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Power corrupts, goes the old adage. And the more power you want, the more corrupt you have to be to get it.
Francis Underwood has a weakness for power. He breathes it, sweats it. For more than 20 years, he has walked the very halls of power in Congress, rising through the ranks to become majority whip. But it's not enough for him and throughout the three seasons (so far) of Netflix's House of Cards, we see the lies he'll tell, the schemes he'll hatch and the laws he'll break to get the power he believes he deserves.
"That's how you devour a whale," he says. "One bite at a time."
He's eaten that whale now. He's president of the United States, the most powerful man in the world. Now the question is, can he keep all that blubber down?
As always, there are loose ends dangling. People to eliminate. Politicians to be groomed and/or derailed. Reporters to squelch. Clearly, Underwood isn't done yet, not by a longshot. There's too much work to be done, too much dirt to dig into, too many secrets—and potentially bodies—to bury. And we wonder if the effort might become too much ... even for his cold, dark heart.
House of Cards is a reimagining of a 1990 BBC miniseries (which was based on a novel by Michael Dobbs). But little of that British beginning remains here. Delving deeply into the imagined muck of the Beltway, following Underwood's Machiavellian moves with a sort of detached relish, this series feels inherently American. Not in a Mr. Smith Goes to Washington way, but rather in a democratic-underbelly-we-hope-isn't-real-but-fear-might-be way.
Fronted and launched (but not consistently directed) by David Fincher (the Oscar-nominated director of Gone Girl and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo), this political drama has an A-list cast and a glamorous sheen of prestige. "I felt for the past 10 years that the best writing that was happening for actors was happening in television," Fincher told hitfix.com. "And so I had been looking to do something that was longer form." Netflix outbid cable channels like HBO and AMC to land the program, believing it was the perfect beginning in its effort to build its own brand of Emmy-worthy "television."
Indeed, with all episodes of each successive season getting unveiled to website subscribers at once, House of Cards has become the poster child for binge-watching, and few binge more than the District of Columbia's own politicians. President Barack Obama even tweeted before Netflix unveiled the second season: "Tomorrow: @HouseOfCards. No spoilers, please."
But while the writing is sharp and the acting keen, the series falls far short of must-see TV. Indeed, the MA-rated show makes for some seriously uncomfortable viewing.
The political positioning is clearly underhanded and often illegal, sometimes even murderous—a problematic, if expected, aspect of the series. Sex is both pastime and weapon for these gladiator politicians as they work hard to keep their sordid interludes away from the eyes of the press ... and in full view of online viewers. Indeed, sex scenes can be very graphic—occasionally as explicit and skin-centric as anything one might see on HBO's Game of Thrones. F- and s-words make regular appearances. As do hard-core drugs. The spiritual vibe can be offensive. And violence is merely another "tool."
If House of Cards was a feature film, not a TV series, it'd fit comfortably and undeniably under a scarlet R rating. So for all its buzz, the chilling House of Cards hits well below the Beltway.
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"Chapter 30"
Frank is beginning to show the strains of the office. He attends the funeral of three young soldiers killed in action. He's scolded by a civilian who was severely injured in a military drone attack. "There's a fine line between duty and murder," the man says. Shaken, Frank goes to a cathedral and asks the bishop to talk to him about justice, admitting that while he understands the Old Testament God, Jesus is a mystery to him.
"It's not your place to determine what version of God you like best," the bishop tells him. "It's not your duty to serve your country alone, and it better not be your goal to simply serve yourself. You serve the Lord. And through Him you serve others." But when the bishop leaves, Frank turns to a carving of Jesus on a crucifix and says, "Love? That's what you're saying? Well, I don't buy it." And then he spits on the cross. When he moves to wipe away the spittle, the statue falls and shatters on the floor. Frank picks up a piece and walks out, saying, "Well, I've got God's ear now." Frank also learns a line or two from the Quran. We hear a priest recount the story of Abraham and Isaac, and a woman mention how important faith is to her.
An FBI agent lies to get close to a source, who apparently recently split with a lesbian lover. Russians arrest a homosexual activist to pressure the U.S., and there's talk about the intersection of free speech and gay rights. We hear references to infidelity and homophobia. A number of people make underhanded political moves. The f-word is flung around four times, "d--n" twice and "h---" once.
