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We put away many kinds of violence that we would act out in the natural world beyond the city; in order to inhabit cities we put away actions…Inside these cities we need writers, we need artists, like myself…Nietzsche said, 'we have art so that we do not die of reality.'–Ray Bradbury
Ever since the beginning of man's oral history, our cultures have taught lessons, stored memories, and guided group values through stories. Stories are a safety valve, and the linchpin of civilization, according to Bradbury. Whether it is transmitting the virtues of hard work through Aesop's fable of the ant and the grasshopper, the good fortune tale of Cinderella (as told by Vonnegut) or the Inuit legend about Raven the trickster, allegories, fables, and campfire stories have been passed on from generation to generation, using elements of truth, disbelief, myths, allegories, and wisdom to pass on important cultural knowledge. I've recently encountered stories with an Alaskan theme of opposing sides–environmentalist vs. resource extractor–told at three different scales of global, national, and local scales. These stories serve as excellent reflections on how we relate as people within nature and what we need to relocate in terms of connecting with nature and with our community. I will share them below in my own crude attempts at storytelling.
My parents were great storytellers. My mother exposed me to the humanities through literature. My father (HT Odum) told stories describing the current culture and past cultures, relating how civilizations cycle over the larger time scale, and explaining how we would have to go back to earlier culture eventually. He described stories of resilience from his travels in countries where people lived more simply, he taught me ecological principles, and I was reminded often, through natural analogies, that nothing grew forever, everything pulses, and what was, will be again. The stories were invaluable, and they helped to frame my value system, which has been outside the norm and resistant somewhat to the enticements of wealth and keeping up with the Joneses. Although HT occasionally called me a "Yuppie," perhaps reflecting his general frustration with our consumptive society at large, I have generally lived frugally and simply, within my budget, to the extent that I could. HT was aware that to separate oneself too much from the culture at large was in opposition to Maximum Empower, which suggests that those who do not maximize emergy returns to the system do not prosper. I am very grateful to him that I now think differently about the world than the dominant culture does, and I feel more or less prepared for a future with less.
The stories that HT told were mostly told at the dinner table and on family trips in the car. I can't imagine how the interactions would have been changed if our family had been subject to the current digital distractions such as cellphones? While digital forms of storytelling are useful, nothing replaces face to face versions such as the campfire story. In our empire, we still tell stories, but the stories are often much bigger than local campfires, family dinner tables, or community halls. The movie Big Miracle was filmed up here in Alaska, and I saw it recently. The movie can be viewed as a parable about
the soul of our economy, with environmentalists and resource extractors squaring off regarding resources amidst the lands of mostly neutral, bemused Iñupiaq who have lived sustainably with those resources for thousands of years. Environmentalists and little and big technology save the day in the movie, leaving questions about media, environmentalism, the place of technology, heroic efforts to save symbols of Nature, and our place in Nature.
There are a number of fine local examples of storytelling groups springing up in Alaska, including the Storytellers Guild of Anchorage, Alaska Native Storytellers, Toastmasters, Mudrooms in Juneau, and Arctic Entries. I am most familiar with Arctic Entries, as one of the organizers is our nearest neighbor (we cohouse). Arctic Entries is a grassroots group who describe their mission as the following:
There's always a place in your home where people gather and stories are born. The east coast has stoops. The south has porches. But Alaska? We've got arctic entries. Our Arctic Entries show features true stories born from those moments when we close the door on 8 feet of snow or the midnight sun, pull off our XtraTufs, and say, "You'll never guess what happened …?
The originators of Arctic Entries in Anchorage came from Baltimore, and they said that they wanted to be able to connect with their community. Since they didn't immediately connect with all aspects of Anchorage, they brought their favorite piece of Baltimore with
them to share, which was the storytelling. They said that through storytelling, we often find that we have more in common than we originally thought. Telling our Alaskan stories helps us to develop culture and a sense of place. Here is a sample story audiofile of Dan Ritzman from a recent Arctic Entries event themed Reaping What You Sow, describing more interplay between environmentalists and resource extraction experts in Alaska in "Dan, the oil, and the law." The audio file is only 9 minutes long. Arctic Entries consists of a format of seven people each telling a seven-minute true story relating to the show's theme, interspersed with local live music.
We need to recover the art of storytelling, especially in telling ecological stories that explain how people can learn to live again in nature. Here is another example of the interplay between environmentalists and developers here in Anchorage, this time in a letter to the editor regarding zoning issues in Anchorage from Cindee Karns of Transition Anchorage who wrote this wonderful ecological allegory:
I've been sorting it out in my head the last couple of days and then it came to me while I was reading Edible Forest Gardens, a book by Dave Jacke.
"To enable one community member to functionally connect to another appropriate community member, we must put each in the right place relative to the other."
Of course Jacke is talking about companion planting, but I read it as if it were talking about the process of planning a city and where to put things. I re-read your letter with gardening in mind. I know one method of gardening is to simply throw a mixed bunch of seeds out in the dirt. I did that this summer. The borage took over. I liked the borage flowers, so bright blue and tasty, but the plants got so tall and tangled, only a few calendula got to bloom and no poppies at all. Later this summer I read that borage goes well with tomatoes and may even make the tomatoes taste better. Had I known that at the start of the summer, I might have planted the borage with the tomatoes. Well, there's always next year.
