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New Mt. Adams Programs
We're excited about the addition of another big, classic, cascade volcano to our lineup of programs for 2015: Mt. Adams, 12,281′. Through a competitive application process, Pacific Alpine Guides was awarded one of two permits to guide routes on the north side of the mountain.
Options range from the no-experience-necessary North Ridge, to steep snow and ice routes like the Lava Glacier Headwall, North Face of the Northwest Ridge, and the Adams Glacier.
Learn more on the new Mt. Adams page, and come join us this summer!
Winter in the Selkirks: Rogers Pass
Photos by Julian Hanna and Tyler Reid from two Rogers Pass trips in late January. It's been a tough winter for the Pacific Northwest, a record-bad snow year for the Olympic Mountains, and overall a strange pattern for North America, but conditions have been pretty darn good in interior British Columbia.
Olympic Mtns Late Dec Ski Conditions
Happy New Year!
We've spent 5 out of the last 6 days skiing in the Hurricane Ridge zone and over the course of that time found some really good skiing. We've seen the full evolution from "thin but skiable" to ankle deep powder, to really good powder skiing, to widespread wind affect, to entering spring mode. Overall, even though we're still well below normal, we have twice the snowpack we had at this time last year. We've had a lot of NE winds in the last week which is counterintuitive for where the good skiing usually is, but the upside is this has loaded more snow on the sunny aspects that need it. All in all things are off to a decent start up there and hopefully this next warm spell passes quickly so we can get back to powder skiing.
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Searching For Winter in the Coast Mountains
BCA BC Link Radio Review
Ski touring by ski plane in Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park last spring with fellow guides Andrew McLean and Eli Potter, we were repeatedly having problems with our guide radios (complicated handheld VHFs). Guides typically need what is basically a ham radio to be able to talk with pilots, other guides, rangers, etc. These are powerful tools but they come with a steep learning curve. I can't count the number of times I've been in the presence of malfunctioning radios, transmission issues, technical glitches, antennae problems, user error, etc.
As a backup on this trip I brought a couple of BCA's BC Link radios and we put them into action.
The BC Link looks like any other small handheld radio with a speaker mic. On closer inspection, you realize the speaker mic controls the radio completely. In addition to transmit and receive, you can change channels, adjust volume, turn the radio on and off, and check battery power. This design allows the body of the radio to live in your backpack all day long, with the speaker mic clipped to your pack shoulder strap.
BC Links operate on the FRS/GMRS (talkabout) frequencies – this keeps things simple and license free, but in high traffic zones finding a clear channel can sometimes be tricky (the sub channels help). This wasn't an issue in the Wrangells. As soon as we started using the BC Links our radio woes vanished, as did our awareness that we were using radios. We were simply communicating clearly in complex terrain.
A month later on a ski expedition to Mt. Blackburn, BC Links provided easy conversations between the summit ridge and base camp. The radios are USB rechargeable which integrates perfectly with a solar panel, and we were impressed with the battery life of these things (up to 140 hours according to BCA).
For guides, the BC Link won't replace the complicated guide VHF. But for everyone else, the BC Link is a superior tool for distraction free backcountry group communication.
Olympic Mountains Ice
Jack and I went up to the Lake Angeles cirque today to check on the ice situation. As this was a scouting mission, we almost didn't bring gear with us which would have been a terrible decision. Despite our late start we managed to get in a few laps. Super awesome to be climbing ice in the Olympics in mid November.
Lake was not trustworthy yet but skirting the edge was not too bad. Temps appear to be getting warmer for the next few days but with the next good freeze it should be good up there.
New Int'l Ski Expeditions: Mt. Elbrus & the Antarctic Peninsula
At 18,510′ feet, Mt. Elbrus is the highest mountain in Europe, and one of the Seven Summits. Situated in the Caucasus Mountains of Russia, this trip combines high altitude ski mountaineering with a heavy dose of Russian culture. The 13 day itinerary starts in Moscow and finishes in St. Petersberg, with ample time for measured acclimatization, skiing time, a 2 day summit window, and city tours. Similar to our Chile Volcanoes Ski Mountaineering Expedition, this program is offered in partnership with RMI Expeditions. 13 days, June 2015.
Learn more: Mt. Elbrus Ski ExpeditionSkiing on the Antarctic Peninsula is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Starting in Ushuaia, Argentina, this trip involves loading your ski gear onto a 331′ ship called the Sea Adventurer, and setting sail across the Drake Passage. Three days later you're skiing above the ocean on surreal ice clad islands and peaks, shuttling to and from the ship by zodiac. In addition to the skiing, is the fact you're in Antarctica, in a world of icebergs, penguins, elephant seals, orcas, and killer whales. This 13 day voyage is offered in November 2015 in partnership with Ice Axe Expeditions.
Learn more: Antarctic Peninsula Ship-Based Ski Touring
Chile Volcanoes 2014 Dispatches & Photos
We just returned from a very fun and successful Chile Volcanoes ski trip. Weather conditions were a little tricky with El Niño bringing a particularly wet winter and spring to South America. For us this meant standing on fewer of the summits in our ambitious itinerary, but it also meant excellent snow coverage and even September powder skiing! Hard to complain, really. We're already looking forward to next year.
Photos (all of the best ones on this page were taken by Katy) and Dispatches from Chile 2014:
SEPT 22, 2014: WARM UP DAY on VOLCAN VILLARICA
Our goal for today was to have skis on our feet, and driving through the lush lowlands in the rain, there was a sense of disbelief circulating through the van that we would soon see snow, let alone be skiing. Next thing we knew, with Sergio at the helm (our Chilean outfitter) we were fully utilizing the Mitsubishi's 4-wheel drive capabilities to precision glide past stuck vehicles on the steep access road. High snowfall intensity from the sky, high psych intensity from our crew.
We spent the afternoon Volcano Storm Skiing. Not to be confused with below treeline storm skiing, where the forest provides terrain definition and the ability to see; Volcano Storm Skiing involves using rocks, closed chairlifts, other skiers, and/or their tracks for definition. When in doubt, have someone else go first. If your hat says 'Guide' on it, that means you are the sacrificial lamb.
Get blasted by the wind on the way up, seek refuge in a closed lift station high on the mountain, look up at your teammates and see huge smiles, transition to ski mode. Random outbursts of laughter. Volcano Storm Skiing is awesome. Especially the part about skiing in September.
