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Wireless Security Protocols: WEP, WPA, and WPA2
Various wireless security protocols were developed to protect home wireless networks. These wireless security protocols include WEP, WPA, and WPA2, each with their own strengths — and weaknesses. In addition to preventing uninvited guests from connecting to your wireless network, wireless security protocols encrypt your private data as it is being transmitted over the airwaves.
Wireless networks are inherently insecure. In the early days of wireless networking, manufacturers tried to make it as easy as possible for end users. The out-of-the-box configuration for most wireless networking equipment provided easy (but insecure) access to a wireless network.
Although many of these issues have since been addressed, wireless networks are generally not as secure as wired networks. Wired networks, at their most basic level, send data between two points, A and B, which are connected by a network cable. Wireless networks, on the other hand, broadcast data in every direction to every device that happens to be listening, within a limited range.
Following are descriptions of the WEP, WPA, and WPA2 wireless security protocols:
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP): The original encryption protocol developed for wireless networks. As its name implies, WEP was designed to provide the same level of security as wired networks. However, WEP has many well-known security flaws, is difficult to configure, and is easily broken.
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA): Introduced as an interim security enhancement over WEP while the 802.11i wireless security standard was being developed. Most current WPA implementations use a preshared key (PSK), commonly referred to as WPA Personal, and the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP, pronounced tee-kip) for encryption. WPA Enterprise uses an authentication server to generate keys or certificates.
Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 (WPA2): Based on the 802.11i wireless security standard, which was finalized in 2004. The most significant enhancement to WPA2 over WPA is the use of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for encryption. The security provided by AES is sufficient (and approved) for use by the U.S. government to encrypt information classified as top secret — it's probably good enough to protect your secrets as well!


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Colours In The Sky.
She flutters her wings and says her goodbyes
With her back turned against the dark, drab sky
Mischief twitches at her lips
And turns into a smile.
Her faded eyes are clouded over,
Wearing the remnants of a tattered mind.
Feeling lost and alone, confused between worlds,
She makes her choice,
And blindly feels the way.
The skies open up in into a cavernous rage;
It roars at the girl who dares choose a different way...
Her wings feel light, colours fill the sky
Her eyes open wide, staring with fright.
So long ago she remembered theyr was colour
'Twas before theyr was only the darkness.
Curiosity soon becomes entwined with a mortal life
Her love for a darker world bound her to its life.
After a while her wings turned plain,
Poor little fallen angel, her wings were fading away.
Time went by and she would no longer know,
She could not remember,
She no longer knew.
For a long time she stayed torn
Blinded between love and pain.
She had learnt
What she does seek she most surely will find.
Her wings stretched wide, she dived
Gracefully from the sky
And fell into a human life.
Time passes longer theyr,
Almost like an eternity and a day
'Til she once again remembered
Theyr had been colours in the sky.
In a Time far gone and in a Land long, long ago our worlde was not known as Earth, but t'was called Atlantis. This will one day change and be re-named again, tis the Law. Theyr lived in those days a race of beautiful beings not from this place, they who wore wings upon theyr backs. Huge, glorious Winged Ones. These are the Fallen Angels, and yes they were enticed by the beauty of our worlde, so they chose to walk amongst us peacefully. In those Times, so did other races of beings. An array of beautiful, wonderful beings and creatures, and the humans became so very jealous and wanted to be the same. So they did try.
Captured, and theyr wings were chopped off. Cut with no remose, these were taken without permission and some even given to the scientific ones in defeat, but triumphant for a far away and distant future. They were the ultimate martyrs, that is why the Fallen Ones are deemed in the bible lost to God. Not true, this was writ to make the human mind turn away from the darkest of Truths, theyr past.
Beautiful, but now raggled creatures wandered wearily across Atlantis and our worlde for lifetimes lost and unable to return to theyr Home, as they now had no means to do so. These days you can see and know some of the remnants of the Fallen Angels, the ones whose wings were taken away. They hurt more than others, theyr backs arch and caves for its missing piece. For the wings held theyr backs together, without them they are diffused and broken from theyr beauty, power and strength.
Those that did take away theyr wings, they shall rectify, but nought without hardships and tests. They do not want to remember Atlantis, but they shall. Karma always rebalances, and a lot was done in Atlantis days that shall and will be Finished.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve says audiences care about the characters in his thriller "Prisoners" because of Aaron Guzikowski's powerful screenplay and the extraordinary performances given by his cast, which includes Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal and Paul Dano.
Co-starring Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo, Maria Bello and Viola Davis, the Pennsylvania-set movie follows a distraught father who holds captive and tortures the troubled young man he believes kidnapped his 6-year-old daughter and her 7-year-old friend while they were playing outside on Thanksgiving. The father's actions drive him to the point of madness and complicate the police investigation as the girls' whereabouts remain a mystery until the final moments of the film.
The cast earned the National Board of Review's award for Best Ensemble and the critically adored film is a current Oscar nominee for Best Cinematography.
"I knew that the dramatic structure and the thriller elements in the screenplay were very strong," Villeneuve told United Press International in a recent phone interview. "As a director, I focused and concentrated on the drama and the intimacy of the characters. [I was] trying to be as close as I was able to be to them, and trying to love them and follow them and listen to them as much as possible because of the strength of the screenplay, so mainly my job was to listen to the characters."
So, is Villeneuve's job more enjoyable when he has a cast as amazing as this one?
"Of course! Of course! For a director, casting is one of the most important steps because, when you make the right choices, your job is 10,000 times easier. Those actors are all very strong actors who did their own work and knew exactly what to do and how to do it and were all very easy to direct. For me, it was like a dream cast, the chance of a lifetime to work with such great artists," he explained.
While those who haven't seen the movie might assume the deceptively simple title refers to the kidnapped little girls, the heading is also a nod to the suspect the father interrogates, as well as the parents, who are trapped by their grief, anger and hopelessness.
"The beauty of the screenplay is that there are a lot of layers and one of them is the idea that it is an exploration of the limits of each character where they are trapped in their anger or neuroses or their past," he noted. "There are different layers of jails in this film. That is the beauty of the screenplay. It has so many layers."
Villeneuve said another aspect of the project that appealed to him was how it doesn't judge the characters for their actions -- even if they seem weak or violent or commit crimes. Instead, the film urges viewers to ponder what they might do in the came circumstances.
"It's a story that explores morality. The fact that we can judge people from outside when they are going through a violent experience and the way they react, but when it is yourself and you are emotionally involved, sometimes your moral values become very blurred, and you don't know any more what is right and what is wrong. I think this is closer to reality. Reality is gray; it's not black and white," he said.
"Prisoners" is now on DVD and Blu-ray.


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Environ™ Flex Roll 240V 1.5' x 70', 105 sq.ft. - 5.3A
- 10 Year Warranty under Laminate & Floating Hardwood, 5 Year under Carpet (US Only)
Perfect for larger rooms and open layout floor plans, the WarmlyYours 240 VAC 1′6″ x 70′ Environ™ Flex Rolls may be cut and turned at 90° or 180° to fit any room. The ultra-thin (only 1/16"), non-adhesive foil rolls are safe and easy to install. Yielding 12 watts per square foot, the evenly spaced internal heating cable provides wall-to-wall warmth for your carpet (U.S. only), laminate, engineered wood, and floating wood floors. WarmlyYours is there from start to finish, helping you plan your project, offering 24/7 installation and technical support, and providing a 5-year No Nonsense Warranty for Environ™ Flex Rolls.
|Watts Per Sq. Ft.
|12 Watts Per Sq. Ft.
Warranty / Certifications
|cULus listed
|10 Year Warranty under Laminate & Floating Hardwood, 5 Year under Carpet (US Only)
|BTU Per Hour
Product Dimensions
|Cold Lead Length
|105 Sq. Ft.
|Heating Element Thickness
|14 lbs
|Floor Types
|Commonly installed beneath carpet (excluding Canada), floating wood, and laminate
Example Floor Plan
This is a real example of a floor plan that uses this product. If you want to design your own room or have any questions, please contact us.