With city planning it's not like we can tear down buildings when they get too tall and are blocking the sun for the poppies; or move buildings around when the traffic pattern changes. I'm wondering where the balance is between letting the city grow where it wants and planning the city like a garden? Should there be raw survival of the fittest, so that whenever land is for sale, whomever wants to, can plant/build ANYTHING? I don't think we want that in our city either, do we? There has to be a balance. We need to plan how to use the land, so that there's a place for the borage to thrive AND the poppies, not to mention the calendula.
So, I believe the city DOES need a landscape design, just like my garden. I do believe that companion planting (multi-use districts) would be beneficial, so that we can stay in Anchorage in our old age and not have to drive all over creation to get our groceries, medicine and gardening supplies. I don't believe that what you said, 'adoption of the new code means we lose choice, we lose mobility, (or) we lose privacy.' It just means we get a nicer looking city.
Stories are the glue that holds communities together, by transmitting wisdom and cultural values. Stories that revive and explore our relationship with nature and pass on ecological principles can help us bridge to a simpler, more connected way of living. Perhaps this summer people can connect around firepits, cabin stoves, coffee tables, and fire-rings, or at the pub or community hall, and start telling their stories?


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MUSIC and noises in the animated cartoon interpret the action of the story. The narrative theme of the music and what is called the "sound effects" punctuates and emphasizes the story.
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If Donald Duck falls, for example, it is not enough for the sound man to hit a drum for the noise, but an additional sound characteristic must be added to convey a certain kind of fall. There are dozens of different "sound effects" for cartoon character falls which vary according to the story. When a sympathetic attitude is desired, the "fall" sound is hollow and devoid of jarring characteristics, while a harsh sound which shocks the aural nerves is created for that effect.
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Through study and experimentation Walt Disney and his engineers have found that by introducing music or various sounds and noise frequencies into the cartoon, the response of the audience is varied and controlled. By combining noises of certain pitches or tempos the psychological values of the cartoon music is emphasized in keeping with the story requirements.
Sound of sixteen cycles is deep toned and may be used for conveying heavy or depressing moods, whereas the sound of a higher frequency is what William Garity, Chief Engineer at Walt Disney's, calls the "pain sensitive region." Noises of this higher pitch make the hearer alert and may be carried to the point of actually causing distress, such as a "file on glass" noise. The average ear is very sensitive to sounds of 2,000 or 3,000 cycles and unless some sound of this pitch is added to the cartoon background noise, the audience is less responsive to the effects.
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There are six men and women under contract at Disney's who do nothing but mimic and imitate many sounds. The distorted Donald Duck conversation and singing is done entirely by mouth without mechanical aid, as is that of Madame Clara Cluck, Mickey, and the other characters. Walt, himself, does the Mickey chatter. Much of the "imitator's" time is spent in inventing cartoon noises.
For cartoon kisses, the "imitator" kisses his own hand or arm. For a Mickey-Minnie embrace, the "imitator" kisses the heel of his hand, while a tiny bug osculation is obtained from his thumb. A moist noisy smack is gained by kissing his arm at the elbow bend. Cartoon embraces are not as emotional as they are humorous because of the caricatured sound.
Recently a sound of a cartoon character talking under water was needed. After much experimentation, the sound was made by one of the "imitators" who talked while a common garden hose ran a stream of water into his mouth.
While much of the sound is made vocally, mechanical devices and various materials are also used. One kind of slow-burning fire noise is made by crinkling cellophane, while a more crackling fire sound is gained by twisting a bundle of bamboo strips. A train getting under way is obtained by a tin can in which is a handful of gravel. By shaking the can and gravel up and down, the noise of a real railroad train is created. Another "train noise maker" consists of a number of wires held at one end by hand. The other end of the wires is rubbed over a sheet of corrugated tin. Thunder claps of various kinds are obtained by cowhides and sheets of metal, while wind noises are made by rapidly revolving a wheel with wire spokes. Another hollow ghostly wind noise is made by revolving a wooden drum against taut silk. Rain noises are made in a drum in which are stretched piano wires. Particles of glass dropping against the wire when the drum is revolved creates the sound.
Lion roars are obtained from a barrel over which is stretched, drumlike, a piece of skin. Into the center of this skin is tied a heavy piece of cat-gut and the sound is made by sliding a rosin coated piece of leather down the cat-gut. Dog barks are made by similar though smaller contraptions. Various dog bark pitches are made by using assorted sizes of tin cans. The dog "language" is produced by the manner in which the rosined leather is slid on the string. Often ordinary tools such as egg beaters which furnish machinery noise, derby hats which supply thumping or more exactly a "plop in" sound, and so forth are used for suitable noises.
For "squirrel conversation" a cork is twisted in a bottle with a "cartoon technique" in such a way that various meanings are conveyed. The squirrels may be made to seem excited, in love, or just chatting.
The sound stages where the recording is done are constructed of hard surfaced plaster board lined with blanket layers of mineral wool, felt padding, and matting interspersed with air pockets which aid in "damping" extraneous sounds. Thick layers of felt padding and carpeting are laid on the floor. There are two stages; one of which is entirely sound-proofed, or "damped," while a second stage is "live" in that it permits echos to reach the microphone.
Many devices are specially constructed in order that certain sound frequencies are dampened so the "imitator" has a better control over the pitch and volume of the noise. Special resonators in the pianos, doors set in elaborate resonating jams so "door-closing" noises may be made for cartoon purposes, and many other constructions are necessary.
