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One size does not fit all, and I'm not talking about Common Core! Although an article regarding the highly debated standards would be appropriate, I instead decided to talk about technology initiatives that are taking place throughout Dell Rapids Public Schools.Last spring our administrative team sat down to determine technology priorities for the school district. Through discussions with staff and students we determined no simple answer existed for technology integration across diverse grades and content areas. In times of budget crunching we did not want to spend a large sum of money on equipment unless the teacher receiving it was going to be thoroughly invested. Basically, we weren't going to settle for one type of technology simply out of ease of implementation.The result of these discussions was a district-wide pilot opportunity allowing teachers to implement technology unique to the goals of their classrooms. This allowed teachers to choose from any product on the market without exception to make or model. We have also been fortunate to utilize grant monies to further increase the arsenal of technology that was purchased this school year.Currently, elementary teachers are exploring iPad applications that differentiate and customize instruction to meet the varying needs and learning styles of students. Each grade level at the elementary will utilize iPads. However, the kindergarten classroom was awarded a technology innovation grant that provided almost 50 devices to be used in that grade level alone. Eighth grade students are also exploring new devices. Students in Nancy Brekke's classroom are using Chrome Books to enhance their language arts curriculum. On the surface, her pilot program is intended to get students comfortable and proficient at reading and navigating e-textbooks, writing essays and submitting assignments online. Her goal is to prepare middle school students to be successful 21st century learners through efficient and effective communication, collaboration and organization.In the high school, pilot projects are enhancing math, biology and anatomy courses. ActiveExpression Voters have replaced previously used simplistic equipment allowing math students to send answers in both word and numerical form to the teacher's computer. Excellent discussions are generated and expanded upon allowing for a higher level of participation by all students during classroom instruction.The acquisition of equipment in our science department has provided Vernier lab quests and probes used for measuring different biological functions of the human body. Many of the experiments and measurements made with the equipment parallel what can be done in a doctor's office.Bev Rieck has also been awarded grant money from an organization called Discover Pathways to Financial Success. She used the money to purchase iPads and supporting applications for students to utilize in her Family and Consumer Science classes.As you can see from the initiatives discussed, one size or type of technology does not fit all needs at Dell Rapids Public School. Although our technology staff is being stretched to new limits, they are eagerly installing, updating and managing technology throughout the district. They undoubtedly understand the benefits our students are receiving. Now we just need to find them a few more hours in the day.
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I got a comment over at my other blog Win Free Horror Shit! a couple days ago from a reader by the name of Valorie who informed me that she picked up the newest issue of Rue Morgue and saw that Win Free Horror Shit! was featured in there so I immediately rushed out and picked it up and lo and behold, she wasn't lying! Every month, Rue Morgue runs a feature called 'Roadkill', where they profile five horror related sites out there on the web that they give their stamp of approval, so to speak, and Win Free Horror Shit! is featured as one of those sites in the just released September 2009 issue! Here's what they had to say!
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The Plot: Now You See Me pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against "The Four Horsemen", a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists. "The Four Horsemen" pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law.
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Thomas Schütte (b. 1954, Oldenburg, Germany) is one of the most important and influential figures in contemporary art. From architectural structures to sculptures, prints, drawings, and watercolors, his diverse and highly accomplished body of work resists categorization. For the past two decades, the contemplation of fundamental questions about our contemporary human condition has been a central concern in his ongoing sculptural series, "United Enemies." Exploring the human form with a remarkable technical facility, his commanding yet detailed figures embody the expressive and metaphorical power of his work.
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
3 things I need in shades
- one, they need to fit in my helmet vents
- two, they should fit my face well
- three, hopefully I don't look too dorky in them.
#1&2, accomplished. #3...well there's little hope for that.
These are the best cycling shades around. No bouncing, no fogging, they handle sweat well, lens selection is amazing and there's no better optics than Oakley.
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Oakley Radarlock Path - Cotton Row 10k
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Best sport sunglasses I have come across
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I really like these. I got them at my LRS on team discount and I couldn't be happier. The lens switching is easy, and they work for my face really well. One of the interchangeable nose pieces was the right size for me, and they are really secure on my face. I run in these. The styling is neat, pretty simple, sturdy. I'd wanted these for a long time. I got the silver and ice iridium variant, and the ice iridium lens is a good dark lens.
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I have been wearing Oakley sunglasses since the late 1980's. I have accumulated so many pairs over the years that I have an entire dresser designated solely for my Oakley's.
In the late 1990's I was able to purchase a very rare pair of the XMen Ruby red Juliettes that were featured in the first XMen Movie.
The stylish looks, comfort, lightness and contoured fit of the Radarlocks are great.
Almost all of my other lenses are Fire Iridium, Ruby Red, and yellow. These Jade Iridium lens are a departure from the bold reds and yellows. The blue is subtle and soothing. One negative. The Jade Iridium is not offered with a Polarized lens.
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Great glasses
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Great pair of sunglasses for cycling. The are very comfortable and the vented lenses are nice for heat dissipation and anti fog. very stylish too....highly recommended.
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in the product description you speak of optional fitment of a strap, any strap in particular that you could recommend, cant find an official one from Oakley themselves besides this one http://nl.oakley.com/products/6873/25847
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Uh, there is a wind gasket accessory for the split jacket frame on the oakley site, and you would get both the strap and the stupid wind guard. But it's relatively inexpensive, and will fit the ends of the radarlock frame. http://www.oakley.com/products/6873/25847
The description of the polished black frame...