"Chapter 14"
As he prepares to move into the VP chair, Underwood begins plotting his next set of Machiavellian moves—one of which is murder. (He pushes a woman in front of a subway train, whereupon we see the fall and hear the impact.) Loyal bodyguard Stamper ushers a potentially incriminating prostitute out of D.C. Claire gets a pregnant woman's insurance cancelled so that she'll start playing the game. "I'm willing to let that child wither and die inside you, if that's what's required," Claire tells her. We hear other threats and discussions of another murder, as well as how pigs are butchered. A woman tries to stab someone.
Zoe and editor/lover Lucas have sex. We see movement and hear explicit conversation. She walks to the shower, naked (fully visible from the rear, as well as much of the side). A friend receives obscene pictures of her, including one with her breasts exposed.
We hear the f-word a dozen times, the s-word once. (Cufflinks bear the letters "F" and "U.") Other swears include "b‑‑ch," "a‑‑," "h‑‑‑" and "d‑‑n." Jesus' name is abused once. Characters drink.
"Chapter 1"
In this series opener, Underwood, with help from wife Claire, begins to pull together his scheme to undermine the executive branch of government, pulling in the pawns they'll need. One is troubled pol Peter Russo, who has sex with a staffer (we see movements, his bare backside and her bare breasts) and then, later, gets busted for DUI. Another is the sexuality-flaunting reporter Zoe Barnes. Underwood ogles her first, then decides to work with her, giving her someone's proposals to publish. "We're in a very gray area, ethically, legally," Zoe says. "Which I'm OK with."
Russo has an illicit conversation with his staffer on the phone. He also makes a graphic suggestion after the two have sex. We hear a reference to a politician being secretly gay. We see people drink wine and whiskey. Underwood smokes cigarettes. We hear the sounds of him putting down a dog that's been hit by a car. People act in a duplicitous manner.
When Russo swears to God that his DUI arrest was a lone misstep, Underwood says, "Then you must hold God in very low esteem, because we both know that's a lie." We see Washington's elite at a church service, where the priest exhorts them to be humble, quoting Matthew 23:12.
Characters say the f-word four times, the s-word twice, "pr‑‑k" and "a‑‑" once each. They also abuse Jesus' name twice and God's name four or five times.
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Simon has also spoken at a number of panel discussions in New York. This past December, Simon helped to organize and participated in a panel discussion at 92YTribeca on Jean-Luc Godard's King Lear, and in January, Simon spoke at the Museum of Modern Art during a panel discussion on Pier Paolo Pasolini's Trilogy of Life. Simon's currently writing a book on the exploitation of blood and gore on film.
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|Product Type: Toy box
|Finish: Unfinished
|Frame Material: Wood
|Hardware Material: Fir
|Hardware Finish: Nature Screws
|Solid Wood Construction: Yes
|Pieces Included: 2 items, cover and body
|Non-Toxic: Yes
|Insect Resistant: Yes
|Rot Resistant: Yes
|Style: Traditional
|Interior Storage Sections Included: No
|Lidded: Yes
|Handles: No
|Stackable: Yes
|Storage Capacity: 3 Cubic Feet
|Weight Capacity: 30 Pounds
|Eco-Friendly: Yes
|Country of Manufacture: China
|Age Recommendation: Ages 2 and up
|Assembly Required: Yes
|Additional Parts Required: No
|Product Warranty: 10 years
|ASTM Certified: Yes
|Greenguard Certified: Yes
About the ManufacturerLohasrus is a brand name owned by Products Group Ltd. Lohasrus specializes in outdoor kids furniture and garden hobbies that help foster kids' imagination and love for the environment. With Lohasrus's global team's innovative ideas, marketing insights, design skills, and detail collaboration with manufacturing, they bring high-quality products that meet and exceed customer needs at reasonable prices.
As the brand name suggests, Lohasrus cares about the world around us. They are committed to promoting the lifestyle of health and sustainability (LOHAS). Everyone is responsible for taking care of the world around us. Children are our future, so the Lohasrus vision is to bring products to customers that will let them have fun, and will help them nurture children to explore the outdoors and inspire their creativity.
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would buy again, I love it! I am not using it as a toy box I am using it as an accent piece in my family room and find I get many compliments on this chest. It has many uses, buy it.
Love the natural wood, hate the unattached lid.
