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Brief Summary
The fruit is a winged, green to reddish, double samara, smaller than that of sugar maple, and matures in early summer. There are no seed test records for Florida maple on file at the National Tree Seed Laboratory at Macon, GA (5).
Seed Production and Dissemination- Florida maple has not been managed as a commercial timber species and no published reports of seed production, dissemination, or experience in forest or nursery regeneration are available. The method of propagating Florida maple from seed is similar to that for sugar maple (12). Germination is epigeal (10). Reproduction of Florida maple has been described as erratic and scattered, occurring singly and in small groups (9).
Seedling Development- No information available.
Vegetative Reproduction- No information available.
National Distribution
United States
Origin: Unknown/Undetermined
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
-The native range of Florida maple.
Physical Description
Type Information
Catalog Number: US 1971506
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): M. L. Fernald, B. H. Long & E. C. Abbe
Year Collected: 1942
Locality: James River, Grove Landing, NE of Grove., James City, Virginia, United States, North America
- Isotype: Fernald, M. L. 1942. Rhodora. 44: 426.
Soils and Topography
Associated Forest Cover
Understory associates include American elm (Ulmus americana), dogwood (Cornus florida), possumhaw (hex decidua), winged elm, American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana), eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana), red mulberry (Morus rubra), northern red oak (Quercus rubra), pignut hickory (Carya glabra), and white ash (Fraxinus americana).
In Florida, associates are basswood (Tilia caroliniana), sweetgum, cabbage palmetto (Sabal palmetto), water oak, willow oak, southern red oak (Quercus falcata var. falcata), and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda). Spruce pine (P glabra) is an associate in Alabama (6).
Diseases and Parasites
Damaging Agents
Special Uses
General Ecology
Reaction to Competition
Rooting Habit
Life History and Behavior
Vegetative Reproduction
Seedling Development
Seed Production and Dissemination
Flowering and Fruiting
The fruit is a winged, green to reddish, double samara, smaller than that of sugar maple, and matures in early summer. There are no seed test records for Florida maple on file at the National Tree Seed Laboratory at Macon, GA (5).
Growth and Yield
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Florida maple has been variously recognized among authorities as southern sugar maple (Acer floridanum) and as a sugar maple variety (Acer saccharum var. floridanum). However; the distinction between (northern) sugar maple and Florida maple is based on the latter's smaller leaves with short, acute lobes, smaller samaras, andnd a more whitish bark (12). Numerous intergrades between the two species have been found in east Texas and in the zone from Maryland south to northern Florida (although Maryland is not included in the range of A. barbatum). It appears that genes of both taxa are present in this intermediate population from Mary land to Florida and limited gene exchange is still occurring where one or the other taxon comes in contact with the intermediates (7).
The literature contains no specific information about Florida maple hybrids, but in view of its close association with sugar maple, and the intergrades between the two species already mentioned, it is not unlikely that hybridization between the two species may occur.
