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7. Apex Launcher
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10. Solid Explorer Beta
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Chris Elliott 2015 Grow Diary
A month or so ago I bought myself a portable greenhouse 144CM X 144CM which I thought was a good bargain on eBay but after some windy conditions the plastic cover split at the seams and I lost all my seedlings but nothing that a bit of clear exterior gaffa tape couldn't fix so I started again by sowing the old faithfuls early cabbages, lettuce and sprouting brocoli.
I've got a small garden, heavy clay soil but 've still managed to grow veggies over the years in borders, pots and growbags but this year I want to go all out with veggie and sunflower growing.
I've worked the soil in my borders ready for when I transplant my seedlings although the soil is still a bit claggy. I do seem to have good crops here depsite the clay soil but do have to add garden compost to improve it every year.
Here are some of my seedlings that have sprouted so far, purple sprouting brocoli, red and green cabbages. Small yet will be mighty
I have sown some cauliflowers, tomatoes and peas which are yet to sprout and hopefully should be good to plant out when the last frost passes.
I will be growing the majority of my veg and flowers from seed but I couldn't resist getting some scotch bonnet plugs, banana chilli plugs and yellow cherry tomato plugs for instant satisfaction.
I really want to go all out on the sunflower front this year, it's been about five years since I grew some giant ones and they were great, the birds especially loved the seeds from them, they're easy to grow and who doesn't love a sunflower so I'm going to pack them in anywhere I can squeeze them. Here is my sunflower seed collection.
I've sown the Magic Roundabout variety today so should be fine in the greenhouse for the time being.
Still to sow this year are:
courgettes -Green and Yellow
Black Russian, Black Cherry, Rainbow Beef and Orange Banana Tomatoes
Purple Cayenne Peppers
Cucamelon (A first for me)
So this is the start of my 2015 grow diary, looking forward to some lovely veg. Yum!
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Hello Chris
Your seedlings are looking good - and what a great set-up you've got in your greenhouse
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Hi Chris, I had a couple of those plastic greenhouses when I lived in Sussex, they were not a success there because of the wind. Will be getting another one here as where I live now is much more sheltered. I have bought a 4 tier grow house which I will use indoors to start seeds off and will probably use windowsills as well.
Hope you have a successful year with the garden, look forward to reading your diary.
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Hi chris all looks very good ,digging straw into your clay soil will help to break it up and make it drain better . I have a polly tunnel in a similar material last about 4 years seem to take the weather better than the square sided greenhouse .Be wary of any really cold frosty nights as your seedlings are very tender ,don't know where you are but on the east coast still to cold for outside yet even in greenhouse ,will be another 2or3 weeks before i start seeds in there but will get a few up and running indoors .Good luck ,looking forward to your diary.
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Thanks for the feedback everyone. Mrs Boodles, yeah I think it's a matter of keep patching it up and weighing the whole thing down so it doesn't wander off, I did have to wedge my wheely bin against it yesterday so hopefully that does the trick.
Billnorfolk I'll definitely try the straw idea, when I had my chooks I use to work in the woodchip and chicken poop but I guess the straw will work better as it gets the air circulating through the soil. I'm in Gloucester which is pretty much a valley and quite sheltered and would love to start some seedlings off indoors but I have a bengal cat who is into everything Hopefully they'll be ok.
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Hi Chris - glad to see you starting a diary
I had one of those walk in greenhouses and it last all of 3 days - not so much blowing away as I had weighted it down, but the frame just wasn't strong enough and the whole thing collapsed. The polytunnels with the 25mm galvanised steel frame are surprisingly not that expensive at the moment (be prepared for prices to shoot up in a few weeks) but I have to confess the smallest I could find was 3M x 2M. Fingers crossed we have a mild and not so wild spring LOL, and good luck with the seed sowing.
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My Alicante tomatoes have finally sprouted along with a few cauliflowers but the January King Cabbages havn't done so well but the seeds are at least five years old so maybe that's wht they haven't grown
These cabages and sprouting broccoli are doing well but like the January King seeds these Tomato Moneymaker seeds are out of date and haven't grown.
The All Year Round Lettuces are doing well but not sure whether to thin them out yet or wait and transplant them when they are a little bigger.
These are my strawberry plants and the two little ones at the back were grown from runners at the end of summer last year, I will try this again this year and see if I can increase the amount of plants.
I also sowed some more varieties of sunflower today and some giant Gaillardia seeds, not sure what to expect from these but will be interesting to find out
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Today I have converted these old wine boxes into some hanging strawberry planters, just a bit of multi purpose compost and a sprinkling of dried chicken poo pellets to get them started,
I'm not sure if I'm a bit too early with sowing some more tomato plants but everything else is doing well so far, so I've planted some black russion, orange banana, big rainbow, black cherry and the old faithful gardeners delight tomatoes to see how well they do
I've started to transplant some of the 'All Year Round' lettuces as I over crowded them when sowing, hopefully I haven't shocked them too much and I'll probably just thin out the rest.
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I've now started to plant out some cabbages and lettuces, one row of red cabbage, one row on green cabbages and a row of lettuces. Hopefully they will be protected from the slugs and snails in their poly tunnel.
Today looks like it's set to be a nice day so I'll potter a bit more in the garden and organize where to plant the rest of my seedlings
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Lettuces and cabbages are coming on well, I've removed the poly tunnel and did have a bit of a slug problem. I've ended up using some slug pellets which says it isn't toxic to the veggies so I'm hoping its safe to use for the wildlife.
My Crystal lemon cucumbers, burpless tasty, yellow and green courgettes, squashes, cucmelons and one little purple cayenne pepper have all sprouted. Probably as it's been so hot in the greenhouse
Tomato and chilli plants are doing well, although it's been nice weather I'm still not convinced to plant these out yet so possibly the first week of May when the nights aren't so cold
I've got an influx of Sunflower plants at the moment, think I've over done it on these but should probably plant some more so I've got sucessional plants over the summer and autumn. Here are some of my Magic Roundabout sunflowers which have grown strong and will need to be planted out as soon as it warms up a bit
Pea plugs have been planted yesterday and the other day I planted out eight couliflowers. We've got some rain on the way here in Gloucester so although I won't be out in the garden as much, unless pottering in the greenhouse this should be good for the veggies
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The greenhouse is now getting a bit full, everything has sprouted apart from the pumpkins but they are old seeds so I think I better buy some new ones.
I removed a shed load of slugs and snails from the greenhouse this morning, haven't done a major de-slug in a couple of weeks and have lost a couple of sunflowers.
Usually I just grow veg in the spring and summer months but this year I'm going to try growing some winter veg too, I've planted some winter savoy cabbages and Leeks which I've never grown before.
Here's a little snippet of my working greenhouse below
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Common Emerging Manager Issues and Their Resolutions
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Price signaling is a marketing theory that suggests the quality of a product can be broadcast through the product's pricing. The more expensive item must be better than its cheaper counterpart on the shelf, taste better on the pricier menu or last longer than the less costly competitor. Right? While I might wish to deny it, the degree to which I want to impress my dinner host dictates not the esoteric excellence of the wine I purchase (I am no aficionado), but the amount of money I pay for the bottle. In the absence of an expert's knowledge and confidence, price is a subtle and powerful tool to communicate quality, real or perceived, in the consumer goods and services marketplace.