The description of the polished black frame says "Polished Black/Black Iridium Vented - Vr28" but the picture is of unvented black iridium. Is it available with vented black iridium/vented vr28?
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Yes it will come with the Vented Black Iridium. The image is our mistake and I will have our content department get it replaced with the correct image.
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I love the Radar line of sunglasses and the new change out system makes them even better. It is not completely fingerprint free, but close. Good coverage and great optics.
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So true and good advice! The original *Radar's are a pain to change-out lenses...this is a long overdue much needded re-design!
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The decision by legislative leaders to defer until next year tax reforms opposed by Gov. Peter Shumlin could be the start of a divisive fight between progressive legislators and a governor whose credibility has suffered this year because of ill-starred tax proposals.
Or the search for acceptable tax reforms in the coming months could become the cooperative, productive exercise that all parties were pointing toward Monday as they described the agreement between Shumlin and legislative leaders.
With the legislative session in its final days, a potential showdown loomed between Shumlin and Democratic legislators who wanted to end tax breaks for wealthy taxpayers in order to lower rates for middle-class taxpayers. Shumlin opposed the changes, saying they had been cobbled together at the last minute and would hurt the economy.
House Speaker Shap Smith and Sen. John Campbell say they have not abandoned the Democrats tax reforms. Instead they have kept open the conference committee that had developed the bill, and the Legislature will take it up when it reconvenes in January.
Nevertheless, they have given the Shumlin administration seven months to try to chip away and undermine the legislators effort, if that is Shumlins intention. To many legislators, Shumlins intention is murky. His positions on taxes this year came with a Republican tinge, clothed in rhetoric about protecting the prerogatives of the wealthy and raising taxes on the working poor. Smith and Campbell have given in for the moment, but within their caucuses are Democrats who will want to defend the thrust of the Legislatures proposals.
As legislators work with the administration over the summer to hammer out acceptable tax reforms, they will no doubt be trying to weigh Shumlins motives. If they were to take Shumlins comments at face value, they might conclude he has been converted to the belief that the tax privileges of the wealthy must never be tampered with. Democratic legislators are not buying it.
Another possible motive is that Shumlin wants to hold the line on increases to anyones taxes because new taxes to pay for health care are in the offing and he wants to make sure the blow can be absorbed with minimal pain. To make a single-payer health care system work, some sort of state tax will be necessary, taking the place of health insurance premiums. Those taxes will be a hard sell, and by showing tax restraint now, Shumlin may believe he is bolstering his credibility on taxes for future battles.
Comments from Smith and Campbell displayed a remarkable degree of deference toward the governor. Campbell said he would rather defer action on tax reforms than get in a pit fight with the governor. They are all Democrats, after all, and it is clear they wanted to spare their governor the embarrassment that would be caused by shoving a bill down his throat or forcing him to veto it. They did that with a Republican governor in 2008, and it did not make for good feelings.
Apparent veto threats showed Shumlin was prepared to play hardball. Smith responded by saying he didnt want the issue, tax fairness, to be clouded by political differences. He thought it would be better to get all parties behind the eventual reforms. He said this even as he defended the thrust of the legislators proposals.
Shumlin would gain by working with legislators to develop a tax package. His tax proposals this year floundered because they came to the Legislature without legislative support. It is unlikely that the Legislature, particularly the members on the money committees who have studied these issues closely, will want to be railroaded toward tax proposals like those Shumlin was promoting this year. Rather, Shumlin ought to join legislators in a genuine effort to improve the fairness of the system. It appears that with the economy showing signs of improvement they have room to maneuver.
If Democratic legislators dont relish the prospect of caving again on the issue of tax fairness, they will have to assert themselves during the long search for solutions, and they will have to make their leaders follow. It appears the struggle among Democrats is just beginning.MORE IN EditorialsAs the school district consolidation bill continues to receive legislative scrutiny this week,... Full StoryDuring Saturday nights live broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion, the programs founder and... Full Story -
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Arena/PEC rail bridgeArena/PEC rail bridgeFor those of you familiar with the bridge across the railway between Perth Arena and the old Entertainment Centre.
I go through here at peak time and each time it's a bit dicey, with peds or cyclists on the wrong side, passing stupidly, or getting confused as to who yields way at those choke points/barriers where you have to switch to the right side of the path and go diagonally back left. I'm one of those who gets confused. Is there a rule or rule of thumb or just some kind of general philosophy governing how to get through these things? Normally I'd yield to whoever gets there first, or whoever's going the fastest if it's two bikes approaching from several metres back. This morning I was descending on the northern side heading east to Roe St, and at the last instant a guy coming up the other way decided to go through the choke point, then asked "what's wrong with you?!" when I didn't stop/yield way (I got there first and was going faster). I'll stand corrected if the person going down the bridge needs to yield to someone coming up it, but by now I thought I mostly had it figured out.
Re: Arena/PEC rail bridgeI don't know of any "rule" but if I am descending and someone is climbing then I will always give way to the climber.
It is much easier to regain momentum when descending so it seems the courteous thing to do. Too old to live, too slow to die.
Re: Arena/PEC rail bridgeI usually figure the second to arrive waits for the first. I once got yelled at for not giving way to someone coming up. Hadn't even occurred to me that there was a slope until then, as its pretty flat where the barrier is, and you basically do it at the same speed both ways, but obviously some people think it is important.
