mesnick's engagement to the beautiful former cheerleader from Dallas, Tx., is apparently off after some unknown events took place in the past few months.
Turns out those scandalous Bachelor spoilers were more or less right.
The skinny: Six weeks have passed since the season finale was taped, but mere minutes for viewers. Jason tells Chris that it's not gonna work with Melissa, he's been thinking about Molly Malaney, and he's gonna dump Melissa on national TV.
Talk about a d!ck move. Oh, sorry, we mean "emotionally difficult."
Jason's news certainly did not go over well with Melissa, who calls Jason a bastard and makes completely valid points ... albeit ones that lose something when cameras pan to Chris next to her. She storms off, and Molly Malaney takes the stage.
Molly, who supposedly has no idea why she's there, and has not talked to him in six weeks, confides to Chris that despite his choosing Melissa in New Zealand, Jason is definitely still the man of her dreams. Convenient, and not at all staged.
Jason Mesnick returns to the stage and tells Molly how he just ended it with Melissa, then asks Molly on a date. She looks at Chris and stares blankly. This is beyond ridiculous and kind of depressing that a real network is airing it.
Molly agrees to take him back and "see where things go."
So, with another "After the Final Rose" special on tap tomorrow, we can only ask: What now? Are you upset by this turn of events? Comment below!
He is a loser. I found his info on superpages.
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Jason Mesnick you lazy, low-life, user! People really hate you!
Jason Mesnick picked up on me at a gay bar in Seattle a year ago and pissed off my boyfriend. I can't forget those lil beaty eyes!
my roo-mate is an intern on THe Bachelor and all the rumors about this being planned are true, Jason Mesnick is into guys, lots of guys! Molly signed a contract to be his beard...much like Katie Holmes.
I just saw TMZ footage of Jason Mesnick making out with a huge dude, he is gay!!!! What a liar! Poor Ty. Molly is a stupid b*tch for doing that to another woman, she makes me sick. Enjoy your life as a beard.
Jason pretends to be the honest, nice guy. What a phony baloney. True colors always get revealed. And how in the world could Molly kiss him right after he dumped Melissa? Who does that? And says on Ellen, it's OK to be selfish for love. Selfish is the word for these two. No doubt, they're done.
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Merlin, a boy on the cusp of adulthood, arrives in Camelot hoping to find an use for the strange metaphysical powers he has possessed before he could even talk. Instead, he learns that King Uther, ruler of Camelot, despises magic and has instituted a kingdom-wide ban on any practice of sorcery under penalty of death. Audiences experience a series of magical adventures as they follow the unlikely friendship of a would-be wizard and the future King.
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|5x01 Arthur's Bane (Part 1)
Camelot faces a new golden age, but even as the city flowers, the dark seeds of destruction are being sown. In the frozen wastelands of the north, men are disappearing without a trace. ...
|Sep. 29, 2012
|5x02 Arthur's Bane: Part Two
Ancient prophecies of Mordred weigh heavy on Merlin, for not even he can sway Arthur from his chosen path. As dawn breaks across the icy tundra, Merlin and Arthur are close to exhaustion. ...
|Oct. 13, 2012
|5x03 The Death Song of Uther Pendragon
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|Oct. 20, 2012
|5x04 Another's Sorrow
With Princess Mithian as the perfect bait, Morgana conjures a deception so powerful that the whole of Camelot is taken in - even Merlin himself. But as the storm clouds gather, will ...
|Oct. 27, 2012
|5x05 The Disir
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|Nov. 03, 2012
|5x06 The Dark Tower
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|Nov. 10, 2012
|5x07 A Lesson in Vengeance
Darkness steals into the very heart of Camelot, as Morgana and her puppet Queen hatch a sinister plan to murder the King. But when stable hand Tyr Seward becomes caught in the crossfire, ...
|Nov. 17, 2012
|5x08 The Hollow Queen
When Merlin agrees to help a young Druid boy, he has no choice but to leave Camelot on a dangerous mission. And with the citadel distracted by the visit of the fearsome Sarrum of Amata, ...
|Nov. 24, 2012
|5x09 With All My Heart
Merlin knows he must act fast before Morgana's twisted control over Gwen gets further out of hand. But only the most powerful magic can save the Queen and this will not be easy, even ...
|Dec. 01, 2012
|5x10 The Kindness of Strangers
Morgana leads a terrifying manhunt in pursuit her old foe Alator of the Catha, for she knows without doubt that he can tell her exactly where to find Emrys. Merlin's life has never ...
|Dec. 08, 2012
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Mordred finds himself torn between loyalty and love, but little does he realise that the path he chooses will shape Camelot's destiny. As the drums of war beat ever louder, a desperate ...
|Dec. 15, 2012
|5x12 The Diamond of the Day: Part One
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|Dec. 22, 2012
|5x13 The Diamond of the Day: Part Two
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Arthur: There is a rumor that you held Morgana prisoner. Is it true?
