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How fast is the carousel? Direct indices of species mobility with examples from an Oklahoma grassland
Article first published online: 24 FEB 2009
2001 IAVS - the International Association of Vegetation Science
Journal of Vegetation Science
Volume 12, Issue 3, pages 305–318, June 2001
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How to Cite
Palmer, M.W. and Rusch, G.M. (2001), How fast is the carousel? Direct indices of species mobility with examples from an Oklahoma grassland. Journal of Vegetation Science, 12: 305–318. doi: 10.2307/3236844
Publication History
- Issue published online: 24 FEB 2009
- Article first published online: 24 FEB 2009
- Received 22 March 2000; Revision received 25 January 2001; Accepted 25 January 2001. Coordinating Editor: J. Lepš.
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- Carousel model;
- Extinction;
- Grassland;
- Immigration;
- Null model;
- Persistence
- Kartesz (1994)
Abstract. Current interest in small-scale species dynamics has led to a proliferation of mobility indices. We advocate the use of direct measures of mobility such as immigration rate, extinction rate, residence time, and carousel time. We also demonstrate that the null expectation of cumulative frequency under different null models can be calculated explicitly. Species can depart from the commonly-used 'random reassignment' model simply because of longevity, and not mobility per se. We therefore prefer a random immigration null model, which assumes that immigration locations are randomized.
We examined mobility patterns of selected plant species, studied in 256 quadrats of each of four grains (ranging from 1/64 m2 to 1 m2) in an Oklahoma grassland. Residence times and carousel times can be centuries or even millennia for some species. We explore the numerical and biological reasons for relationships between mobility statistics. Mobility statistics are fairly consistent among grains and years, although the residence times of species exhibit some subtle scale dependence. Species depart from a random immigration model very slightly – but the departure is consistent: species tend to re-occupy previously vacated space more often than expected due to chance. We believe that the use of direct indices will facilitate the study of how species characteristics influence mobility.

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Explores the various aspects of information technology that can be outsourced. Cathay Pacific outsourced a significant part of its vital operations from Hong Kong to Sydney, Australia.
A rewritten version from an earlier case.
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CSS Puns & CSS Jokes – these have been circulating around for a bit, so I thought I'd add the link to my archives too.
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Why people drink after work
I think this is truly brilliant!
Found in "Visualizing Sun Tzu's The Art of War" blog post covering the work of Jessica Hagy (of Indexed fame).
quine-relay – an uroboros program with 80+ programming languages
quine-relay – an uroboros program with 80+ programming languages.
If you didn't get it, here's a better description:
This is a Ruby program that generates Scala program that generates Scheme program that generates …(through 80 languages in total)… REXX program that generates the original Ruby code again.
Insanity at its best!
P.S.: Quine (computing) Wikipedia page comes handy:
A quine is a non-empty computer program which takes no input and produces a copy of its own source code as its only output. The standard terms for these programs in the computability theory and computer science literature are "self-replicating programs", "self-reproducing programs", and "self-copying programs".
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Worst handwriting ever!
Sometimes when I tell people that I have the worst handwriting ever, they think that I'm joking. So, here is some real proof. This is a snapshot of the A1 paper which I used yesterday on a meeting. This is me describing the shipping industry to a colleague of mine.
And that's me not being limited to either space or time. This is one of the most readable things I've ever created. Mostly, because here you can see a diagram ,a list of things, and at least the first letters of the words that I was writing. And, I haven't layered topic over topic over topic, as I usually do.
The comment from the colleague in regards to this:
There are doctors with the better handwriting than you!
I know. That's why I touch type.
Never saw geeks singing?
You haven't missed much! :)
πfs – the data-free filesystem!
πfs is a revolutionary new file system that, instead of wasting space storing your data on your hard drive, stores your data in π! You'll never run out of space again – π holds every file that could possibly exist! They said 100% compression was impossible? You're looking at it!
GifLinks – the best thing to happen to the internet since the <a> tag.


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Aug. 19, 1999
Fans around the state can get a peek at Coach Ron Turner's 1999 Fighting Illini football team as it prepares for the Sept. 4 opener with Arkansas State at Memorial Stadium. The National City Illinois Football Kickoff Show will air in 13 television markets across the Land of Lincoln between Aug. 23 and Sept. 4.
