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January is National Learn a Snow Sport Month with more than 200 resorts offering free or discounted ski, snowboard, and cross-country ski and snowshoe lessons for beginners.
Many resorts are pulling out all the stops for families with increased programming, free lift tickets and free flights. If everyone in your gang are beginners, consider smaller mountains near where you live Hunter Mountain in New York, for example, Crystal Mountain in Michigan, Brian Head Resort in Utah, Bolton Valley in Vermont and Mount Rose on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe. They will invariably be cheaper and less overwhelming for the kids—and you.
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Several states also offer "passports" for kids of certain ages allowing them to ski free—once you have filled out the paperwork and paid a small processing fee— all season. They include fourth graders in New York ; fifth graders in Colorado and Vermont ; fourth and fifth graders in New Hampshire , fifth and sixth graders in Utah , and fifth, sixth and seventh graders in Maine . Check with your state to see what they are offering for your grade schoolers. From Jan 3-9, newbies receive a free learn to ski or snowboard lesson, free equipment and free beginner terrain lift at both Vermont and New Hampshire resorts.
I've written extensively about many of the top ski areas in North America (just search my columns and travel diaries for more information). Here are resorts in alphabetical order that are good bets for families this winter:
ALTA SKI AREA in Utah's Little Cottonwood Canyon is adjacent to Snowbird (you can purchase a combined ticket) and is one of the most beautiful mountains I've ever skied. You will be transported back to the days before ski areas were all about glitz. Stay in an old-fashioned lodge that will entertain your kids after ski school and feed them early so you can enjoy a gourmet meal. Look for lift tickets to be less than at other major ski resorts, and Alta Ski Area continues to offer "Ski Free After Three." Head to the Sunnyside lift and you can access five beginner runs, two intermediate and one advanced run for free after 3 P.M. every day.
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB in New England offers snow-loving families a different kind of winter outdoor adventure, cross country skiing, snow-shoeing, and ice-skating. You can even plan a winter adventure with experienced AMC guides. Custom adventures are available at both AMC's Joe Dodge Lodge and Highland Lodge in the White Mountains and families can pick the activity, time and skill level at a cost of just $75 for a guide for the family.
BEAVER CREEK Colorado is a great resort for mixing luxury and winter activities. Well-heeled families love this Vail resort because it is smaller than Vail and more laid back while offering first-class service and a terrific ski school, not to mention the free fresh-baked cookies offered at 3 P.M. every day at the bottom of lift #6 (a great way to end the ski day!) Ultimate 4 offers kids a lesson with only four kids per instructor while the resort promises plenty of complimentary activities after the lifts close from rail jams and disco skating to family snowshoe tours and fireworks. Don't forget the lift-served tubing hill that opened two years ago. Visit during " Beaver Creek Loves Kids " weeks, including December 18 - Jan 1, Presidents' Week February 18-25, March 10 – 31, and Easter Week April 1-7 for special programs and activities.
BRECKENRIDGE SKI RESORT is in the middle of a historic Colorado town, and is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. With over 200 restaurants, shops and more, Breckenridge is often dubbed the perfect mountain town. Check out new One Ski Hill Place, a new Rock Resort complete with its own bowling alley. If anyone in your family has any special challenges, head to the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center with a variety of special winter and summer programs. If you visit between January 24th and February 5th, you will be able to check out the 22nd International Snow Sculpture Championships. With the "Breck for a Buck" deal you purchase two nights/days and get the third for $1.
BOLTON VALLEY RESORT is the only Vermont resort to offer night skiing and riding (Wed, Thursday and Friday nights) when tweens and teens rule. You can also give your kids a lesson in being green—the wind turbine near the top of Vista quad produces an eighth of the resort's energy needs. You'll run into a lot of locals from Burlington here and because everything is walking distance-lodging, lifts, pool, it is an easy place to navigate with kids. Bolton's three terrain parks, the 300 acres of trails and glades are divided almost equally for novice, intermediate and advanced skiers and riders. Bolton Valley, having recently partnered with Burton, has introduced a "Learn to Ride" program, combining the most advanced equipment, instruction, and learning environments to provide an excellent snowboarding experience and bring your skills to a new level.
BROMLEY MOUNTAIN RESORT is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and is the only ski area in Vermont that faces totally south which means it could be warmer. Families love this mountain because it is more intimate with varied terrain including two new terrain parks and plenty of off-the-slopes action including outlet shopping, ice skating, sleigh riding, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing! Combine Bromley's $49 midweek/non-holiday ticket with Bromley's fantastic Family Friday deal, where each paying adult pays just $15 per kid for up to three kids, except for holidays, and a family of four skis for just $128—not much more than a single lift ticket costs at major resorts. Also, you can save $15 on Each Consecutive Day when you purchase your Multi-Day ticket online, you pay full price for day one, but then $15 less for days two and three.
CRESTED BUTTE MOUNTAIN RESORT combines a friendly, picturesque small town (just a few blocks long!), plenty of steeps and deeps and a new base area Adventure Park for a guaranteed-to-please experience. This year Crested Butte is celebrating its 50th birthday, and in order to celebrate, is providing a free lift ticket to you on your birthday (you have to be 18 years or older, and provide a valid ID at the Adventure Center to redeem your ticket). This mountain has long been one of my family's favorites. We think the fact that CB is harder to reach than some other resorts adds to the appeal. There's an eco-friendly synthetic "ice" skating rink (recycled from the American Museum of Natural History in New York where it was part of a display on climate change), bungee trampolines a climbing wall, and a zip-line that you can ski to, as well as a multi-lane, lift-served tubing hill. Families love the Children's Center and beginner learning area. Look for deals that include a free flight for every two you purchase and a free beginner lesson, lift ticket and rental for each person on the reservation when booking a lodging stay at Crested Butte Mountain Resort for two or more days.
COPPER MOUNTAIN . On slope, Copper's terrain is naturally divided for all abilities and includes fantastic bowl skiing. Off slope, three base villages have redefined the Copper experience with accommodations, restaurants, bars, shops, and a kids-only lodge. Copper is also home to the only year-round ski and snowboard program in the state. Offering winter day camps and week-long summer camps, Woodward at Copper has the Barn, the first indoor ski and snowboard training facility with trampolines, foam pits, and Snowflex jumps dedicated to terrain park and pipe progression. Campers develop their tricks in the Woodward at Copper Barn and progress in Copper Mountain's winter and summer terrain parks and pipe. This year Woodward at Copper is offering fully coached group sessions in the various on mountain terrain parks every day, from Nov. 25, 2011 – April 15, 2012. There are also free snow cat rides to Tucker Mountain, free snow-shoe tours daily, and kids ski free!
HEAVENLY RESORT in California overlooks Lake Tahoe. You can ski in California or Nevada! The kids will love the 60-foot jumps in Jackpot Terrain Park and the largest tubing hill in the west at Adventure Peak. New this year is a kid's adventure zone called Black Bear Hollow at the top of the Gondola. Right next to the Hollow is an entry-level terrain park with small rails, gentle jumps and boxes meant for youngsters to explore. You'll love the 34 miles of wide-open, groomed cruisers, and the option for tree skiing off of every lift, as well as sightseeing, ski bikes and snowshoeing. If your teens are angling to go in the back country, you can hire a guide from Heavenly's Adventure Sessions program, check out and find out what the locals know about . Pay for five nights lodging at Heavenly and receive the sixth and seventh night for free. Also, if you pay for a four-day ski lift ticket you will get the fifth day free.