Subfloor Wood
Voltage 240V
This Floor Plan Includes:
Documents & Manuals
Project Planners
- Floor Heating Request for Quotation Form
- Permanent Fixture Sample Drawing
- Environ Checklist Materials And Tools Checklist
- Heat Loss Calculation Request Form
Technical Information
Wiring Diagrams
- nSpiration Series Thermostat Environ Wiring Diagram
- nSpiration Series Thermostat Wiring Diagram with Multiple Environ™ using a Junction Box
Sell Sheets
Customer Questions & Answers
How much does it cost to run an electric floor heating system?
The answer to this question will depend on a whole host of variables, including, but not limited to, the run time (for supplemental heating, we usually recommend between 4-8 hours per day), the heating system you're using, the total square footage, and your local electrical cost. Typically, the cost is just a few cents a day.
To figure out how much a floor heating system might cost to run for you, make sure to use our interactive Operating Cost Calculator.
How does electric floor heating compare to central or forced air heating?
Typically, electric floor heating is used as a supplemental heat source but in some cases, it can be used as a primary heat source. Electric floor heating is more energy efficient, less prone to spreading dust and allergens, and easier to control from room to room. Air-based heating systems can be used for both heating and cooling and can be a good way to control air quality in the home with regular maintenance.
For a more in-depth answer to this question, check out this blog.
Do I have to replace my floor to install a radiant heating system?
Yes. While there are some systems that can be installed beneath floor joists, most radiant heating systems will need to be installed beneath the floor itself. This is why the best time to install floor heating is during a remodel or as a part of a new construction, when a floor is being installed anyways.
If you're interested in alternative radiant heating methods, check out our Radiant Panels, which are wall-mounted and use infrared technology to provide supplemental heating.
What's the difference between hydronic (heated water tubing) and electric floor heating?
Hydronic systems operate by using heated water pumped through tubing beneath the floor. Electric underfloor heating works with heated cables beneath the floor. Typically, hydronic systems are a good choice for new construction projects and electric systems are better for remodels or single rooms. This is because the high installation costs of hydronic systems (boilers, pumps, etc.) makes them cost-prohibitive for projects like a bathroom or kitchen.
For a more complete answer to this question, check out this blogpost.
How does electric in-floor heating work?
These systems work by having an electric heating cable installed underneath the flooring (embedded or floating, depending on the system and floor type), which is then wired to a special thermostat (either one specifically designed for floor heating, like a WarmlyYours' nSpiration Series control, or a third-party thermostat). When turned on, the heating cable emits heat upward through the flooring which is then radiated throughout the room, heating all solid surfaces.
What wood laminates are compatible with Environ™ Heating System?
Verify that your laminate is warranted for use with radiant heat. Most modern wood laminate floors are compatible with Environ™ Flex Rolls, but the maximum thickness of the timber / laminate / wooden flooring should not exceed 5/8" (15mm). Flooring that has metallic strips as part of its locking system is NOT compatible, as these metallic strips may damage the Environ™ Flex Rolls. Also laminates that have their pad already attached to the laminate are not compatible with the Environ™ Flex Rolls.
What underlayments are compatible with Environ Heating System?
Any type of underlayment/padding may be used as long as it has a density of 6-8 pounds per cubic foot. Certain underlayment, such as ¼" (6mm) thick cork, or 5mm CeraZorb are recommended for Environ™ Flex Rolls. It is also acceptable to place a vapor barrier, such as a plastic sheet, under the underlayment. Underlayment papers are not compatible with Environ™ Flex Rolls. Underlayment is necessary to prevent Environ™ Flex Rolls from damage from the weight of the floor, furniture, and people. Unavoidable wooden floor movements will not harm Environ™ Flex Rolls. Wooden floors expand and contract with temperature and moisture change. The wooden floor "moves" on top of Environ™ Flex Rolls. This movement will not damage Environ™ Flex Rolls when the installation is done correctly and the underside of the final floor covering is installed evenly. Some underlayment materials also have a noise reducing and insulating effect. When installing over concrete, a ¼" underlayment is mandatory. Any underlayment available in ¼" size is acceptable in most cases. CeraZorb, cork, or ¼" to 3/8" of expanded polystyrene (EPS) with a density of 2 pounds per cubic foot or more, are recommended for installation under Environ™ Flex Rolls. When installing over a concrete slab, choose the underlayment with the highest R-Value.
What is the warranty for the Environ™ floor heating system?
Environ™ Floor Heating Systems are backed by WarmlyYours 5 and 10 year "No Nonsense™ Warranty* and WarmlyYours highly recognized lifetime 24/7 technical support. Due to the fact that we will also cover not only the cost of labor, but also the cost of the floor itself, our warranty is renowned for being an industry best. Our "No Nonsense™ Warranty" for Environ covers 5 years for under carpet applications and 10 years for under laminate or floating wood floors.
I have multiple Environ™ flex rolls, how do I connect them to the thermostat?
Multiple Environ™ products may be connected in parallel directly to a thermostat or through the junction box. Please ensure the total amperage of all connected mats doesn't exceed the thermostat's maximum load.
I have a pre-attached underlayment on my laminate flooring, can I use Environ™?
No. Laminates that have their pad already attached to the laminate are not compatible with the Environ™ Products.
What is the typical operating cost of the Environ™ floor heating system?
The actual cost of operating your floor heating system will vary depending upon a number of factors including the cost of electricity in your area and the length of time you run your system. Try our Operating Cost Calculator for a quick estimate.
How many watts per square foot does Environ™ deliver?
The Environ™ Flex Rolls and Easy Mats are designed to deliver 12 watts per square foot.
Is the Environ™ floor heating system installed directly up to the wall end to end and can I have it installed under my couch too?
For carpet applications, we require 12" around the perimeter of the room so that a carpet stretcher can be used without damaging the Environ roll or mat. With laminate floors, you can install it wall to wall. We do not recommend heating under heavy pieces (100lb/ft2). And, never heat under permanent fixtures.
Will this burn the laminate or carpet?
No, as long as a licensed electrician properly installs it. We suggest setting your nSpiration Series thermostat control at a maximum of 85°F when the system is installed under laminate flooring. See your laminate manufacturer for their requirements regarding their product when used with electric radiant heat.
Is there a visual height difference between carpets with Environ™ underneath and without and will the heating system make a crunching sound under my feet?
The height difference and sound is purely dependent on the choice of carpet and padding. Different carpets and carpet pads have different qualities and will be a determining part of height and sound.
How thick are the roll/mat and electrical cord?
The roll and mat is 1/16" thick, and the cord is 1/4" in diameter.
Do I need insulation when installing a floor heating system over a concrete slab?
When WarmlyYours floor heating systems are being installed on a concrete slab, we strongly recommend adding a layer of insulation over the slab prior to installing the system. While our systems provide up to 25% more heating power per square foot than many of our competitors, the slab will always act as a "heat sink." Some of the heat that would otherwise be transferred to the flooring surface will remain in the slab, causing the floor's surface temperature to be considerably lower. This is true with any floor warming system.
When installed on top of a concrete slab without insulation, it is generally accepted that a radiant floor heating system will take the chill away from the floor and provide a small amount of warmth. Adding insulation on top of the slab and beneath any floor heating system will allow a greater percentage of the heat generated to transfer to the flooring surface. This results in greater efficiency and therefore faster warm up times, higher expected surface temperatures and lower energy usage. The floor will have the capacity to warm to a comfortable temperature, and in some cases can be employed as the primary heat source for that room.
The recommended types of insulation are natural cork, insulated tile backer boards and insulated underlayment, such as CeraZorb synthetic cork.
What voltage does WarmlyYours floor heating systems utilize?
The floor heating systems are offered in both 120 volt and 240 volt for the North American market. A 208 volt breaker panel can also accommodate our 240 volt floor heating system. It is important to note that the energy consumption will be the same: a 240 volt system will not cost more to operate than a 120 volt system. You are billed in kilowatts, and the 120 volt and 240 volt systems use the same amount of kilowatts. WarmlyYours often specifies a 120 volt system in smaller projects while a 240 volt system is typically recommended for larger projects (120 square feet of electric floor heating coverage or more). The benefit of switching to a 240 volt system is the reduction in amperage. Our programmable thermostat can control a radiant floor system up to 15 amps. The 120 volt system will reach 15 amps at 120 square feet of electric floor heating coverage. However, the 240 volt system will reach 15 amps at 240 square feet of electric floor heating coverage, allowing a much larger system to be connected to the thermostat. For installations over 240 square feet, a relay contactor or power modules are needed.