Even the Silly Symphony orchestra is set in a special resonator made of maple wood because of a required resonating quality of this wood. The resonator which gives a richness to the tone is built in the form of a large tapering loud speaker on one of the sound stages. It is suspended in a floating arrangement so as to eliminate echo vibration. Walt Disney, who knows the dramatic value of various sounds and musical tempos, has constructed many novel devices in order to produce the necessary sounds.
The background orchestral music is valuable in directing the emotional responses of the audience, and is used to elaborate on the cartoon story by what Walt Disney prefers to call the "earical illusion." The psychological reactions of the theatre audience to suggestive noise, musical tempo and tune are carefully considered in composing musical scores for the animated cartoon.
The emotional effect is gained not so much by the music itself as by the manner in which it is played and the noise effects instilled into the orchestration. In connection with the villain, for example, an annoying "out of step" sound is cleverly interwoven into the background music melody is "timed" into the musical effects.
By tempo and musical "timing" the audience may be excited or lulled into "earical" pleasures. Musical tempo is used for speeding up the action of the cartoon story when things rapidly happen. To do this a slow musical tempo is played as a background music until the tempo or "time" is established with the audience, and then the "time" is gradually increased. This literally sucks the audience along in what the Disney artist calls a "musical vacuum."
When bugs march off to battle in a pseudo serious portrayal of a march, four-four time is used, while six-eight time is used for swinging comedy marches. Two-four time is used for "background" music where there are "chases" or where music with a definite beat in which the action is gradually speeded. Three-four waltz time serves for scenes where beauty is emphasized.
Music and sound has become an exact science with Walt Disney. The music and sound effects in his cartoon psychologically tell the film story for the ears as the picture on the screen does for the eyes.


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Quote from: Faust on July 30, 2017, 01:25:22 amIn mexico, stepped outside for a fifith of a second and burned the Irish arse off myselfDude that sucks I can relate. My Irish genetics gave me extremely fair skin, My Italian side an extra oily sweat. Sunscreen just pours off me when I sweat and the oil sets to frying me. Hope you recover well!
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Chinese Internet Giant Baidu Rolls Out World's First Commercial Deployment of Marvell's ARM Processor-based Server
25 Feb, 2013, 04:00 GMT
- Marvell powers Baidu's cloud storage application with its low-power ARMADA XP CPU Server on Chip; launches new era of cost-effective, energy-efficient ARM servers
BARCELONA, Spain and SANTA CLARA, California, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) today announced the inclusion of its chipset in the world's first commercial deployment of ARM-based servers at Chinese search engine giant Baidu. As the first organization in the world to leverage ARM servers for commercial use, Baidu is pioneering a new era of more cost-effective and environmentally friendly data centers that feature power-sipping consumption and greater performance. Marvell's implementation of ARM in its ARMADA™ XP CPU server SoC provides an easy to integrate, all-in-one solution that supports a new class of server demands in today's data center, especially given the growth of high-storage light-computing tasks for cloud-based services and applications, Web hosting and social sites. Baidu is using the new ARM servers in its personal cloud storage application named "Baidu Cloud" (yun.baidu.com).
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"Marvell is proud that both our passion to drive breakthrough technology and innovation and our vision to make an early investment in ARM more than a decade ago has led to this important milestone of becoming the first semiconductor company in the world to commercially launch an end-to-end SoC platform that supports a new era of server demands in the modern data center," said Ramesh Sivakolundu, vice president, Cloud Services and Infrastructure Business Unit, Marvell. "Based on the ARM architecture and combined with our dedicated engineering, the Marvell server SoC is unique in its ability to deliver the low power consumption, high storage and computer density, fast implementation time and easy manageability that can help companies cost-effectively support a new era of cloud- and Web-based services. The Baidu implementation brings Marvell's vision for ARM architecture full circle, and Marvell's leadership and heritage as the only company to provide end-to-end ARM solutions that cover communications, storage, servers, compute and mobile was integral in making the Baidu deployment a reality."
As a growing number of Internet and cloud services companies look to migrate away from inefficient legacy architectures and embrace the energy-efficient ARM server, the Baidu implementation validates Marvell's long-held belief that ARM technology will power everything from small mobile devices to large enterprise data centers.
The ARM servers in the Baidu data center are powered by Marvell's complete platform solution of quad core ARM-based ARMADA™ XP SoC products, including the ARMADA XP CPU, Marvell's storage controller, and a 10Gb Ethernet switch. Marvell has customized the ARM servers specifically for Baidu's cloud storage requirements. The Marvell platform is designed to increase the amount of storage for conventional 2U chassis up to 96 TB, and to lower the total cost of ownership by 25 percent, compared with previous x86-based server solutions. Marvell's expertise in compute, storage and networking translates to a completely integrated solution that meets Baidu's demand for a "green" data center that reduces power consumption by half while dramatically increasing efficiency.
In addition, Marvell has incorporated its Ethernet physical layer (PHY) transceivers, which offer the industry's lowest power dissipation, smallest form factor, highest performance and most advanced feature set. Marvell PHY technology leads the industry with the lowest power consumption (under 150 mWatts per port), enabling network systems manufacturers to decrease system cost by reducing both power supply and fan requirements.