Re: Arena/PEC rail bridgeYeah, both make sense...if it's close or going to be close then yield to the climber.
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This. Consider that the climber may be right on the rivet. If forced to stop, they may well have to finish the climb on the "24inch" gear ie two feet. The descender has Sir Isaac to assist. ...whatever the road rules, self-preservation is the absolute priority for a cyclist when mixing it with motorised traffic.
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Except no-one should be 'on the rivet' on that bridge. Too busy, too narrow, too slow, too few alternatives. The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine.
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I don't think Mulger Bill meant 'on the rivet' in the Tour de France/flog yourself to death sense of the word, but rather the Mum and Dad cyclists who are just barely managing to cycle up the slope. If you stop them, then it's shank's pony for them until they get to the flat bit over the rail line. If you don't know enough to get in the right gear at the bottom of that bridge, then it's an absolute sod to go up.
Arena/PEC rail bridgeI ride over this bridge everyday, my thoughts are if you struggle to ride up the climb you should be walking your bike. It is too narrow and there are too many other people using the bridge.
The other thing...consideration and patience!!! The number of cyclists I see who push by a pedestrian at the last minute astounds me. No wonder people think we're a bunch of arrogant twits. 2008 Giant CRX4 - Daily Commuter (Gatorskins)
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Arena/PEC rail bridgeI had this the other day. There was plenty of pedestrians walk over the bridge especially near the bottle neck so I just tucked in behind the walkers and cruised. Just as we came to the second gate some idiot on a blue avanti come flying through. An old lady got pushed out the way and up against the railings. When he got to Milligan st straight through the red light. As you said wonder why cyclist get a bad name.
Re: Arena/PEC rail bridgeI hate this bridge. Hopefully they get rid of it with the redevelopment.
I take the whoever gets there first method. However, depending on what is coming up or coming down I'll let them go past. I can balance and wouldn't like to cause anyone to fall.
Re: Arena/PEC rail bridgeEPRA are getting rid of it. Its being replaced by an elevated platform and steps. There will be no at-grade crossing at Milligan St. There will be cross streets from King and Queen Streets. The current railway PSP will be replaced/augmented with bike lanes along Wellington and Roe Streets.
Eventually we hope the PSP will move to the north of the rail line and align with Roe St as it passes City West Station. I'll search for the latest links, but the best I have is a two metre long x 70cm wide photograph of works which came from DoTransport. The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine.
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Re: Arena/PEC rail bridgeFixed, epra is old school they are now mra. In regards to that bridge I have contacted CoP to remove those barriers, they said no and advised me to contact epra who also said no as the area was about to be developed, which was around 3 years ago. Things move quickly in Perth.
I've also got a photo of the sign promising us that the cycle path that was removed to build the arena would be installed. Arena is due to open latter this year so must remember to forward to minister of planning asking when he will finish the path. Surely government won't break this promise
Re: Arena/PEC rail bridgeThe whole Arena section is dicey now, with the entire path closed, and peds and cyclists alike forced to cross both Wellington and Milligan to head north or west, then cross Wellington again to rejoin the PSP.
That final crossing back to the north side doesn't have lights - the road is intended only to proceed to the freeway on ramp, which means there's no option but to jaywalk/ride against traffic coming from two directions. There's a traffic guy in high vis at each end, but none of them are actually controlling traffic - all they're doing is advising peds/cyclists where to go.
Re: Arena/PEC rail bridgeThere wasn't anyone there this morning when i went through. There were lots of pedestrians and a few confused cyclists about how to rejoin the path. Poor show and very dangerous...two danger spots actually, when you come off the bridge and turn right towards Milligan street you can't see because of the boarding on the fence till you are all ready around and then having to cross Wellington into Milligan!
Re: Arena/PEC rail bridgeagreed - i HATE this bridge! coming on, off, over in either direction - i dread it every time!
as for giving way, i generally use common sense and take it on a case by case basis - cyclists going up, being wobbly, or just generally looking less in control than i feel all get preference to me, as does anyone who doesn't stop, or doesn't hear my bell (which i obviously use merely to advise them of my presence and not as an urge to get out of the way). I have been personally escorted across the road at roe st several times by the very nice man there however, who moved cones out of the way and everything. But this bridge is just one more reason why i ride my mtb rather than my road bike - much more forgiving of all the dangers that line my commute route, and easier to jump out of the cleats at the last minute on an uphill when something unexpected jumps out at you.... can't wait till the bridge is gone!
Re: Arena/PEC rail bridgeSometimes when in the City/CBD I get off my bike and walk with it. I don't need a sign or a Law telling me to do it.
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Re: Arena/PEC rail bridgeI tried aberdeen street and the bike path along the freeway then up Loftus street today. Avoids the bridge/wellington street chaos, and the citywest train station, so quite nice, although there are a couple of rather slow traffic lights through northbridge, I think it was generally a more pleasant ride.
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how did you get there (ie where abouts were you coming from?) i find getting to the start of the bike path at aberdeen st the most painful part of the ride, haven't decided which is the least painful way yet....
Re: Arena/PEC rail bridgeHi all, I'm commuting into the city a couple of days a week from freeway north on the PSP. The whole area around the arena is a mess.
