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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. --Police are searching for whoever shot a 20-year-old man to death in front of house in Fountain Valley.The shooting happened just after midnight Sunday in the 10400 block of Margarita Avenue. When police got to the scene they found the victim lying in front of the house. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Otherworld by Jason Segel & Kirsten Miller – Book Review
If you read my review of Ready Player One a couple of days ago, you might know that books about virtual reality and not-so-distant technology-advanced futures are my current favourites. So when I managed to get a proof of Otherworld by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller at YALC last year, I was instantly intrigued!
The company says Otherworld is amazing – like nothing you've ever seen before. They say it's addictive – that you'll want to stay forever. They promise Otherworld will make all your dreams come true.
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Getting promoted within the fleet is optional. What you put into the fleet, you get out of it. You may be happy always being an ensign, or you really would like to have the Captain status. You may even find yourself wanting to be a Vice-Admiral (Admin). Promotions are based on time served with the fleet, activity both in-game and in the chat, and are reviewed by Admirals.
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Submitted by: Aqua Porter, vice president of Lean Six Sigma Strategy at Xerox
When I put together my keynote presentation for the Lean Manufacturing track of the Reliable Plant 2010 conference in Nashville, I was hesitant to include too much discussion about social media. I was keeping my audience top of mind – would I be able to convince a group of plant and facilities managers of the importance of real-time collaboration? Still, I'm a social media advocate, so I pressed on because I think it's an important message to share.
My keynote included communication as one of three critical elements in sustaining a Lean Six Sigma culture, along with leadership and teamwork. Boy was I surprised when the communication section turned out to engage the audience the most.
I spoke specifically about Yammer, a micro-blog designed for use within a company's network. It's like Twitter, except you're only talking to your colleagues. Yammer has developed a grass roots following within the Lean Six Sigma community at Xerox, and I find it helps us:
- Find resources and information faster
- Connect beyond known colleagues
- Collaborate freely and easily without regard to distance or time zone
- Decide how to best consume the vast amount of available information
The message stuck and I fielded many questions and requests for further discussion about how new communication tools, which allow for real-time collaboration, can be a strong asset within the context of process improvement. My aha moment came when I realized my initial hesitancy to approach this topic with this audience was unnecessary – social media's relevance continues to grow and surprise us all the time.
Here's my video reflecting on the discussion about using social media in the enterprise. Tell me what you think.
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If houses could talk! We can just imagine all the memories of Wedgwood neighborhood life from our childhood days which a house could tell. In this guest post from one of the Seattle Urban Sketchers, Carleen Ormbrek Zimmerman captures poignant moments, remembering the joys of her parents' home during the transition of turning over the house to a new owner.
The Seattle Urban Sketchers "see the world one drawing at a time." They help us see Seattle through the eyes of artists with appreciation for color and detail. Look down the right-side column of the Seattle Urban Sketchers page for the list of blog correspondents, including Carleen.
Carleen writes of her house sketch:
If houses could talk… this house built in 1939 has had two owners. My parents purchased this house in 1952 when the Seattle City Limits were at NE 85th Street. My dad paid $9100. There were empty lots for us kids to play in and plenty of neighborhood parties. We could walk down to Matthews Beach through the woods and cross the railroad tracks before it became the Burke-Gilman Trail. We had bicycle parades with playing cards clothespinned to our spokes. We dragged wooden hydroplanes behind our bikes and could even hear the hydroplanes roar during the Gold Cup races at Seafair.
Our house heard music sung by my dad (tenor) in the shower or accompanied by mom on the piano. Every first day of school my brother, sister and I stood outside in the yard for mom to snap a photo. My dad taught all the neighborhood kids how to play "kick the can." It was a phenomenal neighborhood to grow up in with window-painting contests at McVicar Hardware and rollerskating down the next block on the "smooth street." The Easter bunny, tooth fairy and Santa always found us.
As urban sketchers, we often paint the structures in the communities where we live. But it is the memories that connect us to tradition in these communities which remain close to the heart. (Sketched today before rain squall and plumber's truck caused a delay. Dad just signed papers to put the house on the market and at age 88 is happy to have moved on. May the next family create as many memories as we all have!)
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Last night Gibber-Snibbs spent some quality Little-Brother-Big-Sister time together. I painted my toes a lovely shade of purple (Coconut Kiss), and we watched UP. I laughed a lot. I cried a lot. It was such a wonderfully cute movie! The story was a combination of adventure, hope, and love and friendship.
Oh, and how cute is Russell?
This movie also had the most amazing color pallatte. The whole time, I just thought, "wow what pretty colors," which I don't normally do during a movie. The colors were so beautiful, they inspired the entire China Glaze spring line, called the Up & Away collection, which I decided I have to have (more on that later).
I was even inspired to do a photoshoot with balloons... Maybe next week after midterms...


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Intuitive Periodicity in Numerical and Temporal Sequence
If I may be excused in what follows for relying upon a heavily intuitive approach, I am chiefly concerned with advocating an approach to the understanding of quantitative systems which acknowledges that there are aspects, generally speaking, of our approach to numbers and numerical scales which are not primarily, or not solely, rational, logical, and proportional. I am interested in the ways in which we habitually conceive of numbers, both large and small, not strictly as measures of pure quantity, that is, for instance, as a measure of Time, but also as possessing the characteristics of a form of spatial distribution (at least terms of the intuition of the idea of space, rather than its objective perception as such), and the ways in which such qualitative relations are manifested as intuitive periodicity. Employing this concept, I raise the issue that there are there fundamental aspects of our intuitive apprehension of numerical scales which go beyond the constraints of formal mathematical or analytical enquiry, and which are not fully accounted for within the terms of exclusively quantitative explanations.
In conventional rational and scientific terms an 'integer' (whole number) is taken to represent a stable index of (pure) quantity – a logical object which is the bearer of an intrinsically-held ('integral') value – and which determines it to behave proportionally in its relations with all other integers. However, in the page Radical Affinity etc., I have presented empirical evidence to show that integers, when compared with their corresponding values across a series of diverse number-radices (or 'bases'), have tendencies to behave at variance with the principle of rational proportionality that coventionally informs our approach to the analyses of quantitative systems. These tendencies are revealed through a comparison of the differences between the logarithmic ratios of successive values in exponential series when expressed across a range of alternative radices from binary to nonary, in comparison with their 'identical' values in decimal. Those excercises reveal that the presumed intrinsically-held value of an integer is in fact proportionally inconsistent with that of its corresponding ('identical') values expressed through alternative numerical radices. This implies that the proportional characteristics of integers arise, not according to conventional understanding as a factor of their integral ('transcendental') values, but are rather determined extrinsically according to the context of the specific set of rules governing the expression of values in the particular numerical radix we happen to be working in (e.g., binary, octal, decimal, hexadecimal, etc.).1
This is in effect to say that the proportional (logical) characteristics pertaining to integers (whether expressed as decimal or as alternative radical values) must be determined locally according to the expression of values within a restrictive group of available permitted digits – the membership of each respective group varying according to the particular radix employed (0-9 in decimal, 0-7 in octal, for instance). As a consequence of this restrictive, 'intimate', grouping of available digits governing the expression of values in any particular radix, the proportional determinants affecting values in any single radix are incompatible with and non-transferable to their corresponding values expressed in any alternative radix. In the light of the evidence revealed (for the first time) at Radical Affinity etc., these extrinsically determined qualitative (or 'behavioural') properties of the natural numbers cannot be dismissed as the ephemeral products of superstition or esoteric thinking, but are now revealed as empirical items which present problems for the exercise of conventionally held rational principles, in so far as those principles are understood to operate 'universally'.
