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February, 2000 IEEE P802.15-0099/164r1103364r03 IEEE P802.15 Wireless Personal Area Networks Project IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Title WPAN High Rate Study Group Sample Letter of IntentIEEE P802.15 WPAN High Rate Study Group Second Call For Applications & Proposals Date [12 December, 1999] Submitted [James D. Allen] Voice: [+1 716 588 1906] Source [Eastman Kodak, Co] Fax: [+1 716 722 9052] [1669 Lake Avenue E-mail: [firstname.lastname@example.com] Rochester, NY 14650-2015 USA] Re: [IEEE P802.15 Wireless Personal Area Network High Rate Study Group was formed with the charter of drafting a PAR and 5 Criteria for a High Rate WPAN which will have a fall back mode fully compliant with the proposed Task Group 1 draft standard.] Abstract [The following submission is the first call for WPAN High Rate participation, applications and proposals from the IEEE, Industry, and Academia.] Purpose [Request for formal submissions to the P802.15 Working Group High Rate Study Group] Notice This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15. Submission Page 1 James D. Allen, Eastman Kodak, Co February, 2000 IEEE P802.15-0099/164r1103364r03 WPAN High Rate Study Group Sample Letter of IntentIEEE P802.15 WPAN High Rate Study Group Second Call For Applications & Proposals Note: Below is a minimum sample "Letter of Intent" as required by the Call for Applications and Proposals. Although it would be helpful, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTENT IF YOUR SUBMISSION(s) (all of them) ARE SUBMITTED BY MARCH 6TH. For example, if your applications submission will be done by March 6th, but the accompanying proposal will not, this letter is required. Letters shall be either Microsoft Office 97 Word or Excel; or Adobe PDF files. Application and Proposal submissions will be numbered and posted to the http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pubs web site AFTER they are presented at an IEEE meeting. Email submissions are preferred. Key: <> indicates fill in your own information, [] are just notes and should be deleted from the letter along with this paragraph. Date: < > To: Patrick Kinney – High Rate Study Group Secretary, kinneypw@norand James Allen – High Rate Study Group Co-Chair, email@example.com This is to inform you that <I, we> intend to respond to the High Rate Wireless Personal Area Network Call for Applications and Proposals. [document 99/164r3P802.15] The submission will be an <application(s), and/or proposal(s)>. < For Applications: describe the application in general terms (for example, large file transfers between peers, home personal area networks connecting to broadband services). Submissions should summarize criteria and or parameters important to the application. > < For Proposals: describe the proposal in general terms and indicate whether it will be a Physical layer, Media Access Controller (protocol), or System proposal. > <For All: Indicate the type(s) of document(s) that will be submitted (.ppt, .doc, .xls, .pfd). Also indicate when you believe the document(s) will be submitted, and at which meeting you would like to present (March, May, July). Make sure to include the presenter's contact data if different than yours. In March, scheduling priority will be given to Applications. > Submission Page 2 James D. Allen, Eastman Kodak, Co February, 2000 IEEE P802.15-0099/164r1103364r03 This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. It is offered as a basis for discussion and planning and is not binding on the contributing individuals(s) or organizations(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. I <we> acknowledge and accept that this contribution becomes the property of the IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15. For scheduling, questions and organizational issues, I <we> can be reached at [multiple entries are permitted, but please indicate the principal contact]: <Salutation>, <Name>, <title> <company and/or association> <Address> <Voice number> <e-mail address> <fax number> RELEASE DATE: February 4, 2000 Candidate Applications and Technical proposals are requested for the IEEE P802.15 High Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) standards. This document also describes the process and requirements for responding to this Call. The Call is divided into Applications and Proposals. Proposals may be Physical (PHY) Layer, Media Access Controller (MAC), and Systems proposals that could be used to meet the High Rate WPAN Project Authorization Request (PAR) goals. Normally, the Call for Applications (CFA) would be completed prior to the Call for Proposals (CFP). However, work already done by the 802.11 WPAN Study Group (now 802.15), the 802.11 Multimedia MAC team, other consortium, standards activities and manufacturers will allow us to collect and analyze the data for this category of WPAN in parallel. It is expected that this will speed the standards process and make it more useful to industry. CALL FOR INTENT: Due March 6, 2000 The Call for Intent is a 30-day process in which all interested parties are asked to identify their intention to submit applications and/or proposals. YOU MUST DELARE YOUR INTENT. You may decide later to retract your intent, but it must be declared. The purpose of this call is to enable scheduling during the March, May and July meetings, and to make sure that late submission positioning does not cause all contributors to wait for the last meeting. The Call phase will conclude at the July meeting. The meeting venues and agendas will be posted on the Submission Page 3 James D. Allen, Eastman Kodak, Co February, 2000 IEEE P802.15-0099/164r1103364r03 web at: HYPERLINK Http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/Meeting_Plan.html http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/Meeting_Plan.html at least 30 days before the meeting. Please describe the scope of your proposal (Application, PHY, MAC, System), a general description of the PHY and or MAC approach, company affiliation, title, contact information, and when you will be ready to present. Provide enough data to help the secretary schedule similar proposals at the same meetings. