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Providing 99.9999% service reliability in the increasingly decentralized access network is a challenge to all carriers. As network architectures have evolved, more network critical electronics are distributed in outside plant cabinets, controlled environment vaults and huts and in many cases are not connected to central office or headend facilities by a copper carrier. Consequently, the power architecture has evolved toward smaller local plants integrated into the OSP infrastructure.
While power electronics have been designed to achieve high levels of reliability in this environment, the same cannot be said for the energy storage media: the batteries. During the last decade, much has been invested in valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) battery design effort, charging system design and monitoring and prediction algorithm technology to overcome the problems. Recently, developers have explored more "exotic" technologies such as flywheels, fuel cells and micro-turbines. However, the wisdom of seeking a simple solution draws one back to the dream of a maintenance-free passive storage device that does not add moving machinery or fuel-based systems to the network.
The key criteria that produce high reliability in the CO include:
Reliable, long-life energy storage devices: Flooded lead-acid batteries are dependable and viable in the CO, achieving useful lifespans of 20 to 40 years
Good maintenance: Routine maintenance practices are well-understood and practical in the CO, both for the flooded cells and engine-generator sets
Good facility management: On-site personnel in the CO monitor loads, equipment condition and provisioning requirements on a regular basis
Generating capacity to cover emergency conditions: Although rare, power failures lasting longer than eight hours do occur. The centralized nature of the office permits the deployment of large diesel engine/generator sets to cover this eventuality
To reproduce these winning conditions in the remote environment, the industry needs to address each of these elements in the specific context of the OSP environment.
The quest for a battery technology capable of reproducing the reliability of CO flooded cells in the outside environment has lasted for many years. The need to operate at extremes of temperature from -40 C in winter to 65 C when baking in the sun, without down-rating reserve capacity, has proved to be an insurmountable obstacle for most technologies. Also, energy density has become more critical in remote terminals, where space is at a premium, along with environmental and personal safety, as installations have moved into public or customer premises locations.
The same considerations — hostile environments, low maintenance, long life, low volume and weight, safety under all foreseeable conditions — are prevalent in the developing market for energy storage in hybrid and electric vehicles. A number of battery technologies have been developed for mobile applications, among them nickel metal hydride, lithium ion and lithium polymer. At the 1999 Electric Vehicle Symposium, the lithium-metal-polymer (LMP) battery was cited as the most promising of these technologies in optimizing the relevant criteria. The U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium chose to support the development of this technology as the long-term electric vehicle solution.
Field trials of LMP technology in stationary applications already are in progress in several locations. Expected lifespan is in the range of 20 years. Operating characteristics are optimum at 60 C, and integrated internal temperature management provides more than 80% of battery capacity even at temperatures of -40 C. The LMP battery is one-third the volume and one-fifth the weight of equivalent energy batteries using other technologies.
Any regular maintenance in the OSP environment is too much maintenance. The exponential growth in the number of remote terminal locations, combined with the drive to reduce operating expenses and personnel deployment, has many operators practicing reactive rather than preventative maintenance.
This contradicts the dictates of experience with VRLA batteries in the OSP environment. Under regimes of controlled temperature and regular monitoring and maintenance, batteries can reach an average lifespan of seven years. Without proactive care, expected lifespan can be as short as two years.
Zero-maintenance batteries can be achieved with a solid battery chemistry such as LMP. The absence of liquid electrolyte eliminates traditional concerns of out-gassing or freezing under extreme temperature and discharge conditions. The elimination of lead in plates and posts avoids corrosion-related issues and metal flow in cable connections. Construction of battery modules in integral 48 V blocks eliminates the series connection of modules to achieve the required 48 V potential and the risk of a single module failure producing a chain reaction of potentially catastrophic failure in cells connected in series.
Plant record maintenance and power load monitoring were routine in the CO and permitted battery investment control by increasing capacity on an as-needed basis. These practices are much less common in management of remote terminals. Here, initial provisioning of ultimate battery capacity has been practiced, resulting in higher initial investment. Without ongoing load monitoring, inconsistent or unknown reserve capacity exists. Extra batteries installed to provide for future growth may reach the end of their calendar life and be replaced before ever being justified by cabinet load conditions. In addition, enhanced features such as DSL may increase the power load and reduce effective backup reserve time to critical levels, exposing customers to loss of service on AC failures.
Linear, predictable battery characteristics — combined with local intelligence and remote monitoring capability in the battery system — can permit a just-in-time approach to power provisioning in the outside plant. Advance alarms can signal when available battery reserve descends to close to the eight-hour reserve objective because of load or other factors. This data can be integrated into existing operation surveillance systems for management by the operator.
Remote terminal cabinetized engine/generator systems are available that offer around 100 hours of maintenance-free operation when connected to a pipeline fuel source. The decision to invest in this emergency protection is dependent on service criticality, probability of long power outages and dependability of designed battery reserve time. An outage in excess of eight hours can be expected on average once every four years. In urban areas, the probability of outage is approximately once every 40 years. The permanent installation of engine/generator sets at each remote terminal would be expensive and add a complex piece of mechanical equipment to manage in the OSP network.
The use of power system intelligence to provide accurate, timely information on the state of reserve capacity can make the logistics of emergency portable generator deployment more manageable and effective, and can permit this to be part of the outsourced responsibility of a power service provider.
The provisioning of power evolved as a natural extension of the telecom network architecture based on COs and copper distribution. It is a less obvious fit to the evolving architecture based on distributed hubs interconnected by noncurrent carrying media — fiber optics or radio waves. The concurrent shift of focus of telecom core technologies from electro-mechanical devices to electronic, optical and data processing elements increases the gap between the key expertise the telecom operator values in its technicians and the expertise required to maintain power equipment. A paradigm that includes power system components that are inherently more reliable and an appropriate separation of the power system elements from the telecom equipment could reposition the supply and guarantee uninterruptible 48 VDC bulk power as a power utility function, supplied to the telecom operator by a third party.
The evolution of the communications network toward a more decentralized architecture with ever-growing numbers of remote terminals requires a reassessment of the power system infrastructure that can provide the high standard of availability customers expect. The existing power infrastructure is an extrapolation of technologies and practices traditionally applied successfully in the CO; these have produced less than acceptable results in the harsher, unmanned OSP environment.
Advanced battery technologies such as LMP are available today that can extend CO-grade reliability to remote terminals. The expected use of these same technologies in the automotive market can be expected to quickly drive down the manufacturer's cost and experience curve.
Evolution of the telecom architecture and technologies is making the skill set and interests of telecom operators less compatible with their own internal provisioning and maintenance of uninterruptible bulk power sources. The availability of new power system technologies permits the consideration of novel paradigms for outsourcing the responsibility for 99.9999% reliability power.
Michael Davis is a management consultant for Davis Consulting, Hudson, Quebec. His e-mail address is [email protected]


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The Green Bay Packers will have to do without Charles Woodson for another week.
Head coach Mike McCarthy said Wednesday that team physician Patrick McKenzie didn't feel it was in Woodson's best interests to return to the field this week for the Packers trip to Chicago to play the Bears. Woodson has missed the last six games with a broken collarbone suffered against St. Louis in October.
"Very frustrating day," McCarthy said after practice via Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. "Charles was ready to play, he's ready to go. Based on the information over the last two days, we're going to hold him out of the game."
Woodson practiced in a limited fashion last week but still has not been cleared for contact.
"This is in the best interest of Charles," McCarthy said. "I know it's disappointing, frustrating for him. He's continuing to rehab; that's basically where he was all day today."
Woodson will have two more games against the Tennessee Titans and Minnesota Vikings to get back on the field before the playoffs.

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Thanksgiving takes tragic turn for local cyclist
November 27, 2012
Eric Krepela, 49, of Midway, passed away Thanksgiving afternoon while cycling in Dutch Canyon.
"It's a very sad and tragic incident," Wasatch County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Jared Rigby said.
Krepela left home around 2 p.m. to ride his mountain bike along a Midway trail near Interlaken, but never returned home, according to Rigby.
When he did not return within the expected timeframe, family members who were gathered for Thanksgiving dinner began to search for him. They found him on the trail about 6 p.m. that same evening. When found, Krepela had no pulse and was not breathing.
The Wasatch County Dispatch Center, was summoned and sent deputies and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel to the scene to attempt resuscitation.
The cause of death has not officially been determined but according to the sheriff's report, preliminary analysis indicated Krepela crashed his bike on a downhill section of the trail and hit his head.
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"The dirt wasn't muddy, but it was wet," Rigby said. "It seemed like he probably lost traction."
Krepela who is well known among local mountain bike racers recently competed in the 24 Hours of Moab event.
He was a noted woodworker who specialized in designing displays for outdoor equipment companies. Krepela was a production Director for Atmosphere Studios, a Salt Lake City based company that has won awards for displays at events including Outdoor Retailer.
According to his family, Krepela was born in California and moved to Utah to attend college. Heended up in Park City among the mountains where he loved to ski and mountain bike.
Krepela is survived by his wife Anne Marie Maierle Krepela and their daughters Sophia and Olivia of Midway, his former wife DeAnne Downing and their children Khai and Kyra of Park City and his sisters Glena Hale and Vicki Openshaw both of Modesto, California.