We got a casual start on our day knowing that the storm was raging on Villarica. That summiting was not going to be an option for today was glaringly obvious in the forecast, but the skiers mind is slightly different from the climbers mind: stormy conditions yield a bunch of new snow, and a bunch of new snow equals powder skiing. Powder skiing equals the polar opposite of defeat. So like yesterday, we set off into the storm, the only skiers on this mountain crazy enough to go touring (the ski areas on these Chilean volcanoes are above treeline, thus relying on good visibility and not too much wind to stay open).
Yesterday was Volcano Storm Skiing. Today was just plain storm skiing. We stuck below treeline for most of the day and found some great tree shots. With over a foot of new, dense, fast, springy pow, we put in a skin track, and one lap turned into two laps, then three laps, four laps, five laps… To be skiing in an early succession forest with a cauldron of lava bubbling 5,000' above your head feels exotic.
At the end of the day we toured up into the storm to get a sense of how windy it really was in the alpine (and to line ourselves up for a nice glide back to the parking lot). It was windy. Really windy.
SEPT 25, 2014: VOLCAN LONQUIMAYFirst summit of the trip! We may or may not have had a slight mechanical advantage on the approach this morning (chairlift) to Volcan Lonquimay. We were teased with beautiful views of the mountain, although the wind was clearly howling up high. The visibility started to deteriorate as we climbed high above the ski area.
We transitioned from skins to boot crampons where the broad terrain gives way to a semi-sharp ridge, and we climbed up and up into the clouds. The wind came in waves with periods of eerie calm in between.
We climbed until we could climb no further, enjoyed some nice celebratory summit time, and clicked into our skis. The upper mountain required careful turns in the limited visibility, but 3,000' lower we were able to finally open it up and just ski.
The lifts were still spinning after our huge descent, so we snuck in a few extra laps at the ski area before heading for the lodge for chocolate caliente and cervezas. Lonquimay!SEPT 26, 2014: SIERRA NEVADA
We didn't take Sergio seriously when he said "I have a snowcat". We were discussing the approach to Sierra Nevada, which would typically involve four-wheel drive pickups to get to where the snow starts. As our Chilean outfitter and local guru, Sergio has been with us the whole trip, and here in Malalcahuello we are staying at his ideally positioned lodge, the SuizAndina.
It turns out Sergio has two mini snowcat-like vehicles he recently acquired, and he was psyched to give one of them a try in getting us to Sierra Nevada. If all went well, it seemed possible that we'd found a loophole in the "No Shortcuts to the Top" argument. The mini snowcat would deliver us to treeline, we could spend more time touring in the alpine, and maybe get a few bonus turns at the end of the day.
Apparently the universe is on Ed Viesturs' side. Before we even hit the snow, the mini snowcat had lost one of its tracks. These are the moments where us skiers start to panic internally. Will we make it to the snow? Will we ski today?
With one track down and Sergio at the helm, the mini snowcat still performed amazingly well in getting us up the gnarly road. When we hit the snow, it was time to earn our turns.
We ascended through mysterious Araucaria forest (monkey puzzle trees) and out on to a long alpine ridge. Cornice on one side, rocks on the other. The terrain became particularly interesting on the upper mountain, with a series of intersecting ridges, alpine bowls, and mushroomy ice features. The weather was perfect, the views endless, and we were able to ski from the highest point beneath the summit (the last 50' was steep rime ice).
Sierra Nevada is one of those descents that just goes on forever. Photos tell the story better than words.
Chilean ski adventure to the max.
We launched for the north side of Volcan Llaima with overnight gear, optimism, and our fuel tanks filled to the brim with carne. Our send off from Malalcahuello was the asado of all asados: Chilean grass fed beef, homemade sausages, and lamb slow cooked over a wood fired grill masterfully by Sergio (our Chilean outfitter and owner of the lodge in Malalcahuello).
The wind was steady and the views nonexistent as we toured up an expansive lava field that just five years ago was flowing red. Above the monkey puzzle trees the wind was whipping, and feeling energetic we opted for the storm camping experience. We carved tent platforms into the leeward side of a small rock outcrop and proceeded to build Alaska style wind walls around our camp.
The next morning was frigid. The sun came out and as we packed up our gear for the summit ascent, we had the feeling that everything was lining up. Almost. The nice springlike snow surface we'd skinned up the day before was now a skating rink. Our ski crampons, even under full body weight, were not biting into the ice. This was not the type of frozen snow that softens throughout the day.
About 600 vertical feet above camp it became apparent that the snow wasn't getting any better. Getting on the face above us – which Katy and I had learned the year before is deceptively enormous and quite steep at the top, was out of the question.
We ripped our skins and skied east coast style "packed powder" (very loud turns) 1,000' down to a small sub peak to the east. Views across the way of Sierra Nevada rising above the beautiful Lago Conguillio (a huge lake) began to the open up. We cramponed to the summit of our mini peak, skied down, and as we contoured back to camp, the decision not to go higher on Llaima was further reinforced. The winds ramped up, and visibility dropped to ping-pong ball status. We packed up camp and skied down out of the clouds.
Overused statement of the trip, uttered multiple times at the end of every ski day: "Well that was an adventure."
This is a truly amazing place to have skis on your feet.
Sound interesting? Learn more about this trip here.
Mt. Constance, Mt. Olympus, Mt. Shuksan & Mt. Baker
The Bailey Range Traverse: Sol Duc to the Hoh via Mt. Carrie, Queets Basin & Mt. Olympus
I just returned from an amazing 6 days on the Bailey Range Traverse along with Ross from Montreal. An additional member of our crew unfortunately had to bail at the last minute due to illness, but hopefully will be back to experience one of the best alpine traverses in North America.
We started at the Sol Duc trailhead, ascending into the alpine past Heart Lake, up onto the High Divide. We shared a camp perched above a terrain feature called the Catwalk with a volunteer ranger and a family of goats.
The next day we crossed the Catwalk and passed through a camp known as "Boston Charlie's" as we ascended onto the west shoulder of Mt. Carrie. Rather than follow the standard route from here which consists of sidehilling beneath Mt. Carrie, we took the high line over the summit.
