text:
Keeping seniors independent and safe
Leila Nouri
Long-term care facilities face a variety of safety and caregiver workflow challenges. Families struggle to ensure the independence of their loved ones in order to maintain that person's dignity. Busy staff must ensure safety given that acuity level varies by resident. Elopement is always a concern, but nothing is more time-consuming than chaperoning residents one-on-one — and it invades their privacy. Even basic security is a challenge, with multiple visitors coming through daily. However, video surveillance is not the answer.
By locating seniors in real-time using RFID technology, community directors can offer assistance while protecting resident privacy, mobility and independence.
Ekahau's Wi-Fi wristbands and software use a facility's existing wireless network to give caregivers visibility when it matters most. Employees can see through walls without surveillance cameras and react only when and if residents need assistance. Having real-time visibility means keeping caregivers mobile, with access to their mobile devices. Ekahau's software alerts caregivers only if there's no motion detected by wristbands (worn by seniors) for an extended period of time or if residents with dementia approach geo-fenced zones such as stairwells, where fall risks are greater. With automated care alerts, caregiver time is freed up to help those who truly need it, so care givers aren't watching residents on computer screens. For managers, keeping caregivers mobile increases productivity.
From a resident's point of view, new technology has to be intuitive. More independent residents can call for help themselves with a button press on Ekahau Wi-Fi wristbands, which don't require speech or dialing. A resident simply pushes one button on the tag and their location is displayed on Ekahau badges worn by caregivers nearby. Pre-scheduled medication and social reminders can even be sent from the Ekahau software to the resident's Wi-Fi badge, and they can respond with a single button press programmed to mean 'accepted' or 'declined', enabling resident workflow optimization. Visitors can also receive badges upon check-in so that they are visible and a facility is more secure. RFID is not about invading privacy, but assuring resident dignity and keeping seniors safe.
Shalom Care Long-Term Care Facility in Aurora, CO uses Ekahau's RFID solution to alarm caregiver badges if residents enter geo-fenced zones or remain immobile for a long period of time, improving caregiver response times. The Josef-Ecker Foundation, a senior living community in Germany, uses the Ekahau RFID solution to keep residents more active and mobile while ensuring that they are visible.With the latest breed of Wi-Fi-based RFID solutions offering automated alerting, mobile alarming and workflow intelligence, RFID ensures that caregivers are empowered and residents feel safer without systems that limit their mobility and independence.
Leila Nouri is senior director of product management and marketing for Ekahau, an RFID-over-Wi-Fi (RTLS) solutions provider based in Vienna, VA. She was previously the Chief Marketing Officer of the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA). She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
The Sennheiser CL-100 XLR cable is designed for connecting items like the Sennheiser G3 receivers to your camera or recorder.
Never run out of your favorites! Select our replenishment service to automatically receive a new shipment of your favorite items in the preferred frequency. Frequency can be selected from the available drop-down on each product page. Replenishment Service is easy and convenient. We offer the following cycles:
Monthly – every 30 days*
Bi-Monthly – every 60 days*
Quarterly – every 90 days*
Semi-Annually – every 180 days*
Your credit card will be charged for each order only when the item is shipped. You may cancel the service at any time by logging into your account.
*The number of days is calculated from the date of original order.
As a premier photo and video outlet, we are full line dealers for the entire range of photographic equipment and
supplies. Whether you are a leading professional or new to photography, our expert staff are always ready to
assist you in finding the perfect equipment at great prices.
Tel: (403) 234-9935
Toll Free: 1-888-539-9397
802 - 11th Ave SW
Calgary, AB
T2R 0E5 Canada

