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Join Greg Mortimer on this 14-day voyage towards Chile while exploring some of the world's most spectacular and diverse scenery, with a unique combination of wine country, dazzling Andean landscapes, and tantalizing cuisine. On this voyage, you will traverse the narrows and fjords in Patagonia that are filled with glaciers, experience the expansive wildernesses and marvel at the granite spires on hikes in Torres del Paine National Park, Zodiac cruise and kayak waterways rich in wildlife, where you can hope to see migrating whales, dolphins, penguins and seals. Join the journey exploring the fjords and coast of southern Chile and discover why Chile was voted best adventure destination in South America for three consecutive years at the World Travel Awards.
Day 1 : Ushuaia, Argentina
Day 2 : Ushuaia | Embark
Day 3 : Beagle Channel | Glacier Alley
Day 4 : Francisco Coloane Marine Park
Day 5 : Chilean Fjords, Kirke Narrows
Days 6-7 : Puerto Natales | Torres Del Paine National Park
Day 8 : White Narrows | Pio Glacier XI, Chile
Day 9 : Puerto Eden, Chile | At Sea
Days 10-11 : Chilean Fjords
Days 12-13 : Corcovado Bay | Chiloé
Day 14 : Puerto Montt | Disembark
Revel in the dramatic landscape along the Beagle Channel and Patagonia
Overnight in Torres del Paine National Park and be in awe of the majestic beauty
Watch for blowholes as whales migrate from high to low latitudes in search of warmer waters
Discover the UNESCO heritage listed unique timber churches in Chiloé
Greg Mortimer
Kirke Narrows
Patagonia Fjord
Pio XI Glacier
Port of Ushuaia
Puerto Edén
Small Ship Cruise
Day 1 Ushuaia, Argentina
Arrive in Ushuaia and be transferred to the group hotel located in downtown Ushuaia within walking distance of the pier. The remainder of the day is yours at leisure.
Note: Arrival airport transfer is on preferred flights only.
Day 2 Ushuaia | Embark
1 Breakfast, 1 Dinner
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast at the hotel before exploring Ushuaia on a half-day city tour. Ushuaia, the capital city of the province of Tierra del Fuego, is located on the shores of the Beagle Channel and it is surrounded by the Martial Range, which offers a unique landscape as a result of the combination of mountains, sea, glaciers and forest. The city tour will visit The Mission, Brown and Solierneighbourhoods, where you can see old houses belonging to the first families in Tierra del Fuego, such as the Beban, the Pastoriza, and the Ramos. Head 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) out of town to Martial Glacier. The ride in the chairlift to the trails leading up to the glacier provides wonderful regional views and of Ushuaia town, the Beagle Channel and its islands.
Afterward, continue to the End of the World Museum with exhibitions explaining the history of Tierra del Fuego. Return to town before walking to Ushuaia port in the late afternoon to meet your expedition team and commence boarding at approximately 4.00 pm (final embarkation time will be provided in your final documentation). As the Greg Mortimer pulls away from port, gather on the deck to commence your adventure with spectacular views over Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego. You'll have time to settle into your cabin before important briefings. This evening, get to know your fellow expeditioners and expedition team and crew at a welcome dinner to celebrate the start of a thrilling adventure.
Day 3 Beagle Channel | Glacier Alley
As you travel into the Beagle Channel, the important waterway that allowed ships to avoid the notoriously rough waters around Cape Horn, we follow the route that a young Charles Darwin took on board the famous HMS Beagle back in 1831, a five-year expedition that forever changed his life and which led him to develop his seminal theory of evolution. Sailing west from Ushuaia, you travel through a dazzling stretch of the 240-kilometre long (150 miles) of the Beagle Channel called Glacier Alley –or 'Avenue of the Glaciers', as it's more elegantly known. You'll marvel at this string of tidewater glaciers pushing down to the edge of the sea from the enormous Darwin Ice Field. Surrounded by snow-capped peaks, most of the glaciers were named after European countries or the explorers who discovered them: Holland, Italy, Romanche, Spain, Garibaldi. Weather permitting, you'll board Zodiacs for a closer look at the impressive Romanche Glacier. Even if fog obscures the view, the sound of the cracking ice as it calves into the water is sure to impress. Apart from the spectacular scenery, Glacier Alley offers opportunities to spot wildlife such as penguin rookeries and South American fur seals.
Day 4 Francisco Coloane Marine Park
Established in 2003 as Chile's first marine reserve, Francisco Coloane was the first known feeding ground for humpback whales along the Pacific coast of South America. The park honors Francisco Coloane, a celebrated Chilean author who wrote many stories of ocean adventures about Patagonia and Antarctica. Coloane was himself an adventurer, explorer and son of a whaler. Around the southern area of Santa Ines Island, surrounded by spectacular views including the tidewater glacier pushing down the rugged mountainous island, spend time kayaking and Zodiac cruising, getting a close look at Magellanic penguins, imperial cormorants, flightless steamer ducks, and southern fur seals. Around Carlos III Island, a known feeding ground for the humpback whales, you can hope to see the majestic creatures from the comfort of your ship, or if conditions permit, from your kayaks or Zodiacs.
Day 5 Chilean Fjords, Kirke Narrows
As you venture north, enter one of the many channels and fjords of Patagonian Chile. Be prepared to experience wild weather. The fjords and islands of Chilean Patagonia take the brunt of the prevailing westerlies that blow across the southern seas, and here, the wind can blow almost constantly, and rain and snow can fall all year round. You may sail through Montañas Fjord, a long fjord flanked by rugged mountains and a number of glaciers including Herman, Bernal, and Paredes. If the Captain opens up the bridge, it's an ideal opportunity to watch the scenery unfold as you sail through this beautiful channel. Enjoy informative and entertaining presentations from the hand-selected expedition team, who will bring to life the natural environment, wildlife, culture and history of the places you'll be experiencing.
Day 6-7 Puerto Natales | Torres Del Paine National Park
Puerto Natalesis the gateway to Torres del Paine National Park, world-renowned for its granite towers, which give the park its name. These gigantic spires were carved by glacial ice and upon entering the park, you will see a series of lakes with intense colors, mountains covered in ice, and an array of local fauna. In Patagonia, you will feel the immensity of nature and delight in feeling completely insignificant in its presence.The jaw-dropping landscapes of turquoise waters, glaciers and towering granite horns of the Torres del Paine National Park is a humbling experience.
You will have two days to experience the wonders of Torres del Paine National Park on various hikes suited to your fitness level. You will pass several estancias (ranches) en route to the national park, and you will witness the landscape change from a steppe eco-region to deciduous forest. Along the way, pause amongst the mountains to admire views of the lakes called Amamrga, Sarmiento, and Nordenskjold, and Salto Grande. You may be able to see someof the local fauna, including many species of birds including the majestic condor. Look out for foxes, huemul (Andean deer) and guanacos, which are wild camelids related to the llama. The reclusive difficult-to-spot puma has also been seen inside the national park where authorities are happy to report a healthy growing population.
Spend the night at a comfortable hotel located just outside of the national park offering superb mountain and river views. Here you will enjoy local cuisine and Chilean wine and hear about the various hiking options available to you and suited to your individual interests and fitness level. On the afternoon of your second day in Torres del Paine National, you will be transported back to the Greg Mortimer in time for dinner, swapping stories on the drive back, of your exploration of the park.
Day 8 White Narrows | Pio Glacier XI, Chile
At low tide this morning, cross the White Narrows –a narrow channel of water approximately 80 metres wide. Find a spot on one of the many observation areas and appreciate the masterful skills of your Captain as they navigate through this difficult channel. At the heart of Chilean Patagonia lies Bernardo O'Higgins National Park. More than 320 kilometres (200 miles) from one end the other, the park encompasses Patagonia's Southern Ice Field, which in combination with its northern counterpart forms one of the largest expanses of glacial ice outside the Polar Regions.
The only way to visit this area is by sea, through a maze of fjords that ultimately leads to the entrance of Pío XI, named in honour of Pope Pius XI by Father Alberto de Agostini, an Italian missionary and explorer,who in 1931 was the first person to cross the Southern Ice Field.Of the 48 glaciers in the Southern Ice Field, nearly allare retreating, except Pío XI. Scientists have not been able to explain exactlywhy it has advanced so far and so fast over the past 80 years. In any case, Pío XI Glacier is an anomaly in a world where nearly all glaciers are retreatingand being able to see it up close is a privilege. Head to Puerto Eden on your journey northwards, navigating more challenging passages including Paso del Abismo, a very narrow and spectacular channel where you can continue to enjoy remarkable scenery.
Day 9 Puerto Eden, Chile | At Sea
Located on the east coast of Wellington Island, inside Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, Puerto Eden is a tiny fishing village connected by intricate canals, imposing mountains, icefields, and is considered one of Chile's most isolated inhabited places. The village is known for being the home to approximately 25 Kawésqar indigenous inhabitants –roughly 10% of the population of the village. The village is connected by beautiful timber boardwalks called 'pasarelas'. Kawésqar are traditionally nomadic sea people and it come as no surprise that the main economic activity is fishing -mussels being a local speciality. Known for their excellent craftsmanship for canoe-making and basketry, local handicrafts are also a speciality, and you'll have ample opportunity to meet the locals and to purchase locally-made handicrafts directly from them. You'll enjoy exploring the picturesque boardwalks over the maze of canals, meeting the friendly locals, and soaking in the tranquil natural beauty of this isolated hamlet.