If only it were that easy for hedge fund managers. The reality for the aspiring emerging manager is that the price offered and the most incredible track record may communicate not quality but a flashing sign that reads "steer clear!" to sophisticated allocators. How an emerging manager chooses to publicize their performance history to prospective investors must begin with the truth and be followed by a proper contextualization from an institutional allocator's vantage point.
In my experience, emerging managers derail interest not necessarily because their returns are not interesting, but because their inexperience with the seasoned allocator's perspective causes them to inadvertently advertise their lack of institutional preparedness. In that light, here are five key "do not's" in emerging manager track record compiling.
Do not change your advertised historical returns. Temptations to change your historical track record are around every corner. Perhaps a new system has been added to the strategy and you would like your past track record to accommodate an improved model. Possibly one account you have chosen as your public track record is not currently performing as well as another separately managed account with nuanced differences such as markets traded. The reality is many an emerging manager falls prey to these and other temptations. Once you have published, you cannot, nor should you, alter your track record. Nor should your track record differ if an investor sources your returns from a database or from your distributed materials. This will be found out and reflect on the quality and consistency of your approach. Instead of a seasoned investor asking clarifying questions, you will likely be dropped from consideration without feedback.
Do not show back-tested returns. A dollar for every "pro forma" track record I have dismissed in my career could put a dent in our fiscal deficit. All pro forma's share the same look, a near perfect 45 degree angle slanting from zero to "infinity and beyond." The view that a pro forma can lengthen your track record and give perspective is an inaccurate one. Providing any pro forma history, even before you have an actual trading history, will almost certainly communicate not that you're likely to make money 80% of all trades but that your lack of experience removes you from consideration. If only this issue were limited to emerging managers. Too often established managers introducing new models are tempted to show pro form histories as well. Evidence of pro forma histories in more established manager's presentations does not validate the use of pro formas as an emerging manager. It does, however, offer further evidence that we can all fall prey to the pro forma's allure. If a prospect wants a pro forma they will ask for it, otherwise leave it out.
Do not have trading gaps. Trading gaps in track records demand a "red flag" from sophisticated allocators and will immediately necessitate questions from your prospect. While a performance gap in your track record may be admirably defended, your defense may not be enough to overcome the red flag. Once you begin trading, unless you're an unusually opportunistic manager who makes a handful of trades a year, make sure you continue to trade without a full calendar month's pause. Running sophisticated investor money will not afford you the opportunity to simply stop for one reason or another. Without evidence that you can be consistent in your strategy implementation, you will not garner the confidence of your prospect that you suddenly will trade dependably. In short, it is difficult to overcome a gap in your track record. You will struggle to convince a sophisticated allocator that you are worthy of the fees you are requesting.
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We've recently had a few more, which I thought I'd share with you.
First we have the cutesy "smiley face"
Of course, you don't have to be married to have the happy face.
I can only assume that in both of the above cases the spouse/boyfriend doesn't have a nose.
This one is devoted to whatever he is, whether it's single, married, or other.
On the opposite side, we have this guy
And, finally, this lady.


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The current NSA spying story is the latest chapter in one that that started in September 2001, and began to be uncovered in 2003. That's when two reporters in the New York Times D.C. bureau—James Risen covering the CIA, Eric Lichtblau the Justice department—independently begin to pull on the threads of a fascinating story.
Unlike the recent document dump by a single source, Lichtblau and Risen were working with multiple sources, who were telling them different details about some kind of new surveillance project the Bush administration had launched. Though the two were casual newsroom acquaintances, they hadn't worked together before. Each worked their sources for months before investigative editor Rebecca Corbett suggested that they might be working on different ends of the same story and they began to collaborate on their reporting about what they called "The Program."
The three—Lichtblau, Risen, and Corbett—were an unlikely combination. Lichtblau was Ivy League and looked it, with a classic, direct style of questioning that was blunt and to the point. A large man who seems more like an amiable detective than a reporter, Risen, also an Ivy Leaguer, was the son of a railroad man with little patience for self-important elites. Rebecca Corbett had recently arrived at the Times from the Baltimore Sun, where she had edited David Simon, who later named a character for her in his show The Wire. She entered with an outsider's indifference to the long-running feuds of the various factions within the Times. I was later hired by HBO to write a script about their story.
Working together, Lichtblau and Risen began to piece together what they came to realize was a massive and unprecedented undertaking by the NSA to monitor phone calls. Lacking one single source to detail the program, it took over a year before the two reporters and their editor were ready to publish their story.
But then–Executive Editor Bill Keller refused to go forward.
Keller's decision was based on a number of factors. The Bush administration had made a direct appeal to the Times not to publish the story, citing national security reasons. He was also concerned with publishing a potentially explosive story weeks before a presidential election—though the obvious solution to that was to publish the story shortly after the election, which Keller was unwilling to do.
After a furious internal debate, Keller laid down the edict that the Times would only publish the story if it could be established that the surveillance program was illegal. It was a high barrier as no one outside The Program had challenged its legality if only because no one was aware of its existence.
In the now famous hospital-bed confrontation between an ailing Attorney General John Ashcroft and White House officials, Ashcroft had refused to sign rulings that would have explicitly granted the White House the legal authority for its already ongoing surveillance—which it appears the Obama administration has now pursued.
Yet the absence of such a ruling did not itself mean The Program was illegal. Lichtblau and Risen were not aware of Ashcroft's refusal at the time (they would later break that story) but tasked with proving that a huge and ultra-secret program was illegal seemed all but impossible.
Within the Times, the Lichtblau-Risen story had become ground zero for the explosive debate over how to balance the free press's obligation to inform citizens with reporters' personal obligation to be good citizens and not damage the security of the United States. In recent weeks, a similar debate apparently occurred within The Washington Post as they were negotiating with Edward Snowden, the NSA leaker, who apparently approached the Post (and perhaps other papers) with his stolen material. Frustrated with the Post's deliberations and guidelines, Snowden also went to the U.K.'s Guardian.
In the winter of 2005, Jim Risen went on book leave from the Times to work on what became State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration. On the side, he and Lichtblau continued to work on the story but Risen had decided to include information about The Program in his new book even if the Times refused to publish it. In essence, Risen was calling Keller's bluff: Either you publish this story or I will.
There are varying opinions inside the Times as to the impact of Risen's looming book publication and the ultimate decision that the Times finally made in December of 2005 to publish the story. Some believe the story would never have run without the pressure of Risen's forthcoming book, while others credit additional reporting by Lichtblau and Risen establishing that some within the Bush administration had serious concerns about the legality of the surveillance.
On December 16, 2005, the Times finally published the story: "Bush Let U.S. Spy on Callers Without Courts." The story highlighted the Bush administration's authorization to the NSA to listen in on Americans and others in America without seeking warrants.
