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Looking out onto this archaic, smoking beast – the reasons are all too obvious.
Asheville Generating Station is a glaring example of the dangerous impacts along every stage of coal's lifecycle.
Right now, activists are blocking a conveyer belt that supplies coal to the plant. That coal was extracted from one of the most biologically diverse areas in America. Pristine mountains throughout Appalachia were blown up in search of these rocks, scattering toxic debris into valleys and streams, and poisoning local drinking water sources.
I can look across to a smokestack spewing out sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, particulate matter – pollution that causes 14 premature deaths and dozens of asthma attacks every year. And let's not forget carbon dioxide. Plants like Asheville are pushing our climate towards a dangerous tipping point.
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This is all considered business as usual in America. CEOs like Bill Johnson and Jim Rogers make millions of dollars every year keeping these plants open–defending them, even. And they help their friends in government turn a blind eye with generous campaign contributions.
With this reality – it's not too hard to see why a person would take this kind of risk. There's too much at stake. We need clean renewable energy – wind, solar, geothermal – and we need it now. It's time for Rogers and Johnson to clean up their act.
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I would like to create some Golden Age style images.
Any advice about what presets one can apply on the eyes of Genesis figure?
For the sclera, you just need it to be bright white, which you can do with amping up the ambient colour of the default DS shader (or by using the blank Manga Style preset). For the pupil, it just needs to be black. The iris you can apply any of the golden age presets on, though I recommend one of the ones that's a flat colour with no pattern.
As for the cornea, you can either use the Manga cornea preset, or you could use one of SnowSultan's anime eye textures.
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If you are new to keeping Ducks or Geese, we stock a really handy book by well known Author Katie Thear, which is full of helpful tips and coloured illustrations (see books page).
Access to Fresh Water
Contrary to popular belief, Ducks and Geese do not need access to a pond, as they are just as happy with a paddling pool, or low bucket full of fresh water. This water does need to be replenished daily, as stagnant water can cause illnesses including Bochulism. We also put a small amount of water in with the waterfowl at night, this helps with eating their evening ration of feed. If you do have a pond or lake, it may be worth knowing that open water can encourage wild birds and waterfowl which can carry disease and pass this on to your stock. This is the reason many breeders do not keep their livestock in this way.
Geese and ducks like to graze. Geese prefer short grass, no longer than 4 inches. If the grass is long and tough, it can choke them. It is a good idea to mow long grass first, or let other animals graze on it in order to shorten it, before putting ducks and geese on it. Ducks and geese can suffer from illness caused by eating mouldy feed. It is important to remove any uneaten feed, dispose of this and replace with fresh feed.
In the summer we only feed our Ducks and Geese once in the evening, however, in the winter, when grass is scarce, we also feed them in the morning.
We feed our ducks and geese on the following:-
Ducklings and Goslings from day old to around 3/4-weeks
Starter Duck/ Goose Crumbs with a little poultry spice/minerals or grated cuttle fish bone for extra calcium. Do not feed Chick Crumbs as this may contain a Coccidiostat, which is poisonous to Ducks and Geese.
3/4-weeks to 10/12 weeks
When changing over to a different food, do this gradually over a week, by mixing in a little each day with the usual food and increase the amount each day, whilst reducing the old feed.
Duck Goose Grower Pellets & a little Mixed Corn. The Grower Pellets are very high in protein, so do not over feed, as this can cause them to become too heavy for their legs to support them. To alleviate the problem of weak legs, add a little poultry spice/minerals, or grated cuttle fish bone to their feed for extra calcium.
12 weeks plus - Farmyard pellets(suitable for chickens, ducks & geese) or Waterfowl pellets & Mixed Corn. We also add poultry spice/ minerals, or a little cod liver oil with their feed to ensure they have glossy feathers and are in tip top condition.
We feed our Ducks and Geese with dry pellets (not mash) and mixed corn. Throughout the summer months, through to the end of the winter months, we use Standard Layers Pellets. In the spring, as with our other breeding poultry stock, we feed them on Breeders Pellets. This gives them extra vitamins and energy, which is beneficial for the reproductive systems.
Always dispose of any uneaten food as stale, or mouldy food can cause illness.
They should have access to water when they eat, as they need to be able to wash the grain down their throats to avoid choking. They also need access to grit or coarse sand, which helps them to break up their food.
Poisoning and Choking
Ducks and geese can die from poisoning if they digest anything that is toxic to them. This can include things they pick up from the ground including lead shots and algae.
Geese are notorious for picking up and eating small foreign objects. Our local vet once told me he had surgically removed a childs toy from an inquisitive goose. Be mindful of this and remove anything which they might find interesting that is not designed to be eaten!
Ducks and Geese can like any animal, fall victim to fox attacks, so they do need to be put away at night. Their housing needs to be sturdy, wind proof and rain proof. A shed is an ideal place in which to keep ducks, or geese.
They will be happy with a bedding of thick straw. This is most especially important for the breeding season, as large geese will often make a nest the size of a wagon wheel, using all the available straw that they can gather! Their eggs will be also often be discreetly concealed within the thick, inner walls of the circular nest and a goose and her mate will become very protective of the nest once having laid an egg.
Ducks on the other hand, will make a niche in the bedding, or use a nest box, in which to lay their eggs, but more often than not, they will just lay one anywhere in their house, or outside in the pen!
Wet and soiled bedding should be removed as often as possible. At least once a week and disinfecting should also be carried out regularly (ensure that the floor is dry before they reenter as they may be tempted to dabble in it with their beaks or bills).
Ducks and Geese should have space in their housing to be able to stretch open their wings if they need to, as their wingspans are often very wide! They also need to be able to have shelter and protection from the wind during the day if they need it. Our pairs of geese each have quarters the same size as stables!
All waterfowl like poultry, should be wormed regularly. If they are penned in a small area, then the ground can become host to many parasites including worms. The pens should be moved frequently.
Ducks and Geeese can suffer from gizzard worms, which are red in colour. Adults worms are approx. 2-4cm long. The signs of gizzard worm are slow growth, depression and loss of condition.
We use Flubenvet, which is a multi purpose wormer. This will erradicate gizzard worm, round worm, throat worm, caecal worm and tape worm. We mix this in with their feed ration for 7-days and we do not give them any other feeds during this time.Flubenvet can be used for ducklings and goslings. We also use Flubenvet to worm our chickens. Some goose keepers worm their stock once every three months, however, we worm all our stock once every three months.
It is a good idea to keep waterfowl in an area with a fenced perimeter to avoid them from straying. It will also deter other animals from getting in. Fencing will not usually prevent foxes from getting in, as they can dig and climb. We use electric mains charged poultry netting around our paddocks and to date we have not had any fox attacks. Although we have seen foxes around the perimeter on occasions.
Wing Clipping
Ornamental ducks and light breeds Geese will need their flight feathers clipped, to ensure that they do not fly away. The heavier breeds of Geese; i.e. Giant Dewlap Toulouse Geese, do not need their wings clipped, as they are too heavy to fly. Wing clipping does not hurt them and involves cutting the flight feathers on one wing with a pair of scissors.
Larger Geese will not need a very high fence, as they will not be able to fly over it. They can sometimes be very good escape artists, they can get over loose fencing by part climbing, part pushing until any flimsy fence bends over and gives way. They can also wriggle underneath loose fencing.
General Information & Some Common Illnesses
Ducks do live up to the name of "Mucky Ducks" as they can be messy, in that they love to dip their heads in water and dribble the water out of their bills onto the ground around the water, before drilling holes in it!
Ducks and Geese are very hardy animals to keep, as in our experience, if you worm them regularly, it is very rare for them to become ill.
