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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Obama's Coolest Inauguration EVER
I can't believe they let Dick Cheney come to the Inauguration. What if he sheds his human skin and reveals his true form? That would be the coolest thing ever.
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Monday, January 19, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
I updated my website. I think this looks sleeker and cooler, like James Bond wrapped in Teflon riding a snowmobile down the side of the Sears Tower, no hyperbole.
Look close, and you can see I was also on facebook, inviting people to free hug day. Because I care.
Look close, and you can see I was also on facebook, inviting people to free hug day. Because I care.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Fun With Impeachment
How's this for a fun coincidence: Rod Bagojevich gets impeached by the Illinois Senate for massive corruption on...Corrupter in Chief Richard Nixon's 95th Birthday!
AND, as a young man, Blago' was a Nixon groupie, who parked on the old man's lawn one day and refused to leave until he got an autograph. Ballsy.
But honestly, to me, there's no comparison between the two. If you see Frost Vs. Nixon, it becomes clear that Nixon sort of regrets his behavior, while Blago' seems to be an out and out sociopath about the whole matter.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
The South Magazine
Two clippings from the current South Magazine (the Health and Wellness issue with the babe on the front). $3.95: Cheap!
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A running discussion on the Cincinnati Reds and everything else in the baseball universe.
Friday, April 3, 2009
2009 Top Prospect List: #1 Yonder Alonso, 1b
Height 6-2, Weight 215, B/T: L/R, DOB: 4/8/1987
2008 Redlegs Baseball Prospect Ranking: n/a
With the 7th overall pick in the 2008 amateur draft the Cincinnati Reds selected University of Miami first baseman Yonder Alonso. It was a surprising selection, but it's turning out to be an impressive one. It wasn't surprising because Yonder was in any way undeserving of such a high pick, but rather because the Reds already had an impressive young first baseman at the MLB level. But, the Reds went with the best player available. Yonder was also one of the safest selections in the draft, as there really aren't any questions about his game at all. He is a very polished hitter who plays a defensive position that isn't very challenging, which in the final analysis means he doesn't require much development time.
The obvious question when the Reds drafted Yonder was what were they going to do with him. He is a very good hitting prospect, but won't require much time in the minors and is blocked at the MLB level by Joey Votto.
Alonso had a truly stellar collegiate career.
In 2006, Yonder was 19-years old and posted a .295/.373/.492/.865 line as a freshman. He managed to hit 10 homers and demonstrated the polished plate approach that belies his age by posting a K/BB ratio of 37/32. His performance as a freshman was very strong and indicated that big things were to come. He wouldn't make us wait long to see them.
In 2007, Yonder took a big step forward and posted a line of .376/.519/.705/1.124 as a 20-year old sophomore. His walks (64) rapidly outpaced his strikeouts (31) and his homerun total jumped to 18.
In 2008, Yonder was even better at the plate, putting together a wonderfully absurd line of .370/.534/.777/1.311. His K/BB ratio got even stronger, posting a 35/76 ratio. Yonder was so disciplined that he led the nation in walks (76) and walks per game (1.19). He also finished 6th in the nation with 24 homeruns.
He truly was one of the elite hitters in all of collegiate baseball and certainly the most disciplined and polished.
After he was signed, the Reds sent Yonder to high-A Sarasota to finish out the 2008 season. He only got in 25 plate appearances, but demonstrated that he was overqualified for the level. He posted a slash line of .316/.440/.368/.808 with a 5/5 K/BB ratio. His power didn't emerge, but Sarasota is a challenging environment for hitters so the lack of homeruns isn't of concern, especially in light of his 33% line drive rate.
In addition, the Reds sent Alonso to get some playing time with the Waikiki Beach Boys in the Hawaiian Winter leagues. Given his advanced hitting skills, the Reds will likely send Yonder to double-A Carolina to start the 2009 season and promote him up the ladder very quickly.
Alonso is a large individual with an odd body type. He's very thick and barrel chested, but he isn't at all out-of-shape or overweight. He's just big and rather slow. However, while he has below average speed, he actually does seems to have pretty good agility. In addition, he has an average arm and should be able to handle most balls that he can reach.
Unfortunately, Alonso is only an average defensive first baseman and his skill set precludes a move up the defensive spectrum to a more challenging position. The problem is that he is likely to get worse as he ages and his body continues to fill out. His body type and skill set don't leave much margin for error on defense, so if he loses any agility or foot speed, then he'll immediately become a DH in a non-DH league.
When you start out at the bottom of the defensive spectrum, there isn't anywhere to go but DH. In addition, when you spend a high draft pick on a player from the bottom of the spectrum, then you are clearly drafting him for his bat.
Fortunately, Yonder brings a great deal to the table offensively.
Yonder is patient. Very patient. He waits for a pitch he likes and makes sure that he doesn't miss it when he gets it. His pitch recognition is very strong, as indicated by his remarkably strong K/BB ratio. In addition, he has very good hand-eye coordination, which enables him to make consistent, hard contact.
At the plate, Yonder utilizes a fairly quiet stance. He doesn't have much excess movement while waiting for the pitch. While the stance matters far less than the position one is in when the pitch enters the hitting zone, I always prefer a quiet approach.
Yonder is another player who utilizes a very small stride. His stance is wider than shoulder width, so his stride doesn't entail much forward movement. However, it does involve movement towards home plate. Yonder uses a slightly open stance, so his stride operates to close up his body and get into better hitting position.
His swing generates significant power, but interestingly enough that power is much more evident to center and left field (his opposite field). Eventually, the Reds should be able to help him turn on the ball a bit better, but for now he is more comfortable driving the ball to the opposite field.
While waiting for the pitch, Yonder holds his hands a bit higher than most, as his hand position is actually up behind his left ear. This position results in the bat being essentially horizontal to the ground, rather than pointing to the sky like most hitters.
When coupled with his higher hand position, Yonder's stride towards home plate makes him more comfortable driving pitches that are middle away. When a hitter steps towards homeplate to close up his stance, it's often possible for a pitcher to be successful working in on the hands. In addition, Yonder's hand position adds a bit of length to his swing as he has to bring his hands down and back to get into hitting position, which can make him slower to inside pitches.
Given his offensive abilities, it shouldn't be too difficult for the Reds to shorten his swing path to the inside pitches, which will help unlock his pull power. Regardless, his bat speed and slight uppercut swing generate substantial power. Overall, Yonder's combination of power and patience was almost unrivaled in the 2008 draft. You can access his draft video here.
In addition, here is a video clip of a long Yonder at bat. Not surprisingly, in the at bat he sees a lot of pitches (6) and ends up hitting a long drive to left-centerfield. All in all, it seems to be a very typical at bat for Yonder Alonso and one that will likely be repeated at the MLB level for years to come.
Yonder has the potential to be one of the rarest of the rare. He could be a late count hitter who draws a ton of walks and strikes out very infrequently. Typically, the two go hand-in-hand, but there are a select few who can work deep into counts while managing to avoid strikeouts. They don't come around very often, especially those who can also drive the ball out of the ballpark, but at the University of Miami Yonder walked 172 times and struck out only 103 times. His ability to control the strike zone, make consistent contact, and drive the ball with power make him a very complete hitter.
It'll be interesting to see how the Reds handle the 1b conundrum. Reading the organizational tea leaves leads me to believe that they will shift Joey Votto to left and play Yonder at first. However, I'd rather see them follow the Brewers course of action with Matt LaPorta and trade one of them for value that better addresses the needs of the organization. Regardless of how they choose to use the value of Yonder Alonso, it's quite clear that he has a lot of it. Yonder's blend of offensive skills and polish makes him a high ceiling prospect with very little downside risk. That combination earns him the #1 spot on the list.
7 comments:
- smittyApril 4, 2009 at 1:26 PM
Idk If i would trade yonder for half a year of C.C sabathia. Id like to see the reds look for a more long term solution. I hope that means both votto and alonso in the same lineup but we just have too many players for the few spots we have so it will be interesting.ReplyDelete
Hmmm, interesting. When I referenced the LaPorta deal I didn't specifically mean a half season rental, but was thinking of a more long term option. Even so, if we were in the position to make a push for the playoffs, then I'm not sure I'd have a problem with trading Alonso for a player who could get us to the postseason. It's an interesting question and one I hope is relevant to our situation around the trade deadline. We can dream, right?
Thanks for the comment!!
- smittyApril 4, 2009 at 5:48 PM
yea we can, in fact ive been dreaming for the last 8 years lolReplyDelete
Well, looks like I was off the mark. The Reds are sending Yonder to high-A Sarasota to start off the 2009 season. I thought they'd be a bit more aggressive and send him to double-A, but regardless he should be up with the Mudcats in no time.ReplyDelete
Still, does it seem like the Reds are much more conservative in advancing prospects up the ladder? Or, is that just me?
- smittyApril 6, 2009 at 7:01 AM
I think they are very conservative, but that might be from the past where we rushed some prospects.ReplyDelete
I think its really smart not to rush any of our 3b/1b/LF prospects that we have so many of. We have to decide who we want to keep and who we think we should trade. The more we see of them the more we can kind of decide who is in the plans for the future.