I'm going to bank west tower on William st... Anyone know an alternate route? Also on the way home i used to go king st, wellington st but the south side of Wellington is also dug up! Cheers
Re: Arena/PEC rail bridgeI work in the woodside building on Milligan/St George's Tce and I commute from freeway north by jumping over the freeway on the loftus st bridge. You then follow this st down until you're over the fremantle train line and take a left on the psp immediately afterwards. This takes you to the back of harbour town. I turn right after harbour town and then follow George St up to Murray St and turn left into the city from there (used to continue further and cross on the footbridge at the bottom of mount st but don't want to risk riding over and getting fined!). I guess you could take murray st all the way down to william st?
I'm pretty sure that this way is actually faster than if I followed the Mitchell freeway psp to the very end in northbridge and cross via the rail bridge. 2011 Cervelo S2 | 2013 Specialized Langster | 2014 Cervelo P2 | 2014 Apollo Giro Disc
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I come along the graham farmer freeway path. Cross the railway on the Claisebrook station bridge, under Loed Street and then there is a little side path connecting directly to the end of Aberdeen Street. Works pretty well except for some really long red lights on Aberdeen St.
Re: Arena/PEC rail bridgeseems like there's no really straightforward route then is there!
i did try turning left at Wellington st instead of going over the bridge, and ended up going via city west and loftus st but thought this was just as messy. Decisions decisions!
Re: Arena/PEC rail bridgeHave you tried the Sutherland Street Underpass? It's not on the PSP, but with all the work around Perth Arena and the ped overpass is just too narrow for bikes and peds. The roads around there seem relatively bike friendly.
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Cheers for that. I've been going a similar way but instead of turning off at harbor town I've been continuing down to the arena / Wellington st. Looks like I'll have to turn off at harbour town then come down Murray. So I gather on the way home you come straight down hay st.? That is a nightmare coming all the way from the middle of the CBD .... St George's the not much better!
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Your card is old enough to work without fglrx and you can use AIGLX using the free driver. You can easyly verify this by booting Kanotix and then start beryl-manager in system menu...
Hi folks. I have a x700 AGP 256mb video card, and I haven't been able to get working a fglrx driver which supports AIGLX.
I've lost about a hundred hours(since october 24th 2007) searching the web and making tests, trying to get AIGLX working since the first driver which supports is(8.42)http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/linux_8.42.3.html), and none of them worked nice in my card. In 8.42 driver I got it partially working, the bug of the driver not assigning and IRQ to the card, which makes it work very slow, and compiz was full of glitches, making it unusable. The later releases just freeze my entire system, catalyst 7.1, 7.2 and 8.1 . I really lost my patience and even decided to sell my card, to get an nvidia one, but nobody buys AGP cards anymore
So I'm stuck with it.
My point is:
Maybe the agp users are not well represented in the beta testers team. I've talked to bridgman, a user on the forum who works on AMD/ATI, and he said he'd get me in their beta testers mailing list, so we at least make sure the developers know about the problem, they are aware of the problem with AGP cards, but they though it'd be a 2x00 series problem, and it seems not.
All of you who use AGP cards, please make a post in this thread posting your system configuration:
ATI Graphic card
* Monitor type(lcd, crt, tv) and resolutions used
* Motherboard/chipset model
* Processor type
* Ammount of memmory
* Distro used
* Kernel version
* Xorg version
* fglrx version
* is AIGLX working ?
And please, justify the choice of the version of your driver. I use 8.40 because it's stable in my system, even though it doesn't support AIGLX.
After having this thread with many AGP users, we will be able to organize ourselves better to give more feedback about AGP cards. bridgman told me that there were a lot of AGP users in the beta testers group, but most of them migrated to PCI-E, so they're needing more.
What I want is understand if it's a driver problem, a distro problem, a Xorg problem, the more reports we have, the easier it'll be to track it.
Thanks in advance.
Last edited by israel_miranda; 02-13-2008 at 12:56 PM.
Your card is old enough to work without fglrx and you can use AIGLX using the free driver. You can easyly verify this by booting Kanotix and then start beryl-manager in system menu...
Hey israel_miranda, how about getting people to post what Ati AGP card they use also? Bit daft not to include that
I'll bite:
H.I.S. Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP 8x IceQ 'Turbo' 512 MB GDDR3
* Motherboard/chipset model: Abit AV8 / Via K8T800Pro
* Processor type : AMD Athlon 64X2 4800+ Socket 939
* Ammount of memmory: 4GB DDR400
* Distro used: Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon 64-bit
* Kernel version: 2.6.22-14(.51)-generic with bootoptions "ro quiet splash nodmraid notsc noapic nolapic acpi=strict"
* Xorg version: 7.2-5ubuntu1
* fglrx version: none work so I stick with radeonhd 1.1.0
Hi Kano, I know the radeonhd driver is very good and supports AIGLX, but AFIK, it doesn't support 3d acceleration for games. Is that right? I confess I never tried the open source drivers, since I've heard it doesn't support acceleration for games. I play some games once in a while, that's why I didn't try it.
Swoopy, good point!!!
I forgot the most important
I corrected it in the above post
BTW, here goes my system:
Saphire Radeon x700 AGP 8x 128 bits 256 MB DDR1
* CRT 19" monitor: model AOC 9klr Spectrum with a 1280x1024 resolution.
