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Rumor About 2010
Rumor in the circles I travel in are that 2010 will be a year of crop failures worldwide. Rumors can go either way, so I'm just posting this as a curiosity; not exactly inviting any response. It's more or less a "hide-and-watch" thing.
I've heard similar things based on predictions concerning sun activity (or lack thereof). I know that there are many parts of the world suffering from weather extremes that are damaging crops. Plus, those damaged crops have become breeding grounds for heinous crop diseases. More reason to go with indoor hydro, huh?
Parts of Africa that relied on genetically modified maize from a certain Biotech giant suffered horribly because the crops failed so majorly. Though the giant in question is taking responsibility and paying out for the mistake willingly, it is important to note that people can't eat dollar bills and coins. If other countries can't provide enough food for purchase, what good is a pay out? India's cotton farms are reporting losses due to using poor yielding genetically modified seed from the same company. I'm not saying genetically modified crops are bad. I just think it's obvious some companies are putting product on the market without fully proving viability and that can be dangerous for the food supply and other parts of the global economy that rely on crops. Add crop failures due to jumping the gun on trusting new bitotech advances and crop failures due to climate changes occurring world wide (not talking about the political issue of global warming) and that makes for a lot of crop loss.
I know you didn't necessarily want a response, but my main point is this: Think this will convince my wife to let me upgrade to a bigger greenhouse?
Lee, I personally had an awesome year with my garden. I'm not a farmer, though. Most people I know had a seriously crappy year. Many of them blamed everything from global warming, diseases "everyone" was getting and were thus unavoidable, too much rain, and even a claim that it was evident of the end times because we are becoming a Godless nation (not commenting, just reporting). Oddly enough, nobody blamed human failure to perform in the garden well enough. I know one thing for certain. I worked harder on my garden this year because of the rain and pestilence. My harder work paid off. It seems many predictions and excuses are just ways of people not wanting to take responsibility for the human factor. Maybe some people should just try harder when adverse conditions present themselves and work with nature rather than constantly seeing it as the enemy. Or, as alluded to in my previous post above, stop acting on guesses and marketing. If you keep that in mind (assuming you have some skill in crop raising) then surely you won't fair too badly next year barring any major natural disasters. I wish you well with your crops.
Right on joe.jr I too had an O.K. garden and yes a lot of work or thought. Also a lot of replanting like they did in the old days. Every week or two until some thing grew good. I never replanted so much in my life lol. F.D.R. "We have nothing to fear but fear itself".
Curt ;-]
There's been a sudden flow of news reports about converting farms to forests. For an expected bad year in farming you'd think they would want to step up farming. Unless they are expecting a sudden population reduction, I don't like the idea. Sounds like they are going through with the UN's Agenda 21 from 1992.
Here are some links to articles from just the past 7 days.
The UN's map from 1992 on how the US will be converted: http://www.thebyteshow.com/UN_SimulationMap2.jpg
Has anyone noticed I'm not much present any more? I'm taking my own advise; I'm hiding and watching.
I will tell you one thing for sure, I trashed EVERYTHING in my garden except the DWC tomatoes. They did and are doing awesome. I'm into simple and I can live on BLTs forever, so that's it for me. I'm growing toms using DWC and nothing else. I've had fresh tomatoes all through the winter and they just keep coming and coming. They ripen a little slower in the winter, mind you, but I do the numbers thing: I've got zillions of toms out there!
I know this might sound kinda yucky, but I've found that I can build a regular BLT and use "Bacon Bits" (textured soy, chemicals and probably all sorts of bad stuff--but tasty!) and it's a close second to actual pig belly!
project_gardener, some of the predictions (based on science and not astrology or calendars of people that used to sacrifice humans to gods) of upcoming ag problems are based on the fact that we have cleared away too many forests. Forests lead to great soil thanks to the large amount of organic material. They soak up billions of gallons of water that are currently destroying our farmland. China has learned the lesson far sooner and we are only now starting to follow their lead. If you pull all the trees from the hills, the hills disappear with the rain in devastating mudslides and floods. Those floods reach the farmland and carry away the topsoil. Then add in the fact that the trees of wood lines with gradually inclining canopies are wind barriers that keep the soil from being carried off by winds (not to mention a pretty good protection for homes from heavy straight line winds like we experience in the midwest). It only makes sense that if a 600 acre farm area appears to be in danger of becoming useless (like many of our farms in the midwest) then we should consider planting forests. 300 acres of crop is a far cry better than 600 acres of useless barren ground ruined by flood waters and unblocked wind gusts.
The forests also give us some protection against something else that is devastating to the crops. Pestilence. Forests serve as a barrier and a breeding ground for the creatures that feed on the pests that eat our crops. When we destroy the forests, we destroy the predators. When we destroy the predators, the pests grow in numbers since all they have is food without danger. Pests evolve against predators much more slowly than they evolve against pesticides. Plus, the predators evolve along with them. It only takes a few generations for some insects to develop resistance to pesticides and chemicals don't tend to evolve. This puts more pressure on biotech businesses to put out untested chemicals that could and often do prove harmful for humans and other animal life.
I know the articles mentioned keep talking about greenhouse gas emissions, but farmers have been paid to let land go fallow and to reforest it for many many years due to the recognition that farm land tends to crop out after a certain period of time and risks ruining the land for generations to come. It is an attempt to preserve some land for later so that which is cropped out can recover. It's been called the CRP (conservation reserve program) for the last 25 years, but it was called something else before that.
I am of the opinion that politicians are trying to use programs (and maybe modify them a bit) that are already in practice to say "now look at what we are doing for emissions!" even though the programs are not really about the emissions. It's just that "carbon emissions" is the current buzz. "Cropping out" and "dustbowl", scientific realities that are real and present dangers, aren't.
True, I also heard that same rumor that there would be massive crop failure this year because of the insufficient supply of water and the terrible change in the weather...however, by just looking at different topics about ways on how you can grow different crops in hydroponics, I do not think that it would be such a worry...and there is an abundant supply of hydroponic information here in the forum that any newbie or hobbyist and even experts can apply in order to continuously grow healthy and good looking hydro crops ;)


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Deviant Art
True LoveI didn't know love until I met you.
Nothing in my life had ever felt so true.
You were the reason I went day to day,
Washing all of my depression away.
