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Uv Light Pond Filter - Visico Uv Filter.
Uv Light Pond Filter
- Ultraviolet (UV) light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays, in the range 10 nm to 400 nm, and energies from 3eV to 124 eV.
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- Radiation present in sunlight, fluorescent light, and to some degree incandescent light. UV light degrades photographs, papers, plastics, adhesives, fabrics and colorants.
- A porous device for removing impurities or solid particles from a liquid or gas passed through it
- A device for suppressing electrical or sound waves of frequencies not required
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- device that removes something from whatever passes through it
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- Pond was a grunge band from Portland, Oregon. They formed in 1991 and broke up in 1998. They were signed to Sub Pop (first two albums) and the Work Records sub-label of Sony Records (last album).
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La défense - The Takis pond
La Defense is a major business district for the city of Paris.
Here the Takis pond built in 1988 by the greek artist Takis and his 49 light stems. This pond is built just upper the subway station, Esplanade de la Defense, Line 1. On the right side, RTE-Nexity tower, is the initial tower to be build on La Defense area in 1966. The tower was refresh in 1988 and kept is original name, Initial Tower.
In the center, you can see the Arc de Triomphe, the Paris gate initiated by Napoleon in honor of his victorious army. unfortunately, his success story finished before the end of the build !!!
Date Time Original : 10th of November 2009
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A mystery: There really is no way for a fish to be able to get up into the top plant pond. Even an egg would have to travel through the skimmer filter, through the UV light, and up through three layers of filter padding in the waterfall. But there are several baby fish up in that pond, blissfully swimming around the plants. How'd they get up there?
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text: There is nothing quite like being at the ballpark. The smells of fresh cut grass and grilling hot dogs. The sounds of the crack of the bat or a perfect fastball hitting the catcher's mitt. These are the things that make baseball special. In the history of the Arizona Diamondbacks there have been countless memories made at each game. Here you will find schedules, game results, box scores and more to relive each game.


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At Holmes Barbershop on Montgomery Street, brochures about hypertension have replaced sports magazines. Customers can get their hair cut and their blood pressure checked by owner Wardell Holmes.
And this week, much of the talk is about how black males are at high risk for heart attacks, like the one that hospitalized Mayor Otis Johnson in Memphis, Tenn. He was attending the National Conference of Black Mayors when he felt ill in his motel room Saturday afternoon and called for an ambulance.
"That really put it upfront and let the guys know it's for real,'' said Holmes, 54, an anti-high blood pressure advocate ever since he was diagnosed with the problem and lost friends and customers to strokes and heart disease. He also does blood pressure checks at his church.
"I'm trying to make everyone aware.''
The focus on risk factors for heart disease - high blood pressure, high cholesterol, even race - at Holmes Barbershop and other barbers and beauty shops citywide is part of a Community Cardiovascular Council program.
For years, the African-American Barber Shop/Beauty Shop Blood Pressure Screening Program has involved barbers and beauticians educating their black clients about hypertension and helping them find treatment.
Cleveland Latimore, outreach coordinator for Community Cardiovascular Council, hopes at least one positive result comes out of the mayor's plight: that this is a wake-up call for local black men.
Blacks have more severe high blood pressure than whites and a higher risk of heart disease, according to the American Heart Association. From 1996 to 2000, the heart disease death rate for blacks in Georgia was 665 per 100,000, compared with 559 per 100,000 for whites, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"It's hard to reach that population unless you take the services into the community,'' Latimore said. "So we hold seminars at church, go into the community neighborhood centers and even have the screenings in barber and beauty shops.''
Latimore encourages black men to have their blood pressure checked, whether at their doctor's office, at participating barbers or a fire station. He wants men to look at the other risk factors, too.
"As a race, we need to stop smoking, exercise, change our dietary habits,'' said Latimore, a regular walker at Daffin Park and Lake Mayer. "We need to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, cut out the fat, eat more lean meat and skip the fried stuff.''
Savannah cardiologist Dr. John Spellman with Cardiovascular Consultants said coronary disease affects people of all races. He said risk has more to do with family history and lifestyle factors such as hypertension, obesity, tobacco smoking, diabetes and physical inactivity, than race.
Spellman said anyone 40 and older with any heart disease risk factor should start talking to their primary care physician about having screenings, including blood pressure and cholesterol checks.
He emphasized people should seek medical help if they feel lingering pressure and discomfort in their chests. In 30 percent of heart attack victims, the first symptom is death, Spellman said.
"Warning signs cannot be taken lightly,'' Spellman said. "The quicker you seek help, the more options we have as far as treating you.''
Recovery time depends on the amount of muscle affected. During a heart attack, blood flow to the muscle is stopped. The more muscle damaged, the worse the prognosis, Spellman said.
Hospital recovery time is different for all patients. But a typical patient with only a small amount, about five percent, of muscle affected could expect to be in the intensive care unit for one to two days, Spellman said. Someone with 30 to 40 percent of muscle damaged, however, could be in ICU seven to 14 days and recovering at home for two or three months.
"The quicker you get in (for treatment), the more opportunity we have to save more muscle,'' Spellman said. "The more muscle we save, the better off people are.''