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|First female MLB scout, Houghton, dies at 100
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After a playing career that included a stint with the Philadelphia Bobbies, Houghton worked for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1946-52, and also had a decorated career in the military. She retired and moved to Sarasota, Fla., in 1964. Houghton died on Feb. 2, in Sarasota, just eight days before her 101st birthday, a representative from Baron Rowland Funeral Home in Abington, Pa., confirmed.
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Actor Arshad Warsi has shot a lip-lock scene with Huma Quereshi for "Dedh Ishqiya" and says it's not as raunchy as "Ishqiya".
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Add a classic touch to your child's nursery with this natural-colored wooden changing table by Badger Basket. Its top safety rails and a safety belt will ensure your child stays safe even as you turn away to grab a fresh diaper.
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The South Bank - Summer
By Rupert Hitchcox
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This is part 1 of the south bank project it's going to last over a year, these photo's were taken over the Summer of 2009.
I have not documented big events but more the everyday events in an attempt to catch the changing themses through the seasons down on the south bank.
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In a nation-leading effort to reduce chronic disease, the Minnesota Department of Health has awarded 18 grants to Minnesota communities to help lower the number of Minnesotans who use tobacco or who are obese or overweight. Hubbard County is among the recipients. The Statewide Health Improvement Program, also known as SHIP, will cover 51 counties, four cities and one tribal government over the next 18 months.
A community skating rink has a few more amenities this year with the addition of lights and hockey boards. The Park Rapids outdoor community skating rink, located at Depot Park between the tennis courts and J&B Foods, has developed due to the efforts of several volunteers. Paul Larson is a member of the Park Rapids Park Board and spearheaded the initiative. He gave an update on the progress of the rink at Monday night's Park Board meeting. Last winter, the skating area was simply a sheet of ice.
Future funding for the Energy Assistance Program is in limbo. The program helps low-income households pay home heating bills. Payments are made directly to the household's fuel dealer. Nancy Cummings, Energy Programs Coordinator for Mahube, said her office has processed about 2,500 applications so far and is working on about 500 more. "It has been very busy," she said. All qualified households that submitted applications before Dec. 1 will receive funding. However, applications taken after Dec.
Century Middle School students are beating the cold with exercise. Century physical education teacher Aarin Galski started an indoor walking club this fall to give students another option during recess. The club is for seventh- and eight-graders. "We opened it up to the fifth- and sixth-graders but they still have an interest in going outside no matter how cold it is," Galski said. She and other teachers saw the older students dragging their feet on the way outside. "It's been going great," she said.
Actors from CLIMB Theatre performed a show at Frank White Education Center Tuesday afternoon for early childhood students. Victor Albaum and Amanda Pintore performed "The Elves and the Shoemaker." It is a 30-minute script for pre-kindergarten students. The skit teaches students the importance of not boasting and bragging and how to afraid to ask someone for help if they need it. CLIMB Theatre, located in the Twin Cities, is a nationally recognized non-profit company that has provided programming to K-12 schools for 35 years.
Park Rapids Mayor Nancy Carroll was the featured mayor of the week for Reader's Digest as part of the ongoing "We Hear You America" campaign, which officially launched Nov. 16. Each week during the Reader's Digest campaign, ReadersDigest.com will feature an interview with a mayor who strongly reflects the "We Hear You America" spirit.
Park Rapids Mayor Nancy Carroll has been named mayor of the week by Reader's Digest as part of the ongoing "We Hear You America" campaign, which officially launched Nov. 16. Each week during the Reader's Digest campaign, ReadersDigest.com will fea-ture an interview with a mayor who strongly re-flects the "We Hear You America" spirit.
Families gathered this week to pack boxes of support for soldiers. The Northwoods Chapter of Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., come together to support each other along with families who have loved ones in the military. The holiday packages include snacks, socks, spoons and forks, hats and toiletries. They were packed by mothers, fathers and friends. Connie Carmichael, president of the Northwoods Chapter of Blue Star Mothers, organized the box packing event. One of the large donations this year was from the Ride for the Troops committee and RP Broadcasting, Inc.
The annual Radiothon to End Child Abuse is a way to raise funds for the Hubbard County Child Abuse Prevention Council. The radiothon is from noon Thursday, Dec. 1 through noon Friday, Dec. 2. Katrina Carrier, Hubbard County Child Abuse Prevention Council director, said the money will be used for the SAFE Parks Program operated in Park Rapids, Nevis and Akeley. The objective of SAFE Parks is to provide a "Safe and Fun Environment" for all the children who participate. Other funds have been used for Kinship, a mentoring program for children in the area.