There will be a memorial service at Deer Valley's Snow Park Lodge this Saturday, Dec.1, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The family has asked friends to bring mementos his life to share with them.


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Looking down at our plethora of Lumia devices, there's a distinct pattern we're noticing: there are a ton of Nokia apps. Indeed, when it comes to camera apps one could argue that Nokia has too many with some even overlapping in function. Such is the case with Smart Cam and Pro Cam, which makes us feel a little schizophrenic when we're choosing camera Lenses to snap that perfect moment.
The app Nokia Camera is supposed to alleviate that problem by combining Smart and Pro Cams into one app for all Lumia devices. So says Nawzil, who according to his Twitter profile is a social network specialist at Microsoft Kuwait. He even posted a supposed icon of the new mega app, though we cannot verify its authenticity.
Suposed Tile for Nokia Camera app
Windows Phone Central hasn't heard anything about this supposed merger, but much like Nokia's HERE services, it's not difficult to believe. Nokia often develops many technologies at once and release them as separate apps. If they resonate well with customers, later Nokia may incorporate them into other services. Think of LiveSight from City Lens and how it is in just about everything these days.
There is one area that needs to be explained though. Up until now, Pro Cam has been reserved for the higher end Lumias, specifically the 92x series and up. How Pro Cam's features trickle down to the more budget friendly Lumias remains to be seen, as it will mean a reversal in policy for Nokia.
Still, while we have not verified the information it is certainly plausible and it would seem apropos for the October 22nd announcement for the Lumia 1520 and Lumia 2520 Tablet device launches.


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A winner was selected from 20 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
We would like a complete redesign of the following landing page.
The emphasis should be on the visitor clicking merchant/product links.
The design will be the basis for the page template for the whole site.
The page we would like redesigned is thishttp://offers4uk.co.uk/compare/adopt_a_vine/15/
At the moment we have the top 3 prices as columns followed by the rest of the prices as rows, but this need not neccessarily remain.
If possible we would like the page coded, as we have no experience or skills in photoshop or equivalent packages.
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Not any vehicle will do when you're the sort who has $6 million to spend on an apartment.
A Brooklyn developer is offering the buyer of a triplex in a condominium in Park Slope a brand-new Tesla /quotes/zigman/118681/delayed /quotes/nls/tsla TSLA Model S, the top-of-the-line 85 kWh battery model complete with stereo system, glass roof and technology package, which sets paying customers back more than $80,000.
The developer, Eitan Baron, told New York magazine that he will not simply be passing on the Model S's cost to the buyer, and would have priced the unit at $6 million with or without the car.
The 3,200-square-foot triplex — in a building that used to house a motorcycle-repair shop — is slated to hit the market in the next couple of months. It features a two-story courtyard; a garden with an outdoor kitchen; and, of course, a garage, so the owner won't have to worry about getting the Tesla nicked, or worse.
The developer told the magazine that Tesla is his passion — but he doesn't own one because he doesn't have an indoor parking spot of his own.
Shares of Tesla retreated 3.6% on Wednesday. The stock has gained 96% in the past 12 months, and 0.5% in the past three months.
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| A Poké-BLOCK Party
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A Poké-BLOCK Party (Japanese: 歌う!ポケモンからくり屋敷!! Sing! Pokémon Trick House!!) is the 39th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 313th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 21, 2003 and in the United States on September 4, 2004.
|Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.
Ash, May, Max and Brock finally reach Mauville City, the site of Ash's third gym match! As they begin to explore, they stop to view a rather colorful poster, declaring a 'Trick House' contest in which the winner would walk away with a year's supply of free Pokéblock! Team Rocket and a wild Jigglypuff also see these posters.
Deciding that it couldn't hurt to enter, Ash and his friends head over to the Trick House, where dozens of other interested people are already assembled. All of a sudden, a Whismur pushes Max down from behind, closely followed by its trainer, a young girl named Alanna. She introduces herself and tells the gang that the famous 'King of Tricks' is about to appear.
As if on cue, the Trick Master appears, explaining that the Trick House he built will require both skill and wit to pass through, and that only the best would receive the prize. After telling everyone to choose any beginning door they want from the possibilities, he disappears with a maniacal laugh. Max and Brock go one way, while Ash, Alanna and May go another. Jigglypuff spots Alanna and follows closely behind unnoticed. Team Rocket change clothes and split up, with James and Meowth going one way while Jessie heads another.
The first room everyone comes to turns out to be a tricky maze; everyone seems to be getting stuck at dead ends around every turn! James and Meowth happen to spot Alanna's Whismur and plot to capture it, taking the opportunity to abduct it while Alanna's back is turned. Before the confused young trainer can begin the search for her Whismur, Jigglypuff appears, putting the group to sleep with its Sing. As soon as it's finished drawing in black marker all over their faces in anger, it leaves the scene to continue on through the Trick House. Jessie, James and Meowth meet back up and, with Whismur still in hand, proceed to try and navigate the maze while avoiding Ash and his group, who also met back up with Brock and Max. However, both groups make it out at near the same point and Alanna spots her Whismur, thanking Team Rocket for finding it before snatching it up and cuddling it in her arms. At this point, Jigglypuff appears again, putting everyone to sleep...Oh, wait! Whismur is still awake due to its Soundproof ability! Jigglypuff is ecstatic and dances around the small Pokémon happily.
The next room the gang comes across is one with a waterfall and a small river. Laying across the gap are several wide logs to provide crossing. Some of them, however, may not be stable! Ash leads the rest of the group across a sturdy-looking log, but just before they reach the other side, Jessie rolls their log, knocking them off and into the water before sprinting across another log and into the next room with her two companions.
In the next room, several ropes attached to the ceiling hang over a gap filled with water. Team Rocket swings easily over, but when Ash and everyone else try to cross, they're knocked off by the villains. The next room has numerous boxes nailed to the ceiling with ropes attached. Upon opening a box, one may find either the passageway to the next room, or a toy hammer that delivers a nice smack to the noggin. As our heroes find one of the few possible correct boxes, James pops out and cuts it.
The next room gives everyone lots of trouble; a large room full of hidden pitfalls! After much trial and error, both Team Rocket and Ash's group make it through to the final room. Within the last room, Team Rocket awaits in disguise with different costumes, swinging a gigantic jump rope. They state that all Ash and friends have to do is jump ten times successfully, and they win. The group does so, only to be tied up and have Pikachu and Whismur stolen and stuffed in a bag! Team Rocket then reveals their identity.
While they're busy boasting about their victory, Ash manages to get a hand out from under the ropes to call out Corphish, who cuts them free. Jessie and James send out Seviper and Cacnea, and Cacnea sends a Pin Missile at Corphish, which is brushed aside as the crustacean counters with Harden. Cacnea is then sent flying backwards and into Meowth as Corphish strikes back with a powerful Crabhammer. Whismur and Pikachu burst from the bag, running back to their respective trainers.
Enraged, Alanna sends her Whismur after Seviper, knocking it out with a combination of Screech, Supersonic and Hyper Voice. Corphish finishes up with Crabhammer, sending Team Rocket spiraling through the roof of the Trick House and beyond...
Even though the winner of the Trick House contest was a young boy named Ivan, Alanna seems happy all the same that she got to spend time and battle together with her Whismur.
So, with that, our heroes say their goodbyes to Alanna and...Oh no.
Jigglypuff, once again wanting to perform in front of the big crowd, appears and sings its heart out, sending everyone to dreamland. Oh well. At least Ash and the group can dream about their next destination: the Mauville City gym, and Ash's next gym match!
Major events
- Jigglypuff makes its one and only Advanced Generation series appearance.
- Jessie's Seviper is revealed to know Wrap.
Pokémon debuts
- Whismur (Alanna's)
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
- Corphish (Ash's)
- Seviper (Jessie's)
- Cacnea (James's)
- Whismur (Alanna's, debut)
- Jigglypuff (anime)
- When Jessie falls and pushes the log off the ledge during the second puzzle, she makes a reference to Life Alert, saying their trademark slogan: "I've fallen and I can't get up!"
- Alanna's Whismur is the second character to remain awake through Jigglypuff's song, courtesy of its special ability, although it falls asleep during the second performance due to general exhaustion.
- For reasons unknown, this episode, as well as Jump For Joy, A Different Kind Of Misty, and Watt's With Wattson?, has aired only twice on American TV. These may be classified as the lost TV episodes since Pokémon: Advanced underwent a 3 month hiatus on Kids' WB!. They can still be obtained on Volume 8 of the Advanced DVD and the Advanced DVD Box Set. It has been played once more in Cartoon Network's Pokémon episodes that were new to the network in the summer of 2008.
- The dub title is a reference to a block party.
- To date, this is the last appearance of the recurring Jigglypuff.
- Max refers to Whismur's Soundproof ability as an attack in the dub.
- The second time everyone wakes up from Jigglypuff's song, Alanna's face scribbles change. She has a circle around her left eye in one shot, and a sun around her right in another.
Dub edits
In other languages
|Mandarin Chinese
|European French
|La fête des Pokéblocs!
|Das Rätselhaus
|תעתועי בית התעתועים ta'atu'ei bet hata'atu'im
|Una gara pazzesca
|Pokébatonowa zabawa
|A Gincana Maluca
|Uma Festa de Poké-Bloco
|Latin America
|¡La casa de los trucos!
|Fiesta en Casa Treta
|This anime-related article is a stub. You can help Bulbapedia by expanding it.
|This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.


