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−Breakfast/Vendor Fair Fundraiser, Sleepy Eye9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Supplemental Match by Thrivent, New Ulm Chapter – Breakfast/Vendor Fair Fundraiser will be held Sunday, August 24, Orchid Inn, Sleepy Eye, 9am-3pm; breakfast will be served until 1pm; serving pancakes, sausages, scrambled eggs, coffee, milk, juice
Vendor fair; silent auction; bake sale; kids activities; mini photo sessions by Amanda Petersen Photography; deluxe face painting 11am-2pm.
Proceeds will go to a Sleepy Eye Family, Tony and Lexi Alvarez and their three little boys.
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−St. John's Church Fall Festival, Searles10:15 am – 6:00 pm
St. John's Church Fall Festival, Searles, Sunday, August 24; rain or shine; everyone welcome
Family Style Ham & Chicken Dinner, with dressing, served 10:15am-2pm; adults/$11; under 13 years/$4; preschool/$1.50; building is handicapped accessible.
Bingo; country store; crafts; horse drawn trolley rides; games; music; refreshments; lunch stand on grounds; big ticket drawing 4:30pm; over $10,000 worth of prizes.
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−Old School Days, Harkin Store1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The Harkin Store will be having a program on old schools in Nicollet County. There will be old pictures and old school books and a picture of the old private school, the Robinson school, in the town of West Newton. The program in Sunday, August 24, from 1-4pm.
+1:00 pmOld School Days, Harkin Store
−Rich Ruch Benefit T-Shirts & Bracelet Sales5:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Fundraising t-shirts and bracelets for the Rich Ruch will be sold this Tuesday and Thursday, August 26 & 28 at the Bill and Cathy Koob residence, 110 5th Street South, New Ulm from 5-8pm.
They will also be sold Wednesday, August 27 and Friday, August 29, at Creative Hair Company, 1106 South Broadway, from 9am-5pm
+5:00 pmRich Ruch Benefit T-Shirts & Bracelet Sales
−Heartland Express to Observe Labor Day Weekend8:00 am – 3:00 pm
The Brown County Heartland Express will not be operating on Sunday, August 31, or Monday, September 1, in observance of the Labor Day Holiday Weekend. Regular service resumes on Tuesday, September 2.
To request and schedule rides for the Tuesday following Labor Day, passengers are requested to call the Brown County Heartland Express office no later than 3pm on Friday, August 29, at 359-2717 or 1-800-707-2717.
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−Riverblast, New Ulm5:00 pm – 11:45 pm
Riverblast in New Ulm will be held on Friday & Saturday, August 29 & 30 at Riverside Park; Center Street and the Minnesota River.
This is a free cultural event and festival at the river. Friday gala celebration starts at 5pm. Cold Blooded Whiskey from 5-8pm; Barefoot Winos 8:30pm-close. Camping in Riverside Park; one camping unit and one support vehicle, dogs must be on leash/$25 per site.
Saturday event begins at 11am; Watershed information; afternoon horse drawn trolley rides along the river; free face painting; "Pirate Ship" playground for kids on the premises; obstacle course for canoes Saturday; get free rides in a Mankato Padding & Outings Club 28 ft canoe; Dick Kimmel and Company 12-3pm; Schell's Hobo Band, 3:30-4:30pm; Jumbo Ya Ya 5-8pm; The Arcades from 8:30pm-12:30am.
Food and beverages available; coffee; pop; beer; wine coolers. For more details, visit www.riverblast.net.
+5:00 pmRiverblast, New Ulm
−Sand Volleyball Tournament, New Ulm9:30 am – 11:45 pm
Sand Volleyball Tournament with the Goosetown Roller Girls will be held on Saturday, August 30; sign in at 9:30am; play to start at 10am at Kegel Kourts, New Ulm.
Cost is $60/team or $10/per person (no team); must be 18+ in order to play. Proceeds support the Goosetown Roller Girls.
Please RSVP to: email@example.com or call 507-351-6047.
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−Children's Games & Craft Day, Fort Ridgely12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
On Saturday, August 30, families are invited to Fort Ridgely from 12-4pm for games on the parade grounds as well as create crafts inside the Commissary building. There will be games such as field ball, stilts, and grades for the children to play. They will also show you how to make a hanky doll or your own catapult.
+12:00 pmChildren's Games & Craft Day, Fort Ridgely
−Carlson Pillow Cleaning Service, Fairfax7:00 am – 3:00 pm
The Carlson Pillow Cleaning Service will be in Fairfax on Thursday, September 4, from 7am-3pm at the Lions Park Shelter.
Pillows cleaned, deodorizes and fluffed. Custom-made new pillows and comforters for sale. This event is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary of Fairfax.
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−Low Vision Resource Group1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Thursday, September 4, 1:30pm, Orchard Hills, 1223 Karl Drive, New Ulm – Low Vision Resource Group. Everyone welcome. Refreshment and snack served.
Questions, contact Monica at 354-5680.
+1:30 pmLow Vision Resource Group
−Fluff N Puff Pillow Cleaning, New Ulm7:30 am – 3:30 pm
Fluff N Puff Pillow Cleaning will be in New Ulm on Friday, September 5, from 7:30am-3:30pm at the New Ulm Medical Center Auditorium.
Questions, call Jan at 507-720-9657 and leave message.
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−Nicollet/Sibley County Plot Day10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Nicollet/Sibley County's Varietal Trials Plot Day will be held Friday, September 5. The event will be held at the Pat and Don Bentz variety plots located at 24686 621st Avenue, Gibbon, beginning at 10am.
Speakers for the day will include U or M Extension Crops Educator David Nocolai dicussing weed control and U of M IPM Specialist Bruce Potter sharing information on insect control. Seed representatives will be on hand for discussion and to answer questions.
A lunch of burgers, beans, chips and cookies will be provided by the Nicollet and Sibley County Corn and Soybean Growers.
+10:00 amNicollet/Sibley County Plot Day
−Aluminum Can Collection/Scrip Sales, NUACS8:30 am – 10:30 am
Saturday, September 6, Aluminum Can Collection and Scrip Sales from 8:30-10:30am at St. Anthony Elementary School parking lot. All proceeds go towards NUACS Technology.
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−Eagles 5000 5K and KidsK Run8:30 am – 12:30 pm
The 3rd Annual Eagles 5000 5K and Kids K Run will be held on Saturday, September 6, at 8:30am and 9:30am. You can register online at http://www.active.com.
Also, the Friends of ISD88 are looking for any volunteers to help direct runners and/or form a cheer group along the course. If interested, contact Chris or Erin at email@example.com.
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−HermannFest 201410:00 am – 11:45 pm
HermannFest 2014 will be taking place on Saturday, September 6 in New Ulm – Schell's Beer and 1919 Root Beer on tap; German and American Foods available all day.
