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To reach the Poverty Gulch Trailhead area drive west on the Slate River Road to the abandoned mining town of Pittsburgh. Poverty Gulch Road, Forest Service Road 734.2A, leads northwest from Pittsburgh. Turn left on to Poverty Gulch Road. To continue into Poverty Gulch you must cross the Slate River. Anytime of the year this is possible with a four-wheel drive. (I've crossed the river at this point in my Volkswagen Golf late in the summer season.) It's a narrow crossing and most people park shortly after it. If your hiking in the early summer and only have access to a passenger car park the car before the river crossing and follow the road through the gulch.
The trail doesn't begin until high in Baxter Basin. This is the same route so far, as that to reach the Augusta Mine. Continue following the road through a flat area as you head into Poverty Gulch. There are ridges on either side of the gulch that reach 11,000 feet.
The road splits before gaining much elevation. (Usually there is a snowfield that hides the fork until well into the summer. Baxter Basin Road (Forest Road 552) leads to the left and Baxter Basin. Poverty Gulch Road leads to the right and the Augusta Mine. Follow the left fork, which is easily distinguished from years of mining use, as it winds into Baxter Basin. Within the next one and a half miles Baxter Basin Road climbs 1,200 feet. This is easy hiking or horseback riding on a rough road.
At approximately 10,800 feet the trail begins, leading southward toward Daisy Pass. It leaves from the left side of the road. This is where the hiking gets steep. Within a mile the trail gains 800 feet climbing to Daisy Pass (11,600 feet).
From Daisy Pass, trail 404 continues southward into Democrat Basin. After descending into the basin the trail forks, with the Oh-Be-Joyful Trail, 835 leading to the west. Oh-Be-Joyful Trail leads (to the right) over Oh-Be-Joyful Pass into Swan Basin. Daisy Pass Trail continues southward as the left side of the fork along the head of the basin. It skirts the base of the Ruby Range as it leads toward Blue Lake. From Daisy Pass to the beginning of the short spur to Blue Lake is approximately two and a quarter miles.
After crossing the few streams that form the headwaters of Oh-Be-Joyful Creek the trail begins to ascend toward Blue Lake. At approximately 10,760 feet the spur for Blue Lake leaves the trail to the right and 404 turns eastward. Following the curve of the basin the trail leads to an unnamed pass southwest of Garfield Peak, which will be immediately in front of you. It's a steep ascent of a quarter mile to this pass, but the views of Democrat Basin, Purple Peak, Aftly Peak and Blue Lake are incredible.
Once across this pass the trail descends into Peeler Basin. Garfield and Peeler Peaks form the high points on the ridge to the north. Scarp Ridge, with several points above 12,000 feet, forms the south side of the basin. Take notice to the U-shape of this beautiful valley; it was carved by a glacier during the most recent ice age.
Traveling east toward the mouth of the basin the trail loses its steepness and begins to follow a small stream. This stream feeds Peeler Lakes and eventually joins Oh-Be-Joyful Creek. Approximately one half mile east of Peeler Lakes the trail forks again. The right fork crosses the stream. This is Daisy Pass Trail and it connects with Gunsight Pass within a mile and a half. The left fork leads over a steep ridge and back to the Oh-Be-Joyful Trail just west of the wilderness boundary.
Directions from Oh-Be-Joyful: Travel one mile north on Gothic Road and three miles west on Slate River Road. Then drive two miles east on Oh-Be-Joyful Road (four wheel drive only) to the wilderness boundary.
Directions from Poverty Gulch: Travel one mile north on Gothic Road. Turn on to Slate River Road and travel six miles northwest to Pittsburg. Then travel one mile east on Poverty Gulch Road (four-wheel drive) to Baxter Basin.
Directions from Gunsight Pass: Travel north on Highway 135 from Crested Butte to Slate River Road. Turn westward on to Slate River Road and drive three and a half miles to Gunsight Pass Road. Trail 404 ends five miles from Slate River Road on Gunsight Pass Road.
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Blue Lake - This trail accesses Blue lake which has moderate, but rewarding fishing.
Oh-Be-Joyful Creek - This beautiful small stream is six to eight feet in width, offering Brook trout. Beautiful scenic country. The fishing is rated as fair.
Oh-Be-Joyful Road #754 - This road provides access to Oh-Be-Joyful Creek and the Raggeds Wilderness.
Slate River - This small river supports brook, brown and rainbow trout, but the fishing is rated as poor. Regardless, the surrounding terrain is beautifully rugged with many recreation opportunities.
Slate River Road #734 - This road follows Slate River and then continues to the White River National Forest.
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text: Google Talk was never a favorite to the advanced users and Enterprise users, here is how Google changed the way of usage and converted it to Google Chat. In our previous article, Google's Cloud Computing and Branding Strategies in 2013; we wrote about Google's new set of strategies. Google Talk is such a Cloud Based Application that was never in favorable situation. Reasons were various – presence of Yahoo! Chat, Skype, Windows Live Messenger etc. Google had a different strategy for Google Cloud since 2007, there is no Google Talk software for OS X or Linux. In fact Mac users used to fight to find out the way to use Google Talk using default Messages (formerly iChat) application. Right now the Video and voice plug-in for OS X is available both for PC and OS X – with OS X having more features; but it is actually for Chat within Gmail, iGoogle, and orkut.