I wish I could make everything all right,
Every second I think of that night.
The way you broke my heart with only few words.
Did more to me than being stabbed by a thousand swords.
I didn't know pain until I met you.
Even know, nothing has ever felt so true.
You used to be the reason I went day to day,
But now your make me wish I could fade away.
Just YesterdayJust Yesterday14 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
Just Yesterday
Just yesterday you were holding my hand,
Just yesterday you gave me a wedding band,
Just yesterday you said I do and,
Just yesterday you said you loved me too.
Just yesterday you told me you cared,
Just yesterday you told me about the love we shared,
Just yesterday you said you'd never leave and,
Just yesterday that was all I needed to believe.
Just yesterday you were near,
Just yesterday they told me something I did'nt want to hear,
Just yesterday they buried you deep and,
Just yesterday thoughts of you kept me from sleep.
Just yesterday I finally came to see you,
Just yesterday I missed you more than I usually do and,
Just yesterday I remembered again how much I need you.
Just yesterday has come and gone and,
Just yesterday is just a memory of all that went wrong.
~Cary King
Let Me DieLet me dieLet Me Die14 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
Let me die,
It hurts to live,
Let me die,
My soul to give.
I want to die,
Give me rest,
I don't want to try,
Just a bullet in the chest.
Every acrid breath makes sweet death,
Like the gentle touch of a lovers caress.
Let me die,
I beg you please,
Pain and disease
Are only a tease.
Give me a place,
Where I can be free,
Where demons wont chase,
And torture me
AloneAlone14 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
as always
thinking back
to what was
what might have been
and now I see
what was once unseen
can't sleep
left to dwell in emotions deep
what was reality
soon becomes
a lost fantasy
Sleep, Only to be woken
Run, Only to be caught
Scream, Only to be unheard
Escape to the darkness
Into the unknown
Once experienced
Now gone
What was to be
No longer will
All is lost
In spite of me
As always
Thinking back
To what was
What might have been
But now I see
What once was unseen
Sleep to be woken
Run to be caught
Scream to be unheard
Escape to the darkness
Into the unknown
Only to emerge in the light
To start again
The KnowingThe KnowingThe Knowing14 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
by jsenn (Joy Senn)
not quite
not quite the same
not quite the same as before
before the papered golden ring
before the child from swaddling grew
before the hand of unheard aches
touched us here and here and here
we never knew
I swear to you, we never knew
(we live forever. don't we? nope.)
(does it get better? yup.)
falling leaves . spring renews . summer's sweat
trickles slowly
between the
I do digress
now is more
more than before
now we know the knowing
and the power in the word
knowing some mountains won't be climbed
knowing some oceans won't be crossed
knowing the awful wait does end
that patience is not the heavy load
knowing even this
...the rose's scent before the sniff
and this...oh, this, of greater import now
knowing the slightest grin
the unseen move
the imperceptible glint of eye
the lingering
the elegant, the elegant
there you have it, boiled down
hopes and dreams, love and life
contained by the beginning
smooth assurance, abiding time
I missI miss14 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
I miss your kiss,
the tender touch of your lips
Your hand on mine
I miss holding you near me,
your warmth I desired
And all the nights we spend together
All the beautiful words,
you whispered into my ear
I've forgotten all the poems I wrote for you
Your eyes I miss,
your sweet smile I want to see again
And the love we once shared
But it's all gone now.
Nevermore I'll touch you,
nevermore I'll kiss your,
Nevermore I'll love you.
Stop Thinking About MeStop thinking about meStop Thinking About Me4 years ago in Songs & Lyrics More Like This
I feel your memory on my lips.
Stop thinking about me
I feel your skin under my fingertips.
Forgive my indiscretion
I just can't help myself.
I don't want to give the wrong impression
My heart has just been so long on a shelf.
Stop thinking about me
It doesn't have to be this way.
Stop thinking about me
I no longer know what to say.
You make me feel so alive
But I know it's so wrong.
No matter how hard I fight
These feelings get so strong.
Stop thinking about me
So I can stop thinking about you.
Stop thinking about me
I'm falling and there's nothing else I can do.
Lead Me Somewhere BeautifulMy soul has left meLead Me Somewhere Beautiful5 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
It floats in a corner peering at me as I go through the motions of life
My body is merely a shell an illusion of normalcy
Numb to everything, I experience no pain, no guilt
With dilated eyes I see nothing clearly
The blur is soft and comforting
I am only capable of smiling and nodding
Inside I am empty of everything that was me.
The only escape from the pain was to leave myself
I push everyone away with cadaverous hands
I have conversations with echoes
A pale image greets me in the mirror
I've never been so numb
I've never been so cold
Don't bother asking if I'm okay
I'm not fully here, remember?
Maybe I'm crazy maybe I'm just lost
If you find me wandering, lead me somewhere beautiful
Because you love her.She might not be your forever one.Because you love her.4 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
But she is your one for right now.
She might not be the most perfect girl.
But you can't deny, she is perfectly imperfect.
She might fight with you and get mad.
But usually it's because she loves you.
She might actually think that she's fat ect.
But to you she's the most beautiful girl ever.
She might try your buttons, get you worked up.
But be patient because it's all worth it.
She might scream at you that you don't care.
But it's only because shes scared to lose you.
And you know what she might try to push you away;
But you love her just like that you wouldn't have it any other way.
Not being okay....To myself that is. To everyone else there clueless.Not being okay.4 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
I have actually admitted it to myself after trying to deny it.
And if it wasn't for the fact that I needed to know,
- my story.
- what I was hiding.
- Why I was lying to everyone.
- Why I was failing at telling myself I was okay.
...I'd be clueless too.
Don't you love it when you can hide it.
I can't stand people knowing i'm not okay.
It makes me feel weak and useless.
But it's taking over me, I can't deny it.
You don't realise it untill you can't deny it.
You don't know how bad it is untill it hits you.
Sure you have had it for awhile and you knew.
You couldn't take it, they can't help it.
But to them; to everyone it's all brand new.
Now they have to go and try to admit it like you did.
They sit there thinking where did they go wrong.
And then they have to deal with the loss.
It's a vicious cycle a complex set of events.