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Parent Directory | Revision Log
/etc/mtab is now a true reflection on /proc/mounts. The only exception is that we punt any / on tmpfs entry, #194615.
Network config arrays are now split by embedded new lines instead of being evaled into space separated values. This makes it easier to read, maintain and document as discussed on gentoo-dev.
clock init script now works with busybox.
clock init script now handles /etc/adjtime correctly. CLOCK_ADJTIME hinted that it could change the location of /etc/adjtime. This is not the case.
Mount /dev/shm for Linux systems, even not when in /etc/fstab, #196345.
We now build and optionally work with static libraries.
rc-status now orders services in start order, #195630
Release rc5
Bump librc and libeinfo to .so.1
If / block device as in /etc/fstab does not exist, use /dev/root if it's available in checkroot, #171593.
netmount, localmount, halt.sh and net scripts now check OS specific flags to see if a mount is network mounted (linux = fstab, *bsd = "local" in mount options) or not, #192772.
txqueuelen_eth0= now works, #190538.
librc.so and libeinfo.so now have symbol versions.
Default to tunctl so we can create the device as a specific user, #194588 thanks to Jaco Kroon.
rc_service_state now returns the state as a mask, which means that we can do things with just the one call making is more efficient.
keymaps now sets unicode keyboard on all defined ttys, #192442 thanks to Pacho Ramos.
net.sh now checks to see if root is net mounted if no predown function exists, #194074.
enums are now fixed to specific values and are in UPPER CASE.
rc_is_env is now rc_env_bool and just works with boolean values.
Revert last patch
We no longer use bool in our public headers, using int instead.
Retain behavior where `rc-update del` warns if nothing changed.
Retain behavior where `rc-update del foo` deletes foo from all runlevels.
Add support for describing the options in the C programs.
Skip consolefont setup when RC_TTY_NUMBER is set to 0.
Do not require portmap in netmount when nolock option is used with nfs mounts and fixup the test so that it actually works.
Fix pppd metric, #193574 thanks to Martin Väth.
Use a pty for prefixed output instead of pipes for stdout/stderr. This is so that programs can get information about the controlling terminal. This change was triggered by bug #188506 where it's possible that stdin, stdout and stderr didn't point to a terminal but ended up on one via our pipes. Using a pty means that stdout and stderr always point to a terminal, but we lose the ability to tell them apart. If there is not a pty available then we use un-prefixed output as normal. This change has also introduced the need for a signal pipe so that SIGCHLD can exit the loop cleanly.
libeinfo now works out the number of columns from stdout rather than stdin, #188506.
Added the checkown applet based on the work by Renato Caldas, #192682 checkdir ensures that the specified files (or directories) are owned by the current user/group or as specified on the command line. You can optionally check permissions too.
/lib/rcscripts -> /lib/rc
plugin hook function is now rc_plugin_hook instead of a name based on the name of the plugin.
Only mount /sys if it's not mounted, #192436.
Don't be an ass - don't free the 2nd list. Instead just empty it.
Match the recent api change to rc_strlist_join also. We now free the 2nd list for ease of use.
API change! rc_config_env is renamed to rc_make_env and takes no argument.
API change! rc_ls_dir, rc_get_config and rc_get_list no longer take a starting list as a first argument. Instead, use rc_strlist_join to append or prepend the new list to an existing list.
API change! rc_strlist_add and friends now take char *** instead of char ** and return a pointer to the item added instead of the new list head. This is so we can easily tell if the item was successfully added or not instead of iterating through the list looking for it. list = rc_strlist_add (list, item); becomes rc_strlist_add (&list, item);
Document the preferance of wpa_supplicant, #192828.
revert EARLY_MOUNTS since everything in the boot runlevel depends on localmount already and anything that runs before it does not rely on things like /tmp or /var/run (and because i confused localmount with checkroot)
only do the X lock stuff in /tmp so people can overload WIPE_TMP_DIRS for a general "wipe this directory" option. also force +t on /tmp and /var/tmp.
Allow people to specify a list of early mount points which will be mounted at the end of localmount so they can do tmpfs on things like /tmp #181527.
Allow people to specify a list of temp dirs to clean in bootmisc #191807.
start-stop-daemon now works with userids correctly when a pidfile is not specified, #191206.
Always attempt to mount /dev/pts when devpts is available as it may appear in some 2.4 setups.
Release rc4
RC_TTY_NUMBER now defaults to 12, #190996 thanks to Pacho Ramos.
Only generate dependencies for Gentoo scripts, #190547.
Undocument pause action, fix --nodeps and --ifstarted, #190045.
Fix ksoftlevel handling, #190420.
Add /etc/gentoo-release to CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK.
Punt PAGER and EDITOR. People need to set this themselves now.
Make sure we list all config files in rc help output.
Only open /proc/cmdline if it exists, #189686 thanks to Christian Affolter
Fix pppd getting the interface metric.
As discussed on the -dev ml, RC_DEPEND_STRICT now defaults to yes.
Stop un-needed services when changing runlevels, #189050.
`config /etc/fstab' can now be used in depend() functions to show that the deptree should be regenerated if /etc/fstab has changed.
Add bzr port 4155 to /etc/services, #188970 thanks to Andrew Cowie.
Add help to rc-update #188170 and tidy up the code a fair bit.
If given a pidfile, just match on that for seeing if we have crashed or not, #186159.
Boot properly when we cannot set an early font, #187628.
Fix rc-update, #187487 and release rc2.
Fix adding multiple IP addresses, #187526.
Fix static IPv6 routes, #187514.
Punt /dev/shm from default /etc/fstab as we handle it and add a helpful hint about the RC_USE_FSTAB option.
All our binaries are now mulicalls into rc, which makes our on disk size a lot smaller.
appending noinitd=xdm will skip the xdm service when first booting, #181858.
Harden gendepends.sh some more so we only capture the stdout we want from the depend function, #186072.
RC_DEPEND_STRICT now controls dependency strictness. If yes then we only use services in the boot and default runlevels, regradless of service state. If no then we take into account coldplugged services and the state of currently running services. Fixes #185640.
adsl module now finds the correct exe, #185276 thanks to Marcello Laganà.
Add --remove-destination to example /dev recover command #40987.
Don't unmount network filesystems in localmount or halt.sh, #175602.
Don't do interactive when changing init, #174141.
init scripts and their extra options can now have descriptions, #184327.
We no longer care about numerical runlevels, #184733.
Add an option to fork ldconfig in env-update, #182794. Also, preserve the entire line in /etc/env.d/foo if it begins with $
Add and delete IPv6 addresses and routes correctly on FreeBSD, #184430 thanks to Friedrich Oslage.
Don't wait for services that were inactive, #183667 thanks to Daniel Drake
Don't set an early font if consolefont isn't in a runlevel, #183773.
Add --no-ldconfig option to env-update to match portage.
Change pwd to / for all init scripts, #181224.
--nocolor works again, #181011 thanks to Daniel Drake.
Allow urandom location to be customized #134489.
add missing ChangeLog entry
Fix from comio for /proc/filesystems typo in localmount #180621.
Don't warn about Factory clock when booting off of livecd.
Use killall5 again so we can cleanly remount / readonly, #168977 and #177689.
Only call systohw in clock when we don't have adjfile or we aren't UTC.
Release alpha3
Should fix this bug too
RC_INTERACTIVE now works, #178331.
Add --startas back to s-s-d, #175980, #175981.
Allow time for pidfiles to be created, #178274. Use int instead of char for getopt, #178084 thanks to drizztbsd.
Store the defined random pool size, #177722 thanks to Yaroslav Isakov.
Use auto for /mnt/cdrom, #177990.
When we don't have an address return 1, #176577.
Fix KV_to_int working with funky kernel versions, #177197.
Fix unicode keymaps, #173528. Some fonts show the currency symbol instead of the Euro when doing AltGr-E, so we provide an easy setting to fix this. Release alpha2
Allow ip6to4 tunnels to use any derived address, #170290.
dns_sortlist and dns_options now work as documented, #175367.
SSD_NICELEVEL can now affect the nicelevel for daemons started by start-stop-daemon, #175397.
Don't delete addresses for PPP interfaces, #176764.
Stop using the [ -z "$@" ] test, use [ $# = 0 ] instead, #176554.
Fix style
/etc/init.d/foo start and stop no longer exit when service is fully started or stopped, #176452.
env-update now respects COLON_SEPARATED and SPACE_SEPARATED env.d values, #176198.
checkroot and checkfs now use more friendly generic options, #116016
We now have an alternative to buffering stdout and stderr. RC_PREFIX="yes" will put the service name as a prefix to all output made by the service. Thanks to Ciaran McCreesh for the idea.
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2001 Ford Mustang ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
First and still foremost.
The Ford Mustang has remained true to the traits that made an instant classic of the 1964-1/2 original, even as it is entering the third year of its fifth generation. It's still relatively big for a sporty car, with plenty of available options, and small-block V8 power.
With the latter, there's plenty of torque. The engine sounds great at full song, urging you to keep your foot in it, yet it burbles along when cruising, attracting lots of attention from those around you. Excellent handling response keeps you involved.