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There service is very bad. When you call, most of the time message appear call failed. This is too much. The call amount deducts.
Clear voice calls, good value for money.
I've been using Rebtel for about 2 years now and I love the fact that I can have a domestic number generated and stored on my phone for me to call my parents who live overseas. In this time and age, who would remember any phone numbers anyways?
One feature I regret that Rebtel hasn't offered to me but my German colleague enjoys is that she can generate a domestic phone number for her mom in Germany to call her back on her. I hope this feature can soon be offered to other parts of the world. Thanks.
Have been using Rebtel for quite a while now. The service is really great with competitive rates when compared with other service providers. The call quality is also good. Only concern is that - though the website says we can use it in Australia, the Australian bank does charge us for the AUD to USD conversion - which varies from the credit money that we choose.
Why oh why do prices vary across currencies?
Don't you notice that some prices in USD are 3 times as much as the same prices when presented in GBP or EUR?
This definitely scares away consumers who pay with $, because your prices are dramatically less competitive in USD.
Also, your call prices to UK mobiles could be WAY more competitive if you renegotiate your terms with your connection provider. Mobile termination rates in the UK have gone down significantly and are now about 1-2 GBP pence per minute. But you charge more than 10 GBP pence per minute to UK mobiles. That means that your connection provider in the UK IS RIPPING YOU OFF!!!
i have had no difficulty using this system.
I have called cuba for one and half years now and paid way too much money to Bell and Rogers. My monthly bills were way too much money. Now with Rebtel it is a lot more manageable, what a great rate, not to mention the clarity is like calling next door and this is from my cellphone. Also when i call, the cuban operator does not come on and charge me for a minute. This can happen several times trying to get through. I have a good canadian buddy in cuba now, wait til i tell him this, he really likes to save money. I am really happy i found Rebtel on the internet, i will spread the word. Muchos gracious.
The lowest I top up is £7 (VAT for EU is only £1.05) which is reeally worth the amount of hours you get. I call Kuwait from the UK and can speak up to 3hrs and 20mins for just £8.05.
No cons or hidden costs.
Good sound quality for the most part.
This was our second experience using rebtel. Our first was perfect. We were pleased . This time there was a five second delay after each time we talked. We hung up and called back thinking it was the connection but the problem remained. I don't know if it was because of rebtel or the phone company but it was annoying either way.
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Hi - no hassle and never had any problems to send text or to speak with my friends. Luv the service - Cheers
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I am from the UK and live in Spain. Rebtel has saved me, my friends, and my family a lot of money. No more inconvenient, sit-by-the-computer waiting for Skype chats! We can talk on the phone via our mobiles when we are out and about.
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I have been a Rebtel customer for over a year now, I always use it to call parents back in Tanzania. Recently they have increased the price claiming that they need to maintain their call quality and thus the increase in price! Well increase from around 10p t0 19.9p? seriously? I will never use rebtel again.. why put up with increased price when there are other competitors in the market providing the same service for less then 9p a minute.
Since I started using Rebtel, I get to call Nigeria as if I am making local calls in the US. I don't bother myself with the number of minutes spent while talking because it is very cheap. I will recommend Rebtel to everyone I know for international calls.
I use Rebtel for speaking to my kids who live abroad. You get a reliable signal and its the cheapest I've found. The website and the system of local numbers is easy to use. The only thing I don't like is the app which wants to use google to harvest all my contacts which is very annoying as I only want to call people abroad using Rebtel. Igot rid of the app on my phone and just go to the website to check the account and top up. Apart from that its great.
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I use this service to connect with the Caribbean and the UK. I have no connection problems and the rates are reasonable. I will continue to use this Company as long as the rates and service stays the same.
I wish if the calls don't keep dropping especially if i go from 3G to Wi-Fi or vise versa. Please a lot of calls to Egypt dropps for a few moments for no reason
But the process to add credit using the paypall union pay of China bank is boring.Would you please try to give us a chance to directly use the UnionPay card? The service charge is expensive through such PayPal ways to transfer.
Price is too much, its higher than any company.
I am using Rebtel for a month now I found it cheaper than many calling cards that I've used so far. The only negative point is that the other people can't hear me properly so I hope that you fix it, other than that I found it fantastic.
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Friends this is a good app for my phone. Nice and affordable for international calls to Phillippines. I would recomend instead of full price calls. THe only downfall is can't hear other person on the line well. Can you make a blue tooth option to make it easier to hear.
Easily, the best option for smartphone owner who needs to make international calls.