Imaginary Numbers
If one tries to conceive of a very large number, say 'one million', not as it might commonly be conceived as a mass of individuals occupying an area (say, the population of a city), but rather in terms of the position of this integer on a linear scale, which also includes, for the purposes of the exercise, the numbers '0', '10', '1000', etc.; how does this line of integers appear to the intuition? Is it possible for the intuition to conceive of such a line in its entirety? If it is possible to do so, what sort of shape does it have? If such a conception is readily available to us, either completely or in parts or segments, is this conception something universal, which is shared by all, or is it a matter of the individual imagination? I ask these questions because it occurs to me that it is a technical impossibility, I think, to render such a line objectively and proportionately, that is, without the lower-value integers collapsing into a single point. Therefore, if we want to ascend the scale (one might wish to think how to convert the £10 we have in the bank into our first million, for instance), from the lower numbers all the way up, what sort of mental exercise is involved?
Let's try something a little less ambitious. Let's try to conceive of 'ten thousand', while of course not sacrificing the idea of linear continuity, that is, the possibility of progressing from our meagre £10, to this perhaps more realistic inflation. If we want to make the 'ten thousand', but would still like to keep in mind the option of further progression, does this make the mental acrobatics any easier?
It does not seem, to my intuition at least, that it is possible to make these mental adjustments in terms of a continuous straight line, as we will lose our proportional foothold on the scale. Some kind of curve is necessary. In fact, as we add consecutive zeros onto the end of our target figure, it appears to me that I must ascend up the scale by a sort of quantum helix. And at any particular point on this helix I have the option of either following the helical gradient gradually upwards (that is, mostly horizontally), or instead of taking a quantum leap vertically onto the next elevation. If all one has to do, in imaginary terms, is add imaginary zeros to the value as desire dictates, in order to jump from say '100' to '10000', in qualitative terms doesn't this make the whole exercise rather facile? If making your first million is such an easy conception, but in fact so difficult to materialise, what are the implications of this arrangement for our psyches?
This problem, if it is a problem, seems to me to be a characteristic (or a symptom) of an undue reliance on numerical description as a concrete index of quantity. Of course, we need numbers to represent quantities – we would have difficulty making any kind of exchange without that. But are there aspects of numerical description which the above hypothesis of a quantum helix suggests may be primarily conceptual rather than concrete and substantial? If there are options of progression from the small to the large by quantum leaps rather than steady linear progressions, to what extent do imaginary drives influence quantitative expectations? How do numbers relate to our mundane experience, for instance, to the proportionality of our life-spans in the grand scales of historical or geological time, rather than simply to other abstract values in the numerical scale? Do we establish any patterns in our treatment of small-scale numbers which can be applied vertically by way of imaginary quantum up-scaling? In trying to ascertain what sort of treatment or 'shape' we intuitively give to numbers, it may help if we first concentrate on what is going on in the early stages of the curve.
From Zero to One-Hundred
If we accept that this hypothesis of a quantum helix is such an inescapable feature of the imagination, or rather the intuition – i.e. as a psychological necessity in order for us to conceive of certain large numbers in scalable terms, how are the low numbers, say from '0' to '100', represented on the curve? What sort of position do we take in relation to the curve when considering these values?2 For instance, if I first imagine the value '10' and it relationship to '0', and then proceed in leaps of ten through '20', '30', '40', etc., up to '100', I imagine my point of view at some radial distance from the curve, and as I progress my focus shifts to different segments of the curve, and in doing so my viewpoint rotates, in a clockwise fashion.3 However, the curve is not circular as such, but it veers more sharply at certain points. For instance, for the periods in between the values '0' and '10', '10' and '20', '20' and '30' respectively, the curve is relatively smooth; but at the precise points of the values '10', '20', and '30', it bends significantly, more significantly at '20', and most at '30'. By the time we have passed '30' the curve has more than doubled back on itself from the direction it took between '0' and '10'. Between '30' and '100' there are no further significant bends in the curve, its progress being relatively smooth, so that at point '100' we are now situated somewhere in a position vertically above the origin at '0', though without necessarily being able to focus simultaneously on both '0' and '100' (so '100' is in fact only theoretically above '0' – it may also appear to have replaced it).
A further observation is that as we progress above '30' in the direction of '100', the ten-unit periods appear to become more compressed, so that '50' is proportionally significantly closer to '100' than it is to '0' (considering the distance along the curve we have already travelled). The distance between, for instance, '80' and '100' is a fraction of that which we travelled between '0' and '20'.
One-Hundred and Beyond
As the curve continues beyond the value '100' it mimics the curve which is theoretically below it and which represented the distribution of integers between '0' and '10'; but, due to the quantum elevation, there is a necessary adjustment in scale by a factor of x100, so that what occupied the positions '2', '3', '4', etc., is now occupied by '200', '300', '400', respectively. Eventually we reach the value '1000', which is in the position theoretically above the original value of '10'. So it appears that in ascending by a single elevation of the helix, we have added two (not one) zeros to our original integers. If we continue by the same process upward we may project that each successive elevation of the helix is of the same factor (x100) of the values in the preceding elevation.4 The value '100' then has a particular significance and importance in this intuitive schema, and this reaffirms the suggestion made earlier that integers have irreducible qualitative properties in addition to, and in association with, their quantitative values.
If we return to our earlier observation that we perceived the figure '100' to be theoretically above the origin of '0', we notice that there now appears an ambiguity, as in fact if we remove the two zeros from the value '100' we return not to '0', but to '1'. There is no such ambiguity between the successive quantum values '10' and '1000'. The only means of removing this ambiguity is effectively to remove '0' from the scale altogether, which seems unreasonable as 'zero' is indispensible in terms of abstract numerical notation. In mathematical terms '0' is as valid a natural number as any other, and although there does not seem to be a role for negative integers in this intuitive schema, removing zero does not seem to be a valid option. Intuitively then, as revealed by the schema, there is an implicit ambiguity between '0' and '1', which means that henceforth the value '1' will be affected by binary instability – '1' will always, in terms of our intuitive understanding, represent simultaneously both '1' and '0'. Only an overarching and imposing rationalism can save it from this existential and ontological uncertainty.