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS AND PROPOSALS: The IEEE P802.15-High Rate Group is chartered (anticipated at the March meeting) to create a standard based on its Project Authorization Request (PAR) and Five Criteria (5C). The PAR (document IEEE P802.15-99/165r4) which explains the Scope and Purpose of the project and Five Criteria (document IEEE P802.15-99/166r2) can be found on the Study Groups web page at: HYPERLINK http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/HRSG.html http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/HRSG.html). This CFA and CFP solicits data that will fulfill its PAR for the creation of this standard. A list of performance and attribute criteria is associated with this Call (document: IEEE P802.15- 00/007r3_ High Rate Selection Criteria). These criteria will be used to evaluate the proposals. PROCESS: All submissions to the CFP and CFA shall be formatted to include the IEEE format with cover page. The cover page releases the submission to the public use of the IEEE. Relevant patents do not need to be disclosed, but will need to be declared and available for "fair and reasonable licensing without prejudice" in order to be considered for this standard. Rules for IEEE submissions can be found at : ************* and formats for Microsoft Word and Power Point documents may be found at: HYPERLINK "http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/Submission.html"http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/ 15/pub/Submission.html************. . For procedural help with your submission, or to ask general questions please contact the WPAN or WPAN High Rate Chair, Vice Chair or Secretary listed at the end of this document. All submissions should be submitted to the Secretary with a copy to the Chair for process backup. Documents that are already in the IEEE archives can be resubmitted by making a written request (e.g. email) to the Secretary including the IEEE document number. Modified documents should be resubmitted as new, with updated revision numbers in the document and file name. In both cases, be sure the contact data is up to date. Submission Page 4 James D. Allen, Eastman Kodak, Co February, 2000 IEEE P802.15-0099/164r1103364r03 The Secretary will make the final scheduling decision with the aid of the advisory committee. Submissions will be scheduled as soon as they are received so the process can begin at the March meeting. Some effort will be given to grouping similar proposals to the same meeting. If you see similar proposals in response to the Call for Intent, combining proposals with other submitters is helpful. The meeting venues and agendas posted on the web at HYPERLINK Http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/Meeting_Plan.html http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/Meeting_Plan.html The evaluation criteria, document number IEEE P802.15-00/007r will be used to evaluate the proposals. The CFAs will be used to adjust or add to the list of criteria, and potentially to generate weighting factors. The proposals should contain a description, and a technical discussion. It is expected that each presentation be one hour in length including time for questions. The submission can contain more details than the presentation. The amount of detail and supporting material is expected to vary widely between submissions. More complete submissions could affect the group's Risk or Maturity rating. A self-evaluation of the criteria should also be provided. Time will be scheduled at the end of the meetings for general discussion, clarification of questions, ratification of the minutes, so that it can be done with the assistance of the presenters. Results will be posted to the 802.15 web archive. After all the applications and proposals have been considered and the criteria list closed, the Task Group will vote on a recommendation for the standard. If a decision can not be made, the reduced set of proposals will undergo a more detailed analysis and vote. Additional process details will be defined later. Voting on the final proposal requires 802.15 voting rights. Voting rights may be obtained by participating in 802.15 sessions at two out of the last four 802 Plenary meetings. One Interim 802.15 meeting may be substituted for a Plenary meeting. Voting rights will commence at the beginning of the next Plenary meeting attended. Participation is defined as attending at least 75% of the sessions at a given meeting. [Heile – please verify] attending the first meeting (March) at which the Task Group is chartered. It can also be acquired by attending 3 meetings (e.g. March, May, July). As an example, a person attending the March and May meetings will attain voting rights at the July Plenary. A person attending the May and July meetings will attain voting rights at the November Pleneary. Further information on the Working Group rules can be found on the WEB site. Rules on obtaining voting status may be found at: ************. General communications, including posting of Conference Call meetings, will be done via the 802-stds.org list server. To sign up to that list server, follow the directions at: HYPERLINK "http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/Subscribe.html" http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/Subscribe.html All submissions, letters of intent and/or questions should be forwarded to the Secretary. Submission Page 5 James D. Allen, Eastman Kodak, Co February, 2000 IEEE P802.15-0099/164r1103364r03 Chair Jim Allen firstname.lastname@example.com Vice-chair Todor Cooklev firstname.lastname@example.com Secretary Pat Kinney email@example.com Technical Editor James Gilb email@example.com Submission Page 6 James D. Allen, Eastman Kodak, Co
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Creature Comforts is driven by the promise that a curious mind leads to better living.
That's why Creature Comforts Brewing Company is guided by more than malts, hops and profits. We're dedicated to better being through being curious. From our scientific brewing process to our wide-awake creative impulse to our small town tenacity, Creature Comforts craves curiosity.
A true Pilsner in a well-balanced package. Czech Saaz hops and a touch of Motueka from New Zealand put a new world twist on this Pilsner.
5.5% ABV | 25 IBUs
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A balanced, soft, and juicy IPA. Ripe Passion Fruit and citrus hop aroma and flavor.
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Rye Amber
A complex, malt-driven ale that uses rye and French Oak to add a unique character and rounded body.
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We started this whole process wanting the basic rights that nearly all the other breweries in America share . . . the right to sell beer to the consumers who come to our brewery. Just like a bakery sells the bread they make direct to consumer from their bakery, just like a farm can sell the vegetables they grow direct to consumers from their farm, or just like a winery in Georgia can sell the wine it makes direct to consumers from their winery, we want to sell the beer we make directly to consumers from our brewery. We believe that should be our right.
We're adding new tanks so we can make you guys more beer. Thanks for the support that got us here!
