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Zach's Mail Stack 1/31
Well my friends, we've reached the end of the road.
National Signing Day is less than a week away and this is the final Mail Stack until the summer.
The 2013 recruiting cycle is the first that I covered from start to finish, and I had a blast bringing you all breaking news, writing features and answering your questions on this blog.
Thanks to everyone who left comments throughout the year, especially the ones from my most recent story. I appreciate all the kind words and can't wait to get the 2014 class cranking!
This weekend Florida hosts JUCO quarterback Tanner McEvoy, receivers James Clark and Ryan Timmons and defensive tackle Jay-nard Bostwick. JUCO defensive tackle Jarran Reed (Ole Miss) and defensive end Tashawn Bower (Auburn) will visit the schools they're currently committed to, while linebacker Quinton Powell and cornerback Jalen Ramsey stay home to mull over their decisions.
As I first reported on Wednesday, fullback Kennard Swanson will attend a junior college because of his academics. And for those who asked me yet again about Robert Nkdemiche and Montravius Adams, it's not happening folks. Ndemiche is Ole Miss bound and it's either Clemson or Georgia for Adams. The Gators got them on campus for official visits and recruited them diligently. Aside from a commitment, that's all you can ask for when pursuing five-star prospects.
On to the questions!
Is it going to be another quiet signing day for UF like last year? — Georgia GATORBOI
Barring a surprise commit, I would say so. But this year will be quiet for different reasons. Last February, Florida struck out with every uncommitted prospect it was in contention for and didn't sign a full class. The Gators have already met their needs this time around and they're only in the running for a handful of recruits as a result. Their class has made so much noise that it won't matter whether or not they have a quiet Wednesday.
What are the chances we actually flip Jalen Ramsey? — Brandon, Bamos, Christopher, Dustin, FS, Garrett, Jake, Jacob, Jerome, Jimmie, Nathan, Sebastian.
Most sites have him either sticking with USC or flipping to FSU, but I believe the Gators remain right in the thick of things. The Ramsey camp is completely quiet right now and all three schools feel confident, so it's hard to say for sure what he's going to do. I think Ramsey doesn't even know yet and will make a final decision over the weekend.
At this time, I still feel it will be Florida when I make my official prediction on Tuesday. Will Muschamp got the final in-home visit with Ramsey on Thursday night and is the last coach to see him before he signs. That face time coupled with the pro-Florida factors I listed last week gives UF the edge in my mind.
However, that's just an educated guess and my opinion on Ramsey could change by the time you've read this blog. That's how fluid his recruitment has been. And although missing out on a five-star corner for the second-consecutive year (Tracy Howard in 2012) would hurt Gator fans, it won't hurt Florida's cornerback position. UF already has the nation's top CB and No. 2 overall prospect committed in Vernon Hargreaves III. End of story.
Who does UF want more between James Clark and Ryan Timmons? Would they take both receivers? — T.J., FS, Phillip
If you compare offers and watch their highlight tapes, it's pretty clear that Clark is the better prospect and he's the priority for UF. Timmons put up some impressive numbers in high school, but Clark has better moves and appears to be faster.
Florida's board is shrinking as we approach NSD and the Gators would have room for Clark and Timmons if both wanted in, but the likelihood of that happening is very slim. Seven receivers is a bit much for one class and I doubt UF wants two wideouts with basically identical skill sets. Besides, I think Timmons stays close to home and picks Kentucky.
Zach, who's the guy nobody is talking about right now from this class that people are going to end up remembering? A guy like Ahmad Black. — Jimmy
I haven't heard much about Kelvin Taylor, so I'll go with him. Jussst kidding. All (bad) jokes aside, I'm going to stay in the secondary and say Keanu Neal. Even though Neal is an All-American, I feel like he's been overshadowed by Hargreaves and Marcell Harris in this class. But I've been impressed every time I watched him in a game or combine. Neal is absolutely jacked and knows how to play the safety position. He has a great head on his shoulders and a brother who played in the NFL for seven years, so I think he can become a memorable player at UF.
Final mock class? — Devin, Trey
Last week I had Florida closing with Bostwick, Clark, Powell, Ramsey and Swanson, who is now out. Another prospect I'm going to remove is Powell. Last week I said the Trojans had a slight edge. But after dropping James Hearns, I thought the Gators would turn up the heat on Powell (which they did) and surpass Southern Cal. However, after speaking to him Thursday, I still get the sense that USC is in the lead for his services even though he's telling me it's 50-50. I hope to pick his brain some more before NSD.
QB Max Staver
RB Adam Lane
*RB Kelvin Taylor
WR Alvin Bailey
WR James Clark
WR Ahmad Fulwood
WR Marqui Hawkins
WR Chris Thompson
*WR Demarcus Robinson
OL Trenton Brown
OL Cameron Dillard
OL Octavius Jackson
OL Roderick Johnson
*OL Tyler Moore
DT Jay-nard Bostwick
DT Caleb Brantley
*DT Darious Cummings
*DL Joey Ivie
DL Antonio Riles
DE Jordan Sherit
*LB Alex Anzalone
LB Jarrad Davis
*LB Daniel McMillian
*LB Matt Rolin
CB Vernon Hargreaves III
CB Jalen Ramsey
DB Marcell Harris
DB Keanu Neal
DB Nick Washington
* — early enrollee
37 Comments
Thanks Zach for all the news. I enjoy reading the mailstack each week. Pray that Ramsey is smart and joins the Gators. Powell would be crazy to go to USC w with Kiffin on his way out. Bostwick and Clark need to join the orange and blue. Go Gators! Adams is an SEC player and should not even think Clemsy. NKemdiche will go to Oxford but will watch Bama, LSU, and Tex AM top them every year. Family makes a huge mistake.
by james
What a great looking list of recruits… If these all pan out we will have addressed needs probably better than anyone in the country. I guess that's why it may be the #1 class in the country. You hate to speculate, but the potential is truly there to develop a great team… Zach,is there any potential for surprises or a shocker out there in the last week until NSD? Go Gators!
by Swampman
looks good man
by J
Good stuff, Zach! Thanks for your efforts all year long. Take care of your little guy and you know who! See you next year! Thanks again, great job!
by GatorStrong
Hey Zach, I read on espn and various media outlets that Denver Kirkland got dropped from Miami due to a silent commitment from a D lineman. Could this silent commitment to Miami be Bostwick?
by KwGator
Great job as usual Zach and I suspect it will be your last as ESPN will certainly steal you away from the SUN.
by ga gator
Swampman. Law of averages says 1/3 of these guys will never make an impact with the Gators. That's just the way it goes. But I hope you are right. If we can get 70% contribution from this class, that would be huge.
by Gatortom
To echo others sentiments, great job Zach! Looking forward to your continued work in the future.
by G8rnTtown
Those last five recruits on the list make up two excellent CBs, two excellent safeties, and one excellent nickel back for a future Gator secondary.
by Tampa Gator
Zach, I was meaning to ask if u knew when UF first junior day was. U do a fine job btw.
by Real gator
Great work this year!!!! Love the work you put out. I must say though that I sincerely hope your picks play out the way you predict. However, I disagree with the statement that Clark is better than Timmons, but I will take either one. Great job once again and looking forward to next year.
by Gator Champ
Thanks for a year of great work, Zach. You've done better than anyone ever has for the Sun. I hope to be reading your work here for many years.
by Doug
Nice Job Zach…Hope this is the real class.