Bumble Foot
Ducks and geese can suffer sometimes from a condition called Bumble Foot, which is where the skin on their feet can form a hard corn and this can be quite sore for them. This can be caused from walking on something hard, like a stone. In five years we have only ever had this happen to two ducks; the first was treated by the Vet, who cut it out and wrapped a gauze wrap around the foot to keep it clean and dry. This was reinforced with a course of antibiotics. The second time under the instruction of a vet, we removed the corn ourselves and followed the same procedure.
Weak or Shaky Legs
When Ducks and Geese are young, they can also suffer from weak, or shaky legs. This is sometimes caused by a calcium deficiency. We have found that adding some liquid calcium to the water, or food usually works. We usually buy ZOLCAL D for this purpose. Grated cuttlefish bone is also a good source of calcium. This can be sprinkled over the top of their daily feed.
Becoming Overweight
If a Duckling, or a Gosling has problems with putting weight on too quickly, they can also suffer from weak legs and may suddenly be unable to carry their own body weight. To avoid this, introduce them to the Grower pellets very gradually as the pellets are full of protein, which makes them grow very quickly. If they do put on weight too quickly, reduce their feed. Do not feed them excessively, as with chickens, keep their feed rations to around a couple of handfuls a day per bird.
If your Duckling or Gosling does suffer from weak legs, or is unable to support it's weight, you can help them regain their strength on their legs by giving them some daily hydrotherapy in the bath tub, starting with enough water to allow them to touch the bottom of the bath. The water will help take some of their body weight off of their legs, whilst encouraging them to use their legs. By doing this, their legs should have strengthened over the course of a few weeks. Another good way of encouraging them to walk, providing they are tame enough, is by sitting a metre or so away from another person and taking it in turns to call them to walk towards you; much the same as you would do for a toddler!
Ducks and Geese usually lay from February through until June, depending on the weather and climate. If there is a cold snap, this can delay laying.
A good indication of them starting to lay, is the behaviour of the Ganders or Drakes (males). They will begin to get very territorial of the females, water, feed and their space! They will also start to show more of an interest in the females, until they start trying to tread them (mate). This usually happens in the water with geese, whereupon the mating ritual can look very aggressive, with them biting each other, beating each other with wings and twisting their necks against each other.
The Geese start to pair up in obvious pairs during the winter months right through until after the breeding season and during this time, they will never be far away from each other. Extreme care must be taken when approaching Geese during the breeding season, as they can become much more aggresive whilst protecting their mate, the nest and any eggs.
The Ducks will tread (mate) anywhere. This is usually a much more civilised affair, with the Drake starting by standing on top of the duck, almost like he is surfing on a surfboard, before holding onto the head of the duck with his bill and laying on top of the Duck, for what sometimes seems quite a long and somewhat noisy time. The Drake often leaves spittle on the top of the ducks head, which when dry, can become the cause of eye infections if there is no adequate source of water for bathing and washing it off in.
It is very rewarding to raise any kind of young animal, particularly ducklings and goslings. The bond will always remain and you can be certain of having a very tame pet if you do raise them yourself. A word of warning however; ducks and geese will quickly imprint on whatever animal or person raises them. This can lead to them doing anything possible to remain with their mother or father figure and can cause them terrible separation anxiety from a very young age.
If you raise ducks and geese together, there may be some confusion when the drakes or ganders mature. We have seen drakes preferring geese to ducks and it can be alarming to find your adult drake trying to mate young goslings. If you see this, the drakes are only doing what comes naturally to them because they have been brought up together and see no difference between breeds, but this is something which you may want to avoid from the onset, by keeping the breeds apart from day one!
Vent Sexing
Care should be taken if attempting to vent sex young ducklings and goslings. It is advisable to do this in the first few days, as the older they get, the harder it is to determine the sex.
We have found that the easiest way to do it, is to carefully lie the youngster on their back with their head closest to your body and their bottom facing away from you. Place both index fingers on the younsters back just above the tail bone. Place both thumbs, one either side of the vent. Gently push your index fingers towards your thumbs, whilst at the same time, using your thumbs to push down and slightly open the vent. If the youngster is a male, then a tiny ejectile (tip) will stick up, if it is a female, then there will not be an ejectile and the vent will be an "o" shape.
Vent sexing can be messy, as pushing on the vent can result in the youngster pooping. Gently wipe this off with a tissue and continue.


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Section 4
Working with weights
Learning Outcomes
|By the end of this section, you will have:
|When exploring weight with pupils it is important to use a lot of practical hands on activities in the early stages so that they are able to build up mental models which will help their understanding in later stages. In this section you will plan ways to introduce your pupils to the concept of weight by following three stages:
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|Estimation is an important skill in both mathematics and science and a useful skill to cultivate for all pupils. Simple balances can be made with very modest resources that allow pupils to approach measuring and estimating weight through practical investigation. You may like to make simple balances and plan and carry out these activities jointly with a science teacher in your school. This can be done by helping pupils to compare and contrast weights in different ways.
Case Study 1: Estimating weight
|Mrs Nkumu in Nigeria was on a teachers' course at her local district offices and as part of the day's lesson on numeracy the facilitator told the following story to them. Then she asked them what they thought the girls knew and what would they do next with these pupils if they were in their class. 'Two girls, Ranke and Ade, were discussing the quantity of popcorn in two packets, A and B which looked the same shape and size. Ronke picked up the packets one after the other and was surprised that B felt heavier than A. She told Ade that B appeared to be heavier than A. Ade decided to put the two packets in the two pans of a simple balance. (See Resource 1: Simple balance). She observed that on the scale, packet B went down and so B is heavier than A. Ronke was right.' The teachers worked in pairs and devised activities that encouraged estimation of heavier/lighter, then using a balance or scales to test their ideas. Each pair tried their lesson out with their class and reported back next session. Mrs Nkumu found that her class enjoyed the lesson but that she did not have enough different objects for the pupils to use. Next time she said she would spend more time collecting objects and she would use smaller groups of 4-6 rather than over 10 each.
Activity 1: Comparing weight
|You will need 5 simple balances (see Resource 1) to carry out this activity and 5 sets of common objects e.g. stones, balls, tins, bottle tops etc that could be used with the balances. Write instructions for your pupils on the board (see Resource 2: Worksheets) and show the class what you want them to do using any two objects. Ask them to estimate which is heavier by giving the objects to 2 pupils to answer. Now ask a pupil to test their idea out by putting them on the pan and let them decide. Ask them which is the heaviest object and why they think so. Organise your pupils into 5 groups, giving each group a set of objects and a balance. Ask pupils to find which object is heavier by estimating its weight and then by using the balance. (See Key Resource: Using group work in your classroom) Ask them to fill in a table of their results to share with the class to see if everyone agrees. You could challenge older or more able pupils to see if they can order their objects from heaviest to lightest before testing. How could they test their answers using the simple balance?
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|When developing understanding of the idea of weighing it is better if non-standard units are used to measure first. If pupils compare and contrast weights against non-standard unit bottle tops or beans they will quickly understand this is not sensible as the weight of different bottle tops and seeds vary. This is made easier by making sure they have sufficient experience weighing objects against different non standard units. Only when pupils understand the need for a common unit should the introduction of standard units like grams or kilograms begin.
Case Study 2: Using a 'standard' unit to measure
|Lizzy, a Primary school teacher, felt that having taught her pupils how to use a simple balance to compare weights of objects, they should now compare the weight of any object with that of a given chosen 'standard' object. She assembled different objects and chose dry beans to be her chosen measure. Using the balance she asked two pupils to place an object on one pan and put enough beans on the other until it balanced. They counted the beans for each object and recorded their results. Next she used some longer beans and weighed the same objects and recorded these results. She talked with the class about the difference in numbers between the two kinds of bean and how difficult it was to compare the weight of a stone and wood if one person used one set of beans and the other used the bigger beans.
Activity 2: Data presentation
|Before doing this, read Resource 3: Pupil instructions and collect together the following resources – enough for your size class.