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Hey, yeah it's a blog. It's random. I just put up stuff that could be useful...
Seriously, it could be.
I've mentioned repair issues previously and mostly regarding warranty work from both Nikon and Canon.
This is more about our local shop and maybe we're now seeing a new sherrif in town!
For years the best place for repairs was Midwest Camera Repair in Wyandotte, MI. Great service and decent prices and a fair turnaround time.
Unfortunately that's all changed. I sent a lens in for a basic clean, lube and adjust and to have the zoom ring smoothed out. Over the years it's become sticky and more difficult to turn.
So anyway, six months and a few emails later I get a bill for $317.00-ish and a package with my lens.
The zoom ring functioned like new, that's cool!
317 bucks - that's in the ballpark for them typically and I'm neither thrilled nor upset by that.
Six month, that's really poor. Pathetic for a company that says it gives priority to working professionals.
Auto focus - it barely works at all. It's incredibly slow and even binds up to the point where it won't work at all. This lens is an AF-S lens so it ought to be really fast to focus and it ought to be focussing accurately.
But it doesn't. AF fine tune showed it to be decently sharp, but in real world use the AF did not lock in correctly hardly ever and so the images it produced were way below acceptable.
So I sent it back in for more repair work. Midwest is out of the picture in my mind. I could not afford another six months without that lens. Nikon's estimate was $600.00! Ouch! That's crazy.
I remembered that my fav used equipment retailer, KEH.com, now offers repair services and they do it on a flat rate basis.
KEH has always been top notch in my book, so I figured it was worth giving them a shot.
They had my lens back to me in 18 days for a cost of $235.00 and it now works perfectly and is sharper than it was before I sent it in to Midwest.
Unhappy customers that get no explanation and charged premium prices for poor work causes customers to leave. If the customer finds a good option, then they become former customers.
So, yeah, there's a new sherrif in town and it's KEH. I love supporting the local shops, but sorry Midwest Camera Repair. You were great at one time. I can't afford that sort of treatment.
Canon has had AF Fine Tune for a long while, Nikon is relatively new to it. I am unsure if all camera bodies have this function. Just go to your menu system, in the Nikon world AF Fine Tune is under the Tools, or Set Up, menu.
Simply put, a lens out of the box put on a camera fresh out of the box is not likely to produce optimally sharp images.
It is real likely that the lens will focus either in front of your intended subject (front focussing) or behind the subject (back focussing).
It can miss the focus by just a couple inches or it could be a foot or so off. So if you get a lens/camera combo that isn't "sharp", be sure to check the AF Fine Tune.
It's a good practice to check your focus accuracy for every lens you have. Nikon cameras create a database of AF Fine Tune numbers. The camera talks to the lens and the camera knows what lens is mounted on it. If you use a third party lens, you can create a custom name for that lens and the camera will remember it.
Follow this method
1) put the camera with lens on a tripod
2) tape up some newspapers to a wall 10 or so feet away. Be sure the camera is perpendicular to the newspaper.
3) use the camera's auto focus to focus on the newspaper.
4) put your camera on self timer so your hand won't jiggle the camera during exposure
5) shoot with the zoom wide and again at the longest telephoto range.
6) evaluate your results on a computer and zoom in so your viewing your image at 100% and even 200% if you're really critical, the LCD screen on your camera won't give you enough information to make a good judgement.
7) use the camera's AF Fine Tune menu to adjust the focus correction and shoot and evaluate again.
8) repeat until you get the best results.
Here's a couple notes.
First, the menu has two adjustments, one is listed "default value" and the other is "saved value". Default value is applied to ALL lenses. The saved value is specific to the lens. This gives you a lot of flexibility. I tend to use the default value primarily and do a final adjustment using the saved value. It is altogether possible to have a negative Default Value and a lens that needs a positive Saved Value, in a case like that the two values basically cancel out each other. Most of the time Nikons seem to need negative values.
Second, the f-stop to use during testing. There are two schools of thought, one is to test wide open and the other is to test stopped down two stops. It's your call. I test wide open. I want to know the maximum possible tuning. Stopping down will generally make all images sharper on all lenses. So I think stopping down is cheating your tuning a little bit.
Third, once you get the close range test done, do another test at longer range, maybe 30 or so feet. I've never seen a lens tuned at 10 feet that needed any further adjustment at longer range, but it never hurts to test it.
Fourth, during this process it is possible that you'll notice that one side of your image is softer than the other side. This is not all that uncommon. Test again stopped down two or three stops and you should see that the sharpness has evened out. This is a fixable error but you have to send it a repair facility or back to Nikon. There's no guarantee that this issue will ever be solved though. At least this test will tell you what your minimum f-stop needs to be to get edge to edge sharpness, and that's good info to have.
As I wrote previously, Nikon's policy is that under no circumstances will they warranty a grey market camera.
Well, Canon just announced the same policy, they will no longer warranty grey market items, and that includes cameras but also grey market ink tanks, batteries, chargers, etc, that cause damage to an otherwise legal Canon product even if they are packaged together. There's caveats and disclaimers so it would be best to research this topic if you're planning on buying something expensive soon.
So, read the fine print before you purchase, and it remains a really good practice to only buy from reputable shops.
If you shop on Amazon, only buy if the item is fulfilled by Amazon and it won't hurt to send them an email asking specifically to answer the grey market question. Having that paper trail will really help if you have to activate the Amazon A-Z guarantee.
B&H Photo and Adorama are top choices, if it's grey market they will indicated that fact upfront. KEH and Midwest Camera also are probably ok, though I've never noticed KEH indicating grey market. Maybe KEH weeds out grey market before those items ever hit the website, because they have always provided exceptional, clean, used gear.
It's been a long time since I've considered shopping at any other online storefront.
As I mentioned in my previous post, there are huge variances in the quality of recordings. I think digital music has made the problem worse because there's a strong tendency to make the files as small as possible not only for download efficiency but also so it's possible to store every single recording ever made on your phone.
But if you're more interested in high quality music, then it's a different game altogether and you have be a little careful when you're starting out.
First off, ignore the iTunes store and Amazon downloads are nearly as bad. The files they sell are way too small to be useful for serious listening.
There are a number of places to purchase pure high resolution music but it could take a whole lot of searching to find what you like. Over the past year one online company has really risen above the rest and that's www.hdtracks.com
One note right off the bat so you aren't surprised later on. High res music is not cheap. It's not crazy expensive either and you can download free samples easily, but overall be prepared to spend money if you want the good stuff.
My primary interest is in older Rock music and I like to throw in a healthy amount of Jazz and I have a soft spot for the old Windham Hill New Age music too.
One big problem is that very few reviews of any recording provide a critique of the recording quality at all. This makes searching for well recorded music a crap shoot at best.
I have a list of recordings that I think are top notch, so if you want to experiment with higher end music, this list could be helpful.
By the way, we need more people to offer up reviews or thoughts on high quality recordings of all sorts.
This list is in no particular order.
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold (CD). This is one of my reference albums. The production value is superb on either CD or LP. There is a remastered version of this CD available and it is better than the original. A must have disc. The hit song Industrial Disease is on this album though I consider it the weakest song on the album. Telegraph Road and Private Investigations are very unique and compelling and they sound great.
Grateful Dead - Terrapin Station (CD). Another reference album. I only listen to the title track and it's amazing and utterly incomprehensible. There is a remastered version of this CD as well. The remaster has a wider soundstage and is a bit brighter and very clean. It also contains a few bonus tracks and are great additions to the original album. I can't believe it's been over 30 years since this album came out. Crazy.
Primus - Pork Soda (CD). Primus takes some getting used to. If you don't like loud music then this band is not for you. Most rock bands use vocals and guitars as the primary instruments. The primary instrument Primus uses is the bass guitar with electric guitar accents and a strong drum underlayment. The production value of this disc is just a bit below Love Over Gold and Terrapin, but still exceptional. When I upgraded my preamp/processor I discovered some distortion on a few tracks that I had never heard before so it gets knocked down a bit for that.
Robbie Robertson - self titled (CD) A great album but the production wanders a lot. Some tracks are superb like Somewhere Down the Crazy River and some surprisingly bad.
Robbie Robertson - Storyville (CD) Even better than the first album but production quality also wanders somewhat. Every song is a great story though. It's possibly the only rock album I've ever had that I'm willing to listen to every track.
Dire Staits - Dire Straits (their first album) (CD) Get the remastered version, the original is pretty poor but the remaster is exceptional. I hear a bit of hiss and other odd noises in the background from time to time but overall it's very much worth having.
Deep Purple - Machine Head (remaster and remix two disc set) This is absolutely THE disc to have if you like Deep Purple at all. If you know that band at all you'll know that Deep Purple had constant and incessant line up changes. This disc has what is called the "MK II" line up that included Roger Glover and Ian Gillan.
Roger Glover remastered this album years after he was fired from the band and Ritchie Blackmore wandered off to obscurity. Glover did the remastering as well as remixes which is simply the same songs with alternate vocal and guitar tracks. It's interesting to hear the differences but it's the remaster disc that shines. Smoke on the Water is absolutely thunderous as it should be and Glover included a quadrophonic version of Lazy that is really great. If your stereo system has a 5.1 speaker set up, then this track played in an "all stereo" mode that uses all five speakers will blow you away. This collection also includes a few bonus tracks that are also great listens.
KMFDM - Naive and Angst (CD) Also a band for a specific or acquired taste. Very heavy industrial sound. The low end of all KMFDM discs is enormous. You'll not only shake your house, but also houses a few doors down. If you stereo is in your basement, seismologists are likely to note some odd tremors. I no longer have moles in my yard because of these discs. The high end on these discs are clean but can sometimes seem a little restrained. That's likely a good thing because I like to play these discs so loud that imminent hearing loss is definitely possible.
Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting (CD) Get the 20th anniversary remastered version. All other Concrete Blonde discs are surprisingly poor in terms of recording. This is the ONLY disc worth getting for audio quality. It's too bad because Concrete Blonde is a great band. Just as a note the album "Mexican Moon" is a really fabulous album with lesser production value. It's not terrible but it could have been so much better.
Steely Dan - Aja (CD or LP) I read a lot of people that say all Steely Dan albums have great production but I find that not to be true at all. Gaucho is the only other album that sounds good to my ears. Aja is outstanding and is also one of my reference albums. A must have disc.
Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses (CD) Interesting album. The mid bass is nice and punchy but the low bass is very lean which is odd and you'd think it must be intentional becuase there are a lot of low frequency effects (LFE) going on too. Very unique band that pays homage to horror films like White Zombie and Alice Cooper but with a greater sense of humor. They do a cover of the old song Summer Breeze which I think was a Seals and Crofts song originally. That song is worth the price alone.
Godsmack - Voodoo (CD) Strange disc. The song Voodoo is just about as perfect a mix as you could ask for, the entire rest of the album is terrible. I mean terrible. I wouldn't pay more than a couple bucks for it on the used market. Free with shipping would even be better.
Simply Red - Stars (CD) A very nice Pop Rock album and very easy to listen to. You won't play this at high volume but it holds up at high volume very well, and the sound quality is decent enough to make this list but nowhere near the top. Certainly worth having.
Bruce Dickinson - Accident of Birth (CD) This is one of my newer discs and the production value is very good. Bruce Dickinson is the current vocalist of Iron Maiden, and I've found that all Maiden discs suffer from very weak bass. Interestingly this disc is very similar and I have to apply an EQ that increases the low end in conjunction with a boost of the subwoofer to make it sound more balanced. In all other respects it's pretty good.
I swear that Dickinson is paying homage to Thin LIzzy with this disc because the twin guitar sound is so similar that I actually looked up the album to see if Scott Gorham or Brian Roberston had a hand in this album. They don't.
Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous (ALAC high res download) I consider this album to be the benchmark of live albums from the 70s. The high res version is very noticably cleaner than either the original LP or the later CD versions and I think it's worth the price if you like Thin LIzzy at all. A careful application of a custom EQ will do a lot to improve the sound of this album.
Diana Krall - The Girl in the Other Room (high res ALAC digital download) I often find Krall to be more Pop than Jazz and she seems to be a quite polarizing artist as well. Some folks seem to love her and some sneer. I fall solidly in the realm of "I like her music".
This album is the the best recording I've ever heard and I think is clear example of how modern recordings with high resolution mastering kicks the crap out of anything that's come before it. Actually I think we're well beyond a simple butt kicking, it's more of a "kick to the gutter, then a head stomp, steal your wallet and then spat on". It's that much different. The clarity of this album is astounding, even if you don't like Jazz/Pop this is a must have album.
I like the instrumentation on this album though I often find myself wishing the instrumental sections were longer. The song Black Crow in particular sounds amazing. Krall's voice has loads of texture and there are great instrumental sections that are really good, but too short and it seems that those sections could be more improvisational as well.
Joe Sample - Sample This (CD) I first heard Joe Sample on a late night Jazz program on Western Michigan University's radio station, WMUK I think, probably in 1976. Very much Lo-Fi music but I fell in love with Joe's sound even though I was a typical heavy metal head banger back then.
Sample This is now an old-ish disc (1997) but the recording quality is very good, on some tracks the bass is heavy, way too heavy. Overall it's a nice clean album. For me the standout tracks are Rainbow Seeker II, Free as the Wind and especially I'm Coming Back Again with Diane Reeves providing an amazing vocal performance that Diana Krall could probably learn a thing or two from. You're not going to go wrong with any Joe Sample disc except maybe the original Rainbow Seeker.
Angela Hagenbach - The Way They Make Me Feel! (mid res ALAC digital download) I got this album from HDTracks, which is where I get most of my digital purchases. Strangely this album is only available as a 44/24 format rather than the more typical 96/24 high res format. Nonetheless, the recording is very clean and nicely balanced.
Hagenbach can be hushed and breathy and I have to be in the right mood to enjoy her sound. This album sounds like a tribute to much older vocal jazz. Most definitely worth a listen.
New York Sessions Volume 2 (high res ALAC digital download) Lots of big name Jazz artists on this disc and the music is fantastic. This disc is on the Chesky label which is important because Chesky employs a very specific recording style. That style is meant to reproduce a live feel to the recording. To my ears though, I often find it dull and muted which I don't like at all.
I prefer a more typical studio recording and mixing style. If one were to play any track of this album and then switch immediately to a track from the Diana Krall album listed above, the Krall recording will sound tremendously more vibrant and alive. And frankly I've been to a lot of small venue Jazz concerts and the Chesky recordings do not represent what I hear at a live event.
Having said that, it's not like these recordings stink. They are most definitely worth checking out at the very least. Chesky must be doing something right because there are a lot of recordings under that label.
Windham Hill Sampler 88 (CD) This disc is on the old and defunct Windham Hill label. It's a shame that Windham Hill is gone, it was a great label. There have been no new releases in years, but the parent company (Sony BMG) does occasionally more or less recycle previously released materials in a new collection. That is a HUGE shame and great deal of the albums released by Windham Hill seem like perfect candidates for remastering to a high resolution format. Maybe someday. Sooner is better.
This is a superb disc, the sound quality is excellent, strong, clean and deep bass and a clear high end. Many different artists on this disc, being a sampler and all, there's something for everyone on this disc.
George Winston - Plains (CD) Originally on the Windham Hill label. This is a decent recording and worth having. George Winston is a solo pianist only, as far as I can tell. The song Dubuque is amazing. I'd like to see a video of him playing this song, but have not been able to find one. I think I know how he's making a piano sound like that, but I'm not completely sure. That tune is a must-listen for everyone.
Golden Earring - The Continuing Story of Radar Love (CD remaster) This is one of a number of Greatest Hits compilations from Golden Earring. This is a very good recording. Very clean but with occasional harshness on the high end. Very much worth having in your library. It does include Radar Love and Twilight Zone but there are a number of other really fine, catchy tunes here.
Golden Earring - Bloody Buccaners (CD) This is a relatively new-ish offering from Golden Earring, 1994 as far as I can tell. By the way, Golden Earring has a TON of albums, way more than just the two albums that we all know that has Radar Love or Twilight Zone. I find this album to be similar to their early-ish recordings such as Moontan that has Radar Love, Vanilla Queen, Candy's Gone Bad, etc on it. The audio quality is top notch, a bit better than the disc I listed above.
Billy Ido - Vital Idol (CD) This is also an older album. The audio quality is just barely good enough. What makes this album worthy of the list is the song To Be a Lover, which is fabulous. Different than what you probably expect from Billy Idol. Great song and there's a section of it that goes holographic on my system and sounds amazing.
The Nails - Dangerous Dreams (CD) Another band of the 80's and 90's, and one of those truly great bands that got no recognition. This disc is their second release, probably around 1986. Their first album Mood Swing is a good album in it's own right but Dangerous Dreams definitely is the better sounding disc by a good margin, and in my view, a better collection of songs as well.
The Nails - Corpus Christi (CD) Their newest album released in 2000 and there is controversy around this release in that the band supposedly had no hand in it's release and does not acknowledge it or something. IDK, and I don't care all that much either. But I love this album. It's my favorite Nails album and the sound quality is top notch. I think Dangerous Dreams is the "quintessential" Nails album, but Corpus Christi is a must have.
More to come...
updated 4/17/2015
I'm referencing only Macs on this post. PC's are probably the same but I don't know that for a hard fact.
So anyway, music, stereo in particular. Higher end stereo. That means it's not an iPod or iPhone.
Stereo gear runs the gamut of quality and can be insanely expensive and that once you get to even the mid range of equipment you really have to "tune" the room where you listen to music to take advantage of quality gear. I'm not getting into that stuff though.
Here's the basic rule for stereo sound quality. A good mid range to high end stereo system will not make poor recordings sound better. It's exactly the opposite.
A high end stereo is typically intended to be "transparent" in that it imparts little or no influence on the recording so you hear the music exactly as the artist and producer wants you to hear it. The downside of that is that the equipment does not mask poor recordings and if there are flaws such as boomy bass or harsh tinny cymbals or muddy vocals - that all comes through. It is annoying when that great tune that you love in your car becomes nearly un-listenable on your "good" stereo.
Low end gear such as ear buds and car stereos mask flaws and there is usually so much ambient noise when you listen to music in that way that clarity is almost the least important aspect.
So, on to the computer.
On the back of your Mac is an audio "out" port. It's a standard analog 1/8" stereo plug and you probably have small computer speakers or a headphone connected to it. Here's the cool thing - that port is also a digital fiber optic output port. All you need is an adapter that allows you to connect a standard Toslink cable to your Mac.
A quick Bing search brought up this, http://www.trianglecables.com/toslink-digital-optical-to-3-5mm-.html
Plug that adapter in to the same 1/8" output port and then plug a Toslink cable into that adapter and you're now outputting a pure digital signal! It's so simple a caveman can do it.
Here's an important note that no one bothers to explain. Almost all music now is digital and needs to be decoded, if you're running a purely analog signal from a LP to an amp then you're either using really old equipment from the 80's or earlier OR you're running stupidly expensive modern equipment and you're just wasting time reading this blog.
When you run an analog signal (via the standard 1/8" plug) to your preamp, processor, amp or receiver then the signal decoding happens at the playback source, which in this case is the Mac.
If you output a digital signal through a Toslink connection then the Mac is sending a pure, unaltered digital signal to the next device in the chain. What that means is that the preamp, processor, amp or receiver is doing the decoding. This is really important because not all decoders have the same capabilities. This is true for any DVD/CD/BluRay/or whatever player too.
I believe we all get sold on the idea that a digital Toslink cable provides the optimum sound quality. That is not at all entirely true because it is completely dependent on how well that signal gets decoded and interpreted - and it's totally subjective as well.
The only way to know is to test both analog and digital pathways and listen to it to determine if one sounds better than the other. This is no small matter, the decoding is a HUGE part of how the music sounds in the end.
Generally speaking a device or piece of software specifically designed to decode digital signals will sound better than a decoder built in to a receiver or even your CD, DVD or BluRay player. A hardware unit is going to be called a processor but many preamps also decode. There is software available for you Mac that can also act as a processor, but you have to be careful about how well it gets along with iTunes.
OK, on to the next topic. iTunes.
ITunes is great. But it's great for a reason you may not realize. iTunes is the ONLY music playback program that I know of that allows you to create and assign a custom EQ setting for each and every song and have that EQ automatically activate when the song is played.
There are tons of playback programs available and most of them have an EQ option, but all of those EQ settings are "global" settings and therefore that same EQ is applied to every song.
If you've listened to music at all you've probably noticed that there are ZERO standards for how a song or album or disc is mixed and therefore some songs sound amazing and some are just pure crap. Maybe the tune has muted vocals, bass that is too thin or too heavy, high frequencies that are too bright and harsh, or not bright enough.
In those cases you really HAVE to apply a custom EQ to make some recordings listenable. Because of the lack of standards, a global EQ is just about as worthless as you can imagine.
I'm hugely oversimplifiying EQ. It is very common to have a global EQ that affects the stereo system's interaction with the physical walls and ceiling and dimensions of the room and that is entirely different than custom EQ that is applied to a specific song. This is altogether a different topic that will not likely ever be discussed on this blog. Nonetheless, I'll stick by the statement that a global EQ that is applied to each and every individual song is worthless.
Just as a brief side note, digital music comes in a number of forms and the most important aspect to consider is bit rate and bit depth. The higher the number the better. For exampe a standard file you'd buy from Apple contains between 128 and 256 kilobits of data per second (kbps) of music and be around 5MB in size. A standard CD file is going to contain 192 to 320 kbps while the newer "high resolution music files are going to run between 2935 up towards 64,000 kbps and be around 130MB per file. There's a huge difference here.
If you run basic AAC files that you buy online a digital connection is not worth your time to do. If you run the medium resolution files from a CD then you're likely to hear some difference from a higher end connection. If you run the high res files then you must have gear to take advantage of it. iTunes allows you to look at the file sizes and bitrates. It's worth a look, you may be surprised at how low resolution the music files are.
The next topic is another gadget in the Mac world which is a small program in the Utilities folder called "Audio MIDI Setup". This allows you to specifiy the bitrate that the computer will output audio files. I think by default it outputs the standard CD bitrate of 44/14 but you can change that to the high resolution output of 96/24 and you really should do that if you're playing anything above a standard low res AAC file. If you do not make that change in the Audio MIDI Setup then high res music files get dropped to a lower bitrate.
Getting back to the EQ feature of iTunes. Why is that important? I referred to the lack of standards in how music is mixed or produced which has a huge effect on how the music sounds to you. A custom EQ can do a lot - a lot - to improve the sound quality of poor recordings.
I listen to older music quite a bit, from the 70's through the 90's. A few recordings that were originally done on LPs and later on CDs are pretty darn good. However most are pretty poor. I "rip" tunes from CDs a lot and sometimes rip from LPs as well. I think every single song needs some level of EQ to make it sound good to my ears. It may be just a slight bump on the low end or it could be a treatment that affects much of the song's range.
This is a lot like digital photography. The file that comes out of your camera can look pretty good, but it's really, really, really, rare that a photograph is perfect as is. Any photo is going to benefit from cropping, or a change in brightness or contrast, or the colors need to be tweaked, or a little bit of sharpening and so on.
Music is exactly the same way.
January February March April (4) May (4) June (3) July (3) August September October November (1) December (1)
January February March (1) April (1) May June July August September October November December
January February March April May June July August September October November December
January February (1) March (1) April May June July August September October November December
January February March April May June July August September October November December