text: On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 05:39:54PM +0200, Roman Zippel wrote: > Hi, > > On Fri, 11 Aug 2006, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > > > What problems would that be? Toolchain problems don't solve itself and > > > the build speed doesn't seem to the biggest problem. > > [...embedded...] > > > The problem is that these users are not really visible, could Debian/CF > > > meet the release requirements on its own? > > > I'd really prefer to keep this at least initially separate and worry about > > > a possible merge later. > > > > You're not honestly suggesting that we try getting a separate port for > > Debian/CF, are you? > > Well, I wouldn't exclude that possibility completely. Being a secondary > port doesn't has to be necessarily something negative. The problem being > here that the status of a "secondary port" is undefined. > A secondary port could accommodates the needs of a smaller port without > overly affecting primary ports, e.g. security updates could be released as > soon as they are ready for the primary ports. Security updates is the least of the problems. The security team has stated on multiple occasions that they do not care how many ports are available; provided the buildd machines work, it takes just as much time for them to support 1 architecture as it would to support 27. The main problem is the people who need to coordinate everything: release managers, debian-installer authors, ftpmasters (who maintain ftp-master.debian.org), etc. For them, especially the release managers, the burden of maintaining an extra architecture increases super-linearly. And then I'm even ignoring the porters themselves; we'd suddenly have to support two ports, rather than one. I can also tell you that it will not help to say "but it doesn't need to be a release architecture". First, there's only so much time I can put in. I don't think I have the time to support yet another port. I wouldn't mind dropping armeb and start maintaining buildd hosts for a hypothetical CF port, but there would be so much more to do; it wouldn't even remotely be enough. And I hardly find the time to help track down m68k-specific bugs, for a port which *isn't* even vapourware at this point; I don't think getting a pure-coldfire port to work without dropping support for the regular m68k port would be a task we could successfully accomplish. Second, since we've had to endure this for a year now for the m68k port, I can tell you that not being a release architecture makes the work for a porter a *lot* harder. Your port suddenly isn't considered anymore for testing transitions; this means that your "pre-release" version (testing) becomes a lot less usable, since architecture-specific release-critical bugs are ignored for your architecture. Additionally, not being a release architecture means that bugs get lower severities and, thus, sometimes lower priorities by maintainers. ColdFire in Debian is going to be part of Debian/m68k, a separate port done by someone else, or not supported by Debian at all. Finally, again, I have thus far no reason to suspect that the difference in performance is going to be very noticeable. The longer PLT section is unfortunate, but there is no reason why the coldfire PLT implementation could not be used for classic 68k, too. This will slow down things a bit, but I dare say not incredibly. Additionally, the reduction in performance will most likely be somewhat ameliorated by a processor-specific C library for which we fully intent to write support, too. > > Supporting a Debian port requires processing time, disk space, and > > bandwidth on ftp-master.debian.org. > > Are there some numbers about this? I'm not really part of the FTP team, so I can't speak out of authority here. However, last I heard, the numbers were something approximating this: * You need about 20-30G of disk space per architecture. This includes not just the active .deb packages, but also the ones for testing and (eventually) stable; additionally, files that are no longer in use from Packages files are kept for a few days (I don't recall what the reason was, but when I heard about that, it seemed a pretty good reason to me). The amount of disk space required obviously increases as time passes, and also variates depending on at what point in the release we are (whether or not oldstable is still supported; how long it's been since stable was released, (and thus how much difference there is between stable and unstable), etc.) * The daily mirror pulse takes somewhere between 200M and 2G each day; there is no reason to assume that another architecture would increase that number by anything else than 1/12th of this. As a side note, however, I can mention that m68k usually does not keep up on busy (2G) days. There's a graph somewhere on ftp-master.debian.org, linked to from http://buildd.debian.org/ * The daily cronjob takes hours, at least. I'm not sure about the exact numbers, but they can be impressive; I don't think half a day or more is unheard of. Adding an architecture only increases that number. Obviously these problems can be solved, usually just by replacing ftp-master.debian.org by beefier hardware. However, because these numbers are so high, it is preferred that we do not try to create another architecture if it isn't absolutely necessary to get this support to work. I'm quite sure that "There will be some slowdown" isn't going to be a good argument against the above. "There will be significant slowdown" might be, but based on what I've been doing so far, I don't think that is going to be the case. I understand why you don't want this; and frankly, I agree. But Debian is not Gentoo or NetBSD. For either of those, it's not very hard to support an extra architecture, so they might very well do it without thinking much about it. Hell, NetBSD used to have support for a piece of hardware of which only some 200 machines were ever made. Debian, however, cannot think the same way, since adding another architecture requires far more manpower and far more resources than is the case for Gentoo or NetBSD. Besides, I'd think it'd be cool if Gentoo were to have m68k support; it would be great for those people interested in it. And there, you could just say "CFLAGS=-m68040" and be done with it. Or so. > I looked a little through some of the large packages, a lot of them are > not even m68k specific, followed by a few dbg packages, which are likely > to completely unusable on m68k. The largest package I found with some > value is the gcc-snaphot package. That may all be true, but I prefer to leave the decision of whether or not something is actually useful to our users. In the case of the dbg packages, I will tell you that they are not, at all, unusable; on the contrary. These packages currently only contain the debugging information that gdb can use if it's not embedded in the binary itself; they allow us to inspect core dumps and the like without requiring separate binaries. > > * More importantly, currently half of our buildd park are macintoshes > > that will not work with 2.6 kernels. 2.2 and 2.4 are scheduled to be > > removed from unstable, a move which will likely occur this month, > > maybe even this week. It will not take very long before glibc will > > drop support for 2.2 and 2.4 kernels, mainly because the glibc > > maintainers were amongst those asking for this change. > > While we can theoretically keep running our macs on 2.2 kernels and > > have them build packages, they will fail an ever-increasing number of > > things, much like the xargs issue that we currently see on a fair > > number of builds on 2.2 kernels. If our macs cannot run 2.6, we will > > need to find replacement for these somehow. We do not have the surplus > > buildd power to just forget about the 2.2-running machines and > > continue with those machines that do run 2.6. > > glibc might force us soon to drop 2.2/2.4 support, Yeah, glibc is the main reason why 2.2 and 2.4 are being kicked out of unstable right now. > I don't think we're going to survive much longer without tls support. > I'm looking into adding the support for it, but as a consequence we > might have a complete ABI change ahead of us, which we could use to > make the m68k a little faster (e.g. register arguments, better > alignment) and not slower. Right. -- Fun will now commence -- Seven Of Nine, "Ashes to Ashes", stardate 53679.4


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As my regular readers know Chris and I are very slowly renovating our home. It's definitely a work in progress. I do however have all the plans in my head of how I'd like to decorate once our renovations are complete.
When we finally get to the kitchen renovation I want to open up the wall between the kitchen and dining room / living room. I don't want to knock the wall down, just have an opening like a large window. We'd use that area as a breakfast nook, as a way to visit with our guest while preparing items in the kitchen and of course as a way to serve or pass food from the kitchen to the dining room.
I've been keeping my eye open for either some nice kitchen bar stools or perhaps counter stools that would fit into our decor.
It will be at least a year before we start renovating our kitchen, but since I'm picky about decor I'm already looking for bar stools and all the other items that we'll need.
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I've spent some time looking at the various bar stool styles and I'm impressed with the selection. As I said earlier I'm very picky about decor. When I've seen bar stools in retail and department stores they often only had a few styles.
Well designed bar or counter stools can enhance the look of a room and add functionality. As I said earlier I think our guests will probably end up sitting on the bar stools in order to visit with us as we work in the kitchen preparing a meal or snacks.
What I like about the Premiere Barstool site is that you can search for bar stools by height, by style – kitchen, counter, bar, outdoor and so on as well as by the material the bar stools are made from such as metal, wood, contemporary, backless, or Upholstered. You can also search by price range. I love sites that offer a variety of ways to find the items that you want.
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Portland Public Schools announced Monday it has called for a state mediator to help in labor talks with the teachers' union. That starts a clock ticking toward a potential strike.
District officials say the Portland Association of Teachers' latest proposal would cost a quarter of a billion dollars over two years, and is a step in the wrong direction.
Union teachers say the cost comes from attaching dollar figures to policy goals the district won't otherwise discuss, like regulating class size in the contract. Teachers want to continue face-to-face talks beyond the three days scheduled for later this month.
But PPS board member Matt Morton says the district has to do things differently.
"We need to be aggressive about this," Morton said. "The business as usual is not something that has gotten us to a place that's going to be tolerable any more."
Mediation is scheduled to start Oct. 1. From there, it's nearly a two-month timeline before the district could implement a final offer or teachers could vote to strike.