Hermann Heights Park: 14 Monument Street, New Ulm
10am – welcome10am-5pm – Hermann Monument open/self-directed tours
12-1:30pm – Wendinger Band
1:30-1:45pm – Program
1:45-3pm – Concord Singers
3:15-4:30pm – SE Concertina Band
5pm – close Hermann Monument
Harmon Park: 101 North Garden, New Ulm
12-5:30pm – Tournament Options: co-rec kickball; co-rec sand volleyball; baggo (bean bags)
607:30pm – Thunder in the Valley; New Ulm Battery and New Ulm Municipal Band; cannon shoot with 11 guns; bring lawn chairs
8:30pm – Fireworks over Hermann Monument
8:45-9:30pm – Time Machine – 'Pop Starz' – music of the 80′s
9:30-10:30am – Time Machine – "Hair Force" – rock of the 80′s
10:30-11:30pm – Time Machine – 'Whiskey River' – country music
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−Windom Wetland Management District Hunting Rendezvous10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Windom Wetland Management District will be hosting a Youth Hunting Rendezvous from 10am-2pm on Saturday, September 6. The event will include several activities that will be fun for the whole family including a Duck Calling Seminar and Youth Calling Contest with Pay Doyscher, where each child will receive a free duck call and prizes will be awarded.
There will also be demonstrations of both pointing and retrieving dogs at work with local dog handlers Chad Klassen, Wendy Krueger and Jim Sehl. Leif Hanson will be doing a demonstration on the field dressing and cooking techniques of game birds.
A free lunch will be provided by the Friends of the Windom Wetland Management District.
For more information, visit http://midwest.fws.gov/windom; 507-831-2220 or 1-800-577-2875.
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−German-Bohemian Heritage Society Picnic11:00 am – 2:00 pm
The German-Bohemian Heritage Society Picnic will be Saturday, September 6, at Hermann Heights Park, shelter number one. Social begins at 11am, with potluck at 12pm.
Enjoy delicious American and German food. Coffee and juice will be provided. Bring a dish to pass, your own eating utensils and lawn chairs.
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−Hanska Fire Department Pork Chop Supper4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Hanska Fire Department Pork Chop Supper will be held Saturday, September 6, from 4-8pm at the Hanska City Park.
They will be serving pork chops, baked potato, baked beans, coleslaw, bread and hamburgers and hot dogs from children. Take out and delivery available in town by calling 507-439-6276.
All proceeds will go for training and equipment.
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−Pro Auto N.Y.A. Bull Riding Event6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Pro Auto N.Y.A. Bull Riding Event on Saturday, September 6, at the Sibley County Fairgrounds in Arlington; benefiting Jared Allen's Homes for Wounded Warriors.
Live auction items benefiting the charity include: autographed Jared Allen's helmet; jersey; custom belt buckle; custom laser cut Jared Allen fire pit and more. $2 from every adult ticket goes towards charity. Adults/$15; kids/$5; kids 3 and under are free. No advance ticket discounts.
+6:00 pmPro Auto N.Y.A. Bull Riding Event
−Lions Club of New Ulm Fly-In Breakfast7:00 am – 12:30 pm
Lions Club of New Ulm 41st Annual Fly-In Breakfast will be held Sunday, September 7, 7am-12:3pm at the New Ulm Municipal Airport in New Ulm.
Tickets available at New Ulm Chamber; Cash Wise Foods; HyVee Food Store and any Lion member. Ticket prices: adult advance/$7; at the door/$7.50; children 4-12/$3; children 3 and under/free. Free breakfast for all fly-in pilots.
Helicopter rides available. New this year….visit the Kirby Puckett Eye Mobile for free vision screening, presented by Phillips Eye Institute, part of Allina Health.
The Lions Club of New Ulm supports the Sight/Hearing/Diabetes impaired and other local humanitarian needs.
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−Minnesota Driffters Cycle Club12:00 pm – 11:45 pm
Minnesota Driffters Cycle Club presents a Bike and Car Road Run on Sunday, September 7, at 12:30pm; registration 12-1:30pm; back by 5pm. Run starts at Cobden at the park and ends in Cobden.
Trophies for the winners; they will hand out trophies approximately 5:30pm along with other door prizes; plenty of burgers, chili and nachos and cheese before and after the run; free beverages at the end of the run
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−Benefit for Rich Rush12:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Benefit for Rich Rush will be held Sunday, September 7, at Searles Community Center and Searles Bar and Grill from 12:30-6:30pm.
There will be a Bike/Car Run, register 11:30am-12:30pm); food; entertainment; silent auction; t-shirts and bracelets. Pork sandwich meal and refreshments available.
A portion of proceeds will go to Rich's medical treatment and also to the New Ulm Medical Oncology Department.
Donations to: Bank Midwest or website: ruchfamilybenefit.com.
+12:30 pmBenefit for Rich Rush
−Senior Dance, St. Peter1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Senior Dance, Tuesday, September 9, 1-4pm at the American Legion, 229 W Nassau, St. Peter.
Music provided by Don Klossner. There will be an admission charge for this event. Questions, call Sylvia at 934-7227. Sponsored by the St. Peter Senior Center.
+1:00 pmSenior Dance, St. Peter
−SouthPoint's Kickin' it for Kids 5K5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Sign up today for SouthPoint's Kickin' it for Kids 5K on Thursday, September 11; race begins at 6:30pm at Allison Park, Sleepy Eye; bike trail 3.1 miles.
Proceeds from this event with help benefit CU for Kids – Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare. Participants will be timed; prizes to top two male and female runners; both runners and walkers are welcome; children under the age of 12 may ride their bikes if their parents are walking; race day registration begins at 5:30pm.
Entry fee 5K Run/Walk = $25; 2+ family member = $20 each
5K Bike (for children 12 and under) = $10/each
Register online at www.southpointfed.com or stop into any of our 3 locations, Sleepy Eye, Springfield or New Ulm or call 877-794-6712.
+5:30 pmSouthPoint's Kickin' it for Kids 5K
−Brown County Pheasants Forever Mentored Youth Hunt8:00 am – 2:30 pm
Brown County Pheasants Forever Mentored Youth Hunt will be September 13 at 8am and will wrap up sometime early afternoon.
Any youth age 11-15. Youth need to have a Firearm's Safety Certificate, blaze orange clothing and gun (guns will be provided if needed). Each youth have one mentor with dog. Two birds will be planted per youth. Only youth will carry a gun.
They will be to hunt pheasants and shoot on the sporting clay course. There will be instructors on hand to help and give shooting tips. Parents are encouraged to participate. Lunch will be served. There is no charge for this event.
Hunting will be at River Ridge Gun Club in Courtland. The hunt is being assisted and sponsored by Sioux Trails Deer Hunters; Izaak Walton League and Der Deutsche Long Beards (NWTF).
To sign up, contact Scott Zeig at 507-276-2717 or contact a committee member.
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−Fall Blast Shooting Match, New Ulm10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Fall Blast Shooting Match, open to the public, Saturday, September 13, 10am-4pm; sponsored by New Ulm Izaak Walton League. Shoot will be held at the Isaak Walton League Shooting Range.
Events for men; women and youth. Refreshments and lunch available. Poker Shoot; Deer Target Shoot; Shooting Gallery; Vaporizing Varmint Shoot. Izaak Walton Gun Raffle Drawing at 4pm. 50/50 Split Cash Prizes; bring your own guns; $5/entry fee, per event.
Directions to Range: south our of New Ulm on County Road 13 (Center Street); turn right on County Road 25; after 2 miles, turn right onto 180th Avenue; then left on 215th Street.
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−New Ulm Area "Day of Play"10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Martin Luther College, in partnership with Hearts Beat Back, Heart of New Ulm, New Ulm Medical Center and New Ulm Park and Rec…..present the 2014 New Ulm Area Day of Play on Saturday, September 13, from 10am-2pm at the New Ulm Civic Center.