Thanksby bob
JUst a sensational class right now as it stands. We'll get a few more on NSD and end up at #2 IMO.
by Gator Todd
Going out on a limb here I believe we dont get any of these guys, Powell, Clark, Ramsey, Bostwick or Timmons. We can use them however Ill be shocked if the come aboard just my gut feeling. Hope Gators prove me wrong# NSD just days away! "Stay Tuned"
by FlaboyDg
Ramsey should come to UF just because of Hargreaves. If he goes somewhere and he's "the lockdown corner", teams will just throw to the other side. If Hargreaves is over there, they can't do that. His best chance to get a lot of int's and big plays is at UF.
by lizardgrad89
Great job Zach! You have provided great insight all year. Thank you!
by Patrick
Zach, Just let me echo what all we gator fans are thinking: GREAT JOB!!! PLEASE DONT LISTEN WHEN ESPN COMES CALLING!!!
by ron
Zach, for me I enjoy reading your articles the most of any on Gatorsports. You do a great job! GO GATORS!
by topgator
agree with lizardgrad89….. ramsey and hargraves would be a dynamic shut down duo for years
by MADgator
Tom, if only 33% of our recruits amount to anything, our class will have been considered a miserable failure. The average is about 50-60% successful in some capacity, with 70% and above considered a successful class… I know something about 10 or so of these kids, and they are good kids, good athletes, good families, etc, so lets hope the coaches have done their homework. I've been told they are making it a priority to get and keep kids who are "high character", which has become so cliche these days. I've been told they even have a checklist of some type. I've never seen it, but that is the word anyway… I feel good about this class… Go Gators!
by Swampman
Flaboydg, I promise u we won't miss all of them
by Real gator
Great job Zach, @ Lizardgrad89… Very good observation. I hope Ramsey is thinking on those lines as well. It would actually benifit both of them, The OC will now have to pick his POISON. With the returning DB's we have, they will need to try and figure out where do we pass on FLORIDA, do we have time to pass on FLORIDA? This could make teams one dimensional and that will be disasterous against this TEAM. I think we are loaded and will perform like Champions and be CHAMPIONS if we get those last 4 or not. It will be better if we have them and I hope that we do. GO GATORS!!!!
by CREEK GATOR
Enjoy your articles with the comments and questions and answers.
Great class if all the above sign on. Muschamp is doing a terrific job bringing in good assistant coaches and players to meet our needs.
I still feel we have a chance of picking up two more 5 stars
defensive players by NSD. Yes, Ramsey is one of them.by Gatorman1
Thank you Zach for all of the time you put into our blog. I go into football withdrawls when the season ends, and you help keep this pain at ease. I would still like to believe that NKemdiche will choose the GATORS because with his addition our defenase willo be top 5 again and he would create the much needed depth that will play behind him. GO GATORS!
by Ed Long
Now that they're committed to play let's hope the coaches can do their job and
by billy dougherty
@Swampman — where did you get that statistic? If 4 out of 25 become difference makers or stars, that's considered a success. That means that of your 22 starters on O and D any given year 16 are superstars. 70% success rate year after year is impossible. Even 50% is a ridiculous bar to set for recruiting.
by Delray Mike
Q. Powell is scrambling to put a decision together now. I would guess our coaches have decided to leave the light on for a select few and save the remaining scholarships for'14. C'mon Wednesday!! Go Gators!
by TigerCatZeroZero
The end of a great year, Zach! You have done a phenomenal job, keeping Gator Nation informed. You are definitely the best! Hopefully, you will be around a while; however, you will move on to accomplish great things.
It surely would be something if we landed Nkimdiche. I believe he will sign with Ole Miss, but, one can't count Muschamp out. I hope we get Ramsey and Clark, at a minimum. If we land them, this will truly be a class to remember and I feel confident that 60% or more or these kids will have memorable careers. We have Coaches that know how to develop players.
by GIGator
Mike, you don't rate recruits that way…very few recruits become as you say, "superstars". If that were the case, no one would be successful at recruiting. What you look for is kids who make a contribution to the team (starter, in the rotation, or good special teams contributor). Everyone else is considered unsuccessful in terms of recruiting, those include: transfers, significant injuries, and underachievers. If you reread my post, that's what I was saying in terms of successful in some capacity. That is how recruiting classes are typically judged… This looks like a great class on paper, lets hope most of them contribute in some way… Go Gators!
by Swampman
Mike, recruiting classes are not judged by how many become as you say, "superstars". If that were the case, no one would be successful at recruiting. What we look for is kids who have made a significant contribution to the team, those include: starters, in the rotation, and even significant special teams contributors. most everyone else is unsuccessful, those include: transfers, significant injuries, and underachievers… If you reread my post, that is what I was trying to say about being successful in some capacity. This potential class looks terrific on paper, lets hope they end up being successful… Go Gators!
by Swampman
by Swampman
@Swampman – if you are talking about percentage of kids that matriculate as a UF football player (a lower bar than I was describing) then Gatortom is about right. If two-thirds of every class matriculates that's a pretty good average. Throw in transfers (in) a few walk ons, and a class of red-shirt guys and the program's recruiting would get a gold-star over time. Perhaps you or I mis-read Gatortom's post??
by Delray Mike
That class would scream that Champ has drawn the line in the sand at UF.
by GatorKen
As long as these kids come to Gainesville and represent my university with class and dignity then I will consider every one of them a success, regardless of what they accomplish on the field.
by Doug
You give me Bostwick and Clark and hang on to everyone else we have and I'm doing the Snoopy Dance on NSD.
Anyone else is just gravy.
by Gator Todd
as "bear" bryant said, "Show class, have pride, and display character. if you do, winning takes care of itself.
by Jimmy
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The 2002 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and select retail establishments. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. The CFS was last conducted in 1997.
This report contains background information on the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey and then presents detailed tabular results on shipment characteristics by mode of transportation, commodity, distance shipped, and shipment weight. In Appendix A, key characteristics of the 2002 CFS are compared to those of the 1993 and 1997 surveys. Appendix B focuses on the reliability of the estimates and discusses sampling and nonsampling errors. Tables containing estimates of sampling variability corresponding to each table on shipment characteristics are also included in Appendix B.