* Motherboard/chipset model: Intel D865PERL / intel i865P
* Processor type : Pentium 4 2.6ghz HT 512kb cache Northwood core socket 478
* Ammount of memmory: 2GB DDR400
* Distro used: Debian 4.0 Etch 32bit (stable)
* Kernel version: 2.6.18-16-686 with bootoptions "ro"
* Xorg version: 7.1.0-19
* fglrx version: 8.40.4, the most stable and recent driver that worked on my system.
Last edited by israel_miranda; 02-13-2008 at 06:27 AM.
You got it mixed around... RadeonHD doesn't support AIGLX nor 3D acceleration. The RadeonHD driver is JUST for the R500 and R600 series. The Radeon (non-HD) driver DOES support AIGLX and 3D acceleration and that goes back to the R100 series. Your card is supported by the Radeon driver.
I've got a Sapphire Radeon X1950 pro 512MB on the following system:
nforce3 motherboard chipset
AMD Athlon 64 2800+
2GB corsair PC400
Ubuntu 7.10 (or, in fact Xubuntu 7.10)
2.6.22-14 generic Ubuntu kernel
xorg: 7.2-5ubuntu13
fglrx: 8.37 (default in 7.10)
Hi israel_miranda. I'm a fellow AGP graphics card user, x800 pro 256. I had problems with it too and frankly I was stuck without hardware acceleration for quite a while. I'll be glad to help out. I'll have to check the driver version I use on mine since I got it working on Xubuntu without much trouble (also downloaded drivers straight from ubuntu, which almost never fails).
Sadly, I think AGP users aren't getting enough attention anymore. Any of the driver issues, are likely to be left unresolved until I bit the bullet and decided to ditch everything I had and start fresh.
Hi, I've been keeping an eye on this phorum due to my AGP card needs.
I currently do not use an ATI/AMD Video card.
I wish to purchase an AGP HD2600Pro, but I have been holding back due to problems others have been experiencing.
But count me among the United!
Great! Michael, I think a name change is required: Phoronix Phorums !!! Sheer genius!
Back on topic, my hardware setup is presently:
Sapphire X1950pro 512
nforce3 motherboard chipset
AMD Opteron 165
2.6.23-gentoo-r2 (changes occasionally)
xorg: 7.1
fglrx: 8.452 (8.1)
Also having difficulty with aiglx.
Intel Pentium 4 3.4 Ghz
R420 JK Radeon x800
1.5Gigs ram
Ubunbtu Gutsy
fglrx: 8.452 (8.1)
X Window System Version 1.3.0
Build Operating System: Linux Ubuntu (xorg-server 2:220.127.116.11.dfsg-12ubuntu8.3)
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The records often correspond with and explain the provenience of artifacts retrieved or located near São Julião da Barra. These known wrecks date from the late 16th century to the middle 20th century ('''Table I'''). | The records often correspond with and explain the provenience of artifacts retrieved or located near São Julião da Barra. These known wrecks date from the late 16th century to the middle 20th century ('''Table I'''). | ||
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The first is known as the Livro da Fabrica das Naus, written in Portuguese by a priest and adventurer named Fernando Oliveira around 1580, being a translation of a previous work of his, Ars Nautica, written in Latin, whose manuscript is in the University of Leiden, and has been dated to around 1570. | The first is known as the Livro da Fabrica das Naus, written in Portuguese by a priest and adventurer named Fernando Oliveira around 1580, being a translation of a previous work of his, Ars Nautica, written in Latin, whose manuscript is in the University of Leiden, and has been dated to around 1570. | ||
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The second is an anonymous list of the timbers necessary to build a three-decked, 600-ton nau for the India route part of a codex of Lisbon's National Library, dating from the 1590s, known as the Livro Náutico. | The second is an anonymous list of the timbers necessary to build a three-decked, 600-ton nau for the India route part of a codex of Lisbon's National Library, dating from the 1590s, known as the Livro Náutico. |
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The fourth and final field season on the Pepper wreck finished in August 2000, at least in terms of the field work. It was sponsored by the Instituto Português de Arqueologia (IPA), through its underwater archaeology department, the Centro Nacional de Arqueologia Náutica e Subaquática (CNANS), and the INA. In this last season we were also sponsored by MARCASCAIS, the company that manages the new marina of Cascais, where our boats were stationed. This wreck, thought to be the remains of an early 17th century Portuguese East Indiaman was discovered in 1994.
Excavation began in 1996 and yielded a collection of thousands of artifacts, as well as part of the hull structure. Objectives in 2000 were to complete the recording of the remaining hull timbers to permit study, analysis, and partial reconstruction of the hull.
Part of the timbers were raised, and part left in situ under a layer of sand bags, protected from the strong dynamics of the sea. A new area was inspected, a scarce 100 m from the SJB2 site, where timber remains had been spotted last winter by our longtime collaborator and close friend Carlos Martins. A very experienced diver, Carlos Martins has found most of the sites around São Julião da Barra, and has been our best guide to archaeological sites on that rough bottom. A layer of sand no less than 2 m thick, as well as a strong current, prevented us from reaching its level in the three trial trenches that we opened.
As it always happens in underwater archaeology, the conservation work and analysis of the artifacts will go on for a long time, as well as the reconstruction of the hull. In fact, the hull has shown to be the most important of the artifacts on this site. Although it consists of a very small portion of the bottom of the ship, its timbers, with construction marks engraved on their faces, speak volumes.
The wreck site is located within an area that might be termed an archaeological complex, a relatively small stretch of sea bottom containing several shipwrecks.