- AnonymousJuly 8, 2009 at 8:49 AM
whats the latest on his injury whats the timetable for him to return, thanksReplyDelete
Hey Anon,ReplyDelete
I haven't heard any kind of established timetable for his return and I'm not sure if the Reds have even set one. At this point, I would imagine they are still working primarily on treatment and determining the best medical course of action.
Hamate bone injuries are tricky. It seems like at times they linger for quite a while and other times players return fairly quickly.
If I hear anything definitive on his return to the lineup, I'll be sure to pass it on.
Thanks for the comment!!

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Figured that since I'm on a Picture Polish kick, I might as well swatch the other one that I brought with me to Japan: Picture Polish Camo
This wasn't in my initial choices actually. It was only later added into the case when I started wondering if I would get too sick of all the kawaii, girly Japanese stuff while shopping. In the end, there wasn't much of the girly shopping kind really. In fact, I hardly did much shopping this round!
*looks back in horror*
Could have saved myself the additional bottle, but it did figure into one of the manicures I did while I was there.
Picture Polish Camo,
2 coats and I forgot the TC.
It's so shiny I didn't think of TC until I was taking the photos!


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After the Stare of the Union
speech, ah sermon, ah campaign event last night you might be wondering what other regular Americans thought of it. I overheard several conversations at the airport today, and, suffice it to say, the thumbs were not pointing up. Over at Wyblog, Chris is less than impressed
Universal preschool? Yeah, because starting the progressive indoctrination at age 5 is sometimes too late. Gotta get 'em when they're really young and impressionable. By kindergarten some kids already believe in God, and that cuts down on their ability to pledge unvarnished fealty to the State.
How else can he expect to create a nation of sheeple who'll let him play dictator via the Executive Order(s) of the Day? The government is smarter than you; go back to watchingAmerican Idol and leave the thinking to us!
Gun Control! Now! Because children.
How about ponies? Children want ponies too. I'll bet I can find a boatload of YouTube videos of kids asking for a pony. Are those kids any less earnest than the kids begging Dear Leader to take away my guns?
If I wanted a child to run the country I would have voted for one. Can we put the adults back in charge? Please?
"The fact is, the 12 hottest years on record have all come in the last 15." Um, no. Sorry Sport. Not even close. Get your facts straight.
Oh, who am I kidding? To his followers, anything Dear Leader says is automatically a Fact. Unless you're a racist.
He's reduced the deficit by $2.5 Trillion. He said it, it must be true. In some alternate universe.
Of course, Obamabots do reside in an alternate universe. A universe where the terrible economy of President Bush was Bush's fault but the terrible economy of Obama's first term is, well that is Bush's fault as well. A universe where that evil President Bush spent WAY TOO MUCH! A universe where the Obamassiah spent way more than Bush, but that is OK, I mean he had to spend more, because, apparently, the only way to fix too overspending is by spending more. Oh, and that unemployment rate? Bush's fault!
So, basically, this is what Obama says he wants. He wants to spend more, tax more, gut the military, embrace our enemies, tell our friends to go screw themselves, and oh yes, create lots of green jobs, you know, because that worked so well during the first four years of Obamanomics. Oh, and, of course, Obama tells us that whole sequester notion that he cooked up? Well that is the Republican's fault now, an evil plot to take food from children or something. Of course, he pitched for more gun control laws, and more government solutions for everything.
So, I suppose there is but one thing to learn here America. Obama is not the solution, he is the problem


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Below is a list of retailers/nurseries selling cactus seed and plants. I've only listed vendors I've done business with.
If you are looking to buy peyote seeds or plants, please check your local laws before doing so. All parts of peyote (Lophophora williamsii) plants and the seeds thereof are classified as Schedule I substances in the United States. Also, peyote is illegal to posses in France, Russia, and possibly more countries.
Jan Martin Jecminek has a lot of different seed. Many with locality information.
Another Czech seed retailer is Chrudimsky kaktusar. They are also selling plants. The germination rate of Pavel Pavlicek's seed is incredibly high.
Yet another Czech vendor is Jaromír Dohnalík (the Czechs are big in the cacti business).
Kaktusy Ryšavý has many different Lophophora seeds with locality information (and is by coincidence also Czech ;-).
If you can't find the seeds you're looking for at Steve Brack's Mesa Garden, you probably can't find it anywhere (except peyote seeds - illegal in the USA).
Köhres-Kakteen also have a large selection of cactus seeds - you can find their Lophophora seeds on their general cactus seed list (offering thousands of different varieties of cacti) or have a look at the dedicated "peyote seed list" found at Lophophora.info.
Navajo Country - Pediocactus, Sclerocactus, Navajoa, Toumeya and other hardy cacti.
Mesa Garden, Uhlig-Kakteen, Kakteen-Haage, and Albert Plapp all have huge selections of plants.
The German retailer Kakteen Kliem has a good selection of plants with locality information.
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I have joined Cactus Plaza's affiliate program meaning that if you click through to Cactus Plaza and make a purchase, I'll receive a commission helping me to run this blog. Prior to joining the program I tested the quality of Cactus Plaza's goods and services by ordering this splendid crested Lophophora williamsii.
Seedlingservice.com (also by CactusPlaza) offers healthy and naturally grown seedlings of cacti and other succulents.
Grafting stock
Allies (formerly ...of the jungle) carries a good selection of Trichocereus cuttings (I bought Trichocereus 'Juul's Giant'). The people at Allies are extremely helpful and friendly, and their cuttings are healthy and good value.
Saturday, January 01, 2000
Cactus seed and plant retailers
Below is a list of retailers/nurseries selling cactus seed and plants. I've only listed vendors I've done business with.
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Just for your information we are www.divinecactus.com and have the cheapest and best selection of lophophora seeds and plants for sale on the netReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 29, 2005 4:47 AM
Hi there;ReplyDelete
Just for your info, Mesa Garden out of New Mexico, does offer Lopho seeds. The only one not offered is the "williamsii" species. According to US law, that is the only species recognized as currently illegal to possess.
Seeds listed here are from Mesa Garden
Lophophora, /3,6,8,13,14-16/ low plants, thick taproot
548-diffusa very soft pale grey-green stem 2.50*
548.4-diffusa v koehresii San Francisco, SLP, tiny body, pink fl 3.00*
549-fricii with pink flowers 2.50*
549.2-fricii Parras, Coah 2.00+
550.6-decipiens powdery grey 2.50*
earthalchemy.net also offer a wide range of loph seed, trichs and some other sacred cacti as wellReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 20, 2006 2:08 PM
divinecactus got me busted, package was leaking dirt in the mail, it didnt make it through customs.ReplyDelete
customs label was suspicious.
poorly packaged, no replys to emails, police said they basicly ratted me out.
stupid ordering lopho's from a country they are illegal in, yes. but proper packaging and believable customs label would have saved me 10 years probation, my job, my house. etc.
dont be stupid, order legal mescaline containing cacti if that is why you are buying it. like san pedro and peruvian torch.
- AnonymousSeptember 08, 2006 6:31 PM
I've tried to work with divinecactus, but they are extremely difficult on the customer service end of things. No replies to emails, requests, or any updates. So, I didn't place an order. Either they are in business or they are not. In my country all of this is legal.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 16, 2006 9:29 PM
sweden has some nice and cheap lophophora seeds and plants for sale, search google for:ReplyDelete
wermlanddesertplants///cacti svante
excellent stuff!!!
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2007 7:03 PM
I just recentley ordered a 100 seeds and a 1cm peyote plant and all came within a week highly reccomend them and i have hadd 100% germination so farReplyDelete
One hundred seeds and a 100% germination rate - that's very convincing ;-) Please note that I'm in no way affiliated with nor have any experience with the retailers mentioned in the comments. I allow the comments as they might be relevant - but they might as well be people promoting their own sites.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 02, 2007 2:22 AM
These anonymous people are bullshitters trying to promote their own site.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 09, 2007 5:45 AM
I saw a pretty cool site with seeds and pereskiopsis and stuff.. Check it out. www.cactiperfecti.comReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 14, 2007 11:54 AM
After being told about the comments written about us (Divine Cactus) on here by 'Anonymous', we did not really feel the need to respond, but it seems from one or two emails we have received that there are people out there that believe this rubbish.