Day 10-11 Chilean Fjords
Leaving Puerto Eden behind, re-enter the channels for a few days navigating your way through Patagonia's maze of fjords towards Chiloé. Your team of experts will continue to deliver informative and entertaining presentations in the lecture theatre or you may choose to enjoy a book from the library, work up a sweat in the fitness centre, treat yourself to a massage in the wellness centre, or relax in the jacuzzi and sauna and simply enjoy the splendid scenery. Spend time on the decks to scan for whales, dolphins and seabirds, while admiring the beautiful landscapes of the maze of channels and islands around. You will be sailing along part of the 90-mile long Moraleda Channel, which separates the mainland from the huge archipelagos of Chonos and Guaitecas. To the east you will see magnificent Andes peaks such as the Mentolat, Melimollu volcano, and the Maca Volcano. Scan the waters for the occasional presence of pods of killer whale that predate on the numerous South American sea lion colonies located along the coast and forested islands.
Day 12-13 Corcovado Bay | Chiloé
Spend the morning exploring the delightful and impressive coastline of Tic-Toc Bay –either ship cruising or perhaps by Zodiac and kayak. This whole area has been recently recognised as one of the few marine parks of Chile based not just onthe seasonal presence of the blue whales but also on the rich array of other cetaceans, marine mammals, and seabirds. In the Corcovado Gulf, you will enjoy watching a good sample of oceanic seabirds including black-browed albatross, southern giant petrel, southern fulmar and long-distant migrants such as the migratory Arctic skua. On a hike through the dense temperate woodland, you can hope to see interesting species such as black-throated Huet-huet, chucao, ochre-flanked and Magellanic tapaculos, Des Mur's wiretail, thorn-tailed rayadito, white-throated treerunner, Magellanic woodpecker and rufous-legged owl.
Continue to keep watch for whales in the Corcovado Gulf as you sail into Chiloé, an archipelago of lush islands,a land of myths and legends, unique folklore and culinary traditions. It's a region blessed with natural beauty and culture, cherished by Chilenos. Explore this mythical island with its colourful timber churches, 16 of which have been declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. In Castro, discover palafittes –colourfully-painted timber houses built on stilts above the water –and enjoy the wit and warmth of the Chilote people whose traditions give this unique archipelago its distinctive character.
Chiloé is renowned for its superb shipbuilding heritage and carpentry skills and nowhere else in Chile showcases this better than in Dalcahue village, where you'll visit a few shipyards, enjoy one of Chiloe's 16 UNESCO World Heritage-listed timber churches, and see some of the most impressive wood shingle houses anywhere in the world.
Gastronomy is another principalreason why Chilenos travel to Chiloé. Blessed with abundant seafood such as mussels and cod, and with hundreds of potato varieties to choose from, the local cuisine is an experience to savor in Chiloé. You will sample traditional curanto, a specially-prepared meal and one of the most ancient recipes still being used today. Archaeologists discovered a 6000-year-old cooking pit that contained skeletal remains of coypu, sea lions, birds, fish, and whales, as well as shells from scallops, snails, abalones, mussels, and clams. These were the vestiges of an early curanto. The word curanto means "stony ground," and is more of a preparation style than a strict recipe. The process begins by filling a metre-deep hole, which traditionally is filled with rocks, then topped with locally-sourced timber logs burned to heat the stones for cooking.
The ingredients have changed over the centuries, but these days, a mix of shellfish, smoked meat, chicken, longaniza (sausage), and potatoes are the most popular choices. Potatoes are special to Chilotés and hundreds of varieties are cultivated in Chiloé. Traditional curanto features multiple potato varieties prepared three different ways –whole-steamed in their skin, chapaleles (potato dumplings) and milcaos (potato pancakes). After loading ingredients into the pit, it's covered with wild rhubarb leaves, damp sacks, and packed dirt. As the shellfish cooks, the shells open and release juices that sizzle on the hot rocks and help steam the rest of the food. After a few hours of wet roasting, a mouth-watering feast awaits, and since the large pits lend themselves to feeding crowds, curanto is often prepared to enliven family gatherings and special occasions. After your shore excursion, enjoy curanto lunch while local musicians offer a taste of local folklore music.
Shore Excurion (Choose one of the following):
Castro City and Dalcahue
Discoverthe main attractions of Castro town including the"Feria Yumbel" (local market), palafittes (houses on stilts), museums, churches and the crafts market. Afterwards, visitTey's church, a building that was moved from its original place towhere it is today. The moving of an entire building is known as "Minga de Tiradura", a project in which the entire community volunteers help. Continueto the town of Dalcahue, famous for its artisanalshipyards, for one of the 16 World Heritage churches known for its unique shingle design. Dalcahue isalso known for its beautiful houses, its tiny museum,and as a meetingplace for localartisans who gather at their craft market to sell their creations. You will visit the typical "cocinerias" or eateries serving up delicious variety offreshly-preparedlocal dishesfor which the area is famous. Finally, watch the unearthing ofthecuranto and savour its delights.
Castro City and Chonchi
Discover the main attractions of Castro town including the"Feria Yumbel" (local market), palafittes (houses on stilts), museums, churches and the handicraft market. Next follows a visit to the beautiful churches of the area that were declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites, located in the areas of Nercon, Vilupulli and Chonchi. Afterwards, continue to Chonchi, nicknamed the "city of three floors" for its terraces, with important sites such as the Museum of Traditions, Accordion Museum and its attractive waterfront.Finally, watch the unearthing of the curanto and savour its delights.
Chiloé National Park
This tour goes through the natural landscapes that amazed Charles Darwin during his explorations of the Huillinco and Curao Lakes and Pacific Ocean. At Chiloé National Park visit the interpretation centre, walk along lovely "Sendero el Tepual" a pathway that winds through Chiloé's thick and humid forest. Drive back to Castro town and watch the unearthing ofthecuranto and savour its delights.
Day 14 Puerto Montt | Disembark
Your voyage ends In Puerto Montt. Bid farewell to your expedition team and fellow adventurers before transferring to the airport for your onward travels.
Greg Mortimer- redefines expedition cruising for the future, with just 120 passengers on board in the polar regions. The Greg Mortimer is at the cutting edge of nautical technology. Robust, powerful and built with guests in mind, this ship marks significant growth in polar cruising capabilities.
Ushuaia - Hotels
Hosteria Linares
The Hostería Linares, is located in downtown Ushuaia, with wonderful views of the Channel of Beagle, the Bay of Ushuaia, Navarino Island (Chile), and the Andes mountains, including the Marial glacier and is the perfect place to relax before your Antarctica cruise.
Tierra de Leyendas
This boutique hotel is located convenient to downtown yet removed in order to experience the beauty of the Beagle Channel and the snow-capped peaks of the Andes. Enjoy personalized service, fine dining in the restaurant and well equipped guest rooms in this friendly family operated hotel.
The hotel has 77 highly comfortable warmly decorated rooms, 4 executive suites, International Direct Dialing, Cable TV. It is an incredibly comfortable lodge - the perfect place to relax before your Antarctica cruise!
More Ushuaia Hotels
Ushuaia is a charming port city that is the gateway to Antarctica and lays claim as the southernmost city in the world and is a bustling center for adventure travel.
Aurora Stateroom Triple
6 rooms available. All include en-suite bathrooms, three single beds, porthole window, desk area and 42" flat-screen TV
Aurora Stateroom Twin
Greg Mortimer features 8 porthole rooms, all with private en-suites. Located on Deck 3, they're close to the mudroom and loading platforms, perfect for adventurers who are looking for a comfortable base that's close to the action.
Balcony Stateroom C
14 rooms available. All include en-suite bathrooms, floor to ceiling windows and balconies and a select number are also connecting rooms, perfect for families or groups.
Balcony Stateroom B
Balcony Stateroom A
Balcony Suite
With a bit more room to stretch the legs, the Greg Mortimer's two Balcony Suites are perfect for polar adventurers who travel with plenty of gear. Featuring private balconies, en-suite bathrooms and a comfortable desk area, these will sell out quickly!
The Greg Mortimer's four Junior Suites take in some impressive scenery from their vantage points on Deck 7. When you aren't enjoying a landing, you can relax in the suites' separate lounge area, or just watch the world float by from the private balcony.
The largest of all the rooms, the Greg Mortimer's singular Captain's Suite will take you to the polar regions in ultimate style and comfort. Complete with large lounge area, balcony, walk-in wardrobe and en-suite.