Risen's book was published in 2006 and he became entangled in an intensive Justice Department leak investigation. Ironically, the investigation focused not on the NSA story but another one that the Times had refused to publish and Risen included in his book. That was the straight-from-a-spy-thriller account of a CIA plot to sell Iran nuclear power plant plans that outwardly appeared perfect but with enough hidden flaws to thwart the production of weapons-grade material. The Bush administration pursued this investigation furiously before finally dropping it.
The Obama administration revived the investigation of Risen, taking the aggressive stance against journalists that we are learning is standard practice for the Holder Justice Department, including seizure of phone records. It's safe to say that many within the Times, and elsewhere in the journalism community, are shocked that the president many so enthusiastically championed is presiding over the first administration in American history to sign criminal warrants against reporters, for reporting.
For better or worse, secrets are hard to keep and secrets that involve billions of dollars and thousands of people seem all but impossible to remain secure. What the Times struggled with in 2004 and 2005 and the Post, Guardian, and possibly others have debated with the Snowden leaks is a critical question with no easy answer: how to balance the right to know with national security.
One thing is clear: if the Post and the Guardian had refused to publish Snowden's stolen materials—if every publication on the planet had refused to publish them, for that matter—all Snowden needed to do was post them on the web himself. Every computer is a potential Wiki-Leaks platform, without editorial board superversion. Technology has no ideology or morals. It will spy on all of us just as it will expose those who spy.
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Hey, im having this issue since today on both pc's, the exact message is "Failed to extract the update. Check the updater has permission to write files in client directory"
So i have checked that everyone has access to the DR folder with all the permissions and still nothing, the only way to play is using the Dragon Raja.exe instead. Anyone else is having this ?


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NVIDIA's GF100: Architected for Gamingby Ryan Smith on January 17, 2010 2:00 AM EST
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At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, NVIDIA had several things going on. In a public press conference they announced 3D Vision Surround and Tegra 2, while on the showfloor they had products o'plenty, including a GF100 setup showcasing 3D Vision Surround.
But if you're here, then what you're most interested in is what wasn't talked about in public, and that was GF100. With the Fermi-based GF100 GPU finally in full production, NVIDIA was ready to talk to the press about the rest of GF100, and at the tail-end of CES we got our first look at GF100's gaming abilities, along with a hands-on look at some unknown GF100 products in action. The message NVIDIA was trying to send: GF100 is going to be here soon, and it's going to be fast.
Fermi/GF100 as announced in September of 2009
Before we get too far ahead of ourselves though, let's talk about what we know and what we don't know.
During CES, NVIDIA held deep dive sessions for the hardware press. At these deep dives, NVIDIA focused on 3 things: Discussing GF100's architecture as is relevant for a gaming/consumer GPU, discussing their developer relations program (including the infamous Batman: Arkham Asylum anti-aliasing situation), and finally demonstrating GF100 in action on some games and some productivity applications.
Many of you have likely already seen the demos, as videos of what we saw have already been on YouTube for a few days now. What you haven't seen and what we'll be focusing on today, is what we've learned about GF100 as a gaming GPU. We now know everything about what makes GF100 tick, and we're going to share it all with you.
With that said, while NVIDIA is showing off GF100, they aren't showing off the final products. As such we can talk about the GPU, but we don't know anything about the final cards. All of that will be announced at a later time – and no, we don't know that either. In short, here's what we still don't know and will not be able to cover today:
- Die size
- What cards will be made from the GF100
- Clock speeds
- Power usage (we only know that it's more than GT200)
- Pricing
- Performance
At this point the final products and pricing are going to heavily depend on what the final GF100 chips are like. The clockspeeds NVIDIA can get away with will determine power usage and performance, and by extension of that, pricing. Make no mistake though, NVIDIA is clearly aiming to be faster than AMD's Radeon HD 5870, so form your expectations accordingly.
For performance in particular, we have seen one benchmark: Far Cry 2, running the Ranch Small demo, with NVIDIA running it on both their unnamed GF100 card and a GTX285. The GF100 card was faster (84fps vs. 50fps), but as Ranch Small is a semi-randomized benchmark (certain objects are in some runs and not others) and we've seen Far Cry 2 to be CPU-limited in other situations, we don't put much faith in this specific benchmark. When it comes to performance, we're content to wait until we can test GF100 cards ourselves.
With that out of the way, let's get started on GF100.
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Ryan Smith - Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - link
quote:From my perspective, unless they can deliver better than 5870 performance at a reasonable price, then their image quality improvements aren't going to be enough to seal the deal. If they can meet those two factors however, then yes, image quality needs to be factored in to some degree.
In you conclusion you mentioned that the only thing which would matter would be price/performance. However, from the article I wasnt really able to make out a couple of things. When NVIDIA says they can make something look better than the competition, how would you quantify that?
At this point I'm not sure where that would be, and part of that is diminishing returns. Tessellation will return better models, but adding polygons will result in diminishing returns. We're going to have to see what games do in order to see if the extra geometry that GF100 is supposed to be able to generate can really result in a noticeable difference.
quote:Will game makers take advantage of it? That's the million-dollar question right now. NVIDIA is counting on them doing so, but it remains to be seen just how many devs are going to make meaningful use of tessellation (beyond just n-patching things for better curves), since DX11 game development is so young.
I am a gamer & I love beautiful graphics. It's one of the reasons I still sometimes buy games for PCs instead of consoles. I have a 5870 & a 1080p 24" monitor. I would however consider buying this card if it made my game look better. After a certain number(60fps) I really only care about beautiful graphics. I want no grass to look like paper or jaggies to show on distant objects. Also, will game makers take advantage of this?
quote:Consoles certainly have a lot to do with it. One very real possibility is that the bulk of games continue to be at the DX9 level until the next generation of consoles hits with DX11-like GPUs. I'll answer the rest of this in your next question.
Unlike previous generations game manufacturers are very deeply tied to the current console market. They have to make sure the game performs admirably on current day consoles which are at least 3-5 years behind their PC counterparts, so what incentive do they have to try and advance graphics on the PC when there arent enough people buying them. I am looking at current games and frankly just playing it, other than an obvious improvement in framerate, I cannot notice any visual improvements.
quote:The good news is that it takes very little work. Game assets are almost always designed at a much greater level of detail than what they ship at. The textbook example is Doom3, where the models were designed on the order of 1mil polygons; they needed to be designed that detailed in order to compute proper bump maps and parallax maps. Tessellation and the displacement map is just one more derived map in that regard - for the most part you only need to export an appropriate displacement map from your original assets, and NV is counting on this.
Coming back to my question on architecture. Will this tech being built by Nvidia help improve visual quality of games without additional or less additional work from the game manufacturing studios.
The only downsides to NV's plan are that: 1) Not everything is done at this high of a detail level (models are usually highly detailed, the world geometry not so much), and 2) Higher quality displacement maps aren't "free". Since a game will have multiple displacement maps (you have to MIP-chain them just like you do any other kind of map), a dev is basically looking at needing to include at least 1 more level that's even bigger than the others. Conceivably, not everyone is going to have extra disc space to spend on such assets. Although most games currently still have space to spare on a DVD-9, so I can't quantify how much of a problem that might be. Reply
FITCamaro - Monday, January 18, 2010 - linkIt will be fast. But from the size of it, its going to be expensive as hell.