JACKSON HOLE , WY not only offers the chance to ski and ride but to explore an authentic Cowboy town and Yellowstone National Park in winter when the crowds are gone. If it is your first time to the mountain, you can take a complimentary Mountain Host tour. This will help you get to know the mountain on groomed terrain with friendly Hosts. There is a special Beginner Center where pros guarantee that after your first beginner class, you can ski if you can't, you can repeat the First Day Learn to Turn class as often as you like. Try out the Rockies' first Stash Park, in Jackson Hole Wyoming. Created by Burton Snowboards and unique to only five other resorts in the world, the Stash uses natural elements to build terrain park-like features, giving riders a completely different kind of resort riding experience. The Stash has four different runs and over 50 total features. If you stay at the Village Center Inn 3 or more days, you can ski for free. This deal starts at $79/person.
KEYSTONE RESORT . Less than an hour from Denver, with three mountains where families can not only snag an inexpensive condo but get access to an array of discounted or free activities including skating and ice hockey, snowshoeing, snow biking, snow tubing, even Science Snow Tours offered by the Keystone Science School. Keystone is a Vail Resort, which means that its ski and snowboard school is first rate. Your kids will love the huge snow fort, the Kidtopia Festivals throughout the season, Disco tubing and more. Look for a variety of free night deals, even during peak times as well as discounts on a second person's lessons.
MT BACHELOR in Bend, Ore is the largest ski resort in the Cascade Range, offering 3,683 acres and 360 degrees of lift-accessible terrain. The mountain also boasts two tubing lifts and two beginner carpets, five terrain parks, groomed and tracked cross country trails, snowshoeing, tubing, sled dog rides and more. Kids, 18 and under, can ski free if an adult in their family purchases a multi-day ticket! If you are new to skiing or riding, check out the Ski or Ride in 5′ program: For $199 you or your kids get five lessons, five rental packages, and five lift tickets. Upon graduation' from the program, students 18 and under get a FREE season pass; adults get a FREE 12-day pass.
MOUNT SNOW RESORT provides a unique "back-to-base" trail system that keeps the entire family together. Mt. Snow, in southern VT, is a draw for young freestyle skiers and snowboarders who come for the only all-park mountain face in the east, Carinthia, equipped with 125 freestyle features in eight parks complete with natural obstacles (rock jibs) as well as recycled pieces (giant tires). For beginner park skiers, there is also The Grommet Park that has small jumps. Don't miss the tubing Park. January 8, 2012 is the annual Youth Pay Their Age Day for everyone 18 and under!
NORTHSTAR at TAHOE. Located on the California-Nevada border near Reno and is easy access from San Francisco or Sacramento. This year, Northstar is expanding its resort boundaries in two areas of the mountain, adding 170 acres of new side-country terrain that can be explored on guided backcountry and snow-cat tours. If you purchase your lift tickets online before arriving, you will definitely get the lowest price possible. Parents can split the cost of one lift ticket—switching off to take care of the baby. They can also haul the gear—and the kids—in complimentary wagons around the new base area, where you can skate free and make delicious, gourmet s'mores around the many fire pits surrounding the skating rink.
OKEMO , Located in Southern Vermont with easy access from Boston, New York and other East Coast points, Okemo offers free use of its lower lifts all season long and kids ski free on select days throughout the season when parents buy a regular priced lift ticket in advance—up to age 18! First time skiers and snowboarders can take part in the free program that includes a lower-mountain lift ticket, beginner group lesson and rental gear. It's available for ages seven and up every Monday through Friday. And, anyone interested in private lessons beginning at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. (Sun. through Fri., non-holidays) can receive a 20 percent discount off normal pricing. Okemo also has plenty of other options for fun in the snow right at the mountain—skating, tubing, skating, swimming, an alpine coaster and even a giant snow mound where kids like to play king of the mountain. Come midweek and save up to 30 per cent in lodging, get a resort credit and discounted lifts and rentals.
PENNSYLVANIA . The 22 member resorts of the Pennsylvania Ski Area Association are offering a $5 coupon off all Learn a Snowsport packages in January. At Ski Sawmill in North Central Pa, Friday nights are "family lights with adult lifts for just $17; kids tickets for $15 and rentals for $15. Stay at the new Mountain Inn and get free lifts! Check out Hidden Valley with a graduated three-lesson program designed to take kids and adults, from a newbie to an all-mountain skier; the third lesson is a private!
PARK CITY . Located in Utah, Park City is a short shuttle ride from Salt Lake City airport, which is home to three major kid-friendly resorts. The Canyons ; Deer Valley , where the luxe Montage recently opened and aims to cater to well-heeled families (no snowboarders at Deer Valley!), and Park City Mountain Resort , which promises there will be no more than 5 kids or adults in your group lessons. I've helped them develop a website for snow loving parents – please visit Snowmamas.com . You'll find plenty of bargains (especially at the Canyons), service and gourmet meals (especially at Deer Valley) and all of the terrain features your riders and free skiers could want (Park City Mountain Resort) which also offers night skiing and riding. You'll also have fun exploring the historic mountain town chock full of shops and restaurants. The National Abilities Center is designed to help all those in your family with special challenges. ( www.nac.org ). You can also have the chance to test your mettle on an Olympic bobsled run at the Olympic Park.
SMUGGLERS' NOTCH in Northern Vermont, not far from Burlington or Montreal, is known in New England for its top-notch children's facilities (including infant care) and off the slope activities including a zip line. It's offering a mostly inclusive Club Smugglers' Adventure Package this winter that includes lift tickets, lodging, ski and snowboard lessons for kids, for adult beginners and unlimited use of cross country and snowshoe trails as well as the FunZone Family Entertainment Center, tubing and more. Smugglers' Notch has also been working with Burton Snowboards to build the Burton Riglet Park, an on-snow play area on Sir Henry's Learning Hill with fun features designed for young snowboarders. One of the most exciting parts of the park is the "treehouse," an elevated platform with ramps that children can ride down, a balance area inside the treehouse and a lift chair that swings to help kids practice getting on and off the lift. Its three mountains encompass 1,000 acres of terrain. Come in January and get half off daycare for those under three.
SNOWMASS . One of the four fabulous mountains in Aspen, Co., Snowmass is where kids have their choice of peppermint S'mores, ice cream sundaes or every variety of Gummi après ski at the new Base Village. Snowmass, by far the largest mountain in Aspen, is family snow sports central with its $17 million Treehouse Adventure Center complete with its own climbing "wall" for pre-schoolers. There are free shuttle buses around the mountains and kids stay and ski free the entire month of March and April with the purchase of lodging and lifts by an adult for four or more days. Purchase adult rentals as part of the deal and kids rent free too. Check the website for other deals and also don't miss the resident Golden Eagle at the free Aspen Center for Environmental Studies .
SQUAW VALLEY USA has a newly renovated Children's Center and plans to transform the Belmont Park into a kids' terrain park complete with a snow fort, kid-friendly jumps, bumps and more. Squaw also provides a kids map designed to lead them on a grand adventure around the mountain. Kids will follow the map through Squaw Valley's kid-friendly terrain to find fun facts about the mountain's animals, history and natural habitat—free with any lift ticket. At Squaw you can hit the slopes until 9pm on weekends (9am to 7pm midweek). Come for spring skiing. The near 500″ of snowfall each season make it possible for the resort to remain open through the end of May every winter.