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How To Treat Vaginal Candidiasis When You Have Hiv
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Systemic Candidiasis...infections are a sign of HIV disease progression in women. This publication focuses on systemic candidiasis -- when it spreads throughout the body and may impact many systems. Project Inform materials are also available on Vaginal Candidiasis or Oral Candidiasis . Cause The fungus called Candida causes candidiasis. This fungus is normally found in small amounts in the mouth, vagina, digestive tract and skin. In a healthy person,...
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reccuring candidaHow early into an HIV infection can recurring vaginal candidiasis occur? 1 month, 2, 3 after the initial contact with the virus? Later than that? Can it be treated or will it keep coming back? thanks
Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.
University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine...Vaginal candidiasis is usually the first problem HIV+ women encounter. There is no specific time frame after becoming HIV+ that this happens-- Read more »
HIV+ hetro couple need helpMy fiance and I both found out we were HIV+ together about 3 weeks ago, we are both new to the virus according to our doc, we have tried to trace back and we believe the only incident was 18 months ago for the male to have caught the virus and...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation...information is readily available in the archives. Have a look! Consequently, I'll only respond briefly.1.Regarding the recurrent-vaginal candidiasis problem, I'd recommend you see your gynecologist for an evaluation. If latex condoms are... Read more »
erythematous candidiasis caused by HIV or antibiotics?I am a 28 year old female with only one sexual partner. I have not had oral, anal, or vaginal sex since Jan. 14, 1997. (I never used needles.) After this date (1997), I was tested three times (April, JUne and August of 1997) all negative. In 1998, I...
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Grady Health System...There are several reasons why a person can develop candidiasis other than HIV including but not limited to use of broad spectrum antibiotics, systemic steroids, asthma inhalers and uncontrolled diabetes. Read more »
Systematic CandidiasisI have had an overgrowth of yeast in my vaginal area for approximately 4 years and now it seems to have spread through my body...I don't have regular really bad yeast infections but my boyfriend has a constant jock itch. (we are both positive). I...
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University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine...from mouth to genital areas. You don't say what medicine failed to work, but there are a number of drugs to choose from to treat candida (yeast) infections, and you may need a different drug. Read more »
Vaginal Yeast Infections...Vaginal candidiasis is a yeast infection usually caused by Candida albicans . Candida occurs normally in the mouth, digestive tract and vagina Read more »
Candidiasis in Immune-Compromised Women...lining of the mucous membranes in the esophagus, intestines, vagina, throat and lungs. Oral candidiasis (thrush) or recurrent vaginal candidiasis (vaginitis, yeast infection) is an early sign of weakening of the immune system. The prevalence of... Read more »
Vaginal Candidiasis... Table of Contents Cause Diagnosis Treatment Treating Vaginal Candidiasis Prevention Treating and Preventing Fungal Infections Naturally Practical Prevention Tips Food as Prevention! Read more »
Fungal Infections...treatment: Mouthwash derived from tea-tree oil (not the oil itself -- this can be very irritating!) Candidiasis of the Vagina (Vaginal Candidiasis, Vaginitis or Yeast Infection) May occur with high CD4 cell counts (around 500), but more... Read more »
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Posted by delhiguy, 3 RepliesI am 30 YO guy. Worried that I may have got infected. I met this friend of mine on 5th of Dec 2010 which was just a causual meeting after 5 years. After having drinks she started touching me and I got aroused and we end up mating. While in act, she... Read more »
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Posted by Roper2008, 2 Replies...Hello Everyone, I know I have had a negative test so I should be happy. But my Girlfriends recurring vaginal Thrush over the last 9 months has me in a state of panic. Add to that bouts of Diarrhoea, her Tongue looking the same as mine; White Read more »
HIV Window after having unprotected vaginal sex.
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Obama has proposed a budget that would provide fewer dollars for protecting endangered species than the US spends on one Lockheed Martin F-35C fighter jet. Americans must let their representatives know that our single-greatest priority in the 21st century is the fight to save the biological diversity on which all life depends.
In fact, the Republican Party's economic agenda is harsher than anything even Germany's been willing to propose. So why hasn't there been a successful U.S. electoral countermovement along Syriza's lines? There are a number of reasons.