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According to the medical journal Pediatrics, there appears to be a link between childhood spanking and adult mental illness … or at least that's the headline making the rounds. (And, in case you can't tell from my tone here, I'm calling shenanigans on this one)
Researchers examined data from more than 34,000 adults and found that being spanked significantly increased the risk of developing mental health issues as adults. According to their results, corporal punishment is associated with mood disorders, including depression and anxiety, as well as personality disorders and alcohol and drug abuse. They estimate that as much as 7 percent of adult mental illness may be attributable to childhood physical punishment, including slapping, shoving, grabbing, and hitting.
I guess my concern is, what exactly is the definition of "spanking" we're working with here?
I know very few adults, both in my age group and on either end of it, that were not spanked as children at one point or another. I personally was spanked pretty consistently (which should probably have demonstrated to my parents how ineffective beating on your kid's butt is as punishment, but that's a different story), and I don't think being spanked as a child had any impact on the adult I am whatsoever.
When you get into the stuff that goes beyond spanking, though, the punching and the kicking and the throwing down stairs and smashing little kids into walls, I'm sure the correlation exists. It's just the way the reporting out of the study is spun in terms of its title that pisses me off, I guess.
And the fact that it's pretty much an outrageous attempt to control parenting.
Before I go any further, I feel like I need to state that I have never spanked either of my children. This has nothing to do with any sort of noble mindset or belief that it'll screw them up or anything, but more because I have found that either logical consequences (you hit a kid with a baseball bat, so we're canceling your birthday party) or revoking privileges are far more effective. I mean, if she thinks her iPhone is at stake, my older daughter will do pretty much anything I ask.
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Study Finds that Sleep Apnea and Alzheimer's Are Linked
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ER Docs Are Key to Reducing Health Care Costs
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Genetic Screening Could Reveal Hidden High Risk for Coronary Heart Disease
May 20, 2013 11:18 am | by University of Helsinki | CommentsThe study comprised over 24,000 Finnish subjects and was led by Professor Samuli Ripatti. The results revealed that a panel of 28 genetic markers improved detection of individuals with high risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) (10-year risk ≥20%) over traditional risk factors.
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Given Imaging Announces New Data Confirming SmartPill Improves Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Patients With Motility Issues
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Biosensors Receives CE Mark Approval for BioMatrix NeoFlex
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EDAP's Ablatherm-HIFU Demonstrates Long Term Efficacy, Durability and Reproducibility With Prospective Fourteen -Year Study
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MANCHESTER, N.H. — About "Joe Bidenopoulos."
When Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. sat down at a diner on Saturday, wouldn't you know it, he met another table of Greek-Americans — which gave him the chance to set the record straight on an earlier bit of campaign cheese some portrayed as a gaffe.
Visiting a diner in Ohio last month, Mr. Biden had introduced himself to a table of Greeks as Joe Bidenopoulos. Internet wags called it a tin-eared attempt to win favor with an ethnic group, or worse, an insult. "Vice President Joe Biden mocked a Greek," wrote the conservative Weekly Standard.
On a two-day swing through New Hampshire, Mr. Biden visited the Airport Diner here, and plunked himself at a table with Marika Spirou, who reminded him that her husband, Chris Spirou, was once chairman of the Democratic Party of New Hampshire. Mr. Biden and Ms. Spirou traded stories, including Mr. Biden's description of a trip to Athens. Then he brought up the Bidenopoulos business, describing his visit to the Mocha House in Warren, Ohio on Aug. 31.
"I walked in and someone said to me, 'We love you,'" Mr. Biden recounted.
One of the diners, "He says, they tell me you're Greek," he continued. "I sat down at the table, all the press was listening, they made fun of me because I sat down and there were three older Greek men. I said, My name is Joe Bidenopoulos. Because he had just said that. And these guys'' — meaning the pool of journalists hanging over the table, straining to hear his words – "played it like Biden's pretending to be Greek.''
Mr. Biden chuckled and moved on to take a seat at the counter next to his wife, Jill, for lunch.
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A character terraced cottage with direct access to the River Twrch, in the village of Cwmtwrch. Sunny conservatory and woodburner. Quiet location with fishing and walks from the doorstep. Swansea 15 miles.
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Series: To Serve and Preserve—Genesis 2 and the Human Calling
In this series, David Buller pays careful attention to the original language and cultural context of Genesis 2, revealing that our responsibility to care for creation is a sacred task given to us by God, not merely a modern secular activity. By taking Scripture seriously, we learn that we have a God-given mandate to be diligent stewards of His creation.
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The Queen had only one way of settling all difficulties, great or small. "Off with his head!" she said, without even looking round
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In 1967, biologists Roger Payne and Scott McVay discovered that humpback whales "sing" and published recordings of the whales' complex vocalizations, after which "whale song" quickly entered the popular consciousness and helped propel the "save the whales" environmental movement forward.
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Confidence and Slippery Slopes
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Saturday Sermon: Heart of Darkness
In the Garden of Eden, Eve is tempted to put her own desires ahead of God's call for her life. The serpent tells her that if she eats of the fruit she can become like God: she, in essence, can become the master of her own fate.
Saturday Sermon: The First Wedding Day
The ordained and blessed tradition of marriage is established in Genesis 2: 18-25. This passage communicates important ideas, Dr. Keller affirms, about both marriage seeking and marriage executing. When considered, these concepts will allow one to be successful in both areas.