This report presents the final United States summary data. It contains more detail than the preliminary United States report issued in December 2003 and reflects all revisions based on the geographic level analyses conducted since then. Additional reports will include data for census regions, divisions, states, and selected metropolitan areas, as well as selected data on exports and hazardous material shipments.
The 2002 CFS covers business establishments with paid employees that are located in the United States and are classified using the 1997 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) in mining, manufacturing, wholesale trade, and select retail trade industries, namely, electronic shopping and mail-order houses. Establishments classified in services, transportation, construction, and most retail industries are excluded from the survey. Farms, fisheries, foreign establishments, and most government-owned establishments are also excluded.
The survey also covers auxiliary establishments (i.e., warehouses and managing offices) of multiestablishment companies, which have nonauxiliary establishments that are in-scope to the CFS or are classified in retail trade. The coverage of managing offices has been expanded in the 2002 CFS, compared to the 1997 CFS. For the 1997 CFS, the number of in-scope managing offices was reduced to a large extent based on the results of the 1992 Economic Census. A managing office was considered in-scope to the 1997 CFS only if it had sales or end-of-year inventories in the 1992 Census. However, research conducted prior to the 2002 CFS showed that not all managing offices with shipping activity in the 1997 CFS indicated sales or inventories in the 1997 Economic Census. Therefore, the 1997 Economic Census results were not used in the determination of scope for managing offices in the 2002 CFS.
For the 1993 CFS and the 1997 CFS, establishments were classified based on the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC). Though an attempt was made to maintain similar coverage between the 1997 CFS and the 2002 CFS, there were some changes in industry coverage due to the conversion from SIC to NAICS. Most notably, coverage of the logging industry changed from an in-scope Manufacturing SIC code (SIC 2411) to an out-of-scope Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting NAICS code (NAICS 1133). Also, coverage of the publishing industry changed from in-scope Manufacturing SIC codes (SIC 2711, 2721, 2731, 2741, and part of 2771) to out-of-scope Information NAICS codes (NAICS 5111 and 51223).
See Appendix A for a comparison between the 2002, 1997, and 1993 surveys. Also see Appendix C for a more detailed discussion on industry coverage and the sample design. The NAICS industries covered in the 2002 CFS are listed in the following table:
NAICS code | Description |
212 | Mining (Except Oil and Gas) |
311 | Food Manufacturing |
312 | Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing |
313 | Textile Mills |
314 | Textile Product Mills |
315 | Apparel Manufacturing |
316 | Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing |
321 | Wood Product Manufacturing |
322 | Paper Manufacturing |
323 | Printing and Related Support Activities |
324 | Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing |
325 | Chemical Manufacturing |
326 | Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing |
327 | Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing |
331 | Primary Metal Manufacturing |
332 | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing |
333 | Machinery Manufacturing |
334 | Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing |
335 | Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing |
336 | Transportation Equipment Manufacturing |
337 | Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing |
339 | Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
421 | Wholesale Trade, Durable Goods |
422 | Wholesale Trade, Nondurable Goods |
4541 | Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses |
49310 | Warehousing and Storage |
551114 | Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices |
The CFS captures data on shipments originating from select types of business establishments located in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The data do not cover shipments originating from business establishments located in Puerto Rico and other U.S. possessions and territories. Shipments traversing the U.S. from a foreign location to another foreign location (e.g., from Canada to Mexico) are not included, nor are shipments from a foreign location to a U.S. location. Imported products are included in the CFS at the point that they left the importer's domestic location for shipment to another location. Shipments that are shipped through a foreign territory with both the origin and destination in the U.S. are included in the CFS data. The mileages calculated for these shipments exclude the international segments (e.g., shipments from New York to Michigan through Canada do not include any mileages for Canada). Export shipments are included, with the domestic destination defined as the U.S. port, airport, or border crossing of exit from the U.S.
The ''Industry Coverage'' section of the text lists the NAICS groups covered by the CFS. Other industry areas that are not covered, but may have significant shipping activity, include agriculture and government. For agriculture, specifically, this means that the CFS does not cover shipments of agricultural products from the farm site to the processing centers or terminal elevators (most likely short-distance local movements), but does cover the shipments of these products from the initial processing centers or terminal elevators onward.
To estimate the distance traveled by each freight shipment sampled for the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, the BTS Mileage Calculation Team used routing algorithms and an integrated, intermodal transportation network developed and updated expressly for this purpose by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The BTS Team worked at a secure data site within the Census Bureau. Each record contained the ZIP Code shipment origin and destination, and the mode or modal sequence required by the routing algorithm for distance estimation. Each record also contained information on type of commodity moved, its weight, dollar value, and hazardous materials status. For export shipments, data on the U.S. port of exit were also identified, along with foreign destination city and country. Processing of shipment records began in the fall of 2002, with completion in October 2003.
One essential exercise was editing and imputing both absent and invalid geographic data elements, specifically origin and destination ZIP Codes, prior to estimating the distance traveled for each freight shipment. For this purpose, the BTS Mileage Calculation Team developed and maintained databases of domestic city/state names and foreign city/country names. The missing data elements, along with other related data problems found by the BTS Team, were either: (1) imputed because of high probability of accurate correction by the BTS Team, such as imputing a missing destination ZIP Code, given a destination city and state; or (2) reported back to the Census Bureau, allowing for call-backs to shippers for clarification/correction.
For a domestic shipment, the mileage is calculated between the center of the geographic area (centroid) of the U.S. origin ZIP Code and the centroid of the destination ZIP Code. The mileage for the shipments within a ZIP Code is calculated by means of a formula that approximates the longest distance within the boundaries of that ZIP Code. The mileage for an export shipment is calculated between a shipments centroid of U.S. origin ZIP Code and its foreign destination country (city in the case of Canada and Mexico), via a U.S. port of exit (POE), be it seaport, airport, or border crossing. However, only the portion of mileage that falls within the U.S. is included in the CFS estimates. That is to say, once the export reaches the POE, the POE is considered the final domestic destination, the domestic route is finished, and any following mileage is not counted from the POE. These mileages are computed using routing algorithms that find the minimum impedance path over mathematical representations of the U.S. and North American highway, railway and waterway networks, and a transglobal representation of U.S.originating air freight and deep-sea transport networks. Shipment mileages were estimated for each record by summing over the distances of links contained within each minimum impedance path. Impedance was computed as a weighted combination of distance, time, and cost factors.