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The official Benelli "suggested" prices for Benelli in Thailand
Benelli BN302..................................139,000 THB
Benelli BN600-J...............................289,000 THB
Benelii BN600-I................................295,000 THB
Benelli BN600-GT............................344,000 THB
Benelli TNT899................................569,000 THB
Benelli TRE1130K...........................727,000 THB
Benelli TNT1130R...........................818,000 THB
How the Benelli Tre1130K hold up to the Ducati Multristrada 1200?
The Ducati Multistrada 1200 and the Benelli Tre1130K are both motorcycles targeting the same market. And to me the showdown is like this; while Ducati with its Multistrada tries to impress potential buyers will more power and more gadgets, Benelli is clearly following a different path, as the engine has not got any serious performance boost in years and it seems that Benelli is more concentrated to riders comfort, if you read most reviews about the two you will read that you could easily ride plus 1000 kilometers without any problems while the Ducati is seriously less comfortable....
Also, with a motorcycle like the Ducati Multistrada and the Benelli Tre1130K how much horsepower do you need? Yes, the latest Ducati Multistrada has more power, but how safe would it be to rush any mountain in Thailand at speeds over 140km/h? Which they both capable without any afford (just a twist of the throttle)....
The Ducati Multistrada 1200S (the model most comparable) costs around 1,2 million THB, while the Benelli Tre1130K costs according to the suggested retail price 727,000 THB.


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Some favorites are just hard to get past. The most-read story and most-watched video on seattlepi.com from yesterday, Oct. 4, 2007 were unchanged from Oct. 3 — the first time that's happened since we started tracking both in the Big Blog.
Top story
The most-read story remains is about the Ballard woman who turned down $1 million from developers for her house, so they're just building around it. Here's the story.
Top video
The most-watched video on the site remained P-I Reporter Todd Bishop's recording on the newly modified Zune from Microsoft.
Here it is.