text:
Normally, September 9th isn't celebrated unless it's your birthday or your kids just went back to school. But what better way to honor the date 9/9 than to feature the Niche Pack 9 Modern Chandelier? Sleek and simple, the square compact chandelier groups nine Pharos or Helio pendants into a unique cluster of light.
The Pack 9 lines a bar top beautifully when hung in multiples, as seen above in the OneUP Lounge of the San Francisco Hyatt Hotel. Using more than one chandelier adds grandeur and an intimate glow to any space.
The Pack 9 Modern Chandelier is an ideal centerpiece that can be showcased above a round table. Its density brings focus and emphasis to the space while emitting a warm aura of light. The Wallenius Willhelmsen office (above) pairs Pharos pendants in Gray glass with a Pack 9 Modern Chandelier in the White metal finish to complement the neutral tones throughout.
The Pack Modern Chandelier Collection is available in a variety of metal finishes that easily pair with a wide array of glass colors. Hang them straight, or try cascading pendants at different heights to add length to your chandelier.


text:
Linesman Andy McElman Hits 1,400 Games
NHL Linesman Andy McElman has spent 22 years in the NHL. He's worked playoff games, an outdoor game, an All-Star Game, and even made his way over to work the 2014 Olympics. As of Sunday, March 8, he'll be able to put another notch in his whistle — 1,400 games in the National Hockey League. McElman, an Illinois native, made his NHL debut on October 7, 1993, when he took the ice to work a game between the Florida Panthers and the St. Louis Blues. Brendan Shanahan had a hat trick for the Blues in that one, leading his...Read More


text:
Change Currency
Antique quality Victorian C1900 light mahogany towel rail stand.
This item is solid and strong, with no loose joints.
No woodworm.
Would look amazing in the right location!
Overall maximum dimensions:
68cmW x 30cmD x 94cmH.
Historic knocks, marks, wear, imperfections, as is always the way and to be expected with genuine antique furniture.
Stock No. 4784.
FREE standard one-man delivery on this item to most parts of the UK.
Our antiques come with a 30-day money back guarantee, see 'terms & conditions' on our website.
Overseas Insured Door to Door Shipments – Quote upon Request
This product hasn't received any reviews yet. Be the first to review this product!