Plastic DollI mistakingly treated youPlastic Doll4 years ago in Songs & Lyrics More Like This
Like my own personal doll
And silently smiled
As I watched you fall
I know you are antiplastic
With a wonderful heart
But it never stopped me
From ripping it apart
As the rain fell from the sky
I drowned you in the puddles
I let everything you gave me
Get lost in all the struggles
But i didn't do it to hurt you
I'm just a selfish pig
I didn't mean to blind you
With all my evil tricks
I stabbed you in the back
Let you lay in your own blood
Completely tore you down
And treated you like mud
I broke your perfect spirit
And tainted your love
Smeared your honest name
Never held you up above
I used you as a stepping stone
To aid my own ascent
As I knocked you down
And left your body bent
I used your love
And left you dry
But even now
I don't know why...
Barely breathing.I am confusing.Barely breathing.4 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
I am as inadequate
As I make myself.
I over think things.
Go from idea to idea.
But I am unique.
I care way too much.
I'm tied to many emotions.
I go up and down.
Making decisions,
And trying to save the world,
In one day sometimes.
Never in one place.
I am like a shooting star.
Burning out quickly.
And I'll be the one,
That left them standing in awe,
Wishing on a star.
Love's One ChanceI believe that love comes once in a life and only thatLove's One Chance5 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
We are all given that one chance with one rule, use it wisely
I used it on you
I fell for you, obsessed over you,
I lived and breathed you
But my chance was wasted on a person I loved
But who did not love me in return
Now I live, my chance wasted,
with a hallow, empty, shell of a heart
You have torn me apart
For my heart only has love for you,
There is no room for second best
So now I live in the solitude of my existence
Hearing only my heartbeat,
Seeing only the darkness around me,
And feeling only the pain of you inside me
This is something I can't escape
For there is no way out from love's
Torturous, unyielding grasp
LiesThat smooth movement of your tongue,Lies4 years ago in Concrete Poetry More Like This
That seems so pleasently formed,
To mention of my bountiful beauty,
Like it was some solemn duty
Of yours to remind me,
To blind me,
With a spell of sweet sounding words,
This girl does not often hear
But yours are hollow and meant to bind,
So your empty truth I could not find,
How many others heard those words before me?
And took them in like I did?
How many others fell victim to false charm,
That caused my heart such harm?
Those tears that fell from your face,
You are a demented disgrace,
To tell sweet lies to innocent girls,
And pray they never discover
Your real cause of such obsessive love,
That would strike a pin into the heart of a dove,
That sensitive facade you bore at first,
Oh where did it disappear too
Once your patience had worn so thin,
Out came the secret that what you longed for was sin,
My naivity was your prey,
My innocence you began to seek, to slay,
The gentleman subsided,
The sweetheart I knew vanished,
Hollow words breaking aga
CracksIf I could hold my heart in my handCracks5 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
How many cracks would I count?
How many scars would mar the soft surface?
Would all the memories and pain be echoed back to me
With every pulse?
And how long would it continue to beat
Before it finally gave up
And broke?
Self DestructionYou hurt, yet you heal.Self Destruction4 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
You bleed, yet you smile.
You laugh, yet you cry.
You're cought between two emotions that are eating away at you, in two different ways.
You love, yet you hate.
You live... yet you die...
Slowly, you're killing yourself inside.
How long before you realize,
That it's all in your mind?
Midnights ReflectionI dont look so bad against the reflection of a darkened sky,Midnights Reflection6 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
Where colors are distorted and images are blurred.
I could even pass for something beautiful,
Just as long as the details stay hidden.
People call it fate.So there are these teardrops, these teardrops.People call it fate.4 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
They're constantly falling down.
I'm scared i'm going to drown.
So there are these memories, these memories.
They're that constant reminder.
That i'm starting to suffocate on.
So there are these thoughts, these thoughts.
They're always crossing my mind.
That with thought I could act apon.
So there is this funny thing, people call it fate.
Which one is it going to be.
Which one will defeat me.
I promise I wont mind, please just hurry up and don't waste my time.
I Love YouThree words,I Love You4 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
so much meaning.
For the longest time
I knew it was true.
I knew I loved you,
but I couldn't say it
at least not to you.
I could write it.
I could say it to anyone else.
As you eventually found out
and half mocked me,
with a Rascal Flatts quote
"The words I couldn't say"
I'd never expected to hear
the words from you.
As soon as I heard
those beautiful words from your lips
I knew I'd never
be able to walk away.
Now the "words I couldn't say"
have become the words
I can't stop saying.
And I want you home
so I can poke you awake,
just so I can tell you
I love you.
YouYou stood there, one day, and never went away.You5 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
You are so cute, simply wonderful.
You're like the rain after the dry season.
You're like the sun after a cold winter.
You don't care about me, but you never let me go.
You are not allowed to love me, so you don't.
You're the person in my dreams.
You are always right.
You never made any mistakes.
You do always what others expect from you.
You are so tidy.
Your home is always clean.
You live a normal life.
You can be friendly to everyone.
You don't like me more than anyone else.
You can hide your feelings.
You are so unreachable.
You're like chocolate after a stressfully day.
You're like a shower after sports.
You're like the air to breath.
You're like the blood to stay alive.
You are everything in my life. Whatever you do, I'll love you forever. <3
Here's To HeartbreakHere's to heart breakHere's To Heartbreak5 years ago in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
Three cheers, so take all you can take
Honestly you can have it
I don't want it any more
Thank you for making me realize im human
And that I can endure
You can take it all
I don't want it anymore
This is all I need to move on
I've got knees to scrape, on the road I stumble along
Its gonna hurt, and the pain will pour in
But don't worry, ive got metaphorical Neosporin
So thank you for the heart break
And teaching me that I can weather
But goddammitt
I want back my sweater
Let GoI used to be all aloneLet Go5 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
As I sit next to the phone
As I hoped for you to change your mind
Or something would let me just rewind
Now I know there's nothing I can do
I've done my part, now it's all up to you
What else do you want from me?
I let you go, I set you free
This is how much love really costs
It hurt when you told me to get lost
This has become a cycle I cannot break
I'm a victim of love so fake
Maybe there will be a day
When the skies won't be so gray
Amidst the worst day of my worst days
I have found the truth in a painful daze
And when you finally look back to see
I will be gone, I will be free
Watch me leave, watch me go
I'm not the answer you want to know
My heart begins to beat so slow
Now is the time for me to go
Baby, Don't you WorryBaby,Baby, Don't you Worry4 years ago in Songs & Lyrics More Like This
Don't you worry about a thing
Because you know that love will always leave a sting.