Expedition Inclusions
•One night's hotel accommodation with breakfast in Ushuaia on Day 1
•Half day Ushuaia city tour on Day 2 (lunch not included on Day 2)
•Luggage transfer from your hotel in Ushuaia to the ship on Day 2
•Onboard accommodation during voyage including daily cabin service
•All meals, snacks, tea and coffee during voyage•Beer, house wine and soft drinks with dinner
•Captain's welcome and farewell drinks including four-course dinner, house cocktails, house beer and wine, and non-alcoholic beverages.
•All shore excursions and Zodiac cruises mentioned in the itinerary
•Educational lectures and guiding services from the expedition team
•Access to our onboard doctor and basic medical services
•Complimentary 3-in-1 waterproof polar expedition jacket
•Complimentary loan of Muck boots during the voyage
•Comprehensive pre-departure information
•A printed photo book produced with photos from your voyage
•Gratuities for crew will automatically be added to your bill. Please advise at the time of settlement if you would like this to be removed
•Port surcharges, permitsand landing fees
Expedition Exclusions
•International or domestic flights to/or within South America, unless specified
•Transfers not mentioned in the itinerary
•Airport arrival or departure taxes
•Passport, visa, reciprocity and vaccination charges
•Travel insurance or emergency evacuation charges
•Hotels and meals not included in the itinerary
•Optional excursions not included in the itinerary
•Optional activity surcharges
•All items of a personal nature including but not limited to alcoholic beverages and soft drinks(except during dinner), laundry services, personal clothing, medical expenses, gratuities, Wi-Fi, email or phone charges.
Initial deposit is $2,700, and most travelers will call our office and pay the deposit with a credit card. Alternatively, you can register online here.
Final payment is due 100 days prior to departure by Credit cards accepted. All final payments by credit card subject to a surcharge of 2.5% and maximum of $20,000 charge.
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Daschle in 'Da Club'? … not
By Ellis Washington
Published February 4, 2009 at 12:00am
Chorus: You can find me in the club, bottle full of bub/ My mind not what you need, you need to feel a buzz / I'm into havin' sex, I ain't into makin' love / So come gimme a hug, if you're into gettin' rubbed.
~ 50 Cent, "In Da Club" (circa 2003)
Laura Ingraham, conservative intellectual and radio host, was literally beside herself Monday morning in her opening dialogue. She was livid about Tom Daschle as President Obama's initial appointee for secretary of health and human services apparently on his way to Senate approval despite failing to report some $255,000 in income from 2005 through 2007 for a car and driver supplied to him for personal use. Like Tim Geithner, Obama's secretary of treasury, Daschle only admitted to Congress his tax omissions after the issue became public. Daschle also failed to report to the IRS $80,000 in consulting fees.
Ms. Ingraham and most conservatives like me were pleasantly surprised when yesterday afternoon the news came down that Daschle would not get a pass from the Senate and was forced to withdraw his name from consideration. Yes, Daschle is in the Senate club, but his elite pedigree will not be enough this time.
Daschle was the subject of last Monday's op-ed in the Wall Street Journal titled, "Driving Tom Daschle." When pressed by committee personnel, Daschle was bold and rather flippant in his answer: "He told committee staff he had grown used to having a car and driver as majority leader and did not think to report the perk on his taxes, according to staff members." Needless to say, if this were a Republican that failed to pay his taxes, the propaganda press would be giving 24/7 coverage and howling for that GOP hypocrite to withdraw his nomination immediately.
Before his retraction yesterday afternoon, why the double standard with Daschle? Because he's a liberal in the (Senate) club. The alternative media – WND, Michael Savage, Laura Ingraham, Ann Coulter, Hannity, Rush, the conservative blogs, et al., take a bow, because you sounded the trumpet and I believe forced Obama to withdraw Daschle's nomination before next week's congressional hearings. Don't believe Daschle's explanation: that the he woke up Tuesday morning and while drinking his coffee and reading the New York Times editorial page calling for him to step down decided to bow out. If you believe that load of propaganda, I would love to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge.
Who is Tom Daschle? He served as senator from South Dakota from 1987-2005. As Senate majority leader, Daschle was perhaps one of the most partisan, activist senators of his generation. His political extremism, arrogance and penchant to try to cram radical legislation down the GOP's throat over time led to his failure to win re-election in his own state at the height of his powers in Washington, D.C. Nevertheless, like his lobbyist wife, he is still sucking from the teat of leviathan government. For example Daschle's chauffer service cited above was provided by Leo Hindery, a big Democratic donor who also made Mr. Daschle millions by making him a limited partner in InterMedia Partners, a private equity company.
Apparently, the inevitable conflicts of interest with Daschle heading a major federal department while only a few weeks before actively lobbying corporations and businesses that have direct ties to federal government contracts under his authority was even too much for this pol to overcome. The Wall Street Journal editors were incensed at his possible nomination: "In appointing Mr. Daschle, Mr. Obama is showing that lobbying is fine as long as it is done by people who agree with him."
Why the lyrics citation at the beginning of this article by rapper 50 Cent and how does that relate to this column? I'm glad you asked. Many times in other articles I have likened certain scoundrels in the presidency, judiciary and Congress to Medieval English landlords' oppressive rule over landless serfs, Mafia dons extortion of honest businesses, or music pornographers like hardcore rappers' lucrative exploitation of black culture.
While on one level I and most people that appreciate real artistic expression are repulsed by the lyrics of hip-hop artists like 50 Cent and other rappers, on another level these people are what they are – not hypocrites, but hardcore rappers, music pornographers, misogynists, thugs and crooks. On the other hand, politicians like Daschle and the Democrats in Congress are shameless hypocrites in the tradition of Jezebel. These pols have made an art form out of stealing increasing amounts of taxpayers' funds and having the nerve to call you a "Benedict Arnold" or traitor for not being willing to give these politicians even more of your hard-earned money for yet another welfare program or economic stimulus package that history has repeatedly demonstrated and most reasonable people already know will not work.
Rapper 50 Cent, in his platinum hit song "In Da Club," showed unmitigated hubris when he boasted: "I'm into having sex, I ain't into making love." Likewise, Sen. Daschle told Senate staff he did not think to report the perk on his taxes. Both Daschle and 50 Cent seem to imply this is the way business is done.
While the opening lyrics by 50 Cent are admittedly vulgar and misogynist, they are also created out of ignorance of both history and cultural mores. Daschle's IRS excuse before the media, on the other hand, is one borne out of premeditated fascism – an entitlement mentality that as a past member of the exclusive 100-member "Senate Club" shouts in the extreme: I am above the law. Realizing that most of the 535 members of Congress more or less hold these same views is infinitely more disturbing to me as a citizen seeking to maintain the verity of America's republic, than are the song stylings of some nitwit, thuggish rapper.
In conclusion, while I'm elated that the Daschle nomination has failed, what I really hope for is that Obama's economic stimulus package doesn't get one GOP vote in the Senate, as was the case in the House of Representatives. In reality, Obama's stimulus plan should be called the "Democrat Eternity Act," because it has little to do with economic stimulus (being loaded with numerous pork bills and earmarks) and everything to do with getting Democrats elected for eternity. All Americans of good will can only pray that this bill, like the Daschle nomination, will go down in flames of defeat.
Ellis Washington
Ellis Washington is a former staff editor of the Michigan Law Review and law clerk at the Rutherford Institute. He is a professor of Constitutional Law, Legal Ethics, and Contracts at the National Paralegal College, a counselor at the American College of Education, and a founding board member of Salt and Light Global. Washington is a co-host of "Joshua's Trial," a radio show of Christian conservative thought. A graduate of John Marshall Law School and post-grad work at Harvard Law School, his latest law review article is titled, "Social Darwinism in Nazi Family and Inheritance Law." Washington's latest book is a 2-volume collection of essays and Socratic dialogues – "The Progressive Revolution" (University Press of America, 2013). Visit his popular law/political blog, "EllisWashingtonReport.com, an essential repository dedicated to educating the next generation of young conservative intellectuals.
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Sure, you've heard of Infrastructure as a Service–think AWS–but what the heck is AI as a Service?
AI is becoming increasingly integrated into our lives, and entrepreneurs and developers are finding new creative ways to deploy their AI. This leads us to AI's emergence as a purchasable service.
But what does it mean to buy an AI, and who is selling them? Keep reading to learn all about AI as a service, and what it means for our future.
These days, the smartphone OS environment is largely made up of iOS and Android. If OEM's spent time creating their own operating systems, the smartphone market would look very different. Essentially, everybody likes teamwork.
Artificial intelligence can be thought of in a similar manner. Creating AI from the ground-up is an expensive and time-consuming process. If a company can adopt an already-built AI, time and money are saved.
AI as a service attempts to blend the human-computer work environment even further to increase productivity and unlock innovation. AI as a service is marketed as an efficient solution to problems a company is experiencing. These AI as a service companies are betting that their product outperforms the alternative of hiring an additional worker or two.
So What is Being Offered Then?
AI as a service is not necessarily a brand-new concept; voice assistant AI has been around for quite some time now. When you call your bank, you're routed to an automated directory that allows you to make selections while "chatting" with a robot. These chatbots provide 24-hour "live service," and allow workers to spend more time on non-routine issues.