But no matter the model, the Mustang boasts distinctive styling. It won't be mistaken for anything else. It makes a statement. The Mustang has only two true competitors, the Chevrolet Camaro and the Pontiac Firebird. There are imported coupes that compete with the Mustang on price, but they don't offer the same V8 pony car experience.
An abundance of choice was part of the original Mustang recipe and today's Mustang carries on that tradition. Today's Mustang comes with V6 and V8 power, each in coupe and convertible body styles. Each of these four variants is available in Deluxe or Premium trim. For 2001, the Ford has added a value-leader V6 coupe in Standard ($16,805) trim. That makes nine different price points, and we haven't even mentioned the super high-performance Cobra; the Cobra is again offered in coupe and convertible styles, in one trim level.
The Mustang V6 is a 3.8-lliter overhead-valve unit producing 190 horsepower. The 4.6-liter overhead-cam V8 produces 260 horsepower, and Mustangs that have it are called GTs. The Cobra, which competes against the Camaro SS and the Firebird Ram Air, is powered by a 32-valve dual overhead-cam V8 making 320 horsepower.
With most of these variants, you have the further choice of a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission. Exceptions are the premium V6 convertible, which comes with the automatic only; and the Cobras, which require the five-speed.
The current Mustang design, which dates from 1999, picks up several important styling cues from the 1964-66 original, but executes them in today's rounder, more organic idiom. The rear fender air intake, for example, has sharp corners and pronounced lines; but the rocker panels curve out, and the fenders have pronounced front and rear wheel well arches. The front end features wraparound complex reflector headlamps with integrated side marker lamps, combined with a square-edged honeycomb grille and a chrome pony. Tricolor front fender badges recall the good old days, as does the prominent but non-functional hood scoop.
For 2001, GT models get unique hood and side-scoop treatments, along with fog lights and a rear spoiler.
The Mustang's arched roofline is pretty modern, but around back it's 1965 again with vertical, three-element taillamps. Wheels are available in 15-, 16- or 17-inch sizes, depending on model, but each features a flat-spoke design to complement the sharp corners of the body shell.
The current-generation Mustang has better seats than ever before, with longer travel, and seatbelts are attached to the seat frames so they move with them. All models feature reclining bucket seats. Leather upholstery is standard in the Premium GT, optional in some other models. Running horses embossed on the upper portions of the seat backrests recall the deluxe 'pony' interior of the mid-Sixties. The instrument panel, center console and headliner are color-keyed.
For 2001, Ford has redesigned the center console, repositioned the front cupholder, made the rear cupholder larger, while adding a tissue holder and a power outlet. An electric rear window defroster, previously optional, is now standard on all Mustangs.
The coupe interior is cozy, with enough seat-track length to accommodate tall drivers and just enough elbowroom to keep from feeling cramped. The Mustang's back seat is small, with only enough room for small objects or kids. The trunk is small with an even smaller opening. A split fold-down rear seat is standard on all models and handy for hauling cargo.
An 80-watt premium sound system with both CD and cassette capability comes standard on all models. Serious sound fans can opt for the 230-watt, 10-speaker Mach 460 system, which comes standard in Premium-trim Mustangs and Mustang GTs, and is a $550 option in Deluxe models. For 2001, it can be ordered with an in-dash, six-CD changer.
Driving Impression
Performance is what the Mustang GT is all about. Its 4.6-liter, sohc modular V8 produces 260 horsepower at 5250 rpm, with 302 pounds-feet of torque at 4000 rpm. And it sounds great, whether cruising or at full throttle. Last year, the GT engine benefited from revised camshafts and intake manifold runners, and larger valves for improved airflow above 3000 rpm. A new coil-on-plug ignition system replaced the previous ignition for higher-energy sparks.
Mustang's 3.8-liter split-port V6 engine develops 190 horsepower at 5250 rpm, with 220 foot-pounds of torque at 2750 rpm. All models, regardless of engine or transmission, have a 3.27:1 rear axle ratio.
The flexibility of both the V8 and V6 engines make them good mates for the transmissions, which have sufficient strength to take high-rpm shifts for the life of the car. Last year, the four-speed automatic was re-calibrated for smoother upshifts. Both transmissions shift smoothly. With the manual transmissions, it feels like you're shifting a big gearbox in a big car. Clutch travel is a bit long, so you have to be fleet of foot to pull off consistently clean power shifts.
Traction control, previously optional, is now standard on the Premium V6 and on all V8s. The Bosch system works at all speeds: Whenever wheelspin is detected, the system retards ignition timing, cuts fuel flow, and activates the brakes at one or both drive wheels, in that order. The driver can turn the system off with a console switch.
The Mustang offers good grip when cornering hard, and you can really feel what the car is doing. The car involves the driver. Most of the raw edges and choppiness of the previous generation have been smoothed out. The current-generation Mustang was engineered for improved rear-suspension compliance, with longer wheel travel, which reduces ride harshness. A revised boost curve gives the steering a more linear response and better on-center feel than in pre-1999 Mustangs. And the turning circle of this latest Mustang has been reduced by three feet through changes to the steering rack, the lower control arms and front stabilizer bars.
The braking system was re-engineered for 1999, also, with new aluminum twin-piston front calipers to reduce unsprung weight by a significant 10 pounds. The new calipers also contribute to greatly improved brake pedal feel, while the new master cylinder that arrived at the same time improved not only modulation but also the ratio of brake pedal travel to braking action. ABS, like traction control, is standard on Premium V6s and all V8s. It can be ordered as a $730 package with traction control on all other Mustangs except base-level, manual-transmission coupes. ABS helps the driver to maintain steering control under hard braking, a useful, though not necessarily advisable, feat in the Mustang.
The Camaro and Firebird are slightly more powerful than the Mustang GT. But the Mustang GT is quieter, rides better, and offers better interior ergonomics and quality than the Camaro and Firebird. The Mustang GT is also less expensive than either of the GM pony cars, by several thousand dollars. Both the Camaro and Firebird are slated for extinction in the near future, which will leave the Mustang as the only true pony you can buy. For now, however, the Mustang is merely the best.
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Coupe: Standard ($16,805), Deluxe ($17,370), Premium ($18,600), GT Deluxe ($22,440), GT Premium ($23,590), Cobra (NA)
Convertible: Deluxe ($22,220), Premium ($24,785), GT Deluxe ($26,695), GT Premium ($27,845), Cobra (NA).
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5.0 Mustang & Super FordsEvents
Twin Birthday Celebrations Planned For Ford Mustang 50th-Anniversary
Mustang Club of America, Ford Motor Company To Celebrate With Two Venues
The Ford Mustang is celebrating 50 continuous years on the road with twin celebrations starting on April 16 and ending April 20, 2014. With an event of this size, Ford Motor Company and the Mustang Club of America (MCA) are holding the massive event simultaneously at two locations – Las Vegas Motors Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway. This event is open to everyone, not just Mustang owners and MCA members.
"Working closely with Ford, we want to make the official Mustang 50-Year celebration the most important car event of 2014," said Ronald D. Bramlett, Mustang Club of America executive director of the Mustang 50th Birthday Celebration. "We hope everyone who loves this iconic car will join us to share their personal Mustang story.
"Whether you love modern or vintage Mustangs, Shelby or Boss, racing or cruising, a new fan or have been enjoying the lifestyle for years, we'll have something memorable for everyone at both locations."
Both venues, Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina and Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Nevada are two of the most prestigious racetracks in the United States and will allow the maximum number of enthusiasts worldwide for this huge celebration. MCA is organizing "Pony Drives" where owners can travel in organized groups to whatever Speedway is on their radar.
"Mustang enthusiasts are among the most passionate fans in the world," said Steven Ling, Ford car marketing manager. "These twin events are really for them. We're proud to be part of this celebration of a car that's often called the soul of Ford Motor Company.
"Everyone has a Mustang story, and we will give people a forum to express those stories with others who also love this car."
The Ford Mustang is Ford's heartbeat, selling 9 million and counting of these pony cars throughout its lifetime. One of the keys to its success is that the Mustang has always been offered in many configurations, allowing buyers to customize them as their very own.
"One of the highlights at both venues will be a display featuring examples from each of the first 50 model years of Mustang," said Bramlett. "We'll include cars released in April 1964 to the latest models out of Flat Rock Assembly Plant."
The first Ford Mustang was introduced at the 1964 World's Fair in New York, and it has become an icon in American pop culture. This is one car that has made over 3,000 appearances in television shows, movies, music videos as well as mentioned in many songs over the years. The Mustang also dominates Facebook with more followers than any other auto page.
With such an easy car to personalize with aftermarket parts available everywhere, it's a car that appeals to almost everyone and it's easy to see why it has been on the road for five continuous decades.
The twin celebration tentative schedule is as follows:
• Wednesday, April 16 – This is the first official day of the Mustang 50th Celebration, which will feature many vendors and exhibits as enthusiasts start to pour in.
• Thursday, April 17 – With this being the official birthday of the Ford Mustang, the Mustang Club of America will conduct opening ceremonies followed by a host of activities. There will be a birthday cake celebration with everybody singing "Happy Birthday." This day will feature track time, Ford ride-and-drives, hot laps, and other interactive activities. Car displays, vendors and special exhibits will be there to celebrate.