Conservation Status
National NatureServe Conservation Status
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked
NatureServe Conservation Status
Rounded Global Status Rank: G4 - Apparently Secure
Acer floridanum
Acer floridanum (syn. Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum (Chapm.) Desmarais, Acer barbatum auct. non Michx.), commonly known as the Florida maple and occasionally as the southern sugar maple or hammock maple, is a tree that occurs in mesic and usually calcareous woodlands of the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plain in the United States, from southeastern Virginia in the north, south to central Florida, and west to Oklahoma and Texas.[2][3][4]
It is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree, growing to 15–25 m (exceptionally to 38 m) tall, with an elliptical crown of moderate density with a smooth or rounded outline. The bark is a light gray with thick irregular curling ridges; as the tree matures, the bark tends to become plated. The twigs are slender, somewhat shiny, reddish brown. The terminal buds are sharply pointed, brown and pubescent. The leaves are opposite, simple, palmately lobed and veined, 3–9.5 cm long and 3.5–11 cm broad, with an entire margin and three or five somewhat rounded lobes, and a 2–8 cm long petiole. They are green above and paler and pubescent below. In fall they turn orange and yellow. The flowers are regular, pentamerous, and appear on yellow-green corymbs and are quite small. They hang from puberulent pedicels 2.4–5 cm long in clusters of a few flowers, appearing before or with the leaves in early spring. This is about two weeks prior to the maturation of the flowers of Acer saccharum. The tree is generally diecious, though they are often also polygamous, that is having bisexual and unisexual flowers on the same individual. The fruit is a paired samara 1.5–3 cm long.[4][5]
Acer floridanum can easily be confused in the field with the closely related Acer leucoderme and Acer saccharum. It can be best distinguished from A. saccharum by noting the smaller leaves with short and acute lobes, the smaller samaras, and the more whitish bark. Several overlaps in genetics between these two species have been found in east Texas and in the zone from Maryland south to northern Florida, despite the fact that Maryland is listed as beyond the natural range of the tree. In light of this information, it can be assumed that the two hybridize.[4] From A. leucoderme, it is best told by the white hairs on the undersides of the leaves, yellow-haired in A. leucoderme.[6]
Debate still exists about its taxonomic status, which has been controversial for at least 100 years.[2]
The Florida Maple was first recognised as distinct in 1860 by Alvan Wentworth Chapman, who treated it as a variety of A. saccharum. In 1886 Ferdinand Albin Pax decided it was distinct enough to be treated as a separate species, making the new combination A. floridanum (Chapm.) Pax.[2] In 1952, Yves Desmarais took an intermediate option, treating it as a subspecies Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum (Chapm.) Desmarais, a treatment which has fairly wide recent recognition.[3][7][8]
A further problem exists with the specific name Acer barbatum, given to a maple by André Michaux in 1803 from samples collected in the Carolinas during his decade in North America from 1785 to 1796. For a long time it was unclear if the plant he collected was Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple) or A. floridanum, as his samples were badly damaged on his return to Paris. M. L. Fernald reexamined the species in the mid-1940s for the 8th edition of Gray's Manual, published in 1950; on reviewing Michaux's notes on A. barbatum, he decided to apply this name to the Florida Maple in 1945, based on his interpretation that Michaux's samples, which he only knew through notes (Michaux's collections were in Paris, inaccessible as World War II had not yet ended), corresponded more closely to Florida Maple than to Sugar Maple. Since the oldest given name takes precedence, he used the name A. barbatum for the Florida Maple. Many subsequent authors accepted this judgement, such as the United States Forest Service,[4][9] and Wilbur H. Duncan and Marion Duncan's Trees of the Southeastern United States, published in 1988. However, recent examination by D. B. Ward has shown that they are typical Acer saccharum after all, and not A. floridanum as Fernald had thought without examination, and thus Michaux's name is correctly a synonym of A. saccharum.[2][3]
Distribution and ecology[edit]
The distribution is discontinuous in the Piedmont and Atlantic Coastal Plain from southeastern Virginia southwest across North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, as well as into the Florida Panhandle. The range goes farther west across Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, into eastern Texas, and north through Arkansas and into eastern Oklahoma. The species also occurs in several isolated locations roughly halfway down the Gulf Coast of the Florida peninsula, and also in at least one location in central Oklahoma. The species is also found in isolated locations of Illinois, Montana, Tennessee and Kentucky.[4][9]
The average annual rainfall within the native area ranges from 112 to 163 cm (44 to 64 in). The driest months average no less than 50 mm (2 in). The normal temperatures in January within the range vary from 11° to 18°C (52° to 64°F) maximum, and from -2° to 7°C (28° to 45°F) minimum, whereas in July normal maxima are 29° to 33°C (84° to 91°F), and minima are 21° to 24°C (70° to 75°F). The tree favours moist, but well-drained fertile soils, especially on stream terrace, in coves, and on adjacent bluffs and ridgetops. It grows best on soils containing calcareous material such as limestone or marl. It also grows well on the densely forested hammocks of Florida, hence its alternative common name hammock maple. It is most often confined to the understory.[4]
Cultivation and uses[edit]
While not an overwhelmingly popular tree in cultivation, it is sometimes employed in the Southern United States as a shade tree due to its round crown and its greater resistance to heat than that of its more showy relative the sugar maple. Several species of birds and especially squirrels make use of the tree as a nesting site and also consume its seeds as a food source.[4]
Despite the fact that of itself Florida Maple is not employed as a commercial timber species, it is used with associated commercial species when the products are pulpwood, sawtimber, or wood veneer stock. It is considered a hard maple and as high quality individuals are suitable for producing furniture, flooring, paneling, and shoe lasts. However, its relative scarcity, small size, and fairly poor shape generally confine its use to only factory and box lumber, and even this is only an occasional occurrence. It has, however, been experiencing growing popularity as an ornamental or shade tree, especially in the southern United States due to its high heat resistance. It is also a source of maple syrup, though again its size and rarity limit its use in this regard, especially in light of the Sugar Maple's established popularity within the business.[4]
- ^ NatureServe Explorer: Acer barbatum in NatureServe An online encyclopedia of life, Version 6.1. (2006). Arlington, Virginia.