We have to assume either that the curve begins abruptly at '0', or, more intuitively, that at that point the line 'plunges' into nothingness. In view of the ambiguity between '1' and '0', the force of this is felt strongly at '1' which has the effect of draining the number of its substance. As we descend the curve in the direction of zero, the last whole digit which feels secure is '2', though the proximity of '2' to both '1' and '0' suggests that it may be under constant threat of division, and this places some special significance on √2 (approximately, 1.414).
For a tabular representation of the ascending values in the quantum helix, and their vertical correspondences, see the document linked above as Quantum Elevations.
The Periodicity of Historical Time
The method I have tried to describe above seems to be applicable both to abstract numbers and also to the conception I have of the duration of my life-span (of course the latter is limited to the initial elevation of the helix). Can we apply a similar intuitive method to the passing of historical time? I say 'historical' time because decades and centuries are measured similarly in decimal notation, whereas small-scale time periods make use of duodecimal (base-12), and also sexagesimal (base-60). In addition the weekly cycle employs octal (base-8). The relevant question is whether historical time obeys the same intuitive logic as the time of our life-span.
In the latter case we have a clear conception of a point of origin – our birth – and there is an equivalent conceptual zero at the beginning of our abstract number scale. The problem with historical time is that we are less certain of an absolute beginning. Even though Western societies conventionally accept the birth of Christ as the zero registration for date notation, we are aware that this is by no means the actual beginning of time. And certainly, I cannot place this date at the base of our curve, and thereby deduce our current position to be in an equivalent position to 2012 on our number scale (i.e., approximately two-tenths of the way round the second elevation, theoretically above '20').5 My intuition tells me that the year 2012 is rather in an equivalent position to 12 on the number scale. Similarly, I project that the year 2100 will mark the end point of a complete cycle, just as '100' does abstractly (however, I do not feel confident projecting further than this). Somehow then, the year 2000 (or was it 2001?) comes to represent a 'new beginning' in Time.
The same cannot be said, at least when viewed retrospectively, for the beginning of the second millennium (i.e., AD1000/1), or even for the birth of Christ. I do not perceive any similar helix extending backwards in time to cover these dates, but instead a rather steady incline stretching back as far as I care to take it. The same helical rules do not apply. I do perceive some change in inclination after the end of the first millennium, but it is not severe. What is striking however, is that this incline begins to level out at some point around the 17th Century, and finally, turns its first major corner at the years 1900-1920 – the subsequent trajectory of the 20th Century being virtually at right-angles to that which preceded it – and approaching the beginning of the 21st Century with another significant bend, so that at least the first decade of the 21st Century proceeds in a reverse direction to that of the 19th..
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- For further technical elaboration on this point, see the Analysis section of the page: Radical Affinity etc. [back]
- I am not suggesting here that this schema is one that is deliberately, or even consciously, chosen. In referring to the schema as a 'psychological necessity', I am interpreting it as a necessary precondition for the mental apprehension of numerical scale, prior to any involvement of the will, or the senses. It is not a feature therefore that we could choose to think independently of, or even one that we should be routinely aware of, in the analytical way in which I am trying to present it here. [back]
- The fact that this point of organisation exists at some radial distance from the curve, and at some elevation to it, both in terms of abstract numerical sequence, and also for the intuitive conception of the temporality of our life-span, is significant, as the implication must be that in the case of the latter there is a position of notional immortality, suspended in nothingness, and which exerts a variable centrifugal/centripetal force upon the curve itself. [back]
- At least this was my initial projection, assuming that the single exponential increases (10n+1) at each position '10' and '100' would be reflected at each successive elevation of the curve. However, after further consideration, it seems that this projection results in various vertical mappings of integers which are counter-intuitive. The document linked above as Quantum Elevations describes this problem in more detail and presents two sets of tables, the first defining the initial 'problematic' projection, and the second its preferred solution. [back]
- In terms of abstract numbers, the initial elevation of the curve adds two successive exponentials of 10 (the double zero), the first at '10', the second at '100'. Therefore '2000' as an abstract number, rather than that of historical time, occurs in the second elevation, in the position which corresponds to '20' on the first elevation. The conflict between abstract intuitive notation and historical intuitive notation is that '2000' can occur at all in the position corresponding to '0/1', as this position is normally only occupied by integers beginning with a '1', not a '2'. [back]


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It's the granddaddy of them all Penn State and USC 103rd Rose Bowl game and for sine of the Nittany Lions, they started feeling the excitement right away.
"It hit me a few days ago that we were actually out here in California," said Daesean Hamilton. "Our first practice it hit me that we were out here in California being ready to play in the Rose Bowl. It's gonna be a pretty special thing but a lot of the guys they're cherishing this moment and they're realizing exactly what the stage is and what we're about to pay on."
"We were at Lawry's last night," commented QB Trace McSorley. "They had some rose bowl history video and some rose bowl hype video. You sit there and you watch that you kind of get chills like we're really here and this is really happening."
"They showed film how the tradition of this game, how historical it is and I started getting goosebumps," exclaimed RB Saquon Barkley. "I'm just really excited to be able to play and I'm honored to be able to play and represent Penn State and I think it'll be a blast. "
Took a little longer for some other guys but they felt it soon enough.
"I have had that oh wow moment you know walk around La and seeing all the sites, like wow I'm in California right now," said OL Ryan Bates. "I've never been here before and is exciting. You know, plating a PAC 12 team in what they say is the granddaddy of them all. "
"Pull up to the stadium, walk in for the first time." added McSorley. "You get to see everything. I think that's when that oh wow moment will come."
"The most prestigious bowl college football. crowed TE Mike Gesicki. "For us to just have a chance to play in this and compete and give it or best to go out there and win this game, we're excited about it and I can't wait to run out there."
Just one more day of waiting and then the Nittany Lions will run onto the field and hopefully win their first Rose Bowl since 1995. With the Nittany Lions in California, Landon Stolar, Newswatch 16 Sports.
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Question about ASUS P4VP-MX Motherboard
One day i left the computer plugged for the whole day. when i came back i plugged it out. then i tried to turn on again the pc but it freeze when the windows xp logo came out. then i restart it then freeze when it's doing the memory scanning. after that whenever i turn it on only the YELLOW light in front of the casing only lights up and nothing else happens no boot sound whatsoever.
by the way the ram and harddrive were ok. and i have a new power supply unit.
the video card was not ok.
the processor and motherboard i was unable to check.
i unplugged every connection inside, i even unseat the motherboard from the casing, and tried to put back things in except for the video card since there is an onboard vidcard.
this time it's the RED light turns on and still nothing happens.
my motherboard is ASUS P4VP-MX and my processor is a 2.4ghz p4.
hope you guys can answer my problem. thanks!