The strong dynamics of the sea and annual shift of sediments have combined to mix the artifacts of several shipwrecks, making this site at once an interesting and rich ship graveyard, but also a true nightmare for archaeologists, since the material culture represented in the collection of artifacts from this site encompasses a period of over 350 years. According to a database generated by CNANS, many wrecks were lost at the mouth of the Tagus, a general designation that encompasses a very extensive area. Fortunately, the area of the fortress of São Julião da Barra is small and well defined and having such a precise toponymy, most vessels lost here are specifically referred to in official documents as being lost off the fort, rather than at another, less precise designation.
Wrecks Near São Julião da Barra
The records often correspond with and explain the provenience of artifacts retrieved or located near São Julião da Barra. These known wrecks date from the late 16th century to the middle 20th century (Table I).
Table I
Year | Ship | Provenience | Comments |
1587 | San Juan Baptista | Lisbon | Near the fortress |
1606 | Nossa Senhora dos Martires | Cochin, India | Under the walls of the fortress |
1625 | Sao Francisco Xavier | Cochin, India | Presumably near, south of the fortress |
1733 | Union | St. Malo, France | Near the fortress |
1753 | Dutch vessel | Presumably near, east of the fortress | |
1802 | English vessel | Near the fortress | |
WWI | Maria Eduarda | Viana, Portugal | Presumably near, west of the fortress |
1966 | Santa Mafalda | Near the fortress |
Identification of the Pepper Wreck
The first challenge of this study has been the identification of the Pepper wreck, or SJB2 as it is designated in the map of the complex. One important clue was a thin layer of peppercorns, covering the hull timbers and extending over a very large area which contained a very homogeneous collection of artifacts dating from the late 16th century and early 17th century. The Chinese, Japanese, and Burmese pottery found in the pepper layer can be dated from the late 16th and early 17th centuries, and bears a great resemblance to the collection of the Manila galleon San Diego, wrecked in the Philippines in 1600. The porcelains, from the Wan-Li period, date from the 1590s and 1600s. An astrolabe found within the site bears the date of 1605, establishing the earliest date for the wreck.
The evidence we have uncovered points to one particular vessel, the Nossa Senhora dos Mártires, a ship presumably built in Lisbon and employed in the Carreira da India, the lengthy voyage between Goa and Lisbon. Mártires wrecked off São Julião da Barra in 1606 on a return voyage from Cochim on the Malabar coast of India. The identity of the wreck as the Mártires is reinforced by the presence of large quantities of peppercorns, indicating a bulk cargo of pepper, and therefore an Asian origin for the trip of the wrecked vessel. A study of the woods utilized - cork oak (Quercus suber) and umbrella pine (Pinus pinea) - and the scantling dimensions leave no doubt that this is a Portuguese built hull (Tables II and III).
16th & 17th Century Portuguese Shipbuilding Units
Table II
Unit | 16th/17th c. Equivalent | SI Equivalent |
Palmo de vara | 1/7 of a rumo | 22 cm. |
Palmo de goa | 1/6 of a rumo | 25.67 cm. |
Vara | 5 palmos de vara | 1.10 m. |
Goa | 3 palmos de goa | 77 cm. |
Rumo | 2 goas, 6 palmos de goa, or 7 palmos de vara | 1.54 m. |
Polegada comum | 1/8 of a palmo de vara | 2.75 cm. |
Polegada de goa | 1 palmo de goa - 1 palmo de vara | 3.67 cm. |
Scantling List
Table III
Timber | Wood | Sided Dimensions | Molded Dimensions |
Keel | Cork oak | 25 cm. | Not preserved |
Floors | Cork oak | 23-25 cm. | 23-24 cm. |
Futtocks | Cork oak | 21-25 cm. | 11 cm. |
Planking | Umbrella pine | 20-35 cm. | 11 cm. |
Apron | Cork oak | 38 cm. | 25 cm. |
Room-and-space | 46.2 cm. avg. |
During the 16th and 17th centuries a small fleet would leave Lisbon for India almost every year, making the India route the longest regular route of its time. The ships were designed and built specifically to sustain a six-month-long trip. These vessels had to offer enough space for their crew and passengers, together with their victuals, and leave enough free space for the large amounts of merchandise brought back on the return trip. Their main cargo - peppercorns - was a very light commodity to store in the holds, especially if these vessels were to carry heavy artillery on the upper decks.
Therefore, a large amount of ballast had to be added, creating an even greater demand for space in the holds. All things considered, it seems incredible that the average late 16th century India route nau had a keel length of less than 30 m (100 ft.).
Shipbuilding Texts
The illustrations of these early 17th century India route naus are scarce and generally inaccurate, but we are lucky to have a few late 16th and early 17th century texts that discuss the conception of these ships. Four texts are especially important and deserve mention here, since I have drawn much from them in the reconstruction of the hull remains.
The first is known as the Livro da Fabrica das Naus, written in Portuguese by a priest and adventurer named Fernando Oliveira around 1580, being a translation of a previous work of his, Ars Nautica, written in Latin, whose manuscript is in the University of Leiden, and has been dated to around 1570.
The second is an anonymous list of the timbers necessary to build a three-decked, 600-ton nau for the India route part of a codex of Lisbon's National Library, dating from the 1590s, known as the Livro Náutico.