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|The previous activities should have shown your pupils that 'standard units' of weight are needed because without these it is not possible to accurately compare or know how much something weighs. This next part explores how you can introduce terms and develop their understanding of kilogram (kg), and gram (g) (1000 gram = 1 kilogram). You may want to bring bags of sugar and rice to class, to show their weight is recorded in grams or kilograms and for them to feel the actual weights or make some mock ones i.e. plastic bags filled with sand, stones etc to the correct weight. If you can, borrow a pair of scales to do this.
If you do not have access to calibrated weighing scales or weights at school, it may still be possible to make approximate measurements of weight using your simple balances, and using some every day objects that have their weight on them to test them against. The second focus in this part is on understanding the terms gram and kilogram and being able to convert one to the other. This kind of activity should only be undertaken when pupils are confident at weighing in grams and kilograms.
Case Study 3: Using homemade standard units
|Mr.Adu wants his pupils to estimate, measure and compare weights of 1 object in grams and kilograms. He asked permission from a secondary school science department to use their balances to make bean-bags weighing 100g, 50g and 10g (using different coloured cloth for each weight). He asked some of the parents who work in the local sewing shop to help him sew several sets for his class. He demonstrated the weighing of objects in grams using the improvised weights and a simple balance, and then asked pupils to weigh objects to the nearest 10g, and record their results in a table.
The pupils were very enthusiastic and weighed nearly everything they could find in the classroom. Mr Adu listened to their talk as they weighed and was pleased to hear them using the correct terms easily
Key Activity: Weighing in grams
|Before the lesson, collect a number of objects that have their weights shown – tinned or packet foods and other goods (you only need the wrapper, not the whole good). Try to have enough to give each group of pupils at least two or three labels. It would also be good to have some labels for weights in kilograms as well as grams. Ask groups to write down the name of the product, and its weight – ensure that they include the correct units (grams or kilograms). They could do this by using the actual bags and putting them in order on their table. Pupils could arrange and re-arrange the packages by weight from highest to lowest or lowest to highest or sort into groups:
Num-M3S4R3-Pupil instructions for weighing activity
Num-M3S4R4-Traditional weights used in Ghana


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London: Police investigate death at gay sauna 47
12:24 PM — The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation after a man died at a gay sauna in central London during the weekend.
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Archbishop of Canterbury makes first public statement on Uganda's anti-gay law 28
11:49 AM — The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has made his first public statement on the proposed anti-gay bill passing through Uganda's parliament.


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The first thing to know about bicycle touring, or riding for days at a time across a landscape, is that you can do it on virtually any bike. Whatever claptrap contraption you have in the garage will probably work. Consider the guy I know who bought a Huffy in Japan and pedaled it through Kamchatka and then from Alaska to Mexico. I'm sure as hell not recommending that—the average Huffy is only designed to last the average homeless person six or so weeks of light pedaling—but the point is that if my friend can ride an absolute pile of crap bicycle for months at a time through wild and foreign lands then anyone can grab that old mountain bike or 10-speed and head for the sunset.
But let's say you want something designed specifically for multi-day adventure. Something tough and reliable that will get you to the beyond and back (unlike my friend, whose bike eventually disintegrated somewhere south of Tijuana). Though they've long existed on the outskirts of the race-obsessed bike industry, there are plenty of bikes like this with robust frames designed to carry weight, low gearing for extended climbs, and an overall build made to perform over long distances and difficult terrain. They're called touring bikes.
Touring Bikes
The classic touring bike has a steel frame, superstrong wheels, drop bars, a triple chainring, a low bottom bracket for stability when loaded, long chainstays for heel/pannier clearance, plenty of space for wide tires, and gobs of eyelets for waterbottles, racks, and fenders. This is still the perfect bicycle for loaded touring on paved and smooth dirt surfaces. A few current bikes in this mold are the Co-Motion Americano, Bruce Gordon Rock N' Road Tour, Rivendell Atlantis (above), and the Surly Long Haul Trucker. Those first three bikes, all legends in the touring world, are handmade in the U.S. and will cost $3,000 and up, while the Long Haul Trucker has become one of the most popular touring bikes by mimicking their design in a $1,300 made-in-Taiwan package.
Maybe you don't want a traditional tourer, though. One of the best things about modern bicycle touring is how it's grown to encompass wildly different styles of riding, from Jeep roads to singletrack to remote coastlines. The classic touring bike is a phenomenal all-arounder—tourer, commuter, randonnee rig, and perfectly acceptable as a beefy road bike and even a throwback off-road bike. But if you want something for singletrack, credit-card, or around-the-world touring, there are better-performing options. So before you buy that "touring" bike, consider what kind of riding you want to do. Here's a rundown.
Dirt Roads
You can ride a touring bike on dirt roads and plenty of people do. You can do it with a cyclocross bike, too, which also makes a decent weekend touring bike—though inadequate low gearing and heel clearance for panniers can be an issue, and they won't carry the weight as rock-solid stably as a touring bike due to their higher bottom bracket and steeper head and seat angles. If you want to follow those nowhere dirt roads to the horizon night after night you'll be more comfortable on an efficient mountain bike or a dedicated dirt tourer like the Co-Motion Divide or Salsa Fargo (above). The Fargo is a hybrid touring/mountain bike designed for extended dirt-road tours like the 2,750-mile Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, but I use one frequently for singletrack rides as well (keeps things interesting!). It's a rigid, steel 29er with drop bars, a low bottom bracket for loaded stability, and more eyelets for racks, bottle cages, and fenders than a fleet of racing bikes. Big wheels are a great choice for dirt roads as they roll smoothly over bumps and chatter. Drop bars offer a variety of hand positions, which is invaluable on long, multi-day rides. Its achilles is that it's a disc-brake-only bike, which limits its usefulness in back-of-beyond situations where the simplicity and field-repairability of rim brakes might be preferred.
For a lot of people, though, a mountain bike is the only way to go for dirt road touring. Front suspension is a glorious thing on long, rough rides. And if there's lots of washboard (makes the cross symbol with hands) you can't beat a full suspension. You may give up a whiff of efficiency, but if you prioritize comfort over speed and won't ever be too far from a bike shop, you won't regret it. Simple rigs with single- or no-pivot designs (Moots YBB) are good choices here.
Bikepacking bags are an excellent way to tour on a mountain bike, but I've used BOB Trailers with full suspension bikes plenty of times with no trouble. Old Man Mountain racks will also fit on virtually any bike (via brake bosses or stay clamps) and I've run them successfully on a Santa Cruz Blur for high-mountain riding. The hugely critical, listen-to-me-now-and-hear-me-later thing is to make sure your bike has low enough gearing. Forget a 2x drivetrain, you want lots of gears. When you're pulling a loaded trailer over a mountain pass, or even if you're riding relatively light, bikepacking-style, you want to spin your way up. Playing tough guy is a sure way to nuke yourself on a long tour. Your not riding to impress anyone or set speed records, you're riding for distance and fun. Because if it's not fun, what's the point?
Singletrack/Bikepacking Bikes
Just like dirt-road bikes, you want something with low gears for singletrack touring, but it's even more critical here. There's a huge difference between pumping 25 and 40 pounds of bike up a mountain grade, a typical weight gain for bikepacking. It's also a good idea to favor mechanical simplicity and durability over complicated, whiz-bang technology. Forget the superlight wheelset that can't be fixed or trued in the field — when you're days into the middle of nowhere you want bomber wheels that aren't hard to fix. Ditto dropper posts, light tires, and anything that can't be hurled into a boulder field a few times. Not that you'll do that, hopefully, but you might be dragging it over downed trees, pounding it down rugged trails, and generally riding the snot out of it in remote places where mechanicals are a much bigger problem than on day rides.