This is a FREE event! Bring the whole family! There will be a variety of play experiences; games for all ages; open ice skating. This is a day you won't want to miss!!
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−Riding for the Love of Kristin Ann Gluth10:30 am – 5:00 pm
Riding for the Love of Kristin Ann Gluth, 6th Annual Car and Bike Memorial Ride will be held Saturday, September 13; registration 10:30-11:45am; ride begins at 12pm.
Entry fee is $15/driver; $10/additional passenger/s; meal and raffle ticket included. Ride begin and ends at Ridin' High Saloon in Cobden.
Donations can be sent to: T. Bertrand, 24293 Co. Rd. 29, Sleepy Eye, MN 56085. Proceeds will go towards scholarships for individuals pursuing a cosmetology career.
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−12th Annual Duncanfest12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
12th Annual Duncanfest will be held at the Community Ballroom in Duncan, Iowa on Saturday, September 13, and Sunday, September 14. Located on Highway 18 between Garner and Britt, IA.
Saturday , September 13
12-2pm & 4-5:30pm ~ Malek's Fishermen Band
2-4pm & 5:30-7pm ~ Leo Lonnie Orchestra
7-10pm ~ Gary Brueggen's Ridgeland DutchmenSunday, September 14
8am ~ Polka Mass by Malek's Fishermen Band, St. Wenceslaus Church in Duncan IA
9am ~ Breakfast Buffet at the Ballroom
12-1:30pm & 3-4:30pm ~ Gary Brueggen's Ridgeland Dutchmen
1:30-3pm & 4:30-6pm ~ Barefoot Becky's Ivanhoe DutchmenAir conditioned ballroom; 50 x 75 ft hardwood dance floor; free booths; free car parking; full bar; full meals; camping; electricity available
For more info call: Eric @ 641-923-9903; Bob @ 641-923-3316; Ballroom @ 641-923-3379; email: firstname.lastname@example.com; website: www.duncanballroom.com
Admission: (18 and under free with adult admission); Saturday/$12; Sunday/$10; 2 day pass/$20.
Camping fees: (charging Fri/Sat nights only); electric/$15/night; non-electric/$10/night
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−Tranquility Garden Dedication/Pie in the Park, Madelia1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Tranquility Garden Dedication and Pie in the Park will be held Saturday, September 13, 1pm at Tranquility Garden at Madelia Community Hospital and Clinic.
Join the Madelia Community Hospital and Clinic Garden Committee for pie and ice cream to celebrate the dedication of the Tranquility Garden. Artist Greg Mueller will be visiting to give a brief summary of his work on the Prairie Cross sculpture.
+1:00 pmTranquility Garden Dedication/Pie in the Park, Madelia


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More than 250 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students who participated in this year's Federal Advocacy Forum, held April 22-24 in Washington, DC, met with members of Congress from all 50 states to discuss the repeal of the therapy cap, the physical therapist's role in managing patients with traumatic brain injury, and student loan repayment.
On Monday, an interactive town hall session that featured APTA health quality and financing staff informed attendees about regulatory hot topics such as therapy cap implementation, payment, quality, and accountable care organizations. Forum participants also attended a session on direct access and received updates on APTA's legislative and regulatory activities.
APTA presented Sen Susan Collins (R-ME) with this year's Public Service Award for her work on therapy cap repeal and access to physical therapy for military members and veterans. APTA member Eva Norman, PT, DPT, was awarded the 2012 Federal Government Affairs Leadership Award for her continued leadership and dedication to APTA's federal legislative issues.
This year's Federal Advocacy Forum was held in conjunction with APTA's Leadership Forum, which included APTA's Board of Directors meeting and Leadership Symposium.

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Country Music Festival Survival Tips
The most popular country music festivals — like Taste of Country's own — last up to five days and include dozens of artists. It's a big commitment to try to take it all in, and you'll want to do so in a way that allows you to be presentable at work on Monday morning. By following this list of 10 Country Music Festival Survival Tips, you're certain to make the most of the experience.
When it comes to footwear, don't bring anything you don't want getting muddy. Your six-inch stiletto heels may look like they provide good traction, but a more sensible pair of outdoor sandals will probably serve you better. The extra benefit to a waterproof shoe is that you'll be able to wear them in the community showers, should one of those be on your weekend itenerary. Bring an extra pair of sneakers to wear at night when the temperature dips low.
Lather Up!
Unless you're going to audition for the role of the Kool-Aid man in a community play, use SPF30 or higher this summer. Bring a bottle of something that smells decent and offer it to all of your friends. Should one guy ask another guy to spread some on his back, it's cool -- as long as the first is buying the second a round at the festival concession stand.
Plug it Up
Are you planning on camping at a weekend country music festival this summer? A pair of earplugs might serve you well if you're cranky without eight hours of sleep. Just because the music ends by 1AM on most nights doesn't mean the party stops. The tents and campers are packed tight like teenagers in a taxi, meaning you'll hear every shout, laugh and belch within two square miles.
If you find yourself packing multiple cameras, computers, bluetooth headsets and a tripod for your video camera, you're doing it wrong. Chances are you'll never revisit that footage. In fact, you may be glad none exists after a weekend of cold beer and country music.
Pack light. Bring your fully-charged phone and maybe a small speaker dock for an iPod. Or, bring an acoustic guitar and create your own soundtrack after the official music has stopped each night.
Pack a Poncho
You can buy an inexpensive poncho and keep it in your tent until a big rain shower comes. It won't take up much room, and should the sky open up with lightning, hail and frogs, you'll stay dry while your friends search for shelter. We don't suggest offering to share your poncho with the country cutie in the next tent, but if he or she is willing ... we won't judge your transparent intentions.
There's an App for That
More and more music festivals are developing apps for fans to keep track of schedules and other important happenings across the long, music-filled weekend. The CMA Music Fest introduced a handy app in 2012. The Stagecoach Fest also promises an app for iPhones and Android phones in 2013. No more pulling a sweaty paper map out of your back pocket every time you need to find the water tent. Check your festival's website to find out if one is available.
Side Stage
The headliners will steal the show, but most country music festivals have side stages to showcase lesser-known musicians and songwriters. It's here you'll find a real gem -- someone you've never heard of before -- to talk about until next year's festival, when he or she is on the big stage. Some of the best music happens during these more intimate shows.
Know the Opener
You paid a pretty sum for tickets and camping, so make it worth your time and money by checking out the opening acts. Often the lesser-known stars sign autographs after their sets. You may even find one or two walking around to shake hands with campers. You'll make a better impression if you know their music.
Be Respectful
Don't be a jerk, pick up all of your garbage before you leave and be kind to the festival staff -- it's just good karma! Even if security does seem to be heavy-handed and the beer vendor says you've had too much, they've got over 100,000 people to worry about and don't need your hijinks.
Find a few hours of rest each night (and maybe a few more early in the afternoon). Unless you have Monday off to recover, you'll need a little more than two hours for four days straight. It's one thing to show up with mud still stuck in your hair, but quite another to fall asleep on your keyboard. Make sure you take a break throughout the festival weekend.


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Route to Victoria?
My riding partner and I are thinking of going to Victoria this next summer. Does anyone have a safe route there? Thanks. We're looking at about 3-4 days to get there.