I question how much success nvidia will have with yet another fast but hot and expensive card. Especially with the entire world in recession. Reply
beginner99 - Monday, January 18, 2010 - linkSounds nice but I doubt it's useful yet. DX11, probably takes at least 1-2 year till it takes off and the geometry power could be useful. Meaning could have easly waited a generation longer.
Power consumption will probably be deciding. The new Radeons do rather well in that area.
But anyway, i'm gonna wait. unless it is complete crap, it will at least help for Radeon prices going south, even if you don't buy one. Reply
just4U - Monday, January 18, 2010 - linkOn Amd pricing. It seems pretty fair for the 57XX line. Cheaper overall then the 4850 and 4870 on their launches with similiar performance and added DX11 features.
It would be nice to see the 5850 and 5870 priced about one third cheaper.. but here in Canada the cards are always sold out or of very limited stock so... I guess there is some justification for the higher pricing.
I still can't get a 275 cheap either. It's priced 30-40% higher then the 4870.
The only card(s) I've purchased so far are the 5750s as I feel the last gen products are still viable at their current pricing ... and I buy a fair amount of video cards (20-100 per year)
solgae1784 - Monday, January 18, 2010 - linkLet's just hope this GF100 doesn't become another disaster that was "Geforce FX". Reply
setzer - Monday, January 18, 2010 - linkWhile on paper these specs look great for the High-End market (>500€ cards) how much will the mainstream market lose, as in the cards that sell around the 150~300€ bracket, which coincidently are the cards the most people tend to buy. Nvidia tends to scale down the specifications but how much will it be scaled down, what is the interest of the new IQ improvements if you can only use them on high-end cards because the mainstream cards can't handle it.
The 5 series radeons are similar, the new generation only has appeal if you go for the 58xx++ cards, which are overpriced, if you already have a 4850 you can hold out from buying a new card for at least one extra year, take the 5670, it has dx11 support but hasn't the horse power to use it effectively neutering the card from start as far as dx11 goes.
So even if Nvidia goes with a March launch of GF100, I'm guessing it will not be until June or July that we see the GeForce 10600GT (like or GX600GT, phun on ATI 10000 series :P), which will just have the effect of Radeon prices to stay where they are (high) and not where they should be in terms of performance (slightly on par with the HD 4000 series). Reply
Beno - Monday, January 18, 2010 - linkpage 2 isnt working Reply
Zool - Monday, January 18, 2010 - linkIt will be interesting how much of the geometry performance will be true in the end from all these hype. I wouldnt put my hand into fire on nvidias pr slides and in house demos. Like the pr graph with 600% teselation performance increase over ati card. It will surely have some dark sides too like everything around. Nothing is free. Until real benchmarks u cant trust too much to pr graphs these days. Reply
haplo602 - Monday, January 18, 2010 - linkThis looks similar to what Riva TNT used to be. Nvidia was promising everything including a cure for cancer. It turned out to be barely better than 3Dfx at that time because of clock/power/heat problems.
Seems Fermi will be a big bang in workstation/HPC markets. Gaming not so much. Reply
DominionSeraph - Monday, January 18, 2010 - linkAnyone with at least half a brain had a TNT. Tech noobs saw "Voodoo" and went with the gimped Banshee, and those with money to burn threw in dual Voodoo 2's.
How does this at all compare to Fermi, whose performance will almost certainly not justify its price. The 5870's doesn't, not with the 5850 in town. Such is the nature of the bleeding edge.
Do you just type things out at random? Reply


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Behance Creative Spotlight: Steve Simpson
Dublin-based illustrative designer Steve Simpson caught our attention with his whimsical approach to animal illustrations in the menu created for his client Fade Street Social. Learn more about his workspace, favorite Creative Cloud features, and how he created this work in the Q&A below:
What are you working on now?
I'm currently designing and illustrating a label for my favourite Irish whiskey. Can't spill anymore about this one, except to say it's a lot of fun with hand drawn type. I'm just finishing thirty 1 inch monsters for a ten foot roll of stickers for a client in New York, which will be great preparation for my next job; a 400 meter long mural. Thankfully, it will be done digitally and not on site.
What's your dream project?
I really like a mix of illustration and design in a project; I love the control you have as an illustrator when you're also doing the graphic design part of the project. There can sometimes, as an illustrator, be a tendency to create a piece that will primarily look great outside the context of the design; for instance in the portfolio. If the designer is also trying to create something that will stand alone, the whole design doesn't exactly gel. As an illustrative designer, you can get a much better harmony, with neither side fighting for centre stage. (I'm starting to sound like an old hippie.)
I'm really enjoying packaging projects at the moment, so perhaps a beer label, tea or biscuits would be a fun project to work on.
What does your workspace look like…is it your personal studio, or a neighborhood coffee shop?
I work from a studio, but at the moment I probably have more used coffee cups than the neighborhood coffee shop. It's a typical cluttered working studio, think less Zen, more punk DIY, but with wifi. I have a room to myself (usually) with a couple of tables, a light-box, iMac and piles and piles of paper. I sketch a lot, constantly (and quickly) redrawing ideas until I've exhausted as many options as possible. I hate it when a better idea comes to you when you've nearly finished the project, so I try to go through as many options as quickly as possible. Which does create a mountain of roughs and tidying at least twice a year.
Do you share your workspace with anybody? Furry friends count.
I'm saying goodbye to my summer intern Nikkie (Little Paper Forest), who's off to finish her degree in Illustration back in Canada. In the garret there's a web designer and another design/illustrator, a couple of Irish guys. It's good to have somebody to talk ideas through with sometimes. I also like to have an occasional moan, which isn't the same when you're on your own.
How has the Creative Cloud changed your creative workflow?
I've been using Photoshop since about 1993/94 and it probably accounts for around 90% of my digital day. Other day-to-day essentials include: InDesign, Illustrator and Acrobat. I love exploring new stuff, seeing how it can add something different to what I'm already doing. Having all of the Adobe Creative Cloud apps available to download is very exciting. Currently looking forward to playing around with After Effects CC. Also loving the CC desktop client. Very cool being able to see updates as they become available and so simple to update.
What tools specific to Creative Cloud enable you to work more efficiently?
Really loving the hook up with Behance. I like to put some of my projects on my Behance work-in-progress page, great for instant feedback. The ability to do this straight from Photoshop CC is very cool and prevents me getting sidetracked by other online distractions.
What was the initial ask for this project?
I first met the client, Dylan McGrath, with the Creative Director Gary Gleeson, when we sat down in a Dublin bar to discuss the Fade Street Social menu cover. The building was still being renovated at the time. Dylan wanted a busy kitchen environment that reflected not just his own personal attention to detail but also the humor of the Irish. As a nation we've been through a torrid time lately with the rise and fall of the Celtic tiger economy and we appear to be going through a period of reflection; rediscovering what it is to be Irish. I think what Dylan is doing reflects this. It's about quality traditional foodstuffs in a modern changing Ireland. It's presented with creativity and flair and a touch of Irish humour. That's pretty much what the cover needed to reflect.
