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I just thought people would be pleased to now that the Quarterly is now complete and has been uploaded to Allen Press in Kansas (6 hours uploading 600 Mb) who are currently producing color proofs for me to check over.

It's been quite a learning curve getting up to speed with InDesign (the software I'm using for layout), but I think that the result will be popular. As I said at the Annual in Salida, members will notice changes inside, although the cover and framework of this issue is in series with the previous 2010 issues - so that if you're someone who likes to file things in volumes you'll be quite happy. But there are changes inside: in layout, use of color and so on, that are very much what I've promised and that members have told me they hope to see.

If things all stay to schedule the Fall issue should be posted out in around 4 weeks.

I'm already starting to look at articles for the Winter issue and beyond, but like every editor I'm always on the lookout for new articles, great photos and so on. Please do get in touch.

And when the Quarterly gets to you, do feel free to let me know those things you like (and anything you don't). It's our Bulletin as members - we make it what it is.

Malcolm McGregor

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Cliff Booker

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 1:52pm

;D ;D ;D

IMYoung wrote:

Booker wrote:

... And here in Ye Olde Whitworth-by-the-Sea!!!

  Crikey - the flooding after the snow must be worse than I thought........  :o ;)

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McGregorUS (not verified)

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 3:58am

That's good Cliff - you usually seem to be a day or so after me so good to know you've got yours.

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McGregorUS (not verified)

Wed, 04/10/2013 - 3:55am

Hope it arrives soon. At least you can look at it online int he meantime.

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Trond Hoy

Wed, 04/10/2013 - 1:11pm

Yes, I do hope so too! But I have enjoyed the online version a lot although I haven't told you! It is a marvellous product!

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Trond Hoy

Sat, 04/20/2013 - 3:15am

Got mine yesterday! (The last of all?)
Although the online version is great and the pictures much better, it is something special with a "book" that electronics can't compete with.

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McGregorUS (not verified)

Sat, 04/20/2013 - 5:10pm

Seems a bit mean to say that I do hope you are the last !!
But then someone has to be - I just hope it is not always you.

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mcgregor (not verified)

Fri, 06/21/2013 - 4:24am

SUMMER ISSUE 

Dispatching from Allen Press on June 21st - should be with people over the next 2 to 3 weeks (I know some poeple get it earlier and some people seem to wait a long time - sorry). The online edition should be hooked up next week to view through the website.

To get at MEMBER-ONLY editions (such as this new one and the other BrightCopy editions) you need to login, older editions are freely available for download. They are a really great resource. It took an extra couple of years more than I had hoped to achieve the complete digitization of the Quarterly archive but it's good to see it available now the new website is up and running. It will take a while before all the covers are posted but they will be over time.

 

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mcgregor (not verified)

Tue, 07/02/2013 - 4:39am

SUMMER ISSUE

Online edition is up and running. 

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stuartmurray@xt... (not verified)

Wed, 07/03/2013 - 1:47pm

Printed edition arrived here in New Zealand July 2nd

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mcgregor (not verified)

Thu, 07/04/2013 - 2:18am

That's great to NZ, and mine arrived here in UK yesterday as well which is pretty good as well. Obviously the postal system is functioning pretty well.

Most of the gremlins in the Quarterly online are being driven out although if you are having problems please bear with us. The problems are being eliminated as they show themselves. The end result will be a great archive freely available with the last three years restricted to members - this seems like a good level of reward for joining NARGS.

 

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mcgregor (not verified)

Thu, 07/04/2013 - 9:13am

UPDATE

All issues are now available to members - either as BrightCopy files for the most recent issues or PDF files for older ones.

 

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Jan Jeddeloh

Wed, 08/14/2013 - 12:05pm

Not sure where to post this but did anyone else get the following message purportedly from Malcolm? It went to undisclosed recipients.  

I am in Limassol, South Cyprus for  a conference at the moment and I
just had my bag stolen from me with my passport and personal effects
therein. I am trying to sort things out with the necessary
authorities, I need your financial assistance, I will pay you back as
soon as I return. Let me know if you can be of any help

Best Regards
Malcolm

This looks like a phishing expedition from someone who hacked his account.