Dros, sounds like a fun trip. Here are the 3 basic choices (with lots of possible variations) on route, with the relative merits/demerits of each:
1) up the I-5 corridor into Seattle, ferry to Victoria (STP route): shortest distance, Victoria Clipper ferry is kind of spendy ($50+ i think one way), and who wants to ride through suburban Seattle? 2) up the I-5 corridor, at Olympia go up the west side of Hood Canal/east side of the Olympic peninsula to Port Angeles ferry: a little longer than Seattle, more scenic, ferry reasonable ($10 or so), but this part of hwy 101 along Hood Canal has never looked appealing to me (I've driven it many times) from a traffic/shoulder width perspective: too much of former, not enough of latter. 3) to the coast, and up the coast & around the west/north side of the Olympic peninsula to Port Angeles: considerably longer but very scenic. Not much traffic. Some great camp grounds en route. rode this a few years back & really liked it. Can shorten the trip by Amtrak'ing to Centralia, and heading out to the coast from there. Still, it's a good 4 days if not 5, depending. The Washington state bike map is a good resource for planning this, even though I've found the info. on shoulder width to be undependable in places. for order info: http://www.portlandonline.com/transp...=36638&a=70570 |
biking to Victoria
Early October this year I did a trip to Victoria via the western route (Oregon side of columbia to ferry to Cathlamet) 101 all the way to Port Angeles (last time I did a more a waterly route coast including Gray's harbor)
Can you do 100+ miles a day? If so this will get you to Port Agneles in 3 1/2 day in time for the afternoon ferry crossings (there are more in the summer than Fall I believe) to Victoria. From Victoria there are great bike paths to get the ferrys to the gulf Island or back to San Juan Island and Anacortes fi that is your pleasure. I carried sleeping bag and tent and camped out the first 3 nights. I stayed in a pretty nifty youth hostel right in the hear of downtown victoria to get showered and 'ciitifed.' You could do this trip staying indoors but there are a couple of places where the pickings are slim. I had only 8 days so I opted to take the train back from Seattle. but it was a very good trip, and I would do it again. (well maybe try a more direct route to Seattle and go the opposite way to go north. One of the highlights of the states side trip is the ferry across the Columbia. And if you could manage it stay at the old lodge on Crescent Lake (that is only about 30 miles from Port angeles; and mostly down hill! Beautiful ride along the lake. I would be happy to tell you more but I encourage you to do this. And visiting in Victoria and biking on the islands is sweet. But they are hilly! There is a beautiful park on the water on Saltspring Island which I would recommend if you are into camping. Also lots of B&B's - some quite pricy. Lots of good information on the Candian gulf island on the web. reply if you want more information. bon voyage! Jonathan |
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Everything you need to know about satellite radio
Zak Billmeier grew up in southern Vermont and coastal Maine. After graduating from Mary Washington College with a Geography degree he still isn't sure quite what to do with, he eventually settled in the mountains of Central Virginia. He spends his free time chasing his daughter around, taking pictures, gardening and cooking. Zak traces the roots of his interest in electronic gadgets to the Casio wristwatch with a built-in calculator he received as a gift one year as a child. He joined Crutchfield's car A/V team in 2007.
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SiriusXM programming packages
SiriusXM Satellite Radio is a subscription service that offers you a wide variety of entertainment, including music, news, sports, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather services, and more. It's broadcast from coast to coast in the 48 lower United States (including Puerto Rico for Sirius), so you'd be able to drive from, say, Boston to San Diego and never lose the signal. The signal is also digital, so it's always clear and free of static. When you subscribe, you receive an entertainment package of over 140 channels.
Satellite radio gives you serious entertainment value
The music channels represent a significantly wider variety of genres than you'll ever hear on conventional radio. You'll get all your familiar styles, such as modern pop, classic rock, modern country, alternative, adult contemporary, and R & B. You'll also be able to delve deeply into genres like vocal and instrumental jazz, classical, Broadway standards, college-radio indie rock, Latin, uncensored classic and modern Hip Hop, Christian, classic country, punk...the list goes on and on. Within each of those genres, even the familiar ones, you'll hear incredible programming depth. Refreshingly, most of the music channels of each service are commercial-free.
If you're an out-of-market sports fan, you can get all kinds of live broadcasts from your favorite NFL, MLB, and college games. NASCAR fans can follow the big race. If you're traveling but don't want to miss the action, SiriusXM has you covered. Check your programming package to make sure your sport is covered.
The traffic and weather channels provide regularly updated reports of conditions in over 20 metropolitan areas around the country, which can help when you're in the middle of your commute, or taking a trip to any one of them.
Exclusive Entertainment & Talk — enjoy content from the biggest names, plus compelling talk andhilarious comedy. Hear Howard Stern, Martha Stewart, Oprah RadioR, The Foxxhole presented by Jamie Foxx, Comedy Central Radio, Entertainment Weekly Radio, Blue Collar Radio, Opie & Anthony, political talk and more. And there are channels that are great for kids, too, like Kidz Bop, Radio Disney, Kids Place Live and Laugh USA.
Subscription plans & fees
SiriusXM offers three subscription plan platforms: Sirius, XM and SiriusXM. The channel offerings are pretty similar, but do differ slightly. For instance, SiriusXM radios and SiriusXM Internet Radio offer something extra: access to their 20+ Xtra Channels, including additional Latino programming. Only select radios can get the SiriusXM plans. Just give us a call if you have any questions about the small differences between the offerings.
See our breakdown of the most popular satellite radio programming packages.
What do I need to listen to satellite radio?
Satellite radio began life as strictly a car thing, but quickly spread into the home and beyond. All you need to get satellite radio service is a satellite radio (there are several types for car and home), a satellite radio antenna, and a subscription.
The type of radio you choose depends on where you'd like to listen to satellite radio most, and the type of hardware you'd like to have. Click the following link for a deeper discussion of satellite radio hardware and accessories.
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text: This past weekend was an eventful one in college basketball as we saw team's like Indiana and Baylor fail road tests with the Bears falling from the undefeated ranks. With conference play well underway things like this are expected before March Madness is officially here. While a national champion won't be crowned until April, some teams are making their case for the title of wearing the best sneakers on court. Teams like San Diego State and Arizona are turning heads with their Jordan heat as well as their play on court moves. In arenas across the country, we witnessed a variety of footwear from the Air Jordan XI in many colorways to the Air Jordan VII 'Bordeaux' and Jordan Melo M8 'Syracuse'. Click through the gallery after the jump to see more of the Jordans worn this past weekend and let us know what you think. via ESPN/AP.


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Tortoise and the hare? Archer, Buehrle to duel
Rays to pit deliberate starter vs. Blue Jays' quick worker in opener
Friday night's matchup between the Rays and Blue Jays features two teams coming from near opposite places in the baseball world.
Both sides have gone through a transformation over the past month, virtually switching roles in the American League East.
The slumping Blue Jays are 9-17 since June 11, watching their five-game lead in the division evaporate as they've fallen to second place behind the Orioles.
The Rays, on the other hand, had trailed the Blue Jays by as many as 15 games, but they have emerged as the best team in the AL East over that same span.
"Huge. We want to win series, but I want to take all three," said Rays right-hander Chris Archer, who will make the start in the series opener on Friday. "And it starts with game one. I'm happy that I'm getting the ball, and I'm happy that our team is playing so well defensively and offensively."
Archer put up his longest outing of the season in his last start against Detroit on Saturday, going 8 1/3 innings while allowing six hits and two earned runs to improve to 5-5 on the season.