How do I work with my electrician to install WarmlyYours electric floor heating?
While WarmlyYours systems are typically installed by your floor covering contractor, a licensed electrician is recommended for the final thermostat hook-up. With every quote, we provide an Installation Plan layout, together with an electrical plan that has all the info required for the electrician.
What type of flooring can I install along with an electric floor heating system?
WarmlyYours' TempZone™ product is most commonly installed under tile, stone, and marble flooring, but can also be installed under many other popular floor covering options such as hardwood, vinyl and linoleum. We also have our Environ system, which is an electric floor heating product as well and is specially designed for installation under carpet (in the U.S. only), laminate and floating wood. WarmlyYours can accommodate any flooring type with either of the floor heating products that we offer. If your flooring type isn't listed here, just give us a call at (800) 875-5285 and we will be happy to discuss it with you.
What temperature will my heated floor reach?
The temperature of your floor can range anywhere between 75°F to 95°F. The floor's actual temperature will depend on a number of factors including the amount of heat loss that the room experiences as well as the room's configuration. For instance, the warmth contained in a two story entry way would likely be less than that of a smaller, more enclosed area such as a bathroom. In a bathroom that is located on the second floor of your home or over another floor in your home that is typically heated, the temperature of your heated floor should easily reach a comfortable temperature of 85 degrees Fahrenheit, if installed correctly. For the heat loss calculation for your specific room, you can access the Heat Loss Calculator or you can call us at (800) 875-5285 and a Customer Service Representative will make the calculation for you.
What is the total power/amperage that the floor heating system draws and does this system need a dedicated circuit?
The amount of amperage draw depends upon how large the area is that you are heating. For coverage of areas less than 30 square feet, the system will draw less than 3 or 4 amps. If you have a larger area over 120 square feet of heated space, then you may need a larger breaker plus additional controls. No matter what the size of the area you choose to heat, we recommend a dedicated circuit for your system.
If I have extra cold lead wire, can I trim off what I don't need for my installation?
Yes. Unlike the heating cable, the cold lead wires can be trimmed or lengthened with additional lead wire which can be purchased from WarmlyYours.
How will radiant floor heating affect my wood floor?
WarmlyYours nSpiration controls are equipped with an in-floor sensor to precisely control the floor's temperature to comply with the wood manufacturer's temperature recommendation.
How do I know if I am installing my floor heating system properly?
Please keep in mind that you must check your system with a Digital Ohms meter in conjunction with a Circuit Check™. Take an initial reading as soon as you take the product out of the box to verify that it is within -5% / +10% of the values stated on the product's label. This will give you a basis of comparison for future readings. Take a second reading once you have positioned the system to match your custom installation plan. It is also advisable to take an additional reading in the middle of the tile installation, just to make sure that the Circuit Check™ is doing its job. Then, take a final reading when you are finished with the floor installation and are ready to hook up the thermostat.
The Circuit Check™ is a tool developed by WarmlyYours to give you peace of mind and ensure trouble-free installations. Simply hook up the cold leads to the tool while you position the system to match your custom installation plan.
The Circuit Check™ will continuously monitor the continuity of the circuit during the installation of your system and during the installation of your flooring. The Circuit Check™ beeps immediately when a short in the system is detected, alerting you to a potentially damaged cable in the area you are working, before you lay the tile over the floor heating system. The WarmlyYours technical support team is available 24/7 to provide assistance if the alarm sounds, or if you would have any questions during your installation.
Is WarmlyYours Safe and what About EMF?
Our floor heating systems have withstood rigorous safety testing and earned the UL listing. They produce much less EMF than common household appliances like your TV or vacuum cleaner. The EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute) tests all electrical devices and publishes the data. Many common household appliances are tested at a distance of 6 inches. The test results indicate that on average, the EMF emitted for the following appliances, measured in Milligauss (mG) units, is:
Vacuum Cleaner: 300 mG
Microwave: 200 mG
Portable Heater: 100 mG
Dishwasher: 20 mG
Washing Machine: 20 mG
WarmlyYours TempZone™ (Twin): 1.8 mG
How can I determine what I need for my floor heating project and how can I find out what my floor heating system will cost?
You can use the Instant Quote Tool, which gives you many options for your floor heating coverage. Use this interactive tool to design your room online and receive an instant quotation with product recommendations, rough-in and installation kits, cost of your control, etc. Planning your floor heating project is made easy when using our Instant Quote Tool.
Send us your floor plan or fax it to (800) 408-1100 and we will send you a quote, product recommendation and a free custom installation plan for your project.
Can I use a floor heating system as a primary heat source?
Yes, in most cases, a floor heating system can be effective as a primary heat source. However, our TempZone™ and Environ™ systems are most commonly used as a secondary heat source, providing floor-to-ceiling radiant heat to any room in your home where you desire more warmth and comfort.
If you are considering electric floor heating for an addition to your home, such as a sunroom where you have no other source of heat, WarmlyYours offers an innovative online tool which calculates approximate heat loss. This tool can help you to determine if a WarmlyYours' floor heating system will provide your desired comfort temperature throughout the year. You can access the Heat Loss Calculator or you can call us at (800) 875-5285 and a Customer Service Representative will make the calculation for you.
Customer Reviews
240 V achieved an average rating of 5.0 stars with 20 reviews by our customers.
Easy to install.
Home R., Richmond Hill, ON on 05/13/2019
Easy to install.
Robert B., Mundelein, IL on 05/06/2019
Great product. Easy to install, high quality.
Kelly C., Port Alberni, BC on 05/04/2019
Great product. Easy to install, high quality. The best part is the service.
Well made
Rob B., Redwater, AB on 03/15/2019
The Environ Floor Heating product was easy to install, works as advertised and am happy with the entire installation.
Serge B., Nd D Pontmain, QC on 02/08/2019
Serge B., Nd D Pontmain, QC on 02/08/2019
So far we are impressed! We installed this Envron Flex Roll
Rick C., JIM FALLS, WI on 10/25/2018
So far we are impressed! We installed this Envron Flex Roll in an over-sized bathroom/walk in closet in our cabin in Northern Wisconsin. We haven't weathered a full winter with it yet, but we've experienced an early Fall and have several weekend long opportunities to try it out with nighttime temperatures dropping into the mid-20's (F). I have to say we absolutely love this floor. It is installed over 1/4" cork under-layment with a floating wood (not laminate) floor on top of it. Every time we walk in that room we are reminded that we should have put this product throughout the entire upper level of the cabin as well as in several locations in our main home. It's a wonderful feeling to have that warmth under your feet. I guess the real reminder occurs when you leave that room, entering the larger bedroom which has the same flooring (unheated). It's pretty close to having me take the unheated portion of the floor back up, install the Warmly Yours floor and put it back down. (Don't laugh... even though it's a 500 sq ft bedroom I just might do that as the floor floats and it could be done in a long weekend.) All in all... as I mentioned above... with the short time we've had this floor... we love it and would do it again in a heartbeat! -A Satisfied Customer,
This is the second WarmlyYours product purchased...
Terry H., Richmond Hill, ON on 06/02/2017
This is the second WarmlyYours product purchased - the first was underfloor tile mats for a master bathroom and they worked great. I purchased the environ mat for my basement floor. The video says to lay 6mm poly, then cork, then the environ matting where needed and finally the floating hardwood. I hooked them up and they have worked flawlessly!!!! I am soooo pleased with this product and my floors turned out amazing (I have had loads of compliments). I have one little critique for future users... I have found there is a slight bulging (and dips) over the mats which you can feel when walking on them, this is no fault of WarmlyYours product, but probably due to the floating floor design, but I feel consumers should be warned about final result. By the way, the WarmlyYours organization should be congratulated on their customer service - they step and guide you through the whole process from ordering, installation and answering any and all questions. Boy, when is the last time a business stood behind their product like this!!! Hmmmm, I thinking about doing another room with heated floors, maybe a bedroom?????