STRATTON is a favorite for East Coast families. Kids 17 and younger are invited to ski and stay free when two adults purchase a (2 night minimum) lift and lodging package. Kids can get free rentals too, when an adult purchases a rental. Kids love the tubing hill and that once they are eight, they can drive a mini snowmobile in the Sun Bowl Base Area. Parents love the village atmosphere of the base area, the 45 acre Learning Park and EZ Street, a three mile green run from the summit. Teens like the Wreck teen club with indoor skate ramp. We logged a lot of weekends at Stratton when my youngest was on a ski team there and never got bored.
Steamboat In Northern Colorado, Steamboat is recognized as a top family ski resort in North America thanks to its new Kids' Vacation Center, with its western themed play area and well-trained children's staff. The resort has long been an innovator for families with Kids Ski Free, Kids Fly Free and Kids Rent Free programs. Plus, with the ambiance of an authentic Western town known for breeding Olympians and its Old Town Hot Springs pool and slides, there's just as much to do off the mountain as on.
STOWE is home to Vermont's highest Peak, Mt. Mansfield and is known for it's postcard-pretty New England town, its "Famous Four" double-blacks, some of the longest intermediate cruisers in the East, and a group of beginner trails in the Toll House area. Spruce Peak is geared toward beginner and intermediate skiers and riders. Lower Spruce – the area nearest the Spruce Base Are Complex – is a great place to learn. Take time to visit the Ski Museum, or take a tour of the Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory! Stowe Mountain Lodge welcomes dogs as well as kids and is known for its farm-to-table cuisine. Check Go Stowe for lodging deals; Purchase your lift tickets at least a week ahead and save 15 per cent plus gain access to a range of deals. Snowshoe or cross country ski at the Von Trapp Family Lodge.
SUNDAY RIVER in Maine boasts a 50-plus year history, eight interconnected peaks, 12 hour skiing and riding every Saturday, a White Cap Fun Center with a tubing park, and a Sugaring House that will open in March so you get an up close and personal look of exactly how maple syrup is made—complete with samples. Many families come to Sunday River because of the Perfect Turn Ski and Ride School, During Children's Festival Week (1/9 -1/13), there will be scavenger hunts, live entertainment, movies, and themed Perfect Turn kid's lessons – with ids ski, snowboard, stay, rent, and learn all for free!
TELLURIDE , a historic southwestern Colorado mountain town, is so safe that local parents let 10-year-olds run around on their own. Kids routinely hop the free gondola from the mountain village for the 12-minute ride into town where they can go to a movie (there's one movie theater), get some pizza or a burger and some gummies at The Sweet Life. Visiting kids might learn a little Western history in the process. The entire town of Telluride - four blocks long and four blocks wide and nestled in a box canyon - is a federally designated historic district, and it couldn't be prettier with buildings dating back a century and mountain views in every direction. Even during the busiest week of the year, the ski school has only got about 225 children, ages three through 14, enrolled - perhaps a quarter of the size of other family-friendly resorts like Snowmass. Parents like the intimacy and that the vast majority of instructors in the ski school are veterans here who remember their kids from previous visits. It's also an easy ski school to navigate - right next to the town gondola in the middle of the Mountain Village. The kids get their rentals right in the building - the instructors take care of that too. Backcountry lovers will love the Black Iron Bowl—a hike-to playground is set against the dramatic backdrop of Palmyra Peak, adding eight runs adjacent to Prospect Bowl, including the wide-open Mountain Quail couloir, European-style faces, open glades and steep chutes. For a luxe experience that won't bust the budget this year check out the packages at Cappella Telluride including lift tickets, a night free and spa credit.
TAOS SKI VALLEY , Located in northern New Mexico with easy access from Albquerque or Santa Fe, is one of the last, most pristine, and still somewhat undiscovered ski areas in the country. It is still family owned and run. Not only is there great snow and an 18,000 square foot children's center, but you have the opportunity to explore Native American culture nearby—right at the Taos Pueblo, the only living Native American community designated both as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and a National Historic Landmark. There's plenty for the non-snow sports lovers in the group to do. And Taos Valley now welcomes snowboarders too.
VAIL has more than 5,000 acres to ski, including the famous Back Bowls and another 645 acres in Blue Sky Basin, the huge expanse of wilderness-like terrain that faces Vail's bowls. This resort offers intermediate as well as expert skiers moguls, tree skiing, and even some cliffs. No one in your gang will get bored here—even after the slopes close. There is a Tubing hill at Adventure Ridge, as well as kids snowmobiling, or a bungee trampoline and ski biking. For some fun on the mountain, check out Coyote's Den, a 50-foot long wooden ski-through feature and the teepee in Sherwood Forest. Also, check out the Nature Discovery Center at Eagle's Nest with programs led by naturalists. You can even take a moonlit snowshoe tour ! When it comes to ski lessons, for an extra fee, you can opt for the Ultimate Four, which guarantees kids 3-12 will have only for children per instructor.
WATERVILLE VALLEY RESORT in New Hampshire offers 250 acres to ski or ride, a big Nordic Center that is groomed daily and a Town Square just a short walk from most of the resort accommodations. There's even an indoor ice rink. Book online 24 hours in advance and you can get a Learn to Ski or Ride package for just $39 including a two hour-lesson, equipment and a lower mountain lift ticket. Look for "Town Square" events that include fireworks.
WHISTLER BLACKOMB in British Columbia is just 78 miles from Vancouver and was the official alpine skiing venue for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Winter Games. Whistler and Blackcomb are two side-by-side mountains, connected by the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola, which together offer over 200 marked runs, 8,000 acres of terrain, 14 alpine bowls, and three glaciers. There's plenty of snow—over 430 inches a year—which means one of the longest ski seasons in North America. Check out the website for deals, including discounted airfare from certain cities and lodging deals.
WINTER PARK RESORT is only 67 miles from Denver and offers the state's longest continually operating professional ski school. The new Private Lesson Center allows your family to learn together—you can even take part in a 1.5 Hour Park & Pipe Special. There is an incredible variety of terrain spread across five mountains. Steeps can be found on Vasquez Cirque, bumps the size of small VW bugs can be found over at Mary Jane. Groomers are found on Winter Park Mountain with beginner terrain. Terrain Parks come by the handful as the resort has five, including the limited access park, Dark Territory. Look for packages that include free nights and free lift tickets. The Resort is also home to the National Sports Center for the Disabled which offers a variety of programs for those with special mental and physical challenges.
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MIAMI -- Norwegian Cruise Line today announced that 10 of the eateries on its soon-to-debut Norwegian Epic will come with an extra charge. But don't despair, money-watching travelers: The line says 11 more will be included in the price of cruises on the ship.
Norwegian executive vice president Andy Stuart unveiled the line's plans for restaurant pricing on Norwegian Epic today at Cruise Shipping Miami, the industry's annual get-together. He said the list of eateries that will come with no extra charge includes Taste, an atrium restaurant serving traditional and contemporary cuisine; the Manhattan Room, described as reminiscent of an elegant supper club complete with music, dancing and entertainment; and O'Sheehan's Neighborhood Bar & Grill.