So listen carefully
Don't just run away from him
When you know that he was meant to be your prince.
Don't forget the way he talks
And don't forget his sexy walk.
You know you want to
Cling on to him tight
But don't forget that true love has a bite.
Be honest with yourself
You don't want to be put back on the shelf.
You know that
You're good enough for him
Just get out there and show him what you mean.
So, Baby,
Don't you worry about a thing
Because he will bring more than just a fling.
And just remember
Always be yourself
Or he will move on and find someone else.
You Say I Can't...You say i cant stay still,You Say I Can't...4 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
Because my spirit is as free as the wind.
You say i cant be tamed,
Because no man has yet to conquer me.
You say i cant keep quiet,
Because my voice is always heard.
You say i cant listen,
Because i don't follow orders.
In truth,
My spirit is a kindled one.
I simply will not bow.
There is always something more to be said.
And the world doesn't revolve around you.
I can sit by water,
Watching the sun set,
As surreally as part of a photograph.
I have found a man,
Who is willing to run not in front,
But alongside me.
I want to tell the world,
How i see things,
And not how they should be seen.
I can sit for hours,
And contort those who need it most,
Without uttering a sigle word.
Maybe i am different,
Maybe one day ill break,
Maybe i should change,
Just maybe,
I like being me.
I had a DreamI had a dream.I had a Dream5 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
We were hand in hand,
Both with each other in mind,
You were slowly taking possession of my heart,
Taking over my brain.
I was paralyzed with you on my mind.
Stuck in a world revolving around you.
You were getting too big for my heart,
For my brain.
I felt like I was going to explode.
I was suffocating;
This was too much;
I had to get out.
And then,
Everything stopped;
I woke up;
I had a dream.
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Price of Cattle Panels
I've been thinking of replacing my haphazard collection of clematis supports with the cattle panel people on this forum talk about. What sizes do they come in and approximately how pricey are they? They will no doubt be more expensive up here, but at least I will have a rough idea, and can figure out how much I would need (and how much $$ to bring:).
Thanks so much for any information you can give me.
Cweathersby, thanks a lot. Now at least I have an idea of how much I will need to buy, and what the total cost will be. I just finished ripping off tons of old clematis growth from chicken wire supports, and believe me, it was NOT fun. The wire is flimsy and is now sporting many accidental cuts. I figure there's gotta be a better way:)
I found a link here with many photos of an arched trellis made with cattle panels: "Built my first cattle panel arch trellis today!" http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/vertical/msg0622582022244.html


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Issue 1 • Date Jan. 2002
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PrefacePublication Year: 2002 , Page(s): 3 - 4
Cited by: Patents (1)| Quick Abstract | PDF (23 KB)
In October 2001 the IBM eServer pSeries 690 was announced. The p690, known in development by the code name Regatta, introduced the POWER4 microprocessor to the high end of the UNIX market. It embraces the IBM eServer objectives. Initially targeted for the pSeries, the POWER4 will also be used in iSeries servers. This technology will be rapidly deployed in the midrange and low end of the pSeries and iSeries offerings. It is the fastest 64-bit microprocessor shipping in the industry today after being introduced at 1.3 GHz. View full abstract»
POWER4 system microarchitecturePublication Year: 2002 , Page(s): 5 - 25
Cited by: Papers (113) | Patents (12)| Quick Abstract | PDF (430 KB)
The IBM POWER4 is a new microprocessor organized in a system structure that includes new technology to form systems. The name POWER4 as used in this context refers not only to a chip, but also to the structure used to interconnect chips to form systems. In this paper we describe the processor microarchitecture as well as the interconnection architecture employed to form systems up to a 32-way symmetric multiprocessor. View full abstract»
The circuit and physical design of the POWER4 microprocessorPublication Year: 2002 , Page(s): 27 - 51
Cited by: Papers (31) | Patents (3)| Quick Abstract | PDF (1511 KB)
The IBM POWER4 processor is a 174-million-transistor chip that runs at a clock frequency of greater than 1.3 GHz. It contains two microprocessor cores, high-speed buses, and an on-chip memory subsystem. The complexity and size of POWER4, together with its high operating frequency, presented a number of significant challenges for its multi-site design team. This paper describes the circuit and physical design of POWER4 and gives results that were achieved. Emphasis is placed on aspects of the design methodology, clock distribution, circuits, power, integration, and timing that enabled the design team to meet the project goals and to complete the design on schedule. View full abstract»
Functional verification of the POWER4 microprocessor and POWER4 multiprocessor systemsPublication Year: 2002 , Page(s): 53 - 76
Cited by: Papers (21) | Patents (8)| Quick Abstract | PDF (278 KB)
This paper describes the methods and simulation techniques used to verify the microarchitecture design and functional performance of the IBM POWER4 processor and the POWER4-based Regatta system. The approach was hierarchical, based on but considerably expanding the practice used for verification of the CMOS-based IBM S/390 Parallel Enterprise Server™ G4. For POWER4, verification began at the abstract, high-level design phase and continued throughout the designer and unit levels, the multi-unit level, and finally the multiple-chip system level. The abstract (high-level design) phase permitted early validation of the POWER4 processor design prior to its commitment to HDL. The designer and unit-level stages focused on ensuring the correctness of the microarchitectural components. Multi-unit-level verification, performed on storage and I/O components as well as on the processor, confirmed architectural compliance for each of the chips and subsystems. Finally, system-level verification tested multiprocess or coherence and system-level function, including processor-to-I/O communication and validation of multiple hardware configurations. In parallel with design and functional validation, verification of reliability functions, performance, and degraded configurations was also performed at most of the levels in the hierarchy. View full abstract»
Fault-tolerant design of the IBM pSeries 690 system using POWER4 processor technologyPublication Year: 2002 , Page(s): 77 - 86
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The POWER4-based p690 systems offer the highest performance of the IBM eServer pSeries™ line of computers. Within the general-purpose UNIX® server market, they also offer the highest levels of concurrent error detection, fault isolation, recovery, and availability. High availability is achieved by minimizing component failure rates through improvements in the base technology, and through design techniques that permit hard- and soft-failure detection, recovery, and isolation, repair deferral, and component replacement concurrent with system operation. In this paper, we discuss the fault-tolerant design techniques that were used for array, logic, storage, and I/O subsystems for the p690. We also present the diagnostic strategy, fault-isolation, and recovery techniques. New features such as POWER4 synchronous machine-check interrupt, PCI bus error recovery, array dynamic redundancy, and minimum-element dynamic reconfiguration are described. The design process used to verify error detecti on, fault isolation, and recovery is also described. View full abstract»