We must be doing a good job - if they feel the need to diss us. We send the best organically grown plants without soil and very well protected and packaged. We have been sending plants by mail order for 3 years, hundreds per week, and our packaging is 2nd to none. We have many many happy customers.
thank you
Divine Cactus
- AnonymousMay 14, 2007 11:56 AM
Divine cactus are excellentReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 14, 2007 11:59 AM
see, it is that easy to comment!!ReplyDelete
I could of easily said anything about us or anyone else - true or false.
divinecactus, I understand that you are disgruntled by the commenter stating he got busted after doing business with you, and by the comment claiming you're not answering emails. I also agree in your statement that anonymous comments inherently should not be trusted. On the other hand, if the allegations mentioned in the "busted" comment and the consequences thereof are correct, that might explain the commenter's need for anonymity.ReplyDelete
As mentioned in a previous comment I have no experience with any of the retailers (divinecactus included ;-) referred to in the comments – and all opinions stated in the comments are purely those of the commenter and are not the view of the Lophophora Blog.
i am from turkey. is there a retailer which can send me lophophora plants
I would expect large retailers like Uhlig and Plapp to ship plants to Turkey (if Lophophora is legal in Turkey), but some of the smaller retailers might be willing as well. Given that Turkey is not (yet) a member of the European Union you probably have to deal with CITES documents etc, if importing cacti from Europe.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 23, 2007 6:33 PM
Have you ever tried this vendor http://www.koehres-kaktus.de/ ?ReplyDelete
Gerhard Köhres is certainly on my list of vendors I would do business with, but I've actually never ordered anything from him (yet;-) I've mostly bought seeds from Czech growers – many of them have a large selection of seed with locality information, good germination rates, and are very reliable. If anyone has experience with Köhres Kaktus, please share the information.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 07, 2007 6:41 AM
Hi, I have just recently bought a couple lopophora williamsii var. caespitosa only for collection purposes, one is 9cm and the other is 5-6cm the guy i bought from has shipped here before and has never had problems.(not revealing country as of yet, because it is illegal and i don't want to heighten the awareness) I'm hoping that nothing comes up like the other anonymous guy, if it truly did happen. I'm so sick and tired of my country's stubbornness with the drug war, I'd give my life to know it will put an end to the prejudice bull that has led to hundreds of thousands of decent people put in prison for trying to live life the way they wish to live it.ReplyDelete
Anyway, i love your site, it is definitely one of a kind, keep up the great work...oh and try to get yourself an albino loph :P, ive seen 2 or 3 on a forum I am in, beautiful specimens, they have to be grafted to something though, just thought you would enjoy something like that, take care of them beauties.
Thanks, and good luck with your plants. Actually I once grew an albino Lophophora williamsii seedling but lost it due to my inferior Pereskiopsis grafting skills.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 11, 2007 10:59 PM
ah man, that blows, id love to see more albinos, they are just beautiful. i got my lophophoras in today, one flowered while traveling to me but fell off so i didnt get to see it, but oh well..ive got plenty of time to watch these little guys grow into monsters. one of them came to me a bit mushy...but i think i can save it....they came from http://www.kakteen-plapp.de/shop/index_en.html, i had a friend in the UK buy them and ship em out to me in trade for a couple trichocereus hybrids.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 04, 2007 2:34 AM
A friend gave me a bare root Lop Will...How do I repot it.. In sand to get the roots going, or normal cactus soil. Should I wait a few weeks to water.
I would leave the plant to dry for a couple of days before potting it, just in case some of the roots are wounded or broken. Normal cactus soil will do alright (as long as it's well drained), but make sure that the soil is completely dry when potting. Don't water the plant for the first couple of weeks (again you want to make sure that all wounded surfaces have time to callus) - depending on the plant's size, health and growing conditions, you might even want to withhold water until the beginning of the next growing season (if you live in the northern hemisphere that is ;-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 05, 2007 10:29 PM
thank for your help.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 06, 2007 12:56 AM
My plant is small 3.5 cm...it looks good except that it is very soft near the base just above the root line...what should I do with it, It has been trying for a few days now...top 3/4 plant is medium hard. Any suggestions would be very helpful or is this normal for bare root plant.ReplyDelete
thank you
From your description it sounds like a normal, healthy plant. I think the soft tissue just above the root line is the first sign of water depletion, but as long as there's no signs of rot your plant should be fine. If it's been drying for some days, I would plant it in bone dry soil and not water for some weeks. Use fast draining soil, i.e. soil that dries completely in a couple of days after being watered (more cultivated peyote plants have probably died from too much water than too little ;-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 12, 2007 5:48 AM
thank you....It has been planted in dry soil...no water for a few weeks..I have it in my grow station..it gets to around 34 max temp and 22 min...I have lights(full spec)5000k on timer for 14 hours a day... Should I keep the plant in the growing stage or put it into the dormant stage? I would love to see it flower but I don't know how old the plant is. It's about 3.5 almost 4 cm.ReplyDelete
Thank again
That would be about flowering size. I'm keeping all of my plants dormant during winter and have no experience using artificial grow lights, so I can't say if the plants will flower readily if kept in "continuous growth mode". The youngest plant that has flowered for me was a 3 year old seedling grown in my unheated greenhouse. During winter these plants are kept bone dry and dormant as they are subject to periods of sub-freezing temperatures and very low light levels. But off course, that's not an argument that a dormancy period is actually required to set flowers ;-)ReplyDelete
On the other hand, it would be an interesting experiment to keep the plants growing without a dormancy period. Usually they flower quite freely once started.
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2007 5:18 AM
I was able to get another one..so now I have one near the window..aprox temp 15..and one in grow room.... the one near the window I will not give water at all...the one in the grow room gets water once a month.. will be interesting to see difference in growing ..if any.ReplyDelete
thank again
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2007 8:09 PM
Just promoting my own site as well :) We have lots of Lophophora varieties, seeds and plants for sale as well. We try to stay competitive, have not found many people as cheap on seeds as us. We grow all our own plants and seeds, so I think they are likely the freshest around. great germ rates! also have many other cactus species. http://kadasgarden.tripod.com/cacti.htmlReplyDelete
I would also like to second kohres i have bought from him and liked his stock. I find many vendors buy their stock from him. Seems popular! I would also like to suggest cactus heaven. i have had mostly great experience with them!
- AnonymousApril 25, 2008 3:13 PM
I 'd like to buy a lophophora williamsii grafted on a pereskiopsis... if you 've it off course...
I'm french, so , SOrry for my english, I hope you'll understand me.
Sorry, I'm neither selling plants nor seeds. I'm not sure if any of the retailers listed above are selling peyote grafted onto Pereskiopsis - but they sure are selling all the different parts you need to do it yourself ;-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 16, 2008 7:30 PM
Dear cactus lovers,ReplyDelete
I am the owner of a small hobby nursery in the Netherlands, www.cactusplaza.com
I sell and provide information on natural and healthy cultivated Lophophora species.
I think my precies are more then reasonable. I offer seeds and plants of around 30 species and subspecies of Lophophora.
If you order Lophophora williamsii or other Lophophora at CactusPlaza or any other store make sure your order is ok for your local laws and customs.
- AnonymousJune 05, 2008 6:06 AM
You mention waiting a couple weeks after repotting a newly received Loph specimen. Are you talking about only during the winter? Or at all times. I've received a few Loph specimens both on their own roots and grafted. All arrive with healthy tap roots intact. I have been potting them in cactus mix and watering them after just a couple days. They all seem to have done fine. What might happen bad by watering to soon after potting a newly received specimen?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 07, 2008 5:55 AM
Divine cactus is a rip off.ReplyDelete
Ripped me off for $300+ and status never changed from "processing". Plants never shipped, zero response.
Inexcusable! Don't ever order from
There are far better, more reputable growers out there.
Don't ever order from
- AnonymousJune 10, 2008 9:38 AM
Sorry about that rocket, I don't know anything about Devine Cactus except they never returned any of my messages when trying to contact them. That alone stopped my from going through them. I'll tell you the places I have personally had good dealings with. Kadas Garden, and Cactus heaven. Kada has posted here earlier in the comments with his link, and No I don't have any affiliations with either of them I just can vouch for them from personal experience.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 10, 2008 9:40 AM
Oh yeh, I have also ordered from Mesa Garden. I sent them cash and they were quick to send my seeds. I don't work for them either.ReplyDelete
June 5 an anonymous commenter asked about my re-potting procedure. Usually when I receive new plants or re-pot old ones, I let the plants rest uprooted for some time before planting them again. I then plant in bone dry soil and do not water the plants until several days after re-potting. This is done as a precaution to avoid root rot. Even if the tap root seem intact it is almost impossible not to damage some of the finer roots - and if they are not properly healed before the plant is soaked they are more susceptible to rot. As mentioned this is just a precaution, in many cases (like yours) you might not experience any problems with re-potting and watering the plants without waiting, but I prefer the prudent approach when my plants are at stake ;-)ReplyDelete
first i want to say, that your blog is absolutely awesome and i hope you´ll keep on doing such great work:-)
i also got two questions:
first: Do you know, whether the L.w. var. jourdania also produces all the alcaloids like the original L.W.? (the reason for this question is really just interest and NOT any drug-abuse-thoughts!!)
second: there are no informations about your person given in your blog but i would find it interesting to know what kind of person wou are..so could you tell anything about you?
Hello Lopho-student,ReplyDelete
Thanks for your kind words; below you'll find my answers to your questions.
1) The only alkaloid study on Lophophora jourdaniana I know of is Habermann's comparative study of different Lophophora species/varieties. I don't have a copy of the original paper but the results are reproduced in Dr. Roman Štarha's appendix on Lophophora chemistry appearing in Rudolf Grym's book Rod/Die Gattung Lophophora. The results given for L. jourdaniana are mescaline: 0.690±0.105 and pellotine: 0.710±0.089, and the numbers for the "typical" form of L. williamsii are mescaline: 0.709±0.032 and pellotine: 0.296±0.065. All results are given in milligrams (mg) of alkaloid per gram (g) of living plants (i.e. not dehydrated plant material). So according to these results the mescaline content of L. jourdaniana is comparable to that of L. williamsii while the pellotine content is much higher; still the pellotine content of L. jourdaniana is much lower than that of L. diffusa and L. fricii. The book doesn't mention any results for other alkaloids than mescaline and pellotine.