"It was my best game so far [this season]," said Archer, who is 2-0 in five career starts against the Blue Jays. "I gave up two solo home runs. ... That's a good hitting team. They have a lot of power, and I think any pitcher in this league would be OK with giving up two solo homers against them. So, I'm not going to beat myself up over the ninth inning too much. But there is room to grow. I'm going to continue to execute pitches better."
In their final series before the All-Star break, the Blue Jays will send Mark Buehrle, whose 17 seconds in between pitches ranks No. 1 in the Majors, against Archer, who with a 25.9 seconds pace, is the third-slowest.
Buehrle had an electric start to 2014, but he has lost his last five decisions, although he has a 3.60 ERA during that span. He hasn't won since June 1, but that's largely due to a lack of run support. When the Blue Jays score two runs or more, he's 10-1; when they score one or fewer, he is 0-5.
Blue Jays: Lind out with foot fracture
The Blue Jays announced on Wednesday that first baseman Adam Lind has a non-displaced fracture in his right foot.
Lind said the doctors expect him to be out for the next six to eight weeks. That would keep him out of the lineup until at least the end of August, which is yet another crushing blow to a team that is already without the services of Edwin Encarnacion and Brett Lawrie.
The injury was originally sustained when Lind fouled a ball off his foot during a series in Baltimore on June 14. He was diagnosed with a bone bruise and attempted to play through the pain before eventually undergoing an MRI.
The loss of Lind leaves the Blue Jays without a natural first baseman on their roster. Jose Bautista has been playing the position while Encarnacion is on the disabled list with a strained quad, but he's expected to eventually move back to right field.
Rays: Escobar to return Friday
The Rays are expecting shortstop Yunel Escobar to return from the disabled list for Friday's opener against the Blue Jays at Tropicana Field.
Escobar has been on the DL with right shoulder soreness, and played two games in a rehab assignment with Class A Advanced Charlotte on Tuesday and Wednesday.
"Did well," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Three at-bats today, did play shortstop again -- he wanted to play shortstop. Sounds like he's ready to go Friday."
Worth noting
• Toronto's Colby Rasmus is no longer an everyday starter in center field, as he'll sit vs. left-handed pitchers. Darin Mastroianni appears to be the leading candidate for the other half of the platoon.
• Rays outfielder David DeJesus, who is on the disabled list with an avulsion fracture on his left ring finger, will have X-rays taken on Friday, at which point he will be reevaluated.
• Rays right-hander Jeremy Hellickson said on Wednesday afternoon -- the day after he made his first start of the year following offseason right elbow surgery -- that his pitching elbow felt completely fine. Hellickson will not make another start before the All-Star break.
Jamie Ross is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Companion series to the spring 2015 book club featuring "The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate" by John Walton.
In both form and content, then, Genesis 1 reveals that its basic purposes are religious and theological, not scientific or historical.
In the early 1700s, Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz famously disagreed about whether God periodically "corrected" the orbits of the planets. Why their disagreement matters for today's debates about God and evolution.
Evangelicals are skeptical of space exploration—but can pastors change this from the pulpit?
All creation is the doings of God's hands, no matter how he did it. When I look at a painting, I can connect somehow with the painter, and the same goes with the universe and God.
The former chair of the Harvard University physics department muses on how faith gives meaning to his scientific work.
The story of the Genesis Rock reminds us of how biblical and scientific accounts, despite their different purviews and purposes, remain inexorably linked in our understanding of origins.
The words we use to talk about the Bible and science often predispose us towards unnecessary conflicts.
If discussions of science and religion sometimes get bogged down in Genesis, perhaps that is because they have not made the preparatory journey through the rich material of the Wisdom books.
Are black holes in trouble? Could life have come from space? What do we know about the religious lives of Indian scientists? Find the answers to these questions and more.
This week's news features volcanoes, skeletons, and stars, as well as a thought-provoking new book from InterVarsity press.
From science and religion blogs: quantum uncertainty and God, the remarkable fact that we have come to understand our place in the created order, and the role of theology in making wise choices about the use of technology.
God could have created a fertile planet miraculously in an instant, but when we look carefully at the physical evidence, it appears that the earth has a longer history as part of the universe.
So what is BioLogos? Well it all began with a scientist and a book.
What we do learn from scripture is that there is only one Creator and that there's a clear distinction between God and the created world. And that we who are created in the image of God are able to investigate a creation that is remarkably tuned for our discovery.
This is a transcript of an interview given by Dr. Jennifer Wiseman at The Faith Angle Forum Conference on Religion, Politics, & Public Life on November 5, 2013.
These excerpts from Origins: Christian Perspectives on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design, written by BioLogos president Deborah Haarsma and her husband Loren Haarsma, offer a sampling of the book's many topics, from exploring our disagreements and agreements on origins as Christians to explaining scientific processes to looking at how we read Genesis.
Over the next few months, with permission from Yale University Press, BioLogos will offer edited versions of chapters from John Polkinghorne's best books, Belief in God in an Age of Science and Theology in the Context of Science, in order to help readers delve more deeply into some of his most important ideas.
In this video Conversation, Denis Alexander asserts that contemporary Christians are not taking the early chapters of Genesis seriously enough.


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Umm... duh? sorry 'bout that Wow... *feels stupid
Well, today EBGames.com and GameStop.com have unleashed their extremely similar XB360 system pre-orders. Shouldn't this be good news you wonder? Why yes it should, but apparently both major online gaming suppliers have decided that only the richest gamers are going to be able to pre-order the damn thing. Not only do I get to pay out the ass for the absolutely necessary HDD edition of the XB360 ($399), but I also MUST purchase 3-4 games plus accessories. Yay! I like paying $60 a pop for games I might not like! $699 systems are 133t!!11!1!1 Way to go, one might have though you morons would have learned your lession with the absoluticrous "PSP bundles" at launch. CRRAAAPPP!
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hahah yea pre-orders with the farm are stupid i jsut want the console and then pick my own game...stupid ass retailers...if they do this to ps3 im gonna flip, i just want to pre-order the system.
some of the games with the bundle are great titles, i just dont want to buy them all at once, for that reason ill buy my 360 elsewhere.
I plan on only getting a PS3, for one Ill be going to college in the spring and wont have 1500$ to spend on video game consoles. Another reason is that since the SNES and Sega CD I havent owned a console by either sega or nintendo with the exception of my gameboy advance (golden sun was just too good a game to be a fan boy and say no to nintendo). I also like all of the PS2 exclusives and cannot wait for FF12, since it should be like 7 was. Theres also the fact im going to be spending almost 300$ (maybe a little more) on a PSP.
I just dont have enough money for all three systems... perhaps once im settled into college and the consoles see their first price drop I may pick up one or both of the others.
Where did you see that? 12 seems to be combining FF9 and FF Tactics, along with a pre-pubescent main protagonist...
Ill get a PS3. But Im not planning on getting it as soon as it comes out. Might wait a couple of months or even a year till the pirce drops. but in mean time im still very happy with my PS2.