We are closed and will reopen on January 2, 2015.
Want to know where the mural went? Well, here's the full scoop.
We are not usually one to get too caught up in the hype, but since we do have some extra inventory on some more seasonal items, we figured why not jump on the Cyber Monday bandwagon and put some deals out there!
For the week of 11/24/14 we will be closed Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Make Creature Comforts a part of your weekend plans. With events going on Friday and Saturday this will be a great weekend to visit the brewery, take a tour, and enjoy some locally crafted beers from Athens newest award winning brewery!
The Curious is a series of beers that pushes us to explore our curiosities. Small batch and special, expect these to be a unique drinking experience.
750mL bottles
190 cases produced
We tell everyone to crave curiosity, well here's us being curious. We took everyone's favorite berliner and added a cool twist by dry hopping with Galaxy hops for a limited batch.
We've been testing our Reclaimed Rye blended with coffee for several months now. If you've been in our tasting room you've probably tasted the Borboya, Reko, Suke Quto, and very early on we had Misty Valley. Well, we have had a fondness for the Misty Valley bean ever since the first time, and lucky for us this bean just came back into season.
Hi Everyone,
It is hard to believe it has been six months already, but at the same time, it's even harder to believe it has only been 6 months considering everything that has happened . . .
We're 6 months old. Let's celebrate.
An update and introduction on what's going on in our wood cellar.
We're putting our beer in cans. For the why and what you can expect the first two to look like, read on...
Our first limited release beer is debuting 9/30 and in select accounts starting next week.
We are ecstatic to announce that all of the tour staff that you meet when you come to CCBC for a tour are now officially Certified Beer Servers through the Cicerone program . . .
Starting on 9/9/2014, the brewery will have new simplified public brewery tour hours.
Tuesday - Friday: 5-8 pm.
Saturday: 1-4 pm
It is hard to believe that Summer is coming to an end. We have been so grateful for all the support over this summer from the local Athens Community and look forward to a great Fall. As we leave the "slower" months here in Athens, we are adjusting our hours to provide a better tour experience and better accommodate our tour guests.
Our tasting room will be closed this Friday and Saturday in celebration of Independence Day.
After a successful showing at the Southerly Love Event, Reko Reclaimed Rye is back as our limited time offering as the New Tuesday Tapping
Hello ladies and gentleman - It's time to meet Bibo! You have all waited very patiently and we appreciate that very much. One of our 6 core pillars is Quality, and for that reason, if something isn't right, we simply won't serve it and sell it. We know this caused some delays, but the the Good news is that this time it is right . . . it is so very right . .
We made a Gose out of Athena and we're calling it Tritonia. Come by today to taste this other German style that is a cousin to the Berliner Weisse.
Back by popular demand, the Suke Quto Reclaimed Rye, will be available at our brewery tasting room tomorrow, Tuesday, June 10th. We only have a 1/4 barrel of this deliciousness so come early before it is gone (we suggest the Tuesday Tour). Since this is a limited time offering we will only be offering it in 3 ounce samples in an effort to spread the love and allow as many of you as possible to savor the flavor.
We are excited to announce that our brewery, Creature Comforts, has won an award from the Athens Clarke Heritage Foundation, for Outstanding Rehabilitation at the 45th Annual Preservation Awards . . .
We are not endorsing any candidates and we have no intentions with regard to these events, other than to provide a space and a forum for people in the community to come and meet the candidates, ask some questions, and learn a bit, all while checking out what we think is one of Athens many great downtown businesses, . . . our Brewery!
Our appreciation is endless. We would like to extend a sincere thank you to the citizens and occupants of Athens, Georgia.
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Some rumors will never die, it seems. As the latest guest of Jim Ross on his podcast show, Melina was asked to address the issue once again. She stated that she was in a relationship with John Morrison for approximately eleven years. It was revealed that the two of them broke up because of rumors that she had cheated on Morrison with Batista, whom she stated was merely a friend backstage who stood up for her when others ridiculed her.
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– Wrestling legend Kamala posted a Facebook update on his well-being after having his leg amputated late last year due to complications of high blood pressure and diabetes.
"I wish I could still be in the ring but deep down I know my time is up. Nowadays having only one leg it's obvious. There is no turning back the hands of times. Thanks to all of you that write me and keeping me in your prayers. Right now my heart is broken but in time I know it will heal. I wish I had the skill to do something else but I dont know what it would be," he wrote.
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Editorial: At last - new bridge in sight
The St. Croix Valley and the entire region has received good news--it finally appears the new Stillwater (Minn.) bridge will become a reality.
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Home depot has Fruit trees now.
Sadly they got them a few days ago and they all got exposed to the snow, sleet, thaw re-freeze and of course the single digits and below zero wind chills. I really hate it because they have some varieties that i would get right now if not for that. I picked up a honeycrisp apple and moved it from the group and when I set it down it sounded like dropping a brick onto the concrete.
So do I chance getting them since HD has a one year guarantee or wait until someone else has a later delivery of trees.
They and walmart have gotten their seed racks up and even most of the normal root and bulb plants they sell in those bags.
Mike, I likely wouldn't chance it with stone fruit trees because they're less hardy than pome trees. With apple trees? I don't even know if I would chance it then, and here's why.
Fruit trees can tolerate quite a lot of cold weather when they are fully dormant, provided they are hardened off to the cold before it arrives. That's why you'll sometimes see cold damage on fruit trees when the first blast of real winter cold arrives after a relatively warm autumn---the trees got slammed by that big blast of cold before they could gradually harden off to cold temperatures over a longer period of cool to cold autumn weather.