Infrastructure requirements for a large-scale, multi-site VLSI development projectPublication Year: 2002 , Page(s): 87 - 95
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This paper describes the design infrastructure and environment that were established to support the multi-site design of the IBM POWER4 microprocessor. The Common Tools Environment was created to provide a consistent means for accessing design tools and initiating operating system variables from multiple sites in a site-independent manner. The AIX® operating system and the Common Tools Environment masked local, site-specific details of the design environment, allowing site-specific design practices, shared storage, and information system policies to be transparently maintained. The design data-management system, the importance of highly reliable wide- and local-area networks, and the establishment of automated network monitoring are discussed. View full abstract»
Fast pseudorandom-number generators with modulus 2k or 2k-1 using fused multiply-addPublication Year: 2002 , Page(s): 97 - 116
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Many numerically intensive computations done in a scientific computing environment require uniformly distributed pseudorandom numbers in the range (0, 1) and (−1, 1). For multiplicative congruential generators with modulus 2k, k ≤ 52, and period 2k-2, we show that the cost per random number for these two distributions is 3 and 3.125 multiplyadds on RS/6000® processors. Our code, on the IBM POWER2 Model 590, produces more than 40 million uniformly distributed pseudorandom numbers per second for both ranges (0, 1) and (−1, 1). Additionally, our code sustains the 40 million per second rate for data out of cache. The Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation (NAS) parallel benchmarks use a linear congruential generator with modulus 246. Our result is about 50 times faster than the generic implementation given in the benchmarks. The extra-accuracy fused multiply-add instruction of RS/6000 machines combined with a few algorithmic innovations gives rise to the 50-fold increase. If IEEE 64-bit arithmetic is used with our Fortran code on POWER and PowerPC® architectures, the results we obtain are bit-wise identical to the generic algorithms. The paper gives several illustrations of a general technique called the Algorithm and Architecture approach. We demonstrate herein that programmer-controlled unrolling of loops is equivalent to "customized vectorization of RISC-type code." Customized vectorization is more powerful than ordinary vectorization, and it is only possible on RISC-type machines. We illustrate its use to show that RS/6000 processors can compute the distribution (−1, 1) at the rate of 3.125 multiplyadds. We also specify a linear congruential generator that is related to the multiplicative congruential generator referred to above. It has a full period of 2k, where 2k is the modulus. The cost per random number [in the range (0, 1)] for this ge- nerator is four multiplyadds on RS/6000 processors. Our code, on the IBM POWER2 Model 590, for this generator produces more than 30 million uniformly distributed pseudorandom numbers per second for the range (0, 1). We show that this generator is "embarrassingly parallel," or EP. Using the Algorithm and Architecture approach, we describe a new concept called "generalized unrolling." Finally, we present a multiplicative congruential generator for which the modulus is not a power of 2. Such a generator, as well as one with modulus 2k, is selectable as the generator used in the RANDOM_NUMBER intrinsic function of IBM XL Fortran and XL High Performance Fortran. All of the generators reported here are EP. Using an IBM SP2 machine with 250 wide nodes, it is possible to compute more than ten billion uniform random numbers in a second. View full abstract»
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Previously in this series, I explained the evolution of unstructured data and how storage requirements have changed over the past decade due to changes from above and below: the massive growth in unstructured data, mostly immutable data, requires cost-efficient, easy-to-scale storage architectures without the complexity of file systems. I noted that object storage was designed for this purpose, and that in addition to scalability and efficiency benefits, object storage also provides great benefits when it comes to accessibility as REST and other protocols make it very easy for applications to connect to the storage directly and give users access to their data through all sorts of mobile and web applications.
I also explained how information-sensing devices are not exclusive to scientific analytics environments: think of cameras and smart phones but also cheap network cameras for home security, thermostats that warm up our houses when we are on our way home, smart fridges or watering devices that allow us to keep our plants healthy and happy, even when we are on a vacation. This wave of innovation based on the capabilities to generate, process and leverage data in apps and devices is now popularly called The Internet of Things (IoT).
IoT is not a new concept. Wikipedia says: "The term Internet of Things was proposed by Kevin Ashton in 1999 though the concept has been discussed in the literature since at least 1991." In its early stages, the concept relates to the use of radio-frequency identification (RFID) and how "if all objects and people in daily life were equipped with identifiers, they could be managed and inventoried by computers." Finally, Wikipedia adds that, "Equipping all objects in the world with minuscule identifying devices or machine-readable identifiers could transform daily life." And this is exactly what is happening today and also what makes IoT more important than ever.
Apple retail stores are full of "gadgets" that can make our lives easier, healthier and more enjoyable. Google has jumped on the gadget bandwagon with Google Glasses. And in terms of sizing this gadget market, Gartner is predicting that there will be over 25 billion IoT devices by 2020.
So what does this have to do with the topic at hand – Object Storage?
The one thing all those IoT devices have in common is that they log, generate and process data and turn it into information that can help us to keep track of our workouts, optimize energy consumption or bring our household automation (which sounds so much better in Italian: "domotica") to the next level.
The fact that all these IoT devices are connected to the Internet means that more and more data will be uploaded from those devices. A lot of it is very small data, but from a volume point of view, if we take the sum of all the data those devices are generating, we are talking about exabytes and exabytes of information in the form of unstructured data – almost too much to fathom!
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Solgenia will exhibit at SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY, and the 17th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 3–5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Solgenia is the global market leader in Cloud Collaboration and Cloud Infrastructure software solutions. Designed to "Bridge the Gap" between Personal and Professional Social, Mobile and Cloud user experiences, our solutions help large and medium-sized organizations dr...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that SafeLogic has been named "Bag Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo® New York, which will take place June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. SafeLogic provides security products for applications in mobile and server/appliance environments. SafeLogic's flagship product CryptoComply is a FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic engine designed to secure data on servers, workstations, appliances, mobile devices, and in the Cloud.