2) Regarding my person, I prefer to stay anonymous (except to a select few ;-) but I guess a couple of facts can't harm; I'm a Danish, male, computer scientist with a keen (some, including my girlfriend, would say nerdy) interest in cacti. Alternatively you can describe me as a happy amateur that rambles on about my plant passion on this blog ;-)
hi Lophophora,ReplyDelete
thanks for your 'prejudice-free' and professional answer.(that´s not what i expected after getting some answeres to the same question in another blog).
When i was googling the book you mentioned i found the article 'Sacramental and Medicinal Cacti' written by Michael S. Smith and it seems to be another good source in case of Lopho-questions.
I also found a french online-bibliothek(http://cactuspro.com/biblio/).
Maybe it´s worth taking a look into it..
After posting my first question i noticed it was in 'Seed and plant retailers' what was a bit stupid i guess.
So at least now i wanna say something to this topic: i´ve made some good experiences with hood.de
you can find there interesting offers for many different lophophora types.
Kakteen-Haage also seems to be a good address and i´ll do some business with them in a few weeks..
That´s all for now and thank you very much again for your answer.
hi Lopho-student,ReplyDelete
Well, you asked a valid question that deserved a decent answer. Cactus alkaloids are the subject of quite a few serious chemistry papers, so from my point of view it is not a "druggie" question at all. If you are genuinely interested in the Lophophora genus it is almost impossible to ignore its chemistry and the chemical differences among the species/varieties.
I agree that Michael S. Smith is a good source on Lophophora. The only book I have by Michael S. Smith is Narcotic and Hallucinogenic Cacti of the New World - as I understand it, Sacramental and Medicinal Cacti is a significantly revised and expanded version of this book. If you get hold of a copy I would very much like to hear your evaluation of it.
http://cactuspro.com/biblio/ is a great resource; especially their copy of The cactaceae by Britton and Rose is a scoop.
Hello Lophophora,ReplyDelete
when i found the article i immediately downloaded it so if you want i can send it to you. Then you can make you your own picture of the article..
Today i´ve received an adult L.jourdania and two 2,5cm L.W. :-))
I just paid 25€ for them on hood.de and i immediately graftet one offshot of the L.j. on a Trichocereus pachanoi and also one of the L.W.
I´m happy like a small kid and i´m looking forward to seem them growing..
- AnonymousAugust 06, 2008 11:56 PM
hoho i enjoyed reading this blog! :DReplyDelete
i'm actually the owner of one of the "albino" lophophora's mentioned above and i have read about your achlorophyllous loph that sadly didnt make it, being as at that time the info you posted in your blog was all that i could find on the subject...
anyway i have managed to clone it and regraft onto myrtillo, so now i have two :)
Lopho-student, sure I would like a copy of the article - you can reach me via the email address "lophophora [dot] blog [at] gmail [dot] com". And good luck with your new plants - hope the grafts are taking. Regarding Sacramental and Medicinal Cacti, does anybody know how the online copy compares to the published book? Is the book much extended or does it follow the online version closely?ReplyDelete
uarewotueat , I'm glad to hear that your albino plant is doing fine and even multiplying. If you feel like sharing photos of your plants on this blog, please contact me on the above email address (of course you are also welcome to drop me a mail saying you are not interested - then I can try to convince you what a great idea it is ;-)
Hello Lophophora,ReplyDelete
i´ve sent you the copy of the article but i don´t know how it compares to the book..
My Grafts are taking well;-) except of one of the older ones. He looks a bit shrivelled..
Hope you like the copy and thanks for your fertilization-answere in the discussion group:-)
- AnonymousFebruary 18, 2009 1:03 AM
I have dealt with kada at kadagardens.com and he is a great guy.He will answer all of your lopho needs and will respond quickly.Plus he is the cheapest one around.Check it out!There are very detailed steps of how he does his grafting and growing.If nothing else,go there and learn.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2009 2:18 AM
Hello Lophophora enthusiasts. I jsut wsanted to let everyone know about a new Canadian website with plenty of information on the species Lophophora as well being a new source for seeds and plants. You can visit the site at http://www.magicactus.comReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 18, 2009 11:36 AM
are there any lophophora reatilers in the UK?
- AnonymousMarch 21, 2009 5:10 PM
I have a couple of very small plants that I keep in a shallow Bonsai dish with a "bonsai" arrangement, replete with old chards of indian pottery, obsidian arrowheads, some old 45 calibre casings, some interesting rocks, some small animal bones. The surface is some nice tan natural desert surface gravel from near Death Valley in California. Basically it looks like a slice of the desert simply transfered from the desert to my Bonsai dish. I recomend this as a wonderful and pleasant way to display your Lophophora. I have no interest in eating my garden. 40 years ago I shopped in a mercado near the Huichol country. I remember buying peyote from olde women sitting on the ground. So I have been there, done that. Anyway I thought I would share my garden idea with those who might have an interest in finding a interesting way of enjoying their plants in ways other that eating. BTW my bonsai garden is about 25 years old. It lives inside my home in Northern California. Gets almost no water. Just sits there. The plants do not seem to have grown at all in that period of time. I would like to see them grow, but if they don't want to, that is OK. I just enjoy my little natural tablau of nature. It quietly reminds me of my youth.ReplyDelete
I can relate to that idea. Last year my father got some of my Epithelantha and Lophophora seedlings and planted them in a bonsai like arrangement - it looks quite good but as you say, you have to accept that the plants are stunted in their growth.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 01, 2009 3:55 PM
I'll vouch for Divine Catus, very professionally packaged and very healthy specimens as well. Also threw in an extra for prolonged shipping due to the terrible snow storms England had earlier this year.ReplyDelete
- SclawsApril 15, 2009 11:02 PM
Mr. Loph, most esteemed Cacti enthusiast! I wanted to say thank you, have followed your site closely for a while now, sharing your journey into all things loph- loved the albino. Please do keep up the good work. It's Appreciated. I have a passion for "sports", cristates, Purple coloured and the like. Unlike all those promoting themselves here I thought it better to thank you for your valued efforts.ReplyDelete
Divine Cactus has always shipped thier cactus completely professionally, have top notch cacti i.e. loph.will. and may not return every single email but give me a break.. They are the only company I can find that has the courage to supply some lucky people in the U.S. with quality lophs!! Thumbs up.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 28, 2009 3:06 PM
i have peyotes and san pedro seeds from cactusplaza and they're lovely 22 cactus poped for now. still have 3 or 4 days germination so i recon about 60% to 70% good germination.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 01, 2009 12:54 PM
Will also vouch for devine cactus, done business with them over the years and will continue to do so. I have only had one casualty but suspect that was down to my inexperience in handling/repoting. I have bought seed and large/expensive specimens from them and all has been top notch.ReplyDelete
PS - if you write a nice email, they do write back. If you cuss them and threaten the wrath of God etc etc I suspect that puts them off.
I have been trying to figure out what a really good cactus soil involves, part for part.ReplyDelete
Frank mentions 'magicatus.com'.It would appear that the man has the answer.Maybe he could please explain what it is.
- sad jesterAugust 06, 2009 4:50 PM
If you want to find good quality cheap plants then look for cactus nurserys rather than companys specialising in peyote, for example I managed to find a healthy 20 to 30 year old williamsii for a mere 25 pounds! 6.80 shipping!ReplyDelete
also can anyone give advice on keeping very young L.williamsii (germinated last/this month) seedlings alive this winter? do the babys still need to be kept moist or what? I realise that I probably germinated them a bit late but i really dont want to lose them. Also I'm really happy to find so many loph enthusiasts and look forward to many happy chats! Peace. Greg.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 17, 2009 12:03 PM
hello, I'm new here.ReplyDelete
I like to grow lophophora from seeds. i want to know how many species ( habitat/not cultivar ) are lophophora ?
just for sharing, divinecactus=cactus heaven(ebay). I had buy seeds from him, and it's ok and safely arrived. I'm from Indonesia. And Kohres......I try and wait for the packing. But i think the shipping and packaging is too expensive. If Kohres can cut down the shipping and packaging it will very interseting for buying.
Paul, what constitutes a good cactus soil depends on several factors, like what plants you grow and the environment you grow them in (are your pots clay or plastic, what climate do you live in, what is your water regimen, etc). I recently posted my latest take on a cactus soil mix recipe – it's not meant as a canonical description that must be followed rigidly but more as an example of how your soil mix might be composed; the possibilities for improvisation are endless ;-)ReplyDelete
Sad jester, thanks for posting the link to Roman Štarha's book Sekundární metabolity čeledi Cactaceae (the title translates roughly as "Secondary metabolites in the Cactus family", I think). I finally managed to get hold of a printed copy of the book a couple of years ago, but it's great to have a PDF version also ;-)
Greg, I agree that cactus nurseries are the better choice when buying plants - as you say, you are often able to find reasonably priced quality plants. Regarding keeping very young seedlings alive this winter, I would not let the seedlings go completely dormant. On the other hand I would not keep them moist all winter either, but try finding a balance where they get sufficient water not to shrivel but not enough to stay in active growth (and etiolate).
Anonymous from Indonesia, I consider Lophophora diffusa, L. fricii, L. koehresii, and L. williamsii good species - possibly also the newly described Lophophora alberto-vojtechii but I would like to see more information on this species.