The third is a manuscript titled Livro Primeiro de Arquitectura Naval, and consists of an incomplete recipe for the building of a four decked nau written around 1610 by João Baptista Lavanha, engineer of the kingdom, mathematician and author many other books. The fourth is perhaps the most interesting and elusive of them all, since the author is virtually unknown in spite of the magnificent self-portrait and signature with which he opens his book. It is called Livro de Traças de Carpintaria, dated 1616, and signed by a Manoel Fernandez, shipwright.
Based on the common characteristics mentioned in these texts we have a fair idea of how these vessels were designed and built. However, when it comes to details, we have few certainties, many doubts, and a great deal of ignorance about the shipwright's methods, techniques, and practices. This is why archaeology is such an important discipline.
The remains of the SJB2 hull consisted solely of a portion of the keel, eleven frames, an apron, and an area of planking covering around 12 by 7 meters. However, the marks of the iron spikes with which the planks were nailed to the frames showed a clear pattern, and helped us to determine the position of another fourteen frames.
Hull Reconstruction
Before starting the reconstruction of the hull I have performed a series of checks on the accuracy of the 1997 site drawing, comparing the measurements of the timbers raised in 1999 and 2000 with its equivalent in the scale 1/10 plan made during the 1996/97 field season, by reducing a large number of 1/1 drawings made over plexiglas slates on the bottom. I found a discrepancy of 5 cm in the longitudinal direction, over a distance of 12 m, representing an error of less than 0.5%, and of 3 cm in the transverse direction, representing again less than 0.5% error in the overall measures. The position of each spike hole in the planking was checked on the north half of the wreck by an independent team, but this was only partially done on the southern half, leaving a few - not very important - doubts here and there.
The presumed positions of the above-mentioned fourteen frames marked on the planking were strongly reinforced by the existence of a number of interesting surmarks on the floors and futtocks. Once analyzed, the positions and meanings of these marks give us a very clear picture of the principles that guided the conception and construction of this vessel.
As mentioned above, eleven contiguous floor timbers were preserved over the keel, growing in their molded dimensions from the north to the south, in the direction of the bow. They showed four types of surmarks (Table IV): a sequential numbering in roman numerals; a series of marks that seem to have no precise meaning, presumably resulting from scratching during the construction process; a series of vertical lines, marking the edges - in Portuguese astilhas - and the axis of the keel; and a series of lines marking other construction features.
Of this last group, four vertical lines are clearly placed on what I believe to be the turn of the bilge points, and another three deserve a closer look, since their meaning is not clear at this point.
Two are also vertical marks on the aft face of floor timbers C2 and C3, and the third is a line on the base of floor C3.
Table IV
Floor | Number | Marks With No Obvious Meaning | Keel | Lines |
C2 | 'X' | Curved groove on PS | Axis & Edges | 63 cm. to PS |
C3 | 'VIIII'2 | Curved groove on PS | 159 cm. to PS, 169 cm. to SB (vertical) & 108 cm. (on the base) | |
C4 | 189 cm. to SB4 | |||
C5 | 193 cm. to SB4 | |||
C6 | 197 cm. to SB4 | |||
C7 | 'V'3 | 200 cm. to SB4 | ||
C9 | 'III' | Axis & Edges | ||
C10 | Axis & SB Edge |
1. Positions: all marks on the aft face of the timbers, except the one on the base of C3; PS - Port Side, SB - Starboard
2. Incomplete
3. Inverted
4. Presumed to mark the turn of the bilge
All four texts mentioned above describe the process of building the hull that is generally known as skeleton-first, or frame-based, as it is perhaps more accurate to say. In this method - typical from the Mediterranean tradition and already many centuries old in the 16th century - the central section of the hull was defined through a certain number of pre-designed and pre-assembled frames that were mounted over the keel. The widest frame (or frames) of this group was generally placed in the center and called midship frame(s), or master frame(s). The last of these pre-designed frames, fore and aft, were called tail frames. The fore and aft 'ends' of the hull, called delgados in Portuguese, were defined by a series of ribbands that ran from post to post, and over these central, pre-designed frames, to ensure that the planking would have smooth runs and would not endure unnecessary stresses during its lifetime. At the same time this system ensured that the bow and stern would have beautiful and fair shapes, cutting the water easily, and avoiding any turbulence around the rudder. The remaining frames may have been shaped and fitted only after all the ribbands were set in place. In this system of construction shipwrights did not depend on drawings to define the shape of the pre-designed frames. Their shapes were obtained from a rectangular mould and set of gauges, called graminhos, which determined the rising of the bottom and its narrowing, from a maximum width at the flat midship frame to the 'V' shaped minimum width and maximum rise at the tail frames.
Rising & Narrowing
Following a very simple procedure, the total rising or narrowing was divided by the number of floor timbers over which it was to be distributed by a simple algorithm called besta (cross-bow) in Portuguese, the equivalent of the Italian mezzaluna. This algorithm was therefore utilized to build a gauge, called graminho, with the full scale measures to be added or subtracted from the main mold of the midship floor.
When I measured the molded dimensions of the floors over the keel, and plotted their heights together with their respective sequential numbers, I have obtained a series of values that followed very closely the rising of the bottom recommended in Oliveira's Livro da Fabrica das Naus (Table V) for a nau of 18 rumos of keel.