Saturday Sermons: The Garden of God
Genesis 2:2-17 places an interesting emphasis on work—not only does God work to bring about all creation, but also, man is called to the task of caring for God's world.
Community Formed by Fire
Let me briefly suggest three elements in the pine savanna ecology that Christians may take as prompts for meditation on life in Christ.
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A surprisingly great little album – and a lost exotica relic of the late 50s! Crown was sort of a knock-off label that didn't always produce the best stuff, but this LP is one of their gems! Milt Raskin lays down ten tunes of prime exotica, with a feel that is like some of Les Baxter's best stuff, but that is also augmented by a lot of exotic instrumentation from Raskin's personal collection. Titles include "Koko Head", "Moon Festival", "Kapu", "Lehua", and "Mileka". (Cover has some splitting on the spine.) © 1996-2013, Dusty Groove, Inc. |
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In general, the most overused sound effect of all time would be a different children laugh track. The original track was used in >thousands of productions, such as Diddy Kong Racing and one of the Terminator movies.
Decent footsteps are probably one of the most useful sound effects to have. If only because you need so many different types, speeds and surfaces to match the numerous different conditions in a scene.
For the new short I'm working on I've had to record some various sound effects in case the live recorded sounds don't quite do it. If anyone is interested in the following sound effects, please let me know. I don't know how to upload sounds to the net for dload but I can send them on a CD if anyone is wanting them for anything. These sounds were recorded by a Zoom H2 and azden sgm-1x through a juiced link cx211 (there are two of each because of this)
1. M-4 slide release
2. M-4 Clip removal
3. .223 brass hitting concrete
4. .223 brass hitting drywall
5. M-4 automatic fire (5 round burst)
6. M-4 Clip load / Slide release all one track
7. 9mm shots (double tap, followed by a shot 1 second after the doubletap)
8. 9mm slide release
9. Someone walking with boots going up stairs
10. Body hitting and cracking drywall
11. Body slumping to the ground
12. Typing on keyboard
13. Running through snow
14. Walking through snow
15. Wind blowing through a cornfield
EDIT: I read in this thread that someone wanted .357 sound effects. Anyone still need them? I can go record various sounds associated with a .357 tomorrow. It will give me something to do, and I always like building a library of effects!
I have some more, but I'm at work and those are the ones I remember.
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I and Drape would be interested in the listed sounds.
He uploaded it on megaupload last time. It's free.
That would be awesome!
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single frame night computer.jpgI have also footsteps on concrete and footsteps on ceramic floor.
I'll try to get them up tomorrow.
Speaking of my short...does this frame look okay? The scene is a guy at his computer at night supposed to be lit by common room lighting. Even though I used like like 6 lamps to get this effect. I would be happy to redo this scene if someone has a better suggestion on lighting.
Its hard to be director, actor, antagonist, protagonist,dp, gaffer, focus puller...well I guess everything.lol.
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Just a tip- dont render down the samples.
You want the audio you import into your NLE to be the highest quality possible, so if possible you want it to be no lower than 24bit untill your final video render, and mono is best unless it is a sound that needs to be stereo (some ambient/general traffic sounds for example). Mono tracks will enable you to pan properly and give you more control over your editing (when you pan a mono track, you pan the whole track, where as when you pan a stereo track, you just pan to one half of the track)
As has been said over and over, audio is everything, and there is a very noticable difference between 24bit and 16 bit.
Ideally, all audio should be 24bit uncompressed wav (or aiff if for some unknown reason you use a mac ) and mono. The stereo comes later in editing.
This is one of the first steps to killer audio.
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1) HueyNRolf wasn't wrong when saying 24/96 was a little overkill, but I admit that 24/48 is a standard for quality.
2) I wouldn't say that there's a "noticeable" difference, but there's probably some difference. From what I've tested and heard so far, there's not much difference to me and my ears. So since that, I stick with 24/48 and it's good enough for me.
As for stereo vs mono, it all depends on how it's been recorded: with an external microphone or with the stereo internal/built-in mics of the recorder. Then there's a difference that matters in the channels of the final audio file.
24/48 is standard for that audio industry. Just about all bands are recorded at this.
Lol I never used to notice a difference between 16-24bit either, but I have spent too much time hanging around audio engineers lately- there is a very definate difference, as clear as day on good quality speakers.
With stereo v mono, I would say its more about what the sound is and what it is to be used for... room/ambient sounds will be fine in stereo, but individual sounds, such as footsteps or a gunshot would work best in mono. Record to what is needed, not the other way around. At the end of the day, it is alot easier to create a convincing stereo sound from mono tracks than it is to create a convincing mono sound from stereo. + for those that want to, mono works better with surround sound.
When it comes to quality, there is no such ting as overkill.
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The free sound project is a great place to upload/download sounds.
freddiew on youtube does great sound effects, especially guns. He has a tutorial and the secret is layering the sound. it actually sounds better than just recording a real gun.