text:
The Ice Technician Training Program has been developed by Curling Canada for the benefit of its members and the betterment of curling. The Southern Alberta Curling Association hosts both Level 1 and Level 2 Ice Technician Courses.
The courses include topics such as:
Ice Maintenance, Ice Installation, Water Quality, Sealing, Flooding, Pebbling, Painting, Power Scraping, Hand Scraping, Propane Burning, Washing the Ice, Major Maintenance, Temperature, Frost Heaving, Energy Costs, Curling Stones, System Maintenance, Brine, Refrigeration.
Hands on experience is emphasized.
To register complete one of the following:
Phone the SACA office at 403-246-9300
E-mail the SACA office
If your club would be interested in hosting a course, please contact the SACA office. Ice Tech Courses
Ice Tech I Course
Sept. 25-27, 2017
(9:00am - 5:00pm)
Indus Curling Club
$262.50 (GST included)
Ice Tech II Course
December 13-15, 2017
9am - 5pm daily
Calgary Winter Club
$367.50 (GST included)
Copyright © 2005-2011 Southern Alberta Curling Association™ All rights reserved firstname.lastname@example.com website by Vertical Motion


text:
- Home
- About ISEV
- Membership
- Event Calendar
- Resources
- Career Center
- JEV (Journal)
|Join ISEV
Share |
Become an ISEV Member
Thank you for your interest in joining the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV). ISEV is the leading professional society for researchers and scientists involved in the study of microvesicles and exosomes. Become a member and join a community of over 1,000 of the top researchers and scientists in the field of microvesicles and exosomes.
Junior Membership
Any individual who has not yet obtained an MD, PhD or equivalent degree or has obtained such a degree within the previous four years. Membership dues are $30USD per year.
Click here to join as a Junior Member.
Senior Membership
Senior Members are Lab Heads or Postdocs >4 years from PhD award). Membership dues are $80 per year. Senior Members may also join at a discounted rate for 3-years at $195.
Click here to join as a Senior Member.
8/9/2018JEV in July
7/1/2018JEV - June 2019
11/18/2018 » 11/20/2018
ISEV 2018 Workshop in China
3/18/2019 » 3/22/2019
9th Gene Quantification Event, qPCR dPCR & NGS 2019
4/24/2019 » 4/28/2019
ISEV2019 Annual Meeting


text:
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Back to my own knitting
Yes I am still knitting myself. When I'm not ripping it back out.
I know it looks like a totally warped scarf that is wandering off in all directions but my current project is a side-to-side vest knitted in Noro Yarn. Yes, I too hope it looks a lot better when it is blocked and edged and finished. I'm probably almost half-way through the knitting.
I really don't know how it will all work out in the end as the original pattern was all garter-stitch but I thought that looked a bit home-made and amateur, so I'm adapting the pattern to a stocking stitch. And crossing my fingers and praying. And re-starting the project four times.
But hey, it's Noro wool. It looks and feels great. Whatever the pattern.
1 comment:
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Are you new to the internet? Maybe you are struggling with providing effective content for your website. If so you may need article ghost writing services. Article ghost writing services give you great content to not only provide for your website, but build customer base, or simply describe or promote your services. Articles can provide you with a way to promote your website link, inform your customers, or merely provide information to those who visit.
Building Website Traffic
The key to building website traffic is providing the target audience with something they need or want. Our article ghost writing services experts with work with you individually to help provide the content you need and want on your website. It is designed to keep your customers coming back, whether it's in the form of a blog, newsletter, or merely articles on your website it provides them with information or entertainment and keeps them returning to your website.
Another tip to building website traffic is keeping the content constant. Our article ghost writing services experts can provide new and regular articles for your target audience to view and ensure that they return to your site over and over.
Benefits of Article Ghost Writing Service:
- Building Website Traffic
- Expanding Customer Base
- Gaining exposure for your website
- Displaying products or services
- Generating regular followers to your website
- Search Engine Optimization
- Sustaining Page Ranking
SEO: Search Engine Optimization
Our article ghost writing experts also know SEO and can provide your website with keyword enriched content to drives targeted traffic to your website. By becoming more visible to the search engines ensures that you are visible to your customers.
Placing relevant keywords throughout your articles will keep the search engines locked on your website. The more your website appears in the search engines the more your website will be visible to your potential customers. Our article ghost writing service experts can assist you with SEO and keyword placement as well.
If you are interested in gaining traffic, becoming visible, and expanding your products and services visit our order page today.
Grab targeted traffic, and increase your earning potential with article ghostwriters today!


text:
Other - PUNTA GORDA, FL
LEASED FOR JAN-MAR 2017. AVAILABLE ADDITIONAL MONTHS, PLEASE CALL FOR AVAILABILITY AND PRICING OUT OF SEASON. Updated 2 bedroom 2 bath condo with beautiful views from the lanai of the harbor! Spacious rooms, large kitchen will accommodate the gourmet cook. The complex is minutes away from Fisherman's Village; a local hub of activity from morning til late into the night; including restaurants, shopping, boating and fishing tours, live music to be found during the day and night. Location centrally located to explore all Florida has to offer.
Would you like more information regarding this property?
Please call (800) 780-1245.
Data Provided by:
Coldwell Banker Schmidt REALTORS


text:
Three Bags Full
- Narrated by: Hugh Lee
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 18-05-2011
- Language: English
- Publisher: Random House AudioBooks
Regular price: $33.10
Publisher's Summary
On a hillside near the cosy Irish village of Glennkill, a flock of sheep gather around their beloved shepherd George, who lies murdered, his body pinned to the pasture with a spade. Fortunately, George has left behind an unusually intelligent group of sheep. Every night since they were lambs, he has read aloud to them – fairy tales, factual books about ovine disease, even detective stories – in order to help them sleep.
Faced with a real-life investigation, the flock spring into action. They are led with fortitude by Miss Maple, the cleverest sheep in Glennkill and possibly the world, She is aided by Cordelia, who loves long words; and Othello, a ram with a dark past. Together they uncover the truth behind the life and death of their shepherd. Why did George tie little packets under their bellies before they crossed the meadow? And whose blood does Ham the butcher have on his hands?
While some of the detectives insist on chewing the evidence, or even forgetting it, together they succeed in shedding the revelatory light on the inexplicable world of human beings, and even on themselves.
More from the same
What members say
Average Customer Ratings
5 Stars0
4 Stars2
3 Stars3
2 Stars0
1 Stars0
5 Stars2
4 Stars2
3 Stars1
2 Stars0
1 Stars0
5 Stars1
4 Stars2
3 Stars2
2 Stars0
1 Stars0
- Michael Kitto
- 03-04-2012
Too Cutsy
My first impression of this book was; it reminded me of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in the sense of an unlikely detective solving a crime. It was probably with this thought that made me not enjoy this book as much as expected. While there is some very interesting concepts in this book; it has a very philosophical theme throughout of this book, I thought the author padded the book a little too much. While the sheep made for very interesting and enjoy about characters, I felt that they were the only part of the book that I actually enjoyed. In the end I just felt the book was too cutesy for my likely.
- Catherine
- 30-10-2013
Wonderful, entertaining and charming
What other book might you compare Three Bags Full to, and why?
I like to change the pace of my listens, following a dark Jo Nesbo with an Agatha Raisin comic piece. It was in the expectation of Agatha type wit that I bought Three Bags Full.
But, Leonnie Swann's herd of detective sheep are in a league of their own, a creation of sensitive observation of animal behaviour and great imagination. Brilliant.
Which character – as performed by Hugh Lee – was your favourite?
Hugh Lee is rapidly rising to no. 1 spot in my personal 'best narrator' top ten. The characterization of each individual is thorough, distinctive and utterly convincing. This is a group (flock) piece, each character adding a particular spice to the mix, so it is not really fair to single out one. They all have a charm and appeal. The dialogue is brilliantly dramatised and articulated, and Hugh Lee's reading style in descriptive passages is easy and flowing. There is a sense of a lot of background and preparatory work before the recording being worn lightly in a confident, polished performance.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
There are lots of moments to note, but saying anything here risks me writing spoilers that would undermine the narrativeand plot... So you will just have to find out for yourself!
Any additional comments?
I really, really enjoyed this and hope to hear more from Leonnie Swann.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- Claire H.
- 09-12-2014
Takes a while
What did you like best about Three Bags Full? What did you like least?
The story takes a while to get in to, and at first you wonder how on earth the sheep can discover enough clues, but it's done really well and I actually miss the sheep now it's finished!
Would you be willing to try another book from Leonie Swann? Why or why not?
I would definitely give a different Swann book a go- she writes with great voice and rhythm.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Carol El Hawary
- 21-04-2014
Lovely story, beautifully read by Hugh Lee
What made the experience of listening to Three Bags Full the most enjoyable?
This is one of those audiobooks where the narration really enhances the experience. It was complete chance that I decided to buy this as an audiobook (having seen it mentioned in a Guardian article about books featuring animals) and I'm so glad I did. This is a lovely story by Leonie Swann, gentle, funny and warm. Hugh Lee's narration is wonderful, he gives all the sheep distinctive voices and personalities that considerably add to the story. I was distraught when it ended, I wanted it to carry on forever. I can't recommend it highly enough. I have now downloaded other books narrated by Hugh Lee, and am sorry to discover that this is the only book by Leonie Swann on Audible.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Three Bags Full?
Hard to pick one moment. Generally any scene involving Mopple the Whale.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
As above.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me both laugh and cry, and feel all warm and fuzzy. A true antidote to stress.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Katharina
- 24-06-2013
What a way to tell a story differently! Having the sheep tell the story and expess their views, opinions and thought was a brilliant idea by author Leonie Swann. Three Bags Full is the perfect combination between humour, excitement and crime!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful


text:
Mindful Stress Management Techniques
Watch Video Highlights on YouTube
I offer mindfulness programs to teach skills to help with managing stress. Programs can be held on-site at your location, or for conferences or retreats. The length of the program will be customized to meet your timeframe, whether you'd like it to be one hour, a half-day workshop, or a continuing series.
Programs are designed to give participants a complete understanding of how mindfulness and meditation works —and how to meditate to manage stress. Using simple concepts, illustrative stories, straightforward language and clear instructions, participants will learn what mindfulness and meditation is, what it isn't, how to meditate, and ways to fit meditation into a busy schedule. Participants will experience meditation first-hand through guided meditations, including a progressive muscle relaxation meditation, designed to release physical tension from the body. There will be plenty of time for participation and group discussion.
Many people find that managing stress can be helped with regular meditation. One very effective stress management technique to use is breath awareness. The breath is always available, convenient, and accessible. Taking a moment to focus on the breath can reduce stress. Here's a situation where a woman uses awareness of her breath to deal with a challenging situation:
A woman collapses and gashes her chin, so her husband rushes her to the hospital. As they wait for the plastic surgeon, her thoughts race. (How long will we be here? Who is the doctor? Will my face be okay? Will I be okay?) When the doctor finally arrives and begins his preparations, she finds herself scrutinizing his actions, and her mind continues to churn. Just as her racing thoughts are about to take control, she remembers to focus on her breath. Every time another anxious thought arises, she notices the thought, releases it, and returns her awareness to the rhythmic rising and falling of her breath. This practice reduces her stress and reminds her to stay connected to her immediate experience— rather than lost in questions about the future.
When offered simple techniques to help manage stress, health and well-being can dramatically improve. To learn more about mindful stress management technique programs, please contact Joy.
The programs Joy provides convey an "attitude of acceptance" and are very inspiring at the workplace and in every day life. I highly recommend Joy's training program and was especially impressed with benefits I experienced from breath awareness meditation.