As for brakes, if you're staying in the developed world you'll be happy with discs. I've used both hydraulics and mechanicals for bikepacking and there's no denying the ferocious stopping power of hydraulics, but if I'm spec'ing a bike right now I'd go mechanical. You get 90 percent of the benefit and there's less to go wrong.
It's worth mentioning fat bikes here. They've added a new dimension to touring by opening coastlines, canyonlands, and rugged terrain the world over to touring cyclists looking for new adventures. With a bikepacking setup (frame, seat, and handlebar bags) and four-inch-wide tires you can ride for days in places that would have been inconceivable just a few years ago. For beach riding (Alaska, Oregon, the Great Lakes, et al.) consider ditching the brakes, which will just get ground down by sand anyway, and go single-speed. There's no end to the potential in canyon country, and people have been using fat bikes to great effect in the less-explored regions of Central and South America.
Developing World/International Bikes
Which brings us to bikes for the developing world. If you're considering a tour in Latin America, Africa, or Asia here are a few simple criteria that will make your life better. First, 26-inch wheels are your only choice. Try walking into a shop in Guatemala or Tanzania with 29-inch wheels—they will laugh at your goofy wheels and send you on your way. Unless you're in North America, Europe, or Australia/New Zealand, 26ers are the standard. Also, steel. Steel is durable. Steel can be bent, hammered, and welded. It's what you want and there's nothing more to say about it. Don't even cast a sideways glance at anything carbon. Lastly, keep your drivetrain simple—triple ring, standard chain. No fancy business. Plenty of experienced expedition riders swear by Rohloff internally geared rear hubs—they last forever and always shift true—if you have the coin.
What other kind of bikes make great tourers?
Besides, of course, touring bikes, there is another kind of bike that makes a great multi-day rig: old, steel mountain bikes. Look at the mountain bikes from the 1980s and early '90s. They're amazing feats of two-wheeled versatility, a sparkling vision of do-it-all bikes since abandoned by the mainstream bike industry. They have bombproof frames designed to last forever (just look at how many you see still running as commuter rigs), eyelets for racks and fenders, and plenty of tire clearance for knobbies, slicks, or whatever meat you want to run. They were made when mountain biking was new and all about adventure. Of course you could throw racks and panniers on them—they were ready for anything. That was the point. Somewhere along the line bike companies got away from this and decided racing should dictate the design of mountain bikes, even though the vast majority of their customers don't race and making bikes for racing limits their usefulness and ensures many will gather dust in garages instead of living second or third lives as commuters, tourers, kid-haulers, etc.
So find an old mountain bike and load it up. You can spend a lot of money on a new Surly or Rivendell and get basically the same thing you'll get with a 1987 Stumpjumper found at a garage sale for $50.
Final Thoughts
If you're serious about touring and bicycle travel, take a good look at a coupling system like S&S that allows you to break your frame apart for travel. These have been proven by expeditioners around the globe. Many framebuilders can put them on your custom bike, companies like Co-Motion and Surly offer them stock, and they can even be retrofitted on steel and titanium frames (check out Rodriguez Bicycles for this). Now your bike can fit in a normal-sized suitcase.
In general, modern bikes make terrible touring bikes. Mountain bikes are overly complicated and lack durability and versatility in key areas, like wheels and drivetrains. Road bikes are too fragile to carry weight and their gearing is a joke. And don't even try to put real fenders on them. Remember, on tour you ride on sunny days and rainy days. You may even learn to love the delicious coolness and immediacy of riding in the rain—if you've got fenders. If you don't have fenders, riding in the rain sucks. It's If you're serious about traveling by bike, you want a touring bike.
It is true that Old Man Mountain and Tubus both make quality racks that can fit on virtually any bike, but modern road frames, and even racy cyclocross frames, can't handle the increased weight. They'll feel squishy, they'll probably shimmy like a belly dancer on Red Bull, and they might just flat-out break. Which will spoil your tour in a hurry. Trailers are a better option for light bikes. The BOB is the standard, though the Burly Nomad is an excellent choice for paved riding—just make sure you've got low gears if you want to actually have fun. Remember, even Huffys have low gears.
Aaron Teasdale wrote AJ's Fall Peaks: Whitefish, Montana and What Montana Mountains Give, both of which celebrate bike touring in his back yard. Photos courtesy Carousel Design Works, Rivendell, Salsa, MOMBAT.
For more from AJ's special series on bike touring, visit this page.


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Dell Inspiron 15-I15RV-6190BLK
SpecificationsNotebook: Dell Inspiron 15-I15RV-6190BLK (Inspiron 15 Series)
Processor: Intel Pentium 2117U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 400 euro
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Reviews for the Dell Inspiron 15-I15RV-6190BLK
Source: IT Reviews
Budget laptops are all about sacrifice, but that doesn't mean you have to settle for a big, clunky system with a bland design and limited features.The Dell Inspiron 15 (I15RV-6190 BLK) is a relatively thin 15-inch laptop offering Intel Pentium processing power and good battery life for under $400.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/10/2013
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC Mag
With the Dell Inspiron 15 you get a very capable 15-inch laptop at an amazingly low price. Granted, it uses older CPU technology and lacks touch-screen capabilities, but it's not a bare-bones laptop by any means and offers enough horsepower to handle the basics, making it ideal for students and day-to-day home office computing. As such, it earns our Editors' Choice for budget laptops.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/08/2013
Rating: Total score: 80%
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge): In the mobile Ivy Bridge Celeron and Pentium CPUs integrated processor graphics card. The HD Graphics is the slower, GT1 called, part with less execution units (EUs) and only one texture sampler - compared to the GT2 HD Graphics 4000.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
2117U: Ultra Low Voltage Dual-core processor based on the Ivy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. Due to the Pentium brand, many features of the Ivy Bridge core are deactivated.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.6": 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks. 15.4 inch display with 16:10 are the standard for notebook displays. However nowadays, more and more 16:9 displays with 15.6 inch appear. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.3 kg: These sub-notebooks weight less than the average of all notebooks, but represent a heavier class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 13 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
Dell: Dell Inc. is a multinational technology corporation that develops, manufactures, sells, and supports personal computers and other computer-related products. Based in Texas, Dell employs more than 82,700 people worldwide (2009). In 2006, Dell purchased the computer hardware manufacturer Alienware. In most countries, the laptops are directly sold to consumers by Dell and each notebook custom-assembled according to a selection of options. Market share regarding sales of personal computers in 2007 (market research IDC): HP 18.9 %, Dell 16.4 %, Acer 9.9 %, Lenovo 7.5 %, Apple 5.7 %
80%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.


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In iBlog Pro I was able to add a video and an email sign-up form from iContact or Constant Contact like the one you see at www.thecfim.com. I did this using a Highlight.
I've read through the docs, and I'm not sure how to do that with Framework. Do I use Features? I tried using Highlight, but there's no place to put form code or to embed video.


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"In 1994 a movie based on a 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom hit the big screens. The movie? Forrest Gump.
The main character in this movie, Forrest Gump, was a man whose intelligence was well below average. He grew up an only child who was raised by his mother (the movie never explained what happened to this father). The movie followed Forrest's life from childhood to life as an adult raising his son as a single father.
What struck me about this movie and the character and what possessed me to write about it in my Aikido journal was how very Zen-like Forrest lived his life. Most people would attribute his willingness to accept his situation and whatever people threw his way to the fact that he was dumb or stupid. But the way I see it… He was simple minded. He had simple mind."
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July 28th, 2013
Isner, Robredo, Youzhny, Cibulkova, Svitolina Win Titles
Isner played seven tiebreakers over four matches during the week after receiving a first-round bye, needing three sets to beat No. 373-ranked Christian Harrison, two tiebreaks to defeat No. 91-ranked James Blake, a third-set tiebreak in the semifinal win over Lleyton Hewitt, and three tiebreaks against Anderson.
