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DELHI RESULTS-CONG: Rudderless Congress in for another shock; senior leaders at their wits' end
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NEW DELHI: If Delhi poll results go heavily against the Congress, which is quite likely, a mutiny of sorts in the Congress party cannot be ruled out.
Several Congress leaders are keeping their mouth shut, but rumour mill has it that they have started blaming the leadership for the abject disinterest the Sonia-Rahul establishment is showing in revving up the spirits of the grand old party.
Prominent Congress leader and a right-hand man of Sonia Gandhi, PC Chacko, is seeing red in Delhi. With exit polls predicting a victory for the ruling AAP in the assembly polls, the blame game has started in the Congress that once held sway in the national capital.
Chacko, however, said he did not think the exit-poll results which predicted a return of AAP to power was "all that correct." In many words, he indirectly conceded defeat for the Congress.
Party chief Sonia Gandhi is bed-ridden and hospitalized while former chief Rahul Gandhi is seen to be totally confused about the way forward for the party and also about his future role in the Congress establishment. He would not take up the party president post, nor would he allow his sister Priyanka Gandhi to make a try. The mother, who was a tower of strength for the party for many years, is no more in a position to keep up her fighting spirit. She still hopes her son would shape up.
The Congress going into oblivion meant the leaders' undoing too in politics. There were rumours that several Congress leaders are willing to cross over to the BJP, if they got a chance.
After the massive win for PM Modi in the 2019 LS polls, the BJP however is in no mood to extend an open arm to one and all. Even the series of assembly election defeats did not shatter the BJP's confidence since more than four years are left for the Modi-Shah team to end their present term in power. They seem to believe there is a whole lot of time for them to finish off rivals, one by one.
This was the same stand that Amit Shah as then party chief took when the Maharashtra assembly polls resulted in a fractured verdict. He stated privately that if the Sena wanted to upset the BJP applecart, so be it.
A prominent face for the Congress in Delhi was PC Chacko, who functioned as the Delhi unit in charge of the party for quite some time. He hailed from Kerala, once a defector from the Congress, but later got into the good books of Sonia Gandhi — also through strong Church-support — and held forth from the national capital. He openly stated, after the exit poll results put the Congress in the sidelines, that the party's election committee chairman Kirti Azad messed up with the campaign and candidate selections. He also expressed a desire to "come out of Delhi, and concentrate on Kerala" vis-à-vis party affairs.
Local Congressmen were largely dead set against Chacko, and they accused him of being rootless in Delhi and at the same time engaged in large-scale corruption. Chacko doubled as a businessman and controls a PVC pipe manufacturing business back home in Kerala.
Those pitted against Chacko, resulting in a major group war in the Delhi state Congress party in the months immediately before the assembly polls, included Sandip Dikshit, son of deceased former CM, Sheila Dikshit. Sheila's son once accused of Chacko being responsible for the death of his mother in July 2019. Chacko also functioned as the Congress spokesperson in Delhi.
Those opposed to Chacko in the Delhi Congress leadership say he messed up with matters and promoted his personal interests as the Delhi unit in-charge, in the absence of a party president for DCC. A set of district chiefs from Delhi state had recently written a hard-hitting letter against Chacko to Sonia Gandhi. They are bound to put the entire blame on Chacko for the present plight of the Congress in the national capital.
PC Chacko, 73, had been a close associate of NCP leader Sharad Pawar for a long time and is said to be tainted. He had represented Thrissur in the Lok Sabha. Chacko was defeated in Chalakkudy by Malayalam actor Innocent of the Left Front in 2014.
Notably, Chacko headed the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) that went into the 2G Scam of the UPA II period, and allegedly helped cover up the corruption-related allegations through deft manipulations at the JPC. — IHN-NN
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IN sunny, coastal Corpus Christi, Texas, the Army depot is the largest employer in town. Nearly 3,000 federal workers strip down helicopters that have flown one mission too many and bang them back into shape.
But the Pentagon may be handing more of this work over to private contractors in the future.
Outsourcing - the current buzzword in American business - lately has become fashionable at the Pentagon.
Last week, the Department of Defense announced a plan that would expand the amount of work that contractors can bid on, including accounting, education, and equipment maintenance.
Efficiency move
"From a taxpayer's point of view and efficiency point of view, it makes a great deal of sense," says Lawrence Korb, a former assistant secretary of defense who is now a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington.
About two-thirds of the $12.5 billion in depot maintenance, such as the work done in Corpus Christi, is done by public employees, so this area offers the greatest potential for savings - and the most controversy. Under the new plan, roughly 50 percent of the work would be outsourced.
But such a plan requires a change in US law, which mandates that no less than 60 percent of depot work to be done by federal employees. Currently, the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force employ 89,000 workers at 35 depots around the country. And a coalition of congressmen with depots in their districts intends to keep it that way.
"Nothing justifies pursuing the high-risk strategy of privatization," says Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D) of Texas. "Every single dollar spent on misguided privatization initiatives is a dollar we can't spend on modernization or readiness."
But Capt. Joseph Peak, a spokesman for the Department of the Army says a recent study by the Army found that 47 percent of its depot maintenance could be done by private contractors.
The Pentagon claims that moves toward privatization are currently saving taxpayers $1.5 billion per year. And at a press conference last Thursday, defense officials claimed the new outsourcing policy could save 10 times that amount.
Base-saving strategy
Outsourcing is also a key element in the Clinton administration's plan to keep open as many bases and depots as possible. Even though the Base Closure Commission recommended that the US military close down two bases, in San Antonio, Texas, and Sacramento, Calif., President Clinton instead urged the military to turn to private contractors and thereby cut costs.
Mr. Korb says outsourcing in a time of shrinking budgets makes economic sense. Fewer weapons are being purchased and there is not "enough procurement to go around," he says. "Letting defense companies do maintenance will help them stay in business. It helps keeps the workers on the payroll and maintain those skills."
The US military has employed contractors for decades. During the Vietnam War, a variety of companies were hired to build landing strips, military bases, and other projects in South Vietnam.
Today in Bosnia, Houston-based Brown & Root is acting as the military's quartermaster. Rather than call up logistics units from the military reserves, the Army Corps of Engineers is relying on Brown & Root to build and operate two dozen camps in the region.
At the beginning of March, the company was employing more than 6,000 workers, who were fixing roads, cooking meals, and disposing of trash.
Brown & Root has been doing logistics work for the Pentagon since 1992. Since that time, the company has done more than $270 million worth of support work for American GIs stationed in places like Rwanda, Somalia, Haiti, and Saudi Arabia.
The move toward outsourcing is "overdue by a long time," says Dick Stubbing, a professor at Duke University in Durham, N.C.
Mr. Stubbing, who monitored defense spending at the Office of Management and Budget for 20 years, says the idea has been floating around the Pentagon since the 1960s, but that the different branches of the military continually put up barriers to it.
"The word that underlies most defense issues is jobs," says Stubbing, who adds that congressional resistance to outsourcing defense-related tasks come from "an attempt to protect the ongoing system. They are protecting the jobs of civil servants and other workers in their district."
Smoke and mirrors?
Wallace Thies, an associate professor of politics at Catholic University of America in Washington, says the outsourcing move may actually cost money.
"There's a smoke-and-mirrors quality to this whole privatization issue," says Mr. Thies. "It's extraordinarily hard to figure out what the savings are from these sorts of changes."
For an example, Thies points to the recent base closures, a move that was supposed to save money. He said closing Carswell Air Force Base in Texas was supposed to save the Pentagon $156 million. Instead, he says the government spent $200 million to build new facilities at the base for the Navy and now spends $197 million per year to operate it.
"Political points accrue from making the announcement that 'we will save the government money.'" Thies said. "Nobody gets points by coming in after that and saying 'those savings didn't happen.'"
The Pentagon will present its final proposal to Congress next week.
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Estimating Soybean Yield Potential
Estimating soybean yield potential includes determining the averages of plants per acre, pods per plant, seeds per pod, and seeds per pound.
Yield estimates, that are most likely to represent final yield potential are those calculated close to harvest.