• Friday, April 18 – The event will be at its peak with track events, road racing, drag racing, and other interactive driving events. Car displays, vendors, and special exhibits will be on hand. MCA will host a themed dinner with live entertainment.
• Saturday, April 19 – This day will follow Friday's pattern. Dinner will feature Saturday Night Banquet complete with guest speakers and entertainment.
• Sunday, April 20 – Easter Sunrise Services will be held at both tracks. Parade laps will be held at each speedway as well as other memorable activities and photo opportunities. MCA will host closing ceremonies in the afternoon.
Details are being formalized for the event. Information will be continuously updated on a special website, http://www.mustang50thbirthdaycelebration.com and at the MCA website, http://www.mustang.org/.


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Best/safest Gluten Free Restaurants In Nyc?
NJceliac replied to Waitingindreams's topic in Gluten-Free RestaurantsSince it sounds like you will be in New York for 2 meals, it would be reasonable to eat at least one of those meals at a gluten-free friendly restaurant. Your friend may not be used to the idea of you needing to be gluten free. For some of my family (like my in-laws) it took a long time for them to adjust to the idea of choosing a restaurant based on this new criteria. Saying that, I love visiting New York because I feel they are used to dealing with such diverse people with diverse allergies and health needs. This is a list of restaurants I have compiled so far, some of these restaurants are in the location you will be in. I have been to Nizza's and did not have any issue. I also Love Love Love 5 Napkin Burger-- the burgers are amazing and I am a french fry addict. Anyplace that has a dedicated fryer is awesome to me! My family knows if we go to NY that always means at least one trip to 5 Napkin Burger! Bloom's Deli --Lexington & 40th (midtown) Nizza restaurant 45th & 9th (Hell's Kitchen, near times square) 5 napkin Burger (the best ever!!!) Risotteria: 270 Bleecker st between 6&7yh Avenue on corner of Morton street (Greenwich Village) Bistango (Italian) Pala (pizza & pasta) Caracas Arepa Bar Blue Smoke (midtown) Friedman's lunch Bloom dujoir ( upper west to eat in or midtown for take out or lower manhattan Energy kitchen Lilli's 57 (Asian/Sushi)
Gluten Free Make Up
NJceliac replied to MichLab's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsI use Nars. Like it a lot
Just an FYI, I believe Good Seasons changed their formulation, and I am not sure exactly when. I do not believe this product used to have wheat in it but it does now. So for anyone who has been routinely using this and thus stopped looking at the label, it is no longer gluten free.
I think gastroenterologists feel differently about this and most do not necessarily request another scope and biopsy, especially if the antibody levels are falling or test negative. I did get rescoped at a year (my request) and although I wasn't completely healed I went from Marsh 3-c to Marsh I-II. I also did not get symptoms prior to diagnosis but I sure do get symptoms now when I get contaminated.
Awesome Gluten Free Bagels
NJceliac replied to NJceliac's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medicationsi was a pizza snob before celiac and certainly no pizza i have ever come across since gluten free has even come close to the awesomeness of a thin crusted pizza. Although I still eat gluten free pizza it is not the same experience.
I have been searching for a good bagel since being diagnosed with Celiac and they all have been very disappointing. I had given up until a local bagel store began carrying bagels from Sweet Note Bakery. These taste like a bagel!! A little bit dense but this bakery nailed the taste. On the Sweet Note website, they will list locations that carry their bagels, does not look like you can buy them direct. If you have been searching for a good bagel, I highly recommend you try these!
gluten-free Make Up ?
NJceliac replied to w8in4dave's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsNARS is a full line of makeup, all of it gluten free. Sold at some department stores and some specialty makeup stores like MAC
Depending on where you live there may be better options or depending on how much you are willing to spend. I also am not a fan of Udi's so much, it does the job. Schar is vaccuum packed and not frozen when you buy it and I like their "sandwich bread" (not a full replacement for rye bread but good for deli sandwiches). I think their hotdog buns are slightly better then Udi's . There are also gluten free bakeries that will ship bread. One is evaruths.com located in Middletown, Rhode Island. I have had their onion dill and their whole grain bread. They are probably the best gluten free breads I have had. Another place is westmeadowfarm.com from Vermont. Their bread is good. They make something called a donut muffin that is phenomenal! It tastes similar to a cinnamon sugar donut but in a muffin form. This donut muffin has been enjoyed and a preferred food choice for even the non celiacs in my house. The donut muffin may not be on their website but you can order it, comes in 3 sizes, you can call or I think email them. There have been other gluten free bakeries I have tried that I did not like at all so they aren't all equal. I also think the Whole Foods near us makes a decent bread called prairie bread but very dense, taste is good. As I have experimented with different breads, I think they all end up with a sort of similar taste. The longer you go gluten free, I have found the less you remember about regular bread and so your taste buds aren't as discriminating, meaning you start to find that some of the gluten free products you thought were not good become "better". And bagels will never be the same, you can't expect to find one you will like if you constantly compare it to bagels with gluten. The best I found were a brand where you actually had to bake them in the oven for 20 minutes or so but had to eat it right away and I am sorry to say I forgot the name of the brand. I have not tried Against the Grain bagels but heard they were decent. Good luck in your search!
Looked all of these up, thank you for the great tips. Will make it a little easier to eat out.
Appreciate everyone's suggestions. Thank you!
Watkin's Glen, New York
NJceliac posted a topic in Traveling with Celiac DiseaseI will be camping (well, a cabin in a campground) in Watkin's Glen, NY this summer for about 5 days. We will probably bring a lot of food and not eat a lot of meals in restaurants but just thought I would see if anyone knows of some safe places to eat? They should be somewhat family friendly ( I have 2 tweens who so far do not have celiac thankfully). And, if you also want to suggest some fun activities that would also be great! Thanks!
Traveling To Israel In July
NJceliac replied to Berta's topic in Traveling with Celiac DiseaseI would love an update about gluten free in Israel after everyone's trip. Any tips? Special restaurants not to go to or make sure I get to?
Pure Tacos In Philly
NJceliac replied to julissa's topic in Traveling with Celiac DiseaseUnfortunately they closed on May 7th. And even more unfortunately they closed their Ocean City,NJ location (it was great to have gluten free option on the boardwalk).
Against The Grain Bagels
NJceliac replied to Lisa's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsUdi's recently came out with a new bagel called Mighty Bagel. I thought it was really good. Of course the texture not quite the same as the gltuen counterpart but taste was really good. It contains 8 grams protein and 3 grams of fiber too.
Possible Iga Deficiency?
NJceliac replied to igadeficient's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsI have IgA deficiency. In general population, the prevalence is about 1/500 however in celiacs there is a much higher prevalence. For a lot of labs, they automatically check your serum total IgA levels if the tTG IgA is negative to make sure it isn't a false negative. If Total serum IgA is low or absent, they automatically run a tTG IgG. I happened to know about my IgA deficiency before being tested for celiac. Most people with IgA deficiency don't know they have it and are asymptomatic.


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Selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2014 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Florida Launch, McArdle wasted little time in bringing his record-breaking ways to the professional level.
He marked his and the Launch's first MLL season by totaling 49 points on 34 goals and 15 assists, setting league records for points and goals in a single season by a rookie.
"It is an amazing feeling to win this award," said McArdle. "It was definitely a goal coming into the season, and it's a huge honor considering all of the rookie who made an impact on their teams this year."
Behind McArdle in the voting was Rochester attackman and Duke product Jordan Wolf and Lizards' rookie defenseman Joe Fletcher.
McArdle was twice named the Cascade Rookie of the Week. In Week 4, he earned the honor in his second game with the Launch after posting a six-point performance in his team's victory over the Chesapeake Bayhawks.
McArdle also collected the honor in Week 12 after tallying a season-high 10 points with five goals and five assists in a victory over Boston.
"I wasn't aware of the records in points and goals coming into the season, but I knew that in order to be considered for Rookie of the Year I would have to perform a high level and come close to setting records," said McArdle.


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Song of The Mountains
Song of The Mountains • The Mast Farm Inn is honored to be one of the official sponsors of Song of The Mountains. Song of the Mountains is produced through an unprecedented collaboration between The Lincoln Theatre, UNC-TV, regional bluegrass and old-time musicians, and the generous contributions of loyal supporters.
Song of the Mountains showcases the best talents in bluegrass and old-time music from the heart of the region where it all began! Live concerts are held monthly at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Virginia with shows videotaped for our award winning Television Series which can be seen on public television affiliates throughout the country.
Tim White is the host of Song of the Mountains concert series and television show! From the beginning Tim has been a driving force in making the PBS Television show the popular program it is today as it has grown to be featured on over 180 PBS affiliates across America and become a premiere showcase for bluegrass, old time, Celtic, gospel and Americana music. Song of the Mountains reaches over 21 million households and 52 million people annually across the nation. Tim White is also host of the popular Pickin' Porch live shows at the Bristol Mall, The Tim White Bluegrass Show (syndicated radio program) and performs with his band The VWBoys.