Ironically, Speaker Boehner resorted to the American justice system to sue President Obama, the very system he has worked relentlessly to underfund for indigents. Instead of suing Obama, he should start fixing the system he and his colleagues broke.
While news outlets don't just invent numbers on the budget, it would not be much of a change for the worse if they did. The news stories that we saw following the release of President Obama's budget followed the same practice we have seen in budget stories for decades. They threw very large numbers at readers that no one understands.
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And of course I had to share with my bestest friends in the world.
Met a new gentleman. I knew I was in deep dookey when I found out he was an obsessive gardener; used to own a nursery and had owned a company/catelogue that sold wild flower seeds.
First Date - he meets me with a balloon - said he knew that a cut flower just wouldn't do - flowers would have to be ones I could plant in the ground.
And he has the whole day planned - breakfast - gardens, gardens, lunch, gardens, gardens, nurseries - a place he knew of that I could buy alfalfa pellets and to finish it off a concert in the park.
I am getting the idea that this man is really trying to impress me and he is doing a perfectly splendid job of it.
Do you think I should go out with him again? By the way - he has a tiller.
I'm so sorry, but I just have to suggest that you check with Garden W*tchdog. If he has a good rating for selling seeds, that means he's good to total strangers. And IMO that's a strong stroke in his favor.
Meanwhile, enjoy, but don't wear your heart on your sleeve.
Good luck,
You've talked to his kids? OK, that's probably cool then. I was going to suggest you take it slow because it really does sound like he's trying to sweep you off your feet (I'm the suspicious type!) - until you've met some of his friends or family. That wasn't so hard decades ago when we were in school, everybody knew everybody!
Enjoy yourself, get those new gardens tilled :)
It all sounds wonderful and you sure deserve to find a great guy---
My first question---HOW DID YOU MEET HIM ?? or is that none of our business----LOL
I met my DH in a bar and neither one of us drinks---go figure---LOL
good Luck and please keep us posted-----
I'm waiting for the next date report--
this is exciting.
The Next Date is tonight. Or in about an hour - not sure what we will do - he knows Denver better than I do.
And Florence would you believe cupid.com. Between the phone and the internet we probably visit at least 3 times a day and we are finding we have more and more in common. If nothing else he will make an excellent friend and as everyone knows, you just can't have too many friends.
Well Florence - we had dinner and talked and laughed till well after midnight. So the date was wonderful; totally comfortable being around him and talking with him. I feel inadequate in many ways because he is so brilliant - a renaissance man in every sense of the word. He is actually going to escort me to my son's wedding next weekend. That takes a brave man to meet all 4 of my sons and my mother and my first husband in the same setting.
Cupid.com is national. He is from Ft. Collins which is about 60 miles north of Denver but he used to live in Denver so knows it well.
Rozanna---don't ever feel inadequate----if he is brilliant then surely he finds you delightful.
He must enjoy your company or he wouldn't keep coming back
Imagine what a brave mean he is to meet all your family--
He sounds like a treasure .
Keep us posted---
Florence, Today, Mother and youngest son, Jeremiah, are going to His "town" for a concert in the park and "flea marketing". He suggested it because he wanted to meet my mother and thought she might enjoy it. Yea, the man is definately getting to me - wanting to meet my mother and escort her around and thinking of things that she might enjoy. And he suggested Jeremiah bring his guitar and play some of the songs he has written.
SOUNDS GOOD !!! I liked your mother when I met her at Susans-------
My present DH took my 16 year old daughter with us on one of our first dates-----That really impressed me----Many guys just want to get you alone----
Keep us posted------You deserve some happiness !!
This sounds wonderful! Enjoy it. See where it goes. Regardless of how it ends up, it sounds like a great way to grow and learn and have some enjoyment.
I giggle like a teenager just reading about this. I'm so tickled that you have some companionship with a kindred spirit.
P.S. The tiller cinches it!
The man is solid gold. He had met Mother and Jeremiah but not the rest of the "thundering heard" which includes the first ex husband and his assorted other ex wives. He accompanied me to the rehersal, the rehersal dinner, the wedding and the reception and helped me with the pre wedding breakfast at my house the morning of the wedding. He sailed through all of it and them with grace and charm. He kept me laughing enough that I didn't have a nervous breakdown.