"Based on the advanced principles of 'application-driven' and 'software-defined' data center design, Baidu is a trend-setter in shifting data to the cloud. The world's first large-scale deployment of ARM servers in the data center represents Baidu's leadership in cloud computing system infrastructure," said Mr. Wang Jing, vice president of engineering at Baidu. "In order to bring greater storage density to the data center, lower TCO (total cost of ownership) and deliver efficiency to a new level, Baidu integrated leading design capabilities with Marvell's advanced chipset solutions. This project represents Baidu's success in building cloud computing data centers."
The ARMADA XP, the world's first commercially available quad-core ARM processor, is specifically designed for server use in enterprise-class cloud computing environments. Its four 1.6 GHz ARM-V7-based cores offer support for 16GB DDR3 DRAM, providing one of the best PPW for next-generation green data centers. The result is lower-power, higher-efficiency server solutions for enterprise data centers, leading to significant savings.
About Baidu
Baidu, Inc. is the leading Chinese language Internet search provider. As a technology-based media company, Baidu aims to provide the best and most equitable way for people to find what they're looking for online. In addition to serving individual Internet search users, Baidu provides an effective platform for businesses to reach potential customers. Baidu's ADSs trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "BIDU". Currently, ten ADSs represent one Class A ordinary share.
About Marvell
Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is a global leader in providing complete silicon solutions enabling the digital connected lifestyle. From mobile communications to storage, cloud infrastructure, digital entertainment and in-home content delivery, Marvell's diverse product portfolio aligns complete platform designs with industry-leading performance, security, reliability and efficiency. At the core of the world's most powerful consumer, network and enterprise systems, Marvell empowers partners and their customers to always stand at the forefront of innovation, performance and mass appeal. By providing people around the world with mobility and ease of access to services adding value to their social, private and work lives, Marvell is committed to enhancing the human experience.
As used in this release, the term "Marvell" refers to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit www.Marvell.com.
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WASHINGTON, April 9 (UPI) -- A Senate vote next week on the so-called Buffett Rule on taxing the wealthy opens a door to broader tax reform discussions, a White House spokesman said Monday.
It also will mean senators' position about how much tax the wealthy should pay will be on the record, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Monday during his daily media briefing.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., introduced a bill that would require taxpayers with annual income above $1 million to pay a tax rate of at least 30 percent. The rule is named for Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor who has said he pays a lower tax rate than his secretary, and that he thought he and other similarly wealthy taxpayers should pay more.
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"One, the piece of legislation we're talking about here on its face has broad support across the country," he said. "Two, there is an opportunity here, because of the 60-vote threshold, to demonstrate Republicans listen to their constituents."
"That's what votes do -- they put senators on record," Carney said. "We will certainly see how senators handle that, the opportunity to vote on the so-called Buffett Rule. The goal is the passage of the resolution."
The measure also allows for a broader discussion on tax reform, the spokesman said.
"When we talk about proposed tax reform, as in the [House Budget Committee Chairman Paul] Ryan Republican budget that suggests that we can lower rates, which is a fine idea," but then doesn't address how his budget proposal would be paid for, saying the Ways and Means committee would decide.
But setting a tax rate for annual incomes of more than $1 million would help, Carney said.
"Republicans thus far, by and large, have not supported the idea that we should eliminate the capacity for hedge fund managers to pay taxes on their income at a remarkably lower rate than average Americans," Carney said. "The president thinks as a matter of fairness that we should do away with that, and millionaires and billionaires should pay at a rate that's not lower than secretaries or other folks who are just trying to make ends meet."
Asked if the White House was looking to make some political hay by pushing the Buffett Rule after it was revealed that Mitt Romney, the front-runner in the GOP presidential race, and his wife paid a 14 percent tax rate on $27 million last year, Carney noted Obama had been pushing the Buffett Rule for some time.
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Cell Phone Use While Driving: A Pattern of Risk in Young Novice Drivers." Academic Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatology. 2018;6(5)."
Executive Function Capacities, Negative Driving Behaviour and Crashes in Young Drivers." Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017;14(11):1314."
Intersubject Synchronization of Late Adolescent Brain Responses to Violent Movies: A Virtue-Ethics Approach." Front Behav Neurosci. 2019;13:260."
Investigating Harmful and Helpful Effects of Watching Season 2 of 13 Reasons Why: Results of a Two-Wave U.S. Panel Survey." Soc Sci Med. 2019;232:489-498."
Medication Reduces Crash Risk Among Men With ADHD." Evidence Based Mental Health. 2014."
Precision prevention: time to move beyond universal interventions." Inj. Prev.. 2015."
Transportation Equity, Health, and Aging: A Novel Approach to Healthy Longevity with Benefits Across the Life Span. Washington, DC: National Academy of Medicine; 2019.
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The Geomorphology Research Group operates under the supervision of Dr. David R. Montgomery at the University of Washington, and consists of a team of staff and graduate students working on hillslope, fluvial, and tectonic geomorphology and historical ecology (or environmental history).
Montgomery, D.R. and Biklé, A. 2016 The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health W. W. Norton&Co.
Montgomery, D. R., 2012, The Rocks Don't Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah's Flood, W. W. Norton &Co.
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Montgomery, D. R., 2007, Dirt: Erosion of Civilizations, University of California Press, 296 p. (translated into Japanese, German, Turkish, Korean, and Estonian)
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Montgomery, D. R., 2003, King of Fish: The Thousand-Year Run of Salmon, Westview Press, Boulder, 290 p.