"beautiful girls are the cheapest special effect"
- Roger Corman
I saw this once in a bonus feature. I think it was in SWAT or maybe another movie in the same genre. There's basically 3 layers: The gunshot, the metal slide and the "tick" of the bullet being fired. So it doesn't just sound like "pow" with the subwoofer groaing. There's the subtility of the metal sound at the same time that makes it sound more realistic.


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A new collection of John Donne's verse, from the witty conceit of "The Flea" to the intense spirituality of his Divine Poems Regarded by many as the greatest of the metaphysical poets, John Donne was also among the most intriguing figures of the Elizabethan Age. A sensualist who composed erotic and playful love poetry in his youth, he was raised a Catholic but later became one of the most admired Protestant preachers of his time. Reflecting this wide diversity, Collected Poetry includes his youthful songs and sonnets, epigrams, elegies, letters, satires, and the profoundly moving Divine Poems composed toward the end of his life. From joyful works such as "The Flea," which transforms the image of a louse into something marvelous, to the intimate and intense Holy Sonnets, Donne breathed new vigor into poetry by drawing startling metaphors from the world in which he lived. |
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This blog will focus on three stories in the press in the past few months that have been flaring up. They have been smoldering for years and I expect they will smolder for a few more years.
The scientific agreement that climate change is happening, and that it's caused by human activity, is significant and growing, according to a new study published Thursday. The research, which is the most comprehensive analysis of climate research to date, found that 97.1% of the studies published between 1991 to 2011 that expressed a position on manmade climate change agreed that it was happening, and that it was due to human activity.
Elizabeth Kolbert is a writer for the New Yorker magazine. A three-part series she wrote for the magazine in 2005 has been converted into a short, well-researched, and very readable book on climate change called, "Field Notes from a Catastrophe" ($15 from amazon.com). The science presented is excellent, and I couldn't find any errors. Kolbert visits leading climate change scientists in the field, spending time in the Arctic, Greenland, Dr. James Hansen's laboratory, and in United Nations climate change meetings. We get to see the science the way these scientists see it, which is a very powerful way to emphasize the major climate changes that are already underway on our planet.
Kolbert delivers a memorable description of a visit to Alaska, where record temperatures have begun melting permafrost that formed at the beginning of the last ice age, 120,000 years ago. She visits the remote island of Sarichef, five miles off the coast of the Seward Peninsula. A subsistence hunting village has existed there for centuries. However, the entire population of 591 must be relocated to the mainland because the island is eroding away. The problem? Lack of the customary sea ice in the fall has allowed storm surges from the powerful storms that hit during that season to push far inland. Kolbert talks to an Inuit hunter named John Keogak, who lives in Canada's Northwest Territories, 500 miles north of the Arctic circle. He and his fellow hunters started seeing robins for the first time a few years ago. The Inuits have no word for the bird in their language. Kolbert travels to "drunken forests" where the trees lean at crazy angles due to the collapse of the permafrost beneath. In one of many of the odd and amusing observations the book is sprinkled with, she writes:
A few blocks beyond the drunken forest, we came to a house where the front yard showed clear signs of ice wedge melt-off. The owner, trying to make the best of things, had turned the yard into a miniature golf course.
As the title implies, this is not a cheerful book, and Kolbert paints a gloomy picture of the how climate change is affecting the planet. I highly recommend the book for those interested in reading about climate change. Three and a half stars.
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88% of first-year students who lived on campus last year returned to the
University, compared to only 59% of students who lived off-campus.
On-Campus Living
Your success is the most important thing to us.
When you live on campus, you are at the center of Idaho's vibrant campus life. It's also convenient, safe and affordable. And, according to national research, students who live on campus are more likely to succeed academically, have higher GPAs, return to campus and graduate faster.
As part of our commitment to your success, the University requires all first-year students' to live on campus. Choose from first-year residence halls, friendly living and learning communities and numerous sororities and fraternities. With so many great housing options, you're sure to find the perfect home away from home.
Explore your on-campus living options.
Academics, friendship, service and fun are all at the core of the Greek experience. At Idaho, you can choose from 1o sororities or 18 fraternities, each with a distinctive living environment and culture. The University's six multicultural fraternities/sororities do not have living facilities, but members are active in community building activities on campus.Brotherhood and Sisterhood
When you become a member of a fraternity or sorority, you are choosing to live with a group of men or women with whom you share common hopes, dreams, goals and ideals. This brotherhood or sisterhood lasts a lifetime, and is a gateway to many rewards and connections beneficial in college and later in life.
Academic Excellence
Academics are very important to the Greek community. Every chapter has an academic expectation and has an academic plan to help students with their academic goals, check out the Greek grade reports. Some chapters have study hours, study tables, class recommendations, study groups, and incentives to assist their members. The Greek community at the University of Idaho offers more than $135,000 in scholarships annually.
Whether it's in the student government, on an intramural sports team, in clubs, or in social situations, when you join a fraternity or sorority you are opening up a wide range of leadership opportunities.