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Wearable technology was dominant at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) , and MWC was no exception to this trend. New versions of favorites, such as the Samsung Gear (three new products were released: the Gear 2, the Gear 2 Neo and the Gear Fit), shared the limelight with new wearables like Pebble Time Steel (the new premium version of the company's previously released smartwatch) and the LG Watch Urbane. The most dramatic difference at MWC was an emphasis on presenting wearables as fashion accessories and moving away from the original clunky technology associated with t...
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After making a doctor's appointment via your mobile device, you receive a calendar invite. The day of your appointment, you get a reminder with the doctor's location and contact information. As you enter the doctor's exam room, the medical team is equipped with the latest tablet containing your medical history – he or she makes real time updates to your medical file. At the end of your visit, you receive an electronic prescription to your preferred pharmacy and can schedule your next appointment.
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Containers and microservices have become topics of intense interest throughout the cloud developer and enterprise IT communities. Accordingly, attendees at the upcoming 16th Cloud Expo at the Javits Center in New York June 9-11 will find fresh new content in a new track called PaaS | Containers & Microservices Containers are not being considered for the first time by the cloud community, but a current era of re-consideration has pushed them to the top of the cloud agenda. With the launch of Docker's initial release in March of 2013, interest was revved up several notches. Then late last...
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The WebRTC Summit 2014 New York, to be held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York, NY, announces that its Call for Papers is open. Topics include all aspects of improving IT delivery by eliminating waste through automated business models leveraging cloud technologies. WebRTC Summit is co-located with 16th International Cloud Expo, @ThingsExpo, Big Data Expo, and DevOps Summit.
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Smuggling between Turkey and Syria has always remained a constant problem. With Syria wracked by civil war, smuggling between the two nations has increased exponentially. Syria is in no position to provide high-tech goods with factories smashed and ruined after nearly two years of nonstop fighting. Turkey and Syria today enjoy a stronger relationship, as the results of warfare has made smuggling more vital more than ever.
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Keywords: Syria, Turkey, smuglling, civil war, necessity
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Turkey provides arms, humanitarian aid and medical supplies across the border. Vegetables, flour, tea, wood from window frames of bombarded houses, iron from exploded rockets and even cows and sheep are smuggled out of Syria to be sold in Turkey.
Some Syrians are benefiting from the porous border. Syrian smugglers are making profits from selling goods to Turks for higher prices than they bought them for in Syria. In addition, Syrian residents and shepherds are trading their belongings and livestock for money, fearing they will lose them from bombardment.
There is a very notable downside. Smuggling has raised the prices for Syrians who remain in the country. For example, tomatoes were for 60 Syrian pounds per kilo before smuggling started. They are now being sold for double the price.
"Smuggling has raised the prices for Syrians who remain in the country. Tomatoes were for 60 Syrian pounds per kilo (less than $1) before smuggling started. They are now being sold for double the price. And the price of olive oil has more than doubled," a Syrian man says.
"Meat has become very expensive. But more damaging is the fact that smuggling animals is ravaging livestock in Syria. This is heartbreaking."
The war has ravaged this Middle Eastern nation's economy. Consumer prices in Syria have already jumped by up to two-thirds, driven by spiraling violence and unfavorable exchange rates. Smuggling has only compounded the crisis.
"Some residents are not fleeing to Turkish camps because of the shelling. They are fleeing because they can no longer afford to eat in their country," a Syrian fighter with the Jond al-Rahman battalion operating in Idlib province. "So we need to put our hands together and stop the outflow of basic goods."
Many of the smugglers in Syria do so out of survival, and very reluctantly. "Even though I make 20 Turkish liras ($11) from loading trucks, I care about my country more. It hurts to see all its resources getting out. I have seen with my own eyes factory parts like generators and transistors being smuggled," a 22-year-old dormer computer programmer, now smuggler says.
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New or Favorite Summer Drinks ....please add yours to this list
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We've been drinking this for two summers and love it:
Aperol Spritz
Over ice:
4.5 oz prosecco
2.5 oz Aperol
1 oz Club soda
1 Lime wheel or 1 orange wheel or an olive
The above is for a Collins glass. For smaller glasses, one part Aperol, 3 parts prosecco, splash of soda
My BFF has about half of Park City hooked on the following.
(She provided no proportions, says to just pour)
Effen Cocktail
Muddle some fresh, seeded cucumber in a class.
Add Effen brand Cucumber Vodka
Add Izze Watermelon(light) soda
Finish with a squeeze of lime
Pour on glass over ice
Pimm's Cup
(A favorite--- sort of a lemonade with a punch)
Over ice, pour
2 oz. Pimm's No. 1
1/4 oz. fresh lemon juice
Top up with Ginger ale
Garnish with cucumber or mint or rosemary sprig!
So, what's your poison?
This post was edited by kswl on Fri, Aug 1, 14 at 15:25
Well mine's not poison per se - but I love to make homemade (fresh) limeaide.
Also have been enjoying the "fruited" waters. Slice up favorite fruits (my faves are strawberries, orange or lime slices) - put in a pitcher - add water, refrigerate. You can also do a mixture of fruits.
That sounds good, Tina! I have been making orange seltzer water with my soda stream as I love fizz, and the commercially available stuff is never bitter enough for me. I use essence of orange and several slices of orange (no artificial flavor or sugar) and it is super refreshing. I have even used it as the occasional substitute for ginger ale in Pimm's cup.
With the garden exploding, I'm making lemon cucumber smoothies
Greek yogurt, plain
A few cukes
1 TBSP of each:
Fresh dill
Fresh mint
Fresh basil
Ice cubes
Blend above ingredients. If you want Fiz, blend it with Sparkling water.
Note: this is great for puffy eyes.
Loves some of the ones posted, will have to try them!
We make all sorts of "Tisanes", just use any herbal tea, stick a few bags in a large container of Poland Spring water (the clear kind), and put it in the fridge for about 6 hours. We like Hibiscus and the Pineapple Mango Guava, both by Republic of Tea.