Larsen, Isaac J., Almond, Peter C., Eger, Andre, Stone, John O., Montgomery, David R., Malcolm,Brendan, Rapid Soil Production and Weathering in the Southern Alps, New Zealand, Science, v. 343, p. 637-640, 7 February 2014.
Montgomery, D. R., Huang, M. Y.-F., and Huang, A Y.-L., Regional soil erosion in response to land use and increased typhoon frequency and intensity, Quaternary Research, v. 81, p. 15-20, 2014
Huang, M. Y.-F., and Montgomery, D. R., Altered regional sediment transport regime after a large typhoon, southern, Taiwan, Geology, v. 41, p. 1223-1226, 2013
Montgomery, D. R., Faith in floods: Field and theory in landscape evolution before geomorphology, Geomorphology, v. 200, p. 9-19, 2013
Lang, K. A., Huntington, K. W., and Montgomery, D.R., Erosion of the Tsangpo Gorge by megafloods, eastern Himalaya, Geology, v. 41, p 1003-1006, 2013.
Bandfield, J. L., Edwards, C. S., Montgomery, D. R., and Brand, B., The dual nature of the martian crust: Young lavas and old clastic materials, Icarus, v. 222, p. 188-199, 2013.
Buffington, J. M., and Montgomery, D. R., Geomorphic classification of rivers, Treatise on Geomorphology, Volume 9, Fluvial Geomorphology, Shroder, J. F. (Ed. In Chief), Wohl, E. (volume ed.), pp. 730-767, Academic Press, San Diego, 2013.
Weekes, A. A., Torgersen, C. E., Montgomery, D. R., Woodward, A., and Bolton, S., A process-based hierarchical framework for monitoring glaciated Alpine headwaters, Environmental Management, v. 50, p. 983-997, 2012.
Montgomery, D. R., The evolution of creationism, GSA Today, v. 22, no.11, November, 2012.
Huang, A. Y.-L., and Montgomery, D. R., Topographic locations and size of earthquake- and typhoon-generated landslides, Tachia River, Taiwan, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms,, in press
Larsen, Isaac J. and Montgomery, David R., Landslide erosion coupled to tectonics and river incision, Nature Geoscience Letters, DOI: 10.1038/NGEO1479, 27 May 2012.
Mohr, C., Montgomery, D. R., Huber, A., Bronstert, A., and Iroumé, A, Streamflow response in small upland catchments in the Chilean Coastal Range to the 8.8-Mw Maule earthquake on 27 February 2010, Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, v. 117, F02032, doi:10.1029/2011JF002138, 2012.
Bandfield, J. L., Edwards, C. S., Montgomery, D. R., and Brand, B., The dual nature of the martian crust: Young lavas and old clastic materials, Icarus, v. 222, p. 188-199, 2013.
Collins, B. D., Montgomery, D. R., Fetherston, K., and Abbe, T. B., The wood cycle in structuring forested floodplains in the Pacific Northwest, Geomorpohology, v. 139-140, p. 460-470, 2012.
Note: Please refer to the Publications page for a complete listing.
David R. Montgomery
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Box 351310 University of Washington
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KALAMAZOO—Country band Lonestar will be the featured entertainment for Ribfest Kalamazoo, which runs Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 1-3.
Now in its 22nd year, Ribfest also features a cook-off, eating contest, children's events and an arts and crafts sale. It is a fundraising event for Kalamazoo nonprofit Community Advocates for people with developmental disabilities.
Gates open at 11 a.m. each day at the Arcadia Creek Festival Place. Admission is free Thursday before 4 p.m. and $5 after 4 p.m. Admission Friday and Saturday is free before 4 p.m., $5 from 4 to 7 p.m., and $10 after 7 p.m. Guests must be 18 years or older or with an adult to enter after 7 p.m. Children 12 and younger are admitted free.
Thursday, Aug. 1
- 5:30 to 7 p.m., Beyond Sight
- 7:30 to 9 p.m., We Know Jackson
- 9:30 to 11 p.m., Wayland
Friday, Aug. 2
- 5:30 to 7 p.m., North Country Flyers
- 7:30 to 9 p.m., Chris Hitchcock and the Small Town Son
- 9:30 to 11 p.m., Lonestar
- 11:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., DJ
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- 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Kalamazoo Academy of Rock
- 2 to 3 p.m., The Golden Rods
- 3:30 to 5 p.m., to be scheduled
- 5:30 to 7 p.m., Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers
- 7:30 to 9 p.m., The Wall Clocks
- 9:30 to 11:30 p.m., Rare Earth
- 11:45 p.m. to 1 a.m., Break Out Band
Thursday, Aug. 1
- Best Ribs in Kalamazoo Contest—Restaurants and catering companies in Kalamazoo County promote their ribs in a blind taste test competition for judges, 8 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 2
- Sponsor's Choice—A panel of judges sample, in a blind test, the award-winning ribs of eight participating rib vendors, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 3
- Kalamazoo Cook-Off—Teams or individuals compete for best ribs. Cost is $50 for amateurs and $75 for professionals with cash prizes. Judges are from the Southwest Michigan Culinary Association Federation chefs along with local food editors, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Children's Events—Hands-on arts and crafts, snow cones, Dino Bounce, face painting, Jingles the Clown and games, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free.