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Under 30,000 feet of water, the exploration rig Leaguer has discovered an oil field larger than Saudi Arabia. The oil is so sweet and pure, nations would go to war for the rights to it.
As the team starts drilling one exploration well after another in their race to claim the sweet crude, a deep rumbling beneath the ocean floor shakes them all to their core. Something has been living in the oil and it's about to give birth to the greatest threat humanity has ever seen.
"The Black" is a techno/horror-thriller that puts the horror and action of movies such as Leviathan and The Thing right into readers' hands. Ocean exploration will never be the same."
©2015 Paul E Cooley (P)2015 Paul E Cooley
"Good story bad narration by author"
I enjoyed the story overall, but the narration wasn't good different characters had the same voice and even those changed throughout the story. good yarn though
"Good story despite the perfomance"
A bit of a classic creature feature, that is well written, with an interesting premise. The author seemed inspired by 80's sci-fi such as The Thing, Alien and even a bit of Jaws. The whole piece was a flood of nostalgia for a child of the 80's. The negatives were the voice acting from the author. I had difficulty keeping track of characters as there was little effort to distinguish one from another in the reading. The whole thing sounded a bit flat and monotone, which is a real shame. The book seemed too short as well. I wanted more after it was done. Will be listening to the sequel despite these issues as the story was riviting and I have to know what happened next.
"Good Concept - Poorly Executed"
The dialogue between the characters was awful and felt false. The narration was flat. And worse of all - the biology of the creature was left unexplained even though the story was choc full of scientists. All of these elements in the book needed to be re-written and and a voice actor with more inflection in his voice was needed.
No - I just felt that the world building was poorly done.
It just felt flat and had little inflection. The one and only female character had a strange voice as well.
90% of the extras. We'd get introduced to someone seconds before they'd die. They were pointless and a tighter story with a smaller number of characters was needed.
Glad I can get my credit back. Nice idea, poor execution.
"Entertaining Pulp Horror"
A well researched and atmospheric Horror Sci-Fi with obvious elements of The Thing and Alien. Hi Brow stuff it isn't, but Paul E Cooley is a solid writer and narrator and the tension grows steadily. All three in the series are worth a listen, though this contains the most mystery.
"Simply superb"
Looking forward to other titles; wonderful narrative as well as a heart beating wonderful story.
"Good story"
Narration was good. The storyline was a bit confusing in the beginning when there were lots of characters being introduced. Phrases were also repeated. Having said that I've downloaded The Black Arrival.
"good book"
for me this book started well went bit off it couldnt finsh it couldnt get into it but not bad book
A much better narration and story. Im sure the guy tried his best or did it because it was cheaper to publish but he just isn't very good at all.
Not at all, I still love it.
Nothing, really....nothing.
This book was really poorly narrated, I tried to stick with it but it singularly failed to immerse me in the story. I think it may have been better with a more solid performer but having been a long standing fan of creature feature books I just dont think its good enough.
"Good Overall Story"
very slow for the first 4 chapters and almost gave up, however the next 6 chapters made up for the wait,
I enjoyed this for the most part. Not the best horror I've listened to by any stretch, but fun. Interesting concept and exposition. Once things start going bad- unfortunately it's entirely derivative without any originality.
One minor criticism; the use of effects (sorry - just 1; an echoey on/off switch the narrator uses in the most unoriginal way for "Surely they were all safe now....OR WAS IT..."/ "OR DID SHE..." / " dum dum dum - what I imagine is supposed to be biting irony comes across quite simply as cringing. It's unnecessary - what was the writer thinking, and to make it even worse with the echoey effect... I've leave it there.
The other criticism is the plot - when you find some movie-Alien inspired creature - the default Sigourney Weaver plot to "blow up the whole god-damn ship" is a little old.
Finally - the narrator using his "high-feminine" voice for the heroine is... a bit old school. Also - if we're ripping off from the Alien movie franchise, we might as well include a strong female role model - not a damp rag.
Otherwise- this book passes the time.
"Benchley meets Lovecraft and Chrichton"
Classic horror at its best. A long slow burn and rollercoaster finish. I can't wait till the other books in this series come out. Loved it!
"Stick to writing, you suck at narration."
The book was interesting despite the shallow stereotypical characters and a story that has been done many times before, but sometimes that's exactly what ur in the mood for.
The narration was terrible and constantly jarring from bad audio editing where one sentence runs into the next into the next into-the-next without a moment pause for a period or paragraph break.
And all the characters sound the same until there is another mention of how a character should sound, then he attempts (badly) at an accent or tone of the mentioned sound of the character then immediately abandoned until noted again.
Good predictable book of a monster chasing a group of stranded survivors. BAD narration.
"Writers Are Not Readers"
The story was interesting. Narration added nothing. Please hire a reader next time. It will greatly enhance the experience.
"Did you like "The Thing" or "Alien"?"
The Black is a story you have read, watched or heard before. Strange creature in an underwater oil reservoir is piped on to a drilling platform isolated by a storm and fight begins. Nothing new about the plot and it is not as well done as others in the genre. What really makes it poor is the narration by the author. When will they learn to let a professional due the narration.
No. Cooley adds nothing to the narrative except awkwardness.
How about the fellow who did "The Fold". He made a familiar story interesting.
No too much like classics that are already better.
"great story"
The story is great but the speaker is quite monotone. Definitely one of my favorite books. I will be getting the second one!
"Ok story"
Story was entertaining enough, but I think I would have enjoyed reading it on paper than listening to it read by this terrible narrator. Just awful...so blah. Almost gave up on it a couple of times...this guy just should not narrate ANYTHING! But the story was creepy.
"This book was "So-So" at best"
I always finish a book when I start it. The black was no exception. However, this book was narrated by someone who have no business narrating. He would attempt to change tone with his characters and it at times was more annoying that assisting.
I almost considered turning it off and starting something new. It was that bothersome.
I honestly went from a Stephen king book to this. his writing was not even in the same league.
Probably not.
start another book
"Once again"
May have been a good book, but the narrator was beyond bad. Characters were good, story ok.
I have what I consider to be high standards.
I finished this book. That is saying something these days when 8 out of 10 books bore me to an uncomfortable disgusted numbness.
I finished this book and I wasn't bored!
Hire a professional narrator. This is a skill and obviously one that is remunerated based upon talent. I have listened to a number of books with incredible narrators who are able to portray male and female, different ethnic and social groups, and sometimes even children's characters without much suspension of disbelief. These are the caliber of narrators that would have made this story stand out. As it was, all I got from the story was a mumbled narration of a tale of slimy, black tube worms bent on destroying the world one seabed at a time.
Couldn't say because didn't listen to the story. Was insufferable from start to finish. Fast forwarded all the way through to the end. End of the book was more of a relief than climax.
Sean Mangan or Scott Thomas. Please!!!!
Couldn't get past the author's monotonous, flat narration to even begin to engage with the story much less the characters. I have never forwarded through any books that I have purchased, but this one was a veritable skip from beginning to end. It was absolutely excruciating to listen to, especially during the segments in which the echo effect was used to approximate characters 'thinking' to themselves. Hopeless.
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What Exactly Is A Pellet Smoker Grill Combo?
The Camp Chef Pellet Grill & Smoker Deluxe is the best meat smoker you can buy for perfectly smoked meat with loads of flavor everyone will love.
This thing is a beast:
In the ever expanding field of barbecue, you will find a wide range of debates about what produces the complete best cooked meats. Whilst the virtues of propane grilling are already touted by cartoons, a large number of celebrity chefs have endorsed cooking with gas, multiple types of charcoal, digital infrared devices and a variety of other method of combustion which can be controlled safely and predictably. Each methods of barbecuing does offer its advantages and disadvantages and while true one method fanatics are rare, most veteran barbecue cooks do build a specific preference for one method or some other, whether it is because their job calls for it or they merely would rather cook like that.
A particular approach to grilling is by using a pellet smoker grill combo. These are typically a type of barbecue device, when a niche product owing to limited production runs because of a tight control of the patent, but because the patent expired in 2006, a growing number of barbecue cooks are learning the wonders of cooking meat by burning specially prepared wood pellets. Indeed, by this writing this method of grilling has attracted television cooking competitions, celebrity champion barbecue cooks and a huge number of ordinary people who now swear by the flavors and uniform cooking of a pellet smoker grill combo.
These barbecue devices carry out the look of backyard cookers. However, in functionality, they combine factors of several other cooking devices. These units include charcoal grills, kitchen stoves and gas grills, all coming together to make a fairly unique product. These units are electrically powered, enabling for versatile temperature control such as an electric stove and oven. However, they burn specially prepared wood pellets. Taken together they may do a great many different meat cooking tasks, which range from baking to grilling, roasting, searing and of course smoking. The truth is, many barbecue chef swear that this wood pellets of a pellet smoker grill combo gives their meat exactly the same smoky flavor as charcoal having a portion of the mess.
A pellet smoker grill combo, naturally, has aspects of both a smoker plus a grill, enabling the user to accomplish both with the same device. However, the actual cooking is performed with specialty wood pellets. These pellets are ?food grade? pellets radically distinct from the pellets useful for home heating. Pellets useful for home heating ought not to be combined with pellet barbecues as heating pellets contain biomass scrap and softwood in addition to hardwood, which could easily make some cooked meat taste terrible and might oftentimes prove toxic to humans. Instead, food grade pellets contain nothing but hardwood and contain nothing by using additives, though some high grade wood pellets can make use of vegetable oil or soybean oil as a method of lubricating the pellets during their production.
Even noted barbecue chefs that do not feel wood pellets are perfect admit which they provide the advantage of being both a flavoring agent that provides food an awesome wood fired taste and also becoming a fuel source. They also burn cleanly are available in many different woods, such as hickory, pecan, mesquite, apple and cherry wood, every one of which adds its unique flavor to the end result. Some woods go along with different meats much better than other a fruit tree wood like cherry is most effective with poultry and fish, while woods like mesquite and hickory go best with steak like beef. Additionally, many adherents to wood pellet cooking are adamant that they create a cleaner burn that's much better for the environment then gas and charcoal cooking methods. Additionally, they mention that most of the wood pellets are drawn from recycled wood waste material as opposed to undergoing the difficulty of cutting down a tree so it will be.
Like electric stoves, the temperature of the grills is maintained by both fuel supply and ventilation, each of which are largely automated via mechanical regulating within pellet cookers. The desired temperature is programmed in to the cooker as an electric stove along with the temperature remains constant during cooking, again very much like a power stove. However, it really is wood pellets which are being burned to offer the high temperature, sometimes a stable flow of wood pellets. Regulating the temperature is further backed up by an induction fan that allows convection style cooking, which some chefs likewise endorse. As the automated regulation processes make cooking an easier endeavor around the cook, it will create the over-all system more vulnerable to break downs and may even need specialized try to get any repairs done around the device.
The heat of your device is often controlled having an electric switch which can be as simple as an individual dial or as complex like a fine tuning system having an LED display. Different systems have different learning curves, but many dedicated cookers usually can determine these systems with few problems. Determination is crucial to mastering each system.
However, what makes a smoker grill combo special is it also allows open flame grilling. Early pellet grills could never want to muster the temperature required to make open flame grilling possible, but recent improvements in engineering and design have enabled genuine open flame grilling for pellet cookers. Direct cooking of meat is a recent innovation and older pellet cookers will not feature such types of cooking. Still, for those who recommend a flame cooked burger, these new means of direct cooking certainly are a dream be realized.
The pellet grill marketplace is currently expanding. Where once pellet grills could simply be purchased from a compact, family owned company, now you will find a great many pellet cookers on the market from several businesses that are well known in the area of grilling. Many of these new grills feature not merely grills, but in addition high-end craftsmanship and stainless-steel plating. On the other end from the spectrum, less costly, more wide spread pellet cookers are generating their look in more and more backyards across the industrialized world.
So to sum up if you want the best meat smoker you can buy check out the Camp Chef Pellet Grill and Smoker Deluxe for full flavor meats everyone will love.