Great product
Joshua R., SOUTH JORDAN, UT on 04/05/2017
Great product. I am now a fan of radiant flooring. We used this for a room on the bottom floor of our 3 story town-home which used to be 10 degrees or so colder then the upper levels. This product is a great energy efficient way to keep a room at the desired temperature. Fairly easy to install and setup. Installation videos were helpful.
Very happy with the product.
Sherry C., THUNDER BAY, ON on 06/09/2016
Very happy with the product. Thank you so much


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If you live in San Diego, chances are there's an olive tree or two growing in your neighborhood. In fact, the history of the olive industry in California starts in San Diego. The trees planted by Spanish Missionaries at Mission San Diego de Alcala at the turn of the 19th century provided the cuttings for most of the trees planted across the state and sold in nurseries across the country (ever heard of The Mission Olive?). Monoculture, overproduction and the olive fruit fly led to a decline in commercial production of olives in San Diego county, but many of the trees remain and some of them offer up beautiful, fruit-fly-free fruit that is perfect for curing at home.
When curing olives, you've got a few options. You can ferment them as you would a kosher pickle in a process that takes up to year to complete or you can take a couple of shortcuts and start snacking in three weeks. The University of California Davis offers this extensive guide on olives and olive curing. Here are our favorite and tested methods from their guide for curing olives in 2 - 6 weeks.
Use green-ripe fruit of any variety to prepare this style of olive. After these olives are cured and placed in the finish brine, you can also add a variety of seasonings, such as oregano, garlic, and lemon slices, to provide additional flavor.
Supplies needed
• Green-ripe olives • Pickling salt • White wine vinegar • Herbs, garlic, lemon, or other seasonings (optional) • Airtight, food-grade plastic, or glass containers (for olives) • 1-gallon container (for mixing brine)
1. Sort the olives according to size, if desired, and discard any bruised or defective fruit.
2. Rinse the olives in water, and drain.
3. Place olives one or two at a time on a clean cutting board and strike with the flat side of a mallet or with a rolling pin. Crush each olive just to crack the flesh—do not break the pits or remove them.
4. Place the cracked olives into a food-grade plastic pail (or other container as listed above) and cover olives with fresh, cool water. Keep the olives submerged by placing a heavy plate or a sealed plastic food-storage bag filled with water over the fruit. Close the container lid loosely and leave the olives to soak.
5. After 24 hours, drain the olives and cover again with fresh, cool water. Repeat the water change daily for 6 to 7 days to reach the desired level of de-bittering. If you want less-bitter olives, continue to soak for a few more days and change water daily.
6. Prepare the finish brine—add 1 pound (11⁄2 cups) of pickling salt to 1 gallon of cool water, stir to dissolve, and add 2 cups of white wine vinegar. This amount of solution is enough to treat about 10 pounds of fresh olives.
7. Drain the de-bittered olives and cover with the finish brine. At this point you can add herbs or other seasonings if desired, such as chopped oregano, lemon slices, and garlic cloves. Close the container lid firmly and refrigerate. Note: These olives must be kept refrigerated. The olives are ready to eat after 4 days in the finish brine or you can allow the flavors to develop more fully during longer refrigerated storage.
8. These Mediterranean-style cracked olives can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 year in the finish brine.
Prepare dry salt cured olives from fully ripe, mature fruit that is dark red to black. Oil-rich varieties such as Mission are commonly used, but other varieties will also work. Use smaller olives; larger ones will soften too much during the process. Salting dehydrates the olive flesh, resulting in a soft, moist, shriveled product. Dry salt cured olives will be ready to eat about 5 to 6 weeks after you begin the salting process. These olives are salty and also slightly bitter because dry salt curing removes less oleuropein than other methods.
Dry salt cured olives can be stored for up to 6 months in a refrigerator, as described below, or they can be frozen for longer storage (see Methods for Preserving Cured Olives).
Supplies needed
• Mature, fully colored (dark red to purplish black) olives • Pickling salt • Slat wood box, wicker or plastic basket, or plastic bin (for olives) • Cheesecloth or nylon mesh • Airtight, food-grade plastic or glass containers (to store olives)
1. Sort the olives and discard any bruised or defective fruit.
2. Prepare a large container that will hold the olives and salt. Use a slat wood box, a large wicker basket (it will likely stain), or a plastic bin with some drainage holes cut into the bottom. Line the bottom of the container with clean cheesecloth or nylon mesh. NOTE: Place the container outdoors (under cover) or over a large pan so the draining brine will not ruin your floors. Raise the container on small blocks to improve air circulation around the bottom.
3. Weigh the sorted olives and place them into the container. Add about 1 pound (11⁄2 cups) of pickling salt for every 2 pounds of olives. Mix the salt and olives very thoroughly in the container to distribute the salt and prevent mold from developing. Pour a 1-inch layer of additional pickling salt over the olives. Cover the container with clean cheesecloth and let it stand at about 60° to 80°F.
4. After 1 week, re-mix the salted olives by pouring them into a clean pail and then back into the first container. Add a small layer of salt over the top of the olives. Cover the container with a clean cloth and let it stand.
5. Repeat the mixing process once a week for the next month, until the olives are cured and edible.
6. When the olives are ready, pour them over a coarse screen to sift out any remaining salt. Allow the olives to dry overnight at room temperature.
7. Before storing the olives, add 1 pound (11⁄2 cups) of pickling salt to each 10 pounds of cured olives. Mix the olives and salt thoroughly and pack them into airtight containers (to minimize surface yeast and mold growth). Store in a cool place and use within 1 month, or refrigerate for up to 6 months, or store in a home freezer for up to a year. (Olives tend to become rancid if stored longer.) You can use these olives, as is, for cooking. For eating out-of-hand, you can first dip the olives briefly into boiling water to remove salt, allow them to air dry, and then rub them with a little olive oil and add herbs, such as rosemary, before serving.
If you don't have a tree in the neighborhood, you can find fresh olives at Specialty Produce and some smaller markets with extensive produce selections (We've heard they've been spotted at North Park Produce...)
Check out this video on planting olive trees from Peaceful Valley.


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This place really is hidden - because if you're on Garfield - you won't find it! It's inside the hotel BUT it's not the lounge! You have to walk around the wall...
The easier entrance is on Vine St - right across from the library and next to LeBoxx.
John got the Louisiana Wrap for $7.95. Blackened chicken, lettuce, tomato, and caramelized
onions rolled with Pepper Jack cheese and spicy Cajun remoulade sauce. He was pleased and the fries were fine but he was very very jealous of my onion rings.
You've probably walked by Cafe Martin a thousand times and never wandered in - I would recommend stopping next time and trying it out! They also have pizzas which is what the server recommended but they take 20 minutes and we didn't have that much time that day.


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Home Routers And Access Control
Many a parent, exasperated by their children's goofing off on the Internet when they should be doing their homework or sleeping, have searched for a technological solution.
There are PC-based content filtering products, the most famous being Net Nanny (recently acquired by ContentWatch), but in general the content filtering software industry is moving to a business focus as quickly as it can. Business there is booming out of liability concern.
In a home with multiple computers, content filtering and access control on the PC itself can be a pain for parents to run. Programs like Net Nanny are mature and have remote administration so parents don't have to be right there to manage things, but you still need a license for each machine. Windows Vista does come with parental controls that let you filter content, application types, and control usage by time of day. They also send usage reports to the parent.
A network device, perhaps an appliance, would seem to be a good way to go. And in fact there are dozens of network appliances on the market for access control and content filtering; it's just that they're all geared towards businesses. Consider this one from the company that owns Net Nanny.
But you home users probably do have a broadband router from a company like Linksys, D-Link, or Netgear. Take a tour through the manual or the pages in the administration program that you didn't need to use in order to configure your connection and you might be surprised by the inclusion of access control and possibly even content-filtering features. It's an exciting feature at first because you can control it at a network level.
I scouted around in the manuals for mainstream home models from the major companies and there is a certain baseline of features that appear in most or all of them, but they are barely, if at all, useful.
The first confusing aspect about home router-based controls is that most of them work based on the IP address of the computer. This means you have to specify the address of the kids' computers, even though you almost certainly set them up as DHCP clients, meaning that you may not know their addresses on a consistent basis. Some allow you to specify the MAC address instead, and this is technically better. Every network adapter has a unique address, typically 48 bits long, and it is persistent for the adapter.