Other free options: The buffet-like Garden Café; Great Outdoors, the ship's pool-side grill; Spice H20, serving Latin and Asian-influenced cuisine in an adults-only complex; the Atrium Cafe and Wine Bar; the Studio Lounge, serving snacks and light fare; and room service.
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Two venues only open to passengers in Courtyard suites and villas, the Epic Club and Courtyard Grill, also will come at no extra cost.
The eateries that will come with an extra charge:
-- La Cucina, the ship's Italian restaurant. Cost: $10 per person.
-- Cirque Dreams & Dinner, a circus-inspired dinner-and-show experience that includes a three-course meal. Cost: $15 for general seating and $20 per person for preferred seating.
-- Shanghai's, Norwegian's first dedicated Chinese restaurant. Cost: $15 per person.
-- Shanghai's Noodle Bar. Cost: Individual items a la carte.
--Wasabi, a sushi and sake bar. Cost: A la carte.
-- Le Bistro, Norwegian's bistro eatery serving classic French cuisine with an American flair. Cost: $20 per person.
-- Moderno Churrascaria, a restaurant offering an expansive salad bar and choice of a variety of meats served by tableside passadors. Cost: $18 per person.
-- Cagney's Steakhouse, the line's signature American steakhouse. Cost: $25 per person.
-- A larger version of Teppanyaki, the Japanese experiential restaurant found on other Norwegian ships. Cost: $25 per person.
Also announced today: Passengers on Norwegian Epic will be able to order pizza around-the-clock to just about anywhere on the ship for a delivery fee of $5.
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I am going to try and organise our patch cabinets over the next 6 months so that the cables refer to a colour which refers to the type of device, im sick of seeing all grey or all blue and trying to guess what is what.
I have seen CAT6 0.5m cables for £0.62 each in Yellow, Red, Black, Blue, Grey and Green. I prefer Cat6 over Cat5e but the colour selection for Cat5e is better with Black, Blue, Green, Grey, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White and Yellow.
I was wondering if anyone knows any suppliers who can give a price of £0.62 per 0.5m but offer a better range of colours of patch cables.
Is the rest of your cabling CAT6, if not don't bother with CAT6.
We used to do 3 patch panels and switch, 3 panels and switch and 0.5m is perfect for this and nice and tidy.
I used to use Comms Express for my cables.
Jamo (31st August 2013)
There are plenty of other options such as adding coloured tapes, sleeve Dymo onto fewer colours.
If you have paid good money to get your data over CAT 6 or better to your cabinet using cheapo Cat5 patch cables seems a bit lame to me.
I use CAT6 all the time even for patch leads, the only thing is existing patch leads (before my time) are still in place (cat5e) i think some are even cat5 but those that are cat5 aren't connected to a gigabit switch but would still like to bring it all up to the same standard. The main structured cabling to machines and uplinks are all at least 5e with 5e being phased out.
making cables to length is the only real option for 100% neatness. its worth it in the long run. especially if you do it during the holidays, it saves so much tme during term time when you need to be "in and out" as quickly as possibleh
Without cable management it just goes horribly wrong!
You mention a list of colours, but not different types of device.
I want to do this here at some point and have a selection of coloured cables ready for it.
I can only think of the following:
Oddities (those few devices which don't fit elsewhere)
How many colours do you need?
It would be
Red: APs
Yellow: IP Cameras
Green: Printers
Black: Copper Uplink
Either Blue or Grey: Computers
Blue: for computers in the room obviously these would need more than 0.5m :P
White: Servers
Any other colour for other bits which i cant think of at get moment.
As for cables in the main cab where the smoothwall lives along with the ruchus controllers ill have to think of a colour and stick with it. This cab needs a complete rethink as there are patches all over the place, think oct half term may be devoted to sorting that out.
Hills Components do them... Hills Components UK and at £0.60 each for the 0.5m and £0.80 for 1m ones
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I tend to tag patch cables onto a CPC order if I'm after any at any time. RJ45 Patch Leads - Cat6 | CPC | Results
I've tried to tidy our cabinets at one point, however I spent 2 days on one once and it didn't look any better at the end of it because the actual cabinet is so damn small!
I still like using short cables with a patch panned either side of a 48 port switch.
I patch with longer cables and 1U cable-brush-entry panels. Looks neat to my eye. Every cable in the cab should have a unique label at either end anyway. Got the coloured ones from fruity cables.
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If I had to guess, one would be safer to
their meds than to drink alcohol
them. If your Depression and anxiety were Very Severe, then Pot may not be a good idea. I know when my depression gets really bad that pot makes it worse. For people with mild depression.... They find it theraputic sometimes.
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I recently discovered that my 49 year old wife has been taking my sons
for a year. She has been taking 20mg. per day. She also takes celexa for depression. I am concerned that she is addicted and will have withdrawal problems. I have hidden the adderall from her and she no longer has it available. She relizes that she has a problem and has commited to quit. What are the withdrawal symptoms, how soon after she has quit to they show, how long to they last and how can I help.
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I believe while there's a great euphoria and perceived elevation early on
, there is a severe penalty for this in the long-run.......and it ends in "vegetable state-of-mind". I believe the weed was the key issue with my final condition, the symptoms I describe above are very much weed-centric, but the adderall combined absolutely intensified and excellerated the weed symptoms to such a degree that I honestly thought I was losing it...
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i have taken addy for months at a time and when i got off it was simply being aggrevated, somewhat depressed and tired
no ambition. But it was done an over
in 2-3 days for me then back to normal. I would be ALOT more worried about the vicoden and benzos your on...as for the weed...lol...i wouldnt worry about that. Drop that last since it will keep you calm during all this and help you sleep at night.
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when I can't eat food while on adderrall I get mentally super tired...I know this is way late but for anyone else who cares...I
...helps with eating and sleeping and the occasional minor anxiety from my...but I only smoke at night when im settlin down so in the morning I like to use "Cyto-sport Cyto-gainer" I make it with milk, yogurt, a banana, assorted fruits, peanut butter lol and pretty much anything I can find in the kitchen thatll taste ok...
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It got my mind off of it for a few hours, then I would just
at night to keep my mind off of it until the next morning. Sure its not the healthest but you cant get addicted to weed, at least I never have. I just need to get outside help to truly get off everything, taking the adderall in the morning makes up for the dopamine I am missing out from the tramadol.
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I decided to keep smoking weed and stop
the other drugs. recently i did a tiny line of speed. i have been smoking
daily and in the morning im starting to feel weird, but its different this time. I am still a bit high from my last session and am wondering if this will go away when i stop smoking for a bit. I love smoking weed and am worried that i might be like this for the whole summer. is there any way i can continue smoking weed almost daily and not feel so weird all the time.
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I'm sorry you have a lot of other issues, anxiety, depression and insomnia they can't be good things to live with, I too struggled with sleep problems for years, without diagnosis, I chose to self medicate with Valium, well I sold them to fund everything else, heroin, crack, (speedballs), weed and anything else on offer, food at times too, lol.
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Im not saying
pot, but take it from me a little
here and there is a good mix
anti-depressants and Adderall.
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I'm pretty sure I don't have that as I'm 18, and generally am in good health. I used to
in high school, for a week during the 11th grade I constantly coughed and puked yellowish phlegm. I haven't been able to take big bong hits since. When I jog i get some phlegm building up, so I don't do cardio. All of which are signs of a smoker that lost lung capacity. any suggestions on what it may be?