Getting a ps3, but not imported from japan. As soon as it's out in the eu. No consideration whatsoever as to buying a xbox360, I'd rather bulk up my pc (as most of the games will be pc-xbox stuff). :/


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by Gabrielle Thorndyke The JL Audio Stealthbox® custom-fit subwoofer delivers incredible bass in a package that takes up minimal space and blends in with your vehicle's interior. JL Audio designs Stealthboxes to fit in specific vehicles, then loads them with appropriate subwoofers for optimal performance. Pair the system with an appropriate amp and wiring for stellar, concealed bass. Perfect sound to go with the perfect fit JL Audio puts months of research and design into each Stealthbox® custom-fit subwoofer to ensure not only that it fits, but that it sounds better than any other custom enclosed system. First, JL Audio determines the ideal shape and mounting location for each enclosure, so that it looks like an original part of the vehicle it's designed for. Next, they mount each high-performance subwoofer so it delivers amazing firepower from within its unique enclosure, without sacrificing clarity or musical depth. The ported fiberglass enclosure offers superior rigidity while allowing more interior volume, so the sub can turn out louder, deeper bass. JL Audio craftsmen then laminate, grind, join, and finish each Stealthbox® by hand. The end result: full-bodied, distortion-free bass from an impressively stealthy enclosure. Enjoy enhanced, custom-fit sound This Stealthbox® ported enclosure fits 2004-up Ford F-150 SuperCab and SuperCrew pickups, as well as 2006-up "Harley Davidson" edition vehicles. It installs under the driver side rear bench seat and raises the base of the seat slightly. This Stealthbox® includes one down-firing 10" 2-ohm W3v3 subwoofer from JL Audio. Please check with us before purchasing by using the vehicle selector on our site, or calling a Sales Advisor at 1-888-955-6000 to verify fit information. JL Audio has rated the difficulty of this Stealthbox® installation as low. You should be able to install this enclosure if you have any experience with car audio. Product Highlights:Stealthbox® custom-fit subwooferported fiberglass enclosure10" 2-ohm W3v3 subwooferfits under the rear seat on the driver side.power handling: 100-500 watts RMS (1,000 watts peak power)warranty: 2 yearsOur 60-day money-back guarantee Vehicle-specific enclosures with subs? Say what? Instead of the usual sub in a box, the manufacturer creates a molded enclosure that fits perfectly into a convenient spot in your specific vehicle, housing a high-quality sub. Some enclosures even include a built-in amp, for the ultimate in stealth bass. The advantages? You don't lose much space (if any), your sub is perfectly matched to its enclosure, and your enclosure has a factory look that won't tell potential thieves you have an awesome sound system. Doesn't get better than that.
F150 stealthbox Written By A Holland, Oklahoma City, OK on Tuesday, November 04, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Fit and finish is perfect. The unit moves a lot of air, which is problem in this truck without an active DSP. JL solved the phase issues with the truck. I sent mine back only because I couldn't get the bass to "disappear", meaning that I don't want to localize the bass. It has the usual tactile transfer you get with a down-fire sub so you will always feel the bass, which is bad in completion. If you are looking for a lot of bass and don't compete in sound quality completion this box is for you. Don't balk at the price, it's well worth it. Crutchfield customer service is second to none. Pros: Amplitude, fit and finish, overall quality Cons: Tactile transfer, bass is easy to localize
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Great addition to the truck! Written By ZachB, Stafford, VA on Monday, January 16, 2012 Was given this along with a 250/1 JL amp by a friend who traded in his F150...just finished installing it in mine and WOW, never expected that from a 10'' sub! The box fits perfectly and doesn't sacrifice leg room. Pros: Custom fit Cons: Takes up under seat storage
True Bass Sound Written By Ronny, Kansas on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 I just recieved the stealth box for my 2004 F-150. Very easy installatilon with the supplied screws to the factory holes on the seat. The sound is very clear and matches my JL Audio 500/1, specially if you listen to any type of music. The price is a bit too high for one subwoofer. For the best sound make sure you set the 500/1 to JL Audio specifications. The box is very light and it is almost flushed with the back seat without losing leg room. It also makes the truck look like it has no sound system. Now I have completed my JL Audio system!!!
JL Audio Stealthbox Single® Written By Emmanuel, Laredo, TX on Thursday, July 02, 2009 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) After trying several different boxes that go under the seat and getting disappointed each time. I decided to give JL a try. I haven't heard of bass this good from an under the seat box, ever. At first I was skeptical due to the price of this thing but as soon as i heard it for the first time I was impressed to say the least. It even comes with bolts to be bolted down to factory locations a complete plus. Far exceeded my expectations on everything I was looking for. Truly the best box you can find for a factory look and keeping a clean install.
Sweet Box Written By James, Burlington, MA on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I have a 2008 Black F150 Super Crew with black leather seats. This sub box fit great under the rear seat. I have seen statements where it says the back seat is slightly lifted following installation; however, I cannot tell...so if it is, it is VERY small. It blends in nicely. The sound is great. Its perfect for what I wanted. I'm running 300 watts to it via an Alpine Amp and it sounds awesome. Its a little pricey, but it is worth it in every way. The box is very well made, the sub is a W3. JL Audio is the way to go.
Good solid sound Written By Ken, Atlanta, Ga. on Sunday, February 08, 2009 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) If you have a Ford F150 and are looking for good solid bass and great mid bass punch and still want a factory look, just buy this jl audio stealthbox and be done with. The sound quality is great, and ofcourse it sounds like more than one ten inch woofer. I know the price is steap, but you will get over that eventually. Great speaker and enclosure all in one.


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Hookworm infection is a condition caused by roundworms that affects the small intestine and lungs.
The disorder is caused by infestation with the following roundworms:
The first two roundworms affect humans only. The last two types also occur in animals.
Hookworm disease is common in the moist tropics and subtropics. It affects about 1 billion people worldwide. In developing nations, the disease leads to the death of many children by increasing their risk for infections that their bodies would normally fight off.
There is very little risk of getting the disease in the United States because of advances in sanitation and waste control. The important factor in getting the disease is walking where people who have hookworm have made feces.
The larvae (immature form of the worm) get into the skin. The larvae move to the lungs via the bloodstream and enter the airways. The worms are about 1/2 inch long.
After traveling up the windpipe, the larva are swallowed. After the larvae are swallowed, they infect the small intestine. They develop into adult worms and live there for 1 or more years. Adult worms and larvae are released in the feces.
Most people have no symptoms once the worms enter the intestines.
Tests that can help diagnose the infection include:
This disease may also affect the results of a D-xylose absorption test.
The goals of treatment are to:
Parasite-killing medications such as albendazole, mebendazole, or pyrantel pamoate are usually prescribed. Ivermectin, used for other worm infections, does not work for hookworm infections.
Symptoms and complications of anemia are treated as they arise. The doctor will likely recommend increasing the amount of protein in your diet.
You will have a complete recovery if you get treated before serious complications develop. Treatment gets rid of the infection.
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if symptoms of hookworm infection develop.
Handwashing and wearing shoes will reduce the likelihood of infection.
Kazura JW. Nematode infections. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 378.
Maguire JH. Intestinal nematodes (roundworms). In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease. 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 287.