The ORNL multimodal network database is composed of mode-specific subnetworks representing each of the major transportation modes, such as highway, railway, waterway, and airway (pipeline network was not available due to security reasons). The links of these networks represent linehaul transportation facilities. Network nodes represent intersections and interchanges, along with the access points to the transportation network. To simulate local access, test links are created from each five-digit ZIP Code centroid to nearby nodes on the network. For the truck network, local access is assumed to exist everywhere. For the other modes this is not true. Before any test links are created for these modes, a search procedure is used to determine if and where such networks are most likely to provide access to the ZIP Code. For shipments involving more than one mode, such as truck-rail or rail-water shipments, intermodal transfer links are added to the network database to connect the individual modal networks together for routing purposes. An intermodal terminals database and a number of terminal transfer models were developed at ORNL to identify likely transfer points for different classes of freight. A measure of link impedance was calculated for each access, line-haul, and intermodal transfer link traversed by a shipment. These impedances were mode specific and are based on various link characteristics. For example, the set of links characterizing the highway network included speed impacting factors, such as the presence of a divided or undivided roadway, the degree of access control, the rural or urban setting, the number of lanes, the degree of urban congestion, and the length of the link. Link impedance measures were also assigned to the local access links. Intermodal transfer link impedances are estimated in terms of the time it takes to move goods through a transfer facility. In the case of rail and air freight, intercarrier transfer penalties were also considered to obtain proper route selections. A shortest path algorithm is used to find the minimum impedance path between a shipment's origin ZIP Code centroid and destination ZIP Code centroid. The cumulative length of the local access plus line-haul links on this path provides the estimated distances used in CFS mileage computations. When rail and air freight were involved, these shipment distances were often averaged over more than one path between an origin-destination pair.
For pipeline shipments, ton-miles and average miles per shipment are not shown in the tables. For most of these shipments, the respondents reported the shipment destination as a pipeline facility on the main pipeline network. Therefore, for the majority of these shipments, the resulting mileage represented only the access distance through feeder pipelines to the main pipeline network, and not the actual distance through the main pipeline network. Pipeline shipments are included in the U.S. totals for ton-miles and average miles per shipment. For security purposes, there is no pipeline network available in the public domain with which to route petroleum-based products. Hence, any modal distance, either single or multi, involving pipeline was considered as solely pipeline mileage from origin ZIP to destination ZIP and calculated to equal great circle distance (GCD). Note: Great circle distance is defined as the shortest distance between two points on the earth's surface, taking into account the earth's curvature.
Value of shipments. The dollar value of the entire shipment. This was defined as the net selling value, f.o.b. plant, exclusive of freight charges and excise taxes. The value data are displayed in millions of dollars.
The total value of shipments, as measured by the CFS, and the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) while similar in size provide different measures of economic activity in the United States and are not directly comparable. GDP is the value of all goods produced and services performed by labor and capital located in the United States. In 2002, the U.S. GDP was estimated at $10.4 trillion (measured in current U.S. dollars). The value of shipments, as measured by the CFS, is the market value of goods shipped from manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and mail order retail establishments, as well as warehouses and managing offices of multiunit establishments.
Three important differences can be identified between GDP and value of shipments:
Commodity. Products that an establishment produces, sells, or distributes. This does not include items that are considered as excess or byproducts of the establishment's operation. Respondents reported the description and the five-digit Standard Classification of Transported Goods (SCTG) code for the major commodity contained in the shipment, defined as the commodity with the greatest weight in the total shipment.
Average miles per shipment. For the 1993 CFS, we excluded shipments of Standard Transportation Commodity Classification (STCC) 27, Printed Matter, from our calculation of average miles per shipment. We made this decision after determining that respondents in the 1993 CFS shipping newspapers, magazines, catalogs, etc., had used widely varying definitions of the term ''shipment.'' For the 1997 and 2002 CFS, we made numerous efforts throughout our data collection and editing to produce consistent results from establishments shipping SCTG 29, Printed Products. As a result, we have included printed products in the average miles per shipment estimates for 1997 and 2002.
Distance shipped. In Table 3, shipment data are presented for various ''distance shipped'' intervals. Shipments were categorized into these ''distance shipped'' intervals based on the great circle distance between their origin and destination ZIP Code centroids. All other distance-related data in this and other tables (i.e., ton-miles and average miles per shipment) are based on the mileage calculations. (See the ''Mileage Calculations'' section for more details.)
Great circle distance. The shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere over the surface of that sphere.
Mode of transportation. The type of transportation used for moving the shipment to its domestic destination. For exports, the domestic destination was the port of exit.
Mode Definitions
In the instructions to the respondent, we defined the possible modes as follows:
In the tables, we have used additional terms for mode, which we define as follows:
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Ton-miles. The shipment weight multiplied by the mileage traveled by the shipment. The respondents reported shipment weight in pounds. Aggregated pound-miles were converted to ton-miles. Mileage was calculated as the distance between the shipment origin and destination ZIP Codes. For shipments by truck, rail, or shallow draft vessels, the mileage excludes international segments. For example, mileages from Alaska to the continental United States exclude any mileages through Canada (see the ''Mileage Calculations'' section for more details). For trucks making mutliple stops, the ton-miles are calculated for each delivery, and each drop-off point is treated as a final destination. Ton-miles estimates are displayed in millions.
Tons shipped. The total weight of the entire shipment. Respondents reported the weight in pounds. Aggregated pounds were converted to short-tons (2,000 pounds). For freight shipped to distribution centers for subsequent reshipment, the tonnage is counted each time the goods are transported.
Total modal activity (Table 2 only). The overall activity (e.g., ton-miles) of a specific mode of transportation, whether used in a single-mode shipment, or as part of a multiple-mode shipment. For example, the total modal activity for private truck is the total ton-miles carried by private truck in single-mode shipments, combined with the total ton-miles carried by private truck in all multiple-mode shipments that include private truck (private truck and for-hire truck, private truck and rail, private truck and air, etc.)
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S | Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality. |
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* From the main Noisebridge [[Network|network]], the IP address is 172.30.0.30, and DNS has it at <tt>pony.noise</tt>. | * From the main Noisebridge [[Network|network]], the IP address is 172.30.0.30, and DNS has it at <tt>pony.noise</tt>. | ||
* From the Internet or the '''noisebridge-dsl''' wifi, a NAT port is forwarded from <tt>pony.noisebridge.net</tt>. | * From the Internet or the '''noisebridge-dsl''' wifi, a NAT port is forwarded from <tt>pony.noisebridge.net</tt>. | ||
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pony.noise is a headless Linux box at Noisebridge.
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- From the main Noisebridge network, the IP address is 172.30.0.30, and DNS has it at pony.noise.
- From the Internet or the noisebridge-dsl wifi, a NAT port is forwarded from pony.noisebridge.net.
SSH information
RSA key fingerprint is 9d:af:f4:94:70:65:ab:b2:af:a1:ad:03:2b:36:e6:43.
With the following stanza in ~/.ssh/config, you can ssh pony from outside, and ssh pony.local from inside.