The better routers let you view the MAC addresses of the computers currently connected to the router; you still have to figure out which is the computer you want to control. Typically the router also shows the PC's IP address, so you can go to the PCs and see what their IP addresses are. (The "IPCONFIG /ALL" command in Windows will also show you the MAC address for each IP address.)
Almost all routers have a primitive time of day control, through which you can specify that a PC with a specific IP or MAC address can connect during particular hours. The better ones let you specify which applications can be used at which times of day, but "applications" to a router probably refers to TCP ports. In other words, you can block out AOL Instant Messaging (TCP ports 5190 - 5193).
Finally, some routers actually let you do content filtering...primitively. They have a blacklist of URLs you can specify, and which will be blocked. This just isn't worth the work, especially if you can't combine it with time of day control; for instance, you might want to block disney.com while they should be doing homework, but at all times?
The potential is emerging for new products that improve this situation by adding more sophisticated controls at the network level, but as best as I can tell, there is nothing good right now. Parents who need a solution need to go to PC-based software. Sorry.


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Historical biopic "Lincoln" leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with 10 nominations including best picture at the U.K. equivalent of the Oscars.
Epic musical "Les Miserables" and boy-meets-tiger saga "Life of Pi" received nine nominations each on Wednesday. James Bond adventure "Skyfall" got eight — rare awards recognition for an action movie — and Iran hostage thriller "Argo" took seven.
"Lincoln" focuses on the last months in the life of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, as he struggled to end the Civil War and pass a constitutional amendment banning slavery.
Britain's Daniel Day-Lewis is nominated for leading actor for his uncanny embodiment of the iconic president, and there are supporting nominations for Sally Field as his wife Mary Todd Lincoln and Tommy Lee Jones as abolitionist firebrand Thaddeus Stevens. But the film's director, Steven Spielberg, failed to get a nod.
The best picture nominees are "Lincoln," ''Les Miserables," ''Life of Pi," ''Argo" and Osama bin Laden thriller "Zero Dark Thirty."
"Les Miserables" is also a contender in the separate category of best British film, alongside "Anna Karenina," ''The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," ''Seven Psychopaths" and "Skyfall."
Ben Affleck is nominated both as director of "Argo" and as its leading actor. The other male acting contenders are Day-Lewis, Bradley Cooper for "Silver Linings Playbook," Hugh Jackman for "Les Miserables" and Joaquin Phoenix for "The Master."
"Skyfall" star Daniel Craig was snubbed, but the film received supporting acting nominations for Judi Dench's spy chief and Javier Bardem's scene-stealing baddie.
The best-actress shortlist includes 85-year-old "Amour" star Emmanuelle Riva — who was nominated for the same prize 52 years ago for "Hiroshima, Mon Amour" — Helen Mirren for "Hitchcock," Jennifer Lawrence for "Silver Linings Playbook," Jessica Chastain for "Zero Dark Thirty" and Marion Cotillard for "Rust and Bone."
The heavyweight best-director list includes Affleck, Michael Haneke for Cannes Film Festival prize-winner "Amour," Quentin Tarantino for "Django Unchained," Ang Lee for "Life of Pi" and Kathryn Bigelow for "Zero Dark Thirty."
Poignant old-age portrait "Amour" is up for best foreign-language film, along with Norway's "Headhunters," Denmark's "The Hunt" and French films "Rust and Bone" and "Untouchable."
In recent years, the British awards, known as BAFTAs, have helped underdog films including "Slumdog Millionaire," ''The King's Speech" and "The Artist" gain momentum for Oscars success.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on Feb. 10, two weeks before the Hollywood awards.


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Wednesday, April 02, 2014
Sports News
Climb To Catch Nicklaus Grows Steeper
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[April 02, 2014]
By Larry Fine
(Reuters) — Doubts about Tiger Woods'
chances of surpassing Jack Nicklaus's record of 18 major titles soared
on Tuesday as the world number one revealed he had back surgery and
would miss the Masters.
The clock has been ticking ever louder on Woods' quest to catch
Nicklaus through his six-year major title drought since winning the
2008 U.S. Open, and the climb has grown steeper with time and
championship opportunities slipping away.
Four-time Masters winner Woods, stuck on 14 majors, had back surgery
for a pinched nerve on Monday and will be missing the trip to
Augusta National for the first time since appearing in 1995 when he
was a 19-year-old amateur.
And the magic Nicklaus number 18 could haunt Woods during his
recovery as his absence from the Masters will stretch his majors
drought to 18 events with serious questions still to be answered
about his playing future.
The 38-year-old Woods, who won five times in 2013 but failed to play
his best in the majors, remains hopeful he will be back competing at
his world number one level by mid-2014.
"It's tough right now, but I'm absolutely optimistic about the
future," said Woods, whose back pain surfaced last year and
intensified this season leading to a retirement at last month's
Honda Classic and his skipping the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Swing changes and personal issues cost Woods opportunities in the
past, but the mounting time lost to injuries could be a final blow
that derails the dominant golfer of his generation.
Woods' injury history began with a troublesome left knee, first
operated on when he was a freshman at Stanford University in 1994.
Three more operations on that knee have followed.
Injuries to his ankle and neck, his right and left Achilles' tendons
and fractures in his leg, which he played through in winning the
2008 U.S. Open in a 19-hole playoff against Rocco Mediate, have held
up his pursuit of the Golden Bear.
He skipped two British Opens, one U.S. Open and one PGA Championship
since 2008 because of injury.
Now he must deal with a bad back, the bane of many golfers who have
suffered ailments from the game's repetitive twisting and torqueing
pressure, including Nicklaus himself.
By the chronological clock, Woods has stayed level with Nicklaus at
a comparable age, but Nicklaus registered major win No. 15 with his
British Open championship at age 38 in 1978.
Nicklaus added the U.S. Open and PGA crowns in 1980 at age 40 before
capping his legendary career with one last thrilling Masters title
at age 46 in 1986.
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The Golden Bear, however, was not under the pressure of a
record-setting chase. Nicklaus had long since taken over as the
premier winner of the majors, having broken Walter Hagen's record of
11 with his 1973 victory in the PGA Championship.
But Woods likes a good challenge, and golf's greatest player since
the days of Nicklaus is not about to give up. In addition to
surpassing Nicklaus, Woods has also long targeted the 82 career
victories piled up on the PGA Tour by Sam Snead.
"There are a couple (of) records by two outstanding individuals and
players that I hope one day to break," Woods said in a statement on
his website on Tuesday.
"As I've said many times, Sam and Jack reached their milestones over
an entire career. I plan to have a lot of years left in mine."
Beyond his own physical concerns is the advance of talented younger
During Woods' absence from the winner's circle at the majors, other
players have emerged including Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy,
Englishman Justin Rose and Australian Adam Scott, winner of the 2013
Scott said younger players certainly respected and admired Woods,
but were not intimidated about competing with him.
"I think my generation of player is feeling like their time is now,
so they have got to take advantage of it," Scott told reporters
earlier this year in a conference call about his Masters defense.
(Reporting by Larry Fine in New York; editing by Frank Pingue)
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Cornell's 2nd annual employee talent show featured acts ranging from opera, jug-band, swing-dancing and dancing to an Indian Bollywood song.
First place this year went to vocalist Erica Walters, who sang "Voi Che Sapete (You Who Know)" from Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro." Second place went to Thomas Kobela, who sang and played washboard, guitar and kazoo. Tristan Fields placed third for his performance of "Here I Stand."
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Second, I tried to put just enough of twist on the characters and events, that when the full story is posted, its origins are obvious, but, it is uniquely entertaining because of the twists involved. Also, this is pretty much planned as a one shot sort of thing. Two episodes. One little story. Over and done.
So without further ado...
In the infinite ripples of time and dimension, everything started with the first. As events transpired, every possible choice gave birth to another place, another time, alternate realities spreading out from the one in infinite waves. Some are marked by differences so small, as to be nearly unnoticeable. Some are marked by changes so vast they are nearly unrecognizable. Most fall somewhere in between. this is a story of one of those in between places, Earth 720...home of Infinite New Vindicators!