How did the client's vision match up to your execution?
Initially there were to be humans in the kitchen, but I thought it would work better with animals, so I took the food from the menu and made them the kitchen staff. As I'm drawing them they naturally develop as characters and by the time I'm finished often, privately, have quite elaborative back-stories. I think Dylan may have asked for one of the speech bubbles to be changed but otherwise they went with my initial pencil sketch. We printed a large tryptic version that is behind the reception when you enter and you can really see the detail when blown up. They were very happy.
Did you look at real animals for inspiration?
In my initial sketches I try to work without any reference material. I want to get as much of what I see in my mind down on paper. I try not to worry about whether a sheep looks exactly like a sheep at the early stages, it's really not important. If the wooly beast is right for the space, if he has a good shape, if he is working well with the environment, if I'm happy, only then will I go and find reference material to make him more 'sheeply' accurate. If you look at the sheep in the centre, I think it's his eye that really gives him his personality. If I hadn't gone off and found photo reference then he would probably have just had a round dot for a pupil.
Where did some of the personalities come from for these animals?
I guess they are all either people I know or me, mostly they are me at the beginning and my different moods, but they change and develop into their own personalities the more I work into them. I did feature Dylan in the design, he has a chicken on his head. Vincent was the money man, he's featured on a bottle of vino on the left.
Which animal is your favorite? And why?
I like Angus the bull, who was always called Angus, but the day before I handed the final artwork in I just happened to watch a documentary on cattle that mentioned Angus bulls were all black, and my Angus wasn't, he was a really nice black and white. So I had to reluctantly change him. Looking back I think being black really makes him. I guess this proves that I don't use photo reference as much as I should. 🙂
Thanks again to Steve Simpson for answering our questions and giving us insight into his illustrative design process. For more inspiration, be sure to keep in touch with Creative Cloud on Facebook and Twitter.


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Northern Style Pho
I am happy to provide a doorway into this amazing bowl of pho that one of San Francisco's restaurants provides. At Turtle Tower, in the Tenderloin neighborhood (TL), you can find a wonderful bowl of Northern style pho that is rich with flavor and extreme tasty goodness (last bit is an euphemism for "EFFING TRY THIS…IT'S SO GOOD").
Where many of us find great pho with a heaping serving of noodles and meat with bean sprouts and mint to boot, Turtle Tower brings out a different assemble of boldness in a bowl of minimalism: flat noodles, meat, cilantro, green onions with a touch of ginger. And on the side, you get slices of peppers. Not too hard to imagine right? Review picture above for salivation and heartache.
What's the difference between Northern and Southern style of pho? The differences are noticeable, while the fragrance of each style will surprise your senses (always in a positive manner)…your palette leaps with tremendous joy for each. Which bowl of pho you prefer is as dynamic and robust as the variations to each of the region. Northern style also has a very hearty stew-like pho that incorporates celery and carrots. Flavors are brought out even further by the use of cilantro and scallions.
The debate and description of each style was discussed in Chowhound forum.
Turtle Tower is located at 631 Larkin St. (between Ellis and Eddy). Street parking only.
Morning Pho
We wake up in the morning and desire a meal. Breakfast or brunch, that is your decision to make (especially contingent upon the previous night's activities). The cure-all for non-vegetarians looking for a different side of the bed to roll out of and into a comfortable place for your tummy is definitely Morning Pho.
Growing up in a Chinese-Vietnamese environment, I always had pho (Southern style) to eat for breakfast. Of course that tradition continues today as my wife and I have carried our love of pho (Turtle Tower in the TL) into our weekly lives. We continue to search for the great balance of flavor, hot and steamy broth, chewy noodles, fresh mint and bean sprouts to match our uber bowl of contentment.
The incredible compliment of textures involved in a bowl of pho has always been the driving force behind this simple, yet dynamic and intense creation rich in Vietnamese, Chinese, and French influence.
As PhoFever points out:
"Rice noodle and spices were imported from China; the French popularized the eating of red meat. In fact, it is believed that "phở" is derived from "pot au feu" a French soup. Vietnamese cooks blended the Chinese, French and native influences to make a dish that is uniquely Vietnamese."
No matter where your locally pho joint happens to be, always keep in mind that the best time to have pho is the morning. Why? The entire presentation is very fresh during this time. And before the day gets too long, the broth, which is a key component remains light (in taste and color). As I have experienced personally, the darker the day grows, the darker the broth becomes. Presumably, the meat (beef or chicken) generally stays the same all day since they refrigerate, but less of it will be available at night (including tripe and tendons). Even as friends have enjoyed their bowls, I will inevitably notice sparing morsels of meat added toward the end of the evening.
Here's a quick guide to eating (Southern style):
1) pick the smaller mint leafs to add to broth (add jalapeno slices for flavor and spice).
2) include a handful of bean sprouts
3) "flip the meat" and bury it down beneath the noodles to cook (for the rare flank steak orders).
4) add Sriracha for extra kick!
This set of directions is not part a Pho Canon of eating and should be modified to every individual's habits. But with Pho Tai Nam, Dac Biet, Bo Vien…all of these will usually have some rareness to their meat…so "flip the meat" is important.
And where would I be without mentioning some of the Bay Area's finest establishments for this meal. Except Turtle Tower, all of the restaurants listed below will serve Southern style pho. So get pho'd up and enjoy it in the morning with an ice coffee!
SF: Kim Son, Pho Huynh Hiep 2 (aka Kevin's), PPQ (great for Chicken Curry Noodle too), Turtle Tower (Northern Style, simply the best here), Yummy Yummy
Oakland: Pho Ao Sen


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After losing to Boston 9-4 on Saturday, the Twins have officially lost the previous three Mayor's Cups. Francisco Liriano gave up home runs to David Ortiz, Rocco Baldelli and Jason Bay as the Red Sox pitchers shut down the Twins. Matt Tolbert hit his third home run of the spring off of Javier Lopez but the effort fell short and once again the Twins vacate Florida runners up to the Red Sox. Hopefully Baltimore will be moving into the Red Sox's old spring training facility soon.
On Sunday, after a brief interlude of rain the Twins downed the Cardinals, 5-3. Kevin Slowey continued his dominance, adding two strikeouts of Albert Pujols to his already impressive spring resume. In 20 1/3 spring innings, Slowey has compiled an impressive 20-to-1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio. Carlos Gomez drove in two on a double in the second inning. Backup catcher candidate Drew Butera added another RBI double in the eighth inning.