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So after some time pounding the pavement, submitting resumes, talking to recruiters, and sitting through stressful job interviews, you've finally done it – received the call with a job offer.
The offer is good. The salary is what you expected (if not a bit more) and you're ready to jump on it. But should you immediately accept the offer and secure your new position?
Express appreciation for the offer, and ask for a day or two to consider it. Even if the money meets your expectations, there is so much more to think about when accepting a new position. You want to be sure that the overall fit is a good one.
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Is the overall compensation package adequate?
It's tempting to look only at base salary when making a career decision. We think that as long as the base is above a minimum threshold, we are being fairly compensated. But have you looked at the other components of compensation? What is the target annual bonus amount, and when is it paid out each year? Is there a company-funded pension plan? Does the organization offer a 401K retirement plan and, if so, does it match any percentage of employee contributions? Are there performance incentives available, and how are those earned? Does the company fund any life or disability insurance? Consider all of these factors when assessing a new position to be sure you are comparing apples to apples.
How much will medical insurance cost you?
Different organizations have vastly different medical benefits available. A coveted few pay 100% of all monthly premiums while offering top tier coverage, while most require the employee to share the cost of monthly premiums for more average coverage. Some newer plans allow the employer to fund a certain amount or percentage of fees upfront, or allow the employee to roll over remaining unused funds year over year. It's important to understand exactly what plans are offered and what your out of pocket expenses will be for coverage for you and all dependents. Don't forget to also review dental and optical coverage plans. Consider whether you have any known upcoming medical expenses, such as orthodontic care or prenatal/maternity coverage.
Are there any free or discounted perks that will become available to you?
Let's say you're considering a position with an automotive manufacturer. Most of these offer free or heavily discounted employee leased vehicle programs, substantially reducing your transportation costs. Likewise, perhaps you're looking at a role with a mobile phone provider that will take over the cost of your monthly bill. Whatever industry you're looking in, find out what the perks are and how they will impact your bottom line.15 things besides #salary that you should consider when reviewing a #job #offer. #Career Click To Tweet
Is travel required?
And, if so, how much? It may be that you look forward to the travel and don't mind exploring new cities and countries on the company dime. Or, you may have personal commitments that limit the amount of travel you can reasonably take on. Find out what the role requires before accepting.
Are any type of flexible working arrangements offered?
More and more organizations are recognizing the fact that modern day employees are looking for better work-life balance. Accommodations for this include alternative schedules (e.g. four 10-hour days a week with Fridays off), flex schedules (e.g. start times anywhere from 6am-9am), and telecommuting (the ability to work out of your home one or multiple days a week). Find out what the organization offers and how quickly you would be able to take advantage of any flexibility.
What is the time off policy?
Time is money. Therefore, time off in the form of vacation days, sick days, or personal days directly impacts your bottom line. Inquire about how the company handles time off. Is all time off bucketed together under the umbrella of Paid Time Off (PTO)? Or are vacation, sick, and personal days handled separately? How much time off is a new employee allotted, and when does that allotment increase? How far in advance must time off be requested in order to be approved? How are competing time off requests handled for popular vacation times throughout the year – do tenured employees get first pick, or is it rotated each year? How many holidays are provided each year?
What tools will be provided to do your job?
Will the organization provide a company-paid mobile phone and data plan? A laptop and portable data tool? A tablet? And perhaps more importantly, what is the expectation of these tools? Does having a company-funded mobile phone mean that you are always on call?
When and how is performance reviewed?
After you're hired, pretty much the only way you will receive a salary increase is through a promotion or an annual performance review. Learn how the performance review process works. Is there a formal policy in place? When is performance reviewed each year? Does only your direct manager review your performance, or do other leaders and/or colleagues weigh in as well? Roughly what performance ratings result in what merit increase percentages? Will you be responsible for writing performance reviews for other team members? If possible, try to obtain a copy of the objectives/goals that you would be rated on for the position you've been offered.
What is the career path for the position you're considering?
Your prospective manager should be able to provide an idea of where you can go beyond the position. Is the logical next step to eventually move into your manager's role? Is that a role that interests you or that will likely be vacated any time soon? Or are there other roles available that this position will prepare you for? Can the hiring manager provide examples of employees who have successfully moved on from this role to greater challenges?
Is the company culture a fit?
This can be difficult to assess through just a few interviews, although you may get a hint. Did you deal with the hiring manager directly, or did he or she delegate scheduling and follow-up responsibilities to an assistant? Are there many layers of management in the organization (hierarchical) or is the structure relatively flat? Are employees dressed casually, or in suit and tie? As you walk through the office, take a look around. Do the employees generally seem relaxed and collaborative, or excessively stressed and harried? How are employee ideas and suggestions handled? A great way to obtain better insight into the culture is to ask the hiring manager if you can talk to a current employee – a colleague to your potential role. This benefits the organization by allowing them to hear someone else's opinion of you, and you by providing a different perspective of the work environment.
Is your prospective boss someone you like?
Let's face it: people don't quit companies, they quit bosses. So it's important to ensure that your potential boss is someone you can work successfully with. This doesn't mean you have to be their best friend or agree with everything they say, it simply means that you have a good rapport, feel comfortable communicating with them, and feel that they respect you and your opinions.
Is the work exciting to you?
Sometimes people jump to a new company looking for a change, but then find themselves doing the exact same work they were burned out on before. Take the time to really understand the type of work you will be doing, and whether it is something that truly interests you. Is there a new challenge you can take on and learn from? Will you have the opportunity to further develop your skills? Will the work augment your current experience?
How are employees developed?
You don't want to accept a new role only to realize that you will be stuck in that role forever. Assuming you want to continue to grow in your career, find out how the company supports continuous learning. Are there classes available to employees, and does the company provide time for the employees to attend them? Are college courses reimbursed? Are there any leadership or specialty development programs that you might be able to attend? How are professional credentials (e.g. CPA or PMP) handled – does the company cover certification and maintenance costs?
Where is the office located?
Assuming you will have to commute to the office at least part of the time, it is important to consider distance, traffic, and parking. Would the commute be the same or better than your current commute? Are there public transit options available (e.g. train, subway, bus)? Is parking free or do employees have to pay for it? And, finally, is the office in a desirable area – somewhere you would feel safe walking around at night?
How long have employees remained with the organization?
This can be very telling. Organizations with low employer turnover tend to regularly solicit employee feedback and implement suggestions to ensure that they keep their talent happy. Companies with high turnover or a history of many re-organizations, layoffs, or senior leadership shifts may just be less mature – or may be struggling. It's worth your while to figure it out before accepting an offer.
Perhaps most importantly, does the potential role and organization feel like a fit? Could you see yourself going to work there every day, and being energized by the work that you're doing? Did you identify any potential red flags during the interview process?
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Understanding all facets of the new role beyond just base salary is extremely important to ensure you're accepting a position that will be satisfying and a strong fit for both you and the organization. Once you've completed your due diligence, don't hesitate to follow up with the recruiter or hiring manager on any additional questions you might have. Otherwise, you can accept the new role knowing that you have a full understanding of what to expect. Congratulations!
Are there any additional factors you consider when deciding whether or not to accept a job offer?