Chapter 1: Brawl at the Mall-
"Welcome to the New Vindicators Academy European Campus." Doctor Talley had said, under idyllic Autumn skies.
Welcome indeed.
"Welcome to school. Now beat the snot out of each other." Alex Murphy thought sourly.
Alex, like most of the others in the locker room looked decidedly unhappy about their first official activity at school. The Sophmore Blitz they called it. A tradition they said. Absolutely effing stupid was how would term it, and that was being gracious. Gazing balefully at the uniform inside the locker, the brown haired youth felt his stomach churn.
"What happens in Fight School, stays in Fight School." He grumbled.
To his left, a tall Spanish youth, all oily charm and casanova swagger looked askance at the garment. "It looks like polyester. I can't be seen wearing polyester, my reputation will be ruined!"
"Oh, I do not zink zese uniforms are polyester Viktor." Piped the diminutive French boy on Alex's right. "Eet eez obviously a zyntheteek of zome zort, but, more durable zan zimple polyester."
"Bueno, though I wish I had time to modify this rag. Really? Matching uniforms? I did not think this was Catholic School."
"Neither did I." Grumbled Jack Rexroth from across the locker room. "I especially didn't think it was Catholic Girls' School, but, damn he whines like a bitch."
"Excuse me, did you say something?" The large, blonde Finn beside Jack asked.
Jack looked at him for a second, trying to decide whether that was a challenge or not. The bigger teen had an open, friendly demeanor, so Jack decided not.
"Just talkin' to myself bud."
"Just talkin' to myself Otso."
"Oh. So how do they choose the sides..." The burly Finn let sentence trail off.
"Right. So how do they choose sides Jack?"
"Dunno." The sharp featured American said, then a sly look crossed his face. "But I bet most of these guys don't want to fight each other."
"How do you know?"
"In America, Neos have to play it cool. You don't run around showing off what you can do. While Europe might be more tolerant about it in theory, I bet no SPB shows off here either. It's like being gay in the freakin' military."
"What do you mean?"
"Don't ask, Don't tell bubba. You can only be good at fighting if you practice. Since we're all new here, we know there hasn't been a whole lot o' that."
Otso just grunted and went about changing. What he didn't say was, Jack was only partially correct. What if fighting was part of your powers? What if you became primitive and powerful? When then?
Not far away, a youth with bright green eyes and a mop of black hair quickly stripped out of his dark clothes and slipped into the uniform. Surreptitiously, he looked over his classmates. He wondered who among them might be weak? Which would be tough? Which would scream? His eyes were drawn to Gaspar and Cornelis. They were the best of last years' freshmen? Pathetic. Morose whiners, the whole lot of them.
"Has antone got a knife or scissors?" Jack asked loudly.
"What evaire do you need zem for?" Martin asked.
"I need to make some adjustments to this flippin' costume." Came the reply.
"Zuch as?"
"I need everything above the waist cut off."
"Zen I can be of assistance." Martin smiled and a pair of chrome shears winked into existence. A shimmering tether of energy linked them with the French teens' hand. In a flash, Jacks' uniform was bisected.
"Thanks Martin." The tattooed youth said, pulling on his pants. He left the severed upper portion and the boots sitting by the locker.
"All you're wearing is pants?" Otso asked.
"Yeah. It's easier that way jack said nonchalantly.
Meanwhile, the green eyed youth, Vladislav Radikovich, had added tight black gloves and a black, semi-sheer, nylon hood, complete with painted on clown's face to his uniform.
"You brought that with you? Who're you supposed to be?" Asked Alex, taking notice of Vlad for the first time. "Serial killer boy?"
Vlad just turned his head toward Alex without saying a word. Even with his eyes obscured by the stocking mask, the American youth could feel the weight of his stare.
"Freakin' great!" Alex swore, turning away. "It's too early in the day for bugnuts crazy."
As Alex stalked away, Viktor trotted to catch up. "Alex mi amigo, wait up!"
Meanwhile Jack turned and shot a thumbs up gesture at Vlad. Vlad instinctively returned the gesture, but, his attention was still on Alex. Alex and warm cascades of blood.
In contrast to the noisy chatter of the men, the women's locker room had been fairly quiet. Only three girls would be participating in the Blitz. They dressed silently, each lost in their own thoughts. Emily finally broke the silence.
"So," She said, zipping up the black and white bodysuit. "what can I expect today?"
"Expect to fight, I would think." Tatjana Nelson deadpanned, fluffing her luxurious auburn locks in front of the mirror. Once satisfied with her hair, she reached into her compac and pulled out some lipstick.
"Doing your make-up Tat?" The lean. blonde, British girl, Kirstie Arnett asked. "Before the Blitz?"
"Never pass up a chance to look good darling." The German girl responded.
Emily rolled her eyes dramatically, and both she and Kirstie burst out laughing.
"It's not nice to make fun darlings." The tall girl pouted.
Striking a sexy pose, hands on hips, her modest bosom outthrust, Emily pouted back. "But darling, you make it so easy!"
"I may be a lot of things," Tatjana said, with mock severity."but easy isn't one of them."
"Oy." Kirstie groaned, laying back on the locker room bench, covering her face with her hands. "Dear God, save me from Marlene Dietrich's evil clone."
Now it was Emily's turn to grin. "Marlene Dietrich was a blonde Kirstie...like you."
Kirstie snickered. "A femme fatale, I most certainly am not."
"So what do you suppose is the liklihood of us all ending up on the same squad?" Emily asked, while examining her uniform in the mirror. "I really need to customize this." she murmured.
"There's zero chance of we'll end up on the same squad darling." Tatjana explained. "Gaspar wants you and hates me, ever since what happened last summer."
"What happened last summer?" The dark haired Esper asked, snagging the red lipstick out of Tatjana's hand.
"Gaspar and I finally hooked up darling." Tatjan met her eyes in the mirror, lifted her hand and wagged her pinkie finger suggestively. "There was a ... little problem."
"TAT!!" Both girls squealed.
"Sorry darlings, but, for all his muscles, Lluvia is lacking firepower...if you get my drift. I'm tall though and Em, you're petite, maybe he thinks you'll be a better match."
"Can we just go now?" Kirstie growled, beet red with embarrassment. Pulling on a baseball cap to cover her blonde curls, she turned toward the door.
"Sure." Responded Emily, a small smile gracing her lips.
Outside, the sophmore class of the NVAE assembled under the watchful eyes of their fellow students and the staff. Standing slightly apart, Cornelis Nooteboom and Gaspar Zorilla de Higueras readied themselves to choose their squads. Gaspar had won the coin toss, thus got first pick.
"Emily." He announced. All three girls rolled their eyes and giggled.
"Martin." Cornelis intoned loudly, over the noise.
And so it went until the two teams were finalized.
Team Lluvia:
Gaspar (Lluvia)
Emily Adler (Apocrypha)
Jack Rexroth (Cacodemon)
Kirstie Arnett (Parabola)
Otso Karrell (Narwhale)
Jason Lamperouge (Paradigm)
Team Apex:
Cornelis (Apex)
Tatjana Nelson (Fach)
Alex Murphy (Exemplar)
Martin Curie (Indomitable)
Viktor DeGallow (Raze)
Vladislav Radikovich (Tatterdemalion)
To be continued wrote...
Fighting is done. Blood is spilt and Martin pukes.


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This is part of a classification scheme for hiking trails, this key describes attributes regarding difficulty.
It is based on the Klassifikation des Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) (de) since there is no internationally standardized classification schema.
All properties that deal with trail visibility and orientation have been extracted to a separate key trail_visibility=*
Consider using this for any paths that are not easily walkable. If in doubt about exact difficulty err on the safe side and add a fixme with explanation. This is because highway=path is used from anything from urban paved footways to difficult mountain paths and in case of missing data about difficulty routers/maps could direct unprepared hikers to difficult terrain.
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Suggestions, not part of the original voted proposal
- It is suggested not to use this tag on paths not used for hiking or climbing.
- Be aware that many renders show all paths (even Via Ferrata/Klettersteige) as dashed line. Consider an appropriate name for the way.