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I loved that it is natural wood and I can paint it, but it is small. I should have read the specs better. My major complaint is that there were no hinges, the lid does not attach to the chest. Under the description is states Finger-Safe Close Lid I don't know how this would be a finger safe close lid unless I get rid of the lid. I would return the chest but I already put it together and it would be a pain to unscrew it and send it back.
great rustic piece
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a great rustic piece, sanded well and able to be personalized in a number of ways. The wood used is not very durable. Not to be used as seating for anyone over 50 lbs
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Awesome, hopefully someone can just make them look a little nicer, they look just like cell phone towers.
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Cost-wise, how does it fair? Renewable technology is really amazing, we're seeing a lot of innovation, but innovation can only go so far. What we need is implementation, and the major obstacle is funding. It looks like I'm going to have to keep my eyes peeled for this exciting project. Cheers!
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Is Nagios good for monitoring e-mail?
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think Nagios is especially well-suited for that, although you could probably create a plug-in that would do so. I really wouldn't recommend it, however. You would be better off finding a different tool better suited for this purpose.
With regard to e-mail server status, if you want to track how the server itself is doing, Nagios is a great tool. For content monitoring, I'm not familiar with any specific open source applications, but a little time on sourceforge might turn up some options.
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I've been following Eurovision this year, because I'm a fan of PKN, the 2015 Finnish entry. I've recently also become a fan of Tommy Krångh, the sign language interpreter for the Swedish finals. Check out this guy's fantastic interpretation of this year's Swedish entry, Måns Zelmerlöw with the song Heroes.
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Aside from the Norman Luboff Choir (and maybe the Mormon Tabernacle Choir?), the only choir I can think of who has had popular hits were the Edwin Hawkins Singers. Their biggest hit was a song I've loved since childhood, Oh Happy Day, which was played on the eclectic pop radio I listened to as a kid.
Still gives me chills. Even more so to hear the recording that made the song famous (if you don't need to look at a video while you listen to this wonderful music).
It only made me happy to learn that the it was the Edwin Hawkins Singers who collaborated with my childhood idol Melanie on her hit Lay Down.
(If you like Melanie, I have posted several other Melanie songs on this blog in the past.)
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I bought a Geiger counter at an antique store in November. It was an impulse buy, but reasonably priced, and I thought it was perfect for the fallout shelter I'm putting together. I'll show you the fallout shelter some day, but in the meantime I have a Geiger counter story.
I replaced two 45-volt batteries & one 22.5-volt battery, and the thing clicks when turned on, as though registering background radiation. But I can't be sure it really works without waving that wand over something radioactive, like an old watch, or an old smoke detector, both of which I have not got. Enter United Nuclear Scientific.
I found United Nuclear Scientific on the internet. They sell radioactive samples specifically designed to test Geiger counters for $5.00 + shipping, courtesy of the U.S. postal service. Mine arrived the other day.
The Geiger counter doesn't register anything when presented with this sample, meaning either it doesn't work or the sample isn't radioactive. So I looked at United Nuclear again, and found that it's run by Bob Lazar. I, of course, have heard of him.
Bob Lazar claims to be an M.I.T. physicist who worked at Area 51, tasked to reverse-engineer the flying saucer that crashed in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. He said the saucer was from Zeta Reticuli, home of the "Greys." The ship ran on ununpentium, also known as element 115, an element that was first synthesized on earth in 2003. Lazar signed a non-disclosure agreement with the U.S. military and was warned that, should he reveal anything, his family would be executed. Bob runs United Nuclear with his wife, Joy White. M.I.T. says they never heard of Bob Lazar. Bob says his past has been deleted by the government in an attempt to discredit his claims. And so on, and so on, in the endless circle of conspiracy kookiness that I've grown to love & hate.
People have asked if it's legal to send radioactive material through the mail. Also, didn't I find it foolhardy to purchase uranium on the internet. These are good questions. I chose United Nuclear Scientific because they were cheaper. Lolarusa says, "Sounds like you were a smart shopper. If you're buying radioactive material, there's no need to get picky about where it's coming from."
So I still don't know if my Geiger counter works, but I do have a souvenir from Bob Lazar, and Bob has my $5.00.
The Rabbit Back Literature Society's U.S. Release•January 20, 2015 • 2 Comments
The Rabbit Back Literature Society, Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen's brilliant, indescribable first novel, has its U.S. release today!
Here are some reviews of the English edition (translated by yours truly):
"It's hard to convey the peculiar atmosphere of this novel – absurd but believable, sinister but enjoyable, beautiful but disquieting. " – The Independent
"The Rabbit Back Literature Society is a lobster-pot of a book… a unique vein of fantasy-realism unlike anything else you've ever read." – SFX Magazine
"Unexpected, thrilling and absurd, it is primarily an irreverent exploration of the art of writing itself" – Daily Telegraph
I also recommend it.