With the trees that have arrived at the stores now, we have no idea how hardened off to cold they were before they were shipped to the stores. Maybe they were grown and kept, for example, in high tunnels with some degree of protection from the cold. You just have no way of knowing.
If your stores up there are like the ones down here where I live, the fruit trees will arrive in successive shipments through at least April, and that's why I'd rather wait and buy trees from a later shipment. I prefer to wait for containerized trees to leaf out before I buy them. I've bought some before they clearly had frozen while in the containers, and I had no way of knowing that until they failed to leaf out in spring.
The stores here have had cool-season flower, herb and veggie transplants for weeks and weeks now, and I haven't bought a thing. I'm not liking this February weather and I haven't even bought any cool-season transplants of anything yet. I feel like we are going to stay cooler or colder than average later than average this year, so I've really but the brakes on my desire to get the garden year started. Sometimes it makes more sense to wait a little bit longer. I feel like this is one of those years.
Wind chill does not affect trees the way it affects humans, but I feel like it does affect the fruit trees in certain ways, so I'd hesitate to buy a young tree that was exposed to the kinds of wind chills that some parts of OK have experienced the last few weeks. Even more importantly, if your relative humidity values were very low during that period, then the wind chills and cold temps likely were very hard on the young fruit trees in containers. Remember that roots and other plant parts that are relatively dry are more likely to suffer significant cold damage than those that were moist, and you have no way of knowing if that shipment of trees was well-watered and had moist soil or if they were dry.
Thanks Dawn. Youre always a voice of reason. The folks at the Fruits and Orchard forum all pretty much said to not worry but you are right. Why chance it when there will be other batches come in. Ill just need to be diligent and watchful so I get my pick. Seems like years past all the good trees are gone quick.
this weekend is looking like a decent weekend to put in some onions maybe. Saturday into next Wednesday shows 60 for highs so maybe the cold is letting loose just a little
Those folks at the Fruit and Orchard forum know so much more than I do about growing fruit that you might ought to listen to them. But, on the other hand, sometimes it is hard for other folks who might live in an area with somewhat more consistent weather to understand how our constantly/rapidly changing weather can harm trees if they don't have that sort of weather themselves.
I know we have had some weeks in recent years (2010? 2011?) where temperatures went from 20 or 30 below zero to 50 or 60 degrees in the same week. That sort of wild temperature swing can cause damage not seen in areas where the weather more consistently moves from hot to cold or from cold to hot and more or less stays there. However, that year I kind of think that once it warmed up, it stayed warm....or at least it did down here at my end of the state.
I tend to be conservative with fruit tree plantings and always err of the side of caution because our winter weather is so erratic.
Those folks at the Fruit and Orchard forum know so much more than I do about growing fruit that you might ought to listen to them. But, on the other hand, sometimes it is hard for other folks who might live in an area with somewhat more consistent weather to understand how our constantly/rapidly changing weather can harm trees if they don't have that sort of weather themselves.
I know we have had some weeks in recent years (2010? 2011?) where temperatures went from 20 or 30 below zero to 50 or 60 degrees in the same week. That sort of wild temperature swing can cause damage not seen in areas where the weather more consistently moves from hot to cold or from cold to hot and more or less stays there. However, that year I kind of think that once it warmed up, it stayed warm....or at least it did down here at my end of the state.
I tend to be conservative with fruit tree plantings and always err of the side of caution because our winter weather is so erratic.
I Can't believe I didn't notice this earlier but the trees were grown by BFN in Hulbert OK so I assume they had them outside while dormant and saw the same temps there. I think I'll wait and see what Lowes gets because I know they get most of there garden plants from BFN also. Maybe Lowes told them to wait just a bit longer. Typically lowes is cheaper anyways.
I drove by BFN a few times and wow that place is huge. It would be cool to just drive around there.
Can I ask what type of fruit trees you're getting? We have a space on the north side of our home and I wondered if I have enough room for a dwarf fruit tree of some sort. I'll have to measure the area, but it's one of the only areas in my back yard without cables/electric lines running through it. I also have a spot in the front yard where I could possibly plant a fruit tree, as well. I was thinking either cherry or apple trees of some kind, but I'd love input since you are in my same zone area (7a). Thanks!
I went ahead and just now got a Fuji apple from them. I couldnt wait, LOL. Ill know in a few months or sooner if it got damaged and with the 1 year guarantee i wont be out anything but time and digging a hole. Also Lowes got theirs in yesterday. I picked up a Gala apple and an O henry peach. I had a well thought out plan to get the same varieties they have in Porter but that plan didnt work out when i missed ordering from Fruit tree farm and they already sold out. so now I have a Ranger, Elberta(both on clearance for $5) and now an O henry. I may add a Red Haven but probably not this year.
I was hesitant to try apples because of the cedar rust but my Daughter loves apple so much that Im gonna do my best. I know the types I got are not to resistant but we like them and the ones that are resistant I just dont care for. I hate growing something I dont like.
Even a dwarf tree can reach 10 feet plus. I plan to maintain mine at a height I can reach off a small step stool or the ground. 8 feet or less is my plan. It requires pruning about 2-3 times per year if they are vigorous. This my first year with apples and peaches so take my advice lightly but it does seem to be the preferred practice amongst the backyard orchard community.