Combine machine learning, computer vision, and human intelligence to maximize value for self-driving car, automated drone, and satellite image companies.
The world is moving towards automation, robotics, and on-demand services. The biggest barrier to getting there is creating the bridges that allow computers to interact with the world. There is an enormous expansion of the economy that's going to come next.
Built to understand, learn, reason, and interact, IBM is applying Watson to various focus areas such as IoT (Internet of Things). In the case of IoT, Watson's machine learning capabilities allow it to connect and process data from a number of connected devices.
Another example of Watson being a service AI is within the healthcare industry. While we still need medical professionals to diagnosis and treat issues, service AI can help translate medical data even further so that medical decisions can be made more quickly.
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Regardless of the changes, fans looked at the installation of the tarps as a change done to spite the fanbase or drive down attendance. While the former is more of an emotional argument that can't be proved, the attendance effects can't be argued. Over the years, some of the youth culture that liked to hang out in the upper deck were displaced. They didn't relocate to the Plaza Reserved level en masse. Some of the heartier types went to the bleachers. Many just left.
As the two sides remained divided over swaths of vinyl, the team on-the-field suffered through fits and starts trying to rebuild the roster, with seemingly endless cycles of player development followed by heartbreaking trades.
All that brings us to today, where a resurgent A's franchise is showing great improvement on the field and steady improvement at the gate. The tarps haven't changed season ticket and advance sales in any meaningful way. Whatever data the business side wanted to gather from this scarcity experiment is probably in a large enough sample to make some sort of declaration or judgement about the upper deck. Any revenue potential for ads on the tarps evaporated as they became enormously unpopular. The limited availability Value Deck has settled in as a popular, affordable seating option.
Come 2013, it should be time to turn the page. The tarps can come down permanently. That would add 11,000 seats back to the Coliseum, bringing its capacity to 46,000 – too large for a ballpark. However, the Plaza Reserved (East Side Club) could be closed in conjunction, removing 3,000 seats from inventory. That puts the capacity at 43,000, which is still rather large for MLB but sufficient for the premium games. Use of Plaza Reserved has always struck me as backwards if the aim is to improve the fan experience. Sight lines are terrible because of the cut-off outfield, and the tier is all in the outfield, so it's not particularly close to the action. It requires its own security and concessions staffing, as well as its own restrooms. The club behind the seats is typically underutilized during the baseball season, only coming into play for special functions such as the Root Beer Float Day.
Chances are that Wolff and Crowley (who originated the tarp idea) will stick with the status quo, since they're already made the investment. But there is a third way that ownership could move that makes sense for both fans and ownership. The idea involves removing tarps on 12 additional sections in the upper deck (310-315, 319-324), adding 4,600 seats in the process. If those sections are added and Plaza Reserved is closed, the offset is a net 1,600 seats, bringing the Coliseum's capacity to 36,600. That's roughly the minimum that MLB supposedly wants for the next A's stadium, so the change adds seats while retaining some level of scarcity. It also works from a staffing standpoint, since the "new" sections are accessed from the upper concourse. That allows the use of the same concession stands, restrooms, ramps, and elevators. The minimal security used for Plaza Reserved can be brought to the upper deck, so no change there. Sightlines will be better compared to Plaza Reserved, and some of that feel of the old upper deck can start to come back, even if part of the tier remains cordoned off or tarped.
Whether we're talking about the 36,600 or 43,000-seat alternatives, either one is much better than the status quo. One of the problems with dealing with MLB or other pro sports leagues is that the leagues often mandate a single fixed capacity per year. The A's aren't allowed to remove and replace tarps on a per-game or per-series basis, which is why you get the same capacity for Giants or Yankees games as you would vs. the Royals or Rays. That rule is unlikely to change, so the A's should consider taking at least a conciliatory step (or half-step) towards addressing the real problems caused by the existing seating configuration. No, it's not going to suddenly convert those who have a deep-seated hatred towards Wolff/Fisher/Crowley. What it can't do is degrade the experience any further. It might actually help. It's worth some consideration.
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It's really less about the scarcity at this point and more about the money. Those are the cheapest seats in the house and aren't going to net them much money. In fact, it may cost them quite a bit because they not only have to staff a largely empty space, but people are already purchasing the cheapest tickets and performing a free seat upgrade. The only reason the value deck works at all is because they're right behind home plate. They're not going to want to go back to the daily "do we staff the sections or not" game and the amount of money that costs them. While the scarcity issue may have been one of the driving forces/arguments behind the tarps in the first place, it's not the key thing keeping them up.
I love third deck, and would love to see some removal of some tarps. I can't remember off the top of my head, would removal of those few sections allow for stair access to the second deck concession/restroom area? One of the things I dislike about value deck is having to use the ramp to go down for better concessions.
@daveybaby – the very ends of 310 and 324 could have stair access to the plaza concourse if it was allowed.
Personally, I've never minded the tarps. I think it's a slight improvement having them compared to a nearly empty 3rd deck. In any case, it'd be nice if they put some eye candy on the tarps instead of the solid green. I'd like to see projected dynamic images. But, whatever. Remove them. Let the anti-tarp fans get what they want.
Anyone going to today's game? I took the day off; never seen a clinching game.
Seems a reasonable idea. And frankly on that makes a lot more sense than those horrible plaza reserved seats ever did.
Long before Wolff/Fisher the A's wanted tarps, after they lost their fight to prevent the Mt. Davis renovations. They couldn't find material that would withstand the wind, etc., up there. New technology, I guess, became available. Perhaps in the 90s, the A's wanted to tarp only the east-side monstrosity itself, which is a pretty good idea, if they can keep the fabric taut and scrub off the guano. It's not a bad place for that big A's emblem.
Now it's time to open up the rest of the upper deck. The one section that is open, the feed-your-face slice of the upper deck, over home plate, is actually a decent place to watch a game. In the old days, when Little League night at the park got assigned upstairs seats, that spot was preferred. Farther down the lines the upper deck's not ideal; but for playoff baseball, as part of a 50K or more crowd? Those seats would be just fine.
Back in December who would've foreseen meaningful games in Oakland in September? As to October–right. Million to one. What a season.
Back in December who would've foreseen meaningful games in Oakland in September?As to October–right.Million to one.What a season.
I've always liked the A's. Back in the early 80s, I used to BART to the $2 LF bleacher seats and watch RHenderson steal bases. Of course, the Giants would be out of town on those days . . . .
This isn't a popular view, but I strongly believe that the fully untarped, 46,000Kish capacity stadium is a safety issue. As a teenager, I was part of the young, boisterous upper-deck crowd ML's post refers to, about 5-10 games per summer. I was at a game when a guy in a seemingly vacant upper-deck section dropped a firecracker down into the lower levels.
Imagine you're a partial or full-season ticket holder who makes high-five figures, or low six. You bring your family of four to a game in a lower level seat, and then a firecracker drops from the upper deck right next to you. Is that guy gonna renew his season ticket package next year? It makes more sense to protect his safety than it does to accommodate the rowdy, $2 walk-up ticket fan, doesn't it?
This website has linked to an article on Deadspin where camera crews caught couples in empty, cavernous stadiums canoodling (use your imagination) in the upper deck.
In both examples, the team doesn't want that kind of activity at their park. And having a wide-open, difficult-to-supervise upper deck inarguably makes that type of activity more likely.
The issue of safety should probably at least be mentioned any time we discuss the tarps and their effect. And the trouble with safety is sometimes we don't notice it or appreciate it until we finally have something disastrous happen. Getting hit with a firecracker at a game would definitely qualify.
I can still buy walk-up tickets to almost any game I want all season long, and I feel safe at the Coliseum. Because of those things, I see no reason to complain about the tarps.
(My Coliseum complaining relates to soft drinks with no lids, and ketchup stands that inevitably never have any ketchup).
@xootsuit the original plan was tarps on the top of Mt Davis. The concept art that accompanied the 1996 schedule had tarps on the structure.
Zachary: I know some people who were deeply involved in the legal wrangling between the various parties to the Mt. Davis deals. Those people told me about the difficulties encountered in finding suitable tarp material then.
Will the tarps be removed for the postseason?
Keep the tarps on the sections that mark the years with World Championships and open the rest. Tarp the plaza reserved.
ML the 43,000 option makes sense. The third deck is superior to the plaza outfield. Get rid of the tarps and, if necessary for security, rope off the sections that aren't sold.
Combined with an improvement to the concessions (Peet's or Peerless Coffee, Everett and Jones Barbeque, Grilled dollar dogs on the third deck, souvenir soda on the third deck), removing the tarps would do much to reclaim good will from the fans. Okay, the American League West Division Championship has already reclaimed the largest portion of good will from the fans.
I believe Dodger and Angel Stadiums sell each section one at a time, and will not let fans move into unsold sections. The A's used to kick me out when I was a kid and would go up to Section 300 with no one there. Why can't they just do that?
At a minimum, untarp enough of the third deck to get rid of the plaza bleachers… Even if it keeps the capacity at 35,000ish. Those seats are at least meant for baseball.