Potential yield estimates for a soybean crop can be made about the R5 growth stage, but estimates made at the R6 growth stage or later provide better estimates.
As soybean (Glycine max) plants reach full seed (R6) growth stage, flowering ceases, pods have developed, and seeds are filling pods throughout the plant. Favorable growing conditions during seed fill will not increase the number of seeds in advanced pods; however, stressful growing conditions can affect seed development and reduce the number of seeds in a pod. As seeds and pods begin to mature at R7 growth stage, stress has little effect on yield potential; however, if pods drop to the ground or shattering occurs, fewer bushels are likely to be harvested.
Steps to Estimate Potential Yield
Four essential factors (plants per acre, pods per plant, seeds per pod, and seeds per pound) are used to calculate estimated potential yield. Determining plants/acre can be accomplished by a couple of methods, the 1000th acre and the hoop (Figure 1). These methods, particularly the hoop method, are best conducted in the spring when plants are smaller and a record kept for use in the fall. Regardless of method, several counts should be obtained to determine a final average plants per acre count.
The 1/1000th acre method determines plants/acre by counting the number of plants in 1/1000th of an acre (Table 1) and multiplying that number by 1000. The hoop method, best utilized with drilled soybean fields involves determining the diameter of a hoop, tossing it randomly in the field, and counting the number of plants inside the hoop (difficult if done on nearly mature plants). Multiply the number of plants within the hoop by the appropriate factor in Table 2 to determine the number of plants/acre. If making a hoop, an appropriate diameter is 28.25 inches which allows for multiplying by 10,000. The hoop can be made by cutting a tube such as anhydrous tubing to a length of 88.75 inches and adjoining the ends.
The average number of pods per plant can be obtained by counting the number of pods with at least one seed on 10 consecutive plants. (don't skip small plants).1 Divide by 10 to get the average pod count for that location. Example: At one location, a total of 240 pods were counted on 10 consecutive plants for an average of 24 pods per plant.
The average seeds per pod can be calculated by selecting 10 random pods and counting the seeds in each. Dividing the total number of seeds provides the average per pod for that location. Healthy plants can average about 2.5 seeds per pod while those under stress may decrease to 2.0, 1.5, or fewer per pod.
Example: 5 pods with 4 and 5 pods with 3 seeds, respectively, would be 20 + 15 ÷ 10 or 3.5 seeds per pod.
The seeds per pound calculation can be challenging. Some research indicates a value of 2,500 seeds per pound is a good average; however, other locations report an average of 3,400 seeds per pound should be used.1 Stressed soybean plants may have smaller seed; therefore, a higher seeds per pound number should be used when calculating yield potential. Original seed size from a seed bag may provide a reasonable indication of seed size to use for the calculation. When the seed tag is not available, 2,500 seeds per pound should be used.
To estimate average yield in bu/acre, the following formula, which uses a standard factor of 1 bushel of soybean seed weighing 60 lb/bu, can be used:
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Adding the average yields from each field location and dividing by the number of locations provides the overall estimated average yield/acre for the entire field.
1Lee, C. and Herbek, J. 2005. Estimating soybean yield. AGR-188. University of Kentucky. http://www2.ca.uky.edu/ 22013. Corn Field Guide, 2nd edition. Iowa State University. 32014. Corn & Soybean Field Guide. ID-179. Purdue University Extension. Additional Sources: Casteel, S. 2012. Estimating soybean yields—simplified. Purdue University. https://www.agry.purdue.edu/ Ciampitti, I. 2014. Estimating soybean yield potential: There is a web-based app for this also! K-State Agronomy eUpdates. Kansas State University. https://webapp.agron.ksu.edu. Lindsey, L. 2013. Estimating soybean yield. C.O.R.N. Newsletter 2013-28. The Ohio State University. https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter Flanary, W. 2012. Estimating soybean yields prior to harvest. University of Missouri Extension. http://extension.missouri.edu/ Pedersen, P. 2014. Soybean growth and development. PM 1945. Iowa State University. Web sources verified 08/08/18. 130906033002


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Season tickets/Cauldron questions
Discussion in 'Sporting Kansas City' started by staubio, Nov 15, 2004.
staubio New Member
#1 staubio, Nov 15, 2004
Well, after my first season -- really, my first couple months -- as a Wizards fan, I'm ready to be a season ticket holder. So, the question is...
How good are the Cauldron seats? Why is the Cauldron relegated to the corner? To better interact with scoring celbrations or taunt opposing keepers? Does the angle kill the view or the sense of depth perception?
I assume a lot of the people in the Cauldron have season GA tickets. I could go that route. I'd love to be out there chanting with the rowdies.
Problem is, I also love studying the game. You could often find me in one of the first few rows along the midfield line, mesmorized. Being in the center of it all, within spitting distance of the bench is awesome too. I could always opt to run over to the Cauldron for some games, but it seems to be a sort of community that you have to stick with. I have no idea as I'm an outsider. I do know that you guys have a lot of fun in there and get props from the team.
So, season ticket holders, what do you do? The game from field level midfield vs the corner -- how does it compare? What should I do?
Davy's#1Gal New Member
#2 Davy's#1Gal, Nov 15, 2004
I too am interested in season tickets. In fact, I made two of my buddies sign a "contract" on a napkin the other day at the watch party. It seems there will be three of us looking for tickets come 2005.
So what's the best way to go about this? Obviously it's a matter of calling the ticket office right? What are some of the perks (besides a guaranteed seat for the entire season) of being a ticket holder?
I'm so excited! Next season can't come soon enough!
Mad_Bishop Member
#3 Mad_Bishop, Nov 15, 2004
You can come and go in the Cauldron as you like. No one will hold a grudge if you only stand with us for a couple games a season. However, many people like you have said the exact same thing, and never go back to their regular seats because they enjoy the atmosphere and comradaree so much. We're a close knit group, but one that is very open and inviting to newcomers.
On the otherhand, the sightlines are nowhere near as good as what you're used to. it can be hard to see the far end of the pitch at times. However, it's a tradeoff, and on I'm happy to do. If you think you'd have fun in the Cauldron, then I'm sure you'll have a ton of fun in the cauldron. You just need to try us on for size
Oh yeah, be sure to introduce yourself to everybody if you stop by, and don't feel intimidated. We're crazym but all around nice guys!
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#4 Buzz Killington, Nov 16, 2004
I was like that for a long time and still am like that at times. My family has had season tickets since the Wizards came into exsistence back in 96. We were in section 120, which right behind the visitors bench, about 17 rows up. It was the perfect spot to sit and watch the game develop and watch the play develop. Then I went over to London for a semester last spring. After being over there and going to numerous games where the entire stadium gets into chants, I was disapointed when I came back and sat in my old seat. So I decided to move to the Cauldron and go there. It's been great ever since. In fact I haven't gone back to my old seats yet. I even got my dad in there a few times too, and he's like me, we love to watch the game develop, but being there and standing and chanting is so much fun I couldn't stop. I still enjoy watching play develop, sometimes I miss the start of some chants cause I get inthralled in the developments on the field, but it's the best move I've made.
One thing that I said in the add to your post thread though, the thing they handed out at the last game said to sit in the Cauldron you had to get GA season tickets. I don't know if that is true or not, hopefully not, because my mom would never come into the Cauldron and she is involved with the season tickets too. Maybe that's something that someone who regularly emails the Wizards could email Curt about. Cause if I have to move back to my old seats, I'm gonna be kicked out cause I'm gonna be standing the entire game.
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#5 Redfoot, Nov 16, 2004
Yep once you go to the cauldron sitting in your regular seats will suck. I haven't sat in my regular seats for around a year now and mine were second row close to midfield. Like he said you don't see as well but it's so much more fun to sing along and chant all game long. Not to mention stand around other fans who are knowledgable about the game and the league in general.
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#6 kopiteinkc, Nov 16, 2004
Redfoot said:
Except in your old seats you had this really knowledgable English guy sitting right in front of you
But then he ended up in the Cauldron too
Which begs the question... why not move the Cauldron?