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SER is looking for input from ecological restoration practitioners, scientists, and knowledge holders on the development of a new SER publication. This publication will inform and influence others about the potential of ecological restoration to address the global challenges associated with ecosystem degradation and rapid environmental change. The target audience is someone without f... read more
Join us for SER2015 - 6th World Conference on Ecological Restoration in Manchester, UK from August 23-37, 2015. The conference theme Towards Resilient Ecosystems: Restoring the Urban, the Rural and the Wild highlights the conference program focus on four key strands – science, culture, art and education – to explore the theme of resilience in urban, rural and wild co... read more
Tugging at the root of a thorny shrub known as 'juliflora', which now dots the village of Chirmiyala in the Medak District of southern India's Telangana state, a 28-year-old farmer named Ailamma Arutta tells IPS, "This is a curse that destroyed my land." The deciduous shrub, whose scientific name is prosopis juliflora and belongs to the mesquite family, is no... read more
SER joined forces with the leadership of the National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration (NCER) to host the Conference on Ecological and Ecosystem Restoration (CEER) from July 28–August 1 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The conference brought more than 650 attendees from 11 countries to the Crescent City and featured 380 oral presentations and 100 posters over four and a half days o... read more
Early in the morning, walkers huff up a steep road on Tumamoc Hill in Tucson, passing tall saguaro cacti. In season, beside white saguaro flowers, white-winged doves hoot like owls. Among rocks, javelinas root for food, bobcats hunt. Tumamoc has long been a gathering place. The first human culture there was the Cienega, dating to about 2,500 years ago, and others followed, leaving rock art, pot... read more
The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) has released a one-page update on its development of a professional certification program for practitioners of ecological restoration. Read the update here. read more
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Have you ever noticed that just about every neighborhood has a "trash dog"?
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I am working on a story to publish in the next couple of weeks on the landfill. Having said that, there has been landfill controversy in the news the last several weeks.
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First, stench was high on my list of concerns when I went to the Golden Triangle facility. Amazingly, after touring nearly every inch of the place, that was not an issue.
Rodents? Probably, but I have since asked two homeowners about that issue to which they said there was none.
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Combining Responsive and Adaptive Strategies to Solve Mobile Design Challenges
When creating sites for the current market, UX designers and business decision makers face the daunting task of figuring out how to deliver the wow-factor website across desktops, tablets, and smartphones. Sometimes this even includes having to cater for native apps within the same project plan. With mobile web browsing now at 10% of Internet traffic compared to 4% in 2011 and smartphone penetration rising globally, countries like the U.K. are experiencing a 51% penetration rate. The majority of these users access the Internet everyday on their phones (rarely leaving home without their iOS or Android device) compared to only 30% in 2011. Not designing for mobile is an inexcusable and cardinal web design sin. Furthermore, it's not only about smartphones—29% of American adults now own a tablet and their wants and needs are different from those of desktop users.
With the Web becoming increasingly ubiquitous and more devices, screen dimensions, and contexts to design for, what is the best way forward for mobile web design? As the founder and CEO at Cyber-Duck, a digital agency that specializes in the strategy, design, and development of both desktop and mobile design, I am often asked this question. Let's explore two strategies for UX designers that we often recommend: responsive web design (RWD) and adaptive web design (AWD, or mobile websites). Though adopted widely by agencies across the globe, RWD is not the panacea when designing websites that need to work across all of these mediums. Conversely, going with 'pure' AWD is rarely ideal by itself. Often, the best solution is a combination of both approaches.
On the left, we see an example of AWD from Honda UK where there is a separate mobile website with a link to the desktop website. On the right, an example of RWD from Lamborghini where the desktop, tablet, and smartphone use the same 'responsive' code base.
Responsive Web Design (RWD)
Many digital agencies are proposing RWD to their clients touting the following advantages:
- The content stays the same. There is no need to change or "adapt" it for different versions of the website. This also means that your CMS (Content Management System) stays the same and you don't have to duplicate content entry for different screen types.
- It can be easily achieved automatically. Using CSS (cascading style sheets), media queries, and HTML5, we are able to determine the width of the browser or device and ensure existing content is either stacked or adjusted to fit the space available automatically.
- Cost. RWD is cheaper than AWD (which requires dedicated mobile websites) and takes less time to implement.
This approach can have significant limitations, however, as it is only the layout that changes and not the content or graphical elements. This can mean:
- Generic not optimized experience. The user does not get a fully optimized experience for the device they are using.
- No accounting for users' behavioral differences with different mediums. The evidence indicates that users behave very differently when using smartphones and desktops, so ideally a mobile website should be adapted to these behavioural changes.
- Loading time issues. Websites with lots of HTML code and multimedia take far longer to load on a mobile device with a 3G connection and a smaller CPU than on a desktop with broadband. As the content doesn't change between environments, with responsive websites, mobile users are kept waiting.
Adaptive Web Design (AWD, or dedicated mobile websites)
The commonly adopted alternative to RWD is AWD. Experts such as Jakob Nielsen have argued that AWD offers a preferable solution. The advantages are:
- Speed. The HTML and CSS can be minimal and stripped down (providing you code it that way) so the loading and processing time compared to RWD will be minimal. On one website that Cyber-Duck coded it removed the CMS and most of the tracking code to really boost mobile speed!
- Sensory design. When producing an AWD website, your designers are forced to focus on creating something for people's senses within a mobile context by incorporating mobile-friendly gestures. Generally speaking, you may decide to minimize content, change the hierarchy of information, and transform widgets and input methods. Of course, you can also radically change interfaces to avoid the 'fat finger syndrome' so users will enjoy a more targeted UI.
- Native app portability. If you go with AWD, it can be easier to transpose the code over to create a native app that you can submit to apps stores (providing you use PhoneGap, Titanium, or another wrapper). This will save your team time learning Objective-C or Java for Android.
But AWD also has the following limitations:
- The content nightmare. When developing AWD you will naturally optimize the layout, the amount/type of content, interfaces, and potentially the hierarchy. While this is done in the interest of user experience, it can make the maintenance of the system problematic. Imagine trying to customize one CMS to cater for two or three different versions of a website! The developers would have to create extra functionality, with the marketing team doubling their time inputting content.
- Too many versions. While a 'standard' AWD solution can create optimized solutions for a desktop, tablet, and smartphone, what about smaller tablets? With the new Google Nexus 7 tablet boasting a diminutive 7" display, Apple launching a new mini iPad soon, and additional retina displays having higher screen resolutions, it is important that UX designers plan their AWD strategies carefully.
- Native app 'transformation'. If you try and kill two birds with one stone and adapt your AWD website code into a native app you might compromise the performance of the native app. Many people argue that designers should focus on using standard Apple/Android UI official guidelines (see the Android UI overview) and developers should focus on native programming languages (Facebook recently dropped their HTML5 native app, moving to Objective-C).
Combining RWD with AWD
The best solution is often achieved by combining RWD with AWD, so that you enjoy the cost and time efficiencies of RWD while offering the better user mobile experience that AWD offers in prioritized content areas.
Using RWD as the basis, you can include some elements of AWD, changing some assets, content, or interfaces depending on whether the site is visited from a smartphone, tablet, or desktop—thus making a responsive website appear 'adaptive'. Similarly, if you go with the AWD approach you can embrace RWD's responsiveness so the content and interfaces degrade gracefully on different size screens (RWD) until the 'break point' where a different version is applied (AWD). In this example, the tablet version would look similar on a 10" iPad to on a 7" Galaxy tab but when it reached a mobile size 5" it would morph into the smartphone version.