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Now I'm wondering if at the core of all of this is ADD, because I've read that it's common for those suffering ADD to develop mood disorders. My parents and doctors think I
too much pot, but it balances everything else, and I know this static and disorganization is in my head, it's not pot. I really don't smoke that much. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? I hope we figure out what's wrong, but I really don't want to have to quit smoking if I'm going on even more meds.
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My son became addicted to this drug - if he was stressed, he would
,. Had a bad day at school, he would
. Mom told him to do homework, he would
. Soon, my honor student son is failing every class. I take the weed away and his allowance away. I am not stupid - I know he can buy it for somewhere so he is not going to get the money form me to support his habit. I ground him with the condition that he turns in all of his homework, he can have outside the house privileges.
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For Sure, I take adderall and I get mad anxiety for no reason, sometimes it just hits me like a brick and sinks into my stomach dragging me down into a terrible feeling. It used to be so bad that I would
all the time cuz that was all that would help. It also made me quit my meds lots of times always with bad results. Nowadays I get xanax, but I really don't want to take a xanax everytime I feel that way. Now, I just take a deep breth, and for a moment try to step out side myself.
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You're right in recent research we have found that the use of pot does no permanent damage to the brain ( I didn't mention anything about the lungs) What happens when you
is the nerve cells in your brain gain a thicker and thicker myelin coating around them, causing your neurotransmitters to not be able to communicate with each other as well.
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I appreciate the comment. I don't have issues
people who
pot; that's a personal choice. I personally choose not to for various reasons. I can't agree to marry someone who does. I can't see having children and telling them not to do it "when Daddy does it". In his case I also feel that he has drug problems. I have to keep his Adderall because he takes alot more than the prescribed dosage when he has it himself and he smokes alot of pot.
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(I took matters into my own hand and went to a health center back at school and had the tests and lab work done and thankfully, I am healthy - my heart was just a little fast and irregular but the doctor said it was nothing at all considering some people have worse problems naturally and I was on
at the time) Well, I
all the time, whenever I can get my hands on it really.
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I'm on lamictal, seroquel, wellbutrin, cymbalta, and
. I don't know what happened. It wasn't laced or else everyone would have gotten sick. My meds haven't changed so they should not have reacted differently. Everyone that smoked it said that it was awesome pot. I've always been really sensitive to it and have always gotten high really easily. Could it just be that I couldn't tolerate the potency? I've stopped smoking for the time being.
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NOt only am i addicted to
ive tried curing it
. At night i needed a quick fix to go to bed and relax my nerves and body and thats what weed did, but when my adderall dose got higher so did my THC tolerence. i need to fix my body and head. I need advice on the most safe way to quit this drug without a form of rehab facility. That for of treatment is just not an option for me.
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We had far more problems with people getting out of control and violent
, we had about a dozen heavy smokers and they were just basically worthless. However, both population dealt with the damaging effects of both substances; particularly the depression caused by smoking weed. But, I had several friends that had terrible drinking issues and should've been in a treatment center for alcohol abuse.
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But as it goes on they stayed there and I was gettin bad self esteem from it. I stopped smoking
due to gettin a job and passin the interview but now that I have started again, the little red dots are coming back. Its really starting to scare me cuz I have no idea wat it is. Could I be allergic to marijuana? Is this a similiar thing that happens during a normal allergic reaction? It really sucks now because its summer and I have bad self esteem to be goin to the lake and everyone seein it.
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I am constantly having to find something to do, I can't sit for very long at all, and get ansy really fast. I did
for about 2 years, everyday. It seemed like I was in control and I could really focus on what I wanted to do. I have been clean for almost 2 years and have the ansy feeling everyday. I'm not promoting weed, but I felt calmer when I had it.
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I am 22years old fem,ale, I have got a huge anxiety afraid to die and to bee sick for two years I am always on panic, I used to
for half a year , not everyday but sometimes, I do not
already for two years or so, I used ectasy pills, amfetamines I stoped and do not use them for as long as 1.5 years. I can tell You, mate, stop smoking weed and You will be ok, If You will not , You will end up in psychiatry clinic beeing mad! stop it.
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Bipolar Dr prescribed cymbalta, topomax, zyprexa, lorazpham,
and smake marijuana is this right??
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but that's not true really. I quit basically so I could party, drink, and
and other bad stuff like that. Also, I work out after school just so my mom doesn't get suspicious. I've actually tried to quit all that stuff just basically so this girl Ashley wouldn't hate me, because she hates drugs. But I ended up only quitting for like a month before I concluded that my life is just more fun while I do that stuff.
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I don't understand how you can be on this drug and
? That's amazing, because once you get the full blast of this drug, the side effects are not cool, so with the weed smoking on top of it, you'll loose your mind... talk about panic attacks! Anyway, you will loose the weight quickly but I have to say you need to work with it, I didn't... :( unfortunately... but I've seen what it has done to my co workers they look fabulous! Good Luck!
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I descided im going to do it cold turkey and just
all day. Day 1 wasnt too bad, it was new years day and i was havinga couple of drinks which helped. Day 2, i thought i wasnt going to get out of bed , stomach pain, heartburn, sweats ... i hate it. What are some of the things i can do to ease my withdrawals and occupy the time? ill be honest this is by far the haardest thing i ever had to do.
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I regret this and please dont judge me on it, but a while ago i smoked
my friend, 2 times ( i am more mature now and dont smoke anymore). I had never gotten "high" and i decided to try with my friend. I smoked and i felt nothing for about 5 minutes then i was sitting there and the same feeling that happened with eating that i just told you about hapened, but on a much, much worse scale. It was the feeling i got when chewing the food but it was my entire mind gone.
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I've heard of depersonalization. Some link it to smoking
. I did
and I absolutely hated it because it magnified the feeling 100 fold I even felt so removed from my body and eyes that I had to keep my hand in my pants constantly checking to make sure I didn't pee or soil myself. Alchohol is similiar though not as profound. Uppers like caffiene, some types of pain pills and adderall seem help alleviate the symptoms. I think it started before I smoked weed though.
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I cant drink anymore and was thinking to turning to
. Because I cant
cigs or cigars. So I have notthing unless
will work for me and not make me have them and long as it doesn't make my heart beat out of my chest and makes me sweat like cigs and cigars do. I only have seizures in my sleep or when I first wake up.
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The Mills award recognizes researchers and practitioners who have demonstrated longstanding, sustained, and meaningful contributions to the theory and practice of the information sciences, focusing on contributions to the practice of software engineering through the application of sound theory.
Meyer's citation reads: "for practical and fundamental contributions to object-oriented software engineering, software reuse, and the integration of formal methods into the above."
Meyer has been active in pioneering modern ideas of software engineering and object technology on both the industrial and academic scenes. As co-founder of Eiffel Software (based in Santa Barbara, California), he led the development of tools and libraries totaling several millions lines of code, taught industrial seminars that introduced object technology to thousands of attendees, and provided consulting to companies and government agencies.
As professor of software engineering at ETH Zurich (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) since 2001, he introduced a new approach to the teaching of programming and is directing research on topics such as automatic testing, program proofs and concurrent programming.
Dr. Meyer is known in particular for his introduction of Design by Contract, a technology for producing reliable software systems. Originally crafted for the Eiffel language, the concept of Design by Contract has influenced many other designs, in particular extensions to Java, C#, UML and the .NET framework.