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 11:23 pm in Tennis | 28 Comments »
February 6th, 2012
Fed Cup Results; Berdych, Youzhny, Monaco Win ATP Titles
Maria Sharapova and Svletlana Kuznetsova eased to wins to give Russia a 2-0 lead. After a singles loss by Nadia Petrova, Kuznetsova clinched the tie with a three-set win over Spain's unheralded Silvia Soler-Espinosa.
Posted by Staff @ 12:32 am in Tennis | 5 Comments »
October 31st, 2010
Titles Wrap: Clijsters, Melzer, Monfils Among Winners; Tennis-X Notes
Caroline Wozniacki finishes the year No. 1, Elena Dementieva drops the retirement bomb, and the WTA Tour puts another injury-riddled, star-lacking season to rest. Here's hoping for the return of Justine Henin and Serena and Venus Williams in 2011 — and while we're at it, the attempted comebacks of Martina Hingis and Ana Kournikova. If you thought it wasn't bad, consider that Vera "The Crying Game" Zvonareva had a chance to finish the year No. 1 during the year-end championships…
Posted by Staff @ 9:59 pm in Tennis | 33 Comments »
October 2nd, 2010
Nadal Stunned in Bangkok; Wozniacki Takes Tokyo
US Open champion Rafael Nadal gets shocked in Bangkok.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:37 am in 2010 Season | 182 Comments »
October 1st, 2010
Nadal Rolls, Gulbis Falls in Bangkok; Soderling, Berdych Upset in Kuala Lumpur
Rafael Nadal won his ninth straight match on hardcourts.
Posted by Staff @ 7:35 pm in 2010 Season | 19 Comments »
September 10th, 2010
Nadal Swallows Hot Sauce; U.S. Wins Mixed at US Open
Nadal is trying to complete a career Grand Slam at age 24. The other Saturday semifinal will feature Federer against Novak Djokovic. Nadal has won his last 19 Grand Slam matches, and in Youzhny faces an opponent who beat him in the 2006 US Open quarterfinals, before he gets a shot at his Swiss nemesis.
Posted by Staff @ 12:33 am in Tennis | 43 Comments »
September 8th, 2010
Venus Williams Lone American at US Open; Men Run Marathons
In the semifinals the elder Williams sister will face No. 2 seed and defending champion Kim Clijsters, who outlasted Aussie Sam Stosur in three sets in the final women's night match.
Posted by Staff @ 12:20 am in Tennis, US Open | 61 Comments »
May 9th, 2010
Querrey, Youzhny, Montanes Win ATP Titles
"It would feel better if I didn't have to beat my buddy out there and it was someone else," Querrey said of his Davis Cup partner. "But it's still exciting. He's got the biggest serve in the game so it can be frustrating at times. But you just have to not let it bother you when you get aced and just walk to the other side to be ready for the next point. It's a game of inches, as they say, and on match point he missed that forehand by a couple of inches."
Posted by Staff @ 11:39 pm in Tennis | 4 Comments »
May 8th, 2010
Federer Can't Even Reach Estoril Final; All-American Title Tussle Set in Serbia
Albert Montanes stunned World No. 1 Roger Federer 6-2, 7-6(5) this afternoon at a rainy Estoril Open.
Posted by Staff @ 7:18 pm in Estoril, Videos | 152 Comments »
February 27th, 2010
Djokovic Ahead Before Desert Rain Halts Dubai Final; Gulbis a Game From First Final
Rain has halted the Dubai final and the Delray semifinal.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 4:53 pm in 2010 Season, Dubai | 32 Comments »


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This was in the Bridgeport Post, dated 1/27/63:
A hit-and-run driver crashed into the Astor theater building East Main street shortly after midnight today, shattering of the doors. A description of the vehicle was obtained by a passerby and search was under way. Police said the driver backed up the auto and then drove away at high speed on the snow-covered road.
The Astor Theatre opened as the Capitol Theatre around 1923. It was acquired by the Strand Amusement Company of Bridgeport in 1946. It was closed in July 1947 to be completely renovated and reopened as the Astor, December 2, 1947. In its last years it featured Spanish language films. It was destroyed by fire in 1976.
An ad in the Bridgeport Telegram in November 1947 shows the Astor with the addendum "Formerly Capitol". The feature was "Desert Fury" with Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott and Mary Astor. The co-feature was "Seven Keys to Baldpate". I have no clue what that film was about.
Though I believe it had "a prior life under another name", until its demise, the ASTOR always showed Spanish-language films, and was part of a neighborhood few would dare to tread at night.


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This year's Mobile World Congress saw a flurry of ultrabooks to manufacturers queuing up to compete with the Apple MacBook Air. Now, at the IFA 2012, the trend seems to have shifted towards convertibles or hybrid devices. After Samsung and HP, Dell has also joined the game with its Dell XPS Duo 12.Read More
Dell recently launched the new XPS 14 ultrabook in India. It comes with a price tag of Rs.82,990 for the base model, while the price goes up to Rs.122,900 depending on the user's customization.Read More
Dell recently launched the much-awaited XPS 13 Ultrabook in India. It features a features a 13 inch HD (720p) WLED display with the edge-to-edge hardened Gorilla Glass.Read More
Dell XPS 13 is a super thin ultraportable laptop with solid specs at an affordable price.Read More


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Nigel Asquith 12/01/2006
In Bolivia, bees and barbed wire served as compensation for landowners who protect native vegetation in a water-producing cloud forest.
Quail hunting by wealthy landowners has had remarkable environmental benefits in northern Florida.
Andrew Morriss 09/01/2006
By Andrew Morriss The first chapter of the Cayman Turtle Farm story did not end happily. But a new phase in this fabled effort to protect wild sea turtles has begun.
Linda Platts 06/01/2006
In the heart of Cambodia is the most important waterbird zone in mainland Southeast Asia. At Prek Toal, just-hatched chicks peep in deafening high tones, while larger birds take off , land, and perform mid-air acrobatics.
Linda Platts 06/01/2006
When the elevator stops on the top floor of some of the world's newest downtown skyscrapers, the occupants may be in for a surprise. Before them may be a ï¬eld of waving native grasses and a stunning display of wildflowers.
Linda Platts 06/01/2006
While rampant illegal logging takes place around them, two indigenous communities in Nicaragua have banned together to harvest wood in a sustainable manner and to act as a buffer for Nicaragua's largest protected area.
Last year, I began investigating forestry outside the United States, seeking innovations. I found strikingly different approaches just north of the border, in Canada.
G. Tracy Mehan III 03/19/2006
Somehow I had missed the fact that Chuck Leavell was keyboardist for the Allman Brothers Band and, since 1982, for the Rolling Stones. Nor did I know that he is a forester.
Terry Anderson 03/19/2006
Environmental entrepreneurs should have a business plan just as any other entrepreneur, but for my business- school students this is a revelation.
Linda Platts 03/19/2006
Deep in the heart of Texas one of America's leading technology firms is just putting the final touches on one of the nation's greenest buildings.


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Release date of Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden movie may changeAdd to Favorites | Homeland
Here's a political spoiler that will surprise no one: Barack Obama may use the death of Osama Bin Laden as a key point in his re-election campaign. However, Americans have a notoriously short memory so it's likely the voting public will need reminding -- and that's exactly what a campaign is for. But is Obama planning to use Hollywood to help drive the point home?
Kathryn Bigelow's upcoming Bin Laden movie was scheduled for an Oct. 12, 2012 release; this places it shortly before the presidential election. New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd previously surmised that the film's timing could positively impact Obama's re-election campaign. A triumphant American film about Obama's successful foreign campaign right before the election? You can't buy that kind of support.