Tim's interest of recognizing, preserving and perpetuating the historic music of the area led to recruitment of others of a like mind and an organizing of the Appalachian Cultural Music Association (www.appalachianculturalmusic.org). Tim currently serves as ACMA president and uses his many talents as artist, businessman, musician and radio announcer to further the aims of the ACMA. He has organized concerts and contributed his time and efforts to promote the music and the message. The ACMA helps to support the Mountain Music Museum, which Tim helped found, in 1999. The museum is dedicated to preserving the heritage of the music which was born in the Southern Appalachians.
UNC-TV is the official Song of the Mountains Production Partner. The station went on the air January 8, 1955, broadcasting as educational television station UNC-TV in Chapel Hill. Today, UNC-TV is an 22-station network licensed to the University of North Carolina that provides statewide analog and digital television service.
Television has the power to change lives. Public Television has the responsibility to change lives for the better: a child far from urban resources is inspired to become a scientist, a high school dropout earns a GED, a homebound senior remains connected to the world of arts and culture, the family of an Alzheimer's patient finds strength and support. UNC-TV's unique programs and public media services provide people of all ages with enriching, life-changing television.
Song of the Mountains live shows are taped at the beautifully restored Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Virginia. The Lincoln Theatre, a 500-seat theatre in Marion, VA, re-opened in May 2004 following a $1.8 million renovation. The theatre was built in 1929 by Marion industrialist C.C. Lincoln and his sons, John D. and C.C. Jr., and soon became known as the finest showplace in Southwest Virginia, serving audiences from Roanoke to Knoxville. The Lincoln Theatre, a Virginia Historic Landmark, is a member of the National League of Historic Theatres.
If Song of the Mountains brings you to Southwest Virginia for the first time, you may be surprised at the range of activities, lodging and restaurants within easy access. Kick back or rev it up. Go down-home or high style. Let our great concert series be the magnet to get you here, and you'll find even more reasons to come back.
If you enjoy the show please consider joining our family of supporters to help us continue to produce new shows for you each season. Donations of $25 or more will receive a special thank you gift! Song of the Mountains/The Lincoln Theatre is a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization committed to bringing the performing arts to southwest Virginia. Contributions are tax-deductible. Click Here: www.bit.ly/support-song-of-the-mountains
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Deploy 2 web apps using AWS ECS in multi containers/micorservice and Nginx
This job requires the setup of Amazon ECS services with Application Load Balancers in order to deploy 2 web sites, each in its own docker container and each with its own domain name. Other containers are involved as micro-service supporting both apps.
Nginx needs to run in its own docker container as well.
The freelancer must have good experience with AWS ECS and Docker containers and is expected to provide clear steps (on the chat window) to be able to build this up to the point where visitors can visit the sites on their browser and be forced to https via the Nginx reverse proxy.


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This is not an offer for credit and should be used for estimation purposes only based on the information you provided. You should not base your decision on this estimate alone. Title, registration, tax and other fees, and personal circumstances such as employment status and personal credit history, were not considered in the calculations.
We took the Ultra touring experience and lowered it into one easy-handling, smooth-riding, fully-loaded machine.
Settle into the low seat for high miles. If you want the full-on Harley-Davidson Ultra Touring experience in a lower form, throw a leg over the Ultra Limited Low. No other full-dress Grand American touring machine puts you closer to the pavement. And every feature of this motorcycle was built to inspire confidence and easy handling. There's a reduced-width primary cover for an easy reach to the ground. Reduced diameter grips for an easy reach to the bars. It's all about being comfortable in the saddle. Because that's what takes you farther.
Front: BW 130/80B17 65H
Rear: BW 180/65B16 81H
Dry: 861 lbs. (391 kg)
Running Order: 896 lbs. (406 kg)
Laden: 25.6 in. (652 mm)
Unladen: 27 in. (685 mm)
*Price, if shown, is Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) and does not include government fees, taxes, dealer vehicle freight/preparation, dealer document preparation charges or any finance charges (if applicable). MSRP and/or final actual sales price will vary depending on options or accessories selected.


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Plant Pathology: Past to Present is an illustrated storybook that describes the origin, relevance, and science of plant Pathology (available in English, Spanish, and Chinese versions).
"Plants Get Sick Too" This is a colorful poster that aims to catch the attention of youthful science students. Click here to download. Single copies can be obtained from APS Headquarters, Attn: Michelle Bjerkness, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul MN 55121.
"Plant Detectives- Discovering Why Plants Get Sick"is the 2003 youth poster for science students. Click here to download this free colorful poster.
This is a Powerpoint presentation developed by the American Phytopathological Society Office of Public Affairs and Educaton for use in lectures and public speaking engagements. You are welcome to download and use this presentation (powerpoint format 4.9 MB).
"Careers in Plant Pathology"This brochure describes the many facets and career opportunities in plant pathology. It is online here.
Ackerman, J. 2002. Food: How safe? How altered? National Geographic 201(5):2-50 [May 2002] As is typical for National Geographic, stunningly informative and beautiful photographs illustrate this comprehensive article on food safety. The "how altered?" section offers current and balanced insights.
Baskin, Y. 1998. Trouble at Timberline. Natural History 107(9):50-55. The current status of white pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola) in the western forests.
Brown, K. 2001. Genetically modified foods: are they safe? Scientific American 284(4):50-57. This is a summary of scientific research on the safety of genetically modified foods.
Diener, T.O. 1981. Viroids. Scientific American 244(1):66-73. The story of the discovery and early research on viroids.
Gadsby, P. 2002. Endangered chocolate. Discover 23(8): 64-71. [August, 2002] This thoroughly engaging article intertwines good information about major diseases of cocao with the history and current economics of the crop.
Marchand, P. J. 2000. Life on a leaf. Natural History 109(4):70 - 73. A brief and highly informative introduction to fungal ecology of leaves.
Marvier, M. 2001. Ecology of transgenic crops. American Scientist 89(2):160-167. The article presents a clear analysis of some of the problems involved in measuring some of the risks associated with transgenic crops.
McCoy, R. E. 1988. What's killing the palm trees? National Geographic 174(1): 120-130. A beautifully illustrated article about the epidemic of lethal yellowing of palm trees in the Western Hemisphere.
Meisler, S. 1999. A masterpiece born of St. Anthony's fire. Smithsonian 30(6):70-76. A description and history of a massive altarpiece that played important mystical and psychological roles in the treatment of ergotism.
Mitchell, J. K., K. M. Orsted and C.E. Warnes. 1997. Fun microbiology: using a plant pathogenic fungus to demonstrate Koch's postulates. American Biology Teacher 59:574-577. This article describes a laboratory exercise using the fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f. sp. aeschynomene to infect Aeschynomene virginica (northern jointvetch, curly indigo).
Nickens, T. E. 2002. Sherlock of spuds. Smithsonian 33(9):30-31. [December, 2002] Plant Pathologist Jean Ristaino uses molecular techniques to determine which strain of Phytophthora infestans caused late blight of potatoes from samples taken from leaves that were collected in Ireland, Britain and France during the 1840's.
Rice, R. A. and R. Greenberg. 2003. The chocolate tree. Natural History 112(6):36-43 [July/August 2003] The current status of cacao production, including efforts at disease management, is considered.
Ritter, S.K. 2001. Accepting the green challenge. Chemical and Engineering News 79(27):24-28. (July 2, 2001) EDEN Bioscience receives a Green Chemistry Award for the development of Messengerä, a nontoxic natural protein that stimulates innate defense systems in more than 40 groups of crops to help protect against pests and disease.
Ritter, S.K. 2003. Green rewards. Chemical and Engineering News 81(26):30-35. [June 30, 2003] AgraQuest Inc. received a Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for developing Serenade, the first broad-spectrum biofungicide.
Rogers, P., S. Whitby and Dando, M. 1999. Biological warfare against crops. Scientific American 280(6):70 - 75. Plant pathogens as agents of biological warfare.
Rossman, A.Y. 2001. A special issue on global movement of invasive plants and fungi. Bioscience 51(2):93-153. Eight articles covering a range of topics on introduction and dispersal of plants and fungal plant pathogens constitute this special issue of Bioscience.
Shouse, B. 2003. Plant pathologists at the center of a circus: a devastating oak disease has reshaped two scientists' careers. Science 300:418-419 [April 18, 2003]. This article describes Matteo Garbelotto and David Rizzo's work on Sudden Oak Death.
Schumann, G.L. and C. J. D'Arcy. 1999. Plant Pathology Courses for Agricultural Awareness. Plant Disease 83:492-501.
Sommer, Robert. 1995. Why I continue to eat corn smut. Natural History 194(1):18-22 (January 1995). Maize infected with corn smut caused by Ustaligo maydis is a key ingredient in huitlacoche in Mexican cuisine. This brief article combines popular culinary anthropology with scientific information.
Wheelright, J. 1996. The berry and the poison. Smithsonian 27(9):40-51. This article discusses issues surrounding the use of methyl bromide to control Verticillium wilt in strawberry fields near Monterey Bay, California.
Wolkomir, R. 1998. Racing to revive our embattled elms. Smithsonian 29(3):40 - 49. This is a clearly written and informative description of efforts to save American elm tress from Dutch elm disease.
Yarnell, A. 2002. A global view of plant science. Chemical and Engineering News 80(30):29-34. [July 29, 2002] This article is an overview of research done at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Plant Pathologist Roger Beachy is President of the Danforth Center and directs work that is aimed at addressing worldwide problems.