He has published numerous papers and 11 books including "Object-Oriented Software Construction", one of the all-time best-sellers in computer science, Jolt Award 1998, as well as "Introduction to the Theory of Programming Languages", "Eiffel: The Language" and "Reusable Software".
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Though Kannah Creek Brewing Company taps a firkin keg every Monday, firkin fundraisers are only held the first Monday of every month. Each month, a different local charity is chosen to be the beneficiary of the firkin sales, and past firkin fundraisers have raised between $200 and $500 in the one-night special tapping.
This month's local charity, Girls on the Run, is a nonprofit prevention program for girls in grades 3 through 8. It is an after-school program that uses team running, as well as other interactive activities, to educate young girls on healthy living, self-respect, team-building, and community service. Girls on the Run is a 10-weeklong program. Each session is led by a female volunteer and is 75 minutes in length. When the local programs started in 2000 there were only 125 participants. At the end of the 2012, there were more than 1,850 participants from more than 15 counties on the Western Slope.


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'The Hills' recap: On the move
It's Election Day, TV Watchers, and there's no better way to escape the nationwide presidential mania than by focusing on
something mind-numbing what happened last night on The Hills: a whole lot of, well, nothing. Okay, so Audrina moved out, but we already knew that was coming about a month and a half ago; Heidi lost her job, but, let's be honest, did anyone out there actually believe she was seriously employed by Bolthouse anyway?; and Justin Bobby continued to prove that he doesn't know how to communicate without being completely ambiguous.
So what does this all add up to? For one, a show that has become so predictable that nothing seems organic anymore. It was suspicious, for instance, that Lauren didn't seem more shocked and/or disappointed when Audrina announced she was moving out. Plus, Audrina said she was moving that weekend, which also seemed odd because who can find a place, pack up their stuff, hire movers, move their stuff, etc., etc., all in the span of a few days (and in L.A. no less)? It's not like Audrina was moving into a ratty apartment in a lackluster neighborhood, so she obviously had to do some digging to find that gem. And yes, I am calling it a gem regardless of how it compares with Lauren's house because that place was gorgeous and made me question how the heck dull, naive Audrina could afford it (oh, that's right, she scored a role in the blockbusters Into the Blue 2 and Sorority Row). Keep in mind, however, that my entire NYC apartment could probably fit into her plush kitchen, so my judgment on quality housing may be a little off. Even so, why couldn't the MTV cameras be let in on Audrina's house-hunting adventure? That would've been so entertaining because we would've been forced to watch Audrina try to work with numbers and use big words, like "mortgage" and "property tax." I smell a spin-off in the works!
Apparently Audrina wanted to move into her own place not only to gain independence from the Blonde Ambition Tour (a.k.a. Lauren and Lo) but also to "rekindle that flame" with Justin Bobby. Audrina, along with her visions of romance and candles, explained to her tattoo-clad sister, Casey (seriously, were those tattoos or sleeves on a shirt?), that her new living quarters would allow her to frolic freely with Justin Bobby and not have to worry about things like waking up the dog. Uh, didn't Audrina have the entire guesthouse to herself before? It's not like she was sleeping on a bunk bed in the same room as Lauren and Lo, and, hello, it's not like having roomies stopped her from floating in the pool topless, so I'm going to disregard her lame excuses. Casey then rightfully inquired, "You bought this for Drina, right? Not so, Drina and Justin could..." Casey trailed off, but what I suspect she was going to say was "Not so Drina and Justin could live happily ever after?"
That was precisely what Drina was hoping for, Casey dear. In fact, earlier in the episode, the new homeowner asked J. Bob if he'd consider moving in, and he said, "Let it just happen and see what happens." I could feel Audrina's despair through her
dead eyes when J. Bob gave that vague response, but in his defense (wow, never actually thought I would use those words in reference to J. Bob), does she really think that's the way to go about asking a guy like him (read: childish idiot) to move in over dinner and out of nowhere? I mean, the dude just blew you off in Cabo and stole your hair tie. What about his behavior gives off the I-am-ready-to-commit-and-move-in-with-my-maybe-girlfriend vibe?
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Spinach Salad with Citrus and Roasted Beets
Curly leaf spinach has great texture and flavor and holds this mustard dressing well. For additional color, feel free to use a variety of different colored beets. You can also swap blood oranges for the tangerines.
Recipe: Spinach Salad with Citrus and Roasted Beets
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July 28, 2009
As I've noted several times before, I'm no golfer, despite owning golf clubs and having played for years. I do enjoy it, but boy, am I bad. So, it should be no surprise that I didn't play super well yesterday when I teed it up at Newcastle Golf Club with my friends Chris and Kevin. Fortunately, it was yet another perfect Seattle summer day and the company was fun. Actually, despite the fact I was playing with Chris' old clubs for the first time (mine are in China), I hadn't really played in two years, and it's been a long time since I've played the Coal Creek course (excuse, excuse, excuse), I played surprisingly well (for me) -- at least I didn't hit myself or anyone else.
Like many golfers, I decided I would enjoy the game a lot more with a few drinks; the cute and very chatty cart girl was more than happy to mix some killer Bloody Marys up to ease my golf suffering. An Old Fashioned in the club house afterwards topped it off. Then, our families joined us for a birthday brunch for Kevin. Very, very nice...
Me with the stunning views of Lake Washington and downtown Seattle in the distance.
Mommy and Bambi loping across the course. I managed to avoid hitting them.
Kevin with his birthday treat.
Our friend Barbi took the whole family and our mutual friend Kellie out crabbing this weekend on her little speed boat. We put the boat in at Camano Island State Park and motored up the west side of the island on a lovely afternoon. We picked (somewhat arbitrarily) a spot to test our luck. We assembled the two traps, baited them with chicken legs, and then tossed them into the water, hoping to lure a few of the yummy Dungeness crabs in.
After an hour or so of waiting (which we filled with a great picnic lunch Michelle prepared, some fishing, and some lazy conversation), we went back to our buoys and pulled up the traps.
We had a pretty lucky day -- crabs in each trap! We pulled out the keepers (at least 6.25 inches across and male) and reset the traps. We did this a few times (with the intervals between checking going down over time...) We wound up taking nine crabs and a bucket of seawater back to the beach with us.
Here's Andrew helping tie down the traps on the foredeck.
We pulled the boat out, cleaned the crabs on the beach, and then cooked them right there at the park in the seawater. Seven minutes later, they came out of the water perfectly done.
We scarfed down crab after crab, pausing only long enough to wash them down with cold beer. It was gluttonous and luxurious is a way that no five-star meal could ever be. I've never tasted a sweeter, more delicious crab (or three) in my entire life. Here's Barbi happily slurping her crab down as she chucks the shells into the tall grass.
The boys ate a little crab too, but they were happiest building driftwood shelters on the beach and enjoying their ice cream bars. Something for everyone I guess.
It was really one of the most memorable meals of my life (and I've had a lot of fantastic meals as you probably know...) I love Washington and our generous friends!
Last Friday, I took Andrew (12) and Michael (9) to see the Mariners play the Indians at Safeco Field. We were there with our friends the Shirouzus, who are huge baseball fans. Even though the M's were blown out 0-9, I really enjoyed the evening. I forgot how much I like going to see baseball games live.
It was a very lovely evening -- not cold at all. You can see the Seattle skyline behind the stadium, bathed in the beautiful sunset colors.