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The steward is officious and gracious--as he should be in a well-appointed stateroom on a luxury ocean liner.
"I am very certain you will find the Internet to be the very latest in technology," he says, "just like the Titanic."
The steward is officious and gracious--as he should be in a well-appointed stateroom on a luxury ocean liner.
"I am very certain you will find the Internet to be the very latest in technology," he says, "just like the Titanic."
This is not quite as reassuring as he hopes. He is speaking on the first cyberspacial version of the ill-fated vessel, created by Cyberflix for its recent CD-ROM, "Titanic: Adventure Out of Time."
The meticulously appointed smoking lounge, the polished oak paneling of the main staircase, the ornate Moorish tiles of the Turkish bath and the fully equipped gymnasium are all recreated in the glossy, unearthly textures of computer generated images through which the player maneuvers, trying to solve a series of puzzles before the 46,000 tons of wood, steel and flesh sink into legend.
As for the steward's incongruous Internet reference, he is actually referring to the game's World Wide Web site (www.cyberflix.com/titanic) which includes tours of the boat that can be downloaded, guiding one through its corridors and introducing fellow passengers.
But this allusion to the Internet is not unique in conjoining advanced technologies with accounts of the 1912 maritime disaster in which more than 1,500 people were killed. In death as in life, the ocean liner has been a magnet for technological experimentation and a lightning rod for technological hopes and fears.
One commentator on a CD-ROM from Voyager devoted to the classic 1958 Titanic film, "A Night to Remember" (www.voyagerco.com/catalog/antr/indepth/), points out that during its construction, the Titanic was a cultural symbol of the latest technological accomplishment, "like computers today."
It was designed to be "unsinkable," and a monument to the industrial age's powers, a skyscraper at sea, including 23-foot-high propellers and 24 boilers weighing a total of 100 tons. The Titanic also was the first ship to use the newly developed SOS distress signal--perhaps the only technological claim worth boasting about in its brief journey.
Since then, technology has provided constant counterpoint to the Titanic heritage. Scarcely a month after the sinking, one of the survivors starred in a Titanic drama using the new medium of film. In the 1950s, a wave of scientific optimism and technological fear helped inspire two more films about the Titanic along with a Broadway musical ("The Unsinkable Molly Brown"). In 1985, the most advanced techniques of oceanic exploration were used by Robert Ballard to discover the wreck of the boat yielding yet another spate of books, documentaries and docudramas.
The $10 million Broadway show "Titanic" won Tony Awards instead of sinking, despite early problems with its stage machinery. And the long-awaited film is scheduled to debut Dec. 19.


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VIDEO: Chugging Beers and Kissing Hooters Girls | Night Life
If you think you can chug beers, then this bar trick might be just for you. Your objective: chug a beer in two seconds or less, and you just earned yourself a "kiss on the cheek". Whether or not youdecideto turn your head mid-kiss is entirely up to you. However, fuck with the wrong chick and you'll wish you hadn't . Now, enough of this jibber jabber, and just watch the video already.
That "Like" Button Looks Lonely… Just Saying.


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Promising domestic players excelling in IPL
Players like Parvinder Awana (Kings XI Punjab), Shahbaz Nadeem (Delhi Daredevils), Debabrata Das (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Mandeep Singh (Kings XI Punjab) have done reasonably well in domestic cricket, but their showing in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has made them stars overnight.
Ask any franchise management and they will say that the outstanding performances of these little-known players have not come as a surprise to them. They take credit for scouting for these youngsters. They are no longer non-entities, they are in the thick of things along with the overseas and Indian stars playing in the Twenty20 tournament.
Delhi medium-pacer Awana had to struggle for recognition. He has come a long way in five years of first-class cricket and today he is hurt that national selectors did not think he is good enough to go with India A team to West Indies despite logging in 57 wickets last season. "Obviously, when you get 57 wickets in the domestic season, you expect a call-up. I was hurt initially but this rejection has made me even more determined to perform better in the next domestic season," he was quoted as saying.
He is bowling with vengeance and for starters, he has lent much needed firepower to the Punjab attack. In six matches this season, he has picked up nine wickets at an average of 21.77. The 25-year-old took four wickets in his second match against Royal Challengers Bangalore and he has since been a regular in the side, performing steadily.
Diminutive left-arm spinner Nadeem has been the best find for the Daredevils. He has been a revelation, bowling in powerplay. The 22-year-old from Bokaro made his Ranji Trophy debut for Jharkhand at 14 and has played all ten matches for his franchise, taking eight wickets.
His best performance (three for 16) came against Deccan Chargers at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Besides his strike rate, he has a good economy too (6.67).
Das playing for the Knight Riders, might not have got big runs, but coming down the order, the right-hand batsman has played some match winning innings. His latest heroics came against Chennai Super Kings. Chasing 140 for victory, Kolkata found themselves in trouble when Gambhir departed in the penultimate over with the Knight Riders still needing 16 runs.
Das came out and played a cameo, cracking 11 off just four balls to give his side a crucial victory. The Bengal batsman has got five opportunities this season and has been dismissed only twice. He averages 45.2 this year and has a strike rate of 146.55.
Mandeep Singh has been another young player who has shown improvement with each outing. The 20-year-old has been one of the key figures in taking Punjab up the ladder and in contention for a place in the play-off. The former India under-19 player is the 10th highest run-getter with 277 runs and has outscored his more illustrious team-mates like Australians Shaun Marsh and David Hussey.
The trend is quite clear to see, the teams with talented domestic cricketers are doing well. Players like Mayank Agarwal (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Manish Pandey (Pune Warriors) and Shadab Jakati (Super Kings) have done well in the past but have failed to replicate their performance this season and that is telling on their teams adversely.