From the summit of Mt. Carrie we descended east on a glaciated ridge feature formed by years and years of consistent wind patterns, passing beneath Mt. Ruth, and up a steep headwall that in a good snow year would typically involve steep snow climbing in early August. This year it was melted down to glacier ice.
Anticipating this section, I was psyched to have brought along a 19cm ice screw which came in handy for drilling V-thread anchors. 3 short pitches (30m) of 45° ice and snow put us on the lower angled glacier above, where we popped through a notch in the ridge.
From the notch, we had a beautiful descent into the Stephen Lake basin, where stopping for a swim in the lake was very tempting on this hot day.
We contoured around the basin, ascending 1200′ of steep snow and scree to the ridge, where we were able to set up our tent a couple hundred feet beneath the summit of Stephen Peak.
The next day we cruised on the ridgeline from Stephen Peak to Upper Ferry Basin with the occasional sections of scrambly bushwhacking. In Upper Ferry Basin we ascended past many beautiful lakes and tarns to the true crest of the Bailey Range, passing beneath Mt. Ferry and Mt. Pulitzer.
From Mt. Ferry to Queets Basin is one of the most fun and awe-inspiring sections of the traverse. The views are dramatic and constantly evolving. Travel for the most part is straightforward, following the ridge crest, with sections of steep snow and glacier travel mixed in.
Beyond Bear Pass we dropped into Upper Queets Basin and set up camp in a killer location next to a beautiful alpine tarn.
That evening provided one of the best sunsets of the trip.
Day four is one of the navigation and sanity cruxes of the route involving a contour to the base of the Humes Glacier, through steep, densely vegetated terrain, avalanche paths choked with slide alder and downed trees, and game trails that appear and disappear without warning.
Once on the Humes Glacier it was easy climbing to Blizzard Pass.
A steep descent to Camp Pan, and we were comfortably situated on the Mt. Olympus Massif, in one of the more dramatic camp locations in Olympic National Park.
The next morning we dropped to the Hoh Glacier, ascended through Glacier Pass, down the mighty Blue Glacier, and onto the lateral moraine.
We spent our last night along the Hoh River and had our car shuttle ride waiting for us at the Hoh Visitor Center on day 6 (thanks Dave!).


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Barack Obama and Mitt Romney differ on health care, gay marriage, and how to fix the economy. That's just the start. Their disclosure forms from April 2011 through April 2012 reveal they're also divided on such fundamental questions as how much to spend on pizza and where to go for paper clips.

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The study by Terry-McElrath et al in the current issue of JAMA Pediatrics seeks to answer important, timely questions related to how the new federal policy issued by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) may affect the nutritional environment of US schools and childhood obesity rates. Beginning in the 2014-2015 school year, schools participating in federally reimbursable meal programs are required to implement nutritional standards for foods and beverages sold in competitive venues, including
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In this issue of JAMA Pediatrics, Caruso and Cullen describe the nutritional quality and cost of lunch brought from home by elementary and intermediate school–aged children in Houston, Texas. As they remind us, this component of the school food environment is basically avoided by public health policy and rarely addressed by investigators. The authors conducted an observational study in 1 school district including 12 schools (8 elementary, 4 intermediate) in the fall of 2011. A total of 243 eleme
Many questions remain about both delayed cord clamping (DCC) and umbilical cord milking (UCM). Al-Wassia and Shah report the first meta-analysis of UCM in infants. We review current recommendations and concerns impeding their translation into widespread practice. We next review new meta-analyses in the literature that address some of the remaining knowledge gaps for placental transfusion, including the aforementioned UCM meta-analysis. Finally, we highlight some remaining reasons clinicians shou
ImportanceUmbilical cord milking (UCM) is suggested to improve neonatal outcomes.ObjectivesTo perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of UCM in full-term and preterm neonates.Data SourcesA systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, the Cochrane Database of Clinical Trials, the clinicaltrails.gov database, and the reference list of retrieved articles from 1940 to 2014.Study SelectionRandomized clinical trials comparing UCM with other strategies of handling the
ImportanceThere has been a significant expansion in the number of low-level and midlevel neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in recent decades. Infants with necrotizing enterocolitis represent a high-risk subgroup of the very low-birth-weight (VLBW) (ObjectivesTo describe the current trend toward deregionalization and to test the hypothesis that infants with necrotizing enterocolitis represent a particularly high-risk subgroup of the VLBW population that would benefit from early identification
ImportanceAdvantages of caffeine for apnea of prematurity have prompted clinicians to use it prophylactically even before apnea.ObjectiveTo determine the effect of early initiation of caffeine therapy on neonatal outcomes in very preterm infants born in Canada.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsA retrospective cohort study was conducted. Patients included preterm neonates born at less than 31 weeks' gestation admitted to 29 participating Canadian Neonatal Network neonatal intensive care units betw
ImportanceParents' beliefs about what they need to do to be a good parent when their children are seriously ill influence their medical decisions, and better understanding of these beliefs may improve decision support.ObjectiveTo assess parents' perceptions regarding the relative importance of 12 good-parent attributes.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsA cross-sectional, discrete-choice experiment was conducted at a children's hospital. Participants included 200 parents of children with serious i
ImportanceMost studies examining the association of prenatal antiretroviral (ARV) exposures with congenital anomalies (CAs) in children born to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected women have been reassuring, but some evidence suggests an increased risk with specific ARV agents.ObjectiveTo evaluate the association of in utero ARV exposures with CAs in HIV-exposed uninfected children.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsProspective cohort study design. The Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study's Sur
ImportanceThe prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) has increased markedly in recent decades, which researchers have suggested could be caused in part by nonetiologic factors such as changes in diagnosis reporting practices. To our knowledge, no study has quantified the degree to which changes in reporting practices might explain this increase. Danish national health registries have undergone a change in diagnostic criteria in 1994 and the inclusion of outpatient contacts to health regi
ImportanceViolence is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among youth, with more than 700?000 emergency department (ED) visits annually for assault-related injuries. The risk for violent reinjury among high-risk, assault-injured youth is poorly understood.ObjectiveTo compare recidivism for violent injury and mortality outcomes among drug-using, assault-injured youth (AI group) and drug-using, non–assault-injured control participants (non-AI group) presenting to an urban ED for care.Design
ImportanceShort-term impacts of breakfast consumption on diet quality and cognitive functioning have been reported, but more evidence is needed to draw causal inferences about long-term impacts of school breakfast on indicators of school engagement and academic achievement.ObjectiveTo estimate the impact of a Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC) program on School Breakfast Program participation, school attendance, and academic achievement.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis quasi-experimental stud
ImportanceThe latest US Department of Agriculture school meal and competitive venue standards (USDA standards) aim to improve student nutrition and health. However, significant opposition has been raised to their implementation.ObjectiveTo examine (1) the percentages of US middle and high school students who currently attend schools that have specific components of the USDA standards; (2) evidence that the identified USDA standard components may be associated with student overweight/obesity; and
ImportanceThe nutritional quality and cost of lunches brought from home are overlooked and understudied aspects of the school food environment.ObjectivesTo examine the quality and cost of lunches brought from home by elementary and intermediate school students.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsAn observational study was conducted in 12 schools (8 elementary and 4 intermediate) in one Houston, Texas, area school district from October 6, 2011, to December 5, 2011. Participants included 242 elementa
To the Editor In the article recently published in JAMA Pediatrics on a cluster randomized trial of the Healthy Buddies program, Santos and colleagues reported effect sizes for the impact of intervention on the assessed outcomes, with waist circumference and body mass index z scores serving as primary outcomes. The formula given for calculating each effect size was the difference between treatment and control groups in baseline to follow-up differences on the outcome measure divided by the pool
In Reply On behalf of my coauthors, I thank Dr Dubois for highlighting the error of reporting treatment effect in the article that described the results of the cluster randomized clinical trial of the Healthy Buddies Curriculum, recently published in JAMA Pediatrics. Dr Dubois correctly highlighted the fact that the "the use of a measure's standard error for calculating an effect size is problematic" because it would inflate the estimate of the effect size.