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#8 Unorthodox Yank, Nov 16, 2004
staubio said:
The short version:
Because we like it where it is.
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#9 PezJunkie, Nov 16, 2004
Unorthodox Yank said:
Additionally... It's not likely that they would be willing to move the Cauldron to "the Good Seats" and still only charge GA prices. (Not to mention the numerous season ticket holders that already have claims on those seats.)
Most importantly though, we like it where it is. Being next to the tunnel is a great location. The view isn't great for stuff at the other end of the field, but we've got 2 video boards that usually show you what you're missing.
#10 Buzz Killington, Nov 16, 2004
I like where the Cauldron is, I mean I know people will say that we are stuck in a corner, but it's a nice spot. We are close to the players, and they are able to see us. They know we are there before the game, they see us as they go off before the game, at the half, and at the end of the game. I think it's good for the players that we are there. Like has been said, if you were to move the Cauldron to the middle of the stadium, you displace a lot of people that have had season tickets some for a long time. They Wizards won't do that, because they make more money selling those seats at higher prices. Plus if we were near the middle, it'd be a lot harder for the players to come celebrate with us after they score a goal at the goal closest to us. That's some of my favorite memories of the Cauldron, Wolff, Davy, and other players jumping into the Cauldron or coming over to the Cauldron after they score.
#11 staubio, Nov 16, 2004
So perhaps I'll just get some good midfield seats and then periodically join you hooligans in the Cauldron.
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#12 StuBentley, Nov 16, 2004
That's a good way to get a feel for whether or not you like standing in the Cauldron. That's what Beth and I did back in 2000, and after a few games it was nearly impossible for us to deal with sitting in the quiet seats again - plus we gained a lot of new friends in the Cauldron.
ockk Member
#13 ockk, Nov 16, 2004
chris and i sat in the quiet seats also front row right behind the wizzards bench
and one trip to the cauldron and we have never looked back
By the way, it might be a bit of a stretch to call the gang in the Cauldron "hooligans" - can't remember the last time we turned over a car or set anything on fire. But I would watch out for little Eden...make him mad and he just might kick you in the shin and call you a sheep shagger.
#15 Unorthodox Yank, Nov 16, 2004
StuBentley said:
My dentist once called me a soccer "hoodlum". I thought he was using the wrong word and was laughing about it, but maybe he was just giving the truest description of us cauldron-ites.
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#16 Uppa 90, Nov 16, 2004
though it is important to keep in mind that many people go to all the games and not spend a minute in the Cauldron and enjoy the Wizards just as much...
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#17 IASocFan, Nov 16, 2004
I live in Des Moines, but have gotten the flex season tickets the last two years. That way, I have extra tickets so people have one less excuse not to go to the games. With family, I've sat all over the place, but if I'm by myself, I've always stood with the Wizards. My wife and sister aren't that crazy about standing at games. In any case, I highly recommend getting the flex packs.l
#18 Mad_Bishop, Nov 16, 2004
Uppa 90 said:
How do you know that you enjoy the game as much as we do if you've never spent a minute in the section
Oh wait, I remember now why you were on my ignore for a while. You're the douchebag who came into the section and started a fight with Spoon. I can assure the thread starter that we're really tolerant of new people as long as they arn't disrespectful to our wives and our tradition of being vocal.
furryogre New Member
#19 furryogre, Nov 16, 2004
I was actually going to start this thread when the season ticket re-up packets came out . . .
Our first time sitting in the Cauldron all season was this past Sunday at the HDC (Cauldron West). It was a blast. Had a great time. Everyone was really friendly - not a hooligan in sight! (Unfortunately, I was so busy trying to mentally WILL the ball into the net during the past 35 minutes or so that I didn't do much singing towards the end.)
Anyway, though I do believe that the Cauldron is the Heart & Soul of the Wizards fans, there are people who would rather get a good view of the whole game. I'm actually one of them.
So the thread I was planning on starting was to ask if there were other non-Cauldron season ticket holders that wanted to sit together? I know there's other fanatics scattered around Arrowhead, why not consolidate and start a section of our own? This one in Sideline Reserved.
Some of y'all called them "quiet seats". If there's 40 or 50 of us sitting together, the seats wouldn't have to be quiet . . .
Davy's#1Gal said:
What are some of the perks (besides a guaranteed seat for the entire season) of being a ticket holder?
I agree - can't wait.
Perks I know of: we got discounted playoff tickets (same seats), option to purchase discounted parking passes ($5 vs $7), and we got offered discounted tickets to the USWNT game.
Other perks are that season ticket holders are usually given 2 (I think) "special game" tickets that can be used for USOC games, or other events. For instance, this season, people could get two people into the BVAC for the USOC with one of their special game tickets. Also I think that on some occasions you get things like invitations to the meet the players night, and some times you get gifts. I know one season my family got a soccer ball signed by Lalas. Another season, I believe mid-2000 when we renewed our tickets for 01, it was a ball signed by all six of our all-stars and Bob.
#22 Davy's#1Gal, Nov 17, 2004
kuhnscoot said:
Hmm....I'm sold...
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#23 McGinty, Nov 17, 2004
Nobody is trying to force anyone to do anything, but I find it strange that you felt the need to post this.
furryogre said:
I hope this happens. Everyone in Arrowhead would enjoy having two groups, well, except for the opposing team.
Great idea, but how can we make sure we get a block of seats?
I know that when I've sat midfield (118 or so), I am usually around several season ticket holders that seem to know each other. We could fill in the gaps, I suppose.
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#25 kcscsupporter, Nov 17, 2004
Mad_Bishop said:
Oh wait, I remember now why you were on my ignore for a while. You're the douchebag who came into the section and started a fight with Spoon.
this is certainly uncalled for... and for the record, you are incorrect.
uppa 90 was just trying to make it clear to the new people that it isn't unheard of to sit somewhere else and have just as good of a time. i've been in the cauldron a few times, i know what it's about. my friends and i usually go to the area where the wizards are shooting at. when we're shooting toward the goal away from the cauldron, we move to the northwest side of the field. there's usually no one over there and you don't even have to shout to get the players to hear ya.
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Q: What does "We'll be up to our butts in corpses" mean? I was reading The Watchmen (a graphic novel) and stumbled across this expression in a conversation between two cops talking about Rorschach. I suppose it means "We'll have to put up a fight", but I am not sure.

A: A more common idiom is being knee deep or up to your knees in something, meaning that something reaches one's knees. When you are up to your knees in water, you have gone in to a point that you are definitely wet, and more importantly, there is so much water around, that walking gets more difficult (you move from walking to wading).
It is applied to other things as well, meaning that you are surrounded by a large amount of it, literally or figuratively (knee deep in sh!t means you are in a bunch of trouble).
In the same way, the person who said We'll be up to our butts in corpses means that once they are done with what they are going to do, corpses will be piled up around them up to the level of their behinds. Whether that will be literally the case is not relevant: the message is that there will be a fair amount of dead people, once they are done.
Note that the sentence as you quoted it is ungrammatical. It may be a typo on your side or an oversight of the editor, but it should either be we'll be up to our butts in corpses, or I'll be up to my but in corpses. It escapes me why one person would refer to multiple butts in this way.

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GALLERIES > BIRDS > CAMPEPHAGOIDEA > CRACTICIDAE > AUSTRALIAN MAGPIE [Gymnorhina tibicen]
Location: Kaikoura (Foothills), South New Zealand
GPS: -42.3S, 173.6E, elev=701' MAP
ID : B13K4514 [4896 x 3264]
Location: Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
GPS: -28.2S, 153.3E, elev=3,215' MAP
The Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen) is a medium-sized black and white passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. It is closely related to the butcherbirds and currawongs of the family Artamidae. At one stage, the Australian Magpie was considered to be three separate species, although zones of hybridization between forms reinforced the idea of there being one species with several subspecies, nine of which are now recognized. The adult Australian Magpie is a fairly robust bird ranging from 37"?43 cm (14.5"?17 in) in length, with distinctive black and white plumage, red eyes and a solid wedge-shaped bluish-white and black bill. The male and female are similar in appearance, and can be distinguished by differences in back markings.