text:
Primary Wastewater Treatment Design:
Coarse Solids Removal is the first step in some of our treatment process. Large coarse solids (anything >0.05 cm or >0.02 inch sizes) are removed to prevent damage or plugging up of downstream units including pumps and mixers. Our field tests have proven that Rotary Drum Screen technology is much superior to competing shaker-screen and hydro screen technologies. Cost savings of the system over competitive technologies provide a payback of two years or less. The Rotary Drum is a mechanical separation device. The system has a rotating drum made out of stainless steel (SS) wedge-wire that does the separation. The system's continuous back-wash capability prevents a need for continuous maintenance. The wastewater is pumped inside an overflow weir in the Drum system. The large solids are separated and passed forward to exit the system, while the water passes through the screen into an equalization tank. The system is fully automated and does not require constant operator attention.
Anoxic Biological Treatment and Equalization Engineering: Flow of wastewater in an industrial operation constantly changes in both concentration and pH. The equalization process minimizes hour-to-hour variation in wastewater flow and composition, and prevents shock from upsetting the downstream chemical or biological process. The equalization system has a plug flow type mechanism to prevent short-circuiting of un-mixed wastewater. To insure that the design parameters of downstream processes are met, pH, COD, and TSS levels are checked in the equalization tank. The wastewater treatment plant operator is encouraged to monitor this system making sure that the mixer is operating properly.


text:
Most items can be ordered thru this website. All our garments made in Michigan, in the USA!
FREE! Download our Catalogs here:
Standard Delivery for Custom Orders are being promised for September 30th. RUSH Orders available for Custom Items on a LIMITED basis. Please inquire.
Known for Quality Historical Men's Military Uniforms and Civilian Clothing Reproductions- Since 1975


text:
State Tests Limits of Spending Cuts
JACKSON, Miss.—Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour hailed the Republican wave at the polls this month as a sign that voters want politicians who can cut spending and reduce taxes.
It's just the kind of image that Mr. Barbour is trying to cultivate as he weighs a run for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination.
"Anyone who says there isn't a...


text:
Simple ways to help keep your cat fit
Add a friend
Your cat isn't lazy, but he could be lonely. And a new playmate can help him become more active and engaged. So if you have just one cat, consider adopting another—a young kitten is the best bet for bringing out the youthful energy in your older cat.
Make play a priority
Set aside time, ideally at least 15 minutes twice each day, for fun cat games that involve vigorous play. Use string, balls, toys, whatever gets your cat running around enthusiastically.
Keep climbing
Wall shelves, bookcases, the refrigerator…anywhere elevated is where your cat wants to be. And getting there helps keep muscles strong and burns calories! Clear space on elevated surfaces and add a cat tree or two to other places in your home to provide more opportunities for your cat to exercise.
Encourage play while you're away
Place small balls along your cat's usual path and across shelves or furniture. When your cat finds one, he's likely to knock it off, causing it to bounce, which will compel him to chase it.


text:
Open Thread: Talk About What Matters Most to You
Discuss and debate the issues that mean the most to you.
You've never met Britt McHenry.
She hasn't hurt anyone you know. In fact, as far as anyone can tell, she hasn't caused physical harm to anyone. Yet you hate her. You actually felt your blood pressure rise as you watched the video of her berating a towing lot employee. When you heard ESPN suspended her for a week, you celebrated. "Good," you said. "She got what was coming to her."
As the media spends this week dredging up every indiscretion in McHenry's past, stop and ask yourself just one question: Why are you so angry?
To recap: McHenry may or may not have been provoked by a towing company employee, at which point she made some cruel statements. She insulted the employee's education and physical appearance and tried to make herself look better at the employee's expense. It was all very inappropriate and utterly wrong, and hopefully McHenry has learned that when you're in the public eye, you have a responsibility to not act like a total douche.
But people are now calling for McHenry's termination. Despite the fact that the video was heavily edited and despite the fact that she wasn't on the air at the time, she's being portrayed as an entitled brat who should be punished further than the suspension she's already faced. She's been tried in the court of public opinion, where it doesn't really matter if you're guilty or innocent. All that matters is what the public thinks.
There's just one problem with that. The public isn't unbiased. We are made up of our own experiences and, when it comes to beautiful entitled people, many of us have negative experiences of our own. In fact, if you've ever been condescended to by someone who perceives herself to be better than you, you'll probably have an immediate reaction to the Britt McHenry in that video.
When many of us watched that video, we put ourselves in the employee's place. We heard the woman on the receiving end was a single mom of three and imagined ourselves on the losing side of that tirade. Despite the fact that all of the employee's comments were conveniently edited out of the video, we were sure that McHenry was the mean girl in this situation. Without even knowing anything about the larger story, we immediately knew everything we needed to know about Britt McHenry.
She was the girl who made fun of you in sixth grade for your chubby calves. She was the girl who breezed onto the cheerleading squad every year when you didn't even make callbacks. She was the girl who dated the boy you liked—the football player who didn't even know you existed.
I was fortunate. Despite the fact that I grew up in a wealthy area, the popular girls in high school weren't mean to me. Today those popular girls are my friends on Facebook. They congratulate me when I have a writing success. They like my photos and have even personally messaged me just to say hi. When you leave high school, all of those walls between you completely disappear. The playing field is leveled. You can forget all of those resentments and move forward, thinking of each other as classmates and friends.
Or can you?
Do we ever really get past our own insecurities? Is there ever a point when we can go back to our high school reunion and really feel equal to the homecoming queen or the captain of the football team? Can we eventually look at someone like Britt McHenry and laugh, knowing she has no idea what she's talking about?
She's an ESPN reporter. She's "famous," to a certain extent, and fame seems to be important to a large portion of the population. She also has a master's degree, which she certainly seems to think makes a person a more valuable human being. If you don't agree, you should be able to laugh at her naiveté and shallowness and think, "Silly woman. She has a lot to learn about life."
"Take the high road and be nice to people," McHenry posted online just before the video was leaked. If McHenry was, in fact, taking the high road herself, she would have responded more carefully. Instead, McHenry seemed to see herself as better than the employee, based on the fact that she has better teeth, a better education, and a job that puts her on national TV on a regular basis.
Chances are, the tow lot employee simply saw McHenry as an angry customer who was standing between her and her next break. Speaking as someone who once worked in retail, I can tell you that most of the time, angry customers just become stories you retell in the break room for laughs.
When I think of the girl I was as a teenager, I don't think of myself as less than those tanned, blonde popular girls who always seemed to have their lives together. I think of how much I undervalued all of the things I did have going for me. They say nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent. Yet for some reason, some of us still let the Britt McHenrys of the world get under our skin, whether we're 16 or 86. In an instant, we can be transported back to that chubby-cheeked high schooler who had to have been delusional for thinking she could ever make the cheerleading squad.
Perhaps the answer isn't to fire Britt McHenry. Perhaps the answer is to ask ourselves why we care what Britt McHenry thinks. She is, after all, a 28-year-old television sports reporter who hasn't even learned that when a sign warns not to leave your car overnight, you probably should heed the warning.


text:
Events for May 14, 2018
Day Navigation
6:00 am
Wake Up Circuit
A circuit style class using different equipment and methods each day!Find out more »
8:00 am
Women's Pickleball
A fun time set aside for women to get together and play some pickleball! All are invited to join!Find out more »
Cardio, Plyometrix training ( Box Jump, Jump Rope) this is a class that helps get your heart rate up!!Find out more »
9:00 am
Yoga and Stretch with LindsayFind out more »
10:30 am
Functional Fitness
A class geared towards seniors. This class focuses on balance, flexibility, and strengthFind out more »
11:00 am
Water Aerobics
A fun and energizing class in our 92 degree therapeutic pool. Develop more flexibility, soothe muscles, and build strength. Regular class fees apply.Find out more »
3:00 pm
Children In Action Grades K-5 Monday: Team Sports Tuesday: Fitness Fun Thursday: Nutrition Friday: Zumba Monday, Thursday & Friday 3-4:30pm Tuesday: 2-3:30 $10 per day $50 per monthFind out more »