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i also forgot to add that i also changed the battery to a new one.
but how i do check it by the way...?
i was able to put back the yellow light i mispinned the connections from my casing to the mother board.
about the ram. there was no sound.
i also tried turning on without a processor. then without the hardrive, etc. no sounds whatsoever. just the yellow light turned on.
how will i know if which one is busted? the processor or the motherboard?
i was able to check my processor and its working ok.
so what's with my motherboard? thanks!
looks like the mobo is busted... so sad.
Check for the cmos battery!! see if it still on 3 volts
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you needed a TESTER to test it, but since you stated that you changed it with a new one there is no need for that TESTER.
Check the memory slot... do this... remove the RAM and switch it on, you should hear a LONG BEEP for that. Next...
You need to clean the contact points of the RAM use a coarse eraser to clean it.
Insert it back and try turning it on again....
post me back again...
The basic components for troubleshooting is through these four parts:
1. Motherboard - if error... no beeps, does not function
2. Processor - if error... high or low beeps, not seated properly
or not compatible
3. RAM - if error... repeated long beeps, not present or
not compatible or faulty
4. Video card - if error... 1 long 2 short beeps, not seated
properly or faulty
Hope this helps... try other parts to this motherboard, it may not be compatible with the new ones.
Hope this guides you to solve this problem.
Also when checking don't plug in the keyboard and mouse...
again... goodluck!
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This truly is the BEST meatloaf you will ever eat in your life. Even meatloaf-haters love this recipe! This is my mother's delicious recipe with an added touch of TO-DIE-FOR sauce, for good measure. You will not be disappointed!
I'm still in full-blown comfort food mode over here. The pile of snow outside my house continues to grow. I can barely see the road when I look out the window. Spring seems like a million years away. So I continue to find solace in food. Chicken Pot Pie, Breakfast Casserole, Chili and now delicious Meatloaf. The BEST meatloaf! I dug up my mother's handwritten meatloaf recipe from my archives and used it as my guide. She always made the yummiest meatloaf. I don't remember ever eating meatloaf as good as hers. I tweaked her recipe just a teeny bit, added a sauce and just like that the Best Ever Meatloaf was born. If you have qualms about meatloaf at all, the name or the taste, I ask that you set them aside. This recipe will not disappoint!
In a large bowl, combine the following:
Note: This recipe really does work best with a leaner meat such as turkey, venison or a super lean beef. The fattier the meat, the more likely you will encounter grease issues. The lean meat will not take away from the flavor AT ALL. Promise.
Mix everything together with your hands until thoroughly combined. You might want to remove your rings first to avoid having beef-filled jewelry.
Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
Another important side note! Place the pan on a rimmed baking sheet before putting it into the oven. Meat juices will be bubbling over the edge and I don't want you to burn your house down while making meatloaf. That would cause me a lifetime of guilt.
Bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours.
In a small bowl, combine the following:
Mix well. Spread half of the mixture evenly over the meatloaf halfway through baking.
Reserve the remainder of the sauce for dipping or drizzling.
Let the meatloaf sit for 15 minutes before slicing and serving! Yum! Serve with a side of Smashed Potatoes or my mother's famous Mashed Potatoes!
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Best Ever Meatloaf
This is my Mother's amazing recipe, with a touch of delish sauce!
Contributed by Megan Porta from pipandebby.com.
Published Feb 22, 2014
Serves: 6-8
Total time: 2 hrs
- 2 pounds lean ground beef, ground turkey or ground venison
- 1 cup crushed Ritz crackers
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/3 cup onion, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup apricot preserves
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 5x9 loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, crackers, egg, milk, 1/2 cup ketchup, onion, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Mix together with your hands until thoroughly combined.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and spread evenly. Place the pan on a rimmed baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours.
- In a small bowl, combine ¾ cup ketchup, brown sugar, apricot preserves and Worcestershire sauce. Mix well. Spread half of the mixture evenly over the meatloaf halfway through baking. Reserve the remainder of the sauce for dipping/topping. Let meatloaf sit for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.


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Quarterly Digital Intelligence Briefing: 2016 Digital Trends
The 2016 Digital Trends report, based on the fifth annual trends survey conducted by Econsultancy and Adobe, highlights the key digital trends, challenges and opportunities which marketers need to be aware of during 2016, covering topics ranging from customer experience and mobile to data-driven marketing and personalization.
The 2016 edition of this research also focuses on the role of workflows and internal collaboration in the context of digital success. The report is based on a global survey of more than 7,000 marketers and ecommerce professionals carried out at the end of 2015.
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- The many priorities within CX
- Culture, politics and the push to improve CX
- Data-driven... everything
- People are mobile, but brands are standing still
- Marketing to changing realities
- Planning and execution in 2016
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- Just over a fifth (22%) of client-side respondents ranked optimizing the customer experience as the single most exciting opportunity for the year ahead, slightly ahead of other areas such as creating compelling content for digital experiences and data-driven marketing (both 16%).
- The priorities that sit atop marketers' lists are tied together by their focus on the individual: personalization (31%), content optimization (29%) and social media engagement (25%) are overlapping capabilities with the customer at the center.
- When asked to identify their strategic priorities for 2016, more organizations chose data-driven marketing with their top vote (53%) than any other.
- The vast majority (94%) say that optimizing creative workflows will be important in delivering a great customer experience, while a similar proportion (91%) say the same about the importance of improving collaboration between creative and marketing teams.
- Nearly half (46%) of respondents rank the process of creating a cross-team approach with the customer at the heart of all initiatives as 4 or 5 on the difficulty scale.
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4. Culture, politics and the push to improve CX
5. Data-driven... everything
6. People are mobile, but brands are standing still
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8. Planning and execution in 2016
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You can think of Pelican Coolers as the heavy-weight favorite amongst outdoor enthusiasts, an absolute beast designed to beat the very best contestants in the ring; with a jaw-dropping ice retention of 10 Days and with a new release line of Coolers, this is worth a Pelican cooler review.
Pelican Cooler products have always been designed for extreme conditions especially in defense, emergency services and expeditions in extremely remote areas.
Whether you are out in the wild or fishing the Pelican cooler is for you. They are designed to keep ice for up to 10 days, even in the most extreme conditions
Pelican Cooler Review Comparison
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Pelican Cooler Review
Contents Breakdown
New Pelican Cooler
The new improved range of Pelican coolers are made with the same durability but with an improved design featuring the same ice keeping capabilities but 30% lighter than the older models.
The Pelican Elite Cooler comes with 4 Self-draining cup holders, an integrated measuring board in cm and inch and stainless steel bottle opener.
Handles: Moulded on
Material: 2″ Polyurethane
Seal 360 deg: freezer grade gasket
Latches: 3″ push and pull locking
Leak proof drain plug and anti-shear hinge system
Non-Slip rubber feet
Although the Pelican Elite Cooler is not insanely cheap, they are cheaper than Yeti.