- ^ a b c d Ward, D. B. (2004). Acer floridanum: The Correct Scientific Name of the Florida Maple. Castanea 69 (3): 230-233.
- ^ a b c Germplasm Resources Information Network: Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum
- ^ a b c d e f g h U.S. Forest Service Silvics Manual: Acer barbatum
- ^ Common Trees of the North Carolina Piedmont: Acer barbatum
- ^ Carolina Nature: Southern Sugar Maple (Acer floridanum)
- ^ Desmarais, Y. (1952). Dynamics of Leaf Variation in the Sugar Maples. Brittonia 7 (5): 347-387. Abstract
- ^ van Gelderen, C. J. & van Gelderen, D. M. (1999). Maples for Gardens: A Color Encyclopedia.
- ^ a b USDA Plants Profile: Acer barbatum
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A term of effection; generally a wife or serious girlfriend
The cuntbag packed me leftovers for lunch again.
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Your mom is such a cunt bag, I would like to take her to dinner.
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a bag full of cunts
£5 for a cuntbag.....?
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A person or object that persists on being a "Cunt", so much so that the technical term for this is being a or sharing the attributes of a "Bag of Cunts"; A "Cuntbag" if you will.
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Reviews of Zanzibar Palace Hotel
They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa.
Zanzibar Palace Hotel review
Very helpful and friendly owner who gave us lots of information about what to do in Stone Town.
Room was impressively sized and appointed.
Zanzibar Palace Hotel review
Wonderful counterpoint to the luxury beach and safari hotels.
I loved the hubub and the rooftop room was perfect ... glad we had help with the bags!
Dinner was lovely and special thanks to the Night Porter who kept us comfortable with Breakfast at 0430!
Zanzibar Palace Hotel review
This is not a great hotel.
The rooms are dark, have horrible scratchy fabric on the beds, no chairs to sit on and the bathroom was not very clean, the bath was rank. All very dull and below par.
Very disappointing after our wonderful experiences on safari and in Zamzibar.
Expert Africa comments
We were concerned to hear such negative comments from these travellers, because this hotel usually gets consistently high reviews. We may have failed to explain the typical Zanzibari style and character found in most of Stone Town's boutique hotels - which are often decorated with of heavy dark furniture and fabrics, and polished stone. The result is usually very authentic, although it can feel quite dark, especially if the sun isn't consistently shining.
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Zanzibar Palace Hotel review
A very beautiful and atmospheric hotel - the room was huge with a quite spectacular bathroom. It is well located and the staff were extremely helpful.
We didn't eat lunch or dinner at the hotel but breakfast was very pleasant.
Zanzibar Palace Hotel review
We had a very spacious room with large ensuite facility, extremely comfortable beds. Reception staff extremely helpful, good location - in all, very good value.
Zanzibar Palace Hotel is in a good central location, very helpful reception and the rooms were spacious, comfortable and extremely good value.
Would recommend.
Zanzibar Palace Hotel review
Very courteous and helpful staff during our short stopover here.Read more about the whole trip
Zanzibar Palace Hotel review
We were glad to have air conditioning at the Zanzibar Palace Hotel. Friendly helpful management and staff
The weather felt so much hotter in Stone Town.
The room was very comfortable. The food was very good.
Perfect place to end a holiday.