The A's ownership desperately needs some positive PR. Untarp the seats and let's see if the seats sell out. Otherwise it's the big bad owner screwing Oakland again. Seems like more and more people are jumping on that bandwagon lately.
Heard Papa on the radio today. Still harping on the tarps, stadium, ownership, and even management saying that the only credit was to the players (without naming any particularly). He has some serious issues with the A's, yet when it comes to the Gnats, he knows everything about them including the ideal candidiate to close, go to the 7th or 8th inning….jeez!
Bay Area writers are bored today. I've read two nothing articles about the possibility of a 2012 Bay Bridge World Series. Thinking realistic, you know the Coliseum will be packed with Giants fans. I can live with that, but it's an unfortunate reality. If the tarps come down for the WS, it'll only amplify their presence.
pretty amazing to me that a guy who wants to invest $500M of private money and build a ballpark in an area that can support this level of investment so our beloved A's can stay in the Bay Area is getting any flack whatsoever—what other current owner in all of sports has done the same thing?
agreed that the tarps with the ws years should remain and remove the other ones.
I'd like to see the A's celebrate their division and league championships on the tarps.
That's hard to believe. There is a reason ESPN rankings had this ownership as one of the worst (they work for the Giants, too?) The perception is DEFINITELY out there, right or wrong.
No one said there wasn't any discontent, just that most do not care and (rightfully) concentrate on the team. If you pro-Oaklanders want to spin it any other way, that's your perogative….
SF charges more than the Yankees?! Wow. Those are interesting numbers.
@eb/Anon – That's resale or secondary ticket market, not the teams' set prices.
division champions, would there be enough room? amazing that the 2012 al west division is the 15th time the a's have won the western division which is about doubled the amount of the nearest competitor. the history the a's franchise both in oakland and in their whole history has been severely undertilized in showing the a's franchise as a whole is one of the most storied in baseball.
wherever a new park is built and believe and have always believed both in the up and down moments in the past years that it'll eventually be in sj, hopefully the a's org starts doing a better job of relaying their great history to the general population. retiring #s of some of the great a's players of the past like foxx, simmons, grove, cochrane, and others would be a good start.
Discontent without emotional investment, huh? We can agree to disagree.
My face value for the ALDS section 118 is $28. My father in laws face value for his NLDS Giants tickets in an equivalent section is $50. For the League Championship it's $50 vs. $130. World Series is $200 vs $250.
Lew is getting obliterated over at SFGate. Is he just stubborn or oblivious to PR?
eb, dude… c'mon. He's proven PR is not his strong suit. I tend to agree with folks who are skewering him. At least as far as he is a figure head for the inept marketing/PR crew that is the Oakland Athletics management.
ps- reading comments at sfgate is bad for one's sanity.
For the most part, I've agreed with many of the decision made by ownership, but their latest decision not to remove at least a portion of the tarps has me shaking my head. What the hell is wrong with you people?!!! Here's your chance to make available thousands of seats to potential new A's fans, captivated by the teams success, and instead of allowing them in your front door, you slam the door in their faces. PR blunders like this is why you never catch a break with the local media, and you know they are going to run with this one.
As far as I'm concerned, the damage has been done. Even if they were to change their minds at this point and remove the tarps for the ALDS, their initial decision shows they just don't get it, and I wonder if they ever will. They had a chance to seize upon the excitement and really make this something special, but instead, they managed to piss fans off even more.
A word of advice to Mr. Fischer and Mr. Wolff, for the next week or two, put San Jose aside. Don't think about what the Coliseum will look like, or sound like, just allow your fans the opportunity to experience this magical ride.
@eb I'm asking myself the same question. Wolff may be bad at PR, but what about the people surrounds himself with? I just don't get it.
@fc: great, great point. Well put.
That is the classiest thing anyone has said about the coliseum in a long time and it's the approach they A's should have been taking from the beginning.
@Jeffrey Seriously. Why is it so hard? I'm just asking for a little more respect. It's for his own good!
I'm amazed the tarps are remaining for the playoffs, in spite of the greatly increased demand.
Sure, when the A's were drawing 15,000 a night during the regular season, the validity of having the tarps is obvious.
But when you're turning away paying customers? C'mon.
Also, it's inarguable that doing so alienates the fan base.
It's sad, because it's a missed opportunity, not only for short term increased revenue streams, but for just creating a good feeling among the fan base and media. Wouldn't a full, tarpless, coliseum look great? It would certainly garner more positive media attention, and draw the attention of more casual fans.
Instead, we get ownership turning fans away. And this isn't going to help the way to San Jose. If Bud Selig is "working the room" for votes in the Lodge, this turning fans/paying customers away is going to turn off a lot of the other owners, as in "WTF? Why should we overturn Trights for this guy who is turning away fans?".
I'm very disappointed in Lew Wolff.


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Discussion in 'Assets and Asset Store' started by Bruce3D, Dec 13, 2013.
@Bruce3D Thank you for your detailed answers!
I'm still a bit unclear about what EnsureIndex does - does it index the field to make searches faster? So does this only need to be done once when the DB is setup?
Some books have an Index at the end, it helps readers find content efficiently.
if want to find [Title->Term] faster, create a [Title->Term] index. the order of fields matters.
small book doesn't have Index, it is not necessary, when data reached 1,000,000. it helps.
Index accelerates Search, decelerates Update.
wow suprised it works on webgl! where it stores data there? and is there any limitations?
where it stores data there? and is there any limitations?
Is there a documentation? This library looks promising and just like what i'm looking for, but i find it hard to figure out what certain classes/methods exactly do so i know how to use them.
what certain classes/methods exactly do so i know how to use them.
Four methods, CRUD, Insert(), Select(), Update(), Delete().
or use AutoBox (= set autocommit=true).
ok, thanks, that's a start atleast (some kind of documentation would still help though, XML/pdb/mdb). Another question: new DB(x) - i guess x has to be unique? what does it represent?
new DB(x) - what does it represent?
iBoxDB is a custom-built database, it depends what users wanted, not what the DB provides.
the standardized parts are CURD with a packing box.
Hi, I really love your database, and I want to include it in my following projects.
I am confused how to use the StreamingAssets folder as the path.
because it is compressed into the .apk file on Android.
What type is the 'server' variable?
Hi, it's a long story, in the old days, the concept of Database is Server.
Gosh can't believe how powerful it is. Thanks a lot Bruce!
Looks cool but is there any PlayMaker actions for people can't code?
I've downloaded this and it looks very nice so far. I have a couple questions.
I'm currently evaluating this vs LiteDB and was wondering if you, or anyone else on the thread could chime in on opinions of the two?
Second, is the source for iBox available? I do not see it in the download package.
I don't mind using open source freeware, but without the source, if you get hit by a bus tomorrow (don't do that) that pretty much locks me into this version forever.
if you get hit by a bus tomorrow (don't do that) that pretty much locks me into this version forever.
Thanks, iBoxDB has a stable Interface, like five years ago, some databases changing every version.
Using this version forever isn't a bad thing, actually many users don't upgrade to new version. you can use five years ago version, it works fine today.
Hi @Bruce3D , I'm currently evaluating nosql solutions for Unity. Your package looks very promising, I need some information though. Maybe I wasn't thorough enough, but I couldn't find out the legality about this project. What kind of license you have in mind? I guess it's free, since you allow us to download, but neither on your website nor in the package you're appointing to any licenses. I'm only allowed royalty-free licenses which can be used as part of paid products, that's why I'm asking. Could you please give some information about it? Optimally inside the package?
@Bruce3D Does iBoxDB have documentation? The website just contains examples.
another question, is iboxdb backward/forward compatible?
"documentation", follow Instinct, iBoxDB has no complex design.
@Bruce3D thanks for adding License! Appreciate it!
That's OK, it has been in there for five years.
This looks promising. I have been struggling with JSON to store user generated data.
I'm impressed by this project. It performs great and it's really powerful. However, the obfuscated dll makes debugging this library incredibly painful. Perhaps this wouldn't be as much of a problem if the documentation were better.
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What i'm expecting: to have a table with keys X and Y that are also indices so they speed up queries.
Key is a type of Index, has a KEY flag. the default index when querying data.
Any pointers for using iBoxDB for file storage (reading / uploading of image files, video files, text files, that sort of thing)?
if one of your files' size bigger than 2G, create your own big file system.
Thanks for this, I appreciate your response, but I still have to figure out how to use this. Wish there was more example code than currently exists, and of course, documentation like many have requested, or maybe a wiki. Thanks for sharing your work all the same, iBoxDB ticks a number of boxes that many other database systems do not manage to achieve in the same combination.


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Many young men headed west in search of new adventures following the Civil War, but few—if any—matched the financial and political success that Francis Emroy Warren achieved in Wyoming.
Warren became wealthy, first as a merchant and then as a rancher, while simultaneously working his way up the state's political ladder. After twice being appointed as Wyoming's territorial governor, the staunch Republican was the first to be elected governor when Wyoming became a state in 1890. Warren then served in the U.S. Senate for more than 37 years, rising to the powerful position of chairman of the Appropriations Committee for eight years before his death in 1929.