Table V
Floor | Number | Height Over the Keel | Theoretical Vales After Oliveira |
C11 | I | 25.8 cm. | |
C10 | II | 31 cm. | 26.4 cm. |
C9 | III | 25 cm. | 27.2 cm. |
C8 | IIII | 27 cm. | 28.5 cm. |
C7 | V | 36 cm. | 30.0 cm. |
C6 | VI | 31 cm. | 31.9 cm. |
C5 | VII | 35 cm. | 34.0 cm. |
C4 | VIII | 37 cm. | 36.5 cm. |
C3 | VIIII | 39 cm. | 39.2 cm. |
C2 | X | 42 cm. | 42.1 cm. |
C1 | XI | 46 cm. | 45.4 cm. |
According to Father Oliveira, an India route nau must have 18 rumos of keel, three midship frames, and 18 pre-designed frames before and abaft these three master frames. The total rising of the bottom should be the equivalent to one room-and-space to the bow, and one and a half room-and-space to the stern. I moved on to varying the number of pre-designed frames, as well as the value of the rising, since the Livro Náutico determined that an India nau should have one single master frame, and 17 pre-designed frames before and abaft of the master frame, and the rising being three palmos de goa - one rumo equaled six palmos de goa - to the stern (the rising in the direction of the bow is not mentioned). Lavanha's Livro Primeiro indicates only one master frame and five pre-designed frames fore and aft, but mentions an old method with 15 pre-designed frames to each side of a single master frame. Fernandez's Livro de Traças indicates also 15 pre-designed frames to each side of three master frames.
After considering all sets of values I could find, it still looked very much like Oliveira's pattern was the recipe utilized in the conception of the bottom of what we presume to be the nau Mártires. It must be stressed here that the spike marks on the northern planking show clearly a set of three floors placed together, to which should be assigned the number zero, if the numbering order observed in the preserved ones is considered.
Following this line of reasoning, I then tried to relate some of the vertical marks observed on the floors with a few theoretical curves drawn from Oliveira's book for the narrowing of the bottom. Again, if considering three master frames, as seems to have been the case, four consecutive marks match within 1 cm the expected values for the turn of the bilge (Table VI), when a flat of 2 2/3 rumos (4.11 m) and a total narrowing of 1/6 of the flat along the pre-designed 18 frames are considered.
Both these values of the flat of the midship frames, or plão, as it was designated in Portuguese, and the total narrowing, are perfectly within the values indicated by Father Fernando Oliveira. For a length of keel of 18 rumos (27.72 m), the stem should spring forward 6 rumos (9.24 m) and the sternpost rake abaft 1 palmo for each 4 or 4.5 palmos of length, which makes a rake of around 1.3 to 1.5 rumos (2.05 to 2.30 m). Oliveira says that the midship frame should have a maximum breadth at the second deck of between 1/3 to 1/2 the keel length or, in other words, 6 to 9 rumos (9.24 to 13.86 m), and 8 rumos (12.32 m) as a fair value. He then goes on stating that the flat of the midship should be between 1/3 and 1/2 of the maximum breath, which is, for the 8 rumos established, 2.67 to 4 rumos (4.11 to 6.16 m).
Table VI
Floor | Number | Distance turn-of-the-bilge to keel | Theoretical Vales After Oliveira |
C4 | VIII | 189 cm. | 189 cm. |
C5 | VII | 193 cm. | 193 cm. |
C6 | VI | 197 cm. | 196 cm. |
C7 | V | 200 cm. | 199 cm. |
Recording and reconstructing the shape and size of the 39 central frames is only the first step in the reconstruction of the entire hull. The next step was to analyze the curvature of the preserved futtocks, and try to determine how the midship section was designed, at least to the water line. From there it was possible to conjecture a plausible shape of the hull to the water line, and also an acceptable full volume of the hull. The positions of the hatches, pumps, capstans, and maststeps are fairly well defined in the texts above mentioned, as well as the size and shape of the fore and aft castles, the size and rake of the main mast, and the length of the remaining masts, as well as some of the yards. Many questions remain to be answered though, and many more will certainly appear as the reconstruction work evolves.
This is why a wreck can be such a thrilling object to study. Hopefully, when it is finished, it will provide a basis for analyzing and further our understanding of similar vessels.
The list of people whose support was critical for the conclusion of the 1999 and 2000 field seasons of the Pepper Wreck project is too long to fit here. I will start with Carlos Martins and Augusto Salgado, the skilled divers who always covered my back when I was short of personnel and who covered the surveying, digging, measuring, drawing, and photographing in whatever weather conditions. Then Mónica Belo e Gonçalo Caldeira, two hard workers whose enthusiasm never faded. I must also recognize the CNANS team, of which Miguel Aleluia, the resident Rock of Gibraltar, deserves the largest share of the merits for his competence, indefatigable strength, and infinite wisdom. As to the institutions involved, I must start with CNANS and Dr. Francisco Alves, for the all the support and the patience, always backed by his IPA directors, Dr. João Zilhão and Eng. Monge Soares. Then I must thank the Portuguese Navy for all the help granted, specially the Direcção de Faróis and the cabinet of the Almirante Chefe de Estado Maior da Armada. Finally I want to express my gratitude to the direction of MARCASCAIS and all their personal for the extreme patience towards our schedule. Finally, the INA and the Texas A&M University Nautical Archaeology Program, for support of this project.
This text was printed in a simplified version in: Castro, Filipe, "The last field season on the Pepper Wreck: A Preliminary Analysis of the Hull", INA Quarterly, (Winter 2000), 27.4:3-9.


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