The Sarrum: She's nothing to be feared. I kept her like an animal.
Arthur: How did you capture her? She's a sorceress, a high priestess.
The Sarrum: I found her weakness. Everyone has one, even a high priestess. A young dragon. Her love for that creature caused her to suffer more than she ever imagined possible, but not more than she deserved.
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Arthur: Why are you doing this?
Uther Pendragon: I did not spend my entire life building this kingdom to see my own son destroy it.
Arthur: You tried to kill Guinevere.
Uther Pendragon: For your own good. How can a serving girl understand what it means to be queen?
Arthur: Guinevere is wise and strong, and I trust her more than anyone.
Uther Pendragon: And that is your weakness. You put too much trust in other people. You and you alone must rule Camelot.
Arthur: I would rather not rule at all than rule alone.
Uther Pendragon: Your whole life I tried to prepare you for the day you would become king. Did you learn nothing?
Arthur: I watched you rule. I learned that if you trust no one you'll always live in fear. Your hatred came from fear, not strength.
Uther Pendragon: How dare you.
Arthur: I loved and respected you, but I have to rule the kingdom in my own way. I have to do what I believe to be right.
Uther Pendragon: I will not allow you to destroy all that I built!
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November 14, 2014Posted in Campus Updates on November 14th, 2014
I begin this blog with excellent news regarding the School of Education. We have received notice that the School earned a full, five-year reaccreditation from The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)'s Continuous Improvement Commission at its October 29 meeting in Bethesda, MD. CAEP's Continuous Improvement Commission reviewed 64 institutions nationwide under the standards of the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), which is now part of CAEP.
We are very pleased that our professional education unit was among those institutions receiving full accreditation without conditions, and we look forward to further enhancing our program in the spirit of the continuous improvement model that is at the heart of successful teacher preparation programs.
As part of this commitment, we continue to make progress in addressing the areas of improvement identified by the state Board of Education when it granted our education programs probationary approval earlier this fall. While collecting and analyzing data is a time-consuming process, we firmly believe that everything will be complete, and the matter fully resolved, within the next 12 months.
I thank Dean Stephen Hegedus for his leadership, and the School of Education's faculty and staff for their dedication to maintaining our School's time-honored standards of excellence. Southern has been the frontrunner in teacher education in our state for the last 120 years, and our graduates will continue to teach and lead in Connecticut's schools.
As I have mentioned in previous blogs, the University's biggest challenge this year is building our enrollment. University-wide, focused efforts, including new initiatives to expand our recruitment sphere, are well under way.
For example, we have launched a new, targeted recruitment communication campaign to 35,000 prospective students from Connecticut and neighboring states whose academic profiles identify them as ideal applicants for Southern. Our efforts to attract a more geographically diverse student body also extend overseas – Provost Bette Bergeron and Director of International Education Erin Heidkamp have recently returned from a successful trip to China, where they visited five institutions with a view to establishing student and faculty exchange programs.
Closer to home, the October Open Houses for both prospective undergraduates and graduate students were well-attended events that allowed our faculty, staff and current students to demonstrate first-hand the quality and value of a Southern education.
And while we are still early in the admission cycle, indications point to progress toward increases in both undergraduate and graduate enrollment for 2015. This prospect is supported in part by the new streamlined application process available through our adoption of the Common App.
Revised scheduling and targeted marketing for Winter Session is also paying dividends, with more than 625 registrations in the first week alone. Students are responding to the excellent array of choices offered by our faculty – 67 sections of coursework, 41 of which are online.
I thank all of those involved in our targeted enrollment efforts for their innovative thinking and teamwork in furthering this critical cross-campus initiative.
Following the Town Hall gathering on Oct. 24, members of the Steering Committee are now meeting with various groups on campus to receive feedback about the draft plan. I have also been meeting with stakeholders in the off-campus community to get their input on our current draft. Marianne Kennedy, associate vice president for academic affairs, reports that so far, reactions to the plan have been positive overall and some very useful suggestions have been received.
In December, the committee will be considering all the feedback and making some changes to the plan as a result. In January 2015, we will start fleshing out the plan in terms of action steps, metrics, persons responsible, timelines and resources needed. The campus community will again be invited to review and provide input.