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Near the end of his life, this career politician made some surprisingly discouraged comments about the path he chose to follow. In a February 1928 International News Service interview, Warren advised young men not to enter politics if they felt confident enough to do anything else. ''It ought to be the last hope of any young man starting out in life, unless he has the unselfish motives of serving his country without reward,'' he said. "All governments are ungrateful.''
Warren, the son of a farmer, was born in Hinsdale, Mass., on June 20, 1844. Once considered well to do, his father saw the family farm start to falter when Francis was 8 years old, and the youngster dropped out of school to help out. At 15, he began working on a neighbor's dairy farm, earning $13 a month. He managed to go back to school at the local Hinsdale Academy, which was run by the Congregational Church, for two years.
When the Civil War broke out, Warren wanted to volunteer to serve in the Union Army, but his father insisted that his son not enlist until his 18th birthday. At that time, he joined the 49th Massachusetts Infantry, Company C.
During a May 27, 1863, raid on Port Hudson in Louisiana, Cpl. Warren volunteered to be part of a unit that went in first, but it met heavy fire from the Confederates. Most of the advance force were wounded or killed. Warren received a serious scalp wound in the attack and was initially mistaken for dead. An alert doctor noticed he was alive and had him pulled from a trench, or Warren might have been buried in a mass grave. He recovered fully from his wounds.
For his efforts on the battlefield that day, Warren was cited for "bravery above and beyond the call of duty." Thirty years later, while serving in the U.S. Senate, he received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic action.
He returned to his Massachusetts home after the war, but his fascination with the West was too powerful to keep him there. He headed west, working briefly in railroad construction in Iowa before boarding a Union Pacific train bound for what soon would become Wyoming Territory.
New hometown
When Warren arrived in Cheyenne in May 1868, he was bewildered by what he encountered at the train station: two brass bands. The young traveler asked, "What notable person is being serenaded?" Both bands, he learned, were welcoming newcomers on behalf of the town's two biggest gambling houses, inviting the greenhorns to try their luck at the tables.
"Cheyenne at that time was a city of shanties and tents, camps and covered wagons. The population was migratory," Warren recalled in an interview with The New York Times a few months before his death. "The railroad having been built further to the west, everyone was discussing the probability of a permanent town, and the prevailing opinion seemed to be that in six months not much more than a stake would be left to mark the site of Cheyenne. ... For some reason I could not make myself subscribe to that gloomy prophecy."
Despite his attraction to Cheyenne, Warren quickly discovered that life in the rough-and-tumble town came with some discomfort and definite risks. He used a cot improvised from some pieces of packing boxes as his bed, and remembered later, "Every man slept with from one to a half-dozen revolvers under his pillow, for depradations [sic] of every character could be expected at any hour, day or night."
Warren's first job in his new hometown was working as a clerk in a crockery and hardware store owned by a fellow Massachusetts native, A.R. Converse, for whom Converse County was later named. He later became Converse's partner and then bought the business in 1877, renaming it the Warren Mercantile Company.
No official records exist to determine who became Wyoming's first millionaire, but if Warren did not earn that distinction, he was certainly one of the first in the territory to amass such a fortune. In the fall of 1883, he formed the Warren Livestock Company, a large cattle and sheep operation that eventually grew to 150,000 acres. He also owned the Cheyenne and Northern Railroad and the Brush-Swan Electric Company, which provided the first electric power to Cheyenne.
Warren was responsible for many of the buildings that still grace downtown Cheyenne as well as some that did not survive. The Plains Hotel, the Majestic Building and the Lincoln Theater are all still standing and in business, though each has undergone renovations. An opera house that the city's cattle barons put Warren in charge of building in 1882 seated 1,000 patrons and brought world-famous performers to Cheyenne, but the structure was destroyed by a fire in 1902.
Warren married Helen M. Smith of Middlefield, Mass., on Jan. 26, 1871, and the couple had two children, Frances and Frederick. His wife died in 1902, and at age 67, Warren married his second wife, Clara LeNaron Morgan, on June 28, 1911.
Early political career
Warren won his first attempt at seeking public office in 1872 at the age of 29 when he was elected to a two-year term in the Territorial Legislature. He served as president of the Council—the upper chamber—of the Territorial Assembly in 1873, the same year he was elected to the Cheyenne City Council, and was instrumental in securing the city's first lighting system. He served as territorial treasurer in 1876, 1879, 1882 and 1884.
He was elected mayor of Cheyenne in 1885, but his tenure as the city's chief executive was short-lived. Republican President Chester A. Arthur, with less than a week before his term ended, appointed Warren as the territorial governor to fulfill the unexpired term of William Hale, who died in office. Arthur predicted his Democratic successor, Grover Cleveland, would have trouble replacing Warren, since the Senate was controlled by the Republican Party. He was right; Warren stayed in the governor's office for the next 20 months.
Warren's political future was heavily influenced by his actions during a crisis in his first year as territorial governor, when white workers in Rock Springs on Sept. 2, 1885, killed 28 Chinese mine workers, injured 15 others, sent hundreds fleeing and burned down their homes. The rioters were angry that they had been displaced in Union Pacific coal mines by the Chinese, who were willing to work for lower wages.
Warren arrived in Rock Springs by train the next morning to personally handle the tense situation, which had law enforcement requesting that he send in military troops. Warren, who went to Evanston to prevent further violence against Chinese coal miners there, sent a telegram to Cleveland asking him to dispatch federal troops to southwest Wyoming, and the president complied.
By protecting the surviving Chinese miners, Warren risked the wrath of white workers, but he had no qualms about his response to the Rock Springs Massacre. He told a St. Louis newspaper reporter that the tragic incident was "the most damnable and brutal outrage that ever occurred in any country." A grand jury refused to indict anyone.
Union Pacific officials were grateful for the governor's response to the massacre and petitioned President Cleveland to keep Warren in office, maintaining that his dismissal would be viewed as a triumph for those who sympathized with the rioters.
Cleveland kept Warren in the governor's office until November 1886, giving him the opportunity to push an ambitious agenda through the Territorial Legislature. Without Warren in the governor's office during this critical time as the territory approached statehood, when many important decisions were made about state institutions and public policies, Wyoming's future might have been considerably changed.
The 1886 session
The governor was working with a Republican majority in both chambers, but he privately let it be known that he wasn't impressed with the quality of the lawmakers. He wrote to Wyoming Territory's congressional delegate, Republican Joseph M. Carey, that the legislators were "a heterogeneous mob of discordant spirits -- working men, dudes, asses, fools, etc., represent the comments on the street -- and I must confess with shame, quite deservedly."
But they did get behind Warren's proposals, including appropriations to build an insane asylum in Evanston and a school for the deaf, dumb and blind in Cheyenne. The latter was built but never opened. On their own initiative, legislators approved $150,000 to construct a capitol in Cheyenne and $50,000 to establish a university in Laramie. Warren signed both measures.
The Territorial Legislature backed Warren's recommendation to adopt a comprehensive law that established procedures for the appropriation of water for irrigation. Also approved was a new revenue law that, beginning in 1887, allowed Wyoming to tax much land—including land granted to the Union Pacific Railroad –that had previously escaped taxation. The land had not yet been taxed on the technicality that a final patent had never been granted to the owners. By 1889, acreage on Wyoming's assessment rolls had increased fifteen fold.
Cleveland finally did replace Warren as territorial governor, but he was reappointed to the position by Republican President Benjamin Harrison on April 9, 1889. He pressed for statehood, writing to the Department of the Interior secretary that "the people of Wyoming want statehood. Men who have braved all the perils of pioneer life, have laid broad and deep the foundation of future homes, towns and cities, and have treasured up the means that is to uphold the commonwealth, are not unmindful of the advantages of state government."
Warren teamed with Carey on the statehood issue, which was finally approved by Congress in 1890. Warren had the honor of being the first elected governor of the new state, but only six weeks later he resigned on Nov. 24, 1890, when the Legislature—after appointing Carey to a Senate seat—deadlocked on selecting a second senator. Warren was nominated and he won on the lawmakers' seventh ballot.
Carey, who had filled in for Warren on the campaign trail when the governor became ill, had told debate audiences that if he, Carey, was elected to the Senate, Warren would stay in Cheyenne in the governor's office. It's unknown if word of Carey's assurances to voters about his political future ever reached Warren.
Senate career
Though the two men were never personal friends, Warren and Carey had worked together to achieve statehood for Wyoming. But Warren's relationship with Carey rapidly deteriorated once the two tried working together in the U.S. Senate. In a candid letter to E.A. Slack, editor of the Cheyenne Sun, on Aug. 15, 1891, Warren confided that Carey "never misses an opportunity to do me injury by word if not deed."
"I am getting a large amount of bitterness piled up inside me in spite of myself," he added, "and I am inclined to think the day may not be far distant when some of the bile must be thrown overboard."
Warren's Senate term expired in 1893, and the Legislature, which at that time still chose the U.S. senators, couldn't agree on its next Senate choice, and thus Wyoming was only represented by Carey for the next two years. However, lawmakers sent Warren back to the Senate in 1895, and he remained in the chamber until his death in 1929.