The handles are robust and sturdy that allows you to maneuver the cooler around with ease. The non-skid rubber feet with the molded in tie downs are perfect to take on any trip on the back of a pickup or SUV knowing it will not fall over.
It is the perfect cooler for long camping trips with an ice retention of up to 10 days even in hot conditions.
The built-in Self-draining cup holders are convenient when you are standing around enjoying the view, at a sports event or even a barbecue. It is the perfect size for a day out on the boat, and the non-skid feet ensure that it does not slide around the deck. It is much lighter than the older models but with the same lifetime warranty, it is a great choice.
• 1/3 Lighter than older models
• Built in cup holders
• 3-inch locking handles
• Non-Skid rubber feet
• Handles and tie downs robust
Pelican 45 Qt Elite Cooler Review
As part of the Pelican cooler review, we have to mention the older version.
This would always be seen as the classic, this extremely strong cooler with its non-slip lid which can safely be used for standing on or sitting. With molded in tie downs and hinged handles are designed for any occasion.
With its rubberised feet, once secured it will not move while you are on your boat or the truck bed. For added convenience, it has a built in fish scale in the lid
• Extreme ice retention 7day
• 2" Walls
• Stainless steel screws
• Bear proof
• 29.66" x 20.00" x 19.25"
When coolers are considered the main factors are the durability, ice retention, and practical use. The Pelican 45Qt have all these features. Made from polyurethane with 2″ thick walls ensure that insulates the ice from the outside heat.
The Pelican 45Qt (a smaller model) will keep ice cold for up to 7 days making it the perfect cooler for a weekend away or a lovely summer camping trip. With the molded in tie-downs, handles, and press lock clips coupled with the lifetime guarantee, it makes it one of the best coolers to buy.
• Robust build
• Built in fish scale
• Non-skid rubber feet
• Fridge quality seals
• Bear proof
Pelican Pro Gear Elite Wheeled Cooler
The best mobile cooler with reinforced corners and a thick wall to insulate better with a maximum ice retention. With built-in UV protection to ensure the cooler will last a lifetime.
The Pelican Wheeled Cooler feautres a non-skid / non-marking raised feet so that there is no weight on the wheels when it is at rest, and a sloped drain plug that the garden hose can be attached to?
• Extreme ice retention 9-10 days
• 2" Wheels
• Bear proof
• Stainless steel hardware
• 42.88" x 20.75" x 20.25"
This is a robust big cooler that you do not simply fill up and then load it into the back of the truck. But the wheels are sturdily built, and the great aspect is when you place it down there is absolutely no weight on the wheels. You can sit on it whether you are on a boat or truck without having to worry about it rolling away.
It keeps the ice and drinks cold for days and there is enough space for 70 cans with a 2:1 ratio with ice. With the robust build and sturdy wheels, this is one of the best-wheeled coolers one can buy.
• Robust build
• Heavy duty wheels
• Keeps ice and drinks cold for days
• Thick insulating walls
• Bear proof
Pelican vs. Yeti – Which is better
This question is a controversial debate amongst outdoor enthusiasts. Pelican Vs. Yeti – Which is better.
The Bottom Line:
These coolers are both robustly designed and can withstand tough conditions, but Pelican offers a lifetime warranty and the push and pull latches are of a better design than that of the Yeti.
Despite both being relatively expensive coolers, the Pelican is a better value for money with the lifetime warranty, and now with a new design which is also lighter.
Pelican Cooler Review – Conclusion
Pelican coolers have gone one step further with the same durable design of the new coolers which are lighter and have added features such as the cup holders molded in the lid, the integrated measuring board and stainless steel bottle opener.
The molded-in handles and 3″ locking latches are all features that have been improved but with same ice retention power and robust design that is required for any cooler.


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With all this talk about recycling and green products, you sometimes wonder who is for real and who is just abusing the trend. Well, after having talked to the general manager of Granite Transformations at Home Expo, I knew he was avid about Granite Transformations quest to be a truly environmentally preferred company.
Granite Transformation can transform your outdated shower or tub surround with its eco friendly recycled glass, engineered stone or their glass mosaics, and all of this according to Granite Transformations, can be done in as little as a day.
Their nonporous 4×10 recycled slabs can be cut and installed over your existing vanity countertop, floors, bathroom walls or shower pans.
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The main supplier of Granite Transformations is Trend, a certified leading manufacturer and distributor of environmentally friendly recycled products. Trend Glass uses transparent tempered glass, post consumer recycled glass, and semi-precious man-made stones that is durable, low maintenance, resists cold, heat, stains and scratches.
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Granite looks great in any bathroom and Granite Transformations can give your bath an upgrade without the demolition and installation headaches normally connected with traditional slab granite installation.
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February 22, 2017 10:37 ET
Can an 8-Year-Old Help Sell a House in a White-Hot Housing Market?
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Feb. 22, 2017) - 8-year-old Belle Boiron has learned a thing or two about the real estate world from her dad, Toronto Real Estate Broker, Author, and University Instructor, Claude Boiron.
During a recent real estate video tour shoot, Belle decided to step up and step in front of the camera to take potential buyers on a tour of a house for sale from an 8-year-old's perspective. The resulting video has garnered a whopping 113,000 Facebook views in just under two weeks.
You can see the full video HERE.
"My daughter has been surrounded by real estate since before she can remember - she's passionate about it and she loves it!" said proud father Claude Boiron. "If she doesn't become a popstar - this is her dream - I wouldn't be surprised if she became the third generation of the Boiron family in real estate."
In addition to Belle's home video tour debut, she offers these 10 insider tips on what sells an 8-year-old on a new home:
The property from Belle's video walkthrough will be listed on MLS this week and already has more than two dozen interested buyers generated from the video.
A 3D tour of the house located at 100 Centre Street North can be seen HERE.
The home will be listed this week at $539,000.
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Located off the coast of California, this small island chain could very well be the Galapagos of the United States. A marine sanctuary, bird sanctuary and home to around 70 unique, endemic species, both the land and waters surrounding these islands are filled with some of the most spectacular flora and fauna found anywhere in the world. As if that weren't enough, the oldest human remains found in North America were discovered here, showing that humans once occupied this land as early as 13,000 BCE and bringing to light new theories about human arrival in the Americas. Rather than being in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean, this small island chain is barely 100 miles off the coast of the major metropolis that is Los Angeles. This world of wonder and wildlife is Channel Islands National Park.
The Chumash people survived on fishing as well as hunting and gathering on the island. They built and used sophisticated canoes that were able to navigate the rough seas and often difficult shore landings around the region. They also actively traded with neighboring tribes along the coast. The remains of pygmy mammoths have been found on these islands, indicating at least the early Chumash hunted them. The Chumash name comes from a native term meaning "the shell bead makers," and the Chumash were known for creating beads from shells, which were then used as currency by many California tribes.