Community Service
Fraternities and sororities actively support the community. A major goal of each chapter is to work with those in need through supporting national philanthropies and local service projects. Community service activities not only enhance your personal well-being, but also assist those in the community who are in need.
Learn more about Greek Life
» Greek Life
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Residence Halls
A residence hall is much more than just a place to rest for the night; it is a place where you live, learn and experience college life with a group of students. From the chefs at the dining hall to the residential service team that cleans the buildings, you have an entire group of people working to make your college living and learning experience great.Theophilus Tower
The Tower is the most popular residence hall for first-year students. It offers the true freshman experience, with large rooms, planned social activities and a welcoming atmosphere.
The Tower environment makes it easy to meet other students and to get involved in campus life. Living communities in the tower are designed to help students connect and create study groups. All 11 floors in Theophilus Tower are single sex.
Wallace Residence Center
Wallace houses first-year through senior, and even graduate-level students. It is a hub of residence life activity with the main food court, game room, and mail center in the building.
Other Living Communities
- Targhee Fine Arts Hall - for students majoring or simply interested in music, art, graphic design, theater, architecture, dance, and virtual technology
- McConnell Hall - a unique residence hall for returning and transfer students looking for a more private environment for academically focused students
- Living Learning Communities - focused on combining the best qualities of academic and social living environments
Steel House
Steel House is a cooperative living group established on the University of Idaho campus in 1952. The house is home for up to 32 diverse and extraordinary women. Members share room and board expenses and participate in household chores to reduce living expenses. All internal affairs of Steel House are run by house members and are overseen by an active, local alumnae board.
Apartments & Family Housing
An Affordable Option for Students
Family Housing Apartments at the University of Idaho provide a unique community-focused living option for traditional and non-traditional students in the following categories:
- 19 years of age or older (Elmwood Apartments)
- Over 25 years of age
- Law students
- Married couples
- Students with children
More about the On-Campus Living Requirement for First-Year Students
*First-year students who are 21 years or older, or who plan to live at home with parents, or who are married/or have children, or who have completed more than 27 college semester credits (excluding dual enrolled and AP credits) may qualify for an exemption from this requirement. Students can download the Exemption Form (PDF) or call the Dean of Students Office (208) 885-6757 with any questions regarding the on-campus living requirement. All requests should be made as soon as possible for fall semester enrollment and by November 1 for spring semester enrollment.


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Bindu - Gateway to Himalayan Wisdom
In this website you'll find:
The wisdom, philosophy, lifestyle and practices of the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Tradition;
A calendar listing opportunities to connect with teachers in the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Tradition;
News from the Tradition.
Join a monthly meditation • Attend a retreat • Read and be inspired
The Spiritual Festival - 2013
The 40-day Spiritual Festival is a time period when students in the Himalayan Yoga Tradition undertake special spiritual practices to refine their meditation and lifestyles in preparation for Guru Purnima (July 22nd). The 40 day Spiritual Festival will start 13th June 2013 and go until 22nd July 2013, which is Guru Purnima.
Swami Rama has said, "This day, the day of Guru Purnima is considered to be the holiest day for the students of life; for those that have been treading the path of light; for those aspiring to attain enlightenment in this lifetime. They remember this day and celebrate it by becoming aware the purpose of life is to attain enlightenment; the state of mind, internal state, that makes one free from all pains and miseries. So as you celebrate other days like Father's Day, Mother's Day, this is a little bit different, it is very auspicious. The student mentally, religiously follows the spiritual teaching imparted by the Tradition. For the Tradition is considered to be highest. It is a Tradition that follows truth, that leads one to the highest peak of wisdom."
We invite you to celebrate this Spiritual Festival.
Please see the suggested guidelines, which were lovingly prepared by Michael Smith.
Kumbha Mela
How can one try to describe what Kumbha Mela is to someone who has never experienced it... perhaps in the same way that one can try to describe what sweet is to someone who has never tasted it.
I could have said that:
Kumbha Mela is the largest religious festival in the world, that it happens once every twelve years, and that it alternates between four locations where drops of the nectar of immortality are said to have fallen: Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik. I could have added that the one held at Allahabad, the meeting point of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati rivers is the most important among all four.
I could have also said that over a hundred million... ONE HUNDRED MILLION people are expected during the fifty five days of the present Kumbha Mela (almost three times the entire population of Canada), or that an entire tent city has been constructed on the river bed at the meeting point of Ganga and Yamuna, in an area covering over 58 square kilometres.
It would have been impressive to say that more than twenty five thousand policemen are managing the security, or it might have been surreal to mention that the central Indian government allowed 10350 billion rupees (about 190 billion dollars) for the organisation of the event.
I could have said all these things, but I'll decide to take an other direction instead...
Summer Silence Retreat, July 19-23 [Saint Croix, MN]
Held at the Dunrovin Retreat Center in the beautiful St. Croix River Valley [Saint Croix, MN] July 19th - July 23rd, 2013
Guided by Swami Radha Bharati and Jim Nelson and the light of Swami Veda Bharati, the schedule will include daily meditations, hatha yoga, contemplative walks. Subtle body sessions will add depth to your silence experience. Transportation will be available for those who wish to attend the Guru Purnima celebration at The Meditation Center in Minneapolis on Monday, July, 22, 2013. Staff will provide every support to guide your experience of silence.