text:
January 2000
This paper addresses the design, siting and related marine operations for a Gravity Based Structure (GBS) to be used as an offshore LNG receiving terminal. (12pp)
Be the first to review this product
The world demand for LNG has been increasing steadily and is expected to continue to grow well into the first half of the new century. Supply of LNG to most regions of the world requires transportation by sea in highly sophisticated LNG Carriers. These ships require dedicated marine terminals especially designed to receive this cargo. Suitable land sites to build these LNG Receiving Terminals must be close to the markets, easily accessible to ships and environmentally acceptable. In some parts of the world, these sites are difficult to find or are not available economically.
Concern for this problem has led to extensive search for possible solutions. One of the solutions is to create a LNG Receiving Terminal offshore, on a man-made island. This man-made island can be a Gravity Based Structure (GBS) constructed of concrete. The GBS would house the storage tanks, re-gasification units and the marine terminal. The liquid cargo would be processed into a gas and sent ashore via a pipeline to a power plant or distribution grid. In a GASTECH 98 paper, we described the design of equipment and facilities of an offshore GBS receiving terminal.
This paper addresses the design and siting of such a terminal as well as the related marine operations. Design considerations to satisfy SIGTTO guidelines are described. In addition, environmental data and ship handling requirements for offshore operations are discussed. Results of ship handling simulation on a PC-based simulator as well as on a full-scale, real-time simulator will be presented.
Paper Delivered by:
Winston R. Shu (ExxonMobil)
Captain William H. Anderson (SeaRiver Maritime, Inc.)
Prepared for:
Gastech Houston 2000
For over 45 years, the Gastech Exhibition & Conference has been at the forefront of the international gas and LNG market. This world-renowned event is regarded as the most significant meeting place for gas and LNG professionals, where the global industry gathers to do business.
Gastech hosts major IOCs, NOC's, global utility companies, EPC contractors, shipbuilders, pipeline companies, manufacturers, distributors, technology and service providers, all who play an active role in the global energy value chain.
Windows eBooks:
To access the eBook, you need to install our free Windows eBook Reader.
The application can be downloaded from:
Standalone eBooks are supplied with 1 licence + 1 backup and are not transferable between platforms.
Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) and virtual environments are not supported.
The Windows eBook Reader works with Windows XP or later OS (but not Windows RT).
See more details.
Cloud (online) eBooks:
The Cloud (online) eBooks use Microsoft Silverlight browser plugin to deliver the best possible reading experience with the ability to work in offline mode.
It is an annual subscription service (i.e. each eBook is purchased for 1 year of use).
Online licences are not transferrable to Windows or iPad (or vice-versa).
Silverlight is compatible with the major web browsers used on Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.
However it is not supported on Linux, Android, Windows RT and iPad devices and therefore the Cloud eBooks use an HTML site in these instances.
The HTML site is more restricted than the Silverlight version.
See https://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/what-is-silverlight and more details.
Note for Mac Users:
Mac users can read Windows eBooks with Boot Camp or using virtual machines such as Parallels Desktop, Virtual Box, ...
Alternatively, Cloud (online) eBooks are accessible on Mac, including the Silverlight plugin with offline mode.
Note for Linux Users:
Linux users can read Windows eBooks using a virtual PC.
Alternatively, the HTML version of the Cloud (online) eBooks is accessible.
Note for Tablet Users:
Tablets owners can use the HTML version of the Cloud (online) eBooks.


text:
Brain Tumors
Pituitary Adenomas
Is It Brain Cancer?
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Occipital Neuralgia
Chiari Malformation
SI Joint Fusion
Our neurosurgical team now serves Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, PA. See all locations here.
Appointment Info Phone, Forms, Directions
What can you expect from surgical treatment of a disc herniation? Dr Qureshi Explains
What Do Doctors Think About Before Cervical Spine Surgery? Watch Video Now
Some patients may not be aware that Dr. Joseffer is the Chief of Neurosurgery at the University Medical Center of Princeton. Here, he reflects on what it means to serve in this prestigious role.
It is an honor and privilege to lead neurosurgery at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. Our new hospital is a state of the art facility where we have cutting edge technology that allows me to perform micro-neurosurgery at the highest level. It is important for us to have access to the best technology so that we can use our training and experience to provide high level care in the community.
My leadership position as chief of neurosurgery allows me to participate in performance improvement programs designed to ensure that patients at our hospital are getting the best quality care. My position as a member of the medical executive committee also allows me to contribute to decision making that affects the overall function of the medical staff. I am proud of the role I play in helping the hospital to provide great care.
LastUpdate: 2016-05-10 21:56:27


text: Hey guys, I'm not a regular poster on BHW (You will see it if you look at my profile stats ) but I read a lot and learned a lot from here (as a free member; of course). this was a method I was doing for about 2 months with great success. I'm not doing this anymore coz now I'm doing PPV as my full-time business. Ok, here is the step by step without BS 1. Go to http://answers.yahoo.com and create 2 yahoo answers accounts and fill your profiles with legit looking info and believable profile pictures. 2. Go and register for a bee4 account. http://bee4.biz/ 3. Now go to http://www.imdb.com/movies-coming-soon/ and make a list of titles of movies releasing within 30 days. 4. Now take the 1st one from the list, login to your 1st yahoo account and ask some questions like Where to download [TITLE]? Where to download [TITLE] full movie? Download [TITLE] Free Free Download [TITLE] [TITLE] Torrent and so on... 5. Just Google [TITLE] and grab any random result or you can promote a clickbank movie download site too , I did it and got 8 sales) 6. Lock that link with bee4, get your shortened URL and answer all your questions with your 2nd yahoo account. you'll be ban if you use http part of your link, so just use without http and use "\" instead of "/". No worries, you will still receive shitload of hits 7. Login again to your 1st yahoo account and choose your own answers as best answers and stop using your 2 yahoo accounts anymore. 8. Repeat with all [TITLE]s with fresh yahoo accounts. 9. Wait few days and watch money rolling in That's it! when people started to Google for download links for those new movies, your yahoo answers are ruling on the 1st page coz there is no keyword competition for those. Hope you guys enjoyed my simple method.. Rep + Thanks are welcome Some guys were asking for a screenshot, so here it is.. EDIT2: Oh God After just few hours of posing my method here...you guys have started to RULE the YA...look at this... Happy Earnings Guys! Good Luck! Frank Dushantha.


text:
Romancing With Wine And Food
I will not deny that We're never a Poodle fan. For some reason I appeared to gravitate toward the Golden Retriever more than any other associated with dog back initially when i first became a breeder in 1996. My big buddy Gruffy would deluge me with attention and happily follow me anywhere. Being a social… Read More »


text:
With the Siemens SINAMICS Perfect Harmony variable frequency drive, synchronous transfer is used to start multiple motors, pumps or compressors placed in a series and transfer them across the line. This soft-start, closed-transfer approach eliminates the risk of damage during startup and avoids overstressing the power grid. The result is a smooth, bumpless transition. Watch the video to see synchronous transfer in action.
Thank you


text:
the Details
Yep. Only 5. First come, first serve. Weddings are very important to me and after shooting hundreds in the last decade, I've learned something about myself: the fewer I shoot in a year, the better the product.
It means I will be fresh, present, and GENUINELY enthusastic to be there with you guys.
It also means that once you book me, I will give you my cell phone number for your texting questions. I'm here. You can bounce your timeline/agenda/first-song/weird lighting questions at me all day. Use me. I know weddings.
And it means that after your wedding, instead of waiting FOREVER for your images, you'll get them back FAST. (We're talking 10 days after your wedding.) You pick a evening where you two can relax, curl up together, pop some champagne, cue up your wedding playlist, and slowly click through your gallery. (This date is second in importance to your actual wedding date. We'll pick it together before I ever photograph you and you can mark your in-home web-gallery date night on your calendar.)
LOCAL PRICING (Springfield, MO area) $3500
You can add:
Have camera. Will Travel.
* (Travel price reflects intercontinental U.S. Please inquire about pricing for other locations)
Frequently Asked Questions
I've shot HUNDREDS of weddings and I'M STILL INTO IT! I love weddings and I don't care who knows it!!! Here are some things people usually ask me:
What is required to book my date?
50% down to reserve your date. I also have a contract for you to sign so it's ALL LEGIT! The final 50% is due 2 weeks prior to the wedding date.
When can we see our photos?
I will have your wedding photos ready 10 days of your wedding date. In fact, I'm going to let you tell me when you want to see them. That way you can plan an in-home date night! Buy some champagne, cue up your wedding playlist and relive your day. we will pick this day together once you have all of your honeymoon details figured out that way you can look forward to it and you won't have to hear a bunch of people ask you "When will you get your wedding photos back?" and have to answer "I don't know?"
Do I get all the high- res edited photos?
Yes! I will provide you with an online gallery and your own personalized download website (It's SO COOL!) AND you can share the pin number with any of your family or friends that way they don't have to bug you for files of their favorite photos. You can also mark photos as private if there are any you'd rather just keep to yourself.
I don't see any formal photos on your website or blog, do you take any family shots at the wedding?
Yes! I respect your mothers and your grandparents. I will get all of the posed formal family combinations you can think of and I will do them so ninja-fast, it will make your head spin.
Can I upload my wedding photos to social media?
OF COURSE! It would be super cool of you to give photo credit underneath. I'm @ohkatieday on Instagram.
What kind of cameras do you have?
I carry around two gigantic Canon 5ds (Mark 2 and Mark 3) loaded with premium L lenses like a ninja-pack-mule. They are huge and heavy and my shoulders will probably die a premature, painful death BUT IT WILL BE WORTH IT.
How many hours do you work on the wedding day?
All day, baby! 8-12 hours ought to do it. Things start to get a little blurry after 12. (Also please feed me. I'm gonna be on my feet with huge cameras for over 8 hours. Please toss some food in my direction at some point. I don't even have to stop taking photos. Just a dinner roll will do. We can pretend it's Lamberts!)
How is the wedding day agenda going to go?
I got you! Don't worry! We will work on this together based on your ceremony and sunset and timing. You will know EXACTLY what to expect on your wedding day. No stress allowed!
Can I have or see all of the unedited photos you took at our wedding?
I don't release these images ONLY because I promise they are only the ones where you look blinky or double-chinny or blurry due to lack of dinner-rolls thrown in the direction of the photographer.
How many wedding photos will I get?
A minimum of 50 photos from your portrait session (engagement).
A minimum of 400 images from your wedding day. (Probably WAY more than that. I tend to get carried away.)
Your bio page said you are going to dance at the reception? Are you going to embarrass yourself? YES! I'm kidding. I really just can't resist jumping into the group dances for a round. And maybe one chicken dance. And maybe "Shout!". I love "Shout!" Oh. And Love Shack. But that's all.
I don't know you seem like you have a bit too much enthusiasm for me. Can you recommend someone else that will just show up and take some formal photos?Absolutely! I'm not for everyone! If I'm too much for you, I can totally recommend these guys for all of your photo needs!