In the article titled "Influence of Age at Virologic Control on Peripheral Blood Human Immunodeficiency Virus Reservoir Size and Serostatus in Perinatally Infected Adolescents," published online October 6, 2014, and also in the December 2014 print issue of JAMA Pediatrics (2014;168[12]:1138-1146. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1560), 2 grant numbers in the Funding/Support section were incorrect and another grant was inadvertently omitted. On page 1145, the first sentence of the Funding/Support
In the article titled "Effectiveness of Peer-Based Healthy Living Lesson Plans on Anthropometric Measures and Physical Activity in Elementary School Students: A Cluster Randomized Trial," published online February 10, 2014, and also in the April 2014 print issue of JAMA Pediatrics (2014;168[4]:330-337. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.3688), several minor errors existed in the statistical methods used in the study. Once recalculated, the treatment effects were modified slightly; however, these mo
School-aged children eat an important meal at school each day: lunch. In the past, concerns were raised about the quality of school-provided lunches. Because of these concerns and the increased problem of obesity in schoolchildren, school-lunch standards were put into place in schools in 2012 to ensure that school-provided foods are healthy.
JAMA Pediatrics Vision: JAMA Pediatrics will be the most respected source of information for investigators, providers, and policy makers seeking the highest quality evidence to guide decision-making.
from ArchDerm - 01 Jan 15
The discovery in July 2014 of 6 heat-sealed glass vials of the smallpox virus along with more than 300 vials of other viral and bacterial pathogens in a cold storage room at the National Institutes of Health campus (Bethesda, Maryland) has received only modest attention. Perhaps this is because most Americans have never seen a case of smallpox, which is the only disease of humans that has been vanquished. The majority of people who were born since the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration
Cases of a distinct congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma with evolving white spots were first reported in 1984 and have been assigned a variety of names including ichthyosis en confetti, ichthyosis variegata, congenital reticular ichthyosiform erythroderma (CRIE), and MAUIE syndrome (micropinnae, alopecia universalis, congenital ichthyosis, and ectropion). The first report of this form of heritable ichthyosis was made in 1984 by French dermatologists Camenzind et al as "ichthyose en confettis,"
ImportanceCutaneous manifestations of chronic graft-vs-host disease (GvHD) are highly variable and may recapitulate well-characterized autoimmune diseases, including systemic sclerosis and Sjögren syndrome. However, vitiligo and alopecia areata (AA) have not been well characterized in the chronic GvHD setting.ObjectiveTo determine laboratory markers, transplant-related factors, and other systemic manifestations associated with vitiligo and/or AA in patients with chronic GvHD.Design, Setting, and
ImportanceAdults with eczema have multiple risk factors for accidental injury. However, little is known about the risk of injury in adult patients with eczema.ObjectiveTo determine whether adult eczema is associated with an increased risk of injury.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsA prospective questionnaire-based study using the 2012 National Health Interview Survey among a nationally representative sample of 34?500 adults aged 18 to 85 years with a history of eczema in the past 12 months.Main


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Jumping on the bandwagon. My predictions for 2015…
As the end of a year approaches it's time for the blogging fraternity to turn to the tried and tested 'Top 'this that and the other' of 2014″ and 'My predictions for 2015″ blog posts.Read More
Challenge Two – #LearningLive Inspire session #mlearning
During my Inspire session at Learning Live, I set two challenges which were designed to help recalibrate peoples definition of mobile learning.
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Challenge One – #LearningLive Inspire session #mlearning
During my 'Inspire' session at Learning Live, I set two challenges which were designed to help recalibrate people's definition of mobile learning and also provide them with an opportunity to demonstrate a 'quick win' after attending the conference.
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#LearningLive Inspire session – Mobile Learning
Earlier this week I spoke at the LearningLive conference in London.
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Week 1 recap of #GoogleMedia #MOOC
We've just come to the end of Week 1 so I thought it would be a logical time to post my reflections of the 'Understanding Media by Understanding Google' MOOC…Read More
My review of the #Encore #mlearning app
Following attendance at a recent Kineo event, I've been trialling a novel approach to combating the much touted 'Forgetting Curve' using mobile devices as the delivery mechanism…Read More


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Fight off hordes of evil mutants created by a cataclysmic event in Nival's new tower defense meets collectible card game, Defenders.
"Must play for any tower defense enthusiast."
– Daniel Tack, Forbes.com
"Nival has nailed the core concepts of the genre."
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"Fantastic game."