The Australian Magpie is omnivorous, with the bulk of its varied diet made up of invertebrates. It is generally sedentary and territorial throughout its range. Common and widespread, it has adapted well to human habitation and is a familiar bird of parks, gardens and farmland. Familiar birds around Australia and New Guinea, magpies were introduced into New Zealand in the 1860s and are proving to be a pest by displacing native birds. Introductions also occurred in the Solomon Islands and Fiji, but these have not proved to be invasive.
Spring in Australia is magpie season, when a small minority of breeding magpies (almost always male birds) around the country become aggressive and swoop and attack those who approach their nests, especially bike riders. Birds are also commonly fed by households around the country and it is the mascot of several famous Australian sporting teams.
The Australian Magpie was originally described by English ornithologist John Latham in 1802 as Coracias tibicen, the type specimen collected in the Port Jackson region. Its specific name derived from the Latin tibicen "flute-player" or "piper" in reference to the bird's melodious call. An early recorded vernacular name is Piping Roller, written on a painting by Thomas Watling, one of a group known collectively as the Port Jackson Painter, sometime between 1788 and 1792. Tarra-won-nang, or djarrawunang, wibung, and marriyang were names used by the local Eora and Darug inhabitants of the Sydney Basin. Booroogong and garoogong were Wiradjuri words, and carrak was a Jardwadjali term from Victoria. Among the Kamilaroi, it is burrugaabu, galalu,or guluu. It was known as Warndurla among the Yindjibarndi people of the central and western Pilbara. Other names used include Piping Crow-shrike, Piper, Maggie, Flute-bird and Organ-bird. The term Bell-magpie was proposed to help distinguish it from the European Magpie but has failed to gain wide acceptance. Murray Magpie is a name which refers to the similarly-plumaged Magpie-lark.
The bird was named for its similarity in colouration to the European Magpie; it was a common practice for early settlers to name plants and animals after European counterparts. However, the European Magpie is a member of the Corvidae, while the Australian Magpie is classified in the Artamidae family (despite being a member of a broad corvid lineage). The Australian Magpie's affinities with butcherbirds and currawongs were recognised early on and the three genera were placed in the family Cracticidae in 1914 by ornithologist John Albert Leach after he had studied their musculature. Ornithologists Charles Sibley and Jon Ahlquist recognised the close relationship between woodswallows and the butcherbirds in 1985, and placed them in a Cracticini clade, now the family Artamidae.
For many years, the Australian Magpie was placed in its own genus Gymnorhina, however several authorities, initially Storr in 1952 and including Christidis and Boles in the latest 2008 official checklist, place it in the butcherbird genus Cracticus, giving rise to its current binomial name; they argue that its adaptation to ground-living is not enough to consider it separately.
Three races, tibicen, hypoleuca and dorsalis, were for many years considered to be three separate species. They were later noted to hybridise readily where their territories crossed, with hybrid grey or striped-backed magpies being quite common. This resulted in them being reclassified as one species by Ford in 1969, with most recent authors following suit.
Subspecies Male (left) and female (right) Tasmanian Magpies Male of ssp. tyrannica, showing prominent white back Western Magpie female. The plumage at the nape is a starker white in males.
There are currently thought to be nine subspecies of the Australian Magpie; there is a large zone of overlap with intermediate forms between the taxa. There is a tendency for birds to become larger with increasing latitude; the southern subspecies are larger, although the Tasmanian form is small. The original form known as the Black-backed Magpie and classified as Gymnorhina tibicen has been split into four black-backed races:
C. tibicen tibicen, the nominate form, is a large subspecies found in southeastern Queensland, from the vicinity of Moreton Bay through eastern New South Wales to Moruya, New South Wales almost to the Victorian border. It is coastal or near-coastal and keeps east of the Great Dividing Range.
C. tibicen terraereginae, found from Cape York and the Gulf Country southwards across Queensland to the coast between Halifax Bay in the north and south to Mary River, and central and western New South Wales and into northern South Australia, is a small to medium-sized subspecies. The plumage is the same as that of subspecies tibicen, although the females have a shorter black tip to the tail. The wings and tarsus are shorter and the bill proportionally longer. It was originally described by Gregory Mathews in 1912, its subspecies name a Latin translation, terra "land" reginae "queen's" of "Queensland". Hybridisation with large white-backed subspecies tyrannica occurs in northern Victoria and southeastern New South Wales; intermediate forms have black bands of varying sizes in white backed area. Three-way hybridization occurs between Bega and Batemans Bay on the New South Wales south coast.
C. tibicen eylandtensis, the Top End Magpie, is found from the Kimberley in northern Western Australia, across the Northern Territory through Arnhem Land and Groote Eylandt and into the Gulf Country. It is a small subspecies with a long thinner bill, with birds of Groote Eylandt possibly even smaller than mainland birds. It has a narrow black terminal tailband, and a narrow black band; the male has a large white nape, the female pale grey. This form was initially described by H. L. White in 1922. It intergrades with subspecies terraereginae southeast of the Gulf of Carpentaria.
C. tibicen longirostris, the Long-billed Magpie, is found across northern Western Australia, from Shark Bay into the Pilbara. Named in 1903 by Alex Milligan, it is a medium-sized subspecies with a long thin bill. Milligan speculated the bill may have been adapted for the local conditions, slim fare meaning the birds had to pick at dangerous scorpions and spiders. There is a broad area of hybridization with the western dorsalis in southern central Western Australia from Shark Bay south to the Murchison River and east to the Great Victoria Desert.
The White-backed Magpie, originally described as G. hypoleuca by John Gould in 1837, has also been split into races:
C. tibicen tyrannica, a very large white backed form found from Twofold Bay on the New South Wales far south coast, across southern Victoria south of the Great Dividing Range through to the Coorong in southeastern South Australia. It was first described by Schodde and Mason in 1999. It has a broad black tail band.
C. tibicen telonocua, found from Cowell south into the Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas in southern South Australia, as well as the southwestern Gawler Ranges. Described by Schodde and Mason in 1999, its subspecific name is an anagram of leuconota "white-backed". It is very similar to tyrannica, differing in having a shorter wing and being lighter and smaller overall. The bill is relatively short compared with other magpie subspecies. Intermediate forms are found in the Mount Lofty Ranges and on Kangaroo Island.
C. tibicen hypoleuca now refers to a small white-backed subspecies with a short compact bill and short wings, found on King and Flinders Islands, as well as Tasmania.
The Western Magpie, G. tibicen dorsalis was originally described as a separate species by A. J. Campbell in 1895 and is found in the fertile south-west corner of Western Australia. The adult male has a white back and most closely resembles subspecies telonocua, though it is a little larger with a longer bill and the black tip of its tail plumage is narrower. The female is unusual in that it has a scalloped black or brownish-black mantle and back; the dark feathers there are edged with white. This area appears a more uniform black as the plumage ages and the edges are worn away. Both sexes have black thighs.
The New Guinean Magpie, C. tibicen papuana, is a little-known subspecies found in southern New Guinea. The adult male has a mostly white back with a narrow black stripe, and the female a blackish back; the black feathers here are tipped with white similar to subspecies dorsalis. It has a long deep bill resembling that of subspecies longirostris.
Description Immature white-backed female, with dark eyes, in Dromana, Victoria
The adult magpie is a fairly solid, well-built bird ranging from 37"?43 cm (14.5"?17 in) in length with a 65"?85 cm (26"?33 in) wingspan, and weighing 220"?350 g (8"?12 oz). Its robust wedge-shaped bill bears a hook at the end, and is a bluish-white colour bordered with black. The black legs are long and strong. The plumage is pure glossy black and white; males and females of all subspecies have black heads, wings and underparts with white napes, and shoulders. Tails have a black terminal band. Mature magpies have dull red eyes, in contrast to the yellow eyes of currawongs and white eyes of Australian ravens and crows.