- Pop-Up Vendor Row—In an event specifically designed for catering companies, food vendors will sell their food from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. The purpose is to promote ribs available in Kalamazoo County and southwest Michigan.
- The Marketplace Tent—fine art, crafts and cottage industries for sale.
- People's Choice Award voting—awarded Saturday evening, the winner is chosen from results of forms submitted at the voting booth.
For more information, visit ribfestkalamazoo.com or call (269) 388-2830.


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So there's a little story behind Stolen Years, but I'm not sure I have it entirely straight. Anduin (aka Jonathan Lee) was robbed and lost all of his Anduin material. Then, here's where it's fuzzy, he either salvaged from the ashes the bare bones of Stolen Years or this is entirely new material made in response to the robbery. Either way, this is some dark shit. Like Leyland Kirby going electro-acoustic and scoring Twin Peaks, or a Demdike Stare / Dirty Three hybrid, something along those lines. This is fucking awesome. Subtlety & delicacy reign supreme, slow evil synths paired with creepy saxophones, samples of chains clinking & knives sharpening, the sweeping up of dried bodily remains, shuffled feet beats locked in an indefinite nightmare, the atmosphere here thick as fuck, choking on black rust, rain leaking into an abandoned shack, depression and shame weighing heavy. So much is right about this album. I don't even really like the saxophone but I think Stolen Years wouldn't be half as good without it. And the packaging is incredible, on both CD & LP versions, done by the highly qualified Team Eight. Check out some photos of the design and make sure you don't miss out on this.
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Had a great time meeting up with some old friend when I attended an April Fools geocaching event
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The event itself was extremely nice and the idea was simple. After having some tasty treats including deep fried pickle wedges, buffalo wings and other bar foods (no to mention a thrist quenching libation). Everyone who wanted to participate told geocaching stories. The winner won a new LockNLock geocache with a Dodo bird glued to the top and is crowned this year's Caching Fool.
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It may be rare for developers to chop money-making housing units out of a plan, but that's what owners of 244 acres off Bees Ferry Road in West Ashley have done during the past year. The reason? To save trees.
It may be rare for developers to chop money-making housing units out of a plan, but that's what owners of 244 acres off Bees Ferry Road in West Ashley have done during the past year.
The reason? To save trees.
The heavily wooded land, nestled between Bees Ferry and U.S. Highway 17 near Main Road, held more than 800 grand trees. Grand trees are those with diameters, at chest height, of more than 24 inches. Some typical examples are southern magnolia, red maple, pecan and live oak.
Last week, the city of Charleston's Board of Zoning Appeals-Site Design committee finalized the plan for the tract owned by BAKBAR LLC. The city will allow 38 of the more than 190 grand trees there to be removed. Property owners will spend roughly $500,000 in tree mitigation and replant 125 trees to offset the loss of those grand trees.
The committee meets again June 1 to decide whether to allow the removal of 25 grand trees on the side of the lot owned by Beazer Homes.
Billy Barnwell, and other members of BAKBAR, said they dropped single-family homes from 170 to 137 and townhouse units from 70 to 60. In addition, lot lines were shifted; ponds planned with oak trees in the middle; and grassy medians with oaks planned.
The property also includes 288 apartment units and 5 acres of neighborhood-commercial space.
Barnwell said that mitigation costs coupled with the loss of potential revenue from the eliminated housing units amounts to about $1 million. But he's not upset. He said times are changing.
"We never paid attention to things like that before. All we looked at back in the 1970s was density and cost," Barnwell said. "We looked at how many lots we could cut up and how much money we could make. Now, we realize the aesthetic value of retaining the trees will increase the value of the remaining lots."
Barnwell and the other landowners opted to annex into the city of Charleston to take advantage of a new zoning classification that allows for more traditional-looking neighborhoods with sidewalks and varying street designs. Additionally, the neighborhood zoning allows flexibility so landowners and developers can build around trees.
"We worked for many months trying to figure out how to fit the homes in without removing all the trees," said Lee Batchelder, the city's zoning administrator.
Still, Sue Schweikart, an engineer with the state Department of Health and Environmental Control, said trees have a direct effect on air and water quality. Removing any grand tree can be seen as one too many, she said.
"It's my personal opinion that trees are more than just something to look at," Schweikart said. "I don't think many people know how many grand trees, over time, are lost because committees grant variances."
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You may not find a wraparound porch or stalls with hay, but newly constructed homes and remodeled properties around the country are getting the barn treatment.
"Everyone wants something like going home to grandma," explained Christopher Travis, an architect and designer specializing in restoration projects and high-end remodels in rural communities. "The inspiration at the heart of it are things that remind them of their own experience or a period in history."
In the early 1900s, American barns were purchased as kits from companies such as Sears Roebuck. Travis says crosshatch doors and other classic barn features were added because they were easy and cheap at the time, but now you have to make them from scratch.
As a result, today's barn-home style is less about building an exact replica than embodying the rustic look and feel.
"It's a flavor of rustic architecture," Travis said. "People are drawn to it not because of aesthetics but because it's comforting — it speaks of a time when things were simpler."
Modern amenities, rustic accessories
To create the look in your home, designer Anita Oates says you don't have to have make your space old fashioned. In fact, she says it's crucial to first design for your lifestyle.