Jan

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Mark McDonough

Wed, 08/14/2013 - 12:28pm

Jan, what you received is indeed a spam, it suggests that Malcolm may have been fooled by a phishing message.

Earlier this year this happened to Panayoti Kelaidis; apparently falling for one of those phony phishing emails that pretend to come from your Internet Provider, or any other service, informing you your account is at risk and needs to be validated (I get about 20 such phony emails a week that purport to be from AOL saying I need to validate my account, LOL). If one falls for this gimmick and provides account credentials, you've been had and the spammer will access your account and send a version of this message to everyone in your address book. For Panayoti, the event played out on Facebook, for a most amusing thread of comments.

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mcgregor (not verified)

Fri, 08/16/2013 - 1:43am

Hi people - sorry about all that - i discovered I had received this same message from someone I know but it had been put straight in my spam folder so I did not know.

For information they had set up a dummy email account in my name with Yahoo and were getting all my email sent there before apparently filtering it and sending me back all the stuff they weren't interested in. 

Change of passwords and deletion of links to dummy account have been carried out and you should not suffer any more from such messages from me.

On other things, the latest Quarterly is under way with much of the editing complete - on schedule for late September dispatch.

 

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mcgregor (not verified)

Fri, 09/20/2013 - 12:42am

The Fall issue of the Quarterly is now signed off at the printer and should be ready for dispatch on October 1st.

A series of small delays (mainly late submission of Bulletin Board items) added up to mean that the issue is about a week to ten days late but everything is now happily complete. The online edition should be available on the same day. 

 

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mcgregor (not verified)

Mon, 10/07/2013 - 7:00am

I'm told that the fall issue is now in the post and the online edition should be live tomorrow or Wednesday.

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Margaret Young

Mon, 10/07/2013 - 8:46am

We've just been enjoying the return of Malcolm (this time with  Monica)  at the SRGC Discussion Weekend in the highlands of Scotland - great Talk from Malcolm as usual.  A  great get-together!

Three lovely Canadians at the event from over the ocean in North America - how good it was to see them!

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Longma (not verified)

Fri, 10/11/2013 - 10:45am

Totally agree Mark. All articles are wonderfully written, but the ones on Moraea sp. ( great article, loved reading and learning from it, although I'll probably never grow them, cheeky)  and Iranian  Monocots are particularly interesting for me.

Until now I have requested a 'hard' copy, but the quality of the 'on line' version has made me think twice !! indecision. Just need to reject the possessive instinct and acknowledge that each issue will be available to me whenever I need it wink

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Fermi de Sousa

Thu, 10/24/2013 - 3:22am

Just received the paper copy!

Using the iPad to read the electronic version was a bit slow but that's more likely because of our download speeds here in the boondocks!

I do still like having the paper copy

cheers

fermi

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mcgregor (not verified)

Sat, 12/07/2013 - 3:26am

WINTER ISSUE of the QUARTERLY

So it's been heads down for the last month getting the Quarterly put together. The proofs are now signed off with the printer and we're scheduled for dispatch on Dec 19/20 with the online edition  pencilled in for the same date. Deadlines are always tight for this issue and with a clear intention to get it out before the Christmas holidays. 

Best wishes to all

Malcolm

 

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mcgregor (not verified)

Fri, 12/20/2013 - 8:29am

WINTER ISSUE is being dispatched today I understand, and the online version is up on the webiste for members to view (and download if you want).

Happy holiday!!!

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Toole (not verified)

Mon, 12/23/2013 - 1:48pm

Thanks Malcolm

I'm just about to go and have a read..

PS a big thank you to Ben Burr on his quick response to a little technical difficulty I had a few minutes ago.yes

Merry Xmas to all.

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mcgregor (not verified)

Sun, 01/12/2014 - 4:50am

CUMULATIVE INDEX online today

I have posted the Cumulative Index to volumes 1 to 71 online this morning. It is on the RGQ ONLINE page at the end of volume 71 (i.e. before the current issue in the list). It is a PDF file of approx. 1.5 Mb so is not too large.

Together with the complete archive of issues I think this is a tremendous resource.