Carey, meanwhile, was cast aside in 1895 by Republicans in the Legislature, who chose to send Clarence D. Clark of Evanston to Washington to serve in the Senate with Warren. Carey speculated that his opposition to silver coinage—which Warren also had voted against—was responsible for his defeat.
Questions of metal vs. paper currency were among the most politically controversial of the time. Warren hedged on the issue and indicated he would be willing to support a pro-silver plank in the state party's platform, while Carey stuck to his guns. Other observers said legislators did not want to elect two senators from the capital city.
In a Dec. 12, 1894 letter to M.C. Barrow, Warren declared that he refused to stand aside for Carey. "I know of no reason on 'God's footstool' why I should always play second fiddle in the Carey-Warren or Warren-Carey combination. ... If either J.M.C. or F.E.W. go to the Senate in 1895 it will be F.E.W.," he wrote.
From his return to the U.S. Senate in 1895 until his death, Warren was the undisputed leader of the Republican Party in Wyoming. The "Warren Machine," as it became known, rewarded political friends and punished its enemies. Fenimore Chatterton, who had led the Republican rebellion against Warren in the Legislature in 1893 and kept him out of the Senate for two years, wrote that "for many years thereafter many stones were placed in my pathway."
"He is the boss of Wyoming, with a powerfully entrenched political machine of the 'pork barrel' and 'patronage' type," wrote Sen. Robert La Follette of Wisconsin. "He is one of the high moguls of the Old Guard."
Warren obtained more than $1 million in appropriations for public buildings and sites around the state between 1902 and 1912. As chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee, he saw to it that Fort D.A. Russell in Cheyenne became a full regimental post, and that Fort Mackenzie in Sheridan was well supported. He also helped keep federal troops at Fort Washakie until 1909.
Warren served as chairman of the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation of Public Lands. He made the unconditional cession of all federal public lands to the states his main goal. If enacted, Warren's proposal would have handed over millions of acres to state governments in the West to do with as they saw fit. The Preemption and Homestead Acts would become history, and a new era of local control would begin.
Warren linked the cession issue to the need for water development and reclamation. He said irrigated lands for farming and the grazing lands associated with them would obviously increase in value. The "key to prosperity in perpetuity," he maintained, was a system of regulated grazing districts and rental fees that would return money to the irrigation project, thus benefiting both the grazers and local farmers who provided food.
But while Warren developed a coalition of Western senators, governors and newspaper editors who backed cession, it never came close to reality. The issue wasn't a priority for Senate leaders, and opponents gained traction with their claim that the policy could end up being a huge land grab for the Union Pacific Railroad.
Political fallout from the 1892 Johnson County War may have made it inevitable that the cession issue would eventually go nowhere. That conflict pitted that county's sheriff and homesteaders against a group of vigilantes who tried to eliminate alleged cattle rustlers identified by the Wyoming Stock Growers Association. The violence and subsequent courtroom battles made headlines throughout the nation, and launched a backlash against the ranchers, who would have been the biggest beneficiaries of Warren's bill.
At times, Warren fought back the urge to go back to private life and leave politics behind. In a March 12, 1892, letter to a friend, D.C. Bridges, he wrote, "I entertain a quite general regret that I am not spending my time at home trying to make a little money out of my private business, rather than to be absent from home spending money in attempting to do something for Cheyenne and Wyoming and the entire western country."
Family tragedy
Warren made other attempts to reform the nation's grazing laws, but personal tragedy limited his ability to fully concentrate on the effort, and he let other Western senators handle the issue. In 1915, his daughter, Frances, who had married Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing, perished in a fire in their quarters at the Presidio military base in San Francisco, along with three of the couple's four children.
Pershing, who had been away from home, rushed back to California along with Warren, and the two grief-stricken men accompanied the bodies back to Cheyenne, where they were laid to rest in the Warren family plot at Lakeview Cemetery.
In his later years, Warren was extremely busy as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, where he helped push the agendas of two Republican presidents, Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. He backed stiffer tariffs, especially those that protected the farm and livestock industries.
Wyoming's senior senator was a strong supporter of women's suffrage throughout his career. He voted against Prohibition.
Warren remained active until his final days in the Senate, and often amazed younger colleagues with his stamina. Wyoming's U.S. Rep. Teno Roncalio, a Democrat, described the senator in a profile he wrote for the state's 75th anniversary in 1965:
"There was not a wrinkle in his face. His snowy white hair, the big bristling white mustache, the bowlegs that came from a life in the saddle, the springy step, made him a prominent figure signifying the strength of the frontiersman. To his last day in the Senate it was his habit to walk up the steps, sometimes almost taking them on the run, to the Senate floor."
On Nov. 24, 1929, at age 85, Warren died in Washington, D.C., after an attack of pneumonia and bronchitis that lasted about three weeks. His wife, son and son-in-law were at his bedside.
Four days later, as snow fell, a flag-draped casket was rolled on an artillery caisson in Lakeview Cemetery. Following a 13-gun salute, a U.S. senator who attended the ceremony remarked that the weather was "characteristic of the storms [Warren] breasted all his life."
Warren had served 37 years and four days in the U.S. Senate, a record for the longest service that lasted until the 1960s. Warren is now ranked 12th on the all-time list of longest-serving senators.
On Jan. 1, 1930, Fort D.A. Russell near Cheyenne was renamed in honor of Warren. In 1949, the fort officially became the Francis E. Warren Air Force Base.
When Warren died, he was the last U.S. senator who had served in the Union Army during the Civil War. One Confederate veteran, Rep. Charles M. Stedman of North Carolina, was in the House. According to an Associated Press article written after Warren's death, the two men were close personal friends, and they delighted observers with the way they greeted each other.
"Hello, Johnny Reb. How you be?" Warren would say.
The old Southerner would always laugh and respond, "Howdy yourself, you Yankee."
Stedman was a member of the House delegation that attended Warren's funeral, and he said a final goodbye to his friend, a Yankee who made a huge impact on the Cowboy State.
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Warren, Francis E. "Message of the Governor to the Wyoming Legislature, Ninth Assembly." Territory of Wyoming, 1886.
"Warren's Senate Service Was Longest in History," Casper Daily Tribune, 25 November 1929.
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The portrait of F. E. Warren, the 1890 photo of the Wyoming State Capitol and the photo of the four governors on the Capitol steps are from the Wyoming State Archives. Used with permission and thanks.
The 1869 photo of downtown Cheyenne is by the pioneer photographer William Henry Jackson, from the U.S. Geological Survey photo library. Used with thanks.
The 1882 image of the Cheyenne opera house is from Wyoming Tales and Trails. Used with thanks.
The bird's-eye view of Cheyenne in 1882 and the portrait of Joseph Carey are from the Library of Congress. Used with thanks.
The image of the anti-Warren poster is from the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming. Used with permission and thanks. In the image, troops protect the Chinese laborers. Words on one laborer's back read, "Warren Heap Good," and on another, "Heap Like Warren." Warren himself, in Chinese garb and pigtail, appears to be holding a mouse, and a basket that reads, "F.E. Warren, Dealer in China Provision." In the background, white miners and their families flee the troops.
Corporal Francis E. Warren is wounded in a Union Army raid on Port Hudson, Louisiana, and 30 years later, while representing Wyoming in the U.S. Senate, is awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery in the incident.
Future Wyoming Governor and U.S. Senator Francis E. Warren marries Helen M. Smith of Middlefield, Mass.
Francis E. Warren is reappointed Wyoming territorial governor by President Benjamin Harrison.
Francis Warren inaugurated as first governor of state of Wyoming.
In a successful bid for election by the Wyoming Legislature to the U.S. Senate, Francis E. Warren resigns as the state of Wyoming's first governor after just six weeks in office.
U.S. Senator Francis E. Warren writes to a friend that Joseph Carey, Wyoming other U.S. senator, "never misses an opportunity to do me injury by word if not deed."
At the age of 67, Wyoming longtime U.S. Senator Francis E. Warren marries his second wife, Clara LeNaron Morgan.
Francis E. Warren dies of pneumonia in Washington, D.C. at the age of 85, after serving Wyoming for 37 years in the U.S. Senate.
Fort D.A. Russell near Cheyenne renamed in honor of longtime U.S. Senator Francis E. Warren, who had died five weeks earlier.
Kerry Drake of Casper is a Wyoming journalist who worked for nearly 40 years as a reporter and editor at the Wyoming Tribune Eagle and Casper Star-Tribune. He writes a weekly column for WyoFile.com.
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Wyoming's Historic Governors' Mansion
The Historic Governor's Mansion is located at 300 E. 21st St. in Cheyenne. The state has converted this home for 19 of Wyoming's first families into a museum that shows domestic life of those governors and families who lived there from 1904 to 1977, when a modern governor's residence was built. Great effort has been made to restore original furniture and use historically accurate reproductions of wallpaper, drapes and carpet used in the historic residence.