Avery, D.T. 1995. Saving the Planet with Pesticides and Plastic. Hudson Institute. Indianapolis, IN. This book presents many interesting facts and references to support the use of high input agriculture on the most productive land as the most efficient way to produce food and maintain wildlife and biodiversity. Certain to stimulate class discussions.
Agrios, G.N. 2005. Plant Pathology. Elsevier-Academic Press. One of the current introductory textbooks in plant pathology
Brock, T. D. (ed.) 1999. Milestones in Microbiology: 1546 to 1940. ASM Press. Washington, D.C. An outstanding collection of translations of papers that are major importance in the history of microbiology.
Carefoot, G.L. and E.R. Sprott. 1967. Famine on the Wind. Rand McNally & Company. A fascinating and highly readable treatment of the social, political and biological stories of the most famous plant disease epidemics.
Carroll, J.E. 1994. Learning Biology with Plant Pathology. National Association of Biology Teachers. Reston, VA. A thorough, concise introduction for teachers who want to use laboratory exercises in their classrooms.
Creager, A.N.H. 2002. The life of a virus: tobacco mosaic virus as an experimental model, 1930-1965. University of Chicago Press, 412 pp. ISBN 0-226-12025-2; also available in paperback ISBN 0-226-12026-0. The numerous "firsts" in the career of tobacco mosaic virus are presented as a rich portrait of practices of twentieth century life science.
Diamond, J. 1997. Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. Norton & Co.. New York, NY. An evaluation of how the presence of plants and animals that could be domesticated and the environment of early people played key roles in the development of civilization in various regions of the world.
Harlan, J.R. 1992. Crops and Man. American Society of Agronomy, Inc. Madison, WI. An interesting report on some of the most important food crops and their influence on history.
Hudler, G.W. 1998. Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. An entertaining and accurate treatment of the role of fungi in our lives written expressly for nonscience students.
Keller, E.F. 1983. A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock. W.H. Freeman & Co. New York, NY. A wonderful portrait of an extraordinary scientist. It examines the human side of her life as a scientist as well as the difficult circumstances in which she had to work because of her sex. Includes readable accounts of her Nobel Prize winning work in genetics.
Large, E.C. 1962. The Advance of the Fungi. Dover Publications, New York NY. The classic account of the early days of plant pathology and microbiology. Written in the expressive language of old science.http://www.apsnet.org/apsstore/shopapspress/Pages/43089.aspxLucas, J. A. and C. H. Dickinson. 1998. Plant Pathology and Plant Pathogens. Blackwell Science, Inc. Oxford, UK. One of the current introductory textbooks in plant pathology.
Lurquin, P.F. 2002. High Tech Harvest: Understanding Genetically Modified Food Plants. Westview (Perseus), Boulder, CO. The author presents an interesting and even-handed overview of the development of the technology and issues surrounding genetically modified food.
Maloy, O.C. and Murray, T.D. 2000. Encyclopedia of Plant Pathology. John Wiles and Sons. New York, NY. This volume contains an excellent compilation of short articles with photographs and drawings and key references for the major terms, concepts, plant diseases and historical scientists of plant pathology.
Matossian, M.K. 1989. Poisons of the Past: Molds, Epidemics, and History. Yale University Press. New Haven CT. Matossian is an historian who has studied the connections between mycotoxins and ergot in the diet to witchcraft, the French Revolution and historical birth rates in Europe.
Mayle, P. 1991. Toujours Provence (Chapter 7 on truffle hunting). Vintage Books. New York, NY. Essentially a travel book, the chapter on truffle hunting will interest students.
Morris, J. and Bate, R. (eds.) 1999. Fearing Food: Risk, Health & Environment. Butterworth-Heinemann Publishers. Woburn, MA. The effects of the new agricultural and food technologies, including genetically engineered seed, on health and the environment. Useful in class discussions about the relative impact of intensive farming and population growth on the environment.
National Research Council. 1996. Carcinogens and Anticarcinogens in the Human Diet. National Academy Press. Washington D.C. A detailed analytical summary by a panel of distinguished scientists on what is known and not known about carcinogens and anticarcinogens in the diet. Many useful references.
Noyd, R. K. 2000. Mycology Reference Cards. APS Press. St. Paul, MN. This set of eight laminated and three-hole punched cards summarizes the major fungal groups with their key features, over 200 mycological terms and a glossary for quick reference. http://www.apsnet.org/apsstore/shopapspress/Pages/42619.aspx
Postgate, J. 1992. Microbes and Man. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, U.K. A classic account of the role of microorganisms in human history with an emphasis on medically-important species.
Scheffer, R.P. 1997. The Nature of Disease in Plants. Cambridge University Press. This is a very readable book for non-specialists about the natural history of plant diseases, their biology and control. Plant pathology students and instructors will find it filled with interesting facts and perspectives.
Schumann, G.L. 1991. Plant Diseases: Their Biology and Social Impact. APS Press. St. Paul, MN. This textbook was written expressly for the general education plant pathology course taught at the University of Massachusetts.http://www.apsnet.org/apsstore/shopapspress/Pages/41167.aspx
Ulloa, M. and Hanlin, R.T. 2000. Illustrated Dictionary of Mycology. APS Press. St. Paul, MN. This is a clear, extensive dictionary with many photographs and illustrations.
Viglierchio, D.R. 1991. The World of Nematodes. University of California. Davis, CA. A very readable account of the many roles of nematodes in the world with an emphasis on animal and plant parasites.
Barrett, Andrea. 1996. Ship Fever and Other Stories. W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. 256 pp. ISBN 0-393-31600-9 This book is a collection of novellas telling the experiences of immigrants, physicians and town's people at the Grosse Ile Immigration Station in Canada during the Great Irish Famine of 1845-52.
O Grada, Cormac. 2000. Black '47 and Beyond: The Great Irish Famine in History, Economics and Memory. Princeton University Press. 272 pp. ISBN 0-691-07015-6 Ireland's premier economic historian and one of the leading authorities on the Great Irish Famine examines the most lethal disaster to strike Europe in the nineteenth century.
Poirteir, Cathal. 1997. The Great Irish Famine. Dufour Editions, Incorporated. 283 pp. ISBN 0-8023-1316-7 This account considers the Famine from the perspective of the peasants who were dependent on the potato and the landlords who were forced to decide between staying solvent or providing for their workers.
Woodham-Smith, C. 1962. The Great Hunger. Harper and Row. New York, NY. An historical account of the Irish potato famine. Very little biology of late blight is described, but the human tragedy and its political and social causes are well described.
Big Fears, Little Risks. 1989. Narrated by Walter Cronkite. American Council on Science and Health. Film Counselors Associates, Inc. 447 W. 45th St., New York NY 10036. This video gives perspective to the exaggerated fears of health effects of industrial contaminants in the environment. An excellent film to stimulate discussion because it is contrary to most reports in the mass media.
Dutch Elm Disease and the American Elm. Eastburn, D.M., C.J. D'Arcy and L. McKee. APS Press. St. Paul, MN. A video designed especially for students in general education plant pathology courses. It addresses the history of the introduced fungus that killed millions of elms, attempts to control the epidemics, and how the monoculture of elms along city streets contributed to spread of the disease.http://www.apsnet.org/apsstore/shopapspress/Pages/43380.aspx
Fungi: The Rotten World About Us. 1981. BBC Bristol Natural History Unit. Films Incorporated Video. 5547 Ravenswood. Ave. Chicago, IL 60640. A video that covers nearly every important role of fungi from the late blight epidemic to mycotoxins to mycorrhizae in a colorful and entertaining way.
Harvest of Fear, 2001. A Nova/Frontline Special Report, this is a great resource about the discussion on genetically negineered foods. It can be used for high school, college and advanced courses. The following link, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/, povides access to teacher resources for the video, which includes a link to purchase the video.
Late Blight and the Irish Potato Famine. 1996. Eastburn, D.M. and C.J. D'Arcy. APS Press. St. Paul, MN. A video designed especially for students in general education plant pathology courses. It addresses the biology as well as the social and political history behind the Irish potato famine and the birth of plant pathology and the germ theory. http://www.apsnet.org/apsstore/shopapspress/Pages/43372.aspx
Plant Pathogenic Fungi. This 13-min. movie has excellent footage of seven different plant pathogenic fungi or fungus-like organisms (Phytophthora, Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Fusarium, Verticillium, Sclerotium, and Sclerotinia). Available as DVD video from Strategic Communications, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521 (951) 827-2640. Price $40 (2006)
Of the Earth: Agriculture and the New Biology.1988. Industrial Biotechnology Association. Venard Films, Ltd. East Peoria, IL 61611. A video that addresses some of the fears people have about biotechnology. Several scientists discuss why the new methods are important, and the basics of genetic engineering using Agrobacterium tumefaciens are demonstrated. Although a little dated, it is a useful introduction to class discussion.
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, 1992. The American Experience. PBS Videos.1320 Braddock Pl., Alexandria VA 22314. A portrait of Rachel Carson, the individual, and the concerns about pesticides that played a key role in the beginning of the environmental movement. Useful to stimulate class discussions.