Happy New Year

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Longma (not verified)

Sun, 01/12/2014 - 9:08am

Thank you to whoever, and all, who where involved in putting this together. I've today used it to find a most illuminating article from 1969 ! The index has opened up a whole 'new' resource, yes

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Fermi de Sousa

Mon, 01/13/2014 - 10:59pm

[quote=mcgregor]

WINTER ISSUE is being dispatched today I understand, and the online version is up on the webiste for members to view (and download if you want).

Happy holiday!!!

[/quote]

I was grateful for the on-line version as the paper copy only arrived yesterday! Another great issue, Malcolm!

cheers

fermi

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Tim Ingram (not verified)

Thu, 01/23/2014 - 1:13pm

Just got the winter issue  and another gem - great mix of articles and I especially enjoyed Elin's "Our" Mountains and Trond's sojourn 'Among Giants'. Thanks to all.

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mcgregor (not verified)

Tue, 04/08/2014 - 8:50am

Pleased to say that the latest issue of the Quarterly went up online early this morning.

Apologies are due for the delay in its appearance - it was originally scheduled for March 20 - 24 but illness resulted in the delay. The printed issue is due to be posted today.

 

 

 

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Fermi de Sousa

Fri, 07/18/2014 - 6:29am

Just reading through the summer issue - another great read! Really liked Dave's look around his Southland home and Loren's "Play Pen"

cheers

fermi

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mcgregor (not verified)

Sat, 09/20/2014 - 12:45pm

Fall Issue of Quarterly online today

Sorry I've not been posting lately. Attending the meeting on Santa Fe plus a couple of extra weeks over in the US kept me busy. Anyway the fall issue of the Quarterly is posted online today and the paper copies are in the process of being dispatched so should start arriving with people in a few days ... or weeks if like me you live a long way from Kansas (where our printer is and from where the issues are dispatched).

 

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mcgregor (not verified)

Tue, 09/23/2014 - 2:01am

A lightning response from one online reader has pointed out (because they thought it was a great-looking plant) that the caption relating to the picture on the back cover of the issue is incorrect. In fact, the magnificent close-up is by Dave Toole of Aciphylla spedeni. Sorry about that.

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mcgregor (not verified)

Thu, 12/25/2014 - 2:33pm

WINTER QUARTERLY DISPATCHED AND ONLINE FOR MEMBERS

For a whole lot of reasons I've not been posting lately but the Quarterly was on time with dispatch from Kansas on December 20 and the issue online at the same time. As you'll see there's been a redesign of the cover and one or two mastheads.

This issue is a Great Lakes Special looking forward to the Annual Meeting in Ann Arbor and there's also an article remembering a trip that Barry Starling took with Boyd Kline a good few years ago.

Best Wishes for Christmas or your seasonal holiday.

Malcolm

 

 

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mcgregor (not verified)

Wed, 03/11/2015 - 6:05am

SPRING ISSUE OF THE QUARTERLY

Despite being completely wiped out (with pneumonia) for the whole of January, the Quarterly is on track for dispatch from the printer on or around March 20 which means that many, if not most, North American members will receive it by Easter and the rest of us should get it pretty soon after. 

The proofreaders enjoyed it which is always a good sign!

 

 

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Trond Hoy

Sat, 03/14/2015 - 12:38am

Malcolm,

 

Looking forward to the paper issue. Although an online version is very useful and has more options, I do like a something to touch with my hands! (But not the space it takes when filing it...)

 

Hope you are fit again now.  Pneumonia is not something to take lightly.

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Margaret Young

Thu, 03/12/2015 - 12:16pm

Impressive "stickability", Malcolm.  Well done.

We're very sorry to hear you have been so poorly and hope you are now feeling very much better.

 

I and M.

 

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Lori S. (not verified)

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 10:03am

Sorry to hear about your ill health, Malcolm, and I join others in thanking you for your dedication in spite of it all!  Hope you will be back to full health soon.

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mcgregor (not verified)

Fri, 04/03/2015 - 8:19am

To everyone who has wished me well - so many thanks. I've not been checking the forum as I have been busy working on my presentation for the Ann Arbor meeting (and trying not to overdo it at the same time). Finally making sense of the thread I'm trying to weave through the whole thing - that's when it gets to be fun.

I'm really starting to look forward to it.

This saxifrage from last week as a little thank you !

Very best - Malcolm

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