The main difference between the subspecies lies in the "saddle" markings on the back below the nape, which is white in all forms. Black-backed subspecies have a black saddle and white nape, which may be tinged pale grey. White-backed subspecies have a wholly white nape and saddle, which is tinged grey in females. The male Western subspecies dorsalis is also white-backed, but the equivalent area in the female is scalloped black.
Juveniles' plumage contains lighter greys and browns amidst the starker blacks and whites; two or three year old birds of both sexes closely resemble and are difficult to distinguish from adult females. Immature birds have dark brownish eyes until around two years of age.
Well-known and easily recognisable, the Australian Magpie is unlikely to be confused with any other species. The Pied Butcherbird does have a similar build and plumage, but has white underparts unlike the former species' black underparts. The Magpie-lark is a much smaller and more delicate bird with complex and very different banded black and white plumage. Currawong species have predominantly dark plumage and heavier bills.
Australian Magpies generally live to around 25 years of age, though ages of up to 30 years have been recorded.
Vocalisations
One of Australia's most highly-regarded songbirds, the Australian Magpie has wide variety of calls, many of which are complex with many elements. Pitch may vary over four octaves. It may mimic over 35 species of native and introduced bird species, as well as dogs and horses. Its complex musical, warbling call is one of the most familiar Australian bird sounds. In Denis Glover's poem The Magpies, the mature magpie's call is described as quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle.
When alone, a magpie may make a quiet musical warbling; these complex melodious warbles or subsongs are pitched at 2"?4 KHz and do not carry for long distances. These songs have been recorded up to 70 minutes in duration and are more frequent after the end of the breeding season. Pairs of magpies often take up a loud carolling call to advertise or defend their territory; one bird initiates the call with the other joining in. Often preceded by warbling, carolling is pitched between 6"?8 kHz and has 4"?5 elements with slurring indistinct noise in between. Birds will adopt a specific posture by tilting their heads back, expanding their chests, and moving their wings backwards.
Fledgling and juvenile magpies emit a repeated short and loud (80 dB), high-pitched (8 kHz) begging call. Magpies may indulge in beak-clapping to warn other species of birds. They employ several high pitched (8"?10 kHz) alarm or rallying calls when intruders or threats are spotted. Distinct calls have been recorded for eagles and monitor lizards.
Distribution and habitat
The Australian Magpie is found in the Trans-Fly region of southern New Guinea, between the Oriomo River and the Princess Mariane Strait, and across most of Australia, bar the tip of Cape York, the Gibson and Great Sandy Deserts, and southwest of Tasmania.
Birds taken mainly from Tasmania and Victoria were introduced into New Zealand by local Acclimatisation Societies of Otago and Canterbury in the 1860s, with the Wellington Acclimatisation Society releasing 260 birds in 1874. White-backed forms are spread on both the North and eastern South Island, while Black-backed forms are found in the Hawke's Bay region. Magpies were introduced into New Zealand in an attempt to control agricultural pests and were therefore a protected species until 1951. Magpies are thought to affect native New Zealand bird populations such as the tui and kerer?, sometimes raiding nests for eggs and nestlings. Studies by Waikato University have cast doubt on the effect of Magpies on native bird populations. Much blame on the Magpie as a predator in the past has been anecdotal only.
Introductions also occurred in the Solomon Islands and Sri Lanka, although the species has failed to become established. It has become established in western Taveuni in Fiji, however.
The Australian Magpie prefers open areas such as grassland, fields and residential areas such as parks, gardens, golf courses, and streets, with scattered trees or forest nearby. Birds nest and shelter in trees but forage mainly on the ground in these open areas. It has also been recorded in mature pine plantations; birds only occupy rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest in the vicinity of cleared areas.
In general, evidence suggests the range and population of the Australian Magpie has increased with land-clearing, although local declines in Queensland due to a 1902 drought, and in Tasmania in the 1930s have been noted; the cause for the latter is unclear but rabbit baiting, pine tree removal, and spread of the Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) have been implicated.
Behaviour female, subsp. tyrannica, in flight
The Australian Magpie is almost exclusively diurnal, although it may call into the night, like all members of the Artamidae. Natural predators of magpies include various species of monitor lizard and the Barking Owl. Birds have also been killed on roads or electrocuted by powerlines, or poisoned after killing and eating House Sparrows or mice, rats or rabbits targeted with baiting. The Australian Raven may take nestlings left unattended.
On the ground, the Australian Magpie moves around by walking, and is the only member of the Artamidae to do so; woodswallows, butcherbirds and currawongs all tend to hop with legs parallel. It has a short femur (thigh bone), and long lower leg below the knee; this is suited for walking rather than running, although birds can run in short bursts when hunting prey.
It is generally sedentary and territorial throughout its range; magpies may live in groups occupying a territory, or in flocks or fringe groups. A group may occupy and defend the same territory for many years. Much energy is spent defending a territory from intruders, particularly other magpies, and different behaviours are seen with different opponents. The sight of a raptor results in a rallying call by sentinel birds and subsequent coordinated mobbing of the intruder. Magpies place themselves either side of the bird of prey so that it will be attacked from behind should it strike a defender, and harass and drive the raptor to some distance beyond the territory.
A group will use carolling as a signal to advertise ownership and warn off other magpies. In the negotiating display, the one or two dominant magpies parade along the border of the defended territory while the rest of the group stand back a little and look on. The leaders may fluff their feathers or caroll repeatedly. In a group strength display, employed if both the opposing and defending groups are of roughly equal numbers, all magpies will fly and form a row at the border of the territory. The defending group may also resort to an aerial display where the dominant magpies, or sometimes the whole group, swoop and dive while calling to warn an intruding magpie's group.
A wide variety of displays are seen; aggressive behaviours outnumber pro-social ones. Crouching low and uttering quiet begging calls are common signs of submission. The manus flutter is a submissive display where a magpie will flutter its primary feathers in its wings. A magpie may also fall, roll over on its back and expose its underparts; this is often seen in juvenile birds. Birds may fluff up their flank feathers as an aggressive display or preceding an attack.
The Australian Magpie is omnivorous, eating various items located at or near ground level including invertebrates such as earthworms, millipedes, snails, spiders and scorpions as well as a wide variety of insects"?cockroaches, ants, beetles, moths and caterpillars and other larvae. Skinks, frogs, mice and other small animals as well as grain, tubers, figs and walnuts have also been noted as components of their diet. The Australian Magpie is predominantly a ground feeder, pacing open areas methodically searching for insects and their larvae. One study showed birds were able to find scarab beetle larvae by sound or vibration. Birds use their bills to probe into the earth or otherwise overturn debris in search of food. Smaller prey are swallowed whole, although magpies rub off the stingers of bees and wasps before swallowing. Birds will also take handouts from humans and will often venture into open houses to look for food.
Breeding Western Magpie female (note scalloped back) collecting nesting material
Magpies have a long breeding season which varies in different parts of the country; in northern parts of Australia they will breed between June and September, but not commence until August or September in cooler regions, and may continue until January in some alpine areas. The nest is a bowl-shaped structure made of sticks and lined with softer material such as grass and bark. Near human habitation, synthetic material may be incorporated. Nests are built exclusively by females and generally placed high up in a tree fork, often in an exposed position. The trees used are most commonly eucalypts, although a variety of other native trees as well as introduced pine, Crataegus, and elm have been recorded. Other bird species, such as the Yellow-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa), Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys), Southern Whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis), and (less commonly) Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala), often nest in the same tree as the magpie. The first two species may even locate their nest directly beneath a magpie nest, while the Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus) has been known to make a burrow in the magpie nest itself. These incursions are all tolerated by the magpies.
The Australian Magpie produces a clutch of two to five light blue or greenish eggs, which are oval in shape and about 27 x 38 mm (1 x 1.5 in). The chicks hatch synchronously around 20 days after incubation begins; like all passerines, the chicks are altricial"?they are born pink, naked, and blind with large feet, a short broad beak and a bright red throat. Their eyes are fully open at around 10 days. Chicks develop fine downy feathers on their head, back and wings in the first week, and pinfeathers in the second week. The black and white coloration is noticeable from an early stage. Nestlings are fed exclusively by the female, though the male magpie will feed his partner. The Australian Magpie is known to engage in cooperative breeding, and helper birds will assist in feeding and raising young. This does vary from region to region, and with the size of the group"?the behaviour is rare or nonexistent in pairs or small groups.