Host pony | pony.local Hostname pony.noisebridge.net ForwardAgent no ForwardX11 no
If you want an account, add a SSH Key and an Adduser stanza to your User: page on the wiki; see User:Adi or User:Rubin110 for examples. Then contact via email someone with full sudoers on Pony (see below) for an account, please provide a link to your user page to make it easier. Any Noisebridge member who agrees to be excellent to each other is welcome to an account. All users get sudo apt-get access; additional administration duties will be shared as necessary (asking nice works better then threatening to root the box).
Here is a tutorial on generating keys for and configuring ssh
Requests to change a user's shell after the account has been created will require a personal favor or a Double Dare. (Or you can simply use chsh.)
Full sudoers (updated 20100222):
- User:adi
- User:rubin110
- User:ioerror
- User:jof
- User:dr_jesus
- User:leif
- User:Shkoo
- User:aestetix
- User:zaius
- User:thatha
- User:micah
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- 3-core 64-bit AMD CPU at 2.1 GHz
- 750GB system drive
- 2.5 TB data drives in eSATA chassis (/d1, /d2, /d3)
- Debian Lenny (5.0 stable) 32-bit install
df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sda5 9.2G 223M 8.5G 3% / tmpfs 887M 0 887M 0% /lib/init/rw udev 10M 136K 9.9M 2% /dev tmpfs 887M 0 887M 0% /dev/shm /dev/sda1 942M 32M 863M 4% /boot /dev/sda8 46G 181M 44G 1% /tmp /dev/sda7 92G 480M 87G 1% /usr /dev/sda9 9.2G 372M 8.4G 5% /var /dev/sda11 9.2G 153M 8.6G 2% /var/log /dev/sda10 9.2G 150M 8.6G 2% /var/tmp /dev/sda12 92G 188M 87G 1% /var/www /dev/sda14 368G 195M 349G 1% /home /dev/sda13 46G 180M 44G 1% /scratch /dev/sdc1 917G 200M 908G 1% /d1 /dev/sdb1 688G 198M 681G 1% /d2 /dev/sde1 688G 198M 681G 1% /d3
Restart Procedure:
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The California Department of Transportation's Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program has awarded the Mohawk Valley Stewardship Council a grant in the amount of $500,000 toward the acquisition of the ranch for its value as a roadside recreational facility.
The program recognizes the importance of White Sulphur Springs Ranch, formerly known as McLear's, as a community recreational asset and historical icon to Plumas County and the northern Sierra Nevada region.
Alice Berg, council president, who wrote the Caltrans grant said, "The Mohawk Valley Stewardship Council's hard work on this project, the incredible philanthropic donation by Steve Luczo and the tremendous public support has paid off."
In addition to the Caltrans grant, the MVSC also received support from the National Trust for Historic Preservation specifically designated as "seed money" to begin a capital campaign for restoration of the historical main building at White Sulphur Springs Ranch.
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What's the median disk throughput? That would be more useful, imo.
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Last year leading up to the release of Ubuntu 7.04 "Feisty Fawn" and Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" we had published several articles looking at various aspects of this desktop Linux distribution. These articles had varied from looking at Ubuntu's power consumption for the past six major releases to presenting the visual history of Ubuntu and how its graphics have evolved since Ubuntu 4.10. With Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" shipping in just two months, we are once again looking at Ubuntu from several points of view. In this article, we are looking at Ubuntu's boot performance for the past five releases through the use of Bootchart for measuring its boot time, disk throughput, and the running processes.
What's the median disk throughput? That would be more useful, imo.
My most recent bootchart for my Dell 6000 running Ubuntu 7.10.
Did you boot once with the "profile" flag set in grub before running the tests?
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HI! After thinking a lot about this (and also chating with cxo on the irc channel) I decided to post...
The idea is to have a binary library on top of the opensource driver, which would have all the special top secret features into it, developed by AMD/Ati.
This binary library would be completely optional but it would benefit both, AMD/Ati and also the opensource community. This would speed up the driver development (and indirectly the implementation of GEM/TTM, Gallium, DRI2) giving us a stable driver that has compatibility with every distro and AMD/Ati would be able to create this library on top it and bring advanced features to every user.
This features would include OpenGL 2D/3D optimization routines for workstation users (mainly FireGL cards), also UVD Accel for normal users and maybe a fast implementation of OpenCL on top of Gallium.
I have also asked Bridgman about this on the "Ask ATI" dev thread .
Source of the idea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA#intel_hal.so
Well, thanks for your attention, Phoronix rocks!
Hi! As Bridgman said in other posts, there are some parts of documentation/code that they can't opensource because of legal/competitive issues... The library can solve that problem for the people who need those features.
But that won't be the important part for the community, the benefit for us would be to put all the effort in the opensource drivers, because AMD/Ati would help to implement all the features which don't have legal/competitive problems.
I'm really interested in speed up the development, actually the efforts are so divided that we will get optimized drivers in a lot of time. In the other way, using the library, we can use this features in the short term and replace them with time, so the binary library will be smaller.
I think that people need to use something that works well, and as Nille said, currently some features are only in determined drivers, but it would be ok to have the library on top of an opensource (very stable) driver.
There's no point investing or working in something that by definition has no future.
What's "IP Stuff" ? Stands for "Intellectual Property Stuff" ? Could you be more specific ?
Bridgman said somewhere that UVD was going to be documented.
Of course! Freedom!
If you want proprietary drivers Activate it and if not dont use it.
So what's the point with releasing all these specs ?
You wrote Currently with a capital "C", and you may be right about that.
There are three main problems with this approach :
1. For the 3D driver, the performance isn't just a function of "a secret module" (say, the shader compiler) but from the integration of the entire stack including big chunks of the kernel driver (memory management and command submission). If all those bits aren't used together then the performance is going to drop pretty fast.
2. If you want Linux market share to grow, enough to drive native app and game development for example, you're going to need things like legal BD playback with the associated DRM support. That implies a bottom-to-top closed source solution; open source drm implementations are being discussed but I don't think anyone has a practical implementation yet. Until the "what does Linux want to become ?" discussions settle down (if ever) I don't think it makes sense to take the driver in a direction (closed source 3D mixed with open source modesetting) where we would have to completely discard in order to deliver a secure legal BD solution.
3. For UVD, having a small binary module in an otherwise open source driver doesn't really protect the code at all; it's just too easy to reverse-engineer a closed source module if everything around it is open source. I believe Intel dropped the idea themselves, at least that's the impressino I get from the various articles mentioning it.
For clarity, issue #1 is a big enough problem before even considering #2 and #3.
I think the combination of opening up the install/packaging scripts (on phorogit) plus making the drivers more "chatty" so that problems can be diagnosed and fixed more quickly will go a long way to making the driver more tolerant of system-to-system variations.
Last edited by bridgman; 02-05-2009 at 09:04 AM.
Well, after reading your post I arrive to a conclusion...