Kelly Thesier reports that the Twins sent Charles Nolte to the Yankees solidifying Rule 5 draft pick Jason Jones as a member of the organization. Nolte, a 23-year-old right-handed reliever, spent 2008 at Beloit (A) where he threw 70 1/3 innings, posting a 2.05 ERA and a 75-to-35 strikeouts-to-walks ratio. Drafted in 2007, Nolte is an extreme groundball machine, possessing a career minor league groundball percentage of 71%. This will undoubtedly erode somewhat as Nolte ascends the developmental ladder and his control is a bit un-Twin-like (4.39 BB/9), however, he was an intriguing prospect within the Twins system that combined a high-strikeout rate (9.26 K/9) with groundballs. The 26-year-old Jones, who has worked 10 innings this spring striking out five and walking three, is described as major league ready but will start the season at Rochester (AAA).
La Velle E. Neal writes that Joe Mauer is being inundated by fans offering various solutions to his sacroiliac joint inflammation. The upside is that Mauer is feeling the best he has felt the entire spring. The downside is that he has been taking nerve tonic which has now created an extreme case of gigantism.
Nick Nelson summerizes the American League and provides a player-to-watch for each team.
Erin Kathleen at Plunking Gomez looks at the career of the great Tony Oliva. How good was Tony O? As a 25-year-old rookie in 1964, Oliva would lead the American League in batting (.323), runs scored (109), total hits (217), total bases (374) and doubles (43). His offensive on-slaught was so feared, that the following year in 1965, Oliva's intentional walk totals shot up to 12, fourth among league leaders (Don Mincher's 15 and Harmon Killebrew's 12 also headlined that list which tells you how fearsome that lineup truly was). What is also amazing about that season in which Oliva won the Rookie of the Year was his ability to smash right-handed pitching (.341/.380/.616) all over the prairie ground of Bloomington, but saw his bat silenced versus same-sided pitching (.269/.299/.377).
For further analysis on the Twins outfield situation, be sure to check out Josh Johnson's thoughts on the matter.
Interesting. Former Twin Torii Hunter has a sinus infection, gets thwacked in the nose by a ball that caroms off the outfield wall then in subsequent X-rays, doctors inform him that his infection is cleared. His nose is apparently Arthur Fonzarelli's jukebox.
Finally, the stable of Twins writers at Baseball Digest will be taking a crack at preseason predictions this week. First up, the MVP awards. Fifty percent of the writers picked a Twin. Go figure.


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Maryland Church Records
|Maryland Wiki Topics
|Beginning Research
|Record Types
|Maryland Background
|Local Research Resources
- 1 History
- 2 Repositories
- 3 Denominations
- 3.1 Baptist
- 3.2 Church of England (Anglican, Protestant Episcopal)
- 3.3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
- 3.4 Lutheran
- 3.5 Methodist
- 3.6 Presbyterian
- 3.7 Roman Catholic
- 3.8 Society of Friends (Quakers)
- 4 References
History[edit | edit source]
Although Maryland was established as a refuge for Roman Catholics from England (under the Act of Toleration, 1649 to 1654), most early settlers were Protestant. Members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) were in the Chesapeake Bay area as early as 1657. The Anglican Church was established as the official church in 1692 and continued as such until 1776.
From 1718 to 1776 Catholics and Quakers were disenfranchised, and few of their pre-Revolutionary records exist. Surviving records of Jesuit Fathers are deposited at the Archives of the Georgetown University Library. University Archivist, Lynn Conway, assists with this collection. Contact: email@example.com
The 1759 Maryland land tax return reveals the proportions of land, county-by-county, owned by Catholics in contrast to land owned by Protestants. The highest percentages of Catholic landholdings were in Charles, Prince George's, and St. Mary's counties. The lowest percentages of Catholic landholdings were in Calvert, Cecil, Somerset, Talbot, and Worcester counties. Most land in those counties was owned by Protestants.[1]
During the 19th century, Methodism was the dominant Protestant religion in Maryland. Other large groups in Maryland were the Roman Catholic, Protestant Episcopal, and Presbyterian churches.[2]
Repositories[edit | edit source]
The Maryland Historical Society and the Maryland State Archives are major repositories of Maryland church records. FamilySearch has microfilmed portions of the Family History Library's collection.
Maryland Historical Society[edit | edit source]
The Maryland Historical Society has about 200 indexed transcripts of church records and some original records for various denominations. The Society is the repository for the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Maryland and has about 70,000 items from 1676 to 1900. The Society also has the Norris Harris Church Register File. This is a card index to many of the births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and other information in the church registers of the collection.
Research Services/Library
Maryland Historical Society
201 West Monument Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-4674
Phone: 410-685-3750
Fax: 410-385-2105
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Maryland State Archives[edit | edit source]
E-mail: email@example.com
Start with the online guide Guide to Maryland Religious Institutions: Featuring the Collections of the Maryland State Archives. Many original records they hold have been digitized and are viewable on their website.
Protestant Episcopal. An almost complete set of older parish records from the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Washington (southern and western shore) and from the Diocese of Easton (eastern shore). The archives has some original records from the Diocese of Maryland and microfilm copies of parish records for most of Maryland.
Roman Catholic. A large number of microfilmed records from the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Friends (Quaker). Microfilm copies of the older records of nearly all Friends monthly meetings and some of the original records. This includes the records of the Baltimore Yearly Meeting in Homewood; Philadelphia Yearly Meetings of the Eastern Shore; and meetings under the now defunct Virginia Yearly Meeting. These are described and listed in:
- Jacobsen, Phebe R. Quaker Records in Maryland. Annapolis, Md.: Hall of Records Commission, 1966. FHL Collection 975.2 B4ma no. 14 Page 9 contains a map showing the general location of some Maryland monthly meetings.
Other Protestants. The Baltimore and Peninsula Conferences of the United Methodist Church, and records from some Baptist, Lutheran, Evangelical, and Presbyterian churches. Many of these records are indexed.
Family History Library[edit | edit source]
The Family History Library has microfilm copies of some Protestant Episcopal records from the Maryland Historical Society. The library also has Friends' records for the Cecil Monthly Meeting microfilmed at Swarthmore College. The library has microfilm copies of records at the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, and has copies of published histories for some denominations, such as the Protestant Episcopal, Methodist, Evangelical Lutheran, and Baptist churches.
FamilySearch has begun to digitize and index their collections:
- 1650-1995 - Maryland, Births and Christenings, 1650-1995 - free, courtesy: FamilySearch. Description.
- 1877-1992 - Maryland Deaths and Burials, 1877-1992 - free, courtesy: FamilySearch. Description.
- 1666-1970 - Maryland, Marriages, 1666-1970 - free, courtesy: FamilySearch. Description.
To access microfilm and published church records, use the Place Search in the FamilySearch Catalog under the following jurisdictions:
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
An important guide produced by the Genealogical Council of Maryland is:
- Kanley, Edna A., comp. Directory of Maryland Church Records. One volume in two parts. Silver Spring, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1987. FHL Book 975.2 K24k. This book gives the names and addresses of about 2,600 Maryland churches and often mentions the years that the church operated, the years that records exist, and the location of the original records or copies.
To learn about the ministers and priests who served in Maryland, see:
- Kanely, Edna Agatha. Directory of Ministers and the Maryland Churches They Served, 1634-1990, 2 vols. Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1991. FHL Book 975.2 K2k. This book lists several thousand ministers and priests, giving birth and death dates, denomination served, and location and dates served. The source of the information is also given.