AND - he has agreed to accompany me to the ARE for their fall festival. That will be the clincher - can he stand a 24 hour road trip with me without one or the other of us killing the other on the way and dumping the body on the side of the road.
Rozanna-----I am so happy for you-----He sure sounds like a gem.
Helping with the family------If he can stay cool through all of that he sounds like a winner---
Please keep us posted----
I would love to meet him and meet you again.
If my surgery wasn't scheduled for sept. I would be tempted to fly to my sisters and come to the ARE.
Best of luck,
I've been surfing this thread for a while. Rozanna, sounds like a great adventure, enjoy. And as to on-line roamances, my BIL was 40 and still living at home. Had a 5-7 year romance with a gal and took off across the country to join her. They married a year later and are still very happy 5 years later. It can happen.
Rozanna, how long have you been seeing each other? A rush proposal can be a bit disquieting, although whirlwind romances ARE thrilling. It sounds so fast, though.
It may be wonderful and perfect, but I'd see what the buzz is regarding his courting style...is this typical behavior for him?...that sort of stuff. You need background and perspective.
Always trust your gut instincts (backed up with rational information gathering). Hell, it could be great.
Tell us what you think about all this so far. Keeping a good thought for you!
I actually "talked" on line for several months with him before we ever met so I know him pretty well. He is moving to Denver in 2 weeks which will make it even better but my "gut" says this is good and right. And in all my past relationships, even marriage, my gut always knew it wasn't quite right.
WOW---that was fast------my romantic side says "go for it" but my more conservative side says "take it slow"---what does your mother think about this latest developement ??
Do you know any people who have known him for a long time ????
Please keep us posted !!!
DANG, Rozanna,
Bury a tidbit in an older thread, why don't you?
And since you put it in under "So tell me what you guys think" I'll echo what Florence says "Have you met folks who have known him for a long, long time?"
If you have and if it feels right, and if your family (especially your mature sons) feels good about him.
I've got friends who just married in December who were a couple for ten years with separate households. They grew together but missed ten years of a deeper committment.
I'll guess you've already found that you share values. Larry and I have been accumulating questions that we think folks should answer. There are no right or wrong answers, but prospective spouses would be better to have the same answer.
If you see a car driving in front of you, about to loose a tire, do you try to get their attention to warn them? Do you avoid that kind of random interaction with strangers because of potential danger?
If you were in London, and taking day ticket round trip train fares to places and found that your tickets weren't stamped, would you reuse them the next day or toss them because you'd gotten your money's worth?
At a restaurant, if there's a tab error in your favor, would you bring it to the server's attention?
Or would these questions answers not be worth asking?
Good luck and God bless,
Yes I have met people who have known him a long time; my sons think he is cool
*If you see a car driving in front of you, about to loose a tire, do you try to get their attention to warn them?* Yes - both of us
*Do you avoid that kind of random interaction with strangers because of potential danger?* No - both of us
*If you were in London, and taking day ticket round trip train fares to places and found that your tickets weren't stamped, would you reuse them the next day or toss them because you'd gotten your money's worth?* - not sure
*At a restaurant, if there's a tab error in your favor, would you bring it to the server's attention?* Yes most definately for both of us
So yes we both share a lot of the same values about our selves, our families, people we come into contact with, etc.
He just called me - he is in an ancient cemetery rustling rose cuttings for me. Called me to make sure he has the procedure down right - clippers - check; water and paper towels - check; big zip loc bags - check; then rushing home to refrigerate them till he can get them to me.
Florence - in 2 weeks he is moving in with me - I never lived with a person of the opposite sex I wasn't related to or married to - Guess I can now be considered a fallen woman. And as to the proposal - I said yes - at this point anyway. We actually talked for several months before we met in person and it was like meeting an old friend.
Oh, Rozanna! Somehow I thought this was the bicycle thread [I know nothing about bikes] so this is thrilling reading of the entire whirlwhil!!
Sometimes I think folks who have 'been there' know what they want or don't much quicker than they used to. I know I can "read" a relationship so much faster now than I could in my 20's.
Congratulations!! Living in sin, my goodness! Hey if my Mom could stand me doing it for 11 years, you'll be fine ;)
Long engagement - if you are concerned about the pace, traditionally that's an option that helps.
:) :)
[PS - Have your man call my Irishman and give him some tips, why dontcha, BTW. About gardening, NOT marriage, bwahaha!]