1- As I see, it would be at least very difficult to implement this kind of approach in the opensource driver in order to add 3D optimizations because of the integration between the opensource and the binary parts. I am not a xorg developer but what about supporting only certain versions of the opensource stack, you know something like "AMD Performance Libs version xxx are compatible with Radeon/Mesa version xxx" so they will stay syncronized.
2- About BD and DRM, I think that they aren't (and maybe won't be) used in Linux... The normal user would be playing home-made h264 or xvid content or at least downloaded from internet.
3- UVD critical information, that would be a problem too, if it is difficult to protect it with this approach we would fall in a legal issue. Maybe there is some way to turn this around or maybe not, I'm not sure.
This has left me a doubt... Would it mean that libva binary approach is insecure too? Will this slow down the development of libva api?
Well, thanks for all your attention again...
#80 http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showp...6&postcount=80
Bridgman said:"we are going to look into opening up UVD, I just can't make any commitments until we have actually gone through the investigation and it won't be quick. We have 6xx/7xx 3d code out now, so IMO the next priority should be basic power management. "
popper said:"thats a shame, we are looking at months at the very least then!"
Bridgeman said:"I think the attraction of the [NV cuda] library is that it makes it easy to retrieve the decoded frame, while most of the decoder implementations supplied by HW vendors tend to only output to the screen simply because that was the main requirement.
We make a similar capability available to ISVs :
popper said:"yep,that about covers it for basic needs it appears, your average dev and indeed Pro coders such as BetaBoy and the CoreAVC coders dont really need that much help once they have the right library and docs access it seems, BetaBoy said he wanted to support ATI UVD in CoreAVC and related apps but you dont give them or the open SW coders access to the ATI UVD."
Bridgeman said:"For open source, yes, but I expect fglrx will have it sooner."Quote: 01-08-2009, 07:48 PM
Originally Posted by popper
thats a shame, we are looking at months at the very least then!
until those UVD header and UVD docs become available, IF ever, we are going nowere, but i assume and really hope Bridgman is hard on the case regarding that vital UVD review, and doing what he can to push it, and its related documentation to the top of the things to get done by someone? inside AMD/ATI ASAP , would that someone be you Bridgeman as the key person?
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So the implementation of UVD will be slow, we don't have even the specs...
Also we aren't sure about which of them are going to be reviewed, because there is UVD (R600 chips) and UVD2 too (R700 chips, more posibilities to be opened)...
I have a Radeon HD2400 (rv610) and I'm not sure if the opensource driver would support UVD on it.


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Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Bass, Members of the Committee, I appreciate your giving me the opportunity to speak before you today on the deepening humanitarian crises in Sudan and South Sudan.
Good morning Chairman Coons, Ranking Member Isakson, and members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for inviting me to speak with you today.
The more than 9,000 men and women of USAID work to provide effective economic, development, and humanitarian assistance in support of our U.S. foreign policy goals. How we improve our contracting practices, including our contingency contracting practices, directly impacts the success and sustainability of our mission. Accountability to Congress and the U.S. taxpayer for the funds we use to develop successful programs is our duty. And it is a duty that we take very seriously.
Therefore, USAID understands the significance and motivations behind this legislation. It addresses many of the management challenges that were highlighted in the report written by the Commission on Wartime Contracting (CWC), that you, Senator McCaskill, created along with Senator Webb. It also addresses some of the most important issues that we contend with through engagements such as Afghanistan, Iraq, and expect to contend with in a potential future contingency.
Madam Chairwoman, Ranking Member Lowey, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the invitation to testify today. I am grateful for the committee's interest in the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) priorities in Latin America and the Caribbean and pleased to have this opportunity to discuss the Obama Administration's development policy in the Americas and our efforts to enhance security in the region. As always, I am eager to hear your advice and counsel.
Only eight months ago, we celebrated the peaceful separation of South Sudan from Sudan as a sign of great hope for a people who have endured war for the greater part of half a century. We also knew that despite the peaceful referendum, these two nations faced considerable challenges that would not be quickly surmounted, including severe underdevelopment in South Sudan, ranking it at the bottom of most development indices, and a series of unresolved disputes. However, we are deeply concerned at the re-emerging conflicts in the region that are undermining hopes for a peaceful pathway for these two new nations and that are creating grave new humanitarian crises. Southern Kordofan, Blue Nile, Abyei, Jonglei: each of these areas has been plunged into uncertainty and suffering for a wide range of preventable reasons and requires a wide range of assistance to meet the needs of the people who live there. Unresolved conflict in Darfur has made a permanent impact on the livelihoods of the region, and we still see over one and a half million people displaced. In South Sudan, rising intercommunal conflict, the steady and potentially increasing flow of returns, and the Government of South Sudan's recent decision to cut off oil production, effectively suspending the flow of 98 percent of state revenues, have heightened our concern for the future stability and long-term health of the world's newest nation.
Thank you Chairman Leahy, Ranking Member Graham, and members of the subcommittee. I am honored to join you to discuss the President's fiscal year 2013 budget request for USAID.
Before I begin I would like to take a moment to offer our deepest condolences on the loss of your friend and colleague, Congressman Donald Payne. There have been few greater friends of USAID than Congressman Payne, and he will be greatly missed. His legacy, however, will live on for years to come.
Thank you Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Lugar, and members of the Committee. I am honored to join you to discuss the President's fiscal year 2013 budget request for USAID.
Good afternoon Chairman Smith, Mr. Payne, and members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for inviting me to speak with you today about the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is always an honor and pleasure for USAID to have the opportunity to discuss our work with supporters of Africa. For me personally, it is a pleasure to be back testifying before this Subcommittee.
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- Transport model analysis of the transverse momentum and rapidity dependence of pion interferometry at SPS energies (2006)
- Based on the UrQMD transport model, the transverse momentum and the rapidity dependence of the Hanbury-Brown-Twiss (HBT) radii R_L, R_O, R_S as well as the cross term R_OL at SPS energies are investigated and compared with the experimental NA49 and CERES data. The rapidity dependence of the R_L, R_O, R_S is weak while the R_OL is significantly increased at large rapidities and small transverse momenta. The HBT "life-time" issue (the phenomenon that the calculated sqrt R_O^2-R_S^2 value is larger than the correspondingly extracted experimental data) is also present at SPS energies.
- Probing the symmetry energy and the degree of isospin equilibrium (2006)
- The rapidity dependence of the single- and double- neutron to proton ratios of nucleon emission from isospin-asymmetric but mass-symmetric reactions Zr+Ru and Ru+Zr at energy range 100 ~ 800 A MeV and impact parameter range 0 ~ 8 fm is investigated. The reaction system with isospin-asymmetry and mass-symmetry has the advantage of simultaneously showing up the dependence on the symmetry energy and the degree of the isospin equilibrium. We find that the beam energy- and the impact parameter dependence of the slope parameter of the double neutron to proton ratio (F_D) as function of rapidity are quite sensitive to the density dependence of symmetry energy, especially at energies E_b ~ 400 A MeV and reduced impact parameters around 0.5. Here the symmetry energy effect on the F_D is enhanced, as compared to the single neutron to proton ratio. The degree of the equilibrium with respect to isospin (isospin mixing) in terms of the F_D is addressed and its dependence on the symmetry energy is also discussed.