This route poses two challenges: The interaction design/information architecture needs to be designed for both the desktop and mobile at the same time while considering the resizing, spacial distribution, and animation (if required) of elements on desktops, tablets, and mobile screens. Once this juncture has been crossed, the developers need to rely on all available technologies (media queries, browser sniffing, feature detection, and network speed analysis) to detect the multitude of resolutions and device capabilities while tailoring the end user experience to each particular device. This approach is bleeding edge and quite experimental. At Cyber-Duck we are currently applying it to our own website as our AWD solution is too fragmented.
You will no doubt be under cost and timeline pressures while working to deliver a great new website that functions well on desktops, smartphones, and tablets. With 78% of Americans reporting that they use their mobile devices to go online you need to be strategic when approaching a new project or a redesign. You will have a number of mobile design options and on some projects it's a simple decision.
For instance, a corporate website that needs to display the same information in the same hierarchy, on both mobiles and desktops, can take a mobile-first RWD approach. (If you go down the RWD route I would urge you to test loading times as well over half of mobile visitors will abandon a website if it takes more than 5 seconds to load.) Often the AWD path is very sensible in response to speed, sensory, and contextual considerations. If you are planning an event website and need to make the map and schedule the first call to actions on the smartphone while the desktop/tablet will focus on glorifying and selling the event, an AWD approach would be warranted.
By combining RWD and AWD, however, you can often obtain the same user experience objectives far more cost effectively and efficiently than by using AWD or RWD alone.
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Hi Shah - My agency Cyber-Duck just wrote another article about why and how to implement responsive http://mobile.smashingmagazine.com/2013/06/18/adapting-to-a-responsive-design-case-study/ If you need specific help on your project, feel free to contact us via our website Cyber-Duck.co.uk
Hello Danny,
Is there any challenge with Responsive Web design? When I go for RWD, though my business is going well with current design. Would please have a look at my site: http://www.appsta.com and let me know about RWD's required? Or please recommend some agencies where I can get the help.
Edward, I think you are misquoting me. The article states that "78% of Americans report that they use their mobile devices to go online".
You article states that 78% of Americans access the internet via smart phones. This is not true In fact yiur source did not say that. It said that 78% of Smartphone users use them to access the internet. (Which I find low. After all what other reason is there for paying the extra money to own a smart phone?) In fact only 48% cell phone owners own Smart Phones and only about 70% of Americans own cell phones. Which means only 26.6% of Americans access the Internet via Smart Phones. A significant difference.
Michael Irizarry
RWD and AWD (Mobile Websites) are quite different concepts. What they have in common is that both aim to optimise UX on mobile and portable devices. It is possible to borrow 'concepts' of RWD for AWD (Mobile Websites) and vice versa.
Thanks for your feedback
Michael Sandalis
In general it depends on the project and product. RWD is generally easier to implement and support (from a content perspective) and offers less overheads when new devices come out as it is fluid enough to fit almost any device (with the exception of tweaks to retina displays etc'). Its hard to really see without seeing your brief. Many ecommerce platforms offer RWD solutions by default so the barrier to get started is minimal.
Good luck
Hi, nice article.
Any thoughts on what's preferred from a eCommerce gaming perspective (pros and cons)? I see us as a company we can have a corporate site that is RWD and formatted across all formats but have started to spend time discussing this as the RWD terminology is flying around the office right now.
Any thoughts/materials specific to eCommerce and or gaming?
Much appreciated,
As I see it Responsive Design is part and a key element in Adaptive Design.
In short Responsive Design is a subset of Adaptive Design.
Hi Matt Kelly
I agree with you. Ethan said in his summary: "...if the user goals for your mobile site are more limited in scope than its desktop equivalent, then serving different content to each might be the best approach." My article confirms this. I also reinforced this concept in my own article: "Using RWD as the basis, you can include some elements of AWD, changing some assets, content, or interfaces depending on whether the site is visited from a smartphone, tablet, or desktop". What I mean here is that a good designer (who will be aware of Fitts' Law) will no doubt want to extend the standard responsive web design and 'adapt' certain elements such as GUIs while enlarging buttons for mobile and hand-held device. There are obviously numerous examples out there where designers have done this.
Responsive design is adaptive as defined by Ethan Marcotte:
"But a responsive design isn't limited to layout changes. Media queries allow us to practice some incredibly precise fine-tuning as our pages reshape themselves: we can increase the target area on links for smaller screens, better complying with Fitts' Law on touch devices; selectively show or hide elements that might enhance a page's navigation; we can even practice responsive typesetting to gradually alter the size and leading of our text, optimizing the reading experience for the display providing it."
While the the responsive grid is at the heart of responsive design, it does not stop there.
I disagree with this whole article but in short... RWD "It can be easily achieved automatically" and cost is less than AWD. I also know you can alter the content and graphical elements as well as improve loading time with RWD.
Hi Derek,
Yes you can change background images using media queries, but that only works if all of these images are background images, hence why people are trying to develop better methods for implementing responsive images inside HTML.
Though, I would avoid using media queries to simply hide content; you end up with the same performance overhead without necessarily a user experience benefit. As you have said, using AJAX to dynamically load extra content based on screen size or feature detection to enhance the experience is the best way to approach this.
This is where a combined approach works, using media queries as well as other sensors together to provide a truly adaptive design.
wait wait wait.
I read this about RWD:
"This approach can have significant limitations, however, as it is only the layout that changes and not the content or graphical elements."
However, changing content and images responsively with media queries is entirely possible, and even easy to accomplish.
1) For Graphics - Implement graphics as background images in your layout divs via css. Media queries can then reference different/new background images for different screen sizes, orientations, etc.
2) For content - It's a similar concept, but more about setting the content divs to display:none or display:block based on the media query. (ex. In portrait, set #main-content-portrait to display:block and #main-content-landscape to display:none. In landscape, it would be the opposite.)
If you want to get fancy,use jquery/AJAX to dynamically load content in as screen sizes/orientations change, so youre not loading a bunch of hidden divs content up front.
Aaraon. Thanks for your comment. I explained that AWD is essentially a separate Mobile Website (hence my use of brackets when I introduced this concept). I clarified that AWD is about adapting the user experience to the context of the usage (on a small screen with limited connectivity and poor processing power for example) whilst dramatically adapting or even changing the elements based on the designer's vision. As such it is the *user* and the context that the design is being adapted to, the device is secondary. At no point did I mention that AWD is solely about the layout, this is only one component of AWD - content and interfaces also play a key part within AWD (see my explanation of RWD if this not clear). Progressive enhancement is a valid philosophy for designing both RWD and AWD (taking a mobile first approach), and some designers can approach the design process from a 'graceful degradation' perspective (i.e. design for the desktop first, tablet second and then mobile) and still ensure that the project is successful.
Curious what you think about the RESS approach ( i.e. http://www.slideshare.net/4nd3rsen/ress-responsive-design-server-side-components-10084972 )
Love the strategy of combining strategies to balance the quality of the experience with the cost of development. Of course, it always depends on a number of criteria, and at Fjord, we help our clients to choose a mobile delivery strategy using a tool that quantifies the ROI for each strategy:
Would welcome any comments :)
It seems you are unclear on what exactly "adaptive web design" is and this has undermined the premise of your post. An "adaptive" website is one that *adapts* to the device. It isn't solely about layout (as RWD is primarily concerned), but instead looks at the complete picture of device resolution, capabilities, etc. and uses the principles of progressive enhancement to craft an appropriate experience for the user no matter what device or platform she is on. Adaptive web design, as a practice, is comprised of techniques like mobile-first and responsive web design.