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Prime World: Defenders combines classic tower defense gameplay with collectible card game elements. Your towers, your spells and your traps are all magical cards that you can collect and upgrade. Earning random sets of cards after each battle allows each player to create unique and exciting strategies!
Freeze, burn, poison, explode and slash countless enemies attempting to stop you from gathering artifacts from the old kingdom. Choose your cards carefully and play them strategically - there will be heavy resistance along the way. Battle everything from small mutated fungi to powerful giant goblins and nagas!
In addition to the story-driven single-player campaign in Prime World: Defenders, each players' experience is unique thanks to custom generated missions!
• Full Retina support with beautiful 3D graphics!
• Customize and create your own towers by forging and merging their abilities!
• Over 20 tower types and 25 upgrade levels for each tower!
• A full PC game that you can now play on mobile!
• Leaderboards and over 100 achievements!
• 36 types of violent monsters and ferocious bosses with special weaknesses!
• Captivating storyline with 23 missions, extra boss levels, and randomly generated missions!
• Use special placement near buildings and anomalies to boost your powerful attacks!
Requires iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone 4S & higher, iPod touch 5th generation, iPad 2 and iPad mini & higher.
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Please note that the game is free to play but you can purchase some items in it with real money. However, this is not essential to get a perfect game experience.
What's New in Version 1.7.4
- New Year theme disabled.
- Minor performance improvements.
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IAP's don't ruin it
This the ONLY game I know with IAP's where they are not required. You don't have to pay to win. You don't have to wait to continue playing. (Have game publishers forgotten we all have a family, a job and school?) I have enjoyed this game gradually over many many months. The progression and balance is amazing. Whenever I get stuck I just mix it up and try new towers and combinations. Now I believe am on the last level! A quality, superbly crafted game and I salute the developers. Thank you for not being greedy IAP publishers! I prefer to pay once and play, even over ads.
Great so far
I'm playing on an iPad Air 2 and have had no problems. No bugs, no crashes. The game is truly gorgeous. I really like TD style games, there are a lot of them out there but I haven't been this excited about playing one since Field Runners and Sentinel. Defenders seems above and beyond so far. There's depth, a decent story, terrific graphics. A lot of folks don't like the in-app-purchases. I haven't spent any money yet. I'll have to wait and see if it becomes too hard without paying. I don't mind spending a little in support of a good game. That's how it ought to be.
Good but not great
The game has amazing depth and feel to it for a tower defense game and great crafting system(forge) but I have noticed it does not handle well on other systems. I own a few iPads and two iPhones all ranging from current generation to some of the older generations and it does not handle well the older the system is the game crashes every few levels and freezes and then there is the lag in the frame rate but other then that the game is good
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- Version: 1.7.4
- Size: 430 MB
- Languages: English, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian
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Q. My child has a constant runny nose. Is it a cold or allergies?
Trying to distinguish between a cold and allergies is often difficult because many of the symptoms overlap. However, there are subtle differences:
Runny nose: Colds will typically begin with a clear runny nose in the first one to two days but then progress to more yellow, milky or green mucous until the cold resolves. Allergies are more characteristic for clear, watery nasal secretions.
Cough: Allergies and colds may cause a cough that is worse at night. Coughs associated with allergies tend to be dry whereas colds create more of a wet cough.
Sneezing: Sneezing can be associated with allergies or colds, but sneezing tends to be more productive with colds.
Red eyes: Red, irritated, itchy eyes are common with allergies. This can be confused with viral conjunctivitis, or "pink-eye," that is often associated with viral infections or colds. Allergies cause both eyes to be symmetrically red while viral infections usually start in one eye.
If the runny nose is associated with fever, body aches or sore throat, then it's more likely a viral cold. Allergies often have a strong component of itching -- itchy nose, itchy watery eyes, dry itchy skin.
Also, a strong family history of allergies makes allergies more likely.
Q. My 6 year-old has terrible allergies in the spring but over-the-counter antihistamines make him very moody. Is there anything else that he can take that would have less side effects?
One of the most common side effects of antihistamines is sleepiness, and when children are sleepy they become moody.
First, you should be sure that he is taking a long-acting antihistamine such as Claritin or Zyrtec. These medicines are less sedating than Benadryl.
Also, the medicine should be given at bedtime rather than in the morning.
If you are doing all of these things and still seeing side effects, you should take him to see his healthcare provider to consider a nasal steroid spray or nasal antihistamine.
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1. Dove, Ad Makeover
Ogilvy & Mather developed an app for Dove that empowered ordinary people to choose positive messages to run on Facebook in place of negative advertising that can destroy self-esteem. The app reached more than 29 million women and triumphed at Cannes and the Campaign Big Awards.
2. MTV, Under The Thumb
AKQA created an app to give fans control of their favourite MTV content. The app allowed them to watch shows on the go or access MTV on their computer by using their mobile phone as a remote control. Users could also chat about and watch programming together with friends in different locations.
3. Barclaycard, Toys Unleashed
To support the TV ad, Barclaycard launched an augmented-reality game created by Dare. Through the use of skin-tracking technology, three characters from the spot – Mr B, Chomp and Mike – appeared to spring to life in the palm of users' hands.
4. Volkswagen, Digital Showrooms
With more people increasingly researching cars online before making a purchase, Volkswagen launched a customer engagement app to show off its product range and combination features. The app, by Tribal DDB, helped users to find their perfect car by filtering models by price, performance and fuel type. Customers' details were then accessed on the showroom floor.
5. Ikea, Happy To Bed
Vizeum created an app for Ikea as part of an integrated campaign designed to send the nation "happy to bed". As well as waking people and reminding them to turn in, this clever app used the knowledge of sleep experts to tell users when they should go to bed based on what time they got up. It also provided useful tips each night on how to enjoy a good night's sleep. The campaign won two golds at the Campaign Media Awards.
6. Harveys, Test Drive
The furniture retailer focused its marketing activity around a mobile app by Starcom MediaVest Group that allowed users to "test drive" sofas in their own homes. Users could browse the Harveys range from within the app and superimpose the products on their phone's photo-capture screen to view them in any given space. The image could be flipped, depending on perspective, and users were able to try different colour schemes. The app was shortlisted at the Campaign Media Awards.
7. Boots, Christmas
Boots launched an app by Lida to allow people to send personalised videos and gifts to loved ones they can't be with at Christmas. Users could search for presents through the app and scan barcodes in-store, which were then added to their online gift list. They could also record a special video message for friends and family to watch while they open their presents.