The site is partially handicapped accessible, with a ramp located on the west side of the mansion. The first floor is fully accessible. A video tour is available on the website linked below. Admission is free, but hours change seasonally. For more information, contact the mansion office at (307) 777-7878 or visit the State Parks and Historic Sites' website at http://wyoparks.state.wy.us/Site/SiteInfo.aspx?siteID=23.
Nagle Warren Mansion
The Nagle Warren Mansion is located at 222 E. 17th St. in Cheyenne. The house was built in 1888 by Cheyenne businessman Erasmus Nagle. Senator Warren and his second wife, Clara, purchased the house in 1911, and the building has had various owners since their time. In 1997, Jim Osterfoss purchased the house and turned it into a bed and breakfast with historic ambience. High tea is served on Friday and Saturday afternoons by reservation and a special Christmas tea is also served during the holiday season. For more information, visit the website at http://www.naglewarrenmansion.com or call (307) 637-3333.
Wyoming State Capitol
The cornerstone of the Wyoming State Capitol was laid in Cheyenne on May 18, 1887. Located at 24th Street and Capitol Avenue, the Capitol is a three-and-one-half story structure, about 300 feet long by 83 to 112 feet wide exclusive of approaches. The height of both the center and wings from ground to roof is about 60 feet, although the distance from the grade of the building to the top of the spire on the dome is 146 feet. The Wyoming Capitol has been, and still is, a dominant structure on the Cheyenne skyline, in addition to being historically one of the most important buildings in the state.
On Dec. 15, 1963, a statue of Esther Morris was dedicated on the south front of the Wyoming Capitol and and stood there for decades. As part of the recent remodel, the statue now stands in the Capitol Extension--a greatly expanded, newly skylighted version of the former tunnel between the Herschler Building and the Capitol.
In July 2019, the Capitol reopened after four years of remodeling and renovation. The building is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday for self-guided tours. For more information, call 307-777-7220, or visit the website at http://www.wyomingcapitolsquare.com.


Jänne PA, Johnson BE. Jänne P.A., Johnson B.E. Jänne, Pasi A., and Bruce E. Johnson.Chapter 76. Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Surgically Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. In: Sugarbaker DJ, Bueno R, Krasna MJ, Mentzer SJ, Zellos L. Sugarbaker D.J., Bueno R, Krasna M.J., Mentzer S.J., Zellos L Eds. David J. Sugarbaker, et al.eds. Adult Chest Surgery New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2009. http://accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=427&sectionid=40372719. Accessed April 24, 2019.
Jänne PA, Johnson BE. Jänne P.A., Johnson B.E. Jänne, Pasi A., and Bruce E. Johnson.. "Chapter 76. Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Surgically Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer." Adult Chest Surgery Sugarbaker DJ, Bueno R, Krasna MJ, Mentzer SJ, Zellos L. Sugarbaker D.J., Bueno R, Krasna M.J., Mentzer S.J., Zellos L Eds. David J. Sugarbaker, et al. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2009, http://accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=427&sectionid=40372719.
The most effective treatment for early-stage (I-IIIA) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is surgical resection. Despite surgical resection, 50–60% of patients with stages I–IIIA NSCLC relapse and die from their lung cancer.1,2 There have been attempts to reduce the risk of relapse and death from lung cancer by giving adjuvant chemotherapy to patients after surgical resection.3 This approach has been successful in patients with breast and colon cancer, where some patients with stage I–III disease are routinely given adjuvant hormonal therapy (breast cancer), chemotherapy, or both.
This trial is referred to as ALPI, an acronym for Adjuvant Lung Project Italy.2 Patients with stage I–IIIA who successfully underwent a complete resection of their NSCLC, including mediastinal lymph nodes, were eligible for this trial. The patients were randomized to treatment with mitomycin 8 mg/m2 on day 1, vindesine 3 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8, and cisplatin 100 mg/m2 on day 1 of a 3-week cycle or to observation. Adverse effects were monitored during the 21-day cycles, and dose adjustments were made based on the toxicities encountered. If tolerated, chemotherapy was given for three cycles. At each institution, investigators decided whether or not to administer chest radiotherapy after the completion of chemotherapy according to their institutional policy.


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Q: How to save Visual Studio Load test results into database I want to know how can I perform VS2008 load test from five different machines and store test results data into one place, for example one database.
It is load test that test unit test. I specify scenario and counter sets and I get result and reports that I can save as .trx files.
How can I save specific data from test result from 5 different client computers that run the same test into one database and still know which client computer is data from.
Thanks a lot.

A: To run load test from several client computers you should use "Visual Studio Team System 2008 Test Load Agent" software on all of them and single test controller. Test results from all clients will be saved in a single SQL Server database.
Setup guide is available here: http://blogs.msdn.com/edglas/pages/load-agent-and-load-controller-installation-and-configuration-guide.aspx

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Devin Haney passed the biggest test of his young career Friday night on ShoBox: The New Generation, kicking off the 2019 boxing year with a dazzling performance and unanimous decision victory over fellow undefeated former South African champion Xolisani Ndongeni live on SHOWTIME from StageWorks of Louisiana.
Haney (21-0, 13 KOs) scored a second-round knockdown and wore Ndongeni (25-1, 13 KOs) down with punishing body shots in the latter part of the fight in winning easily on all three judges' scorecards, 100-89 twice, and 99-90. See the second-round knockdown HERE.
Haney told SHOWTIME's Steve Farhood in the ring after the fight he only wants to be considered a contender from here on out. "I want those top guys," he said. "Now they really can't deny me. I've been saying this for a long time but now, I'm a contender." See the post-fight interview HERE.
Farhood finally gave Ndongeni a round for the first time in the seventh as he used some effective body work to control the round, although never visibly hurting Haney or putting him in too much danger.
As the fight went deeper and deeper, Haney just kept getting stronger. In the final two rounds, he led 69-28 on overall landed punches (16-6 jabs and 53-22 power). In the final minute of the final round, Haney out-landed Ndongeni 23-3 in total connects.
In a battle of undefeated Rubens, former decorated amateur Ruben Villa (15-0, 5 KOs) handed Colombian Ruben Cervera (10-1, 9 KOs) his first career defeat scoring a dominating unanimous decision, 80-72 on all three scorecards in the eight-round featherweight co-feature bout. See fight highlights HERE.
The 21-year-old two-time Junior Olympic National Champion and the 2014 and 2015 National Golden Gloves Champion from Salinas, Calif., Villa outworked and outperformed the slower but determined Cervera en route to a decisive decision victory.
In the sixth round, Villa got to work featuring a strong right hand and following up with jabs and combinations that seemed to buzz Cevera, who was out-landed on punches in the round 35-5.
The jab was the key weapon for Villa as he led 105-23 in connects as well as holding a 36 percent to eight percent advantage in jab accuracy. Villa exceeded double-digits in jabs in every round but the first.
In the telecast opener, Cuban heavyweight Frank Sanchez (11-0, 9 KOs) overcame a 14-minute delay between the first and second rounds knocking out former college football player Willie Jake, Jr. (8-2-1, 2 KOs) at 2:59 of the second round. Both fighters sat calmly on their stools as local promoters worked to repair two of the ropes that had fallen from their post. See fight highlights HERE.
After controlling the action in the first round, Frank's raw punches simply overpowered the heavier Jake, catching him with a glancing right to the head and a cuffing hook to the body that caused Jake to fall face-first to the canvas and the fight was waved off with just one second remaining in the second round.
Sanchez was the more accurate fighter landing 39 percent of his power shots to Jake's 25 percent. He also outlanded the Indianapolis native in total connects (28-15) and in landed power shots (20-14).
The event was promoted by Devin Haney Promotions and Bishop Promotions LLC, in association with Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing. The full telecast will replay on Monday, January 14 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ANYTIME® and SHOWTIME on DEMAND®.


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Cambridge and Racial Profiling
By Jeffrey Goldberg
Ambinder, who, before he dove into the muck of political journalism, was the Crimson's police reporter, knows a thing or two about the apparently mean streets of Cambridge:
"What happened to Professor Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr. is hardly unique and in my reporting experience, these clashes tend to involve young white students being strung out by overaggressive cops on generally bogus "disorderly conduct" charges, which is the Cambridge police officer's catch-all charge for "generally just pissing me off and acting holier than thou." Indeed, college kids in Cambridge often showed disrespect for the cops, so it's not surprising that the cops felt disrespected by the students.
I remember listening one night to a report of a loud party in the Kendall Square neighborhood near MIT. A single cop arrived. He was white. The partygoers, about a dozen of them, were black. It's sensible in 1 on 12 situations -- even for something as relatively minor as a quality of life complaint -- for the cop to call for back-up. The cop did. At some point before the back-up arrived, a scuffle began. Who touched whom was unclear, at least to someone listening over the police radio. Within 5 minutes, more than a dozen Cambridge officers were at the scene -- most of the entire city's night shift deployment. 12 on 12. The cops are thinking that one of their guys is in trouble, and the partygoers are thinking that the cops have shown up because they are black. More scuffling. People are arrested. Lawsuits are filed."