- Tracks can carry a sac_scale=* tag if they are hiking trails/paths that are wide enough to carry a vehicle, if commonly (dual-)used for hiking or marked with hiking signs (Alpenverein, tourist authority). Generally the sac_scale=* of a track should be hiking or rarely mountain_hiking (if hazardous/slippery, map navigation required, etc.)
General Notes
As this is a more or less direct translation from the Swiss Alpine Clubs hiking difficulty assessment, this is generally suited for mountainous areas. For non-mountainous regions, other difficulties and requirements are present and therefore other scales should be used. E.g A way in a forest that is difficult to walk because of muddy ground and trees or bushes making walking difficult does not classify for T2. Other keys need to be used to describe its condition.
Most hiking trails that are found in maps fall into the T1 and T2 category. In low mountain ranges ways are often T1.
Often mappers in OSM have mapped T1 or T2 trails as T4 therefore some more notes to help understand what the below words mean.
Alpine: Alpine areas are posing the hiker greater difficulties. Exposed sites, boulders and debris, remoteness, high altitude, the possibility of rapid weather changes and often pathless routes that may change depending on conditions and time of the year are all factors that make up alpine regions. Note that just because a way is at high altitude but well maintained (e.g. cablecar nearby that carries tourist up to the Gornergrat ) means that even though a way is in alpine surroundings, the way itself should not be classified T4-T6. In alpine areas dangers such as avalanches, crevasses, falling rocks or ice mean that the difficulty of a way is not the way alone, but also the requirement to know how to handle such situations.
Mountaineering Boot: Mountaineering boots are much heavier and stiffer than the popular and lighter trekking or hiking boots. The have a thicker rubber sole and are torsionally stiffer. They are not only compatible with crampons but are stiff enough to make it comfortable to walk for hours with crampons (Trekking boots on the other hand require strap-on crampons). They enable the hiker to kick steps into hard snow. They often consist of an outer and a liner which can be taken out for drying. 1
The illustration images have been provided by Marco Volken, member of the SAC trail classification working group.
|SAC Scale
|T1 yellow
|Trail well cleared
|Area flat or slightly sloped, no fall hazard
|T2 red
|Trail with continuous line and balanced ascent
|Terrain partially steep, fall hazard possible
|T3 red
|exposed sites may be secured with ropes or chains, possible need to use hands for balance
|Partly exposed sites with fall hazard, scree, pathless jagged rocks
|T4 blue
|sometimes need for hand use to get ahead
|Terrain quite exposed, precarious grassy acclivities, jagged rocks, facile snow-free glaciers
|T5 blue
|single plainly climbing up to second grade
|Exposed, demanding terrain, jagged rocks, few dangerous glacier and névé
|T6 blue
|climbing up to second grade
|Often very exposed, precarious jagged rocks, glacier with danger to slip and fall
|SAC Scale (as seen on ground signs)
|Alpine Paper Maps (Austria)
|T1 yellow
|solid red
|T2 red
|dashed red
|T3 red
|dashed red
|T4 blue
|dotted red
|T5 blue
|dotted red
|T6 blue
|dotted red
Based on the guidelines of Verifiability some people find this tag lacking of verifiablity. Please have a look at the discussion page at Talk:Proposed_features/Hiking and make up your own mind. As always on OSM you are free to use the keys you like in the way you like! You can use the talk page for suggesting improvement.
Many mappers think that the more difficult SAC levels violate common sense expectation of a "highway=path". This key should not serve as an example for the introduction of similar keys, see also troll tag.
Reasons to use it
- Especially for mountain trails, it is crucial to know whether a trail can be done in sneakers or whether you need an ice axe and climbing irons.
- Since Google Maps and the like are pretty unusable for hiking (because they denote only very few trails), this is a region where OSM can be of great value soon and for a long time.
- Many mountaineers already utilize GPSs. It would be great to win as many of them as possible as contributors to OSM.
See Also
- Hiking
- Hiking Maps to see how this tag is rendered by OSM hiking maps
- safety measures on hiking trails
- Proposed features/via ferrata
- JOSM Mappaint style
- Consider using incline=up/down to specify the direction of the way up or down the mountain.
- mtb:scale=* - a classification scheme for mountain bike trails
- Approved proposal for this tag


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Best described as techno's first cabaret star, Finland native Jimi Tenor is what you might imagine Detroit's answer to a cheesy lounge artist would be. Coming off as a kind of lo-fi Prince cross-bred with Maurizio, Atom Heart, and perhaps Jean-Jacques Perrey, Tenor's recordings are released through Sähkö/Puu (home to most of the scant Finnish techno scene); despite the fact that they stick out of the label's roster like a sore thumb, they have attracted something of a devoted cult following, mainly among the IDM/electronica crowds. Unlike most electronica artists, however, who routinely name-check Kraftwerk, Juan Atkins, and Carl Craig as influences, Tenor leans more toward names like Barry White, Isaac Hayes, and '70s B-movie and blaxploitation soundtracks. Classically trained, Tenor gained the attention of influential Sheffield label Warp after releasing the full-length Europa in 1996, leading to a recording deal and reissue plans for some of Tenor's Sähkö releases. Warp featured the previously unavailable Tenor cut "Downtown" on their Blechsdottir label comp and released the 7"/CD single "Can't Stay with You Baby" a few months later, with two additional singles appearing in early 1997.
Prior to his solo work, Tenor fronted Jimi Tenor & His Shamans, who in 1988 started releasing several albums on the Poko, Euros, and Bad Vugum labels (including Total Capacity of 216, 5 Litres, Diktafon, and Fear of a Black Jesus, which included a 3-D sleeve and glasses). Despite the studied imperfection of his recordings (Tenor chides modern electronic music for sounding lifelessly exacting), he spent 12 years studying piano, flute, and saxophone at a Finnish music institute. After dissolving the Shamans in the late '80s, Tenor moved to New York, where he worked as a tourist photographer at the Empire State Building. He finally hooked up with Sähkö after receiving a copy of a solo recording by Mika Vainio (of Pan Sonic and Ø). Impressed with the label's openness to experimentalism (Sähkö had previously been known as something of the muso's minimalist techno label), Tenor sent along some tapes and landed a recording contract, releasing his debut, Sahkomies, in 1994. While in New York he also recorded with Khan/4E's Can Oral (under the name Bizz O.D.), releasing the "Traffic" single on Ozon in 1995. Tenor returned to Finland in 1995 to film a documentary of Sähkö (funded, oddly enough, by a government grant) and has remained there since, releasing Europa in 1996 and securing licensing and recording arrangements with Warp. The full-length Intervision was released in 1997, followed two years later by Organism.
After the release of Out of Nowhere in 2000, Tenor and Sähkö parted ways with Warp. Tenor's sixth full-length, Utopian Dream, an overtly solo electronics record, still received import distribution. Tenor was performing with a large band for 2004's Beyond the Stars, distributed widely through Kitty-Yo, and 2007's Joystone with his backing unit Kabu Kabu. The combination also paired for 2009's 4th Dimension. In 2010, Tenor and Afro-beat drum legend Tony Allen collaborated on a volume in Strut's excellent Inspiration Information series. Itetune, a collaboration with Ethiopian percussionist Abdissa "Mamba" Assefa, appeared in 2011. In February of 2012, the first exhibition of Tenor's photographs was shown at the Kingi Kongi Gallery in Helsinki, followed by his first feature film, Sähkö, which debuted in Berlin. He capped the eventful year by releasing The Mystery of Aether with Kabu Kabu for Kindred Spirits.
Tenor recorded the experimental Dub of Doom with Icelandic reggae band Hjálmar in 2013, as well as the experimental Exocosmos with Lassi Lehto's global Imposter Orchestra. He and Nicole Willis co-produced Finnish band Haunted by Hallucinations' self-titled debut album, and he played on Masterstone by Lehto's Flat Earth Society.
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There are few things more dispiriting than an engaging and thoughtful film slowly ditching that which made it unique and instead traveling down the road of convention. Yet such is the case for writer/director Jennifer Westfeldt's Friends With Kids.
What starts as a strong and painfully honest look at how adult relationships are affected when said adults start having children gives way to a somewhat conventional romantic comedy set-up where two leads spend the movie looking for love everywhere but with each other. That the film still maintains its entertainment value is due to is strong cast and slice-of-life details. But while the film is mostly engaging and occasionally thoughtful, it loses points for ditching the very components that made it stand out among the pack in order to trade on genre conventions.