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This is how our SFMTA does things:
For better or worse…
(I didn't take most of these particular shots.)
Anywho, what do we see here – do we see the three parked cars of the occupants of one unit of housing all carousing about license plate-free on the Streets of San Francisco?
I think so.
Are these people pulling a Steve Jobs? Are they driving registered vehicles hither and yon with one or two DMV plates in the trunk, you know, waiting to get pulled over by the popo and then it will be, what, "Oh, I've been meaning to put those things on my car. The dealership says I need a special bracket, or something" or something like that?
I'll tell you, the reason why the owners of Italian exoticars drive about California without proper California registration and insurance is because of the crushing "use taxes" they would have to pay otherwise. So your expensive, impractical weekend car might cost you $10K or $20K just for CA registration for the first year and then many thousands per year for years after that. So you end up seeing people using Oregon plates or Nevada plates or Montana plates or whatever.
But OTOH, the reason why owners of German luxocars don't have the plates what DMV sent them mounted front and rear, just speculating here, are:
4. Bridge Toll Evasion
(Hey, what if you have just the back license plate on your car – do the Golden Gate Bridge people take images of you car from the back as well? IDK.)
Anyway, the best example of this would be a German car owner who improperly asked for a handicapped placard and was improperly given one by a chiropractor and then uses that placard to park for free all day long at an SFMTA parking meter in Frisco, say someplace close to the Financh but not too close, maybe by that Safeway on Washington BUT ALSO doesn't have license plates mounted in order to evade the $6.50 daily Golden Gate Bridge toll BUT ALSO has an insidery CHP 11-99 Foundation license plate holder so that the CHP officer who pulls you over already knows that you've personally given thousands of dollars to the families of CHP officers so s/he will go easy on you "this time" for speeding on the 101 without license plates BUT ALSO has been doing this for years and years.
You know, something like this:
After all, you're special.
So very special…
It wasn't that I didn't try
It's not the kind of thing, that you buy
Written in my destiny
Life is but a dream
Covered by the sky
Stop saying that you're calling time
Look at your life before you start on mine
I'm not the kind of person that you need
I'm sick of trying
I mean that it's over
It was always special
It was like water down the drain
I'm intoxicated
Every time I hear your name
I try to remember
But nothing is the same
It was always special
it was like water down the drain
Patiently you wait for me
You're so blind
I thought it couldn't be
Then changed my mind
Drowning in the endless sea
Line all those lines
The traces of your memory
Don't belong with mine
This is How We Live in 2016:
Which is the bigger disincentive to ripping off MUNI in the future?
All right, kids. Be sure to NOT be like 66-year-old MSM'er CWNevius. But if you do evade a fare and get caught on you're 100th evasion, just be sure to not complain about the whole process, the way he did.
Moving On…
Moving Forward…
Somehow, this ticketing has something to do with the Department of Homeland Security
Somehow this makes sense…
Am I missing something?
Does this look like a cell phone to you?
Zoomed in:
It doesn't to me.
All the deets, as of last year…
An update:
"Update on Officer Involved Shooting: GSR found on suspect's hand
Posted Date: 7/19/2011
As stated by Chief Suhr during Monday's press conference, information pertaining to the investigation of the officer involved shooting that occurred on Saturday, July 16, 2011 would be released as it becomes available.
Results from the analysis of evidence collected from the hands of Kenneth Harding revealed that GSR (gunshot residue) was present on Harding's right hand. The presence of gunshot residue on Harding's right hand supports statements from witnesses that Harding held the gun in his right hand as he fired at the police officers.
The presence of GSR on an individual's hands indicates that either: the individual fired a gun, the individual was in close proximity to a gun as it was discharged or that the individual touched a gun or other object with GSR on its surface and particles were transferred to his/her hands.
No GSR was detected on Harding's left hand."
Here it is, the July 18th SFPD news conference regarding the July 16th, 2011 shooting of Kenneth Harding, a "parolee at-large carrying a firearm."
(I'm ignorant of any video that shows anybody "clearly" picking up any gun myself.)
Anyway. there's more here from the KQED News Fix.
Caroline Chen has some more details on the shooting of Kenneth Harding on July 16th, 2011 in Bayview's Mendel Plaza near 3rd Street.
The SFPD's Shotspotter* map indicating the order and location of triangulated shot locations:
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Here's a bigger picture via Google Maps:
The distance across the street from the place where Kenneth Harding fell from the location where shots 2-8 were fired is about 55 feet.
One protest is at 5:00 PM on July 19th and the Community Meeting is at 6:00 PM on July 20th.
*A Shot Spotter sensor looks one of these things, most likely:
Here it is:
"Community Meeting this Wednesday, 7/20 at 6:00pm at the Bayview Opera House (3rd Street at Oakdale Ave.). Please join us to discuss the recent shooting. Questions? Call (415) 554-7670."
And here's the SFPD invite for the same event:
Police Chief Greg Suhr will conduct a community meeting on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at The Bayview Opera House, 4075 Third Street, at 6:00pm. The meeting will focus on the recent officer involved shooting at Third Street and Palou Avenue.
For further information please contact the San Francisco Police Department Community Relations Unit by calling 415-734-3280, or emailing the unit at
Oh, and here's the latest protest, skedded for July 19th, 2011 at Dolores Park:
|RAGE IN THE STREETS: Cops Kill Again!
|Tuesday July 19
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|Dolores Park, 19th and Dolores, San Francisco
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South Boston Italian Pride concert set for Thursday
Posted by Patrick Rosso August 21, 2013 12:02 PM
South Boston will be breaking out the green, white, and red Thursday as the neighborhood celebrates its Italian residents at Medal of Honor Park.
The annual South Boston Italian Pride event, which includes a concert featuring Michael Dutra and the Strictly Sinatra Band, will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 22.
Thursday's event, which is sponsored by the city of Boston and is free, will also include children activities.
For more information contact the city of Boston at (617) 635-3911.
Email Patrick D. Rosso, email@example.com. Follow him @PDRosso, or friend him on Facebook.