Stayed for one night only. Beuatiful room,, great place to end the holiday.Read more about the whole trip
Zanzibar palace hotel review
Beautiful hotel, lovely staff, good location, lovely lunch.
Couldnt have been better
Zanzibar Palace Hotel review
Expert Africa suggested The Zanzibar Palace Hotel for our night in Stonetown and it proved an excellent choice.
We were not there long enough to really appreciate it but our room was superb, with the highlight a roof top bathroom and veranda from which we watched the sun go down. An excellent dinner was served in the hotel and they went out of the way to make sure breakfast was available before we left at 5.30am.
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As the economy slowly beings to rebound, IT professionals could well find greener pastures working overseas.
The single most penetrating arrow you can add to your quiver as an IT professional is international experience. Technical skills are important, but they're a given, considering your profession.
International experience, on the other hand, is hardly discussed in the world of IT. Somehow it seems only relevant to the "business side" of the house. To make an even finer point, while any stint abroad is good, working in a developing country will ready you more for tomorrow's world than anything you can do in a domestic setting.
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Favorite Stadium You Have Visited
Started by Cody Christie , Mar 01 2012 10:19 PM
75 replies to this topic
Posted 01 March 2012 - 10:19 PM
There are so many great stadiums across baseball so I was wondering what is your favorite stadium that you have visited besides Target Field? The Twins tend to get some good support on some of their road trips and I am sure a few fans have been to some nicer stadiums than I have visited. I'm interested to hear where people have been and what they liked about the experience.
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 10:33 PM
Kauffman in KC is excellent. Beautiful park, lots of room to roam around the concourses, great tailgating, friendly fans and staff, and the coldest beer of any park. I also really like AT&T in San Francisco. Beautiful view, but night games can be chilly if the breeze blows off the bay. They also have very friendly fans and staff.
Posted 01 March 2012 - 10:35 PM
Outside of Target Field, my favorite is probably Coors Field. Then again, I've only also been to Milwaukee County Stadium and Miller Park, and Comerica.
Posted 01 March 2012 - 10:43 PM
I've been to 20 MLB parks and my top 3 are Wrigley, Coors, and Kaufman. I also adore Comerica, the giant Tigers everywhere are insanely cool and the statues with the retired numbers are incredible. I'm heading back to Comerica this summer and I fully intend to purchase whatever ticket gains me access to the cigar bar, if only cause it sounds like a totally unique ballpark experience.
Posted 01 March 2012 - 11:28 PM
Maybe it's because I'm always so drunk and the Twins have traditionally won when I've visited, but Miller Park holds a special place on my list of stadiums visited. It looks completely different in person than on TV, moreso than any other stadium, in my opinion.
Posted 01 March 2012 - 11:54 PM
I tend to agree with Kirsten about Kansas City and San Francisco being near the top of the list. I've liked KC since it was built, but the remodeling just made it better. I also think they did a good job with the remodel in Anaheim. Arlington, San Francisco and St Louis are all great ballparks and I still really enjoy games at Camden Yards. Dodger Stadium was a great place to visit, but it really could use updating. I wish I could say I really like Fenway and Wrigley, but I honestly think they're both just old (though I admit I haven't been to Fenway since their most recent facelift). Don't much care for US Cellular or Oakland at all and the Trop in St Pete isn't good for much more than a nostalgia fix for Metrodome fans.
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 11:58 PM
I haven't been to a lot of ballparks, but I always enjoy visiting them. Coors Field on a summer evening is hard to beat. Or the Disney Spring training complex near Orlando in March
Posted 01 March 2012 - 11:59 PM
I have been to 18 of the current and I like Fenway and Wrigley the best. I think Kauffman is also one of the hidden gems that isn't talked enough about. Great American is a fun park with great views of the Ohio river. Awesome cheesesteak at Citizens Bank and you can't beat Boog's BBQ and the warehouse at Camden. Thanks to Camden, we have so many beautiful new, retro style parks. On the flip side, I find Miller Park overrated. Nice inside, but the retractable roofs diminish the looks a bit. From the outside, Miller and Chase look like warehouses. Just less aesthetically pleasing to me. Anyone else making the road trip to PNC and/or Great American for the Twins series?