Available from Thomas Dunne Books or your favorite bookseller.
Tree Change Dolls•January 19, 2015 • Leave a Comment
Some crafters in Tasmania called Tree Change Dolls are giving discarded Bratz dolls make-unders and creating some of the sweetest looking dollies ever.
Check out those awesome hand-knit sweaters!
More befores and afters on Tree Change Dolls.
Found on the always interesting Nag on the Lake.
When the Doves Disappeared•January 14, 2015 • Leave a Comment
Sofi Oksanen's most recent novel, When the Doves Disappeared, comes out in English next month.
…The Wehrmacht with their helmets and bicycles filled the street like locusts, a multitude without number, gas mask canisters waving, the soldiers covered in a downpour of flowers. Juudit stretched her arm out. Smiles sparkled in the air like bubbles in fresh soda, arms waved and sent a breeze sweet with the scent of girls toward the liberators⎯girls with their hands fluttering like leaves on summer trees, shifting and shimmering….
Like Sofi Oksanen's previous novel Purge, When the Doves Disappeared is about life in Estonia during the decades of war and occupation in the 20th century.
It's a very good book. Did I mention that I translated it?
You can read a longer excerpt from the novel in the August issue of Words Without Borders.
And here is a sample from the upcoming audiobook, read by Enn Reitel:
What We did in 2014: Part 2 The Movies•January 3, 2015 • 1 Comment
We saw a lot of good movies in 2014. Here are our favorites. You can click the titles for info, the images for video clips.
On January 18th we went to the 2014 Nordic Lights Film Festival and saw four short Finnish films, including "Do I Have To Take Care of Everything?", directed by Selma Vilhunen, which was very funny, and nominated for an Academy award.
February 22nd. "The Wind Rises," a Japanese movie by Hayao Miyazaki. This was Miazaki's last film before retiring. It was as beautiful and poetic as any Miyazaki film, and raised moral questions about the uses of technology. One of the most interesting aspects of the film was the sound design, which used human voices for non-human sounds, and gave the whole film an uncanny quality.
February 25th. "Like Father, Like Son," a Japanese movie by Hirokazu Kore-eda. We love Kore-eda, and you should watch all his movies. They will break your heart. Kore-eda is an excellent writer and director. There is an interesting article and video essay on his work here.
May 27th. "The Grand Budapest Hotel," an American movie by Wes Anderson.
May 30th. "A Patriotic Man," a Finnish movie by Arto Halonen. It's about the doping scandal of the 2001 Nordic Ski Championships, which I've heard is a source of national shame for Finland.
July 21st. "Life Itself," an American documentary by Steve James. We miss Roger Ebert.
August 6th. "Boyhood," an American movie by Richard Linklater. It's extremely interesting to watch the cast over the 12 years it took to make this movie.
September 28th. "The Trip to Italy," a British movie by Michael Winterbottom. It's sort of a food movie, with scene after scene of scrumptious cuisine in fancy Italian restaurants. After the movie we went to Olive Garden.
December 28th. "Birdman," an American movie by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. I found myself wondering whether Inarritu was thinking of Michael Keaton while writing this. Except for a few seconds at the beginning and end, the entire film is shot to look like one continuous take. It's not just a cool stunt, it also gives the story of a theater group preparing for opening night a very fitting hanging-by-your-fingernails tension.
I think 2014 was a very good year for us, film-wise.
Did you see any good movies this year?
The things we did in 2014•January 3, 2015 • Leave a Comment
Whenever we go somewhere that involves buying a ticket we save the ticket stub, and every New Year's Eve we look at them to reminisce and remember that we really do get out of the house occasionally. Here are some of the things we did in 2014.
January 4th. "Peru: Kingdoms of the Sun and the Moon," at the Seattle Art Museum. This exhibit had a lot of interesting historical information to accompany the objects on display, and visiting docents in Peruvian folk costumes.
February 2nd. "Richard II," at the Seattle Shakespeare Company. We were completely unfamiliar with this play, which made for more suspense than you usually experience watching Shakespeare. See how his crown doesn't fit?
February 20th. "Miro: The Experience of Seeing," at the Seattle Art Museum. Lots of women. And birds. And women with birds. This painting is titled Woman Bird Star.