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I promised you guys some pictures of my trip down to southern Utah this past weekend. And although I can never get my act together for a "weekend activities" post on Monday, Tuesday's not bad, right?!
Nate and I spent the weekend in Moab, which has quickly become one of my favorite places over the past year. Less than a four-hour drive from Salt Lake City, it is an adorable touristy town that is a mecca of hiking, biking, climbing and Jeeping. It is close to the Slickrock trail and Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, so it's a popular outdoorsy destination. Despite my childhood dreams of becoming a park ranger, I wouldn't necessarily consider myself outdoorsy… in fact, I made Nate stay in a hotel because I'm a huge wimp and the desert gets COLD at night! But I do like the hiking, running, and beautiful scenery down there. I have to say that these pictures, even with my nice camera, don't come anywhere CLOSE to doing it justice.
It was a popular weekend to go down to Southern Utah, since the weather is just starting to warm up. We ran into two different sets of friends while we were down there, which was lovely!
We got down there on Friday night and had a snack and some beers while we watched the news from Boston. Then it was early to bed to get ready for hiking the next day!
Saturday morning I woke up early and pestered Nate until he got up. We threw on our running clothes and headed outside for a run… only to find out it was RAINING. What?! It doesn't rain in the desert! Well, I guess in April it does, despite the sunny forecast. Thank goodness we didn't camp! We opted for breakfast instead – eggs, potatoes, and toast for him; banana walnut pancakes for me. (YUM!)
We scrapped our running plans and decided to drive down to the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park, which is about an hour and a half from Moab, in the hopes that the rain would clear up by the time we got down there. On our way out of town I made the rookie mistake of not stopping for gas (because it was cold and rainy), assuming we'd be fine. Oops. More than halfway down to Canyonlands, we realized that we might have enough gas to just complete the round trip. We pulled up Google Maps and of course, the closest gas stations were back in town. Between the rain, the gas gauge, and my poor stress management skills, it was somewhat of a tense drive. I consoled myself by remembering that we had friends in town who could bail us out if needed.
But as we pulled into the National Park, the sun come out.
And not only that, but a gas station popped up! Well "gas station" is a loose term… this was the pump!
It was a total rip-off, of course (almost double what we would have paid back in Moab), but it was worth $20 for a few gallons and some peace of mind. We reached the trailhead feeling much better, and headed off on our hike. (Big Spring to Squaw Canyon, for anyone who is familiar.)
I didn't bring my DSLR on the 3-hour hike, but I think even with the iPhone photos, you can tell how spectacular the Needles are. (Instagram helps!)
The views were indeed beautiful, but the "hike" turned out to be more of a walk. I always forget that I need to be aware of the type of visitors the national parks attract when I read their hiking descriptions. A translation of a few of the terms used to describe our hike in the Canyonlands brochure:
– "strenuous" = not suitable for the elderly or those in wheelchairs
– "dangerous" = don't bring children 3 and under
So our "strenuous," "dangerous" 7.5-mile hike turned out to be a mostly flat loop. On the upside, though, we didn't run into too many other hikers, which we liked – always nice to have some solitude. We were also veeeery glad not to get rained on!
We stopped halfway through to eat some Larabar balls I had made as hiking snacks.
Yum! I will have to do a post on these soon.
Upon arriving back at the hotel, Nate went on a 12-mile run (crazy man) and we had dinner with some friends we'd run into. And enjoyed a few beers! In Salt Lake, we have to drive to and from the bars, so it was a nice change in Moab to just walk back across the street from the brewery to our hotel.
Sunday morning dawned bright and sunny – hallelujah! After a run, we headed to my other favorite Moab cafe for breakfast.
We got some sandwiches to go for lunch, and drove up to Arches National Park.
Arches is just a few miles outside of Moab and has to be one of THE most beautiful places in the world. It seriously feels like you're on Mars! This was my second time there, and I still can't believe that I live just a quick drive from these landscapes. This time we were doing shorter hikes, and I knew it would be worth it to lug the ol' DSLR along!
We spent a few hours doing the hike to Delicate Arch, which is a famous Utah landmark, and is even on my license plate. I hadn't realized how huge it was!
That's me doing wheel pose beneath it. Not my idea, I totally copied another hiker – but I love it!
So beautiful, especially with the La Sal mountains as a backdrop.
We also did the quick hike up to Landscape Arch, which is in the Devil's Garden area of the park. Devil's Garden is pretty crazy…
…and Landscape Arch is maybe the most impressive arch because of how thin and long it is. Just look at this thing – crazy that it's not man-made!
We were pretty sleepy after an afternoon walking around in the sun. We revived ourselves with a coffee and a "chocolate therapy cookie" back in town (OK, so maybe it was only me that needed the cookie) and hopped in the car for what felt like a loooong drive back to Salt Lake. My eyes felt fried after being in the sun all day and then staring at the road all evening. I don't feel like we did anything TOO strenuous (despite what the brochures would have you believe), but I was totally wiped out by the time we got home Sunday night. Not to mention in need of a detox after a weekend of brunches, beer, and cookies. This week's plan: sleep and lots of salads! I need it.
Quick recap of our activities in case you're planning a Moab trip yourself:
Where we stayed:
Where we visited:
– Needles section of Canyonlands National Park: Big Spring to Squaw Canyon hike
– Arches National Park: Delicate Arch, Landscape Arch
Where we ate (All have lots of veggie options):
– Eklecticafe (brunch)
– Love Muffin Cafe (breakfast/lunch)
– Moab Brewery (dinner/brewery)
– McStiff's (dinner/brewery)
It gets pretty hot in the summer, so this fall may be the next time I make it down there – for my second time running the Other Half half marathon! Eeeek.
We're doing pretty well on national parks in 2013 – three so far! We'll see how many we can add to the list this fall.


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The Ritz-Carlton Osaka is located in the heart of Osaka's prestigious Umeda business and shopping district across from Osaka station. Convenient transportation to and from Kansai International and Osaka airports. A traditional grand hotel meticulously appointed with Arts and Antiques in the tradition of The Ritz-Carlton Hotels, 291 guest accommodations including 26 suites, 2 Japanese Suites and 2 The Ritz-Carlton Suites.
Pros: Excellent service .. I forgot my passport in the safety box
They contacted me directly and asked me how do I want to receive it.
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Pros: concierge is very good
Cons: no welcome fruits, nobody helping to open heavy entrance door, poor choices for breakfast. At least for New Year they could do something nicer for breakfast.


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Last week I chimed in about the seemingly never-ending quest to bring deposed Chadian dictator Hissène Habré to justice. To add to that sad story, it's worth remembering how Habré first gained international notoriety: the 1974 kidnapping of French archaeologist Francoise Claustre, who was held for nearly three years before gaining her release through the intervention of Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi. Known to the French as L'affaire Claustre, the entire kidnapping saga was a clusterfuck of the highest order. When Claustre's husband flew to the Chadian desert in 1975 to negotiate with Habré, he, too, was taken hostage. Then the French government paid a multimillion-dollar ransom, only to have Habré pocket the money and hang on to his captives. By the time the ordeal was over, Habré was not only extremely wealthy by Chadian standards, but also a folk hero for outwitting the nation's former colonial master. The year after Claustre's release, he was named Chad's prime minister—quite an achievement for a desert guerrilla.
What fascinates me about this case isn't necessarily how it bolstered Habré's political fortunes, though, but rather how Claustre managed to endure her long, terrible captivity. It was never easy:
She told one interviewer she contemplated suicide because her life had become so desolate. She told another the biggest treat she and her husband, who was kept in a separate enclosure, had was the camel meat that occasionally spiced up their diet of rice, vegetables and fruit.
Yet as an academic at heart, Claustre also did her best to keep learning while imprisoned in the desert:
While a captive, Mme. Claustre said, she taught herself to read and write Toubou, the language of the rebels, and performed normal cooking and cleaning chores done by Toubou women. "They understood my distress," she said. "And I tried as much as I could to integrate myself into their family life."
This may sound ghoulish, but I think there is much to be learned about human psychology by studying how people respond to traumatic circumstances such as extended captivity—especially in non-judicial situations such as the one faced by Claustre, in which the outcome is never certain. People have all sorts of different coping mechanisms, of course—I've always been struck, for example, how much Terry Anderson relied on religious faith to see him through his seven-year ordeal in Beirut. But those who survive the experience all seem to share one common trait: a notable lack of self-pity. That's not to imply that they don't feel bitterness, toward both their captors and those back home who seem to be sitting on their hands. But to pull through that sort of sudden, undeserved loss of freedom, one cannot dwell too long on what might have been.


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Washington (Jul. 11)
With the admonition that Jewish youth of America must prepare itself to combat the rising tide of anti-Semitism, five hundred members of Aleph Zadek Aleph, junior order of B'nai B'rith, attending the eleventh annual convention here which ended last night, left for their respective homes today determined to give greater impetus to the movement for a more united Jewry.
The warning against the rising tide of anti-Semitism was given by Rabbi L. Israel of Baltimore, principal speaker at the closing banquet held last night.
Irving Hill of Lincoln, Neb., was elected grand president of the organization, it was announced at the banquet. Hill also was winner of the organization's international oratorical contest, the finals of which were held here during the convention.
New members named to the junior supreme advisory council were Harold Miller of Hollywood, Calif., retiring president, and Daniel Krause, of Braddock, Pa., Nathan Cohen, of Hartford, Conn.; Harry Deutsch, of Kansas City; Leonard Winger, of McKeesport, Pa.; Harry Polim, Los Angeles; Walter Solomon, Charleston, S. C.; Leonard Handmather, Chicago; Joe Bock, Dallas, Tex., and David Sigler, Ontario, Canada, were named grand councillors.