- AnonymousNovember 05, 2009 11:52 AM
Recently in Dallas and Austin, Texas, USA: Never seen towns with that many peyotes behind the windows ............ReplyDelete
Prohibited in the USA.
Officially it could be ......
- AnonymousNovember 18, 2009 10:47 PM
I just noticed much of this thread is about the illegality of Lophophora in several countries, particularly the U.S. I just wanted to say that here in Canada, it is legal, and there are several reputable growers/dealers online. I'm not sure that many (if any) would be willing to export the plants or seeds, given the legal repercussions, but you never know. Although in the past I, like other Canadians, have been a disappointed with the variety of cacti availability on the Canadian market, I understand it, given that we have a relatively small population - I am glad though that Lophophora is not controlled here and we're free to pursue collecting these fantastic plants...I guess this is some consolation for the lack of variety in other plant material.ReplyDelete
My understanding is that in some states in the U.S. it is OK for people who are not First Nations to grow Lophophora - is this correct?
- AnonymousNovember 20, 2009 12:09 AM
In regards to Divine cactus- sent 6 emails for one reply, that was 2 months. Then asked another question back in July 2009(I replied to her email) telling them I was ready to make a purchase it is now Nov.2009 and still no reply!!! Simple question they should know(mortality rate during shipping) Fairly simple question! So whomever keeps saying this place is great QUIT YOUR LIES. I am in USA so I doubt they ship here as they claim!ReplyDelete
Regarding the legality of peyote in the U.S. I have to say that I'm neither a U.S. citizen/resident nor familiar with the details of U.S. laws. The Peyote Way Church of God homepage says "Peyote is currently listed as a controlled substance and its religious use is protected by Federal law only for Native American members of the Native American Church. Non-Indian Peyote use is protected in five states: AZ, NM, CO, NV, and OR." I read this as religious peyote use in general is permitted by the mentioned five states only, while it is illegal to poses any part of L. williamsii (including seeds) in any other U.S. state unless you are a registered member of the Native American Church or hold the required DEA (and local state) licenses.ReplyDelete
Maybe someone more familiar with U.S. law can fill us in on the details?
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2009 10:21 AM
Does anyone know of any other Canadian vendors besides magicactus? Also, I ordered seeds once from divinecactus and my order came through very quickly although I had low germination rate. That could have been due to my own inexperience however...ReplyDelete
Kada's Garden is another great vendor!ReplyDelete
i have orderd from devine cactus and custemer service did suck have not got it yet but will keep you posted. but do not order from shayanashop.com ferst order diyed in the mail(to could) but the big problem is the secont order thay sent me a very sick lophophora j and im still nursing it to health but the lophophora w i orderd is not a l williamsii not sher if it is a jourdana but it has spiens undr the tuffs and no responce from them on there mix up. the best luck i have had is with Kadasgarden prompt and helpfull have not got merchendice yet still wating for my crested l.w. to graft befor it can be sent but so far he is the most reliabel in custemer service. i have just found a web site but no respoce from them in 4 days.but if you have heard about Wholesale lophophora (cactuscrazygrope) let me know if i should mack more atempts to contact them thank you for this site and sorry of the spellingReplyDelete
Jesse, thanks for sharing your experiences with these vendors. Regarding Wholesale Lophophora (cactuscrazygroup), I have never done business with them - and to be honest I didn't know about their existence before you mentioned them, but judging from their website they sell nice plants at a reasonable price. Because of import restrictions (including requirements for CITES and phytosanitary certificates) I have never ordered plants from a Thai nursery (usually I stick to local European nurseries or buy (non-Lophophora) plants when visiting the U.S.), but I would be very interested to learn more about your experiences if you decide to do business with Wholesale Lophophora (cactuscrazygroup).ReplyDelete
can i post pix on this site was wonting opinons on my lophophora w ,well what is supposed to be a l.w.ReplyDelete
You can send your details via my contact form and I'll get back to you by email. Unfortunately it's not possible for you to post pictures on the blog - I'm working on implementing this feature using Google App Engine, but it's not ready yet ;-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 04, 2010 10:10 PM
i just got the order from devine cactus and im very happy with the 10 l.w. thay sent and i started the seeds to so i will keep you posted on my results(last time i started a 20 seed lophophora mix and got 18 to germinate) this time it is 1000 l.w . on the shayanashop.com order that i put in on the 5th of last month has not came yet and no reply from them, the devine cactus order i put in on the 15th and i got it 2 days ago not happy at all with shayanashop.com
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2010 11:40 PM
ok i just got the lophophora williamsi from cactuscrazzy and i must say that thay have blowen me away thay have the best price on lophophora and the size is more than stated the best vender i have delt with as far as price but not to fast on responce. i orderd 2 crested l.w and 2x 10+cm ,2x 7-8cm and 6x 5cm buttons all are bigger and i got a free diffusa koike very very happy
- AnonymousJuly 28, 2010 7:59 PM
I HAVE HAD GREAT BUSINESS WITH CRAZY CACTI ALWAYS GOOD PACKING AND THE RIGHT CUSTUMS DOCUMENTS I HAVE NEVER DONE DEVINE CACTI SO NO HELP THERE BUT YOUR PRETTY CLOSE ON US LAWReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 17, 2010 4:34 AM
CerberusExtract.com has peyote for sale in Canada. My order took 2 days and I had it!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 28, 2010 1:22 PM
Grafting stock: I've contacted Allies (now Allies online), but they don't send plant material out of the USA anymore.ReplyDelete
Do you have any suggestions for getting some good trichocereus cuttings? Myrtillocactus could be a possible substitute, but it's said to be slower-growing.
CactusPlaza (out of the Netherlands) sells Trichocereus pachanoi cuttings - if you need to do some serious grafting they also offer a slightly discounted "ten pack".ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 28, 2010 3:13 PM
has anyone ordered seed for crazy cacti ????? i ordered over a week ago and im still witing for my tracking number that the guy was going to send me 6 days ago. if any one has info on this site please email email@example.com good or bad infoReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 21, 2011 9:03 AM
i would like to add that i recently purchased from Kada's Garden.ReplyDelete
Received my order in 6 days. Fast delivery, well packaged and great customer service.
OK any pointers on securing L Williamsii plants stateside? Have read all the material on the dealers and either they will not ship, or they simply wont communicate.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 16, 2011 5:56 AM
i need some seeds, does any one give and help me, i dont find any of such plants are sold in side my country i am from india do any one help me in thisReplyDelete
pls mail me in this id email@example.com
- AnonymousNovember 07, 2011 11:53 PM
Divinecactus never answer questions sent to them. Good way to lose potential customers...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 11, 2012 4:50 PM
Can anyone help me? I've read that it's possible to revive a dead cactus but don't know much else on the subject. Mine has never grown well due to poor lighting & living in the northeast. It is about 6 months old, half the size of my pinky nail, light gray/brown & shriveled :(ReplyDelete
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I have gotten some odd results when localizing a mRNA in a senescing tissue and was wondering if you have seen anything similar in senescing leaves or other tissues. I have localized the mRNA encoding an endopeptidase which degrades seed storage protein in cotyledons of bean during germination. My observation is that the endopeptidse mRNA remains at high levels even in cells that appear to be collapsed and have very little cytoplasm and have been thought to be dead due to their lack of staining with tetrazolium which detects activity of basic enzymes of respiration. It is strange to me that this message would not be degraded by RNAses in the senescing cells. Have you observed any long lived mRNAs in senescing cells? Do you know of anyone else doing work on senescing tissues who might have observed patterns of RNA accumulation? I had known from Northerns that this message was abundant in cotyledons that were shriveled and depleted of storage protein, but I did not expect the message to be concentrated in the cells which appeared collapsed. This endopeptidase appears to be specific to the senescing cotyledon in bean. I had been curious if this endopeptidase would also be expressed in senesing leaves, nodules and pods and did westerns and northern blots on samples from these tissues and did not see any expression. If you have any ideas, please e-mail or call me. Thanks, Lorraine Sohlberg, lorraine at nature.berkeley.edu


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Proposal: Switch to Git
November 27, 2010, 07:01:20 PM »
For the official answer as to the advantages of git over svn, see
article on the official linux kernel website.
My main argument for the switch is that it makes contributing much easier. Compare (what I understand to be) the work flow for svn vs git:
1. contributor writes some code
2a. if contributor is a main dev, he can immediately push to svn, thus his local branch is mostly always up-to-date
2b. if contributor is not a main dev, he has to generate a patch
3a. contributor need only 'svn pull' to be up-to-date, losing no changes since he has commit access
3b. once a patch is created, contributor needs to open a ticket, add the patch to a ticket, and optionally (read: preferably) create a thread here in the forums)
4b. contributor must wait for his patch to be accepted before working on the same bit of code, else create another patch that supercedes it. Otherwise, he loses whatever changes haven't been merged into trunk. Alternatively, he can work on another piece of source to avoid this.
1. contributor writes some code
2a. if contributor has access to repo, he can push immediately
2b. if not, he can at least commit local changes so he doesn't lose anything.
3a. if using a frontend like gitorious or github, he can request a merge/pull.
4a. if your request isn't accepted, you can still pull from the main branch, assuming their arent any conflicts.
The key point for me is being able to work on different pieces of code without risking losing any of my contributions, and also the speed at which patches can potentially be applied.