Denominations[edit | edit source]
Some denominations have collected their records into denominational repositories, others have not. The following addresses may be helpful in locating church records.
Baptist[edit | edit source]
Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware
10255 Old Columbia
Columbia, MD 21046
Telephone: 800-466-5290 + 0 or 410-667-9169
Fax: 410-290-7040
E-mail: See website - varies by department
United Baptist Missionary Convention
(African American)
940 Madison Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
Telephone: 410-523-2950
Fax: 410-523-0250
Church of England (Anglican, Protestant Episcopal)[edit | edit source]
Episcopal Diocese of Maryland Archives
4 East University Parkway
Baltimore, MD 21218
Telephone: 410-467-1399
E-mail: email@example.com
Some Protestant Episcopal records are described in:
- Inventory of the Church Archives of Maryland: Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. Baltimore, Md.: Historical Records Survey, 1940. FHL Book 975.2 K2h.
If your ancestor was a minister in Colonial Maryland, see:
- Frederick Lewis Weis's The Colonial Clergy of Maryland, Delaware, and Georgia, is an alphabetical listing of the clergy in Delaware from 1638-1776, and includes names, dates, and places. A copy of the book is located in the FHL Collection. For a copy nearest you, check WorldCat.
For a history of the Anglican church and background information on the original thirty Anglican parishes, see:
- Middleton, Canon Arthur Pierce. Anglican Maryland, 1692-1792. Virginia Beach, Va.: The Donning Company/Publishers, 1992. FHL Book 975.2 K2mi.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)[edit | edit source]
Early church records, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Maryland Wards and Branches can be found on film and are located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The film numbers, for each ward, can be locate through the FamilySearch Catalog . Or by refering to Jaussi, Laureen R., and Gloria D. Chaston. Register of Genealogical Society Call Numbers. 2 vols. Provo, Utah: Genealogy Tree, 1982. (FHL book 979.2258 A3j; fiche 6031507). These volumes contain the film numbers for many (but not all) membership and temple record films.
Lutheran[edit | edit source]
Lutheran Historical Society of the Mid-Atlantic
Methodist[edit | edit source]
United Methodist Historical Society
Lovely Lane Museum Library
2200 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21218-5897
Telephone: 410-889-4458
Fax: 410-889-1501
Presbyterian[edit | edit source]
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Department of History
425 Lombard Street Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516
Telephone: 215-627-1852
Fax: 215-627-0509
Send queries to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Roman Catholic[edit | edit source]
Many of Maryland's Catholic Church records are maintained by two archdioceses and a diocese that cover the state. The Ancestry online collection "Maryland, Catholic Families, 1753-1851" has records of early Catholic residents of the state.
Sacramental Records[edit | edit source]
Sacramental records include:
- Baptism: dates of birth and baptism; name of child; names of parents, sponsors (godparents), and the name of priest.
- Marriage: date of marriage; name of persons being married and where they are from; parents names; witnesses; and name of officiating priest.
- First Communion and Confirmation: date of first communion or confirmation; name of child and officiating cleric.
Sacramental records in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are not public records. Records that are 70 years old or less are sealed to the public. No restrictions apply to records of First Communion, Confrimation, Marriage, Death, Interment or Burial.
Archdiocese of Washington, DC[edit | edit source]
The Archdiocese of Washington includes Washington, DC and five Maryland counties: Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's and St. Mary's.[3]
The Archdiocese of Washington was separated from the Archdiocese of Baltimore in 1939 and its records do not begin until that time. In 1939 it only included the District of Columbia. The five Maryland counties were added in 1948. Sacramental records are housed in the parish where the event took place and are not open to the public. A Sacramental Request Form should be filled out and sent to the parish. Parish addresses can be found at the Archdiocese of Washington website.
Diocese of Wilmington[edit | edit source]
Maryland's Eastern Shore counties of Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester are in the Archdiocese of Wilmington, Delaware.[3]
The Diocese of Wilmington was established in March of 1868. It included the nine Eastern Shore Maryland counties at its creation. The archive is located at 8 Old Church Road, Greenville, DE 19807. The mailing address is: PO Box 2030, Wilmington DE 19899. It is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The facility has one microfilm reader.
Archdiocese of Baltimore[edit | edit source]
The Archdiocese of Baltimore, established November 6, 1789, originally encompassed all of the thirteen colonies. It currently comprises Baltimore City and the counties of Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, and Washington.[3]
The Associated Archives at St. Mary's Seminary and University house the archived records for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, as well as, St. Mary's Seminary and University, and the Associated Sulpicians of the United States. Efforts to microfilm the sacramental registers of the parishes that comprise the Archdiocese of Baltimore have been undertaken twice in the past fifty-five years. The first attempt was made in 1954 at the request of the Archbishop Francis P. Keough. The Maryland State Archives made a second attempt beginning in 1977. A majority of the parishes participated in the first microfilming project. Less than half participated in the second. Microfilm copies of the registers microfilmed by the Maryland State Archives are available for researchers to work with at the Maryland State Archives, the Maryland Historical Society, and the Associated Archives at St. Mary's Seminary and University. The sacramental registers microfilmed by the archdiocese are available for researchers to work with only at the Associated Archives at St. Mary's Seminary and University. Click here to see a list of the parishes that had their registers microfilmed.[4]
The archdiocese has a website to locate existing parishes. A number of parishes have closed. Click here for a listing of those parishes and where the records have been moved to.
Archives of Archdiocese of Baltimore
5400 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 22120
Telephone: 410-864-4074
Fax: 410-864-3690
Email: email@example.com
Society of Friends (Quakers)[edit | edit source]
Society of Friends (Quakers)
Internet: http://www.quaker.org
The Maryland State Archives has many Quaker records, see Repositories.
Several histories of Maryland Quakers have been written, including:
- Bowden, James. The History of the Society of Friends in America. 2 vols. London: W. & F.G. Cash, 1850-1854. Digital version of Vol. 1 at Google Books; FHL Book 973 F2bj v. 1 [Volume 1 includes Maryland.]
To learn more about the history of the Baltimore Yearly Meetings, see:
- Forbush, Bliss. A History of Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends: Three Hundred Years of Quakerism in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Colombia, and Central Pennsylvania. Sandy Spring, Md.: Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends, 1972. FHL Book 975.2 K2f, Fiche 6049733. This book contains a map showing the general location of the early monthly meetings within this yearly meeting.
Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:
- Maryland Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records
- Maryland Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records
- Maryland Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "An Account of the Number of Acres of Land in each County, in the Province of Maryland; distinguishing what Number of Acres are held by Protestants, and what Number of Acres are held by Papists, in each County, as it was returned by the Several Collectors of the Land Tax on Sept. 29, 1759," The Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 35 (1765):15.
- ↑ Sydney E. Ahlstrom, A Religious History of the American People (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). FHL Book 973 K2ah.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Map of the Roman Catholic Dioceses in the United States of America, Office of Catholic Schools Diocese of Columbus, accessed 3 Nov 2010.