8. Royal Bank of Scotland, RBS 6 Nations Live Challenge
To enhance the live match experience and get more mileage from its sponsorship of the 6 Nations rugby tournament, the Royal Bank of Scotland launched an interactive "second screen" app by Jam, Engine's social media and mobile agency, that allowed rugby fans to be part of the action. The app challenged people to predict the results of penalties, conversions, five-metre scrums and line-outs, and compete with friends on Facebook. It was downloaded 100,000 times and engaged users on average for 45 minutes.
9. Barnardo's, Rewrites
Bartle Bogle Hegarty created a first-of-its-kind app that aimed to promote awareness of Barnardo's work in combating the sexual exploitation of children and raise funds for new services. Building on its award-winning "life story" campaign, the app described the experiences suffered by a victim called Jessica to the charity's Facebook friends. Users were then given the opportunity to intervene and rewrite the story, creating an anagram of the original words with a positive ending. As a result, Jessica's Facebook picture changed to one of hope.
10. British Heart Foundation, PocketCPR
To support the British Heart Foundation's award-winning TV campaign starring Hollywood hardman Vinnie Jones, the charity launched a free app by Grey London explaining how to carry out hands-only CPR on someone in cardiac arrest using hard and fast chest compressions. The app taught people by making use of accelerometer hardware built into most smartphones, enabling them to measure the rate and depth of practice compressions and explaining if they needed to push harder or softer.
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North Korean Officials Fail At Photoshop
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Kevin Tang a year ago 270 responses
Just in time to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean War cease-fire. Cool, guys.
Hunter Schwarz a year ago 17 responses
One shows the Pope officiating a same sex, interracial marriage. New Zealand's Powershop's ads are the most original power ads you'll ever see.
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One of the most secretive countries in the world, uncovered. Find out about unicorns, hamburgers, and golfing records.
Alltime10s 2 years ago 48 responses
for those who STILL don't know the difference…
julie hong 2 years ago 25 responses
Among the many performances during yesterday's celebration of their fallen dictator's life was a song performed by the country's first-ever girl group. First-ever! The Jongettes — yes, really — performed a tribute to Kim Jong il and later on a group of synchronized swimmers danced to the song, "We Will Defend General Kim Jong Un at the Risk of Our Lives." How uplifting! (via dailymail.co.uk)
Whitney Jefferson 3 years ago 18 responses
Like father, like son. Since the recent death of Kim Jong Il, North Korean state-run media has been releasing a series of images of the "Great Successor," Kim Jong Un looking at a variety of mundane things.
theatlantic.com 3 years ago respond
It's easy to forget that Kim Jong-Il, though he may have been a tyrant who starved and oppressed his own people, was still someone's daddy. Unlike the hysterical theatrics in Pyongyang's streets, these tears might be genuine. Awwww…does the Great Successor need a tissue?
Gavon Laessig 3 years ago 15 responses
The recently departed "Dear Leader" was called many things in his life. The following are allegedly all titles that were ascribed to him by foreign leaders (according to North Korea).
Jack Moore 3 years ago 57 responses
He looks so cozy.
Gavon Laessig 3 years ago 37 responses
Create your own dictator, or mix and match your own! Makes a great toy for the single-party or military-junta obsessed kid in your life. Developed by an Australian artist named Stephen Ives. (via collabcubed.com)
Peggy Wang 3 years ago 21 responses
Reserving our place in hell for making these a reality, but the internet told us to.
sly 3 years ago 44 responses
We will miss you all. In memorium from The Onion.
Gavon Laessig 3 years ago 62 responses
The autocratic tyrant from the People's Republic of Wadiya (who may or may not be Sacha Baron Cohen) mourns the passing of a fellow megalomaniacal dictator. Okay, he's definitely Sacha Baron Cohen's character from The Dictator.
Gavon Laessig 3 years ago 66 responses
With Kim Jong-Il's passing, we take a look at the three sons he fathered, and why the youngest is taking the reigns.
Jack Moore 3 years ago 23 responses
Kim Jong-Il deemed his second son, Kim Jong Chol, "too feminine" to take power. This poem that Jong Chol wrote (under the pseudonym Chol Pak) entitled "My Ideal World" might have something to do with that.
Jack Moore 3 years ago 68 responses
This picture, taken this morning, sums up how much South Koreans will miss the freshly departed Dear Leader of the North. Yeesh…tell us how you REALLY feel, Unknown Man In Seoul.
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Because when a dictator dies, people need to tweet about it. These were the best that Twitter had to offer. Read More ›
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South Korea's Yonhap News Agency is reporting that the North Korean dictator died of fatigue yesterday morning during a 17 hour train ride. This is his life in images.
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Bebe Kim Jong, chillin' in her bumbo seat. (via.) View Image ›
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Artist Phillip Toledano, working under the conviction that "being an artist is a great deal like being a dictator," has incorporated himself into a series of Kim Jong Illustrations. Much more over at Kim Jong Phil.com. View List ›
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The world's littlest dictator likes to look at things.
The comical hijinks of everyone's favorite Russian autocrat. Tune in to his further adventures, same Putin time, same Putin channel! View List ›
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Tumblr with a license to il.
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It's nice to know there's a real life super-villain in the world.
It has just been confirmed that Kim Jong Il's youngest son will succeed him as the next leader of North Korea. I guess that means they won't be getting a Justin Bieber concert anytime soon.
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This photo was released this morning by the North Korean news agency. View Image ›
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Kim Jong Il has reportedly chosen his youngest son to become North Korea's next leader. Read More ›
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For a minute, I thought those were condoms, which made the photo even better. View Image ›
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Should shareholders have a say in executives' pay?
Big money paid to top execs draws shareholders into debate over levels of proper payment
For San Diego County chief executives, last year was better than 2008, in part because bonuses returned. Many companies link bonuses to stock performance. Since stocks rebounded from market lows through the course of 2009, bonuses were back.
In 2008, approximately 50 local chief executives — or half of those examined — did not get a bonus. Last year, only about 30 executives were left without bonus pay, based on The San Diego Union-Tribune's look at the proxy statements from about 100 local public companies.