The location this year will be Dunrovin Retreat Center. Located along the banks of the St. Croix River the campus offers river walks and a lovely commons area for contemplative walking.
Nature of Personality, by Swami Veda Bharati
Ahymsa Publishers presents a new release from Swami Veda Bharati
Personality, the sum total of our past experiences, affects all aspects of our lives. Yoga and meditation form a process of transforming the personality so as to become more in line with one's true spiritual nature. And, since the interaction between one's personality and meditation practice is an intimate part of our spiritual path, it is very important to understand this dynamic. Swami Veda offers us a clear and practical understanding and approach to the topic in this seminar of 12 lectures including a guided meditation.
Audio download available on CDBaby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/swamivedabharati6
Lectures include: What to Do with your Mind, Your Yoga Meditation Seat in Life, Guided Meditation, I Am That - So Ham, Witnessing from Within, Realizing Your God, Dhyana - Meditation, Ever Pure, Ever Wise, Ever Free, Pain and Ignorance, Love, Not Fear, Mantra, Meditation: A Personal Journey.
Eyeful of Sky by Lalita Arya
Many of us know Lalita Arya as Ammaji, the Mother who welcomed us into her house and her life for so many years. Now she has given us all a deeply personal gift -- a book of poems. The book takes its title from a poem she wrote inspired by Kanyakumari. She tells us how the poem Eyeful of Sky was inspired:
"There are few places on earth where one is fortunate to witness sunset and moonrise at the same time in the sky. I saw this phenomenon at Kanyakumari, India, a sort of land's end, the apex of the triangle of the sub-continent, on whose two sides were the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and facing the vast Indian Ocean."
Indeed, there is a vastness to this small book. It contains worlds and the dots that dot the constellations of her life and the lives of people she has loved. Inside the lives of the Arya family, close friends, mountains, trees and deer, the Devi Herself lives and is very much present in this book. Eyeful of Sky spans Ammaji's life from her youth and her encounter with a boa constrictor while waiting for a ferry during high rains, all fears assuaged by a gentle, wise stranger and replaced with compassion--- to her life-changing pilgrimage in 2012 at the sacred temples of Kamakshi, Kamakhya, Guwahati, Assam and Kalighat, Kolkata.... mysterious places of the Mother Power.
It is particularly special to me because as I walk through the rooms of this book, I am going up the front walk of their old house in Minneapolis, spiritual home to so many, going up the stairs to the altar, opening the door where Shankaracharya also lives - Na me dvesha ragau... Neither attraction nor aversion have I! - and divine force fields I can almost touch but not see or name.
How to Bring Spirituality into Family Life
This is a transcription of a talk given by Swami Veda Bharati on 22nd February 2013 at the Nurturing Spirituality in the Family Conference.
Bring your mind to your asana where you are sitting.
Turn inwards.
Relax your forehead.
Feel the flow and the touch of your breath in your nostrils, with your personal mantra.
Breathing slowly, gently, smoothly.
No break in your breathing cycle, no break in your mantra cycle.
Observe how the mind, mantra and breath are flowing together as a single stream.
Without breaking the stream of consciousness gently open your eyes.
May God and Guru bless us all.
I plan to keep it short. I will not cover everything that I am bubbling with. You can do your own research, and more than research, your own contemplations.
There are two books by Swami Rama on the subject that are available: Love and Family Life and Let the Bud of Life Bloom: A Guide to Raising Healthy and Happy Children.
Whatever you do in life,
Whatever actions you undertake,
Whatever gestures you make,
Whatever words you speak,
Whatever glances you throw,
Whatever thoughts you think,
Whatever emotions you feel,
Establish each one's connection with the cosmic scheme.
That is called - sacrament; living sacredly. That alone is a lifelong sadhana.


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Endless Forms Most Beautiful, Part 1
How could we make progress on questions involving the evolution of form without a scientific understanding of how form is generated in the first place? [By the 1970s] population genetics had succeeded in establishing the principle that evolution is due to changes in genes, but this was a principle without an example. No gene that affected the form and evolution of any animal had been characterized. New insights in evolution would require breakthroughs in embryology.
Series: Evolution Basics
Written by BioLogos Fellow of Biology Dennis Venema, this series of posts is intended as a basic introduction to the science of evolution for non-specialists.
Series: Biological Evolution: What Makes it Good Science?
Is the contemporary theory of evolution an example of good science? Biologist Michael Buratovich explore this question in a well-researched two part essay.
Series: Understanding Randomness
In this series, Kathryn Applegate addresses the concern that randomness implies the absence of God's activity and involvement in the natural world. She begins by clearing up some common misconceptions about the concept of "randomness", and later focuses on the mechanisms of the immune system to demonstrate that God works through random processes to preserve life. Far from being an indication of a "godless" universe, one might conclude that randomness is one of God's favorite mechanisms for creating and sustaining life!