For alcoholic beverages, my fave is still a Pomtini, but I also like this recipe (below) for a lavender grapefruit cocktail. I also made strawberry basil margaritas a few weeks ago for guests ... yumm. Honestly any mixed drink elevated with fresh quality juices and herbs is a winner for me.
Someone in my Cooking Club lived in SA for a while and she makes a great Capirinha (sp) but it is so strong!
Here is a link that might be useful: a bit exotic but i liked it
I am such a wimp in my old age. One drink and by 9 I can barely keep my eyes open. Plus, my post menopausal metabolism doesn't need the extra calories!
Here is my summer favorite. It's not an unusual combination but for some reason it does not have an official name.
Vodka, tonic water, just enough cranberry juice to change the color of the drink to light pink and a big squeeze of lime juice.
Many ways to beat the summer heat here! My SIL just came back from Provence and it now have two bags of dried lavender that I WAS going to use in a pomander but I love the idea of using it in a margarita!
Golddust, my DD is a huge Greek yoghurt fan, I will pass this along to her, thanks!
My mother is still the Cosmopolitan queen, she is now making them with Grey Goose orange infused vodka, Grand Marnier, cranberry juice and lime twists and they are super delicious!
We have an alum event here tomorrow and I am setting up the bar as a "make your own" cocktail with recipes on small chalkboards. Should be fun :-)
muddled mint, fresh from the garden
white rum, to taste
fresh lime juice, to taste
simple syrup, to taste
stir with lots of ice (I only use commercial ice, not refrigerator ice, as it is so much more clear and beautiful)
fill remaining space with club soda
I make so many of these in the summer at my friends' beach house that I no longer measure, just eyeball it all. Some people want a little more simple syrup, some more lime, some more rum.
I can never get excited about these unless it's a hot, sunny day, then they are the best thing I can think of to drink!
Rarely do I deviate from a nice Chardonnay or Pinot, but today after work I went out with co-workers to a Mexican restaurant for a bite to eat and a drink. This is only my second time with a new drink-Corona-rita! My daughter introduced this drink to me and wants me to buy the clips to attach the mini-Corona's to our margarita glasses.
We are on day one of 2+ weeks at our beach house, and I just made my very first mojito! I've had them before but never made one myself. A nice, light change from the craft beers I've grown to love.
I'm also on a smoothie kick and just bought a new book of smoothie recipes, which I plan to test out while we are here. Just returned from 5 days with extended family in MN and need a serious sugar detox.
Nothing fancy here. :) Since my departure from Coke (a-Cola) I still miss the carbonation burn every now and then and I've switched to flavored seltzer waters. Black cherry kind of reminds me of cherry coke and vanilla reminds me of cream soda. - I'll take it. While still not healthy, I do buy the kind without artificial sweeteners.
I'm not a juice person really, but the past few days I've been enjoying an ice cold glass of lemonade. Just the juice of one lemon paired with Sweetleaf brand stevia.
Dee--- add a short shot of triple sec, Cointreau or grand Marnier and you've got a Cosmo! DS1 has your same favorite, but for some reason he only likes Ketel. He's a great fan of craft beers and we have a good one in the next town--- Jailhouse. (The couple who started it bought the old town jail for their brewery and live above it. )
Sueb20 and olychick, mojitos are def a hot weather beverage, there's something so refreshing about mint.....reminds me of my mothers tea (but so much better!)
Old fixer, many who'd agree with you around here, and I stocked up on Vinho Verde in late winter, sas95, anticipating these hot days. Over the years I have honed down the white selections in our cellar to about 8 different wines, some I keep because guests like them (there's a seemingly neverending thirst for Pino Grigio) or because our kids like them (Rieslings or La Crema anything) amd then there are the ones I like or (vinho verde, Pouilly Fuisse).
Bonnieann, that's one architectural drink! I've never seen anything like it--- an adventure in a glass :-)
Shee, I hear you about the soda--- I drink very little because I am trying to drink more water , but I still love the carbonation, hence the fizzy water. You might try adding drops of vanilla or cherry flavoring to seltzer water.
This post was edited by kswl on Fri, Aug 1, 14 at 23:12
First a story, forgive me if I've already told you this one.
While driving home from HHI, after getting gas I needed to wash my hands and I wanted to get a drink (an Arnold Palmer, which is a mix of lemonade and iced tea). The easiest place to pull into was a McDonalds. I haven't been in a McDonalds for 30+ years, no joke. I asked the clerk if they had lemonade and unsweet tea. She says "yeah." I ask can I get 1/2 of each in your smallest size? She puts an empty cup on the counter and says kind of surly "do what you want, you get your own drink." Oh. Sorry. I didn't know. Last time I was in a McDonald's they controlled the drinks. And sold that orange-ade stuff. I still snicker thinking about her facial expression and attitude.
I made this Fizzy Ginger Green tea (BHG magazine) a few times this summer and it was an interesting change from the ordinary.
Combine 12 cups water, 1/4-1/2 c sugar, and a 3" piece of ginger (peeled and thinly sliced). Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add 12 green tea bags, cover and let stand for 3 minutes. Remove tea bags and transfer to a pitcher. When cooled, fill a glas with ice, fill halfway with tea, then top with sparkling lemon water.
(I prefer to add my own lemon to plain sparkling water. I only make half the volume of simple syrup.)
Key Lime Pie Martini
1 1/2 oz Vanilla Vodka
1 1/2 oz Ke-Ke Beach (key lime liqueur)
2/3 oz Rose's lime juice
Fresh lime juice (1/4 to 1/2 lime)
1 1/2 oz Half and Half
Shake with ice then strain into martini glasses that have been rimmed by running a slice of lime around the rims and dipping in Graham cracker crumbs.
Not at home right now so this recipe is from memory. It is very popular with my guests!
I brew up some Raspberry Zinger iced tea and mix it half-and-half with lemonade, very refreshing. My new fave is a Leinie Summer Shandy! Since it's only about half beer, it doesn't put me to sleep. But it does have to be a hot day. With my girlfriends, it's Vinho Verde. And if I'm out and about, a simple gin and tonic. I should learn how to make one.
I think this is a good starting point. I looked for the recipe I first used but think it must have been on a rum bottle or?? One thing I've learned is to NOT put the mint in the simple syrup (when making the syrup) instead of muddling it. I did that one time per a friend's instruction and YUCK it made the mojito taste like mouthwash.