"Don't have so many rules — it limits the creative process," she said. "And, it all depends on how you choose to live. Do you have sit-down dinners or just grab breakfast and go?"
Once you've determined how you are going to use your space, don't be afraid to bring in stainless steel appliances or other modern amenities. Just hide outlets, cords and remotes, if possible.
Then try to be unconventional with the surrounding furniture and accessories. Consider bringing in a few antiques to create that lived-in feel.
"There are so many different ways to bring in six to 10 dining room chairs," Oates said. " Personally, I would put folding chairs under a barn-wood table."
Travis suggests using an apron sink and curtains instead of cabinet doors. Here are a few other barn-inspired elements you could use to balance a contemporary space:
- Crosshatched or barn doors
- Riding boots
- Embroidered initials
- Wheelbarrow side table
- Wheat or crop centerpieces
- Burlap or canvas
Natural woods & metals
From barn-wood coffee tables to industrial light fixtures, barn-style furniture shows off two key materials: natural wood and metal. And, it's not just the furniture; these materials can also be woven into the architecture of your space.
The key, Travis says, is to select items that are believable.
"You never see sheetrock in a farmhouse or barn-style building," he said. "It's always a plank wall. It has an emotional connection for people because that's what they had in actual barns."
To give a new guest cabin a historic look and feel, Locati Architects' Greg Dennee experimented with industrial, reclaimed metal.
"Our main strategy was to eliminate drywall because it didn't exist 100 years ago," he explained. "Nothing gives it away because it's metal from end to end."
Recycled materials in small doses
While authenticity is key, designers advise taking a less-is-more approach with bringing in recycled barn materials. Not only are they expensive, but they can also lose their appeal if used in abundance.
Dennee recently designed a barn-style home with large windows to show off the view of a nearby mountain range.
"The homeowners needed tall windows, but they were not historically accurate," he said. "We had to find the right balance there, so I used recycled timber trusses to keep the scale manageable and believable but also create a large open space the homeowners wanted."
In a game room redesign, Dennee used barn-wood planking, tin countertops and backsplash, and a white wall to keep the room from feeling too heavy.
"You would never find white drywall in a barn, but we wanted it to feel light and bright," he said. "Also, it doesn't compete with other things in the room."
The overall goal, according to Travis, is to avoid anything that connotes a completely contemporary or manufactured building.
"You want it to look like someone bought old antiques at an antique show," he said. "Pick the pieces that are really special and speak to you emotionally, and have your designer build them into your space."
- For Sale: Barn Homes Mixing Old & New
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- How to Get the Industrial Style in Your Home
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UH System Chancellor Renu Khator has selected Eloise Dunn Stuhr to serve as Vice President and Vice Chancellor for University Advancement at the University of Houston and UH System. Her appointment is contingent on approval by the UHS Board of Regents.
Stuhr has worked for Tier One universities, including Vanderbilt and Penn State, and has served in leadership roles at health care organizations and as a fundraising consultant to major universities including The Ohio State University, which is in the midst of a $2.5 billion capital campaign. She has planned and managed large, billion-dollar campaigns and implemented strong development programs grounded in best practices.
"The eyes of the nation have been focused on Houston these past few weeks, and they have seen a world-class city that is home to a world-class Tier One public research university," UH System Chancellor and UH President Renu Khator said in announcing the appointment.
"This is the kind of place where people can make a real difference," Khator said. "Eloise Dunn Stuhr is a nationally respected development professional whose passion and energy are a great asset and fit for the UH System. She will help the University of Houston and the UH System realize our vision and reach new levels of excellence today and in the future."
Stuhr, vice president for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, will conceive, launch and lead a fundraising program that supports UH's strategic goals, including a major capital campaign, and spearhead a comprehensive development effort to consistently raise $100 million or more annually.
As with previous appointments of a similar nature, this appointment requires approval of the UH System Board of Regents, which is scheduled to consider the appointment in February. If approved, Stuhr will report to Khator, and be responsible for all of the University of Houston's fundraising activities, leading a staff of 95 and collaborating with campus-based leaders throughout the UH System.
"I am honored to be joining the University of Houston at this extraordinary, pivotal time," Stuhr said. "I look forward to partnering with Chancellor Khator, the Board of Regents, the university's senior leadership team and deans, and the Advancement team.
"Meaningful alumni and community engagement, along with private philanthropic partnerships, will be the hallmarks of the program as we build on the strengths of the University of Houston," she said.
With a track record of professional success in the public and private sector, as well as university experience, Stuhr's resume and professional experience fit the profile of the ideal candidate UH sought for the position:
- demonstrated success in significantly enhancing results in a successful development office
- planning and accomplishing a capital campaign
- generating major and planned gifts
- enhancing institutional visibility and developing an outstanding team
Prior to joining Children's Healthcare, Stuhr was vice president and managing director of Grenzebach Glier and Associates, a leading international consultant to non-profit institutions and organizations and a foremost authority on fundraising best practices. She previously served as associate vice chancellor for University Development and Alumni Relations at Vanderbilt University and executive director of leadership gifts at Penn State University.
In addition, she was assistant dean of the School of Law at the University of Oregon, where she also was assistant vice president and executive director of the University of Oregon Foundation, and served as director of development at Whitman College.
She graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Vanderbilt.