The first Europeans arrived in the islands in 1542 under the leadership of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, though it is doubtful he visited all of the islands. It is known he spent several weeks on San Miguel and eventually died there. While he did not set foot on Santa Cruz, he did count at least six villages there and originally dubbed the island San Lucas. Many believe the first person of European descent to arrive at Santa Barbara was Spanish explorer Sebastian Vizcaino, who arrived here on 1602 and named it after the saint as it was her feast day. He is the first to have named Santa Cruz Island and also mapped one of the islands he called Isla de gente Barbuda or "Island of the Bearded People." While the there was no recorded contact between Europeans and the islanders between 1602 and 1769, the diseases introduced by the Spanish to the islands had already begun to decrease the population of the area's native inhabitants.
When Mexico gained its independence from Spain, the Channel Islands became part of the new country. To increase the presence of those loyal to Mexico in the area, the country began using Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz as a prison colony. Gov. Juan Alvarado also made land grants of the islands, giving Santa Cruz to his aide Captain Andres Castilleroin in 1839, In 1843, Gov. Manuel Micheltorena made a Mexican land grant of Santa Rosa to the Carrillo brothers. However, the Mexican dominion of the islands would not last long.
Sea-based industries also began to take root around the islands during the mid to late 1800s. As early as 1852, elephant seals and sea lions were being hunted on the islands and Chinese fishermen began using the islands as a base for commercial abalone fishing. They dried the meat on island camps and then sold them in California and to Asian countries across the seas. While whaling did take place off the coast of the islands, it didn't really begin in earnest until the 1930s.
In 1938, Santa Barbara and Anacapa were designated as a national monument, the first of the islands to receive such protection. During World War II, the islands were used as early warning outposts to observe enemy ships, but Santa Cruz saw the most military build up. This island had a maintained installation, later used as a Cold War communications station for the Pacific Missile Range Facility in the 1950s and 1960s.
The islands were declared a National Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1976, which helped further the cause to preserve the area as a national park. The U.S. also created the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, which protects six nautical miles around the national park. When the national park was created in 1980 under President Jimmy Carter, it included Santa Barbara and Anacapa from the original national monument as well as Santa Rosa and San Miguel and portions of Santa Cruz.
Geology and Formation
As a result, the Farallon Plate narrowed and then broke into smaller plates, several of which disappeared. This process allowed magma to break through the surface and cool. Lava flows eventually created volcanoes, which were fed as the plates continued to subduct. About 20 million years ago, the San Andreas fault system began to form long where the Pacific Plate and North American Plate connected.
It was at this point the Ice Age arrived, and as glaciers retreated and then reformed, it caused sea levels to fluctuate. The movement of tectonic plates continued to uplift mountains on the islands while the rising and retreating sea levels changed the shape of the coastline and created marine terraces around the islands. During the last Ice Age - approximately 10,000 years ago - the sea level was around 4,000 feet below what it is today. At this time, the four northern Channel Islands were part of a larger. single island known to geologists as Santarosae.
Once the center of Santarosae, Santa Rosa was formed as melting glaciers and rising sea levels separated it from the other islands. Today, Santa Rosa is only the second-largest of the four northern islands. The cliffs on its northeastern shore match up to those on Santa Cruz Island, which were once attached. Santa Rosa today is known for its vast grasslands, columnar volcanic formations, extensive fossil beds, colored hill slopes, rocky terraces and a unique coastal marsh on its eastern tip. The island is also surrounded by kelp beds.
Santa Cruz Island is the largest island and is split by a central valley along the Santa Cruz Island Fault. Newer, volcanic rock is located to the north of this fault while older, sedimentary rock is found on the south. This resulted into hundreds of sea caves carved throughout the island including Painted Cave, one of the largest sea caves in the world. Santa Cruz also has the highest point of any of the islands as well as a varied coastline of cliffs, beaches, offshore rocks, tide pools, coves and sandy beaches. The wildlife here is the most diverse of any of the islands as well.
While part of the park, Santa Barbara Island is technically part of the southern Channel Islands and is believed to be one of the youngest of the islands. While the island itself is not a volcano, it was also created by volcanic explosions around the same time as much of the landmass that makes up Anacapa. Santa Barbara is mainly Miocene volcanic rocks or basalt interbedded with marine sediments, like shells. The wave-cut cliffs on its shoreline also indicate its younger age.
Channel Islands National Park actually begins on the mainland. The cities of Ventura and Santa Barbara are both home to visitors' centers and are also where most boats and planes set off from to venture to the islands. Visitors can choose to charter a plane or boat to the islands or travel via private boat or plane to the islands. As visitors can only travel between the islands via boat, advanced planning is necessary when traveling both to the islands and between them. Of the two starting points, Ventura is more popular as it is the location of park headquarters and where many concessionaire companies providing transport set off from. Ventura is also closer to the islands.
Eastern Santa Cruz Island is managed by the National Park Service while the larger, western portion is managed by the Nature Conservancy. One of the main areas to explore of the NPS Property is at the northeastern tip at Scorpion Ranch. Interpretative trails here will take visitors through caves, the bunkhouse, shed, windmill, ranch house, NPS Employee Houses and several other man-made structures from the island's ranching days.
Continuing westward, visitors will arrive at Prisoner's Harbor which, along with Valley Anchorage to the south, marks the border between the NPS property and the Nature Conservancy Property. Prisoners Harbor was named for the brief period when the island was used for Mexican exiles, and is now a popular boat docking area. The area is home to a ranch and several structures as well as Xaxas, the second largest Chumash village on the island. Before the ranch came, the area was also one of the largest wetlands on the islands and restoration is working to bring this natural area back to life, in part to save many of the native species this island is known for.
The Santa Cruz Channel and underwater Santa Cruz Canyon lie between Santa Cruz Island and Santa Rosa Island. East Point is the easternmost point of the island, though Skunk Point isn't far away. East Point is home to the Abalone Rocks Marsh, the second largest wetland area after Prisoners Harbor. The prehistoric Qshiwqshiw archaeological site is located here as well. Skunk Point is known for its tidepools, abalone and the Jane L. Stanford shipwreck along its beach.
Long before the sheep and cattle ranchers settled, this area was home to Hichimin, the second largest Chumash village on Santa Rosa. The More Ranch before it was taken over by Vail and Vickers, this area raised cattle and was a vacation stop for hunters and cowboys. Various watercraft can be seen near the pier at the ranch while the ranch itself consists of buildings such as corrals, houses, a branding shed, schoolhouse, blacksmith shop, reservoir, storage buildings, air strip rope house, cattle chute and horse barn. This area is home to the bulk of the island's man-made structures.