County chief executives who took home $1 million or more in overall compensation — including options and restricted stock — increased to 39 last year, up from 37 in 2008.
The average salary and bonus for CEOs — excluding stock options and restricted stock — rose about 20 percent last year to $795,000 — mostly because of larger bonuses.
The average wage for payroll employees in San Diego County, by contrast, was $48,088 in 2008, the latest data available, according to the state Employment Development Department. That was up 3.8 percent from the prior year.
Today, roughly 300 public companies nationwide give shareholders an advisory say-on-pay vote. Most of them are institutions that are required to do so as a condition of receiving federal bailout money. About 70 companies did it voluntarily or, like Sempra, after a vote by shareholders.
Sempra opposed its shareholder initiative, saying federal legislation on say on pay may pass, making the proposal redundant. The company also said it was unclear exactly what shareholders objected to with its compensation plan.
"Our management has been clear that they would like more granularity about what it is about the pay structure that shareholders don't like," said Kline, the Sempra spokesman.
There is one way to find out, said Paul Hodgson, senior research associate at The Corporate Library, an independent corporate governance firm in Portland, Maine.
"Ask them," he said. "If they took the trouble to vote against the compensation policy, they have an opinion."
Some question whether say on pay, which is an advisory vote only, will actually work. "It's a step in the right direction," said DeBoskey, the SDSU professor. "But in my honest professional opinion, I don't think it is going to make a difference because it's nonbinding."
Shareholders of three companies that had previously implemented a say-on-pay vote — Motorola, Occidental Petroleum and KeyCorp — rejected their executive packages during this year's proxy season.
In England, say on pay has been widespread since 2002, said Hodgson, but only two companies have ever had their shareholders reject compensation plans.
"We don't even have it for all companies in the U.S. and already we've got three," he said. "So there's obviously a pretty significant amount of dissatisfaction among shareholders here."
In the United Kingdom, companies sat down with shareholders to work out a compromise. It remains to be seen if U.S. companies will do the same.
But Hodgson thinks they will. Not listening to shareholders on a high-profile issue such as executive pay is bad for the company's image, he said.
The Corporate Library also is putting together a report on stock options granted to executives during the market lows in 2008 and early 2009. In some cases, these options have already resulted in hefty paper profits for executives as stocks recovered.
"It's not incentive pay," Hodgson said. "It's money for nothing."
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Here are the Sooners who earned some recognition after Oklahoma's 41-12 loss to Baylor.
Jalen Saunders
The senior was one of the few Sooners who stepped up to make big plays against the Bears. His 55-yard kickoff return gave the squad early hope and he led OU with six receptions for 74 yards. He continues to be one of the few bright spots on an otherwise lackluster offense.
Frank Shannon
The sophomore led the Sooners with 13.5 tackles including 12 solo stops against the Bears. He added two tackles for loss and was active in the middle of OU's defense throughout the night.
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Roy Finch
The senior continues to perform in his limited opportunities while the Sooners offense continues to stumble around. Finch had seven carries for 36 yards, averaging 5.1 yards per carry and added a 10-yard touchdown reception.


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Carbon Capture Success in Alabama, $1 Billion Pledge in Illinois
Last week carbon capture proponents in the United States got two bits of good news. First, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Southern Company Services said they have successfully tested a technology that captures and sequesters carbon dioxide from coal plants. Later in the week, the U.S. Energy Department pledged to come up with about $US 1 billion for the $1.65-billion FutureGen 2.0 carbon capture and storage project in Illinois.
Based on the results released Tuesday, Mitsubishi Heavy says that it will accelerate its program to commercialize the technology. Southern Company owns the 2657 megawatt power plant in Alabama that the technology was tested on. The U.S. Department of Energy and the power industry's R&D arm, the Electric Power Research Institute, also pitched in.


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Not sure if some rioter already has this or something, but I'll make this anyways . As we all would I'm sure, we would love to play with a rioter.
Now not all rioters have the time of day to play with us but I would just like to make this as a fun thread where people can say they wanna play with a rioter, wait a lil' bit, and have a possible rioter come here and say they wanna play!
Now I know when rioters want to do this they can just create their own thread and attract LoL players like taric to ezreal but if we can all get enough people and rioters to know about this, maybe JUST maybe this can become the place where rioters and players can make FAST, FUN, RELAXING, ARAM games.
So players, LET THE GAMES BEGIN. Everybody just post one time that u wanna play with a rioter, get all your friends to, and attract rioters to this place like teemo's hunger to being the devils little pet.
Now if this thread dies... SO BE IT! But I'll start.
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Hotels Right To Privacy — Under Fire!
The US Supreme Court will examine a question of privacy as it concerns hotel and motel guest records during this session. The high court agreed to review a federal appeals court ruling that struck down a Los Angeles ordinance requiring that hotel guest records "be made available to any officer of the Los Angeles Police Department for inspection."
A divided Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this past December that the ordinance was unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment, which guards against unreasonable searches and seizures. In my opinion, rightly so! The court concluded that hotels have an interest in keeping guest records private, even if the guests themselves have no such privacy rights because they willingly give their information to the hotel. Of course, the reason travelers give that information to the hotel is because they have been on the road all day and are not going to let a phone number or address get in the way of a hot shower and a good night's sleep. After all when using a credit card to pay for our stay, like most of us do, we as customers expect this information to remain private. We don't expect it to be readily shared. At least without a good reason and proper legal procedure, like a judge ordered Search Warrant.
The ordnance at issue was approved by the city in 2006. It requires hotels to collect and maintain guest information such as name and address, the number of people in the guest's party, vehicle information, arrival and checkout dates, room number, and method of payment. Hotel operators who fail to comply with it face as many as 6 months behind bars and a $1,000 fine.
"A lot of the hotel owners in the L.A. area are being subject to warrantless searches under this ordinance," explained the lawyer for L.A. motel owners, Naranjibhai and Ramilaben Patel. According to court documents the Patels had been cited by police for failing to keep the required records at one of their motels, the Rio Palace Motor Inn.
As the law in the state of Louisiana stands now, it is a violation of your right of privacy if the hotel discloses to another (including Police) which room you are staying in, and all other personal information related to your registering. However, a hotel may disclose whether or not you are a guest at the hotel unless you expressly instruct them not to do so.
When it comes to your actual room rental, I feel the same privacy protection should extend.