In a 16 ounce mixing glass, gently muddle together:
1 large sprig spearmint
.75 oz simple syrup
1 oz of fresh squeezed lime juice and pulp
2 oz white rum (sometimes called Silver Rum) I use Castillo Silver
3 oz club soda or sparkling mineral water
Top with crushed ice and mix until drink is combined and glass is frosty.
I used to use club soda, but now use Gerolsteiner mineral water that I buy at Trader Joe's. I've tried other mineral waters, but it's the only one I like I'd not use any other...if you can't find it, use club soda and use a name brand, not a house brand. I like Schweppes the best.
Here is a link that might be useful: Water I prefer to use
bpathome, I had some raspberry zinger tea in the cupboard and fresh squeezed lemonade in the fridge, so threw them together and you're right - a great combination.
I ordered a Pimm's at a restaurant the other day. No idea what was in it, but it was divine.
I am currently loving the French 75. Light enough, refreshing enough, simple ingredients.
1 oz. gin
ý oz. simple syrup
ý oz. fresh squeezed lemon juice
Brut Champagne or a dry sparkling white wine
Lemon twist, to garnish
Combine gin, simple syrup, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until well chilled and strain into a glass. Top with Champagne and garnish with a lemon twist to serve.
Here is a link that might be useful: French 75 recipe
I had basil lemonade at a restaurant a couple of days ago and loved it. Always looking for recipes using basil since I grow it in my back yard and can't keep up with it. I made it yesterday using a recipe on epicurious and it was delicious. Need to buy more lemons!
rdquilter, yes, just mix in the glass with lots of ice - leave the ice in it. You could muddle the mint, then fill the glass with ice, then mix the rum, syrup and lime juice together, pour over ice in the glass, fill with bubbly water, then stir well.
I often use larger glasses because the ice is so refreshing and then I just double everything.


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The Heartland and why it matters
... that has shaped the American mindset for here, in this limitless plain, a new settler could work hard and prosper and optimism was rewarded. The land and the rivers gave so much.
Much of the population of this land live in small towns and small cities and are the rightful inheritors of this character. They are optimistic, patriotic, religious and respectful. They reflect a rural population with rural sensibilities. Other places are not so fortunate and our ...
Capitol punishment.
... a Dream' speech. I loaded up YouTube on my phone and we watched a video of the famous speech, only a few yards away from the very place it was made. The step is engraved at the exact place he stood on that day, it was very special to stand on that very spot and look out over the lake of reflection and towards the Washington Monument and to see exactly what his view would have been. Right now though, I have a dream to get back to the hotel and take off these ...
"Sunshine after the rain."
... for it, I had to get up and help before she woke the whole house!
Waking early, I went for a walk. The mist was rising off the river, and I met a man born, bred and buttered in this county. As we chatted, he kept correcting my English pronunciation!
After breakfast, and not leaving an hour for our food to digest as recommended by our respective parents, it was time for a dip in the river that runs in front of the B&B. Craig did his ice bucket ...
A Day in Youngstown
... art on this vacation... keep breathing...
Speaking of breathing, I attended a two-hour session of Classic Yoga and Meditation this evening at The Yoga Room. The instructor, Maureen, was lovely-- she created this congenial, relaxed environment that came as a culture shock... she and students in the class were even asking me about my cross-country trip. It's funny to be away from DC and realize that yoga doesn't have to be a competition ;)
Pennsylvania Turnpike
... landed us in Warren, Ohio where we bought some dinner at a supermarket that we warmed up in the microwave of the hotel room. We do this a lot actually. Most supermarkets have a fresh salad bar or ready to go take-home meals. It saves time, money . . . and calories.


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Articles by Jason Shadrick
Rig Rundown - Devo
October 23, 2012
PG's Jason Shadrick is on location in Chicago, Illinois, at the Chicago Theater where he catches up with Devo's Bob Mothersbaugh and Bob Casale (Bob 1 and Bob 2). In this segment, both Bob's touring gear including their Ibanez guitars, Bob 1's custom potato guitar the 'Spudcaster,' their Fractal Audio Axe FXes, and the only the pedal in either rig -- the Ibanez Tube Screamer.Read More
Rig Rundown - Lindsey Buckingham
October 10, 2012
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PG Jason Shadrick is on location checking out the gear that Lindsey Buckingham brings out on the road, including his #1 Turner Model One that he has used since the '70s.
Album Review: Charlie Hunter and Scott Amendola - "Not Getting Behind is the New Getting Ahead"
October 8, 2012
Charlie Hunter and Scott Amendola Not Getting Behind is the New Getting Ahead charliehuntermusic It's almost unfair to call Charlie Hunter a guitarist. His musicianship far exceeds what mere mortalsRead More
Rig Rundown - Jimmy Herring
October 3, 2012
PG's Jason Shadrick is On Location at Manifold Recording in North Carolina talking gear with Jimmy Herring.Read More
Album Review: The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band - "Between the Ditches"
September 6, 2012
As a guitarist, the Rev. has done his homework covering all the bases from Patton to Johnson.Read More
Rig Rundown - Aerosmith's Joe Perry and Brad Whitford
August 29, 2012
In this segment, we get to see Joe Perry's collection of touring gear and Brad Whitford take us through his rig.Read More
Rig Rundown - Zac Brown Band
August 22, 2012
PG's Jason Shadrick is on location checking out the live rigs of Zac Brown and his guitarists Clay Cook and Coy Bowles.Read More
Album Review: Jimmy Herring - "Subject to Change Without Notice"
August 10, 2012
A snapshot of a stylistically unmatched guitar giant who not only has chops galore, but knows when to take his foot off the gas and tug on your heartstrings with tone and taste.Read More
Higher Ground: A Look at Guitar in Higher Education
August 1, 2012
PG rounded up professors from some of the top guitar programs around to discuss how the role of the guitar in higher education has evolved and how best to prepare for taking the next step.Read More
Rig Rundown - Sonny Landreth
July 25, 2012
PG's Shawn Hammond catches up with slide master Sonny Landreth. In this Rig Rundown segment, Landreth shares his Strat mods and road amps, and demonstrates his favorite pedal combinations.Read More