- Medium modifications of the nucleon-nucleon elastic cross section in neutron-rich intermediate energy HICs (2006)
- Several observables of unbound nucleons which are to some extent sensitive to the medium modifications of nucleon-nucleon elastic cross sections in neutron-rich intermediate energy heavy ion collisions are investigated. The splitting effect of neutron and proton effective masses on cross sections is discussed. It is found that the transverse flow as a function of rapidity, the Q_zz as a function of momentum, and the ratio of halfwidths of the transverse to that of longitudinal rapidity distribution R_t/l are very sensitive to the medium modifications of the cross sections. The transverse momentum distribution of correlation functions of two-nucleons does not yield information on the in-medium cross section.
- Transport model analysis of femtoscopy data at RHIC energies (2006)
- The pion source as seen through HBT correlations at RHIC energies is investigated within the UrQMD approach. We find that the calculated transverse momentum, centrality, and system size dependence of the Pratt-HBT radii R_L and R_S are reasonably well in line with experimental data. The predicted R_O values in central heavy ion collisions are larger as compared to experimental data. The corresponding quantity sqrt R_O^2-R_S^2 of the pion emission source is somewhat larger than experimental estimates.
- Deuterons and space-momentum correlations in high energy nuclear collisions (1999)
- Using a microscopic transport model together with a coalescence after-burner, we study the formation of deuterons in Au + Au central collisions at s = 200 AGeV . It is found that the deuteron transverse momentum distributions are strongly a ected by the nucleon space-momentum correlations, at the moment of freeze-out, which are mostly determined by the number of rescatterings. This feature is useful for studying collision dynamics at ultrarelativistic energies.
- Re-visit the N/Z ratio of free nucleons from collisions of neutron-rich nuclei as a probe of EoS of asymmetric nuclear matter (2003)
- The N/Z ratio of free nucleons from collisions of neutron-rich nuclei as a function of their momentum is studied by means of Isospin dependent Quantum Molecular Dynamics. We find that this ratio is not only sensitive to the form of the density dependence of the symmetry potential energy but also its strength determined by the symmetry energy coe cient. The uncertainties about the symmetry energy coe cient influence the accuracy of probing the density dependence of the symmetry energy by means of the N/Z ratio of free nucleons of neutron-rich nuclei.
- Probing the equation of state with pions (2005)
- The influence of the isospin-independent, isospin- and momentum-dependent equation of state (EoS), as well as the Coulomb interaction on the pion production in intermediate energy heavy ion collisions (HICs) is studied for both isospin-symmetric and neutron-rich systems. The Coulomb interaction plays an important role in the reaction dynamics, and strongly influences the rapidity and transverse momentum distributions of charged pions. It even leads to the pi- pi+ ratio deviating slightly from unity for isospin-symmetric systems. The Coulomb interaction between mesons and baryons is also crucial for reproducing the proper pion flow since it changes the behavior of the directed and the elliptic flow components of pions visibly. The EoS can be better investigated in neutron-rich system if multiple probes are measured simultaneously. For example, the rapidity and the transverse momentum distributions of the charged pions, the pi- pi+ ratio, the various pion flow components, as well as the difference of pi+-pi- flows. A new sensitive observable is proposed to probe the symmetry potential energy at high densities, namely the transverse momentum distribution of the elliptic flow difference [Delta v_2^pi+ - pi-(p_t rm c.m.].
- Probing the density dependence of the symmetry potential in intermediate energy heavy ion collisions (2005)
- Based on the ultrarelativistic quantum molecular dynamics (UrQMD) model, the effects of the density-dependent symmetry potential for baryons and of the Coulomb potential for produced mesons are investigated for neutron-rich heavy ion collisions at intermediate energies. The calculated results of the Delta-/Delta++ and pi -/pi + production ratios show a clear beam-energy dependence on the density-dependent symmetry potential, which is stronger for the pi -/pi + ratio close to the pion production threshold. The Coulomb potential of the mesons changes the transverse momentum distribution of the pi -/pi + ratio significantly, though it alters only slightly the pi- and pi+ total yields. The pi- yields, especially at midrapidity or at low transverse momenta and the p-/pi+ ratios at low transverse momenta, are shown to be sensitive probes of the density-dependent symmetry potential in dense nuclear matter. The effect of the density-dependent symmetry potential on the production of both, K0 and K+ mesons, is also investigated.
- Probing the density dependence of the symmetry potential at low and high densities (2005)
- We investigate the sensitivity of several observables to the density dependence of the symmetry potential within the microscopic transport model UrQMD (ultrarelativistic quantum molecular dynamics model). The same systems are used to probe the symmetry potential at both low and high densities. The influence of the symmetry potentials on the yields of pi-, pi+, the pi-/pi+ ratio, the n/p ratio of free nucleons and the t/3He ratio are studied for neutron-rich heavy ion collisions (208Pb+208Pb, 132Sn+124Sn, 96Zr+96Zr) at E_b=0.4A GeV. We find that these multiple probes provides comprehensive information on the density dependence of the symmetry potential.


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Meat Loaf
His album "Bat Out of Hell" is certified platinum 14-times over (yep, you read that right), selling over 43 million copies worldwide – it's still regarded by Rolling Stone as one of the greatest albums ever. He's a Grammy-winner, he's one of VH1's "Great Artists of Hard Rock," and he puts on one hell of a show. It's the one and only Meat Loaf. Known for his wide-ranging voice, over-the-top energy and totally theatrical performances, Meat Loaf's rockin' the Park this August with his one-of-a-kind concert style that's going to bring the place down. And with a new album written by "Bat Out of Hell" genius Jim Steinman in the works, you never know what this hard rock superstar's got up his sleeves.
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
Established in 1991, Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art (Intuit) is the only nonprofit organization in the United States that is dedicated solely to presenting self-taught and outsider art — with world class exhibitions; resources for scholars and students; a Permanent Collection with holdings of more than 1,100 works of art; the Henry Darger Room Collection; the Robert A. Roth Study Center, a non-circulating collection with a primary focus in the fields of outsider and contemporary self-taught art; and educational programming for people of all interest levels and backgrounds.