Seeds for Tomorrow. 1985. Nova Program. Coronet Film and Video. 420 Academy Dr. Northbrook IL 60062. This video addresses the issue of the loss of genetic resources, especially those of crop plants in their centers of origins. On-site film from around the world portrays the very human side of the future of our crop plants and food supply.
"Witches Curse" 2001. This first episode of the series "Secrets of the Dead II" theorizes about the role of ergotism in the Salem Witch trials of 1692. Read background information, an interview with behavioral psychologist Linnda Caporael, get links to other resources and order the videotape at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets.
World Population. 1990. Zero Population Growth, Inc. 1400 16th Street, N.W., Suite 320, Washington, D.C. 20036. A video that explores the issue of population growth.
All of the botanical image collections of the University of Wisconsin System can be accessed through their image library at http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/images/.
Concise, accurate descriptions of plant viruses (including many excellent electron micrographs and other illustrations) are available at http://www.dpvweb.net.
The education site of the North American Mycological Association at http://www.namyco.org/education lists many grade-appropriate activities for studying fungi in K-12 and introductory college classes, some of which are specific for various regions of the country.
Frank Potter's Science Gems is a collection of more than 14,000 science resources sorted by category, subcategory and grade level (K-16). http://www.sciencegems.com
Excellent descriptions of the fungi of California, along with photographs and numerous links are found at http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF.
The Gateway to Educational Materials.http://www.thegateway.org. This site provides links to useful education pages on the Internet. An easy-to-use search engine with a filter to select for grade level makes the site especially convenient.
The Microbial World http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/research/groups/jdeacon/microbes/. This site is a thorough introduction to microbiology and includes fourteen profiles of plant-microbe interactions; very clear images are used to illustrate the text.
The Microbiology Portal at http://www.microbes.info offers a remarkably comprehensive introduction to all areas of microbiology with numerous links to explore specific topics.
A free compact disc of seven well-known songs with nematode-related lyrics that are both entertaining and educational can be obtained by sending a request to email@example.com. Their website (http://www.mactode.com) lists educational materials related to plant parasitic nematodes.
An outstanding collection of information ranging from photo galleries to molecular diagnostics for plant and insect parasitic nematodes can be found at http://nematode.unl.edu
Plants, Pathogens, and People: http://www.ppp.uiuc.edu/ A website developed to supplement the general education course at the University of Illinois. It includes modules on Dutch elm disease and late blight.
Purdue University Plant Pathology OutreachThe Botany and Plant Pathology Outreach Programs offers resources that can be used in classrooms, ideas for science projects, or to increase public awareness about plant science and plant disease related topics. http://www.btny.purdue.edu/outreach/teachresources.html
The Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory of the Agricultural Research Service. http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12-75-39-00.This site contains, among other things, an outstanding database of plant-associated fungi.
Tom Volk's Fungi: http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/A wonderful collection of images, fungal portraits each month, and a list of harmful fungi for Thanksgiving and beneficial fungi for Christmas.
US Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service - Science for Kids Websitehttp://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/index.html. This site is clearly written and can be used by students. It includes interesting articles, ideas for science fair projects and resources related to agricultural topics
Backyard Fruit Disease ManagementBy Dr. Mike Ellis, Ohio State University http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/fruitpathology/backyard/
Blue Mold Forecast Homepage http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/pp/bluemold/Forecasts are generated from March through August for the occurrence of blue mold of tobacco and the future movement of inoculum across North America.
California Oak Mortality Task Force http://www.suddenoakdeath.org This homepage reports the current status of Sudden Oak Death in the state.
Cereal Disease Laboratoryhttp://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=36-40-05-00 This is a great source of information about rusts, Fusarium head blight, karnal bunt and many other diseases of cereal grains.
The Council for Biotechnology maintains a comprehensive site at http://www.whybiotech.com; text is in English, French and Spanish, and there is a section specifically designed for Teachers and Students. This site is a good source of background information on biotechnology, especially societal issues.
Eastern Filbert Blight Help Page http://www.orst.edu/dept/botany/epp/EFB Anyone who grows or enjoys filberts (hazelnuts) should check out this site.
K-12 Outreach: Rice Blast GenomicsThe K-12 educational outreach facilitated by The Science House provides opportunities for high school students to visualize connections between the activities of the research scientist and real world applications with activities and experiences that reflect the research activities of the genomic scientists involved in studying the rice blast pathogen. http://www.science-house.org/fungal/kentucky/speaker.html
Plant Disease Central http://pdc.unl.eduThis site is an aid to educators and crop consultants in the diagnosis of field crop diseases in Nebraska and surrounding states.
Vegetable MD Online. http://vegetableMDonline.ppath.cornell.edu This site is maintained by the Department of Plant Pathology at Cornell University. It covers only diseases of vegetable crops and is an excellent source of information and images.
Year-round viewing of a cornfield in Iowa is available at http://www.iowafarmer.com/corn_cam/. Soybeancam and dairycam are also offered.
American Biology TeacherNational Association of Biology TeachersThe American Biology Teacher, a nationally recognized journal, brings you specific how-to-do-it suggestions for the classroom and laboratory, field activities, interdisciplinary programs, and articles on recent advances in biology and life science. http://www.nabt.org/sites/S1/index.php?p=5
EXCITE http://www.cdc.gov/exciteAlthough not specifically plant related, EXCITE is a self-contained collection of materials to introduce students (middle grades and up) to epidemiology in a comprehensive way.
TULIPTeachers Using Living PlantsThe focus of this site is to encourage in-service teachers to use and expose pre-service teachers to the need for including living plants in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. http://www.uwlax.edu/faculty/gerber/html/about-tulip.htm
The Science Lab.Com (Biology)General links to botany, virology, mycology, microbiology http://www.the-science-lab.com/Biology/
Discovering the Food System (http://www.cce.cornell.edu/foodsys) is guided experiential learning program targeted for youths ages 12-18. This broadly based perspective of how food gets from the farm to our tables is suitable for anyone who is interested in food.
The International Food Information Council (http://www.ific.org) offers thorough coverage of nutrition and food safety with educational materials that teachers can easily adapt for classroom use. The information packet: Food Biotechnology: A Communications Guide to Improving Understanding (http://ific.org/publications/other/biotechcommguide.cfm) is particularly informative.
The National Academy of Sciences maintains Beyond Discovery (http://www.beyonddiscovery.org), a site that presents a series of articles that trace the origins of important recent scientific, technological and medical advances; agriculture, biology and environmental issues are covered well.
Dr. James Wandersee attempts to combat Plant Blindness at his website http://www.15degreelab.com and offers many practical ways for improving biological and botanical learning.
A compendium of hundreds of links to websites related to microbiology is offered at http://www.microbiology-direct.com. The site is divided into categories to ease searching for a particular subject.
Go to the National Public Radio WebSite at http://www.npr.org, Select a Program, and then Click on Archives for items that have been broadcast about plant pathology.
A web-based activity for high school students in which they assume roles advocating positions on field-testing of genetically modified corn is available at http://www.tccsa.net/webquest/shea.
Thoughtful, balanced answers to questions about why genetically engineered food crops are developed, how their safety is determined and how they affect the global food system are available at http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/agbiotech.
The Partnership for Plant Genomics Education maintains a comprehensive website that includes curriculum materials and educational software at http://ceprap.ucdavis.edu.
Purdue University - Introduction to Agricultural Biotechnology. http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/teachers/ This clearly written and well illustrated site provides 19 concise lessons about biotechnology in agriculture. Step-by-step introductions to the basic science and fundamental issues are the major topics addressed.
The safety of genetically modified organisms and how regulators decide if food is safe is thoroughly addressed at http://www.riskassess.org, a site created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the University of Florida.
http://www.genomicart.org/genome-intro.htm This site provides an intelligible introduction to many issues related to genetic engineering in general.
http://www.colostate.edu/programs/lifesciences/TransgenicCrops/ This website provides information about and links to other resources on issues surrounding transgenic or genetically modified crops. The authors are engaged in plant genetics research and teaching and receive no funds from companies involved in transgenic crop development nor are they affiliated with groups campaigning against such crops.
Many of these sites feature outstanding images.Arizona http://ag.arizona.edu/PLP/plpextCalifornia http://www.ipm.ucdavis.eduFlorida http://edis.ifas.ufl.eduIdaho http://www.uidaho.edu/ag/plantdisease/home.htmMontana http://extn.msu.montana.edu/South Carolina http://hgic.clemson.eduTexas http://plantpathology.tamu.edu/texlab/default.aspUniversity Plant Pathology Home Pages: http://www.apsnet.org/members/apsleadership/comm/Pages/gstud.aspx?Code=uprogs
Great short courses on basic botanical concepts for Master Gardeners are available in the online modules from Oregon State at http://www.orst.edu/extension/mg/botany.
Grosse Ile National Historic Site http://www.parkscanada.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/qc/grosseile/index_E.asp Grosse Ile is maintained by Parks Canada as a memorial to the more than 5,000 immigrants who died on the island after leaving Ireland during the Great Irish Famine.
Return of the Potato Blight http://whyfiles.org/128potato_blight. This is a well illustrated, easy to ready description of why late blight of potato is again becoming a world-wide issue.
Strokestown Park http://www.strokestownpark.ie/ This museum is 60 miles northwest of Dublin, Ireland, where The Famine Museum is located.
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