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 07:14 AM
St. Louis is such a great baseball town that I really enjoyed my time at Busch Stadium. I found Comerica Park to look very similar to Target Field but with their own tweaks. Miller Park was ok but I didn't like the retractable roof. It made me feel boxed in.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 07:26 AM
my top 3 are Wrigley...
NOOOOOO! It's old, smells like pee EVERYWHERE, and every seat has a poll blocking home plate or first base.
Kauffman takes it home for me, but I haven't been to a lot of other parks yet. I hear PNC in Pittsburgh is beautiful.
Posted 02 March 2012 - 07:37 AM
1. Progressive Field in Fort Wayne indiana http://www.milb.com/...t=.jsp&sid=t584
2. Carolina stadium, home of the Gamecocks baseball team. That place is awesome
3. Target field
if anyone wants explanations Ill go over a full run down later.
2. Carolina stadium, home of the Gamecocks baseball team. That place is awesome
3. Target field
if anyone wants explanations Ill go over a full run down later.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 07:42 AM
Camden Yards is still pretty fantastic. Probably #1 for me.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 08:40 AM
There is a surprising lack of Safeco mentions. It is gorgeous, and on a long August evening, its a great place to watch a game. Probably my favorite. I live in Denver now, and Coors is ok, but it still behind Safeco in my book. I grew up a Cubs fan, and Wrigley, while it has its charms, is also kind of disgusting. Fenway is weird. Its gorgeous when you are on top, but underneath it looks and feels like a crappy AA stadium. I actually have little desire to go back. I haven't been to Camden in years, but I remember it being beautiful. Petco is also great, but in some ways Petco is like a vacation; it almost feels fake. The fans aren't too intense about the game and there are dog parks in the outfield.
Posted 02 March 2012 - 08:43 AM
My two local ones will probably top the list: majors - Citizens Bank Park (even though I really like Fenway, too for the history part) minors - Coca Cola Park , home of the AAA International League Lehigh Valley IronPigs, which is actually a good 15 minute drive for me I hear that Jet Blue Park is supposed to be really nice, so I will have to check that out later this month.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 08:50 AM
Fenway is probably tops for me. Followed by Wrigley, Camden yards, Coors Field and Petco Park (pretty cool that you can just walk up from the street and see the game). One thing I would be sure to do is the ballpark tour if you are headed out to see another complex. I thought the Fenway tour was great, as well as the old Yankee Stadium tour. Bucket List: All of them, especially AT&T, Safeco, Busch, PNC, Comerica
Posted 02 March 2012 - 09:19 AM
Petco in San Diego is on the top of my list. I went during the 2nd year is was open and liked it a lot. It may be because it was one of my first outdoor baseball experiences, but it still seemed to have a fantastic feel to it. On the other side the worst stadium I have been to (excluding the Metrodome) was Houston's Minute Maid Park. That was dark and felt more like a convention center than a baseball stadium.
Posted 02 March 2012 - 09:25 AM
It's Coors Field for me. Spent 2 straight 4th of July's out there to watch some games and I don't think you can beat the post-game atmosphere out on the streets of Lo-Do after games, and the stadium is pretty damn sweet too. None of the others I've gone too compare to Coors and Target Field for me. Really want to see SafeCo, PetCo, PNC, and AT&T.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 09:30 AM
For my money, aside from Target Field which I think tops it (but not by much), Camden Yards is the best baseball park in the land!
Posted 02 March 2012 - 09:40 AM
[quote name='dave_dw']NOOOOOO! It's old, smells like pee EVERYWHERE
Isn't that part of the fun? The one game I went to at Wrigley was in May and it was about 45 degrees and misting so it wasn't the typical drunken party experience you hear about. Also I sat in the section Ferris Bueller sat in, so no obstructions. I loved the no Jumbotron, no between innings races or shenanigans. It was awesome to drink a few Old Styles while scoring the game and watching Carlos Silva pitch 6 strong before giving way to the $18 million dollar reliever Carlos Zambrano. One day i'll go back and do the drunken bleacher game on a hot sunny day and I'll probably walk away complaining about the pee smell, tight quarters and the douchy Cubs rubes, but for now my Wrigley experience was perfect.