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I have been making a lot of fleece jackets and I find I have to trim the zipper to fit. But what is the best way to make some kind of zipper stop at the top of the zipper so the little thingee won't fly off when you zip up the jacket? Can I hand sew a few loops where I want the zipper to stop?
Go to your fabric store and get a zipper stopper or kit there.
You use pliers to remove the extra teeth you don't want. YOU could put a snap at the top with a fabric overlap. Try not to have the zipper tab in so far. Can you not get the right size zipper?? When you put a zipper on fleece, are you holding it up in your hands or having it lay in the table and pinning it. If you are doing in your hands the fleece will stretch with the zipper. Thats the wrong way. Laying it on the table is the way to do it. Match the top end first. pin and baste the zipper not lifting it up from the table. thank you
Hope I can explain this. Take a piece of scrap fabric, about the width of the zipper, double fold it to about 1/4 to 1/2" (size of it really doesn't matter) then put it across where you want the zip to stop and stitch next to it (on both sides of the zipper part, not thru the zipper part). Stitch up and down a few times to make sure the stitching holds.
Can you encase the top of the zipper in whatever kind of facing you are using for the neckline? If you are using a hood, encase the top of the zipper in the seam where you attach the hood. I can't think of a method where you have the top of the zipper open to just fray or need somekind of stop. If that is the case, I go with using a piece of fabric to encase the raw edge of the zipper top & teeth. If you are using a separating zipper, you have to cut from the top. If it is a zipper that goes from the neck down & stops midway, cut from the bottom & zigzag or hand stitch a thread stop the same distance the stop was from the bottom before you cut it off.
All great suggestions above.
If you have a soldering gun and are using a Vislon (plastic) zipper you can use the gun to melt two of the teeth together, too. We do this all the time in awnings/marine canvas.
BUT! you have to be careful not to ignite the zipper, lol. Practice on the part you cut off. And as you are heating the teeth gently blow the smoke away from you. If it gets in your eyes it will burn like a sonofagun!


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How are parents of F1's selected? For Traits?
Hi. SAM again with a pretty dumb sounding question, about the beginning of the whole chain of hybridization. I imagine one attempts to hybridize because of the desire to 'fix' desirable traits? The thing is, if I were to select two dandilions (that will soon be blooming in my gardens), that are 'wild' and look like all the other dandilions, and I wanted to cross them, for no reason but curiosity, would the offspring be considered f1,or better X1, simply because I had 'crossed' them? What about 'sports'? I have a beautiful perennial vinca that is super large and puts out a couple of branches with pure white leaves intermingled with the variagated green leaves. It does this every year. Should I try and keep it going with vegetative prop. or try to work through pollination? T I've grown plants for 45 years, but trying my hand at hybridizing is something I've always wanted to do, but just never tried. Rather than having to ask all of these questions, perhaps someone could refer me to a good book on botanical genetics? Loads of thanks, SAM
"...would the offspring be considered f1, or better X1, simply because I had 'crossed' them?"
Your dandelions have already been crossed extensively by bees, and as soon as your new ones bloom out, the bees will randomly cross many of them too, so it doesn't really matter what you call them.
"The thing is, if I were to select two dandelions (that will soon be blooming in my gardens), that are 'wild' and look like all the other dandelions..."
If you look closely, you might notice small differences between each of your dandelions. They are a little bit like snowflakes, in that no two of them are exactly alike. That may not be exactly true of dandelions or snowflakes, but it is approximately true, in that there is a wide variety of small differences, and some differences that are not so small. All dandelions, like all people, don't look alike. It's just a matter of close observation.
"...perhaps someone could refer me to a good book..."
There are several good books on hybridization and plant breeding available from or through Amazon. I have and enjoy Breeding New Plants and Flowers by Charles W. Welch. I have Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties by Carol Deppe. I also have Breeding Ornamental Plants by Dorothy Callaway. They all have some interesting material in them, but there many other books on hybridization and plant breeding as well. Since my specialty is zinnia breeding, I plan to purchase Flower Breeding and Genetics when my budget allows. It has a whole chapter on zinnia breeding, and of course, lots of other material as well.


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A cable for low-level signal transmission which exhibits reduced cross-talk interference. The cable consists of a four-conductor spiral quad of two opposed insulated signal wires and two non-insulated ground wires. Each of the wires may be stranded.