The Johnsons Lee area was a World War II Army Camp and Radar Post, and was taken over by the Navy in 1952. An Air Force Base was also operated here during the Cold War. From here, the trail circles back around to Ford Point and San Augustine Canyon. In the center of the island are two mountains: Soledad Peak at 1,574 feet and the much more visited Black Mountain at 1,298 feet. Black Mountain is home to the island's Cloud Forest, an area where fog condenses and creates a misty area perfect for some of the area's rare plant life. The fog often rolls in from nearby San Miguel, helping both islands thrive.
Inland from the harbor are the Cabrillo Monument and the Lester Ranch site, home to the area's ranger station and main campground. Those who continue on the trails north will eventually reach Harris Point, the northernmost point of the island and then Lester Point before reaching Simonton Cove. Those heading south from the ranger's station area will pass by San Miguel Hill and Crook Point, the southernmost area of the island. Between San Miguel Hill and Green Mountain in the island's center are the Caliche Forest. Green Mountain is somewhat south of Simonton Cove.
Technically one of the southern Channel Islands, Santa Barbara Island lies south Anacapa and Santa Cruz islands. Those wanting to sail from the main four islands to Santa Barbara Island can cross the Santa Cruz Basin, Pilgrim Banks or Santa Monica Basin. The northernmost point of the island is Arch Point and is also the area where the Santa Barbara Island lighthouse is located. Off the coast of the lighthouse to the west is Shag Rock. Most visitors arrive on the eastern section of the island at Landing Cove, which is also near the Hyder Ranch area.
Flora and Fauna
The Channel Islands have some of the most unique wildlife in the world, and as a result, are also home to several endangered species. Mammals found in the park include both land and sea animals. Terrestrial mammals found here include the area's four native species: the Channel Islands gray fox, the island deer mouse, the harvest mouse and the spotted skunk. The islands are also home to 11 species of bat and the non-native black rat. As of 2004, the Channel Island gray fox is the only endangered species found among the park's land mammals.
Found in the water and on land, species of seal and sea lion that call this area home include the Guadalupe fur seal, northern fur seal, northern sea lion, California sea lion, northern elephant seal and harbor seal. Some of the most frequently seen and most friendly of these are the California sea lion. They are often seen by boaters resting in the sun on sea buoys and offshore rocks. Divers around the kelp forests, particularly in Santa Barbara Island, often encounter these friendly creatures chomping down on a meal. This island is also home to a preserve dedicated to these animals.
The park is home to the black-chinned hummingbird, Anna's hummingbird, Costa's hummingbird, Rufous hummingbird, and two different subspecies of Allen's hummingbird. Four woodpeckers call the islands home including Lewis' woodpecker, the acorn woodpecker, red-breasted sapsucker, and northern flicker. The park is also home to various swifts, kingfishers, flycatchers, shrikes, vireos, jays, crows, larks, swallows, bushtits, nuthatches, creepers, wrens, warblers, gnatcatchers, kinglets, thrushes, mockingbirds, thrashers, starlings, wagtails, pipits, waxwings, plovers, silky-flycatchers, wood warblers, tanagers, sparrows, cardinals, blackbirds, orioles, and finches.
While birds are among the most common species, amphibians are among the least prevalent. Only four amphibian species call the park home: the Pacific treefrog, Baja California treefrog, black-bellied slender salamander, and the Pacific slender salamander. Reptile species are also fairly rare with only 10 that call the park home. Lizards include the southern alligator lizard, yellow-bellied racer, island fence lizard, side-blotched lizard, and island night lizard. The park has three types of turtles: the loggerhead, and green sea turtle, leatherback. Of these, the loggerhead and leatherback are considered endangered species. Only two snakes are found on the islands: the Santa Cruz Island gopher snake, western terrestrial gopher snake.
By contrast, several non-native and invasive plant species are making some of the rare finds on the island more endangered. These invasive plants include sweet fennel, blue gum, red gum, yellow star-thistle, olive trees, harding grass, and stone pine. Most of these plants were introduced sometime after the late 1880s with harding grass being the newest addition in 1982. The park works to eradicate many of these plants to protect the other native plants here.
Woodlands are the dominant species on Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz Islands and often the trees above can give clues to what visitors will find in the understories below. Oak woodlands are known for plants such as toyon, wood mint, creeping snowberry, poison oak, honeysuckle, manroot, blackberry, milkmaids, and climbing penstemon. Mixed woodlands are often homes to toyon, island cherry, bent grass, coyote-brush, bedstraw, wild cucumber, island monkeyflower, lemonade berry, death camas and California polypody.
Grasslands are among the most prominent plant communities on the island, located on coastal terraces, slopes and other places where widespread grazing once occurred. Rip-gut brome, soft chess, wild oats, slender wild oats, Italian rye grass, red brome, foxtail, bunchgrasses, golden stars, wild hyacinth, gold fields, tidy tips, California buttercup, blue-eyed grass, purple needlegrass, and meadow barley are often found here. It is believed that these areas were once more shrub communities because of the remaining lemonade berries and scrub oaks often found here.
Those who only go looking for plant life above the surface are missing out on half of what the park has to offer. Kelp in particular is extremely important to the islands with more than 1,000 species of animals and plants relying on the parks' kelp forest - some as a source of food and others as a source of protection. Larger species like sea lions and the giant black seabass are often seen here. The giant kelp can grow at depths of 100 feet below the surface. Nine different species of kelp are found the park including the rare elk kelp.
Things To Do
Each island has different rules when it comes to landings. At Santa Barbara, boats may only dock at the landing cove while those with kayaks or inflatables cannot leave boats moored at the dock. On Anacapa, visitors cannot use the landing cove on East Anacapa because it is reserved for use by the NPS and U.S. Coast Guard. Boaters may only land on the portion of Santa Cruz owned by the NPS and piers are available at Scorpion Anchorage and Prisoners Harbor. Those wanting to make landfall on the other part of the island must have Nature Conservancy permits.
With 27 species of cetaceans in the waters around the park, whale watching - and watching for dolphins and porpoises - is another popular boating activity in the park. Boaters must stay at least 100 feet away from whales under federal law and whales are known to encroach on boats. Several outside companies offer whale watching tours in the area as well. The peak season for whale watching depends on what type of whale one wants to watch. Seal and sea lion viewing is almost year-round in the park, though many believe that Cuyler Harbor and Point Bennett on San Miguel offers the best viewing.
Fishing is permitted on the island by those holding a valid California fishing permit and following all local, state and federal rules. At least 13 marine animals have special regulations that apply to them and several areas of the park are marine reserves where fishing is not permitted. Popular catches in the park include white seabass, California halibut, California yellowtail, calico bass, rockfish, and lingcod.
Each island has its own set of hiking trails. The full East Anacapa Hiking Trail is a 2.4 mile loop that is fairly easy in terms of terrain. This hike can also be broken up into the quarter-mile Pinniped Point Trail, the half-mile Lighthouse Trail, the 0.6-mile Cathedral Cove Trail or the 1.5 mile Inspiration Point Trail. Santa Barbara also has a few trails, though these are typically more difficult. The interpretative trail can be divided into a 2.3 mile loop to Arch Point or 3-mile Loop to Signal Peak. The island also offers the 1-mile Arch point and 2-mile Sea Lion Rookery Trails, which are both moderate in nature. For something strenuous, visitors can attempt the 2.5-mile Elephant Seal Cove Trail, 2.5-mile Signal Peak Trail or 3-mile Webster Point Trail.