- ↑ http://www.stmarys.edu/archives/arc_coll_ab.htm


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Topical Rapamycin to Erase Angiofibromas in TSC (Treatment)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01526356
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : February 3, 2012
Last Update Posted : June 11, 2015
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The study is a multi-center prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled evaluation of the safety and efficacy of a topically applied formulation of rapamycin to cutaneous angiofibromas in subjects with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC). Subjects will apply either the topical vehicle containing rapamycin or the topical vehicle alone nightly to their angiofibromas for six months.
The primary goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the topical medication for reduction of cutaneous angiofibromas in patients with TSC. The secondary goal of this study is to confirm the safety of the topical medication.
|Condition or disease
|Angiofibromas Tuberous Sclerosis
|Drug: Placebo Drug: Rapamycin
|Phase 2
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|177 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Phase II Study of Topical Rapamycin to Erase Angiofibromas in TSC-Multicenter Evaluation of a Novel Therapy
|Study Start Date :
|May 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|August 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|August 2014
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Cream only
Drug: Placebo
Study cream is applied nightly to the affected areas on the face.
Other Name: Rapamycin
Active Comparator: 0.1 % Rapamycin
0.1% Rapamycin cream
Drug: Rapamycin
Study cream is applied nightly to the affected areas on the face. Low Dose
Active Comparator: 1% Rapamycin
1% Rapamycin cream
Drug: Rapamycin
Study cream is applied nightly to the affected areas on the face. High Dose
- Reduction in lesion size and appearance [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Photographic, visual, and measurable reduction in the size and severity of the lesions.
- Confirm the lack of systemic uptake of topically applied rapamycin. [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Blood levels checked to confirm the lack of systemic rapamycin.
- Dermatologic sensitivity at the site of application. [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Pain, erythema, or pruritis at the application site.
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|Child, Adult, Older Adult
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects must be willing and able to comply with all trial requirements.
- Subject has a diagnosis of TSC and has visible facial angiofibromas.
- Female subjects of child bearing potential must not be pregnant and must agree to use appropriate contraceptive methods .
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject is currently receiving therapy with Rapamycin.
- Subject is receiving any form of immunosuppression or has previously experienced immune dysfunction.
- Subject is currently participating in or has participated within the last 30 days in a clinical trial involving an investigational drug.
- Subject has a known hypersensitivity to either the vehicle or Rapamycin.
- Subject is a pregnant or nursing female.
- Subject has other dermatologic conditions that would preclude or prevent adequate assessment of changes to their facial angiofibromas.
- Subject has had laser surgery, cryotherapy, or other dermatologic treatment to their facial angiofibromas within the previous 6 months.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01526356
|United States, Alabama
|University of Alabama at Birmingham
|Birminham, Alabama, United States, 35294
|United States, California
|UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
|Jack & Julia Center for TSC at Oakland Children's Hospital & Research Center
|Oakland, California, United States, 94609
|United States, Maryland
|Kennedy Krieger Institute
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
|United States, Massachusetts
|Herscot Center for Adults and Children with TSC Massachusetts General Hospital
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
|United States, Minnesota
|Clinic Without Walls
|Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55102-2697
|United States, Ohio
|Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
|Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
|United States, Texas
|Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75219
|The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Australia, New South Wales
|Sydney Children's Hospital
|Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
|Principal Investigator:
|Mary Kay Koenig, MD
|The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
|Principal Investigator:
|Hope Northrup, MD
|The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
|Responsible Party:
|Mary Kay Koenig, Associate Professor, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
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Department of Defense USAMRMC ( Other Grant/Funding Number: W81XWH-11-1-0240 )
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|February 3, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|June 11, 2015
|Last Verified:
|June 2015
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Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
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Antifungal Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
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Several thousand protesters demonstrated near the Armenian presidential palace on Tuesday after Serge Sarkisian was sworn in for a second term.
Sarkisian easily won February's election with nearly 59 percent of the vote. But American-born runner-up Raffi Hovanessian, who won 37 percent of the vote, has called the election rigged, went on a hunger strike, and led protests calling for Sarkisian to step down.
About 3,000 demonstrators gathered in the evening on the avenue leading to the presidential residence, but were blocked by a police cordon. Sporadic small clashes occurred and police told demonstrators to disperse.
After some arguments, demonstrators left the area and the street was reopened about 11 p.m.
There were no reports of serious injury, but a top official of Hovanessian's party, Armen Martirosian, was seen being taken away with a bleeding nose. It was not clear how the injury occurred.
Observers from the parliamentary assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said that although democratic freedoms were generally respected in the election, it lacked genuine competition due to abuses such as pressure on public employees to take part in campaign events.


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Scientific Computing Associates (SCIENTIFIC), experts in parallel and distributed computing with more than 21 years of experience, today announced that SCIENTIFIC's Linda® and Paradise®, a unique programming tool suite, is now available for use at Platform Lab. Platform Lab is a joint project of OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center) and the Business Technology Center.
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The National Computational Science Institute (NCSI) will offer an introductory workshop entitled, "Introduction to Computational Science Modeling and Simulation in the Undergraduate Environment." The workshop will be held on June 16-22 at OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center), located on The Ohio State University campus.
OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center) announces a new statewide software licensing partnership with Altair Engineering, a leading developer of engineering software.
OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center) has announced that 18 of Ohio's middle-school girls have been selected to participate in its Young Women's Summer Institute (YWSI).
YWSI is a week-long program sponsored by OSC for middle-school girls in Ohio. It is designed to promote computer, math, and science skills as well as provide hands-on experiences. YWSI helps girls develop an interest in these subjects by allowing them to work on a practical, interesting scientific problem using the latest computer technology.
OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center) has announced that 16 high school finalists will embark on its Summer Institute (SI) 2002: Experience the Future of Computing.
The OSC SI Program has been offered to Ohio's brightest high school freshmen and sophomores for 14 years. SI gives students the opportunity to work with OSC's most advanced supercomputers.
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Columbus, Ohio -- May 20, 2002 -- This week, Progress Forge introduces its first training programs in support of Star Bridge Systems'® VIVA® 2.0 development environment.
With extensive planning and assistance from a network of associates, OSC finished moving all supercomputing and memory systems to a new home this month. The new systems will be consolidated in a secure environment at the State of Ohio Computing Center (SOCC) in Columbus, Ohio, providing OSC with a secure and reliable facility with custom-based infrastructure.
OSC is gearing up for its second phase in moving supercomputing and memory systems to a new home. The new systems will be consolidated in a secure environment at the State of Ohio Computing Center (SOCC) in Columbus, Ohio, providing OSC with a secure and reliable facility with custom-based infrastructure.
Congratulations to Greg Kilcup, associate professor of physics at The Ohio State University (OSU)! He recently received OSU's Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. Dr. Kilcup also serves as chair for OSC's Statewide Users Group.
Columbus is set to host a technology conference that for the first time will bring together five nationally recognized technology institutions that play a major role in the development and distribution of information technology to the education and research communities nationwide.
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