Southern is one of 68 institutions in nine states to participate in a new project by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) documenting how well students are achieving key learning outcomes in areas such as quantitative reasoning, written communication and critical thinking. Faculty members across the 68 institutions are sampling and assessing students work using a set of common rubrics and in doing so establishing the reliability and validity of cross-institutional assessment.
The Multi-State Collaborative to Advance Learning Outcomes Assessment is supported in its initial year by funds from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It is part of AAC&U's ongoing Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) initiative, which has already seen 16 assessment rubrics developed and tested by teams of faculty and other education professionals.
More than 2,000 colleges, universities and community colleges nationwide, including Southern, are using VALUE rubrics to assess student work.
The School of Business recently hosted 350 high school students from around the state who are interested in majoring in accounting. Partnering with the School for this on-campus event were the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA), our admissions staff and accounting faculty.
In addition to being informative for the students in attendance, the event also gave the School of Business an opportunity to showcase its accounting curriculum. The accounting concentration is designed to prepare students for careers as professional accountants, and non-business majors can minor in accounting. In addition, we now offer a new Certificate in Accounting program for individuals interested in pursuing a career in accounting who currently hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college in a discipline other than accounting. This program has been developed in response to the tremendous demand for CPAs in the state of Connecticut.
This conference was a wonderful example of community impact and engagement, allied with workforce responsiveness.
In a similar vein, the 31st annual SCSU High School Journalism Day was held Oct. 24 at the Michael J. Adanti Student Center. About 300 high school students from across the state attended, hearing about the industry from several working journalists and professors of journalism.
Darren Sweeney, NBC meteorologist and journalist, was the keynote speaker. The program examined censorship of high school newspapers. It also included workshops with topics including: finding story ideas, public relations, source selection, digital media tools, high school press freedom, sports journalism, reporting on racially sensitive topics and social media reporting
And looking forward, on Nov. 21 and 22 the university will host the Fall meeting of the Northeastern section of the Mathematical Association of America, bringing more than 200 people to campus from community colleges and four-year institutions from throughout New England.
Mathematics Professor Joe Fields reports that activities during the meeting will include a student math competition in which almost 100 undergraduates will work – voluntarily! – on difficult math problems for two hours straight. There will also be workshops and presentations from well-known experts in the field as well as undergraduate students. Southern's Math Club members are currently engaged in building an icosahedron – a gargantuan, three-dimensional geometric sculpture, to mark the event.
Another means of engaging with the wider community is through the continuous array of intellectual and cultural activities that we provide on campus. Earlier this week we had two excellent examples. At noon on Monday, during a forum marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, former U.S. Diplomat Nicholas Burns and a faculty panel spoke about this seminal event and its repercussions, which are still being felt today as we linger on the precipice of another Cold War. Burns played a key role in discussions about Berlin and Germany as a member of the U.S. State Department in 1989. The forum, coordinated by the Office of Public Affairs, drew more than 300 attendees, half of them high school students and teachers from Seymour, Shelton, Cheshire and New Haven.
Later Monday, our Research Center on Computing and Society presented an address by James H. Moor, the Daniel P. Stone Professor in Intellectual and Moral Philosophy at Dartmouth College and a leading expert on ethics and artificial intelligence. Dr. Moore's book, "The Turing Test: The Elusive Standard of Artificial Intelligence," is recognized as a standard in this cutting-edge field.
And coming up, Wally Lamb, one of America's most notable authors, will visit Lyman Center at 7 p.m. on Dec. 4 for a special screening of the film version of his best-selling novel "Wishin' and Hopin'." Lamb will speak prior to the screening with Andrew Gernhard, a 1999 Southern alumnus, who produced the film along with his Synthetic Cinema International co-owners and fellow alums Richard Lucas '71 and Bonnie Farley-Lucas '87, our director of faculty development and professor of communication. The screenplay is by another alum, John Doolan, '09, giving this event a true Southern flavor! All proceeds will benefit the SCSU Scholarship Fund: http://tickets.southernct.edu/eventperformances.asp?evt=771
Professor of English Tim Parrish's reading/Q&A this week about his memoir, "Fear and What Follows," served as the capstone event in a semester-long series of conversations, films, workshops, and other discussions around the book, which was this year's Southern Reads selection.
As most of you know, the Southern Reads book is chosen by a volunteer group of students, faculty and staff to be given to all incoming freshmen and any other interested parties at Southern. Many First-Year Inquiry (INQ) courses were built around this text, along with campus presentations on topics ranging from PTSD, masculinity and social justice.
Tim has also been visiting several first-year classes and reports that his conversations with this diverse group have been "truly astonishing." "Fear and What Follows" is the first book by a Southern faculty member to be chosen for the Southern Reads program; previous books have included Justice Sonia Sotomayor's memoir, last year's selection.