Series: God and Creation
In this four part series, David Opderbeck explores the interesting relationship between God and his creation. He first looks at his transcendence over the material world. In one respect, God is completely distinct from all creation, yet he is also immanent, or present within all creation. Another aspect of God reflected in creation is his Triune nature. Just as love, fellowship, and delight exist within the Trinity, so these characteristics are present in the world, and experienced by humans. He completes his thoughts with a discussion about God's interaction with humans.
Evolution and Christian Faith Grantees Announced
Congratulations to the 37 winners of the Evolution & Christian Faith (ECF) grants competition! ECF is a new BioLogos program designed to support projects and network-building among scholars, church leaders, and parachurch organizations.
Where are the Transitional Fossils?
A common argument leveled against the theory of evolution is that scientists have not been able to produce transitional fossils that show the change of one species into another. In this podcast, we address a common misconception about what transitional fossils actually are.
Oxygen and Co-Creation
In the mid-seventeenth century, John Mayow conducted a series of experiments in which he showed that burning candles in bell jars consumed one-fifth of the enclosed air before extinguishing. Remarkably, mice placed in bell jars did exactly the same thing...
Series: Decoding ENCODE
The BioLogos Foundation explains to the findings of the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project and responds to the claims that its discoveries challenge the theory of evolution, especially regarding so-called "junk DNA".
Denisovans, Humans and the Chromosome 2 Fusion
The Denisovans, an extinct hominid group that interbred with modern humans, made the news again lately with the publication of a more detailed study of their genome. One of the many interesting findings was that the Denisovans share the same chromosome 2 fusion that modern humans have.
Did David Hume "Banish" Miracles?
"I flatter myself," Hume triumphantly proclaimed, "that I have discovered an argument . . . which, if just, will, with the wise and learned, be an everlasting check to all kinds of superstitious delusion, and consequently, will be useful as long as the world endures."
Series: Divine Action in the World
In this talk, Professor Plantinga addresses the fact that many contemporary thinkers—including many theologians—believe that God cannot perform miracles, providentially guide history, or interact in the lives of people, as these activities would be contrary to science. Plantinga, on the other hand, makes the case that this popular view is mistaken; excluding divine action in the world is not a central feature of natural science itself, but a philosophical or theological preference that has been added on to science (and can just as readily be removed). Plantinga concludes that it is completely logical to accept the miracles of the Bible and support contemporary science.
The Randomness Project
It is not uncommon to hear voices proclaiming that biology and physics have shown us that—at fundamental levels—nature is random, hence meaningless, purposeless, and without a creator. But how might God work providentially through indeterminate processes? The John Templeton Foundation has provided a generous grant of $1.69 million to support a new research initiative on the theme of Randomness and Divine providence.
Death and Rebirth: The Role of Extinction in Evolution
When they imagine evolution, many Christians picture novelty: new species arising over time, or speciation events. But as the most recent Southern Baptist Voices exchange makes clear, many Christians also focus on the role of death in evolution—something that can be a stumbling block.
David Lack and Darwin's Finches
Considering the immense popularity of "Darwin's finches", it is quite surprising to learn that Charles Darwin himself had very little to say about them. In fact, it was actually David Lack, one century later, who conducted the critical research that immortalized the finches in biology textbooks and popular lore.
Series: The Human Fossil Record
In this series, James Kidder provides an intriguing study on transitional fossils and the evolutionary history of modern humans. He begins by discussing the fossil record, explaining how new forms are classified. He then explains the physically distinguishing trait of humankind—bipedalism. From the discovery of Ardipithecus, the earliest known hominin, to the australopithecines, the most prolific hominin, Kidder focuses on the discovery, the anatomy, and the interpretation of these ancestral remains.
The Fossil Record
There are two opposite errors which need to be countered about the fossil record: 1) that it is so incomplete as to be of no value in interpreting patterns and trends in the history of life, and 2) that it is so good that we should expect a relatively complete record of the details of evolutionary transitions within all or most lineages.
Randomness and Evolution: Is There Room for God? (Videocast)
This BioLogos videocast addresses the idea of randomness as a part of natural selection, and whether it challenges the possibility of God using the evolutionary process as a means of creation.
Series: The God Who Acts: Robert John Russell on Divine Intervention and Divine Action
Does God need to supernaturally "intervene" in order to bring about the diversity of life that we observe today? Is that kind of action different from God's ordinary action? We begin our three-part series with Robert John Russell's description of how views of divine action have changed throughout history, excerpted from his book Cosmology: From Alpha to Omega. Part 2 addresses why "intervention" in the natural world is a problem philosophically, theologically, and scientifically; and Part 3 explains Russell's own theory of divine action in the natural world.
Series: Randomness and God's Governance
In this three-part series from Pruim's chapter in the book Delight in Creation: Scientists Share Their Work with the Church, mathematician Randall Pruim explains what scientists and mathematicians mean when they speak of something being "random". He also addresses God's use of apparent randomness in creation as a part of his sovereign rule.
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