1. A signal transmitting system for transmitting two signals by cable with reduced cross-talk wherein the cable comprises:
a cable formed of four conductors arranged together in a spiral quad, two of said conductors being positioned opposite to one another, said two of said conductors being signal conductors, the other two of said conductors being ground conductors, wherein the ground conductors are bare and the signal conductors are individually insulated and wherein the winding of the spiral quad is such that a line joining the center of the cores of the signal conductors is substantially perpendicular to the line joining the centers of the cores of the ground conductors, and wherein one of said signals is transmitted by one of said signal conductors and the other of said signals is transmitted by the other of said signal conductors.
2. A signal transmitting system according to claim 1 wherein the conductors are each formed of a plurality of individual wires.
3. A signal transmitting system according to claim 2 wherein the conductors each have a core, and the cores each of the conductors are of substantially identical diameter, the insulation of the signal wires being dimensioned to provide a surge impedance of 50 ohms between the individual signal conductors and the non-insulated ground conductors.
4. A signal transmitting system according to claim 3 wherein the signal conductors are insulated by an extrusion process.
5. A signal transmitting system according to claim 1 wherein the ground conductors are positioned at least partially intermediate the signal conductors and are positioned closer adjacent one another than are the signal
6. A cable and connector assembly for transmitting low-level signals with a low degree of close cross-talk comprising a cable consisting of four conductors combined together to form a spiral quad, two of the conductors being positioned opposite one another and being designated as signal conductors, another two of said conductors being designated as ground conductors and being, at least in part, positioned intermediate the signal conductors, the signal conductors being individually insulated and the ground conductors being bare, the conductors being connected to a connection element, the connection element comprising a three-row plug, a central row of the plug forming a ground row, the ground connectors being attached to the ground row, outer rows of the plug forming signal rows, and one of the signal conductors being each attached to one of the signal rows.
7. The assembly of claim 6 wherein each of the conductors is formed of a plurality of wires, each of the conductors having a core, the cores being substantially identical sized, the insulation of the signal conductors being dimensioned to provide a surge impedance of approximately 50 ohms between the individual signal conductors and the ground conductors.
This invention relates to signal transmitting cables and more particularly to a cable for transmitting low-level signals having a reduced cross-talk interference.
Modern technology requires multiple electrical interconnections for numerous purposes including low-level signals. However, although such signals are particularly sensitive to interference, the high packing density which is currently attained in some electrical systems, particularly in connection with components on circuit boards, has led to the requirement that the conductors employed to supply both ground lines and signal lines within such components must also exhibit a high packing density. This requirement can be particularly important when the lines are used to transmit digital data signals. In such instances the transmission quality must be subject to relatively high criteria for obvious reasons. Since transmission quality is reduced both by mismatching and, particularly, by too high a noise level or cross-talk from one signal wire to the other, increase in packing density can adversely effect transmission quality. Such cross-talk problems are particularly high at junction points such as, for example, plug-in connectors. However, modern circuit technology employs a large number of such plug-in connector units. Moreover, with the desired increase in density, such plug-in connector units have become quite small with a resulting decrease in physical space available for the individual transmitting lines.
In order to avoid disturbing influences such as cross-talk, it has been known to utilize a stranded pair of wires with the individual wires being coated with an extremely thin lacquer in an attempt to insulate them from one another. Thus, each line pair, consisting, for example, of a signal line and a ground line, will have the two lines or wires separately coated. If the insulation coating is carried out by means of an extrusion process or by a process in which the insulation is applied to the wire by stratification, it is not then, in practice, possible to meet an impedance requirement for a surge impedance of 50 ohms. Since lacquer insulation provides poor protection from damage, each individual conductor must additionally be surrounded by a protective casing. Moreover, when attaching the wires to units, such as plugs, if the crimp technique is employed, there is an increased danger of breakage since crimp joining processes cause great deformation of the wires.
Additionally, it has been known to use flat cables in which the signal lines may be positioned next to each other in parallel and may be separated by ground conductors. Due to an unfavorable junction from the flat line to the plug, a relatively high degree of cross-talk occurs with such a flat cable. Moreover, because solid conductors are used, the impression of a thin individual conductor wire into a connection element by crimping has the same disadvantages as discussed above in connection with stranded wire pairs.
Although cross-talk can be substantially eliminated by using coaxial lines, the use of such lines is not economical both due to a high production cost and due to expensive and time consuming connection procedures.