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Caroline Shaw, a graduate student in composition in the Department of Music, is a member of the New York-based vocal ensemble A Roomful of Teeth, which won a 2014 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance. One of Shaw's compositions, "Partita for 8 Voices," which she wrote for the ensemble, won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for music. A Roomful of Teeth performed during the pre-telecast part of the 56th annual Grammy Awards ceremony on Jan. 26 in Los Angeles.


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UNEP Appoints Singing Sensations Eric Wainaina and Suzanna Owiyo as Kenyan Goodwill Ambassadors
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 21, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Two of Kenya's biggest singing stars, Eric Wainaina and Suzanna Owiyo, today pledged to use their music and high profiles to ignite positive environmental action as they were designated National Goodwill Ambassadors for the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
The inspirational figures have a long history of activism in Kenya, between them tackling issues such as drugs, peace, youth education and women's rights.
Mr. Wainaina, whose 2001 debut album Sawa Sawa thrust him onto the Kenyan and international stage, will use his influence with children and youth to generate support and publicity for UNEP's messages and goals.
Ms. Owiyo, whose career has blossomed since winning the 'Most Promising Female Artist' category in Kenya's 2003 Kisima Music Awards, will build on her track record in engaging women in social issues to bring home the environmental message.
"There is no more powerful medium than music for reaching out to all levels of society, and I am honoured to be in a position to use my songs to spark wider environmental activism in East Africa," said Mr. Wainaina.
The acclaimed singers will support a host of UNEP initiatives, including World Environment Day, UNEP's campaign to reduce food waste – known as Think.Eat.Save. Reduce Your Foodprint – and efforts to lower the demand for illegal wildlife products that is driving a spike in elephant and rhino poaching in East Africa.
They will focus largely on issues that are of particular or critical relevance to Kenya and the wider region, and will take part in awareness-raising campaigns and communication and education initiatives.
Both singers have also agreed to write a song to mark the milestone of a strengthened and upgraded UNEP. The UN General Assembly in December passed a resolution, raised at the request of world leaders at Rio+20, to give UNEP universal membership and work towards increased resources.
UNEP's Governing Council is meeting for the first time in Nairobi this week under the expanded membership to define the way forward.
"This is an exciting time to get involved with UNEP as it looks forward to a stronger future at the heart of the environment," said Ms. Owiyo. "Musicians have a responsibility to inform and inspire, as well as entertain, and I intend to use my role as Goodwill Ambassador to bring home the need for environmental action to my fans."
Mr. Wainaina and Ms. Owiyo have also penned songs to celebrate UNEP's new upgraded status, which now allows all UN member states also to be members of UNEP's governing council. Mr. Wainaina's track is entitled Hello Moon, while Ms. Owiyo has written a song called Be Counted.
"Now that UNEP has been strengthened, Nairobi is in many ways the environmental capital of world, so we must do everything within our power to boost the already strong culture of environmental awareness in Kenya and outside its borders," said Nick Nuttall, UNEP Spokesperson and Director of Communications. "These respected and socially conscious artists will be pivotal in achieving this goal, and we are privileged to add them to our roster of Goodwill Ambassadors."
About Suzanna Owiyo
Born in Kasaye village, Nyakach, near Kisumu, Suzanna Owiyo was introduced to music at a tender age and studied at the Kenya Conservatoire of Music in Nairobi. She released her first album in 2002, leading to victory in the Kisima Music Awards in 2003. She has performed across the globe alongside the likes of Youssou N'dour from Senegal, and in 2004 appeared at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway. She is a relentless campaigner and has backed campaigns on anti-corruption, women's rights and HIV/AIDS prevention.
For a full biography, visit her website: http://www.suzannaowiyo.net/
About Eric Wainaina
Eric Wainaina studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA and after graduating quickly came to realize that his music could be a powerful tool for social change. From his debut album Sawa Sawa in 2001 onwards, he has blended Benga rhythms from the 60s and 70s with western harmony to produce what is now dubbed Afro Fusion. He has worked with the UN and other organizations to campaign for a fairer world, still finding time to write and star in the musical theatre production, Mo Faya!, which played to full houses at the New York Musical Theatre Festival and The Godown Arts Centre in Nairobi.
For a full biography, visit his website: http://ericwainaina.com/
About UNEP Goodwill Ambassadors
UNEP Goodwill Ambassadors help generate public awareness and understanding of environmental causes, as well as inspire broad, positive, committed action in support of UNEP's mandate and priorities. Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen, US actor Don Cheadle, French photographer Yann Arthus Bertrand, Chinese actress Li Binging and Indian economist Pavan Sukhdev currently serve as ambassadors.
About WED
WED aims to be the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action. WED activities take place year round but climax on June 5. WED celebrations began in 1972 and have grown to become the one of the main vehicles through which the UN stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and encourages political attention and action. Through WED, the UN Environment Programme is able to personalize environmental issues and enable everyone to realize not only their responsibility, but also their power to become agents for change in support of sustainable and equitable development.
About Think.Eat.Save. Reduce Your Foodprint
The Think.Eat.Save campaign is a partnership between UNEP, FAO and Messe Düsseldorf in support of the UN Secretary-General's Zero Hunger Challenge. It seeks to galvanize widespread global, regional and national action on food waste and catalyze more sectors of society to act, including through the exchange of inspiring ideas and projects between those players already involved and new ones that are likely to come on board.


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