Or maybe you can. Republican Representative and House Chairman on Homeland Security Peter King is leading the charge against the film's release date, purporting that the Obama administration may have helped filmmakers by providing information in exchange for the plum release date. Bigelow, fellow filmmaker Mark Boal and Sony have vehemently claimed that neither the movie nor the release date were part of a political agenda. Regardless, it appears as though the pressure from the political right has prevailed; insiders at Sony claim that the film's release date is all but certain to move to after the election at the earliest and perhaps even into 2013.
So what do you think? Is the Obama administration hoping to piggyback on Bigelow's film or is this fuss simply political posturing from the right?


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Optical rotation is measured with an instrument called a polarimeter. There is a linear relationship between the observed rotation and the concentration of optically active compound in the sample. There is a non-linear relationship between the observed rotation and the wavelength of light used. Specific rotation is calculated using either of two equations, depending on the sample you are measuring:
For pure liquids:
In this equation, l is the path length in decimeters, and d is the density of the liquid in g/mL, for a sample at a temperature T (given in degrees Celsius) and wavelength λ (in nanometers). If the wavelength of the light used is 589 nanometer (the sodium D line), the symbol "D" is used. The sign of the rotation (+ or -) is always given.
For solutions, a different equation is used:
In this equation, l is the path length in decimeters and c is the concentration in g/100mL, for a sample at a temperature T (given in degrees Celsius) and wavelength λ (in nanometers). If the wavelength of the light used is 589 nanometer (the sodium D line), the symbol "D" is used. The sign of the rotation (+ or -) is always given. When using this equation, the concentration and the solvent are always provided in parentheses after the rotation. The rotation is reported using degrees, and no units of concentration are given (it is assumed to be g/100mL). For example:
This solution equation is incorrectly represented in many textbooks and on many websites as:
(concentration in g/mL)
Mathematically, the two forms are the same, but chemically they are very different. Using the incorrect form of the equation will produce problems because the concentration will have the incorrect units. Because the units are not reported, this can produce difficulties for those trying to use the data later.
If a compound has a very large specific rotation or a sample is very concentrated, the actual rotation of the sample may be larger than 180°, and so a single polarimeter measurement cannot detect when this has happened (for example, the values +270° and –90° are not distinguishable, nor are the values 361° and 1°). In these cases, measuring the rotation at several different concentrations allows one to determine the true value.
In cases of very small or very large angles, one can also use the variation of specific rotation with wavelength to facilitate measurement. Switching wavelength is particularly useful when the angle is small. Many polarimeters are equipped with a mercury lamp (in addition to the sodium lamp) for this purpose.
The variation of specific rotation with wavelength is the basis of optical rotary dispersion (ORD) that can be used to elucidate the absolute configuration of certain compounds.
Measuring optical rotation provides, in theory, a way to assess optical purity of a sample containing a mixture of enantiomers. For example, if a sample of bromobutane measured under standard conditions has an observed rotation of −9.2°, this indicates that the net effect is due to (100%)(9.2°/23.1°)=40% of the R enantiomer. The remainder of the sample is a racemic mixture of the enantiomers (30% R and 30% S), which has no net contribution to the observed rotation. The enantiomeric excess is 40%; the total concentration of R is 70%. However, in practice the utility of this method is limited, as the presence of small amounts of highly rotating impurities can greatly affect the rotation of a given sample. Moreover, the optical rotation of a compound may be nonlinearly dependent on its enantiomeric excess because of aggregation in solution. For these reasons other methods of determining the enantiomeric ratio such as gas chromatography or HPLC with a chiral column is generally preferred.


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Calls for use of drones for news-gathering gain strength despite Big Brother concerns
By End the Lie
Once again there are calls for drones to be used for news-gathering purposes by various media organizations despite admissions that it is "kind of creepy and fraught with 'Big Brother is Watching' issues."
Last year End the Lie reported on the fact that television stations may start using drones – originally marketed for military purposes – as part of their typical news-gathering equipment.
These developments really shouldn't be shocking given the massive rise in domestic drone use over the past few years, not to mention the military's use of domestic drones, the use of drones capable of eavesdropping by Customs and Border Protection, the use of drones by Marshals, a number of National Guard units across the country and the widespread preparation for an even greater increase in domestic drone use in the near future.
Yet it is still surprising that those promoting the use of drones by news organizations still acknowledge the massive privacy problems involved.
"There's a part of me that finds this kind of creepy and fraught with Big Brother is Watching' issues," wrote Vincent Duffy, chairman of the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA).
The University of Missouri is helping push the use of drones for journalism through grants along with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
"Scott Pham is in charge of the website for KBIA, the public radio station at the University of Missouri," Duffy writes. "He recently received a $25,000 technology grant from the school to develop and explore the journalistic uses of drones."
"I've wanted a drone for some time, but it was mostly a joke until the IT program at [University of Missouri] expressed some interest" Pham said to Duffy.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is also looking into drone use by news organizations thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Knight Foundation for its Drone Journalism Lab.
RTDNA's executive director, Mike Cavendar, also has promoted their use, saying they will give news stations a significant leg up over the competition.
"The ability to put a camera, if you will, high above a news event or a situation for which you want coverage, at minimal expense, when you compare it to a live, staffed helicopter, I think that's a potentially tremendous advantage for a news station," Cavendar told a local CBS affiliate in Philadelphia.
Cavendar maintains that the drone use by news organizations is so imminent that RTDNA will hold an event later this year to discuss the technology which Duffy called the "must-have toys" for newsrooms.
Even Duffy acknowledges that putting drones in the hands of some so-called news organizations would not be a great idea.
"While we might trust public radio journalists and academics … [could] websites that cover celebrities resist the urge to fly drones over celebrity weddings, outdoor red carpets, and beaches where starlets might be caught topless?" Duffy asks.
"Current [Federal Aviation Administration] rules require that UAS (or unmanned aircraft systems) have to be within the operator's line of sight, have to stay under 400 feet, have to be flown during the day, and have to be away from airports," Duffy notes, though commercial operators already ignore the FAA regulations quite often.
Even after the FAA has their new regulations in place – expected around 2015 – Duffy notes that the "ethical issues for using drones for journalism will probably be up in the air much after that."
Despite the industry pushing the FAA to ignore privacy issues, the FAA has already had to delay the selection of cities to host drones over privacy concerns.
It will be interesting to see how these new regulations are put in place, how strictly they are enforced – if they're enforced at all – and how news organizations end up using drones in the U.S. national airspace.
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Anonymous March 26, 2013 at 1:54 PM
its hilarious when they admit its like big brother then turn around and say they should still use it. wow.Reply


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More than 300 first-year students in the WMU's Haworth College of Business will participate in the service-learning project Saturday, Nov. 2, at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, Mich.
October 2013 WMU News
WMU students, employees and retirees can learn about campus and community wellness resources at the 2013 Health & Wellness expo, set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6.
Members of the University community are invited to make nominations for the Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award, WMU's highest faculty honor. Nominations are due Friday, Jan. 31.
Dr. Fritz Allhoff, associate professor of philosophy, received the grant as part of a collaborative project with California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and the Naval Postgraduate School.
Gold Company, WMU's internationally recognized vocal jazz ensemble, will present its 36th annual Sneak Preview concert Thursday, Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m. in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.
Joel Mueller, founder of MacUpdate, will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, in 2150 Schneider Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m.
WMU students can get a little extra help with their research papers and projects during the Halloween-themed "Night of the Research Paper" from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, at Waldo Library.
Comedian Erin Jackson will be drumming up laughs on WMU's campus at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, in the Bernhard Center's North Ballroom. Admission is $1 with a valid student Bronco Card, and $2 without.
Birds on a Wire, WMU's new music ensemble conducted by School of Music Director David Colson, and KLOrk, the Kalamazoo Laptop Orchestra, will appear in concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6.