It would therefore be an advance in the art to provide a relatively inexpensive low signal level conductor which exhibits greatly reduced cross-talk interference problems while avoiding the prior crimping problems and which is easily plug connectable.
It is therefore a primary object of this invention to provide cables for low-level signal transmission and in particular for digital data signals, where the cables are adequately resistant to interference radiation while exhibiting a low cross-talk from one line to another. Particularly, it is an object of this invention to meet the above objective while providing an economically produced and processed cable which has good mechanical properties. Moreover, the cable is desired to be one which facilitates a connection technique which maintains so called "close cross-talk" as low as possible.
The above objects are met according to this invention in that two conductors are positioned opposite to one another and are designated as signal conductors and two other conductors are designated as ground conductors. The ground conductors are not insulated while the signal conductors are each individually insulated. The conductors are formed of a plurality of individual wires and the four conductors are arranged as a four-wire spiral quad.
In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, the cores of the four conductors each have the same diameter and the insulation is dimensioned such that a surge impedance of 50 ohms exists between the individually insulated signal conductors and the non-insulated ground conductors.
This invention provides for the production of cables which exhibit the desired low degree of cross-talk while maintaining the cable production both simple and economical. The cables can lead directly to a plug connector while in the stranded spiral quad state thereby resulting in an optimum resistance to interference radiation while maintaining low close cross-talk features.
Due to the fact that the two ground conductors are positioned adjacent and enclosed between the two signal conductors, the electric field is concentrated in the vicinity of the ground conductors and the mutual influence of the signal conductors upon each other is reduced to a minimum.
Moreover, by using stranded wire for the individual conductors in place of a solid conductor it is possible to use the crimp connnection technique while avoiding breakage. That is, the conductor can be attached to a connection element by enclampment without soldering, while because of the use of stranded wire, the forces generated during clamping will not cause a breakage of the wire. Additionally, the use of stranded wire provides the known advantage of a high alternating bending strength.
Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, although variations and modifications may be effected without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel concepts of the disclosure, and in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a cable according to this invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a juncture of a cable according to this invention with a three-row plug connector.
A cable according to this invention is shown in section in FIG. 1. The cable is formed as a four-conductor "spiral quad" or "stranded quad". Thus, the cable provides two signal conductor wires 1 which are positioned opposite one another and which enclose two ground conductors 2. The conductors 1 are insulated and the ground conductors 2 are bare. Because of the insulation on the signal conductors 1, they are spaced further apart from one another than are the ground conductors 2 and the ground conductors 2 are therefore positioned somewhat intermediate the signal conductors. The signal conductors 1 are preferrably formed with a synthetic insulation 3 which consists of a layer, which may be applied by an extrusion process, of approximately 100 μm.
Preferrably the core of each of the conductors 1 and 2 comprises nine stranded individual wires having a diameter of approximately 0.3 mm. Dimensioning of this type produces a surge impedance of 50 ohms between each individual insulated signal conductor 1 and the ground conductors 2. Of course, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art, different variations of this dimensioning are also possible.
The use of ground conductors 2 and the resultant high concentration of the electric field in their vicinity renders the overall cable particularly resistant to interference radiation. Moreover, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the overall cable can be led directly to a plug connector such as the plug connector 4 designed as a three-row line plug. The direct connection of the cable to the connector considerably reduces the "close cross-talk" which actually occurs adjacent the plug.
In the three-row line plug 4 illustrated in FIG. 2, the plug is comprised of two spaced apart signal line rows 5 and an intermediate ground row 6. The signal conductors 1 and the ground conductors 2 of the cable can therefore be directly connected to the plug connection element 7 by a crimping process. A process such as that set forth in DIN 41611 can be used. Because of the particular construction of the preferred cable, it is not possible for the individual wires to break during this attachment process.
Due to the cables' resistance to interference radiation, particularly when compared to a flat cable, it is possible to combine a plurality of cables to form one common line connection and to enclose these in a common protective casing when desired. Thus, for example, all of the stranded quad cables attached to a common plug can be brought together and encased in a single overall casing without destruction of the low-level signal transmission capability caused by interference radiation.
Although the teachings of my invention have herein been discussed with reference to specific theories and embodiments, it is to be understood that these are by way of illustration only and that others may wish to utilize my invention in different designs or applications.
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