Mike, It probably will be fine. I looked at containerized fruit trees in stores near me before and after we had bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills and couldn't see any discerable damage--like frozen-back tips on branches, etc.
I am not big on pruning, but I tried hard with the plum trees to prune them well in the early years so they would develop a nice wide bowl shape that lets lots of sunshine reach all the branches equally. That worked out well and they are pretty, but I haven't pruned them much in recent years. They are around 10' tall, so I have to use a ladder to harvest the uppermost fruit, but I love the fruit so much that I don't mind climbing that ladder. Once you get them the shape and size you want them, the pruning required is fairly minimal. I don't spray them for anything and I get a good harvest in any year in which the weather doesn't hit the 80s in February (like it did here a couple of days ago) and make them bloom too early.
I have a friend on our street who grows pie apples and he doesn't do much maintenance on his tree either. His biggest challenge is keeping the deer from eating his apples, and to discourage them, he keeps a radio in the tree turned on at night. It is in a zip-lock bag that is zipped shut except where the cord comes out of the bag in order to protect the radio from rainfall and such. If his trees ever has had cedar apple rust, he's never mentioned it. My other apple-growing friend has never mentioned having CAR on his tree either, but he has lots of problems with coddling moths.
I just know if I planted an apple tree, it would get CAR every year because we have neighbors on three sides who have let their property become completely and totally infested with cedar trees. I walk out the door at look at those trees and silently will them to die every day .....and it doesn't work. I wish the racoons who spend the whole summer eating my sweet corn would develop a taste for cedar trees.
Hunting for an unrelated item on Craigs list led me to a post where a local firefighter was advertising his voluntary services to come out to someone's property, cut down and haul off cedar trees. All on his dime. All on his own time.
"Because I hate them." he wrote
Wow, Bon! Bless his heart. He needs to hook up with some type of cedar association and see if he can at least make some kind of money off of his good deeds!
I don't know if the OK Association ever really got off the ground, but if someone could make a market, Oklahoma definitely has the natural resources! :)
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re My purple Iris turned white faq
I was looking for an answer to why my Daffs changed color this year and I ran across an article which said that Irises may change from purple to white if they're stressed on transplanting by being left out in the sun too long.
There's a faq on the changing color topic but the above reason isn't listed as one of the possibilities (unless I didn't read carefully enough), so I thought I'd post this additional info.
Doesn't help me with my daffs, but maybe helps someone else.
Have a nice day everyone!
the first 5 words at the FAQ .. link right up there below the banner, on the main iris forum page .... says:
'Irises do not change color'
i interpret that to mean .. that what comes up from the roots .. tubers.. whatever.. is genetically set to a given color ...
what may happen to the foo foo flower after bloom .. is left to fate ..
what i dont understand ... is why you are transplanting an iris in bloom .. or in bud stage ...
and if you are.. then yes.. stress.. among many other things.. can do weird things to buds or flowers ...


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Peter Cappelli (1995), 'Rethinking Employment' Analysis of Worker Instability in the Low-Income Labor Market' 3. Maury B. Gittleman and David R. Howell (1995), 'Changes in the 2. Michael Piore (1972), 'The Dual Labor Market: Theory and Implications' Structure and Quality of Jobs in the United States: Effects by Race and Gender 1973–1990' 3. Michael Reich, David M. Gordon and Richard C. Edwards (1973), 'A Theory of Labor Market Segmentation' 4. Francesca Bettio and Samuel Rosenberg (1999), 'Labour Markets and Flexibility in the 1990s: The Europe-USA Opposition Revisited' 4. David M. Gordon, Richard Edwards and Michael Reich (1981), 'The Period of Consolidation: World War II to 1970s' and 'Evidence for 5. Maarten Goos and Alan Manning (2007), 'Lousy and Lovely Jobs: the Segmentation Hypothesis' excerpts from Chapter 5, 'The The Rising Polarization of Work in Britain' Segmentation of Labor: 1920s to the Present' PART II THE GROWTH OF TEMPORARY JOBS IN EUROPE PART II EARLY DEBATES 6. Alison L. Booth, Marco Francesconi and Jeff Frank (2002), 'Temporary 5. Paul Osterman (1975), 'An Empirical Study of Labor Market Jobs: Stepping Stones or Dead Ends?' Segmentation' 7. Anna Cristina D'Addio and Michael Rosholm (2005), 'Temporary 6. Glen G. Cain (1976), 'The Challenge of Segmented Labor Market Theories Employment in Europe: Characteristics, Determinants and Outcomes' to Orthodox Theory: A Survey' 8. Javier G. Polavieja (2006), 'The Incidence of Temporary Employment 7. Jill Rubery (1978), 'Structured Labour Markets, Worker Organisation in Advanced Economies: Why is Spain Different?' and Low Pay' PART III GENDER, IMMIGRANT STATUS AND RACE 8. Samuel Rosenberg (1980), 'Male Occupational Standing and the Dual Labor Market' 9. T. Ghilarducci and M. Lee (2005), 'Female Dual Labour Markets and Employee Benefits' 9. Paul Ryan (1981), 'Segmentation, Duality and the Internal Labour Market' 10. Roberto Pedace (2006), 'Immigration, Labor Market Mobility, and the 10. Robert Buchele (1983), 'Economic Dualism and Employment Stability' Earnings of Native-Born Workers: An Occupational Segmentation Approach' PART III THEORETICAL MODELS AND ECONOMETRIC EVIDENCE PART IV ECONOMETRIC CONTROVERSIES REDUX 11. Ian M. McDonald and Robert M. Solow (1985), 'Wages and Employment in a Segmented Labor Market' 11. Marianthi Rannia Leontaridi (1999), 'Segmented Labour Markets: Theory and Evidence' 12. Jeremy I. Bulow and Lawrence H. Summers (1986), 'A Theory of Dual Labor Markets with Application to Industrial Policy, Discrimination, and 12. Emily Thomson (2003), 'Segmented Labour Markets: A Critical Survey Keynesian Unemployment' of Econometric Studies' 13. William T. Dickens and Kevin Lang (1993), 'Labor Market Segmentation PART V FLEXICURITY Theory: Reconsidering the Evidence' 13. Gerry Rodgers (2006), 'Labour Market Flexibility and Decent Work' PART IV INSTITUTIONAL APPROACHES 14. Robert Boyer (2006), 'Employment and Decent Work in the Era of 14. Howard Wial (1991), 'Getting a Good Job: Mobility in a Segmented Labor "Flexicurity"' Market' Name Index 15. Jill Rubery (1994), 'Internal and External Labour Markets: Towards an Integrated Analysis' 16. Robert Drago (1995), 'Divide and Conquer in Australia: A Study of Labor Segmentation' PART V IMMIGRANTS, GENDER AND RACE/ETHNICITY 17. Sara McLafferty and Valerie Preston (1992), 'Spatial Mismatch and Labor Market Segmentation for African-American and Latina Women' 18. Gregory DeFreitas (1988), 'Hispanic Immigration and Labor Market Segmentation' 19. Andrés Torres (1997), 'Labor Market Segmentation: African American and Puerto Rican Labor in New York City, 1960–1980' Name Index
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Last few weeks the PvE part of the game has grown a bit stale for myself and i have been doing a fair bit of PvP.
Is what i have been using. In backpack i have a 12% dex 7% elite litany, 30% near maxxed or maxxed SOJ's for each type,
I am not having many problems so far, i am finding i can "outtank" almost all except Skorn barbs rend + 2h Monk WoL Bells, and _some_ WD's. vs Wiz is *snoore* easy, monks can be either easy or *snore*.
DH's i can mostly destroy. Only Vitabarbs _really_ give me any troubles and stop me from making the game i am in all leave and run away.
Budget is near enough to ... well .... unlimited. Have a stupid crazy ammount of gold. Once AH's go i am screwed with it so figure, use it or loose it.
Builds are more flexible than a 14 year old gymnast, depending on who or what i am Vs i switch around. Same with SOJ choice.
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Resourcewise i find i am 100% OK honestly. If i run low on hatred, i can just S/S away, heal 1/3 of my life in a few seconds while i am running and am back to almost full resources again quick as can say "fraggle rock"
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A very good source of information on DHs for PvP is in Iria's guide at the site:
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Decent tank-style DH you have there; however, you have limited discipline. Your dps unbuffed is kinda low but still manageable but you need Rapid Fire bonus equipment. Next, your attacks per second do not reach the 1.67 breakpoint for Rapid Fire, drastically reducing your offensive potential. Your EHP is fine, but for a strong tank set, you need more life (try 130k+). That build you have also lacks mobility and discipline so you will lose to agile balanced style DH in the long run since you cannot chase them. Also, Plague Bats and Wave of Light will eat you alive, so I wouldn't recommend that build for WD or Monk either.
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Ya\u2019akov and Eisav grew up, Eisav became an \u201cish yodeya tzayid\u201d \u2013 a man who knew trapping, while Ya'akov became an \u201cish tam, yoshev ohalim\u201d \u2013 a complete man who abided in tents. \u201cAnd Yitzchak loved Eisav, because trapping was in his mouth, and Rivkah loved Ya'akov\u201d (Bereishis 25:27-28). The difference between Yitzchak and Rivkah in their respective love for their children appears, at first blush, to be disturbing, and needs to be understood.
Rabbi Avraham ben HaRambam explains that Yitzchak loved Eisav because he provided him with food, as the Targum explains. R. Avraham adds that some midrashim explain \u201cki tzayid
mouth\u201d) to mean that Eisav trapped Yitzchak with his mouth by saying things that deceived Yitzchak and led him to believe he was careful about keeping mitzvos. This midrash clarifies
the flow of the passuk: Yitzchak was able to retain his natural love for Eisav (despite his general deviation from God's path) because Eisav had been representing himself as being obser- vant of the mitzvos. Even according to the midrash, however, Yitzchak's love came as a natural result of the physical benefit that he derived from him. Rivkah, however, loved Ya'akov beyond the natural love of a parent, because he spent more time at home, being a dweller of tents, and she there- fore simply saw him more than she saw Eisav.
Rashi first cites the explanation of the Targum, just as R. Avraham does. He then cites the midrash, but he seems to understand it differently. Whereas R. Avraham finds a way to reconcile the midrash with the simple meaning of the verse, Rashi seems to understand it as being in contradiction to its simple meaning. Eisav, says the midrash,
asked his father how one tithes straw and salt. In point of fact, only things which grow from the ground need to be tithed, and, so, Yitzchak was impressed by Eisav's scrupulousness in trying to fulfill the mitzvos. Rashi's apparent understanding of the midrash, explaining it to mean that Eisav deliberately fooled Yitzchak, is very difficult because it is in conflict with his approach to other midrashim about Eisav, as reflected in his com- mentary later in the parsha.