Five softball players were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American Scholar Athlete Team. This was the fourth consecutive season that at least five WMU players were named to the team.
Dr. Andrew Targowski, professor of business information systems, is the author of a new book, "Harnessing the Power of Wisdom, From Data to Wisdom." The book was published in July.
The One and Only Tommy Dorsey Orchestra is coming to Miller Auditorium for one performance at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3. Tickets range from $25 to $45 and can be purchased online.
The WMU gymnastics team's season begins Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, with the first home meet set for Friday, Jan. 17, against Bowling Green University. Nine gymnasts from the 2013 championship season are returning.
WMU's Percussion Ensemble, conducted by Professor Judy Moonert, will perform its first concert of the 2013–14 season at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.
The Kalamazoo Film Society will present the drama "The Attack" Friday through Sunday, Oct. 25-27, at WMU's Little Theatre. The film is rated R; admission is $5.
A brief ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 10 signaled the official reopening of the Fountain Plaza by Miller Auditorium. The plaza area underwent a redesign this summer to make it more accessible and inviting.
The WMU School of Medicine celebrated the completion of the addition to its existing 320,000-square-foot building at 300 Portage St. by holding a topping off ceremony Oct. 2 at the downtown Kalamazoo site.
George O. Egland, WMU associate professor emeritus of speech pathology, died Thursday, Oct. 3, at the age of 104. Egland joined the WMU faculty in 1954 and retired in 1972 after 18 years of service.
A Zumba dance party to raise money for breast cancer research will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, in the multi-purpose room of WMU's Student Recreation Center.
Dr. Ming Li will be welcomed to campus during an Oct. 30 reception. The reception will also serve as a backdrop to celebrate the completion of two art installations commissioned for Sangren Hall.
The forum, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, will give citizens the opportunity to hear from Kalamazoo City Commission candidates.
Deb Olin Unferth, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, will read at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, in 157-159 Bernhard Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Honeywell and WMU joined forces Oct. 23 to showcase campus sustainability efforts and launch a two-year research project designed to determine best practices for engaging people in trimming energy consumption in buildings.
Nominations for the fall round of WMU's semiannual Make a Difference awards are due by Thursday, Oct. 31. Nomination instructions and forms are available online at wmich.edu/makeadifference/nominations.
The Department of Mathematics is holding a memorial symposium Thursday and Friday, Oct. 24-25. The event features talks by noted mathematicians and remembers Dr. Yousef Alavi, WMU professor emeritus of mathematics.
Western Winds, a WMU ensemble comprised primarily of students in the graduate winds program and their studio faculty mentors in the School of Music, will perform Wednesday, Oct. 30, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.
WMU has received a 2013 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity—HEED—award from INSIGHT Into Diversity, the nation's oldest and largest publication that focuses on diversity in higher education.
The W.E. Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change has earned a major award for a map initiative that is bringing hyper-accurately geo-referenced maps to market for mobile devices.
Sam and Connor Field of Helios Solar will discuss "The Economics of Solar Power" at 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25, in 2150 Schneider Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m.
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December 7, 2005 4:00 AM PST
Itanium: A cautionary tale
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Fabric7 banks on high-end x86 serversNovember 1, 2005
HP's Itanium blade due in early 2006November 1, 2005
Intel pushes back Itanium chips, revamps XeonOctober 24, 2005
Dell shuttering Itanium server businessSeptember 15, 2005
IBM server design drops Itanium supportFebruary 25, 2005
Itanium--one step forward, one backJanuary 5, 2005
HP to make $3 billion Itanium commitmentDecember 15, 2004
'Tanglewood' to top Intel chip showAugust 29, 2003
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Rich Marcello, general manager of HP's Business Critical Server group, adds that more than 90 percent of the company's customers moving off PA-RISC systems are moving to Itanium.
Dividing the market between two chip families is a solid strategy, he added. "The reality is you take $45 billion server market and break it in two," HP's x86-based ProLiant servers for the bottom $22.5 billion and Itanium-based Integrity servers for the other half, he said.
But that divide is somewhat artificial. AMD has made a series of server-oriented improvements to its x86 Opteron chip, making it a better competitor both to Itanium and to Xeon, Intel's x86 server chip. AMD beat Intel to market with useful x86 server features such dual-processing cores, lower power consumption and a 64-bit design--the latter once one of the main advantages Itanium held over 32-bit x86 chips.
In a few short years, AMD's features drew IBM, Sun and even HP to offer Opteron servers, and the chip continues to make strides. In third-quarter shipments of x86 servers, AMD accounted for 5 percent in 2004 but 10 percent in 2005, according to Gartner, while revenue jumped from 4 percent to 8 percent.
In addition, some potential customers are put off by Intel's approach. The reason high-end x86 server start-up Fabric7 chose Opteron is that it easily works in systems with eight processor sockets, CEO Sharad Mehrotra said. "Intel doesn't want you to build greater than four-socket topologies of Xeon," he said.
Intel's moves to keep Xeon competitive hurt Itanium. "Once AMD showed Intel what to do with x86--adding 64-bit support--that was the end of Itanium right there. When Intel announced it was going to do (64-bit x86 chips), it was obvious Itanium was irrelevant for anything but the high end of the market," said Peter Glaskowsky, an Envisioneering analyst and chief architect of start-up MemoryLogix.
Back in the day
The Itanium project began in December 1988 as a secret HP research project to create a successor to the company's own PA-RISC processor family, according to HP Labs' then-chief Dick Lampman.
In 1993, HP approached Intel with the idea of collaborating, said Jerry Huck, HP's technical leader on the project. "Producing our own chips--there was not enough volume, and the economics were not in our favor," he said of the company's decision not to build its own processors. "Intel floated to the top of the list pretty quickly as somebody with the resources that would make this work."
When HP and Intel announced their partnership in 1994, Richard Sevcik, general manager in HP's server group, said in a press release that the companies would create "a unified computing infrastructure that accomplishes three fundamental goals: preserves current customer investments, readies corporate customers for the next century and offers high-volume cost models."
So far, none of those goals has been met.
The chip, initially code-named PA-WideWord, used an architecture called Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing, or EPIC. HP hoped the design would execute more instructions in parallel by lining them up in advance for maximum speed. Those instructions are ordered by an advanced compiler--the software that translates human-written programs into the code consumed by the actual processors. EPIC's compiler-oriented technique contrasts with RISC chips, which are geared to adapt to whatever software instructions are thrown at them.
In 1997, Intel and HP revealed more details, saying the Itanium design "is expected to advance the state of the art in processor technologies, specifically addressing the performance limitations found in today's RISC and CISC (complex instruction set computing) technologies." (x86 chips are CISC designs, though their external interfaces now cloak faster RISC-like cores.) Itanium also would provide "full compatibility for IA-32 (x86) applications and operating systems," Intel said in its press release.
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- The Itanic is dead...Long live Itanic...
- Intel needs to face the reality of their situation and stop this fiasco. Buyers of Intel products shoould realize that the premium that they are paying for the Intel brand is caused by run-away dead-end projects such as this. This so much reminds me of the RAMBUS push by Intel as they swore that no Pentium 4 chipset was ever going to be built for anything other than RAMBUS. But after the first chipset fiasco and much market loss to their own Pentium III they finally caved-in but not after losing money in the process.
Intel wants to dictate technology to the public rather than being driven by the publics wishes.
Their marketing and engineering folks need to get out more because they are on a fast track to losing the public's trust.
Fred Dunn
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- Itanium...
- could have been a contender. I think had Intel pushed really hard to make the Itanium platform the new platform they could have done it, but instead they kept the x86 and pushed it over Itanium. Then comes AMD with x86-64 and basically put more nails into the Itanium coffin.
I think Intel was it's own worst enemy when it comes to Itanium. I think we could all be buying Itanium processors now had Intel went for it. Of course we probably would have hated them for the change, but we would have all gotten use to it.