Southern is now the presenting sponsor for the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce's young professionals' organization, PULSE. PULSE is a networking group of more than 500 young people representing a variety of industries and occupations. Administered by the Chamber, it is guided by a steering committee of young professionals.
Throughout the year, this organization hosts a range of social events and networking events, CEO roundtable discussions, educational seminars and community service projects: (http://www.gnhcc.com/pages/EventsOverview/).
As a benefit of our sponsorship, any Southern employee between the ages of 21 and 40 may join PULSE for free. As a member, you will be able to attend a happy hour and concert that will be held today (Friday, Nov. 14) at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre. If you are interested in joining, please contact Steve Marcelynas at email@example.com
Attracting and retaining young, energetic professionals is vital to the growth and success of New Haven – and Southern. I encourage qualifying members of our faculty and staff to take advantage of this exciting opportunity for career and personal enrichment.
Now you can stay connected with Southern, even on the go, with the new SCSU Mobile, which is currently available for the iPhone (iOS7 or later).
The new SCSU Mobile app was developed by the Office of Public Affairs for students, faculty, staff and visitors to provide access to important information from their mobile devices. It provides instant access to a suite of helpful features including the university calendar, faculty/staff/office directory, a shuttle bus tracker, campus news, emergency contacts, dining hall menus and other general information about Southern.
The app will continue to be enhanced based on future needs, and a version for Android users is now under development. For more information and a link to download the app, visit SouthernCT.edu/mobile.
Chief of Staff Jaye Bailey is overseeing the Office of Diversity and Equity while a search is conducted for a new director to replace Pamela Lassiter, now serving as the New York City Fire Department's first Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer.
Brenda Harris, a recently-retired, long-time affirmative action officer with the state Department of Social Services will handle daily operations for the office, which will be fully staffed throughout the week. Brenda will be assisting with searches, responding to complaints and answering general questions. She may be reached at ext. 25899 or at email@example.com
Dean of Students Jules Tetreault will serve as interim Title IX Coordinator. He may be reached at ext. 25556 or at firstname.lastname@example.com
Vice President for Student Affairs Tracy Tyree will assume responsibility for the President's Commission on Campus Climate and Inclusion, which will continue its work this year. Members will receive notice of the next meeting date shortly from Dr. Tyree. Meanwhile, Diversity and Equity programming will continue through the Multicultural Center.
Our men's basketball team, ranked second in the nation in a number of leading polls, earned a great deal of admiration for its play during a narrow loss last week to the national Division I champion University of Connecticut. Perhaps the most telling comment came from UConn Head Coach Kevin Ollie, who stated that, based on their performance in the friendly encounter, the Owls would beat many Division I opponents. It promises to be an exciting season for Head Coach Mike Donnelly and his team as they seek to build on their record-breaking achievements of 2013-14, when the team reached the Elite Eight in the NCAA Division II Championships for just the second time in program history. They also won their first-ever Northeast-10 Conference regular season and tournament titles on the back of a school-record 19-game winning streak.
While basketball season is just beginning, our men's soccer team has earned an NCAA tournament berth for the first time since the 2010 season. The Owls have a proud history, winning a record six Division II national championships, with 32 NCAA Tournament appearances. The current team, which reached the NE-10 tournament final this past weekend, was ranked as high as fifth nationally this season after opening the season with five straight victories.
Congratulations to Coach Tom Lang and his players for their achievements thus far. Come out and cheer them on this Sunday when they play the winner of Merrimack vs. Philadelphia at Jess Dow Field at 1 p.m.
We will conclude the semester in five weeks with our December Commencement ceremonies on Dec. 18 – at 2 p.m. for undergraduates and 7 p.m. for graduate students. Before then, we celebrate Thanksgiving, and I wish you a happy and relaxing holiday in the company of your family and friends.


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Pronunciation: /kəˈmas /
(also camass or quamash)
Definition of camas in English:
A North American plant of the lily family, cultivated for its starry blue or purple flowers.
- Genera Camassia and Zigadenus, family Liliaceae: several species
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- More commonly known as a spring bulb with a vibrant blue flower, quamash is native to Canada and the western United States, and its edible bulb was once a mainstay of native diets.
- The most significant of the edibles, camas was eaten during the first of many friendly encounters with the Nez Perce along Idaho's Clearwater River.
- The wetter areas support meadows containing Missouri goldenrod, false toadflax, golden-glow, Indian paintbrush, Mariposa lily, death camas, and prairie smoke.
mid 19th century: from Chinook Jargon kamass, perhaps from Nootka.
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