text:
EXO has filmed a commercial to promote Lotte's new 'Pepero' box packaging.
In the commercial, the boys are playing a game building a tower out of 'Pepero' boxes. The loser has to do the dishes.
Chanyeol ends up being the loser when the tower topples over after he places the last box on top. While he is washing the dishes, the other members come up and suggest another round, this time the loser will do the laundry!
Watch the new commercial below:
Do you want to play a game of tower building with EXO?
Keep up to date with everything in the world of Kpop with Officially Kmusic.
Source: YouTube
Written and edited by Narelle
- Excited
- Fascinated
- Amused
- Bored
- Sad
- Angry


text:
It's like a holding company and its subsidiaries. Very often, the holding company asks its subsidiaries to run their business their way, and thus appoints CEOs, gives them targets and then does quarterly or annual reviews! In the same manner, RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) used to look at BJP as its subsidiary, even when BJP won elections the last time! At that time, BJP was more or less independent as RSS gave much autonomy, hoping that Vajpayee would stick to the principles of RSS. However, Vajpayee became more populist and RSS was not necessarily the most satisfied with him always. Insiders in RSS believe that BJP went out of power because RSS principles were not followed properly by Vajpayee. Despite that, RSS followed its style of looking at BJP as just another subsidiary and gave it reasonable autonomy.
In fact, the RSS has always called itself a social movement and never a political party. Its aim has been to build a robust, democratic and free India since 1925. It believes in the Hindu philosophy of inclusiveness, peace and tolerance. Although it has been called extremist – because of its Hindutva goals – what is appreciable is that it has never focussed on Hinduism as a religion. It's not as if RSS members are asked to go to temples and pray, neither are meetings etcetera held in temple premises or with references to religion. RSS believes in spreading the philosophy of peaceful coexistence of Hinduism through a strong, disciplined, social organisation, which makes it clear that peace is a choice and not a compulsion out of fear. The Muslim Rashtriya Manch – a social arm of the RSS, which now has more than 10,000 members across the nation – is further evidence of the same. RSS's history of social work and service has been acknowledged even by Nehru when he invited them to participate in the Republic Day Parade in recognition of their social service during the Sino-Indian war of 1962, and by Shastriji when he sought their help for controlling traffic in Delhi during the India Pakistan war of 1965 in order to free the police for defence duties.
Thus with a clear-cut goal of spreading the sparkling Hindu philosophy of universal peace through a strong India, and prosperity for all by economically uplifting the downtrodden, based upon the concept of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" (the world is one family), RSS remained largely apolitical, despite an unparalleled grassroots support base of about 6 million social workers and members. However, having seen how its basic principles were compromised during the last stint of BJP, and realising that this is a great chance to come back to power, this time it seems that RSS has decided that it will definitely play the role of a guiding hand and help BJP not only come to power but also to stay focused, non-corrupt and disciplined. So if BJP comes to power, RSS has not only decided to have a team of 2000 key personnel guiding the government (and keeping the governance clean, non-corrupt, sacrifice-oriented and greed-free, as per RSS philosophy), it has also already assigned them strategic duties in order to see to it that a BJP victory is ensured this time.


text:
Many treatment options exist for Dry Eye Disease. Certain treatments may be preferred depending on the severity and type of dry eye you have. During your comprehensive eye exam at Diagnostic Eye Center, your doctor will discuss which treatment option is best for you.
- Artificial Tears
- Ophthalmic ointments
- Anti-inflammatory eye drops
- Restasis® eye drops
- Xiidra® eye drops
- Omega-3 (fish oil) supplements
- Warm Compresses
- Lid hygiene
- Punctal plugs
During your Houston dry eye evaluation, your doctor may also discuss environmental or lifestyle modifications you can make to improve your dry eye symptoms. These include:
- Drinking more water
- Smoking cessation
- Diet modification
- Appropriate eye protection for outdoors
- Air humidifier


text: CZ 75-B CZ 85-B Full Size Zinc GRIPS CZ-... Polymer80 G19/23 Gen3 Compatible 80 Perc... Exclusive LUXURY For Sig Sauer P938 Cust... Limited Edition Fit Beretta 92 92F 92G F... Polymer80 P940C G19/23 Gen3 Compatible 8... Non Guns Gun Parts Grips Other Grips for Colt Lawman Trooper III J Frame Mint Factory Goncalo s GR | 1139 | 0 | Lc | 1296.8943ms View Category Grips for Colt Lawman Trooper III J Frame Mint Factory Goncalo 1980s GR0571 For Sale from Robertson Trading Post | Positive feedback: 99% View | Verified Seller | 21890 Completed Sales View Sellers Items /UserImages/87270/900699384 6870267.jpg /UserImages/87270/900699384 6870268.jpg /UserImages/87270/900699384 6870269.jpg /UserImages/87270/900699384 6870270.jpg /UserImages/87270/900699384 6870271.jpg /UserImages/87270/900699384 6870272.jpg /UserImages/87270/900699384 6870273.jpg Description: Grips in the photo are the exact set the buyer will receive. From a gun store liquidation in our neighboring sister State of Mississippi comes this pristine set of Colt Factory Grips for the Lawman or Trooper III series revolvers manufactured from the mid 1960s until the late 1980s. These will not fit old model I frame Troopers or the later 1990s Mark V Series Troopers. They only fit those sweet slick Troopers from the Carter and Reagan Years. Construction is Goncalo Alves with gold plated factory Rampant Colt logos, blue steel escutcheon and grip screws. Type is what we call Magna or Service style, not oversize target. Doubtless the reason these survived are that it was a nickel revolver, and its owner installed a set of Pachmayrs. The only surface detractions on these are inside the panels, where a thoughtful Mississippian inked the Model number. We classify them as Mint and Unfired, but photos ought to suffice for our distinguished shoppers to judge finish grade for themselves. We're offering these fine Trooper Factory Colt Grips for only $ 149.00. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Grips, Magazines, slings, holsters, scopes, mounts, parts & most any small light items, entire accessory orders only $10.00 total shipping no matter how many a person buys. $10.00 for an entire order, Not $10.00 per item or anything of the sort. $20 Flat Fee on magazine orders to Alaska, Hawaii, or Puerto Rico, and gun parts to PR civilians must ship to an FFL. Magazines and any small light non-gun items ride free with ammo orders. We accept checks with no more than 7 days hold. GA Pay, MC, Visa, Discover phone- or fax-in 7 3 1 9 8 9 4 7 2 3 orders, USPS Money Order items shipped ASAP please put your full information, venue number, and what the item is on any messages. Internet phone hours 8:30 – 4:30 CST Mon – Fri. Robertson Trading Post 117 Front Street PO Box 365 Henderson, Tennessee 38340. We buy, sell, and trade. Always have, since 1952. Read More Condition: Used, Minor Wear Location: TN Trades Accepted: We Buy, Sell, or Trade. Always have. Read More Don't let your buddies use your account. Registered user must be the buyer, with his or her own money. Buying firearms and related items for other people can result in felony charges. Don't try, either, to circumvent any law; for example, a California civilian may not buy a high capacity magazine and have it shipped to his brother-in-law in Nevada. That is a felony. GA Pay buyers are NOT charged until we confirm we have the item and are ready to ship it. The same thing is true for phone-in, fax-in, and mail-in payments. In this respect, and in several others, Guns America outshines all its competitors. This is the best firearms website there is, hands down. Shipping Notes: $10.00 total for an entire order lower 48. for any combination of small light items. $20 to AK, HI, or PR. Grips Magazines & all small items ride free with Gun or Ammo shipments. We Buy, Sell, or Trade. We always have. Read More Share Item Item #: 900699384 Stock No.: GR0571_eb2 Robertson Trading Post Seller Since: Jul. 2007 Seller Level: Trusted Seller This seller is an FFL City: Henderson State: TN Price: SOLD This Seller Accepts Online Payment Shipping: $10.00 Accepted Payment Methods: Returns: 7 Days Your Recently Viewed Items


text:
Broadcasting Carols
Millions of Australians will settle in their living rooms to enjoy Nine Network's live telecast of Vision Australia's Carols By Candlelight. As our leading media sponsor for the event, Nine have been supporting us with a national broadcast for 37 years.
The television program commences at 8pm on 24 December, with a full replay at 1pm on Christmas Day. Check your local television guide for more information.
We want as many people as possible to be a part of the Christmas magic with us, by attending the event, watching or listening to the show from home, or enjoying the replay on Christmas Day.
Audio description
As part of making Carols By Candlelight as accessible as possible, we now have options for audio description on-ground at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, online through a live-stream on our website here and through the Vision Australia Radio simulcast.
- 3AW simulcast the show live from the event on Christmas Eve with the replay on Christmas Day.
- 2UE in Sydney simulcast the show live on Christmas Eve.
- 4BC in Brisbane stream the show (due to time difference, there is a half-hour lag time).
- Vision Australia Radio will be streaming Carols By Candlelight with professional audio description, through their local stations and online.