Isn't that part of the fun? The one game I went to at Wrigley was in May and it was about 45 degrees and misting so it wasn't the typical drunken party experience you hear about. Also I sat in the section Ferris Bueller sat in, so no obstructions. I loved the no Jumbotron, no between innings races or shenanigans. It was awesome to drink a few Old Styles while scoring the game and watching Carlos Silva pitch 6 strong before giving way to the $18 million dollar reliever Carlos Zambrano. One day i'll go back and do the drunken bleacher game on a hot sunny day and I'll probably walk away complaining about the pee smell, tight quarters and the douchy Cubs rubes, but for now my Wrigley experience was perfect.
Posted 02 March 2012 - 09:55 AM
I thought I had been to a fair number of stadiums, but I just went through the list and only 4 of the 11 I have been to are still in use. I'd rank those Coors, Ballpark at Arlington, Camden Yards, and then Fenway. I even liked old yankee Stadium better than Fenway, although I haven't seen it since they added the seats on top of the Green Monster. Of the replaced stadiums, Yankee Stadium the only one on the list that was any kind of loss. Good ridddance to the Met, the Dome, Shea and Arlington. Busch and Riverfront weren't horrible, but they won't be missed either thanks to major upgrades.


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For the uninitiated,Dropbox is a free service that allows users to store photos, documents, and videos on the cloud and share them easily. The service claims to have more than 100 million registered users.Earlier this week, Dropbox had unveiled the first comprehensive upgrade to its enterprise-focussed offering Dropbox for teams, with an intent to get more corporate users, 18 months after the service was initially launched. The software now allows IT administrators to closely track which users have viewed a file and when it was viewed, and to instantaneously grant or withhold file permissions. It allows administrators to rope off certain files so they may be edited but not downloaded or shared in any way - a feature viewed as critical, for instance, in law, medicine or banking.The company seeks to remake its image into a serious contender in the enterprise file-sharing market. It competes with the likes of Box, Microsoft's Skydrive, and Google Drive, among others.What's New in Version 2.1• View your PDFs in an all-new PDF viewer• Receive a push notification when someone shares a folder with you• Sort your files by date modified
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a person who is plays in a band, typically a school band or ensemble. this term is sometimes used as an insult however it is also considered a term of affection as well.
Band nerds can be found in marching bands, pep bands, brass and woodwind ensembles, etc.
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one whose life is dedicated to the school band. you can usually find them in groups, as well as with their significant other who is also a band nerd.
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The ideal Band kid. More devoted to band than a band geek, and less annoying than a band dork. The arch enemy of choir dweebs
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A put-down insult used by the untalented people who cannot play instruments intended to somehow "lessen the glory" of the talented, skilled people, but the put-down somehow fails to work every time, contrary to "orch-dorks", a put-down aimed at orchestra people which works every time.
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If you're the lead percussionist, you're probably one of them.
I have to go practice the marimba, chimes, timpani, xylophone, triangle, tabourine, and gong!!!!!! TO THE BAND HALL!!!! dundundundunduuuuuun! (Band Nerd Alert!)
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a person with no school activities other than band. A person who talks obsessively about the band and the directors. Usually wears fog dog musicwear shirts and makes odd noises saying it is music. They like to congegate in groups and talk about band. They are usually never alone out of fear of rejection and never wonder far from the band hall they also are very nasty closet freaks in large numbers on the band bus where crazy things happen.
I was like totally in the band hall and the director told me to play higher and then.
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Nerds who are commonly known for blowing. (IE. Trumpets, ect.)
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Everyone (at least from Colorado) should write everyone on the list.
Everyone (at least from Colorado) should write everyone on the list.
Thanks Quinton,
I was just about to write about it. In case any of you are wondering, the Landowner Voucher Program Committee has recommended that the CPW increase landowner tags by 5%-10% statewide. That would mean that units west of I25 would allocate 20% of the tags directly to landowners and I believe 25% east of I25. This will affect the draw and your ability to hunt in the future. Because there are more knowledgable people out there, you can read more information here:
and here (as Quinton posted)
In these you will be able to contact state representatives and committee members to share your opinion of the tag allocation. For the "John Doe" public land hunter, it is important that your voice is heard.