With SVN, patches have to be applied manually, but with git, a simple press of an accept button will do so.
As people respond to this topic, I'll fill the FAQ section with rebuttals.
Last Edit: November 27, 2010, 07:08:26 PM by aspidites
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Re: Proposal: Switch to Git
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November 28, 2010, 01:38:10 PM »
I'm not a coder, so I'd gladly never see version control software, really. They deal badly with binary data, plus they are making a lot of mess on my end. They are unimportant, as I don't collaborate eg. when drawing inventory icons.
How I see it:
1. There are two main sites now: Github and Gitorious. They are offering free space, unlimited.
2. If comiting code and using Sparkleshare will be not interfering - we will be in heaven.
0. Will take time and effort to migrate. Lot of it from our perspective, even when using UH experience, knowledge and good advices.
1. Local commiting and later including changes into "central branch" will not be as easy and straightforward as it is now.
2. We will have to port some stuff there, like tickets.
3. Keeping local history makes a lot of bloat.
4. Even moving files inside the repo seems to be complicated.
5. we will have to rewrite some docs.
6. Distributed code versioning is more complicated: to set it up, to explain, and to use it.
Sidenote: I will never, ever use bzr for my project, nor join a project that uses it. Instead of two possible actions, that are working like upload and download in general, I suddenly have 5, and if I mess order of any of needed steps - I'll end up with seriously messed up things that will take some real time to untangle.
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Re: Proposal: Switch to Git
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November 28, 2010, 06:26:22 PM »
Quote from: Q_x on November 28, 2010, 01:38:10 PM
0. Will take time and effort to migrate. Lot of it from our perspective, even when using UH experience, knowledge and good advices.
1. Local commiting and later including changes into "central branch" will not be as easy and straightforward as it is now.
2. We will have to port some stuff there, like tickets.
3. Keeping local history makes a lot of bloat.
4. Even moving files inside the repo seems to be complicated.
5. we will have to rewrite some docs.
6. Distributed code versioning is more complicated: to set it up, to explain, and to use it.
Sidenote: I will never, ever use bzr for my project, nor join a project that uses it. Instead of two possible actions, that are working like upload and download in general, I suddenly have 5, and if I mess order of any of needed steps - I'll end up with seriously messed up things that will take some real time to untangle.
1. It will, because local committing is impossible right now. Using say, gitorious, a contributor would submit a merge request. If there are conflicts with mainline, they can either a) be handled as they are now, with the patch being applied manually, or b) a 3 way merge tool can be used to sort out the differences.
3. SVN keeps local history, so how will git be more bloated? Actually, comparing the trunk code as an SVN repo and GTI repo, the git repo was smaller (512MB vs 628MB)
4. In what way is "git mv src dest" more complicated that "svn mv src dest"?
6. More complicated, but only if you allow it to be. That is, there are definitely more features, but you need not concern yourself with all of them.
Original points 0, 2, and 5 are implicit, so not really worth arguing.
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Re: Proposal: Switch to Git
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November 28, 2010, 07:20:38 PM »
I spend more time on the squishy parts of parpg and not the code, but I am a real-life programmer.
I have recently been converted to git - especially for os programming.
However, I think it's an awful idea to unilaterally switch... we can't afford to annoy even one contributing programmer, so pretty much we shouldn't be switching.
HOWEVER, I think it would be totally reasonable to use git-svn to keep a local git repo and push back to svn. Also, svn is probably a little better for "content" (binary files that don't change much, or are almost never edited by more than one person).
We are not denying them an ending...
We are denying them a DISNEY ending - Icelus
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Re: Proposal: Switch to Git
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November 28, 2010, 07:57:48 PM »
Quote from: zenbitz on November 28, 2010, 07:20:38 PM
Also, svn is probably a little better for "content" (binary files that don't change much, or are almost never edited by more than one person).
Latest versions of git (1.5.3 I think) allow for submodules to solve this.
I'll do more research into git-svn though.
I will say, however that the current patch submission process is a bit annoying.
Githup also has support for svn:
Basically, it would be a git repo, but you could use svn commands.
Last Edit: November 28, 2010, 08:00:08 PM by aspidites
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Re: Proposal: Switch to Git
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November 28, 2010, 09:54:37 PM »
I'm not opposed to switching to git per se, but I would like to hear how the other programmers (Technomage, Beliar, Domtron) feel about it.
My main priority in this case is, that Trac is essential to the project workflow at this point. There are Trac hacks to integrate the software with Git, while SVN is officially supported out of the box. Github doesn't offer Trac support AFAICT. Our current host (codesion.com) offers git support, but I'm not sure if they offer Trac integration for Git as well. But I'll find that one out soon.
So in case we can get Trac working with Git and if the other programmers feel that the change is worth the effort it takes to make it, I'm all for it.
EDIT: As pointed out by Zenbitz, using git-svn locally would be another option:
Last Edit: November 28, 2010, 10:03:47 PM by mvBarracuda
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November 28, 2010, 11:08:00 PM »
+1 for git-svn. I've used it, it works, and it works well. Basically you setup a local git repository and connect it to a remote svn repository. You track all local changes in the local git repository, and then commit the changes to the remote svn repository whenever you feel like it. git-svn may provide some more advanced features, but I've never used them.
git-svn would solve the local changes issue, but there is still the issue of submitting patches. Git makes submitting patches easy for contributors without version control access since they can request a merge of their local branch and Git handles the patch process automatically, so +1 for git there. git-svn may have some method of merging local git branches with the main svn branch, but I suspect that would depend entirely upon the web software hosting the svn repository.
I have no experience in managing remote repositories, so I can't comment on the difficulty of changing version control systems. I suspect that git and svn have enough interoperability to make the process fairly easy, but a week or two or chaos will almost certainly ensue regardless.
In the long run git may be a good choice since it makes it easier for contributors, but we may want to wait until after techdemo2 to make the switch. If we're going to switch the sooner the better, though.
Just for the record, I concur with Q_x that bzr is a horrendous version control system and not worth the trouble. I don't have much experience with mercurial, but my impression is that it is very similar to git but a bit younger and less stable.
It appears that git-svn can be used to convert an existing svn repository to a git repository with minimal fuss, so the transition might not be as bad as I first predicted. GitHub also has an svn "import" feature if we wanted to use GitHub hosting.
Here are some tutorials and thoughts about switching from svn to git:
Last Edit: November 29, 2010, 12:05:21 AM by Technomage
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November 29, 2010, 06:40:25 AM »
Just did some research and I couldn't find a free (of charge) git hoster who offers Trac <> Git integration at this point. Check out this list:
Our SVN & Trac host codesion.com currently offers git hosting in beta status. Unfortunately there is no Trac integration at codesion at this point, but according to this article they're working on it:
I guess "external ticket integration" basically means Trac ticket support?
I'm quite fond of working with Trac right now and some of its features feel essential to me, especially ticket integration. But also the sourcebrowser and milestone planning are great tools. My personal proposal is to stick to SVN for the time being and developers could use git-svn on their machines to be able to commit to local repositories. As soon as codesion.com offers Trac <> Git integration, we could switch. If somebody knows a free Git host that offers Trac integration, I would consider switching to a different host, but we would have to keep in mind that we might can't export our current Trac data (tickets, milestones) and import it into a different Trac repo so there would be quite some effort needed to recreate this information.
EDIT: I've filed a support ticket / question at the codesion.com support forums and asked them about their plans and timeframe for git <> Trac integration. Unfortunately the forums can only be accessed by devs who are logged into their codesion.com account. For everyone who already has a PARPG developer account, you can view the thread here:
For the others, I'll post their answer to this thread as soon as their staff replies.
EDIT 2: As the question came up on IRC: we currently get hosted for free at codesion.com, based on their free open source hosting plans. As we already invest our free time into the project, I'm not keen on the idea to pay for hosting; I'm still in college and money to spend is sparse on my side :-(
EDIT 3: As brought up by aspidites: we could also go down the route of hosting trac and a project management tracker at different providers. E.g. we could use github in combination with
. AFAICT hostedredmine supports external git repositories, though further investigation is needed to actually confirm that. Personally I would still prefer a solution that is hosted by one provider, that would make the whole admin job easier in case problems arise and it's hard to tell which provider would be responsible for addressing them.
Anyway, I'm glad that a lot of you contribute to the discussion so keep the feedback coming. Switching such an important part of the project infrastructure is quite an important step, so we should take our time, evaluate the options we have, discuss what suits our needs best and make the step after that.
Last Edit: November 29, 2010, 01:38:46 PM by mvBarracuda
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November 29, 2010, 07:53:39 PM »
Akiri Solutions has an integrated trac + git repository solution combined with an easy-to-use UI (web-based instead of cryptic console commands):
The git repository and issue tracking are hosted in a virtual machine you run on your own server, and access to that system is made available to the developers directly through your network or optionally, through the Akiri web site, if enabled.
It is a commercial solution, though special rates are available for open source projects.
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November 29, 2010, 07:57:13 PM »
Fair enough tinf :-)
As previously expressed though: I would prefer to a free of charge solution, simply because we already invest our time for free.
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November 30, 2010, 12:31:00 AM »
my recommendation is to take it slow. People who are familiar with git can just git-svn and poke around for a while. Merging patches is certainly no *worse* than current. They can talk to other developers ... maybe when no one remembers how SVN works any more we can just do git.