Their son (and Andrew's classmate in Beijing) made a sign that they waved around between innings; alas, they were never picked up by the scoreboard cameras.
Of course, my kids were more excited about the free application Nintendo (part owners of the Mariners) made for the Gameboy DS; you can install it from stations all around the stadium. It's a pretty cool wireless app that allows you to see replays, watch where the pitches go, order food at your seat, see the stats from other games, view player stats, and play sports related games against other people in the stadium.
All in all, it was a great evening.
While we were at our friends' cabin near Bremerton, we watched a trio digging for geoducks. For the uninitiated, a geoduck is a huge clam-like animal with a gargantuan siphon which can grow up to a meter long. Although they are ugly, they are very tasty. (If you like sushi, you may know them by their Japanese name - mirugai.) As a result, people are willing to work pretty hard to get them.
They bury themselves pretty deep in the sand with their siphon sticking out the ground a little to breathe. Once in a while, they squirt water out like this:
Once you spot this, you dig like crazy into the mucky sand. Once you get a few feet deep, you need to keep the sand from collapsing into the hole, so you use a big pipe (really a sheet of plastic or thin metal rolled into a tube. Then, you reach into the tube and keep digging (these guys were using a little bowl for the last bit of digging.)
Finally, you can pull the geoduck out of the dirt and claim your prize. This is apparently a pretty small geoduck.
Last week, the Shirouzus, friends of ours from Beijing who grew up in Seattle, invited us out to their family cabin near Bremerton, Washington (west of Seattle, on the other side of Puget Sound). We enjoyed a perfect Seattle summer day -- warm, sunny, and lazy.
When we arrived it was low tide, so the boys went and harassed some geoducks (more on that later). We quickly settled into a pattern of eat, drink, nap, play, repeat. Very nice. The Shirouzus have a huge extended family in the area, all of whom seemed to come by at various times. It was really great to get to spend the day with such a fun, close, huge family.
Houses along the shore at low tide.
Low tide
The same view six hours later at high tide. (Note Mount Rainier in the distance.)
July 18, 2009
July is lotus flower season here in Beijing. Parks like the Old Summer Palace have lakes full of the huge leaves (some two feet across) and lovely flowers. Here are a few shots I took last weekend.
During my visit last Saturday to Ditan Park, one of the coolest martial arts I saw was shuai jiao. This is a type of Chinese wrestling. Based on my observations, a wrestler scores by making his opponent fall; no need to pin.
There was a wrestling ring raked into the dirt. On one side of the arena there was a table set up with the guys who were clearly the elders of the Ditan Park shuai jiao scene.
They kept laughing, yelling advice, and shaking their heads during the matches. This guy in particular was clearly the head dude. After many of the falls, he would jump into the ring and show one of the wrestlers how to fix some mistake he had just made.
There were a few rounds, starting with the beginners. By the mid round the wrestlers had a little more swagger and were clearly better, moving faster and having better technique.
The highlight, though, came when the local champ (in red below) arrived. (The whole match seemed to be waiting for him to show up.) His opponent was no slouch, having been Beijing's representative in the national shuai jiao competition.
Of course, this being China, the champ interrupted the match to receive a cellphone call.
After his call, he put down his phone and proceed to kick the other dude's butt. He launched himself at the smaller guy and just flattened him.
It was a very friendly atmosphere with lots of smiling and laughing between the contestants and coaches. They clearly were having fun and respected one another. There didn't seem to be any of the real hostility than can come with fighting sports. The large crowd seemed to enjoy it too. I did.
More on shuai jiao from Wikipedia.
During my visit to Ditan Park last Saturday morning, my friend Kevin and I saw Beijingers practicing a wide range of martial arts styles. It was especially great to have Kevin explaining things to me; he's studied taiji (tai chi) for over ten years and was well versed in a lot of the different styles.
Some people were in the park practicing on their own. I couldn't stop watching this woman. Even though she is clearly older, she was absolutely fantastic. She had deep poses and had rock solid balance. I only wish I had been standing two feet to the right when I took this shot so the tree wasn't in the way.
There were people practicing with weapons too, like these spear and sword guys.
Others practiced with schools. During the week the schools practice in buildings, but during the weekends they come out to the parks. They apparently have their territory staked out. They indicate their school with banners they hang out.
You can really see the difference in some of the forms. This is a northern style that emphasizes straight line attacks. They even practice along straight paths.
By contrast this guy is practicing on a ring of bricks. He stepped brick to brick as he practiced his forms.
There was a guy practicing bagua over and over again, forming a circle in the dirt. I'm only sorry I didn't get a photo of the dude too.
There were some beginners too. This is a well-known taiqi master working with a set of beginners.
Unlike martial arts classes in the US, there were no fancy uniforms or belts. People were practicing in leather shoes, sneakers, jeans, shorts, whatever. It was really cool to see this all in one place. I'll have to find a class and come out.
On weekends, Beijingers flood into local parks to hang out and partake in all manner of activities -- martial arts, dancing, chess, opera, you name it. Last Saturday, my friend and colleague Kevin took me to a big park in the middle of Beijing, Ditan Park, to see the action.
Ditan is especially known for their martial arts, but there's lot more going on. Here are a few of of the non-martial arts activities. I'll post some martial arts photos next.
There were a bunch of people practicing Chinese calligraphy with 2.5 foot long brushes dipped in water. They'd use these write on the ground. There's something a little sad about the beautiful calligraphy fading into nothingness as the water dries.
There were a lot of dancers -- from lines of women doing traditional Chinese dances to ballroom dancers like the folks below learning tango. (The couple in the middle were the instructors.)
There were folks playing different sports like badminton (which is hardcore in China). These guys were playing menqiu or gateball, a simplified version of croquet.
Not everything was old or classically Chinese. There were kids inventing the new China too.
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July 12, 2009
This is so cool. The US Embassy (I think) is Twittering Beijing air quality stats. In addition to the sheer coolness of it, there have been some concerns that official local sources may not always have accurate numbers. Of course, I feel worse now about how bad the air really is. The average yesterday was 201 (very unhealthy) while I was hiking around town.
July 9, 2009
I need one of these. A lot.
A robot pours soup in a ramen bowl at "Momozono Robot Ramen," a ramen shop in the Yamanashi Prefecture city of Minami-Alps, as shop owner Yoshihira Uchida looks on. (Mainichi)
MINAMI-ALPS, Yamanashi -- "Momozono Robot Ramen," a ramen shop that opened here in November last year, is gaining popularity not only for its delicious ramen noodles, but for its robotic chef.
The ramen-making robot was built by 60-year-old shop owner Yoshihira Uchida, who spent about 20 million yen on its construction. Customers can place their orders on a computer in the shop, customizing various aspects such as the levels of soy sauce, salt, and richness of the soup. Uchida says there are 40 million different flavor permutations.
The noodles themselves are cooked by a human, with the robot creating a perfectly blended soup which is then delivered to the human chef via a conveyor belt, who adds the noodles and toppings. The whole process takes only about two minutes, a minute shorter than instant cup noodles. Prices of ramen per bowl are 500 yen for regular size and 300 yen for small size.
Uchida developed a love of electronics during elementary and junior high school, which he went on to study at the Musashi Institute of Technology (now Tokyo City University) and the University of Toyama's graduate school, focusing on electronic circuits and motors. After graduating, Uchida worked on noodle-packing machines at a food manufacturer until he retired from the company last year.