The film, in brief, concerns three couples, two of whom are married and with kids (Kristen Wiig and Jon Hamm, Maya Rudolph and Chris o'dowd), and a third (Westfield and Adam Scott) who are basically platonic friends still in search of romantic bliss.
Seeing the damage that having children has done to their friends' respective marriages, they decide to have a child with each other so they can 'get it out of the way' while still looking for their theoretical soul mates. The parenting stuff goes off relatively without a hitch, but their love lives become a bit complicated when they each meet someone (Edward Burns and Megan Fox respectively) who may in fact be 'the one'.
Considering how much the opening act of the film stresses the impact of having children on social relationships among adults, it's dispiriting to see the kids, both those already introduced and whose conception kick-starts the plot, pretty much disappear after the first act. Like any number of sitcoms who added a kid late in the game (think Ross and Rachel's daughter on Friends), Westfield and Scott's newborn only shows up when the plot requires it.
For the entire second half of the film, the focus is not on the struggles of raising a child with someone who isn't technically a spouse or a lover, but merely about how Julie and Jason come to grips when they each start seriously dating again. By focusing not on family drama but on romantic melodrama, the film becomes a more high-toned and adult-oriented variation on the Katherine Heigl/Josh Duhamel comedy Life As We Know It.
This isn't to say that the film is without merit, or that its script doesn't contain nuggets of insight or intelligence. Jon Hamm has two flat-out terrific moments as a husband/father who hasn't adjusted as well as he'd like to, Westfield writes herself a wonderfully heartbreaking third-act scene, and Megan Fox gets the rare chance to be funny during his initial appearance (where she rebuffs Westfield's atrocious pick-up attempt).
But the film seems oddly determined to undermine its own social worth (as an honest look at balancing family and friends) in order to merely go down the road very-often traveled. Will Julie and Jason realize that they in fact are meant to be together? Will this seemingly unconventional family become an inherently conventional one by the time the credits roll? That the film spends so much time exploring this route, at the cost of its robust but mostly-wasted supporting cast, is the film's biggest sin.
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Bob Wilson: Crisis of the young black male
The boy was 3, maybe 4 years old, holding onto his mother in the Woodcroft Food Lion on a recent Sunday afternoon. Unusual for such a young pre-schooler, he wore go-to-meetin' shirt and tie, and his shoes were freshly polished.
The youngster was black, well mannered and the object of his mother's pride. For me, this was one of those contrarian scenes that jolts the mind into photographing and retaining it.
I had been thinking about the July 23 killing of internationally respected health scientist Feng Liu, while he was taking a lunchtime walk in Chapel Hill. Police say two young black men bludgeoned him with a rock.
Feng, who lived in Durham, frequently strolled the leafy Ransom Street neighborhood west of the campus. He had no reason to suspect thugs between prison stints would attack him in broad daylight.
The two, Derick Davis II and Troy Arrington Jr., were once as the Food Lion youngster is today, vessels being filled with the ways of the world.
Today, Davis and Arrington are poster boys for all that can go wrong when criminality supersedes the sweet innocence of childhood. Both have long rap sheets now topped with charges of first-degree murder.
We hear a lot about the crisis of the young black male. It is no exaggeration to say that what is happening to America's young black men is the most threatening of our manifold social pathologies. It is the equivalent of losing what should be a productive generation to prison and early death.
If current trends continue, one out of three young black males (generally defined as those between 16 and 24 years old) will end up behind bars, if not killed by their own.
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The Food Lion youngster has an imposing gauntlet to run, as filled with dangers as the trials of Odysseus, before reaching age 24 and a measure of statistical safety from gangs and the drug trade.
For Durham's young black men, the blighted Northeast Central neighborhood is the city's school for criminality. This is where so many of them seek easy money peddling drugs. Others turn to robbery, larceny and other forms of property crime.
These are the young black men whose mug shots populate the evening news, which is increasingly dominated by violent crimes attributed to them. It's called "bleed and lead" for a reason in the TV news biz.
Curious to know if what we see is at least an approximation of reality, I followed Durham County arrests for a week. It is a fair depiction of humanity at its most wretched.
For instance, on July 27, 2014, a Sunday, Durham County deputies booked 12 young males on a variety of offenses. Of the 12, 10 were black; the remaining two were Latino.
No one has a comprehensive answer to this problem. Clearly, midnight basketball doesn't work. What often does work is work itself, but no other ethnic group is so unprepared for – one could even say so uninterested in – entry into a realm of rules and expectations.
Indeed, no other ethnic group instills more fear in the wider community than young black males. Watch how people avoid them on sidewalks. It is the total breakdown of trust between strangers – racial profiling in everyday life, but profiling with a perceived purpose.
I can only hope the Food Lion youngster is among the lucky ones. But it isn't going to be an easy passage. As the Sirens tempted Odysseus, so will they soon tempt the youngster, ever alluring, ever malicious.
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NORTON, Mass. – It was the start of New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference play for the MIT men's basketball team this afternoon and the Engineers kicked things off with a solid effort, rolling past Wheaton by a final of 84-47. Senior Mitchell Kates (Colts Neck, N.J.) scored 20 points and sophomore Matt Redfield (Los Altos, Calif.) established a new career best with 19 points to help MIT improve to 10-2 and 1-0 in the NEWMAC. Wheaton fell to 6-5 and 0-1 with the loss.
MIT did most of its damage in the paint in its first game of 2013, outscoring Wheaton by a significant 52-18 margin. The first points of the game for the Engineers, however, came from behind the arc as freshman Justin Pedley (Kennewick, Wash.) nailed a trey to give MIT a lead that they would never relinquish. The Engineers jumped out to a 10-2 lead three and a half minutes in after a pair of Redfield free throws, but the Lyons responded with some long-range shots. Three-pointers from Mike O'Loughlin and Scott Faucher keyed a 9-2 run by Wheaton that brought the Lyons back to within a point at 12-11 when Faucher's shot fell through at the 13:27 mark.
That would be as close as Wheaton would get for the rest of the game, however, as MIT responded and took control of the contest with a 13-3 run. Redfield started the burst with a layup and when senior James Burke (Scotch Plains, N.J.) canned a pair of free throws four minutes later MIT had extended its lead to 25-13. Wheaton cut it down to an eight-point deficit on a jumper by Will Bayliss with eight minutes left in the half, but the Engineers scored seven straight points, four by Kates, to open up a 15-point advantage.
Wheaton, which shot just 30 percent in the game, could not get any closer the rest of the half as it made just four field goals over the last eight minutes. The Lyons were also hampered by fouls as they tried to stop the inside game of the Engineers, who took advantage by hitting on 16-of-19 free throw attempts as they went on to a 41-26 halftime lead.
MIT did not let up in the second half, quickly building its lead to 21 points by outscoring Wheaton 10-4 over the first three minutes of the half. A layin by Kates made it 51-30 at the 17:17 mark and the Lyons could come up with an answer as the Engineers continued to pound the ball inside. Wheaton did come up with back-to-back baskets from O'Loughlin and Eddie Capstick to cut MIT's lead to 17 points, but a basket by Burke with 12:45 to play pushed the Engineers' lead to 21 points at 57-26 and MIT saw its advantage hold at 20 points or better the rest of the way.
Sophomore Andrew Acker (Merion Station, Pa.) came off the bench to hit on all seven of his field goal attempts to help MIT to a 60 percent shooting performance, finishing with a career best 15 points along with six rebounds. Senior Will Tashman (Atherton, Calif.) recorded his second straight double-double, and sixth of the season, with an 11-point, 12 rebound night. Kates dished out six assists to go along with his 20-point afternoon to lead all players. Wheaton did not get a double-digit scorer, with O'Loughlin leading the Lyons with nine points. Mike Cannon led Wheaton with seven rebounds, adding eight points and a steal to his totals.
MIT will continue on the road to start conference play in its next outing, traveling to Springfield College for a game on Tuesday, January 8 at 7:00 p.m. Wheaton will travel to Clark University for its next game, taking on the Cougars on Thursday, January 10 at 3:00 p.m.