Juvenile magpies begin foraging on their own three weeks after leaving the nest, and mostly feeding themselves by six months old. However, some birds continue begging for food until eight or nine months of age. Birds reach adult size by their first birthday.
The Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae) is a notable brood parasite in eastern Australia; magpies will raise cuckoo young, which eventually outcompete the magpie nestlings.
Relationship with humans
Swooping A sign warning of magpie swooping
Magpies are ubiquitous in urban areas all over Australia, and have become accustomed to coexisting with people. A small percentage of birds become highly aggressive during breeding season from late August to early October, and will swoop and sometimes attack passersby. The percentage has been difficult to estimate but is significantly less than 9%. Almost all attacking birds (around 99%) are male, and they are generally known to attack pedestrians at around 50 m (150 ft) from their nest, and cyclists at around 100 m (300 ft). Attacks begin as the eggs hatch, increase in frequency and severity as the chicks grow, and tail off as the chicks leave the nest.
These magpies may engage in an escalating series of behaviours to drive off intruders. Least threatening are alarm calls and distant swoops, where birds fly within several metres from behind and perch nearby. Next in intensity are close swoops, where a magpie will swoop in from behind or the side and audibly "snap" their beaks or even peck or bite at the face, neck, ears or eyes. More rarely, a bird may dive-bomb and strike the intruder's (usually a cyclist's) head with its chest. A magpie may rarely attack by landing on the ground in front of a person and lurching up and landing on the victim's chest and peck at the face and eyes.
Magpie attacks can cause injuries, typically wounds to the head and particularly the eyes; the risks are of a detached retina and bacterial infection from a beak used to fossick in the ground. Being unexpectedly swooped while cycling is not uncommon, and can result in loss of control of the bicycle, which may cause injury. A 13-year-old boy died from tetanus, apparently from a magpie injury, in northern New South Wales in 1946.
A Magpie defending its territory from a Brown Goshawk
If it is necessary to walk near the nest, wearing a broad-brimmed or legionnaires' hat or using an umbrella will deter attacking birds; beanies and bicycle helmets are of little value as birds attack the sides of the head and neck. Eyes painted on hats or helmets will deter attacks on pedestrians but not cyclists. Attaching a long pole with a flag to a bike is an effective deterrent.. As of 2008, the use of cable ties on helmets has become common and appears to be effective. Magpies prefer to swoop at the back of the head; therefore, keeping the magpie in sight at all times can discourage the bird. Using a basic disguise to fool the magpie as to where a person is looking (such as painting eyes on a hat, or wearing sunglasses on the back of the head) can also prove effective. In some cases, magpies may become extremely aggressive and attack people's faces; it may become very difficult to deter these birds from swooping. Once attacked, shouting aggressively and waving one's arms at the bird should deter a second attack. If a bird presents a serious nuisance the local authorities may arrange for that bird to be legally destroyed, or more commonly, to be caught and translocated to an unpopulated area. Magpies have to be moved some distance as almost all are able to find their way home from distances of less than 25 km. Removing the nest is of no use as birds will simply breed again and possibly be more aggressive the second time around.
Magpies are a protected native species in Australia, so it is illegal to kill or harm them. However, this protection is removed in some Australian States if a magpie attacks a human, allowing for the bird to be destroyed if considered particularly aggressive (for an example, see section 54 of the South Australian National Parks and Wildlife Act). It is claimed by some that swooping can be prevented by hand-feeding magpies. The idea is that humans thereby appear less of a threat to the nesting birds. This has not been studied systematically, although there are reports of its success.
The Yindjibarndi people of the Pilbara used the bird as a signal for sunrise, frightening them awake with its call. They were also familiar with its highly territorial nature, and it features in a song in the Burndud.
Under the name Piping Shrike, the White-backed Magpie was declared the official emblem of the Government of South Australia in 1901 by Governor Tennyson, and has featured on the South Australian flag since 1904. The call has been portrayed in Denis Glover's poem The Magpies, with the refrain Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle"?one of the most famous lines in New Zealand poetry"?and in the children's book Waddle Giggle Gargle by Pamela Allen.
The magpie is a commonly used emblem of sporting teams in Australia, and its brash, cocky attitude has been likened to the Australian psyche. The Collingwood Football Club adopted the Magpie from a visiting South Australian representative team in 1892, Port Adelaide Magpies; other examples include Brisbane's Souths Logan Magpies, and Sydney's Western Suburbs Magpies. Disputes over the first club to adopt the magpie emblem have been heated at times. Another club, Glenorchy Football Club of Tasmania, has had its own problems in keeping the magpie strip after being forced to change when in the same leagues as yet another club (Claremont Magpies) with the magpie name and emblem. The popular New Zealand comic Footrot Flats features a magpie character by the name of Pew.
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^ Morgan D, Waas, J, Innes, J (2005). "Do territorial and non-breeding Australian Magpies Gymnorhina tibicen influence the local movements of rural birds in New Zealand?". Ibis 148 (2): 330"?42.
^ Kaplan, pp. 51"?52
^ Brown ED, Veltman CJ (1987). "Ethogram of the Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) in comparison to other Cracticidae and Corvus species". Ethology 76 (4): 309"?33. ISSN 0179-1613.
^ a b Kaplan, p. 105
^ Barker RD, Vestkens WJM (1990). Food of Australian Birds: Vol. 2 - Passerines. CSIRO. pp. 557.
^ Veltman CJ, Hickson RE (1989). "Predation by Australian magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen) on pasture invertebrates: are non-territorial birds less successful?". Australian Journal of Ecology 14 (3): 319"?26. doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.1989.tb01440.x.
^ Beruldsen, G (2003). Australian Birds: Their Nests and Eggs. Kenmore Hills, Qld: self. p. 373. ISBN 0-646-42798-9.
^ Carrick, Robert (1972). "Population ecology of the Australian Black-backed Magpie, Royal Penguin, and Silver Gull". U S Dept Interior Res Report 2: 41"?99.
^ Jones, pp. 39"?40
^ a b Jones, p. 52
^ Kreisfeld, Renate (9 October 1997). "Injuries involving magpies". Research Centre for Injury Studies. Flinders University, Adelaide. http://www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/pubs/shortreps/magpies.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-14.
^ "Hazards: Magpies". Bicycle Queensland website. Bicycle Queensland. 2006. http://www.bq.org.au/cycle-info/hazards.shtml. Retrieved on 2008-10-14.
^ Jones, p. 104
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^ "Swooping birds". Bicycle Victoria website. Bicycle Victoria. 2008. http://www.bv.com.au/bikes-and-riding/10754. Retrieved on 2008-12-18.
^ Jones, Darryl N.; Thomas Nealson. "Management of aggressive Australian magpies by translocation". Wildlife Research 30 (2): 167"?77. doi:10.1071/WR01102 .
^ "www.legislation.sa.gov.au" (PDF). http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/A/NATIONAL%20PARKS%20AND%20WILDLIFE%20ACT%201972/CURRENT/1972.56.UN.PDF. Retrieved on 2009-04-14.
^ Strategic Communications Unit, Department of the Premier and Cabinet (June 2003). "PC0008 - Use of the Piping Shrike". Department of the Premier and Cabinet Circular. Government of South Australia. http://www.premcab.sa.gov.au/pdf/circulars/Shrike1.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-10-14.
^ Department of the Premier and Cabinet (30 June 2008). "State Badge of South Australia". Department of the Premier and Cabinet Circular. Government of South Australia. http://www.premcab.sa.gov.au/emblems/shrike1.htm. Retrieved on 2008-10-14.
^ Jones, p. viii
^ a b Jones, p. vii
^ "The Beginning: Part One". Official Website of the Collingwood Football Club. AFL. 25 September, 2002. http://www.afl.com.au/collingwoodfc/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/5586/newsId/2295/default.aspx. Retrieved on 2008-10-14.