American Toby Jug Museum
The American Toby Jug Museum is home to more than 8,000 Toby and Character jugs, and related derivatives from around the globe. The collection spans the Centuries and features characters representing the times in which they were made, from the oldest dating back to the 1760's to the most recent ones still in production. It is the largest collection in the world, and is on display and open to the public
Midwest Independent Film Festival
The Midwest Independent Film Festival is the nation's only film festival solely dedicated to the Midwest filmmaker, presenting audiences with regionally produced independent cinema every first Tuesday of the month at Landmark Century Centre Cinema in Chicago. This year-round film festival sits proudly at the center of the independent film scene in Chicago and the Midwest and is dedicated to celebrating and strengthening the Midwest filmmaking community
Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology
The goals of the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology are to collect and preserve literature and equipment pertaining to anesthesiology and to make available to the anesthesiology community, others in the medical profession and the public the most comprehensive educational, scientific and archival resources in anesthesiology.
Busy Beaver Button Company and Museum
ince pinback buttons were patented in 1896, people have found many ways to express their life events through buttons. They created the Button Museum to show how people commemorated noteworthy times in their lives by creating and collecting these wearable mementos. The words, artwork, printing style, color, and size were the final result of a vision they wanted to communicate or be a part of.
St. James at Sag Bridge
St. James at Sag Bridge is the Oldest Church in Northern Illinois. Built by Irish immigrants who built the canal. Established in 1833, it is the sole country parish of the Archdiocese of Chicago serving a growing community of Catholics who come together to worship God through the celebration of the Eucharist and traditional devotional activities within truly unique and beautiful surroundings.
The Richard H. Driehaus Gallery of Stained Glass at Navy Pier
The Richard H. Driehaus Gallery of Stained Glass, located near the tip of Chicago's Navy Pier, immerses visitors in darkened rooms bathed in the glow of 11 of Tiffany Studios' stained glass windows, ranging from ecclesiastical to secular landscapes. Each displays the ways Tiffany Studios reinvented tradition, using embedded colors and new types of glass to create folds, ripples, and other textures that gave life to each scene.
Batavia Riverwalk
As the centerpiece of downtown Batavia, the Riverwalk extends along the Depot Pond and Fox River to a north point pavilion, where grand views of the Fox River are available.
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Paramount Theatrical Production: Oklahoma!
This is the show that set the standard for all future musicals by incorporating music, lyrics and dance into a well-crafted serious story. It's also the debut collaboration of one of the most prolific writing teams in American theater history – Rodgers and Hammerstein. Set in the turn of the century Oklahoma Territory, tensions are mounting between the local farmers and cowboys over the use of land. In the midst of it all is the rugged cowboy Curly who's fallen for the strong-headed farm girl, Laurey. Despite their fiery spirits and at times tumultuous relationship, the two are destined to start a new life together in the soon-to-be state called Oklahoma!
Amtrak - Chicago to Springfield
The train makes your trip relaxing and pleasant as you watch the miles roll by.
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Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Show
The Dinner Detective is the largest, award-winning, interactive comedic murder mystery dinner show in the Chicagoland area. We are now running public and private shows in 34 cities across the country every week. The shows are set in the present day. Unlike other murder mystery dinner shows, here you will find no cheesy costumes, no recited campy dialogue and no hokey song and dance. Our performers are dressed just like everyone else, leaving all of the guests to suspect who is a part of the show and who is not. In many instances, guests are seated with the performers and don't even realize it until they die...the performers, that is! Our Detectives proceed to interrogate everyone and find clues as more people die. At the end of the night, prizes are awarded to the Top Sleuth who solves the crime. Each ticket includes a reception with tray passed appetizers, mixed green salad, choice of entree (beef, chicken or pasta), dessert, award winning interactive Murder Mystery show, prizes and so much more. **Every Saturday night through 12/26/2015.
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St. Charles Fine Art Show
The 18th Annual St. Charles Fine Art Show is an award winning, highly regarded show featuring the work of approximately 100 juried artists in various mediums. The show takes place on Memorial Day weekend.
CITY:St. Charles
The Knights with Dawn Upshaw at Ravinia
The dynamic independent orchestra, The Knights, return to Ravinia for the sixth straight summer, brilliant soprano Dawn Upshaw rejoins them on the Martin Theatre stage. Enjoy a great night of Folk songs and dances. Reserved Ticket Price: $40 - $60 Lawn Ticket Price: $10
CITY:Highland Park
Oil Lamp Theater
A unique theater space that is just as much a part of the artistic canvas as the hand-selected theatrical productions. Your experience begins with a warm greeting into a home-like environment which includes fresh-baked cookies. The performances will take you and your friends on an intimate journey to explore the human condition through the lens of relationships and love. Bring your favorite beverage and enjoy the show.
Palos Hills Veterans Memorial
A salute to the 5 branches of the Armed Forces. Memorial brick walkway honoring those who have served. Veterans Day ceremony held each year in November.
CITY:Palos Hills
First Responders Memorial
This memorial incorporates over twelve tons of steel and concrete from the World Trade Center disaster and features bronze sculptures by Artist Erik Blome.
CITY:Oak Lawn
Oak Lawn Veterans Memorial
This memorial features a polished black stone wall dedicated to all veterans and displays the names of all Oak Lawn residents who died serving their country.
CITY:Oak Lawn
Palos Heights 9/11 and Veterans Memorial
This unique memorial is dedicated to those who lost their lives in the tragic events on September 11, 2001.
CITY:Palos Heights
Pullman State Historic Site
Tour availability of the 1881 Hotel Florence and Pullman Factory site are subject to change. Please call or link to www.pullman-museum.org for the most up-to-date information.
Oak Lawn Park District Community Theatre
Come and see the exciting Broadway musicals which led the US Conference of Mayors to recognize the Oak Lawn Park District Theatre program with the prestigious National City Livability Award in 2009! For tickets 708.857.2200.
CITY:Oak Lawn
VFW Post 450 Iraqi Memorial
This is a memorial for troops lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom & Operation Enduring Freedom.
Veterans Plaza
Public park-like setting dedicated to the Veterans and Heroes of our nation.
Oak Park Public Library
Architectural award-winning Main Library features extensive contemporary art collection and Art Gallery with rotating exhibits by local artists. Library meeting rooms vary in capacity from 17 to 120 and offer Internet access and a selection of audiovisual equipment. Completely ADA accessible. Convenient parking.
CITY:Oak Park


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Corey Maggette builds one hell of a softball field
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz on Sat, 08/18/07, 12:09pm:
Corey Maggette and his wife, Georgia Tech athletic standout, Milagro "Milli" Martinez Maggette, are donating what residents of Imlay City, Michigan are calling "Milagro Field" to Imlay City High School:
When the Maggettes, who have family in the area, learned that the school was having trouble raising the money for the field, she and Corey decided to donate it, said Diana Day of SFX Sports, a spokesperson for the couple.
The amount of the donation is not being released, Day said. The donation will pay for a two-story press box and concession stand, two cement block dugouts, a tile infield, new scoreboard, customized backstop, batting cage, fencing, two sets of bleachers and a full irrigation system.
No word if veteran actor Chick Vennera will be exploiting the irrigation system to divert water to his farm in protest.


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