text:
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Seasonal Inspiration
Though it's hard to pull off black and tan/brown, I think it's done really well here.
This trim corduroy jacket is an essential piece to the classic fall wardrobe.
This look feels so cool and comfortable. Just a great photo, too.
This outfit's so simple and breezy. Almost has me wishing for summer.
Quite rakish. I'd switch to some flashy socks and monk straps.
I'm really enjoying the contrast between the shirt stripe and waistcoat/pant stripe.
Which of these looks inspires you the most?
6 comments:
I'd go for the corduroy attire, but would change the pocket square into something more colorful.ReplyDelete
First pic: Are jacket and waiscoats really black? Looks more like blueish (or even charcoal?) to me. And it looks pretty smart. One should never wear (really deep) black and brown, if you want my opinion.
One point I'll never understand is the current trend of wearing clothes that look like you are ready to hand them down to your little brother. Trousers simply must reach your shoes, and why wear a jacket that looks as if it will rip apart if you yawn? I realize it is a fashion trend, but the fellow with the umbrella can not possibly feel comfortable.Your selection of matchings is wonderful as always,I like your sense of style. Forgive an old man for grousing a little!ReplyDelete
Third picture down, guy with the bow tie is killing it. Love the light mocha suit with slightly darker vest and blue oxford. Then the dark tie and belt frame it all. Great stuff.ReplyDelete
Mike - Thanks for reading. It might be charcoal. My screen's brightness isn't so great. I totally agree, the depth of the colors have to balance out.ReplyDelete
James - I always greatly appreciate your input, and couldn't agree more. Regarding the man with the umbrella, I really like the jacket. I understand rolling/cuffing your pants a little, but wearing them as though they're hiked up your torso just doesn't work.
Mister - The third look is also my favorite. I'd love to find a vest like that.
I like the rigs in all the pictures, but I would also tweak them a little here and there.ReplyDelete
The third look is my favorite as well, I'm really getting into playing with variations on the same color.
David - Sometimes the simplest color combinations create the boldest statement.ReplyDelete


text:
Welcome to the Web site of The Evangelical Lutheran Church Of The Reformation, Toledo, Ohio
Saturday, July 14, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. we will be having our annual Ice Cream Social. The proceeds of this event go to help with the costs of camps and other activities for the youth of the church. All in the community are welcome. There is no charge, though a free-will offering will be accepted. We will have hot dogs, brats, and, of course, Ice Cream. Come join us.
Sunday, July 22, 2018 at 6:05 p.m. Reformation will be having a outing to the Toledo Mud Hens game that evening. Tickets will be $13.00 each. Food and drinks will be on your own. A night at Fifth Third Field is always fun. Carpooling will be arranged, plus you can always catch a ride on the special TARTA buses.
By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12503244
The dates for the Reformation Lutheran Church Annual Rummage Sale have been set. The actual dates of the sale are Thursday through Saturday, August 9-11. The sale begins each day at 9:00. Closing times will be 6:00, 5:00, and 2:00 respectively. Beginning Friday, August 3rd, you may begin bringing items to the church for the sale. Items being accepted include (but not limited to) household items, clean clothing, shoes, furniture. We will NOT accept televisions or CRT computer monitors. Many, many volunteers are needed, both before and during the sale. If you are willing to volunteer your time, for however long, please contact the church office, (419)473-1369. Here are the times the church will be open for dropping off items:
Friday August 3 1:00-5:00
Saturday August 4 9:00-12:00
Sunday August 5 10:15-12:00
Monday August 6 9:00-5:00
Tuesday August 7 9:00-7:00
Wednesday August 8 9:00-5:00
Below is the dates and times of the annual joint worship services between Augsburg, Bethany, Lutheran Church of Our Savior and Reformation Lutheran churches.
Sunday May 27 @ Augsburg Lutheran Church (Sylvania Ave) 9:30 a.m.
Sunday July 1 @ Bethany Lutheran Church (Upton Ave) 10:45 a.m.
Sunday August 5 @ Ottawa Park Shelter (Worship in the Park) 10:00 a.m.
Sunday September 2 @ Our Savior Lutheran Church(Alexis Road) 10:00 a.m.
Sunday October 28 @ Reformation Lutheran Church (Douglas Road) 10:00 a.m.
Times are subject to change so watch here or call church office prior to worship date.
Everyone is welcome to worship on Saturday evening at 4:00 pm and on Sunday mornings at 9:00 am.
Our website has been recently updated, please see our news page for the latest news including a link to our Monthly Calendar and the church newsletter the News and Views.
Also please visit our newest page, "'Tis the Season" where we be exploring and explaining each part of the Christian church year. You can find that here, Tis the Season
We have also added an "Events Page" where you can find a listing, with details, of not only those events happening at Reformation, but throughout the community. Upcoming Events
Worship Service Times:
Saturday Evenings at 4:00 in the Chapel
Sundays at 9:00am
Office hours: Mon & Wed, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Fri – 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Contact information:
4543 Douglas Rd., Toledo, Ohio 43613
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Visitors: What To Expect:
We are excited to worship God with you! Every week we gather to remember God's amazing love for us and to hear and receive Jesus' forgiveness and peace. During each worship service, we share together in the wonder of the Good News of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection through singing, the reading of scripture, and preaching. Each week we receive the sacrament of Holy Communion, and all people who are baptized and believe in Christ's real presence are welcome at our Lord's Table.
Parking is available in the rear of the church. The church is completely handicapped accessible. Greeters will direct you to the sanctuary and other facilities. We look forward to your visit.


text:
The open road is a beautiful journey in itself — you can never really get lost. With each twist and turn, I felt invincible — the warm breeze knotting my hair, the wind kissing my face, the pavement as smooth as glass under my tires.
For a moment I glanced back, worried at the quickly approaching night. But as I looked ahead at the road extending infinitely onward into the fading daylight, I smiled to myself, thinking only of what lay beyond the next bend.
Take a thrilling ride through Chapter 2 of our newest lighting story, or start the adventure from the beginning.
Missed out on your free canopy? We've got you covered. From now until Monday, August 28, take 25% off the Pod modern pendant light. With 10 luxurious colors to choose from, including our newly-released Condesa and Rose glass, you'll find your perfect match!


text:
LocationDelaware, OH
5742 East State Route 37
Delaware, OH 43015
New 2018 Forest River RV Salem Cruise Lite FSX 187RB
Forest River Salem Cruise Lite FSX travel trailer model 187RB highlights:
- Front Queen Bed
- Rear Full Bath
- Booth Dinette
This Salem Cruise Lite FSX travel trailer model 187RB by Forest River offers full kitchen amenities such as a high output 2 burner gas cooktop and a microwave for you to cook your favorite camp meals or heat up leftovers. The front queen bed allows you to rest and sleep in comfort, and the booth dinette provides a space to dine or sleep. You will not have to use the campground facilities anymore thanks to the rear full bathroom. There is storage inside and outside for all your gear, plus much more!
If you are a first timer or seasoned traveler the Forest River Salem Cruise Lite FSX travel trailer provides a light weight, easy to tow unit. Inside you will find full interior stand up height including a 26" wide fiberglass entrance door for easy loading and unloading. The modern residential living area and single pole stainless steel kitchen faucet offer amenities just like home that you can enjoy anywhere you stop. This unit might be in a tiny package, but it beats sleeping in a tent, come choose your favorite model today!
Our best RV buying experienceOur sales rep Amy DeCamp made us feel like family from our first contact online until we FINALLY met on the day we picked up our Redhawk. She had patience when we asked all our newbie questions and made us feel confident of our choice of motor home. Our PDI rep Julie gave us all the info on the unit and John help us load our vehicle on our new tow dolly. Your financial rep Gary walked us thru the ... More » - Frank from Riverside, NJ
Stock# 118267
Exterior Color:
Interior Color: Mineral
|0 ft
|Ext Width
|7 ft 6 in
|Ext Height
|10 ft 2 in
|Interior Color
|Exterior Color
|Hitch Weight
|410 lbs
|Dry Weight
|2944 lbs
|Cargo Weight
|966 lbs
|Fresh Water Capacity
|38 gals
|Grey Water Capacity
|30 gals
|Black Water Capacity
|30 gals
|Tire Size
|Available Beds
|Refrigerator Type
|Electric RV
|Refrigerator Size
|3 cu ft
|Cooktop Burners
|Shower Size
|36" x 24" in
|Number of Awnings
|Water Heater Capacity
|6 gal.
|Cargo Deck Size
|0 ft
|Awning Info
|Axle Count
|Shower Type
|Electrical Service
|30 amp
In 1996, Forest River founder Peter Liegl had a vision. He foresaw an RV company dedicated to helping people experience the joy of the outdoors by building better recreational products. Today that vision is a reality.
Continually growing, Forest River operates multiple manufacturing facilities throughout the midwest and west coast. Our large production capacity enables us to fill our customers' orders promptly without cutting corners or rushing through production procedures. This ensures that each Forest River product is conscientiously built and undergoes thorough, detailed inspection before it's shipped to the customer.


text:
Kuro Japanese restaurant is for straight-up bosses
I was not planning to visit the Seminole Hard Rock Casino until I found out that Kuro, a fine dining Kaiseki style Japanese restaurant known for its well-calibrated and multi-course meals, had recently opened within the casino.
But pay attention: This place is a post-income tax type of joint. The styling and decor of this restaurant were nothing short of beautiful. The ambiance literally sets the scene before you sit down.
A true lover of Japanese cuisine, I found myself ordering a little more than usual. I had been eyeing the Hokkaido Scallop Sashimi ($16) for some time, and eventually gave in. These delicious scallops were uniquely tender and had a strong ginger essence, a slight sweetness and an incredible deep umami flavor. A domestic scallop provides a silky, almost custard-like delicate texture while Hokkaido scallops have a dense, steak-like flavor profile.
I started my meal with an assortment of Nigiri ($25), and was very pleased. It's been a lil minute since I had great sushi, and my palate welcomed this delicious assortment of rice, vinegar and fish. And Lobster Tempura ($27), that was simply glorious. Request some tentsuyu (tempura dipping sauce), to give the lobster a nice kick in flavor.
I enjoyed my visit to Kuro, and will be back next year, when my income tax comes in. Seriously, this place is for ballers. Do not come up in here if you're on a budget or so hungry, you can go up twice in line at Golden Corral.
Kuro at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
1 Seminole Way, Fort Lauderdale
(954) 327-7625