^ Lyon K, Shiell A, McDonald B (May 27 2003). "Port, Pies in black-and-white blue". The Age. John Fairfax Holdings. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/05/26/1053801337727.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-17.
^ "Glenorchy District Football Club - Brief History". Official Glenorchy District Football Club website. self. 2008. http://glenorchyfootballclub.com.au/brief-history.php. Retrieved on 2008-10-17.
^ Troup, Christina (2008-11-20). "Introduced land birds: Footrot Flats cartoon". Introduced land birds. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/TheSettledLandscape/IntroducedPlantsAndAnimals/IntroducedLandBirds/6/ENZ-Resources/Standard/3/mi. Retrieved on 2008-12-23.


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Jyesthadeva (* 1500 in Kerala, † 1575 in Kerala ) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer.
Jyesthadeva belonged to the Kerala school of mathematicians and astronomers, who also Madhava (1350-1425), Parameshvara (around 1370-1460 ) and Nilakantha Somayaji ( 1444-1544 ) belonged on which he established. He was like Nilakantha a student of Damodara, son of Parameswara. He was among the Nambudiri Brahmins.
He is responsible for the astronomical treatise Yutikbhasa (also known Gaṇitanyāyasaṅgraha called ), in particular on the Tantrasamgraha of Nilakantha (it was completed in 1501 ) builds. It deals with mathematical astronomy ( such as movement of the planets, sun and moon, eclipses, rising and setting transition times of the heavenly bodies ), somewhat in the manner of Tycho Brahe in Europe, and is written in Malayalam, a local language in Kerala. It is dated around 1550.
Of particular importance is the unusual Indian texts for presentation of evidence of mathematical theorems. Probably it was written with the intention to record the evidence of the text of Nilakantha and showing that the evidence concept in Indian mathematics was well known.
Of particular interest are series expansions for arc tangent, sine and cosine ( according to the Maclaurin series ) that were known Madhava, however, were discovered in Europe by James Gregory and Isaac Newton until about 250 years after Madhava. Madhava get so among other things, accurate values for Pi and values for sines. Because of this infinite series ( the first such in addition to the geometric series ) mathematicians of this school have been filed also among the founders of analysis and it has been speculated about a possible spread of the results to the West via merchants or Jesuit missionaries. There are, however, no evidence. Even within India, the Kerala school was isolated, partly because of the language differences. In other Indian mathematical texts outside the Kerala school Sanskrit has traditionally been used. The Yutikbhasa used contrary to the tradition ( in Kerala ) no verse of the text.
The first indications of the Yutikbhasa and their significance derived from the English administrative staff and Malayalam specialists Charles Matthew Whish (1794-1833), who also published in 1834 in the Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society.
One of the students of Jyesthadeva was Achyuta Pisharati (around 1550-1621 ).


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Big Data without Digital Insight Management Is a Big Hot Mess
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Originally written by Analytics Demystified on November 27, 2012
One of the many exciting aspects of joining a new company is the opportunity for reflection. The lead-up to the job change forced some introspection — what was it I really most enjoyed about my profession and what would a dream job look like that allowed me to spend as much of each day doing that as possible? And, as a new company, everyone has had to put their heads together to build out the processes needed to bring the vision for the company to life, which has required a different flavor of reflection: reflecting on what has and has not worked in our collective experience when it comes to enabling brands to be as data-informed as possible in their daily processes.
Shortly after joining Clearhead, I attended eMetrics in Boston. The conference, as always, was a great time. And, as often is the case, one of the conversations that stuck with me the most occurred where I didn't expect it — in the exhibit hall during the sessions with a vendor I'd never heard of before the conference: Sweetspot Intelligence. Sergio Maldonado (@sergiomaldo) explained the vision for Sweetspot, gave me a brief product tour, and handed me a copy of the paper they sponsored Eric Peterson to write: Digital Insight Management: Ten Tips to Better Leverage Your Existing Investment in Digital Analytics and Optimization. The concept of "Digital Insight Management" is intriguing. And, luckily, it's much more than an abstract idea — it's real and, I believe, something that all analysts should be striving to implement.
Let's Start with the Basics — Demystified's Hierarchy of Analytical Needs
Early in the paper, Eric included Analytics Demystified's Hierarchy of Analytical Needs:
Experienced analysts look at this diagram and think, "Well…yeah. That's a good depiction of the battle we fight every day." Any sort of ho-hum response to the diagram is because we've been fighting the battle to move "up the pyramid" for a while, and we often feel undermined by the business environment in which we work. This is one of the more succinct and elegant depictions (not just the labels on the left — the assessment in the boxes on the right) that I've seen.
One Step Back Adds Another Element
When viewed through the lens of "what an analyst can do," the hierarchy is complete. In some respects, the analyst can only lead the proverbial horse to water (clearly communicate a data-informed recommendation). The analyst can't necessarily make the horse drink (take action). But, still, it's worth recognizing that, if we take just one step back from this pyramid, we want to see one more level on the hierarchy:
Again, this is somewhat obvious. Yet, it's where "we" (businesses) seem to so often stumble. There is so much "Data" now that marketers are now conditioned to prepend any mention of the word "data" with the word "big!" Few reports rely on data from a single source as analysts, and marketers work hard to place the data into meaningful context. But, of course, the further up the pyramid we go, the easier and easier it is to get derailed. Ultimately…limited action.
Pivoting the Process
While the hierarchies above are unequivocally true, the actual process for meaningful analytics — analysis that drives relevant action — actually looks quite different:
Let's break this down a bit:
Everything hinges on having clear objectives and measures of success — it's scary how often marketers stumble on this, and, as analysts, it behooves us to be skilled in helping marketers get these nailed down (these are soft skills!)
Performance measurement is key…but it's not the source of insights — performance measurement is the alerting system; it tracks the KPIs against targets, as well as some supporting and contextual metrics. But, the reports and dashboards themselves don't yield insights — they surface problems that then need to be further explored.
All analysis starts with a business problem, business question, or business idea — the lefthand column is where th magic happens (or, all too often, doesn't!).
It is impossible to attend any analytics-oriented conference these days without being hit over the head with how critical it is to develop and foster strong relationships with your business partners: regularly communicate, listen for the problems they're having that your analytical skills can help with, learn how to communicate effectively, etc. That is a recurring theme because actually teasing out the right business questions and problems can be tricky!
Conversely, the back end of the process can be tricky, too. We've all had cases where we completed the right analysis and got actionable results…but action never occurred. As I understand it, that is where Sweetspot comes in: technology that supports communication and workflow related to getting actionable information to the people who can take action:
So…Will Tag Management Solve This?
(Blog authors get to crack themselves up with their headings…)
What Eric's paper, and Sweetspot's product, got me thinking about are a couple of gaps that, hopefully, I've covered in this post:
As analysts, we need to develop, implement, and own workable processes within our companies to make analytics truly gain and sustain traction
There is an opportunity for better technology to support these processes…and that is analytics technology that has nothing to do with the mechanics of capturing customer data
Is "Digital Insight Management" the next big thing? I think it is. Big Data is just a big hot mess without it.
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Attorney General of the United States John Ashcroft
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Calling him "a man of great integrity, a man of great judgment and a man who knows the law," President George W. Bush announced his decision to nominate John Ashcroft to serve as Attorney General of the United States on December 22, 2000. Upon confirmation by the Senate, Ashcroft pledged to renew the war on drugs, reduce the incidence of gun violence and combat discrimination so no American feels outside the protection of the law.
Ashcroft was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 9, 1942. He was raised in Springfield, Missouri, where he attended public schools until enrolling at Yale University, where he graduated with honors in 1964. He received his J.D. from the University of Chicago in 1967. He began his career of public service in 1973 as Missouri Auditor and was later elected to two terms as the state's Attorney General. His ability to work with leaders of both political parties prompted his colleagues in the non-partisan National Association of Attorneys General to choose him as Chairman.