When Eisav discovered that Ya'akov deprived him of their father's bless- ings, he said in his heart: "The days of mourning for my father will draw near, then I will kill my brother Ya'akov" (Bereishis 27:41). Rashi there writes that this is to be understood 'as it sounds,' meaning, in its literal sense, that Eisav did not want to cause his father pain.Therefore, he would wait to kill Ya\u2019akov until after his father's
with the story in which Ya\u2019akov buys the firstborn privileges from his older brother Eisav. In this passage, Eisav declares: \u201cHere I am about to die \u2013 what good is the birthright to me?\u201d (Genesis 25:32). The Chafetz Chaim explains this declaration to mean that Eisav
knew that just like all other men, some day he too would die. Eisav, however, saw his day of death as a reason to enjoy this world as much as possible while he had the chance. In this manner, Eisav justified his hedonism and lazi- ness. The burden of the birthright did not fit into Eisav\u2019s reason for living.
The Chafetz Chaim notes that the manner in which a person approaches his day of death is indicative of what kind of person this individ- ual is. In Jewish literature, the day of death is viewed as a source of motivation to inspire people to life full lives. May we all strive to attain such levels of spiritual growth.
taxes were collected for the purpose of enriching the king. Based
Parshas HaMelech in Sefer Shmuel, the Rabbis formulated the princi- ple of dina demalchusa dina, literally, the \u201claw of the land is the law\u201d: everyone must pay taxes. In Shulchan Aruch, the Rishonim are quoted as having pointed out that if the taxes are unfair, or discriminatory (which is also unfair,) this would not constitute \u201cdina\u201d demalchusa \u2013 \u201cthe law of the land,\u201d but rather \u201cgazlanusa\u201d demalchusa \u2013 \u201cthe embezzlement of the land,\u201d and such tax laws are not binding. A system of grad- uated income tax is considered fair and reasonable.
There was a theory among some of the Baalei HaTosfos that the idea behind paying
during a famine, Hashem instructs him to stay there and promises to fulfill the covenant that He made with Avraham. This promise is appropriate, says
"because Avraham obeyed My voice, and he kept My decrees, My com- mandments, My regulations, and My instructions." (Hebrew: "vayishmor mishmarti mitzvosai chukosai vesorosai" - Bereshis 26:5).
Rashi, following a Midrashic precedent, adopts (in this con- text) what Rabbi Hayyim Angel has called the "open canon" approach. This means that an unidentified person, place, or object need not refer to an
Thus, Rashi defines "mishmar- ti" as rabbinical ordinances, such as forbidden secondary relationships and shvus prohibi-
tions on Shabbos, which pre- vent people from violating the Torah commandments them- selves. "Mitzvosai" are logical commandments, such as the prohibitions against murder and theft, that would be ethically imperative even if the Torah
them. "Chukosai" are the seemingly illogical commandments, such as the restrictions against eating pig-meat or wearing sha'atnez. "Torosai" include the tradition
of the Oral Torah and halacha le-Moshe mi-Sinai \u2013 laws that were given to Moshe on Har Sinai of which there is no refer- ence to in the Torah.
Ramban, like most medieval commentators, adopts the "closed canon" approach. This
means that the "mitzvos" that the Torah says Avraham kept must be limited to the instruc- tions that appeared earlier in the Torah.
Thus, at the end of his com- ment, Ramban identifies "mish- marti" as Avraham's belief in one God. "Mitzvosai" are once- only personal instructions, such as "lech lecha" (leaving his homeland), Akeidas Yitzchak, and banishing Hagar and Yishma'el. "Chukosai" repre- sent the mission to follow and to teach Hashem's noble attrib- utes of mercy, justice, and the like. "Torosai" include all per- manent family-wide command- ments, which are circumcision and the seven mitzvos bnei Noach \u2013 commandments given to non-Jews.
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family of Avraham did not
keep all 613 mitzvos before
Matan Torah.
taxes is the principle of rent. The land of each country belongs to the ruler (or the government) of that particular country, and the owner of any real estate is entitled to charge rent from all those who want to live on their property. The one exception to this rule (according to this view) is Eretz Yisroel, which the Torah declares belongs to Hashem. Since Hashem is the true proper- ty owner, and he has encouraged all of Bnei Yisroel to live in Eretz Yisroel, no government in control there ever has the right to charge taxes (rent,) because they are not the right- ful landlord. The Landlord (with a capital \u201cL\u201d) has granted permission for all of Bnei Yisroel to live in His country (what is called the \u201cpaltin shel melech\u201d \u2013 \u201cthe palace of the king.) This view is quoted by the Ran in his commentary to Nedarim. There are many religious people who are not that knowl- edgeable of any other comments made by the Ran in his commentary on Nedarim, either before or after this and are only famil- iar with this one position of the Ran. The truth of the matter is that not only has this view not been accepted in Shulchan Aruch, it didn\u2019t even gain honorable men-
tion. The Shulchan Aruch quotes verbatim from the Rambam that one is obligated to pay taxes both in Eretz Yisroel as well as in other countries.