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November 30, 2010, 12:39:04 AM »
Quote from: zenbitz on November 30, 2010, 12:31:00 AM
my recommendation is to take it slow. People who are familiar with git can just git-svn and poke around for a while. Merging patches is certainly no *worse* than current. They can talk to other developers ... maybe when no one remembers how SVN works any more we can just do git.
Sure zenbitz. As previously said: switching an important part of the project infrastructure should be something that is discussed in detail before making a hasty move. Nevertheless it doesn't hurt to evaluate our options, try to find the best one for us. And once we have found an option that would work for us, we can always make the step to git; it's not likely that our prefered host will suddenly vanish in case we don't switch to git right away.
Anyway, more findings on git & Trac: Nihathrael from Unknown Horizons pointed me towards Assembla.com, that offers Git support with an integrated ticketing system (prolly based on a forked Trac).
Anyway, I created an account for testing purposes, but this turned out to be a bit complicated. Tried to create a project space for PARPG about 10 times before it finally worked. Previously it simply complained that "There was an error saving your space". Anyway, after it finally worked I could take a closer look at the ticketing system they offer. It looks like a modified Trac version that seems a bit simpler to use at the cost of less flexibility and options.
There are two more drawbacks I've found. Maybe their servers are currently just busy and that's not the norm, but their website felt really sluggish and unresponsive today. I had to wait for about 5-10 seconds for every interface link I clicked on. They prolly have two quality class hosting, leaving the free hosting plans with the slower servers. The main reason I would prefer to find a different git host is that Assembla just offers 2GB of project space. If we just host trunk/game in Git, that's not a problem but as soon as you want to have all assets in the same version control system, it will get nasty. Once we add new graphical assets to the game and bring the source versions (models, textures) under version control as well, the 2GB of space prolly won't be enough in the long run. It doesn't look like they offer any special hosting plans for established projects so you can't seem to get more than 2GB for free.
Another aspect is chosing a git host that has an established reputation as open source host. This way it would be far more likely that somebody stumbles over the project and decides to take a closer look and might even get involved in the development of PARPG later. Gitorious seems to be open source centered, while github provides closed source hosting as well.
So my personal proposal is: try out gitorious and sign up at hostedredmine.com to have git <> redmine (ruby-based Trac equivalent) integration. This way we have unlimited space for the project at gitorious, project management features with version control integration through redmine and we would be hosted at an well-established open source git host.
I'm still open to suggestions for alternative Git & Trac (or alternative similar project management tools) hosts. I'll check out Gitorious and hostedredmine in the meanwhile.
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November 30, 2010, 06:29:44 AM »
And here comes another update from my side:
I had a look at Github, but it unfortunately just offers a rather basic bugtracking solution right now. You just have a title and a description field for tickets, which is insufficent for PARPG IMHO. Gitorious provides no bugtracking solution at all at this point, at least I couldn't find one.
hostedredmine.com just supports Trac integration with SVN repositories, not with Git repos. Codesion.com considers to add git <> trac integration at some point but it's pretty much still in brainstorming stage so we shouldn't count on seeing support for it soon. My feature request can be found here:
You can vote for this feature request if you got a codesion account (you got one if you have SVN access). Voting might help to show them that there's a demand for the feature:
I've been talking to Technomage on IRC and to me, there is quite a bunch of essential functionality that trac provides: timeline support; changeset browsing; post commit hook support for modifying tickets; sourcecode browsing; ticket integration for changesets, source files, revisions. As we couldn't find a free of charge host who offers Trac <> Git integration for open source projects, we might want to reconsider the situation.
Working in local branches can be achieved by using git-svn. The other remaining hurdle of the current workflow is the patch submission process. My personal proposal is to rather stick to SVN as it offers great Trac integration and reevaluate switching to git whenever there are free of charge hosting plans available that offer Trac <> Git integration, either by codesion.com or a different host.
I've created another thread for discussing how to improve the current patch submission process:
Last Edit: November 30, 2010, 06:35:33 AM by mvBarracuda
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December 02, 2010, 04:38:09 AM »
More food for thought that might serve as inspiration when we revisit the topic at some later point: Python PEP on choosing a dvcs:
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I've added a distributed version control user story to the product backlog:
We should try to answer some open questions in a spike first before we actually commit to switching to a dvcs in an (infrastructure) sprint:
1. What are our hosting options for using a dvcs? (self hosted vs 3rd party hosting)
2. How well do dvcs integrate with Trac and do 3rd party hosts offer Trac integration?
3. If no 3rd party hosts offers Trac integration, what Trac functionality is essential to us and how would we replace it if we would switch to a dvcs without Trac integration?
4. Where should ingame & raw assets reside in a dvcs? Are there architecture issues that prevent putting a large number/size of assets (binary files) into a dvcs?
5. Are there well established GUI clients for the dcvs for all platforms we target?
These question can be explored in the existing work in progress dvcs proposal that resides at the wiki:
We've also created a related proposal for Trac evaluation to adress point #3 mentioned above:
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Ancient Massage or Thai Massage is an extraordinary method of aligning the energies of the body, and originates from the time of the Buddha. (Kathmandu, 31 January 1998)
Nuad Phaen Boran as is it called in Thailand, correctly translates only as Ancient Massage or Traditional Massage. More widely known today as Thai Massage, it is also often called Traditional Thai Massage, Ancient Thai Massage and occasionally Yoga Massage or Thai Yoga. In our web pages, we wanted to use only Ancient Massage to be faithful to the original appellation but had to change our mind and also use Thai Massage. If we did not use the words "Thai Massage", who would have found us and the information we wanted to share with students, researchers and practitioners of this art.(Kathmandu, 19 August 2000)
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Warsop dentists, Hall and Purchase are suffering increasing numbers of incidents of vandalism in recent months.
Broken windows, stone gatepost damaged, signs being damaged, etc. The latest this week is another broken window on the front of the building, which happened at about 6.25pm on Tuesday 12/09/17.
This latest incident was witnessed by a member of the public and the descriptions of the offenders were passed on to us. There were two, a girl with shoulder-length blonde hair and a pale top, and a lad with brown hair wearing a black tracksuit top, possibly with a white stripe down the sleeve. Both roughly 15 years old. Unfortunately, there seems to be a group of local teenagers who think it funny or clever to target the building when it's empty.
Please could people just have a glance at the building when they are passing by and report any suspicious behaviour to the Police.


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Must-sees on every trip to Vienna are the Imperial Palace, Schönbrunn Palace and Belvedere Palace. The city's magnificent buildings give a good sense of Vienna's grandeur during the Habsburg rule.
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The singular and plural forms of the Hebrew word for day (yom and yamim) appear in the Old Testament over 2,300 times, making it the fifth most common noun in the Old Testament (Saebo, 1990, 6:13-14). The term is used in three basic ways. The first two ways are defined and limited: "Day" (yom) can refer to a 24-hour period (e.g., Genesis 50:3), and it can refer to the part of the 24-hour period that is "light" (in contrast to the darkness/night; Genesis 1:3-5). Day is also used in an extended way to refer to longer, less-defined periods of time in the past, present, or future (e.g., "the day of the Lord," Zechariah 14:1).
Just as most people who speak English can—rather effortlessly—understand how the English word "day" is used in a variety of contexts, most Bible readers can easily and quickly understand how the inspired writers used yom (day) throughout the Bible. Most people clearly comprehend if the word "day" is used in a defined manner (as a part of or an entire 24 hours) or in an undefined manner (e.g., "in the day of the Lord"). After the Flood, the Lord said, "While the earth remains…, winter and summer, day and night shall not cease" (Genesis 8:22). "Day" is obviously used here in reference to a defined time period—the part of a 24-hour period that is light (cf. Genesis 7:4; 29:7; Exodus 24:18). During the Flood, "the waters prevailed on the earth one hundred and fifty days" (Genesis 7:24). Once again, "days" (yamim) is used in a defined sense, though instead of referring to the light period of the day(s), the emphasis is on the total 24-hour period(s)—specifically, 150 24-hour periods. In Deuteronomy 31:17, the Lord foretold how the Israelites would break His covenant, and "in that day" many troubles would come upon them. The emphasis here is on a less defined period of time—in the future, when the Israelites would begin worshiping the idols of the pagan nations around them.
As with most terms, the word "day" cannot be defined accurately without considering the context in which it is found. However, inspired penmen nearly always provided various indicators within a given passage of Scripture so that readers can understand the text rather easily—including accurately interpreting how the word "day" is used hundreds of times in a limited, defined sense.
One of the indicators throughout the literal, non-prophetic language of Scripture that yom refers either to a limited, defined time of 24 hours or less [i.e., whether it is used to refer to (a) daylight hours of a 24-hour period or (b) the 24-hour period itself], is if the words "morning" and/or "evening" are used to describe the particular day. The words "morning" (boqer) and "evening" ('ereb) appear 348 times in the Old Testament. (Boqer appears 214 times and 'ereb 134 times; Konkel, 1997, 1:711,716.) Again and again throughout the Old Testament these words are used in reference to specific, defined portions of regular 24-hour days.