Several strenuous hikes are also located on this island, particularly in the Smugglers Cove area. The 2-mile Smuggler's Canyon, 3-mile Yellowbanks, and 4-mile San Pedro Point hike here are all strenuous. In the Scorpion Ranch area, hikers looking for a challenge can attempt the 7.5-mile hike to Smugglers Cove or the 8-mile Montanon Ridge trail. In Prisoners Harbor, strenuous hikes include the 7-mile Del Norte Camp Trail, 8.5-mile Navy Road/Del Norte Loop, 15.5-mile Chinese Harbor Trail or the 18-mile China Pines Trail.
Those looking to spy birds on the islands have a wide variety of places to go, depending on what they want to see. The local Audubon Society occasionally sponsors birding trips and most will sea that the best shorebird viewing is on Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa and San Miguel beaches. Those wanting to see land birds can check out Prisoners Harbor or Scorpion Ranch on Santa Cruz island. Santa Rosa is also known for its wide variety of land birds.
Further Reading
- Channel Islands National Park | U.S. National Park Service - Channel Islands National Park encompasses five remarkable islands and their ocean environment, preserving and protecting a wealth of natural and cultural resources. Isolation over thousands of years has created unique animals, plants, and archaeological resources found nowhere else on Earth and helped preserve a place where visitors can experience coastal southern California as it once was.
- Channel Islands National Park | National Geographic - Strung along a stretch of California coast are five separate pieces of land surrounded by 1,252 square nautical miles of sea. Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary protect these islands, the sea around them, and a dazzling array of wildlife.
- Channel Islands | National Park Foundation - Channel Islands has five islands (San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, and Santa Barbara) off the coast of southern California, near Los Angeles. The entire park consists of 249,354 acres, half of which are under the ocean, and is home to a wide variety of nationally and internationally significant natural and cultural resources. Over 2,000 species of plants and animals can be found within the park.
- Channel Islands Park Foundation - Close to the California mainland, yet worlds apart, Channel Islands National Park encompasses five remarkable islands (Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and Santa Barbara) and their ocean environment. Isolation over thousands of years has created unique animals, plants, and archeological resources found nowhere else on Earth and helped preserve a place where visitors can experience coastal southern California as it once was.


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We went to the store this morning to pick up fruit and yogurt to make smoothies. With nowhere else to be, we took our time, wandering the aisles and looking at all the unnecessary things. A little plush Eeyore caught Izzy's eye and she asked if maybe next time 'could we come back and get the very sad Eeyore' so she could 'take him home and be his mommy'? I said "We already have a sad Eeyore at home, don't you remember?" Izzy's reply was perfect: "But this one is MUCH SADDER!" When did my little 3 year old figure out justification, not to mention degrees?
There's no connection but my little Izzy is going to be a much sadder Izzy when she finds out we are likely to NOT have her brother this summer. She looks forward to his visits every week and while she understands we don't have him every weekend, she knows that he DOES come here and on the weeks she gets a "yes, he'll be here soon!" she is always so excited. The grown up world is difficult to navigate. It's hard on the grown-ups and probably many times more difficult for the little ones. So many arbitrary decisions being made and changes of heart occurring.
I recently changed this to a private blog because I feared too many things could be taken out of context or twisted to mean something they don't but it seems now that no matter what, people can decide what they believe is true and just live accordingly. It doesn't matter a bit what I say or feel if someone else wants to attribute motives or opinions to me. This makes me a much sadder me.


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Southiebeaches are cleaner than majorurban beaches in five U.S. cities from the East Coast to Hawaii, including Miami Beach, according to a study from theBoston-based groupSave the Harbor/Save the Bay.
"We should be proud of the fact that we have such clean water," said Bruce Berman of Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, who led the study comparing water quality tests over the past three years.
South Boston's beaches, City Point, M Street Beach and Carson Beach - where the Deer Island Treatment plant integral to Boston's harbor cleanup sits just across the water - outscored beaches around Virginia Beach, Coney Island Beach in New York City, Santa Monica Beach in California, Waikiki Beach in Honolulu and Miami Beach.
"We didn't cherry pick these beaches. We didn't have to," Berman told the News Service. All of the beaches are near urban areas and affected by stormwater discharge and the study used data measuring the presence of an infection-causing bacteria that is present in feces. Beaches were rated based on the amount of time bacteria was at safe levels.
Miami Beach scored about 97 percent, which is nearly the same as Waikiki and Virginia Beach.
South Boston's beaches collectively scored 99.4 percent over three years and never exceeded the maximum bacterial count during last year's dry summer.
Elsewhere in the city of Boston, beaches are more polluted than the beaches around the country that the group evaluated.
Savin Hill Beach in Dorchester was below the maximum amount of Enterococcus bacteria 92 percent of the time over the past three years. That's a worse score than everywhere except Santa Monica, where the beaches were clean about 83 percent of the time.
Other beaches in the Boston area face worse challenges, said Berman, whose group released the annual Boston Harbor Region Beach Quality Report Card on Memorial Day weekend.
Seawater quality is dependent in part on the amount of wet weather. Heavy rain in the Boston area can sometimes lead to purposeful combined sewage overflows where sewage mixed with rainwater is dumped into waterbodies because the sewer system can't handle it.
Berman said South Boston's water quality was dramatically improved by the 2011 completion of a combined sewage storage tunnel running along the shore by the beaches, collecting water for treatment at Deer Island, which dumps treated sewage outside the harbor in Massachusetts Bay. In 2011, Gov. Deval Patrick said the project's completion "ensures that the shores of Boston Harbor will be among the cleanest urban beaches in the country."
The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority also works to disentangle sewage systems from stormwater systems, and the combined systems are a vestige of the Boston area's older network of pipes.
Overall, Boston Harbor area beaches from Nahant to Hull have improved from 90 percent safety in 2011 to 96 percent safety in 2014, the report card found.
Problems remain at King's Beach along the Lynn and Swampscott shoreline and near the home of Gov. Charlie Baker, which has gone from 73 percent safety to 88 percent over that same period.
"We know what these problems are. We know how to solve them," said Berman, who said the problem at King's Beach appears to be illegal sewage connections.
Around Constitution Beach, an inlet across from one of the runways at Logan International Airport, the city made improvements in the East Boston neighborhood's sewage system resulting in a "rebound," Berman said.
Lawmakers passed bond authorizations in 2014 that could be used for further improving water quality in the Boston Harbor area and Berman hopes the Baker administration puts the money to use.


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