I usually never post anything, but this is an issue that (I feel) does not represent the everyday, average hunter- like me. And I find it discouraging that MOST of the members of the committee will benefit because they own land, or hunting operations, or BOTH. It presents a conflict of interest. I simply want to maintain my waiting process for my tag, rather than wait a few more years while landowners offer these tags to those who have the most money.
If you would like to see the proposal, you can view it here:
Thank you for your time.
It done! Thanks for the info guys. It's a real shame the direction this could be headed, hunting as an activity only the very wealthy can enjoy. Pay your 7,500 get your bull play pool and watch the game on the bigscreen in the evening with a drink after a hot shower. I know my hunts have never been like that and more importantly wouldn't want em to be.
Guys, there are two sides to this coin. About 98.5% of the real estate east of I25 is privately owned. Ranchers and Farmers--like me--provide nearly all of the wildlife habitat in eastern Colorado. Now, when we provide almost all the habitat, pay the taxes and care for the land, how do you think we feel when 85% of the licenses go to anybody who has enough points to draw one?
Landowner vouchers aren't easy to draw either. We have the same sort of point-creep in that system as in the general license draw.
I agree that the current system isn't perfect---and probably never will be---but if you disenfranchise the landowners from a preference in the draw, the results will be pretty predictable. Speaking strictly for myself, I have never denied access to anyone who appeared responsible and asked permission to hunt. However, if I can't hunt on my own place, then it is highly unlikely that anyone else will be able to either---and in that sentiment I am not alone.
So, be careful what you ask for---it might have unintended consequences.
I understand that you are frustrated. It would be lousy not to be able to hunt your own land. But, you are also allowed to participate in the regular draw as well- so you are entitled to more tags than any of us. For the regular, public land hunter, it will have a profound effect on deer (state wide), and the other wildife in limited units.
Do you hunt elk or deer in the West? Unless you are wealthy (to buy a voucher), have land, or have special friends who give you tags, then you are at the mercy of the draw- just like us public land hunters. This population is much higher than the amount of landowners. And they want to strip those tags away. It will now take YEARS to catch up to the point creep.
You're correct that you provide most of the habitat for wildlife in Eastern Colorado. Maybe the change is good for Eastern Colorado. And, I'm o.k. that landowners charge whatever fees to access their property- it is their land. But, it is not their deer. The wildlife belong to the state- the public. And why should greedy landowners be allowed to use our public resource to make a buck? If they can do it, why can't I draw a desert bighorn sheep tag and auction it? So, maybe the rule should be: you can't sell your vouchers for more than they are worth (what you paid CPW), or that tags are only good on YOUR property, etc... If you are a landowner who uses the tags for yourself and family- without worrying about how much money you could bring at the auction, hunt your own land, and allow public hunters for a minimal fee (under $500 to receive game damage), then you are WAY better than most.
Even if we agree with the Eastern Slope section, this proposal reduces our opportunity to hunt on public land in the West. This simply DOES NOT represent the vast majority of hunters in Colorado. The proposal is severly flawed and NEEDS TO BE REVISED.
What this proposal will do is give more money to the wealthy landowners, outfitters, and third-party brokers while reducing access to tags for public land hunters. This will increase the amount of years to get a tag. Look at the Landowner Committee and tell me that they haven't recommended this to benefit themselves.
I live in the West. I am 6th generation born in Colorado- been here before Colorado was a state. I remember when I could get a deer tag over the counter. I remember when I could ask to hunt a property, and they would let me. Now, it is all about MONEY. Currently, I hunt deer every 3-4 years. Who knows how long it will take if this passes?
I do wish the Eastern CO landowners opportunity to hunt their land, but I WISH the Western Public hunters opportunities even more so! But, the proposal, as it stands, does not do both. Again, it is NO GOOD and NEEDS TO BE REVISED...
I share your frustration because I hunt public lands as well as private ones.
My personal opinion is that the problems with CP&W are far deeper than the Landowner Voucher System. CPW has based the majority of their budgetary goals on Non-Resident hunters at the expense of state residents.