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- ... more pixie dust, less unobtainium ...
- the intel/hp dog and pony show is over; it was good while it lasted; but, a (1) trick x86 act none the less. these guys should hang-up their slide rules and call it quits, while they can still exist with a modicum of dignity. clearly, they can still talk the talk; unfortunately, they can't walk the walk. hang it up guys, you're turning our profession into a circus, which makes the rest of us real EE's look like a sorry bunch of over the hill clowns.
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- Itanium was not a failure...
- ... at least in the technical sense. It's a hot
power-hog maybe, but at the time it was designed
power efficiency wasn't a design priority.
The problem with Itanium is specifically that
the designers were aiming for a processor with a
revolutionary way of managing instructions that
would permit novel algorithms to perform with
brutal efficiency. Of course, what Intel
marketed the thing as a revolutionary step in
the evolution of the x86 microprocessor line.
The problem being, of course, it was the former
and not the latter. Itaniums are excellent
processors for a very specific subset of
algorithms. The CPU itself doesn't do all the
instruction reordering and such of its
predecessors, instead relying on the compiler to
do these things for you -- and the compiler
often requires the developer to code algorithms
a certain way to take advantage of the CPUs
abilities (much more so than is necessary on
other CPUs). If you ran existing software on it,
you got mediocre results, and the cost of the
CPU was (and really still is) just plain silly.
I had taken some training from Intel on Itanium
development for scientists. It was very
elightening, and I can really appreciate what a
beautiful piece of work Itanium (and Intel's
development tools) were. But at the same time, I
had to balk. I was not likely to recode the
applications I use day in and day out for
Itanium, and I would be beholden to others to do
the same for me. Even though I do develop some
software, I just wasn't interested in having to
go into that level of detail to get the
performance boost I expected. If I were, I'd
have been writing assembly code.
Itanium is flagging not because it's a bad CPU,
only because for the majority it's not the best
CPU or best CPU for the money given what people
need to run today, and because the barrier to
making software that could make it the best is
getting higher the more software people use.
The best case scenario for Itanium would be a
move to a JVM or CLR explicitly tuned for
Itanium and a broad shift to running VM-based
software. Intel probably recognized that but
weren't prepared to affect that shift on their
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- UltraSparc T1 will nail Itanium's coffin
- yeah, check it out man, les than 80 watts power consumption, 5 times Xeon performance, less foot print servers..wow..why would anyone consider Itanium ? If floating point ops are what you need, then there is always Opteron.
Man, Intel should scrap Itanium to save money
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- Nope
- Nope, T1 has no impact on Itanic becuase it does not run Windows. Microsoft killed Itanic because they decided to go the way of history and choose the 64-bit instruction set that makes the most sense. There was absolutely no reason for Intel to come up with a new 64-bit instruction set other than to screw AMD. It bit them in the tail.
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- forgot
- Oh,,, got it ,,Is Itanium a medal something like TITANIUM? iF SO THAT STUFF IS HARD, and very durable, allmost none destructible.. Thank you ..Garey
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- Alll about trying to screw AMD
- When I heard that Intel was going to come up with a whole new 64-bit instruction set for Itanium rather than just extend the old 32-bit set, I knew they were in trouble. I lived through the 16 to 32-bit change of the late 1980s and remember how Motorola, Nat Semi and Intel did the logical thing and just extended their instruction sets. Intel's big mistake was getting fixated on screwing AMD and the other Intel cloners. They forgot that changing instruction sets also screwed their sofware partners and, most importantly, their customers.
I disagree with a previous poster's belief that Sun's Niagara is the nail in Itanium's coffin. The nail was Microsoft when they said no to 64-bit windows using Itanium's ill concieved instruction set.
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- Good chip, but over-priced
- I work with both Intel Itanium 2 based machines, and AMD Opteron based machines. The Itaniums are about 10% faster than the Opterons. However, the Itaniums cost about 8 times as much as the Opterons.
If Intel priced their Itanium 2 chips competetively, their sales volume would surge.
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- DEC Alpha all over again
- I read this story and couldn't help but replace Itanium with Alpha. It read the same way... lack of apps, re-compiles, 64 bit but no 32 bit compatability, etc. Intel/HP could have looked at the Alpha saga and learned a lesson.
DEC, then Compaq, continued the company line of "Alpha forever", just as Intel/HP are continuing the "Itanium forever" company line. But Itanium will suffer the same fate.
And folks like me will buy AMD Opteron and love the performance, ease of use, and happy users.
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- At least Apha wa real...
- Wrong...Alpha was a product! Done delivered and a 64bit processor WAY before it's time. The fact that Qmpaq was not able to make it work had to do with its own buy out by guess who... HP! Hell, Intel can't even do a 64 bit processor two decades later? Trust me, it has to do with a cultural impotence there more than anything else and unless Otellini has the balls to change that nothing else will change. That culture could not deliver a baby in nine years!
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- Why don't they just give and admit Defeat
- While back in the early days it might have been a good thought, today AMD is the only way to go.
I am old VAX/VMS operator and migrated to the Alphas using OPEN VMS and TRU64. Even the older 400 or so MHZ processors can out do even the newer Servers today. They can run forever without rebooting. Most Windows servers need to be rebooted Daily or weekly even Server 2003.
Then the IBM AS/400's need to be Booted (IPL'd) often.
Yes The Alpha's were 64bit, But they were not meant for Workstation use. They were meant to crunch numbers, and the did that very well.
When Compaq bought DEC, Intel got the rights for the ALPHA, but they still couldn't get the ITANIUM to work. AMD actually hired the People who created the ALPHA chip. Its no wonder why they are overtaking INTEL.
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- Author needs dark glasses and a white cane
- Considering that Itanium (HP) is now kicking the collective rears of Sun and IBM, I wouldn't put the author in the same class as Nostradamus. The absolute highest Oracle performance known to man can only be had on IA64 servers. Add overall flexibility and management to the mix, and it's easy to understand why Sun and IBM are terrified of HP's current server lineup.
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- Most of these comments indicate exactly how unscientific most IT people really are.
The comments here reflect opinions, perceptions, markerting hype and blatant dis information.
They represent very little facts. I find it strange that so many offer opinions when in fact they have not even worked with, or properly benchmarked these machines/technologies they are criticizing (more like character assasination).
This is really not useful. I am not reading these articiles because I am interested in personal opinions or infights.
I hope to gain knowledge and insights from other people's experience.
In stead I am appalled by the biased and unscientific non-sensical opinions and stereo-types
of people who call themselves professionals.
This is simply scandalous!
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- What a bummer. I was there at HP and boldly said in 1995 that Intel would never deliver Merced...they had no incentive. Intel works like the invisible hand of capitalism. They thrash about always doing what is best for them in the moment. Their culture guarantees that those things that are truly survival related are executed well. Making HP more successful was not in Intel's interest and wouldn't be rewarded.
I remember instantly thinking, "If I were at Intel I would screw HP and start moving up the food chain". Saying it out loud was a big mistake, but it was the truth. I also, remember that the plan was to have Intel do Merced and HP McKinnly. Merced was late and lame. McKinnly followed and met expectations, but after all the trauma, it was too little too late. HP gave their McKinnly team to Intel and that was the end for HP.
The arrogance at HP was so visible. They really thought that they were something. The rest of the world was supposed to bust there butts so that HP architects could day dream, boondoggle, preside in standards bodies like elder statesman or sages of the industry. Young and hungry companies don't do that and would eventually eat HP's lunch.
So sad to see such a great company get destroyed from the inside out.
Larry Elision taking cues from Steve Jobs has got it right. Control your destiny when ever you can. Be ruthless in keeping that control, then work hard to deliver insanely great products continually. Don't rest. When you do your dead.
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