The only instances where evening and morning may not refer to defined portions of a 24-hour day are the relatively few times they are used in prophetic or figurative language (e.g., Genesis 49:27; Habakkuk 1:8). Otherwise, the evidence is overwhelming: when "morning" and/or "evening" are used in reference to a period of time (in literal, non-prophetic language) they always refer to regular, 24-hour days (or parts thereof). [NOTE: For a clear distinction between the literal, narrative, non-prophetic language of Scripture and the figurative, prophetic language of the Bible, compare the narrative of Joseph in Genesis 37-48 with what Jacob prophesies will happen to Joseph, his brothers, and their descendents in Genesis 49:1-27. For more information on the literal, historical nature of Genesis 1-2, see Thompson, 2000, pp. 133-161 and DeYoung, 2005, pp. 157-170.]
So what does this have to do with Creation? Many evolutionary sympathizers contend that the days of Creation were (or at least could have been) long periods of evolutionary geologic time (where each "day" was millions or billions of years long). One of the main problems (among others; see Lyons, 2012) with this bizarre interpretation, however, is that each day of the Creation was said to have one evening and one morning.
"So the evening and the morning were the first day" (Genesis 1:5).
"So the evening and the morning were the second day" (Genesis 1:8).
"So the evening and the morning were the third day" (Genesis 1:13).
"So the evening and the morning were the fourth day" (Genesis 1:19).
"So the evening and the morning were the fifth day" (Genesis 1:23).
"So the evening and the morning were the sixth day" (Genesis 1:31).
"So the evening and the morning were the first day" (Genesis 1:5).
"So the evening and the morning were the second day" (Genesis 1:8).
"So the evening and the morning were the third day" (Genesis 1:13).
"So the evening and the morning were the fourth day" (Genesis 1:19).
"So the evening and the morning were the fifth day" (Genesis 1:23).
"So the evening and the morning were the sixth day" (Genesis 1:31).
Just as God spoke of limited, defined periods of days using the terms "evening" and "morning" hundreds of times throughout the Old Testament, He did so six times in the Creation account. If everywhere else in the literal, non-prophetic language of the Old Testament these words are used to refer to regular 24-hour days, why is it that some contend the days of the literal, non-prophetic Genesis account of Creation were undefined, vast periods of evolutionary time? Because their loyalty to the assumption-based, unproven theory of evolution means more to them than a serious, consistent, logical interpretation of the Bible.
"Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth" (2 Timothy 2:15).
"Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth" (2 Timothy 2:15).
DeYoung, Donald (2005), Thousands…Not Billions (Green Forest, AR: Master Books).
Konkel, A.H. (1997), boqer, New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology & Exegesis, ed. Willem A. VanGemeren (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan).
Lyons, Eric (2012), "Numbers…and the Use of the Word 'Day,'" Apologetics Press, http://apologeticspress.org/APContent.aspx?category=9&article=3526&topic=327.
Saebo, M. (1990), yom, Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament, ed. G. Johannes Botterweck and Helmer Ringgren (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans).
Thompson, Bert (2000), Creation Compromises (Montgomery, AL: Apologetics Press).


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The folk music world is in mourning today with news of Doc Watson's death. The North Carolina guitarist and singer died Tuesday in Winston-Salem. He was 89.
As evidenced by the thousands who make the pilgrimage Wilkesboro, N.C., to attend Watson's festival, MerleFest, each year, this was a musician who made a global impact.
Bill Gurley, a folk musician who lives on the Northern Neck and teaches in Gloucester, told me of his personal and musical admiration for Watson.
"I had the original Folkways and Vanguard Doc Watson albums. I pretty much wore the grooves off of them, as well as thousands of other musicians. It was an exposure to a type of music you would not ever hear on the radio," Gurley said. "It was like this little gem you discovered that very few other people were listening to. Of course, that changed pretty quickly."
By the early 1960s, Doc was well on his way to becoming a star of the folk revival sweeping the nation at the time. His self-titled 1964 album included his version of "Tom Dooley," previously a hit for the Kingston Trio. It also featured his blazing flat-picked guitar style on tunes such as "Black Mountain Rag."
Gurley said he met Watson briefly a couple of times over the years. "I opened a show for him, I think it was in Richmond, and we were in the dressing room together. I was playing my banjo, built by Mr. Summerfield of Hampton. It was built for me when I was about 15 years old. Doc said he liked the sound of it, asked if he could play it. Honestly, I didn't know that Doc played the banjo. He played some of the old claw hammer style on my banjo and commented on how much he liked the sound. Of course, I was thrilled that Doc Watson played my banjo. It was one of those scenes you'll always remember."
Gurley said that took place sometime in the late 1970s.
"My main memories of Doc were what a real gentleman he was. I've heard he could be cantankerous. I never saw that side of him ... Doc was a real gentleman from the old Southern school. It's truly amazing that he did what he did. I remember seeing video of Doc climbing up on roof to repair a storm window on his house. He didn't let his blindness hold him back in the least."
I never met Watson, but I heard him play several times at MerleFest. My favorite memory was hearing him blast early rock 'n' roll tunes with an electric band at the festival. Here was a man revered by the folk world playing "Shake Rattle and Roll" (or something similar) for a tent full of sweaty dancers.
Watson was a great figure in part because, like Duke Ellington, he saw no boundaries in music. To him, blues, old fiddle tunes and rockabilly were all part of the same delicious American stew.


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text: I arrived in Hong Kong after a 24-hour trip from Miami (Miami to LA, LA to Hong Kong). I checked into my hotel around 10:00 PM, and finally made it out to find a late dinner around 11:00. I slept well…until I was awoken (on the 19th floor of my hotel) by celebrating Chelsea football (soccer) fans in the streets at 6:30 in the morning. Congrats, Chelsea, on the Champions League win…and for waking me up. This felt like a uniquely Hong Kong post-imperialist situation. At 11:00 AM I made my way to Art HK. A few British dealers were bleary-eyed in sunglasses, slouching in their booths. I had a crazy day of running around trying to see this enormous fair in six hours. At 2:40 I did a talk with writer HG Masters at the Art Asia Pacific booth. I was followed by artist (and Pittsburgh resident) Bill Kofmehl. Out of 35 talks, over four days, there were 6 people from the US. Two out out of six were from Pittsburgh…not bad! I got to see and talk with many galleries new to me over the course of the day.


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IntroductionIn this page you will see how to use the DBUnit-Plugin, a plugin that allows the usage of DBUnit datasets (think about them as test fixtures that use databases) in Grails. This plugin does not aim to cover all the points displayed in the proposal presented in the Grails wiki, but uses some ideas described there.For a while, the project is hosted at http://code.google.com/p/dbunit-plugin.
So, how to use it?First of all, install it typing inside you grails application:
Or download the new version and install it using:
grails install-plugin http://dbunit-plugin.googlecode.com/files/grails-dbunit-plugin-0.1.zip
The plugin is prepared to deal with datasets written as flat xml, as it is the approach I consider the easiest.Let's take a look at some examples:
grails install-plugin /where/you/download/grails-dbunit-plugin-0.1.zip
Using only one dataset to the testConsider the following class:
It is mapped to a table in the database with the columns id, version (automatically added by Grails), name and email. So, we should create a dataset as follows:
class Person { Long id String name String email static constraints = { name(blank:false) email(email:true, unique:true) } }
In order to the plugin correctly load this dataset, some conventions must be adopted:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <dataset> <person id="1" name="Pessoa 1" email="[email protected]" version="1" /> <person id="2" name="Pessoa 2" email="[email protected]" version="1" /> <person id="3" name="Pessoa 3" email="[email protected]" version="1" /> <person id="4" name="Pessoa 4" email="[email protected]" version="1" /> <person id="5" name="Pessoa 5" email="[email protected]" version="1" /> </dataset>
Where to locate the datasetThe directory where the datasets should be located is test/datasets: inside this directory, sub-directories should be created to separate each set of datasets to the tests. For instance, if the test specifies that it will use the dataset "person", so create a directory test/datasets/person to contain the DBUnit xml files.
How to indicate to the test class which datasets to useTotally simple! See next:
The static property "datasets" is a list with all necessary datasets to that test. In this case, all .xml files in test/datasets/person will be loaded. If you save the xml previously described in test/datasets/person/data.xml, the plugin will load the described data and will let them available for the test.Tip: if you want, you can indicate the order the files will be loaded, numerating them as follows:
class PersonTests extends GroovyTestCase { static datasets = ['person'] void testCountPerson() { def c = Person.count() assertEquals 5, c } }
- test/datasets/person/0.data.xml
- test/datasets/person/1.data.xml
- test/datasets/person/2.data.xml
Indicating more than one dataset per testYou only have to add all the datasets you want to the list:
Here, the datasets will be loaded in the order they appear in the list. Thus, first the files in test/datasets/person/ will be loaded, then the files in test/datasets/city/ and so on.
static datasets = ['person', 'city', 'country']
Datasets in "packages"It is possible to separate the datasets in a structure similar to packages. For the following test class:
The plugin will list the ".xml" files in test/datasets/com/google/dbunit-plugin/person/. Be aware for the fact that the plugin will NOT list the files present in the sub-directories, only in the directory shown.
class PersonTests extends GroovyTestCase { static datasets = ['com/google/dbunit-plugin/person'] void testCountPerson() { def c = Person.count() assertEquals 5, c } }