Generally, if you are using your hotel room in an ordinary way, then you have a limited right of privacy in the room. However, if the hotel believes that you are engaging in illegal acts, then hotel management has the right to enter and search your room without your permission. Under no circumstances can the hotel authorize the police to conduct a search of your room without your consent or without a PROPER SEARCH WARRANT.
Of course, I will be watching this case and will report the Supreme's ruling.
Our freedom and liberty make us great.
Hey! Officer Dan, you wanna look into my PERSONAL information, my room, car or wallet….get a court ordered SEARCH WARRANT!
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Can police officers may detain an individual incident to the execution of a search warrant when the individual has left the immediate vicinity of the premises before the warrant is executed.
In Padilla v. Kentucky, 130 S. Ct. 1473 (2010), this Court held that criminal defendants receive ineffective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment when their attorneys fail to advise them that pleading guilty to an offense will subject them to deportation. The question presented is whether Padilla applies to persons whose convictions became final before its announcement.
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Formula One may, to outsiders, seem like a monolith, but it is in fact a gathering of rather disparate parties. There's the FIA which governs the series from a sporting standpoint, there's the collective of teams competing in the series, and Formula One Management, the company that holds the sport's commercial rights under the direction of one Bernie Ecclestone. The only way they all get along is through the terms of the Concorde Agreement – the contract that divides up the spoils, namely
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Combine well until a stiff dough forms.
You are not going to use all this dough for the dumplings. We only need half of this batter. You could certainly use it all but it depends on how many dumplings you want. If you make the full batch, you will need to add additional chicken broth to your chili because these dumplings will soak up some liquid. You can use the other half of the dumpling batter to make mini muffins to serve with this or freeze it for later use.
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Located in Portland (North Portland), Days Inn Portland is close to Portland International Raceway, Portland Meadows Racetrack, and Delta Park East. Also nearby are Delta Park West and Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center.
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Guests are served a complimentary breakfast each morning. In addition to a fitness center and a grocery/convenience store, Days Inn Portland features laundry facilities. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas and a computer station is located on site. Additional amenities include coffee/tea in the lobby, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Guests receive complimentary transportation including a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle within 4.0 mi. Complimentary self parking is available onsite for guests. The property has designated areas for smoking.
The 212 air-conditioned guestrooms at Days Inn Portland include complimentary newspapers and coffee/tea makers. Guests can use the in-room complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access. Televisions are equipped with premium satellite channels, video-game consoles, and pay movies. All accommodations provide desks and phones; free local calls are offered (restrictions may apply). Bathrooms offer shower/tub combinations, hair dryers, and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is offered daily.
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Apple iWork '06
iWork '06 is Apple's latest update to the closest thing it has to a productivity suite. The two included applications, the slide-show creation tool, Keynote 3, and the graphical page layout program, Pages 2, aren't quite of the same ilk. Keynote 3 is certainly a pro-level tool, being a solid competitor to Microsoft's PowerPoint , but Pages 2 does not really go head-to-head with Microsoft Word, although it boasts new features and is a breeze to use. While Word is a kitchen-sink text editor, with a feature list that verges on bloat, Pages 2 does fewer things. In graphical layouts, it beats Word easily, but it doesn't include features that professional writers need, such as footnoting. You can't buy the applications separately, so you'll have to determine for yourself whether you need both Pages 2 and Keynote 3 or whether one is worth the price of both. Still, though this is no Office killer (no spreadsheet application--yet), iWork '06's combination of power and simplicity can be great for the home or SOHO user.
Installing iWork '06 is a simple matter of double-clicking the installer application on the iWork '06 CD-ROM; the installer program takes you through the steps of agreeing to the terms of use, deciding where you want to place the applications, and reviewing the options for installing extras or just one of the bundled programs.
Upon launch, both Keynote 3 and Pages 2 offer a range of either templates (for Pages) or themes (for Keynote) that can set the overall look and feel of your project. If you want to stick with the provided themes or templates, without making many adjustments to them, either application can be used with the basic interface--little but the project contents will be visible. For advanced work, both applications offer toolbars with commonly used tools, a media browser integrated with the iLife applications, and a single inspector, which is a floating palette with tabs for layouts, tables, text formatting, charts, and more. Both also offer a transparent palette for adjusting photos, much like in Apple's professional photo adjustment and management application, Aperture . With its styles drawer, inspector palette, and main window, Pages can quickly overwhelm a laptop's screen real estate. Keynote's unified interface better fits the laptop screen of the mobile slide-show warrior. Pages could benefit from more keyboard shortcuts for common tasks.
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The Maxwell volleyball team lost three matches Saturday at the Loomis Tournament, but Maxwell Coach Lori Mau said her team got better all day long.
Elwood (5-2) dispatched the Lady Wildcats in the first match, 25-9, 25-14.
But Maxwell came back to make it a battle in match two against Shelton (3-3). Maxwell won the first set in overtime, 28-26, lost the second 20-25 and forced the third set into overtime before Shelton won, 28-26.
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Join us for the PDX Food Cart Festival's fourth year! Each year we strive to bring our attendees a tasty combination plate of Portland's best food carts, a beer garden, live music, and the a Food Cart Competition. Food carts compete and show us why the Portland mobile food scene is so outstanding by serving a special selection of dishes direct from their diverse menus.
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We are excited to announce the the 2015 PDX Food Cart Festival will be held at the Rose Quarter in Portland, Oregon (Map).
East County Food Cart Competition
This award was created to recognize outstanding achievement by Portland's community of food carts and trucks. To judge the competition we are joined by a crack team of food cart aficionados, who taste and evaluate one signature dish of each cart's choice. Tasting is done throughout the day and by the end the winning cart is chosen and presented with a one-of-a-kind trophy, $500 and bragging rights for the entire year!
- 2014 Winner: Hapa Ramen's Pork Belly Shaka Bowl
- 2014 Dessert Champion: Gaufre Gourmet's Almond Poppyseed Waffle with Lemon Curd & Blueberries
- 2014 Beverage Champion: Ole Coffee's Strawberry Ginger Lemonade
- 2013 Winner: Gaufre Gourmet
All profits benefit ALSO (a not for profit 501(c)3 organization). PDX Food Cart Festival is an ALSO (Adult Learning Systems of Oregon, Inc.) program.