Ashcroft was elected Governor of Missouri in 1984 and held that post until 1993. During his tenure, he balanced eight consecutive budgets and served as Chairman of the Education Commission of the States. Fortune magazine rated him one of the top ten education governors in the country, while Financial World and City and State magazines credited him with making Missouri one of the best financially managed states in the country. He also spearheaded the state's efforts to reduce the use of illegal drugs. In 1991, the non-partisan National Governors Association elected him Chairman.
He was elected to the Senate in 1994 and maintained a near-perfect voting attendance record while working to combat illegal drugs, increase the quality of public education, reduce crime and safeguard the rights of crime victims. Ashcroft worked closely with Missouri law enforcement officers, developing strategies to counter the state's methamphetamine problems. He co-sponsored the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. He fought to toughen the penalties for gun crimes by substantially increasing mandatory minimum prison sentences for the criminal misuse of firearms. During his time in the Senate, Ashcroft was a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Chairman of the Constitution Subcommittee.
Prior to entering public service, Ashcroft taught business law at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield. He authored the book Lessons from a Father to His Son, a tribute to his father, and co-authored multiple editions of two college law textbooks with his wife, Janet. John and Janet Ashcroft have three children: Martha, John and Andrew, and one grandchild, Jimmy Patterson.
Attorney General Ashcroft is committed to confronting injustice by leading a professional Justice Department free from politics, defined by integrity and dedicated to upholding the rule of law. He will make certain that the Justice Department fulfills its promise and honors its heritage-not only by enforcing the rule of law, but by guaranteeing rights for the advancement of all Americans.
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John Perricone, over at Only Baseball Matters, had a digression regarding players who have had more homeruns than strikeouts in a season, specifically in response to a question from a reader about Barry Bonds' Second Annual Historic Season. (Perricone's blog is linked to this one, as you can see, and I thought mine was to his, but I could be wrong.) John, in his great benevolence (and evidently even greater free time) found all of the players dating back to 1620 who have hit at least 10 homers and struck out as many times or fewer. He found 267,492 of them, but I have gone a step more. I have pared it down to all of the players who led the league in homers while striking out less often than they homered, and gues what! There's only 13 of them, and none since 1954! Much better.
Look at that, some pretty great names, eh? And can you believe that Tommy Holmes? Not only did he lead the league in, like, everything that year, but he only whiffed nine times in 636(!) AB, perhaps even more impressive than Bonds. Of course, Bonds is currently 4 bombs behind Sammy Sosa in the race for the NL home run title, so unless Sammy cools off in Septober, it's not gonna happen this year either. (Sammy could slow down a little, as his SLG% in Septembers is the lowest of any month over the last three years, as well as over the course of his career, but I wouldn't bet on it.) The other interesting thing about Bonds' season is that he's on a pace to win a batting title, with a .367 average, and ESPN projects him to end up with 145 hits, which means that you'd hafta go back to 1958 to find a batting title winner in a non-strike season with fewer hits, when the Splinter amassed 136 hits on the way to an AL leading .328 average. To find a Major League leading hitter with fewer than 145 hits, you hafta go all the way back to 1940, when Debs Garms (Debs Garms?) led the majors with a .355 clip, but only 126 hits. Of course, those 381 plate appearances shouldn't qualify him for the batting title, so I'm not sure why he's even listed on the leader boards. Anyone who has some insight on this issue, feel free to email me here, or at the link to your left, which I have recently restored. And to find someone who actually qualifies for the batting title and has fewer hits than Bonds' projected 145? Well, I guess you'd hafta go back even more, and frankly I'm tired of looking.


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WATCH: Richmond Mayor Stoney delivers 'State of the City' Address
Posted at 10:00 PM, Jan 28, 2020
RICHMOND, Va. -- Just a day after the Richmond City Council dealt a serious blow to Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney's Navy Hill development plan, Stoney delivered his State of the City address on Tuesday.
"Each and every day, we are taking steps toward becoming the city we want to be," said Stoney.
In his third State of the City address, Stoney described what he said was three years of progress in the city such as improving roads.
"Thanks to a $16.2 million investment last year, we have paved a record 188 lane miles in the past 10 months and filled 34,000 potholes in 2019," said Stoney.
He said new ordinances would make the City safer by banning guns at parks and city buildings. Stoney said he is also looking ahead with several initiatives for this year including turning nearly a dozen pieces of city land into green spaces.
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Never really bothered about US elections other than presidential.
But now. Here is offices California is electing plus state legislature.
And Twelve state executive seats in California were up for election in 2018.
And here is one persons reasoning writen up at one of my favorite blogs. I feel / fear this level of insight and thought would be how much effort I'd put in.
I find it hard to believe >80% fully understand all the officers potential rulings. Until my 30's this level of engagement or knowledge was something I avoided. Legislature candidates I am able to deal with but having all these interlocking positions of power to be voted on by mere mortals would seem daunting. Another reason for the disengaged to stay away? Another polarization point? Gerrymandered / monied / connected candidates as officers?
I am certainly a beginner of US elections.
As at 3.10pm aedst seems the repubs have the senate.
What the US sorely lacks is an independent body, like our AEC, to run elections. Anecdotes of wrong voter addresses, long queues and many hours wait to vote aren't helpful to a strong democracy.
Americans are big on grand statements and poor on execution.
Elections at all levels of governement in the US are run by state election commossions and until recently the commissioner was a political appointee or even elected. This is changing as witnessed by ballot messures (little referendums) creating independent commissions in so.e states in this election. So independent if not centralised election admin is happening.
@Tom. Thanks for the links.
To understand how to vote in the US as I would in oz, I'd have to take a month off just to decide all the variables. I wouldn't.
@campdig. "So independent if not centralised election admin is happening." As can be seen the 'election industry' seems to be getting bigger inside and out of the swamp.
This problem seems to be global. And with the electorate: us.
Web search x 2 kept leading to this from 20 yrs ago.
Languishing for a generation. And our savior is… an industry body: "Currently, there is no legal requirement for the content of political advertising to be factually correct. Complainants are advised to raise their concerns with the advertiser directly and/or with their local Member of Parliament.
So, if Tony Abbott tells a porky, report it to, Tony!
"87.7% of respondents in a post-election poll say the Senate should pass 'truth in political advertising' legislation.
I understand truth is a difficult concept, yet I am with the 87%. Let's work it out. We seem to provide enough money so truth would be good too. And we are slowly making 'effective and valid models' to solve mendacity. Had to end on a positive note or I may turn away from politics again!


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3 Black Women Advance to US Open Semifinals
Angela Helm, The Root
For the first time in U.S. Open history, three black women have advanced to the quarterfinal round—and in this case, they all happen to be American. As of Monday, Venus Williams, 37; Sloane Stephens, 24; and Madison Keys, 22, are all vying for the Tiffany-engraved trophy.
Oh, and it's all going down at a stadium named for an African-American tennis player, Arthur Ashe.
Williams and Stephens earned quarterfinal spots Sunday night by defeating Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain and Julia Gorges of Germany respectively, while Keys snagged her place by defeating Elina Svitolina from Ukraine Monday night.
Keys, ranked No. 15 in the world, is the youngest of the bunch and was visibly excited after her win. She spoke about the prospect of the Americans squaring off against one another.
"It's just really exciting. I'm really happy that none of us are playing each other in the quarterfinals," Keys said, according to the Los Angeles Times. "If there's some all-American matchups in the rest of the tournament, I think that says really good things about women's tennis."
Coincidentally, Serena Williams, who usually dominates at the Open (she's won eight titles), is home after just delivering a healthy baby girl.
We're sure she and baby are home rooting for her older sister Venus.
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Q: need to display a drop down menu in the userform in VBA. The data to be displayed is stored in a table in a sheet I have a table, stored in a worksheet. I need to display the data of this table (only the first column) in a listbox in a User-form. Can anyone suggest me a way to do it ??? Thanks in advance . :)

A: Focused on your combo box in the form designer by clicking on it, then look for a property in the properties explorer named 'row source'. Supply an appropriate cell range , e.g. Sheet2!A1:A20, or A:A for the entire A column, ....