Compare neighboring Kansas--any resident can buy an over-the-counter deer license, any landowner can receive a "hunt-your-own-land permit. Nonresidents get a tiny fraction of the licenses available. I realize that this is an "apples & oranges" comparison because of the vast differences in landownership in the two states---but I don't see why licenses per unit should not be prorated on a public/private landownership basis. A unit that is largely public land should have few if any Landowner vouchers, conversely, a private unit should have only landowner vouchers.
That would be too fair and simple. Personally, I would like to see a statistic on how many vouchers are actually sold or traded. I suspect it is a tiny percentage of the total. I know a lot of landowners and I don't know of any who have sold a voucher. In 15 years of applying, I have sold exactly one--because the family member who was to use it was unable to hunt.
I'd be fine with an outright ban on sales of vouchers.
"My personal opinion is that the problems with CP&W are far deeper than the Landowner Voucher System"
You bet. But a lot of them, from the general population (both public and private), are personal prefereces. For example:
One thing that bugs me is how they facilitate the 65%-35% allocation of tags. I wish CPW allowed residents an opportunity to draw a 2nd choice tag (up to 65%) before they give them all to nonresident 1st choices. For instance, a unit in W. Colorado has 200 tags. 50 residents apply for the tag 1st choice and 150 nonresidents 1st choice. They will give all 150 nonresidents 1st choice. So, what once was a 65%-35% split now becomes a 25%-75% swing the other way. I say, fill the 35% for nonresidents, allow 2nd choice for residents, then let them have at it. It really won't affect elk tags, but it will deer. And, I would love to hunt deer AT LEAST once every other year.
It may be selfish, but I feel I should have a better opportunity to hunt in my own state. This would allow residents to hunt while saving points for that "once-every-ten-years" tag.
But, right now, the landowner proposal has the highest threat to the opportunity of hunting in the West. Public hunters need to share their voice, and shoot this down. If any of you think that this proposal won't hurt your odds and the point creep, you are sorely mistaken.
I am lucky for the fact that I can hunt in Eastern Colorado. But, I apply in the public draw. It would be a little upsetting taking all tags from the public, just like it would be taking all tags from the landowners. On the issue of selling vouchers- I believe a landowner can sell his/her tags to anyone- but only at the cost of the tag (and they can charge whatever they want for tresspass). A lot of different opinions out there, but the proposal sucks.
I have already wrote the commissioners and plan too again this weekend. One of my biggest complaints is that hunters can still apply for the regular draws and then go buy a landowner permt, and still not loose their preference points. Secondly, these tags should be allowed for private land only, not unit wide. And I think the majority of them should be for antlerless only, since they are designed to limit agricultural impacts to private lands.
I'm curious, wondering how many people have contacted our representatives/committee members? I think too many of us (me included) wait until they take things away before we share our voice. A gentleman from GJ, and others, has been warning most of us (on other websites) that this would happen. It has been proposed- and apparently, the CPW Director, Rick Cables, is actively promoting these recommendations.
Here in Illinois we get a "landowner permit" for deer. We are entitled one either sex and one antlerless permit for gun and one either sex and one antlerless permit for archery. Our relatives that live on the property can apply for these permits too.
These permits must be used by the person it is issued to. These permits must be used on the landowners property.
These permits cannot be sold or transfered to another hunter.
I believe this is the only way to achieve harvest control. Selling this permit and using it on another property, or better yet, public property belonging partly to yours truely allways seemed "political" to me.
I don't believe you need any more of our permits!
I hope you understand that I am what you could say as "outside the box", I don't know how it is to own property in Colorado. I only know what it looks like from here.
Why should a landowner be able to profit from a game permit?
I know of a landowner that gets landowner vouchers every year, and raises the cost for them every year. This person has told me themselves that they often don't sell many deer and elk tags, because no one wants to cough up that kind of money! What a waste! Robs other hunters of opportunities IMO. I think somehow there should be a cap on the amount landowners can charge for tags.
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The commission's minutes stop in 1952. That's around the time the mayor and City Council approved selling part of Moultrie Playground for what became the Sergeant Jasper apartment building. Butler notes six of the 10 commissioners opposed the deal, which went through anyway.
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