While working for the company, Uchida, a huge noodle lover, opened a soba noodle shop 10 years ago. He later started to make ramen -- which received mixed comments from friends, with some saying the taste was strong, and others too weak. In the end, Uchida hit upon the idea of creating a robot that can allow customers to choose the flavor they want.
Uchida began to develop the robot at his home in around 2003, asking an iron foundry to produce the specialist parts he needed. He finally completed the robot in November last year, but suffered teething problems: ramen with no taste, and computer crashes caused by spilled soup. After repeated repairs, however, Uchida finally managed to iron out the bugs.
He's now aiming at automating the addition of noodles and toppings, and shrinking the robot itself. He is also planning to open his second ramen shop in Kofu possibly by the end of this year.
"I want to mass produce the robot in the future and leave my mark out there," he says.
(Mainichi Japan) July 4, 2009
July 6, 2009
Our friend Kellie invited Michelle and me to an incredible wine tasting event – the Garagiste Great Producers Tasting. Garagiste is a small company who sources interesting wines from around the world and then sells them via their mailing list. This tasting event was held in their warehouse in Seattle; definitely nothing fancy. But, for $175, they poured dozens of amazing bottles of wine for the 40-50 people who attended; they maybe had one bottle of each wine, so not everyone got to try everything, and we really got just a taste of each. However, I've never had so many old and (in many cases) rare wines.
The theme of the evening (revealed at the end of the night) was "Is it worth it?" In the tastings (some blind) they laid out comparable wines from different areas, producers, or eras. I admit my taste buds are simply not tuned enough to discern what was so great about many of the old wines; the bouquet was often lovely and I loved the brownish color of the old wines, but the flavor was often disappointing to me. Still, I loved the opportunity to learn about the wines (Jon Rimmerman, the owner, presented detailed backstory on the wines and delivered the talks with obvious passion).
My favorite of the evening was a 1978 Chateau Montelena Cab from Sonoma. Absolutely delicious. Some of the other notables in the line-up were 1947 Bourdy Cotes du Jura, 1989 Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay (the Australian white that stunned and outraged everyone in blind competition in France), 1966 Grands Echezeaux, a pair of 1942 Spanish wines – Bosconia and Tondonia (interesting how they had to scrounge for bottles during the war), 1982 Sassicaia from Italy (yum), 1982 Yarra Yering (the wine that helped really put Australia on the wine map), a pair of Celestins Chateauneuf-du-Pape (contrasting different styles of Chateauneuf from different eras – 1978 vs. 1998), and an amazing '94 Dunnhoff Auslese. Oh, he also poured some DRC, Screaming Eagle (pretty universally panned that night), and Chateau Lafite.
I think if I knew more about wine (especially old wine) I would have been even more impressed; I didn't get to ooh or ah with everyone else when the wines were announced. Once we move back to Seattle, I'll undoubtedly sign up for the mailing list. The write-ups are fascinating and educational; I just can't handle more email that I can't act on right now though.
It was a great experience. I'm definitely inspired to learn more now.
(For the record, my answer to the question "are they worth it" is no. The stories and history were fascinating, but none of the bottles were worth hundreds or thousands of dollars to me.)
July 4, 2009
There are some funny people at Microsoft. (Funny-haha in this case, although there are lots of funny-weird people too…) Michelle sent me this photo. I love it.


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Twitter Roundup: March 4 – Free design toolkits, the Big Society Bank analyzed, and mother-owned businesses
Search for the hashtag #socent and you'll find wide-ranging interest in social entrepreneurship on Twitter. Here's a roundup of a few interesting tweets from the last week:
Human-centered design work is at the center of companies like the well-known firm IDEO, which employs a process of inspiration, conceptualization, and implementation to solve problems. Here learn about the basic tenets of IDEO's design thinking, and access their free Human Centered Design Toolkit to start implementing their strategy in your own enterprise.
Imagine the inconvenience of having to close up your shop and travel across town just to pay your business loans. Mobile microfinance presents a solution to this problem for vendors living in remote locations in places like West Africa.
In July 2010, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron launched the Big Society program, which aims to devolve power from central government to local ones and civil society. The engine that will fuel this shift is the Big Society Bank, founded to catalyze sustainable social investment and help non-state organizations take over public service work. Here the Local Government Information Unit, a British think tank, speculates on the impact of the Bank.
Even after feminism's third wave, working mothers still have to juggle a lot to keep their careers afloat. Give support to a mom-owned business by entering it in StartUpNation's contest for the 200 leading moms in business, or enter in yourself.
Though Facebook's features appear relatively straightforward, there is an art to using them to the advantage of your social enterprise or cause. Take a look at the Mashable's five points of advice to make sure that your project can get the most out of social networking.
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I can't believe summer is basically over! It feels like vacation just started, and yet here we are at back-to-school time once again. Many colleges are in session this week, and in parts of the country primary school students are in class as well. Though nobody likes going back to school – not even teachers – BuzzFeed tried to give Internet denizens some perspective with their post 27 Things That Are Worse Than Going Back to School. While I agree that dropping a pizza is worse than almost anything this side of genocide, BuzzFeed's list only provides salve for the student's soul. Because even having to stick your head up some dude's butt as a wrestling referee seems better than dealing with this stuff as a parent:
Spending $100 on School Supplies 1 of 10Then being asked three months later to buy more school supplies.
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Pick-up Playdate Bomb 2 of 10Mommy, Kelly and I wanna have a playdate! Can we have a playdate? PLEASE! Why not? Why can't we have a playdate right now? What do you mean we have PLANS? I don't care what they are unless they involve a PLAYDATE! YOU NEVER LET ME HAVE ANY PLAYDATES!" (pause) "Okay then, can we get ice cream?"
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Girl Drama 3 of 10Betsy said to Katie that Jennifer wouldn't talk to Susan, but that's not true because Susan was talking to Jennifer and then Katie said Besty was just lying but Katie told Jordan that she thought it was true.
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Boy Drama 4 of 10Kevin hit Jeffrey in the face.
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Girl and Boy Drama 5 of 10Mommy, Maria told me that Stephanie and Michael got married. But that was two days ago. Now they're divorced. (That's what happens when you marry too young! It never lasts.)
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Teacher Emails/School Web Portals/Class Blogs 6 of 10Dear sweet Baby Jesus do I not get enough email from my job??? Now I need to know what is happening every second of the day while my kid is at school? "Leslie just took a poo. I know because her teacher just emailed me about it. I wonder if she added a photo to the class Twitter feed..."
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School Lunch 7 of 10Real photo of a real school "lunch" served at my daughter's school. Keep trying, USDA.
Photo credit: Carolyn Castiglia
Permission Slips 8 of 10Field trip permission slips, permission slips to take out library books, birthday party permission slips, playdate permission slips... you can sign in blood from all the paper cuts!
Photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/atmasphere/5606073501/" target="_blank"Flickr user atmasphere
School Store Junk 9 of 10Random plastic bits of crap falling apart and landing all over the house. Everything is so small and easily lost and bawled over when it cannot be found in spite of the fact that it was made in China and full of lead.
Photo credit: Vendor Discount School Supplies
Class Parents 10 of 10Letting you know it's bake sale time, reminding you about the school dress code, dealing with relationship issues and letting you know that your kids don't need cell phones. They mean well...
Photo credit: NickMom
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