It is important to note that today the basis for taxation is totally different from what it was in Talmudic times. Today, all modern countries provide a variety of services: They provide streets and highways, and main- tain forests and museums. They provide fire, police, and military protection. They collect garbage and deliver mail. They do medical research to discover cures for dis- eases, etc. The taxes are collected for the purpose of covering the annual budget, which pays for all of these projects. The halacha views all of the people living in the same neighborhood as \u201cshutfim\u201d \u2013 \u201cpart- ners,\u201d sharing a common need for a shul, yeshiva, mikveh and an eruv, and there- fore, the \u201cpartners\u201d can force each other to put up the needed amount to further their partnership. So too, all people who live in the same city, state, and country are consid- ered \u201cshutfim\u201d with respect to the services provided by that city, state, and country. The purpose behind the taxes is no longer
\u201cto enrich the king\u201d in the slightest. In addi- tion to all the other expenses, the govern- ment officials have to be paid as well, but it is because they serve as the employees of all the citizens for the purpose of looking after all these services, and seeing to it that they are properly taken care of. In our modern world, one who does not pay his proper share of taxes is no longer viewed as cheating the king (or the ruler) of the country, but rather as cheating (i.e. stealing from) his partners. The amount of money not paid by the one who cheats will have to be taken care of by having the rest of the \u201cpartners\u201d put up more money from their pockets to cover all the expenses of the partnership. And even if much of the tax money goes towards expenditures that are not to one\u2019s personal liking and that one gets nothing out of, such is the halacha of any partnership: the majority of the part- ners have the right to determine what are the reasonable needs of the partnership. Therefore, this majority has the legitimate right to force the minority to contribute their share towards properly furthering the partnership.
Nechama Leibovitz, in a seminal essay on Rashi's approach to citing midrashim, points out that there are often many midrashim to any particular verse, but Rashi very seldom tells us this. When he does, he means to reject those midrashim as not being in conformity to the simple meaning of the verse. In this particular instance, the other midrashim view Eisav as representing an additional stage in the development of evil in the world. Why did Eisav wish to wait until after his father\u2019s death to kill Ya\u2019akov? Eisav thought that when Kayin killed his brother Hevel, he made a mistake in not waiting until their father had passed away and could not fur- ther divide his estate. Therefore, Eisav decided to wait until after Yitzchak died, and then kill Ya\u2019akov, so he would not lose his inheritance.
Rashi disagrees in that this view of Eisav represents him solely in a negative light, as a symbol of evil. Rashi maintains that Eisav, in fact, had a variegated
personality, as he really did care for and honor his father. Therefore, Rashi felt that the midrash, while important for the message it conveyed, did not reflect the simple meaning of the Torah, which pres- ents people as human beings, with all of their com- plexities.
In light of Nechama Leibovitz's insight, it seems very difficult to understand why Rashi in the begin- ning of the parsha would cite a midrash that seems to contradict the simple meaning of the verse, and, moreover, calls into question the love Eisav had for his father.
Rabbi Yerucham Levovitz answers that, in reality, Eisav was sincere in his questions. Indeed, both Rabbi Yosef Rosen (the Rogatchover Gaon) and Rabbi Chaim Kanyevski point out that Eisav\u2019s ques- tions were valid: there are situations in which one must, in fact, tithe straw or salt. One could add that Eisav specifically asked his father detailed questions about tithing because this was a mitzvah that Yitzchak took special care to keep, as pointed out by
the Rambam in his Laws of Kings. Eisav, then, was not consciously trying to fool his father. However, one cannot ignore the fact that his scrupulousness in performing the mitzvos of honoring his father and tithing his crop were exceptions in his general demeanor.
Rabbi Levovitz says that this is the meaning of the words \u201cki tzayid befiv\u201d \u2013 Eisav's mouth and his heart were not consistent. When speaking to his father and tending to his needs, he did and said all the right things. However, in his heart, he did not have an overall dedication to God. Ya'akov, on the other hand, is described as an \u201cish tam,\u201d a complete man, in that everything he did was fitting and con- sistent with his overall demeanor. Ya'akov, unlike his brother Eisav, did not adopt stringencies in one area of divine service and completely neglect other areas; rather, he was a complete and integrated person, and thereby merited to be the one to carry on the tradi- tion to future generations.
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Ramban writes before this that even according to Rashi, the family of Avraham did not keep all 613 mitzvos before Matan Torah. For example, Ya'akov married Rachel and Leah, who were sisters of each other, even though in Vayikra 18:18 this is prohibited. Rather, Avraham learned the entire Torah through ruach hakodesh \u2013 divine inspiration - and chose to keep its commandments only within the land of Israel. Ya'akov was thus allowed to marry two sisters outside of Israel.
As mentioned before, Rashi clearly states that Avraham and his family began to keep the entire Torah before it was commanded. Rambam, however, essentially agrees with Ramban, and says that Avraham's partial Torah observance was a step in the organic process that led to matan Torah at Sinai. Rambam writes (hilchos Melachim 9:1):
six things\u2026[Hashem] added for Noach [the prohibition against eating] limbs of a living animal\u2026So it was throughout the world
until Avraham. Avraham was commanded, besides the foregoing, to do circumcision, and he prayed in the morning. Yitzchak sep- arated a tithe and added a prayer in the after- noon. Ya'akov added [the prohibition against eating] the sciatic nerve and prayed in the evening. In Egypt, Amram was given additional commandments, until Moshe Rabbeinu arrived and the Torah was com- pleted by him."
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