May 10th. "Deco Japan: Shaping Art and Culture," at the Seattle Asian Art Museum. A lot of beautiful and just plain old pretty objects, including ordinary objects like cigarette labels and advertising posters. Delightful.
May 29th. Northwest Folklife Festival, an event we try never to miss. This is Nae Regrets, via, and that guy can play the bagpipes!
July 12th. A six mile hike in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness (you wouldn't think the wilderness would give us a ticket stub, but it did).
July 27th. Baseball. This was our first major league baseball game. Seattle Mariners vs Baltimore Orioles. Orioles won.
September 10th. "Waiting for Godot," at the Seattle Shakespeare Company. A play where nothing happens. Twice. Impossible to read, very possible to watch.
September 12-14th. Camping at Cape Disappointment. Not as dissatisfying as I expected. We go there just about every September.
October 5-25th. Vacation in Germany, Finland, and Russia: Alte Pinakotek, Residenzmuseum, Ateneum, Hermitage, Russian Museum. View separate post here.
November 12th. "Twelfth Night," by the Seattle Shakespeare Company. This is a play I've seen in several productions. Seattle Shakespeare's version was strangely melancholy, with an excellent fool and remarkably twin-like twins.
December 4th. "Pop Departures," at the Seattle Art Museum. Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, and others. I grew up with pop art, and I think I understand it; it's an ironic broadside on commercialism, and is burdensomely copyrighted to maximize profits.
It seems we didn't get any ticket stubs in March, April, and June. We'll have to work on that. But overall, I think we were rather spoiled for riches this past year, and this isn't even counting the movies.
What fun things did you do in 2014?


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RF & Microwave Technology Exploring advances in microwave and millimeter wave devices As this report explores up-to-date improvements in RF and microwave power transistors for power amplifiers, it sheds new light on gallium nitride (GaN)-based power transistors. In addition, the report focuses on the latest advances in passive components, and unveils trends in millimeter wave monolithic ICs (MIMICs). By Ashok Bindra, editorial director and Keith Vick, technical contributing editor A s the demand for higher bandwidth and frequencies in wireless and wirleline applications continues to climb, while cost and size continues to go downward, the need for better performing RF and microwave/ millimeter wave ICs, discretes, modules and passive devices is far greater today. Thus, the efforts to improve components from capacitors at one end to millimeter wave monolithic ICs at the other extreme are in full swing. This report looks at some of these developments. For instance, in the RF and microwave power transistors arena, suppliers continue to tap advances in material science, process techniques, transistor structures, and pack- aging technologies to drive performance of lateral-diffused metal oxide semiconduc- tor (LDMOS) FETs, gallium arsenide (GaAs) MESFETs, GaAs/InGaP and silicon germa- nium (SiGe) heterojunction bipolar transis- Figure 1. Cross-section of GaN heterostructure FET (HFET). tors (HBTs), gallium nitride (GaN) heterostructure FETs (HFETs) and high exceeding 1 A/mm, resulting in power densi- carrier WCDMA 3GPP signal, this GaN electron mobility transistors (HEMTs), ties several times higher than commercially HFET offers 18.2 W power at 27% including silicon carbide (SiC) FETs, to available devices. efficiency with a gain of 13.6 dB, while new heights. achieving an adjacent-channel power ratio While proponents like Agere Systems, GaN-on-Silicon (ACPR) of –39 dB (Figure 2). Transistor Advanced Power Technology RF, Cree To make it cost competitive with other dies were attached to a high thermally Microwave, Freescale Semiconductor technologies, work has been undertaken conductive CuW single-ended ceramic pack- (formerly Motorola Semiconductor), to develop GaN transistors on low-cost age using a AuSi eutectic process. The sources Philips Semiconductors, M/A Com, and silicon substrates. Using its patented Sigantic were grounded to the package base through STMicroelectronics amongst others continue GaN-on-silicon growth technology and backside vias in the 150 µm-thick silicon to make significant improvements in 100 mm GaN wafer fabrication facility, wafer. Operating at 28 V, the Idq is RF LDMOS power transistors for wireless Nitronex Corp. has developed RF/microwave 2000 mA. Although, this part is undergoing infrastructure applications, developers are power transistors for the output stage of qualification and full characterization, it tapping the benefits of new compound semi- 3G wireless base stations. The active device is expected to go into production in the conductor material GaN with novel transis- structure consists of a traditional GaN buffer, third quarter. tor structures to compete against LDMOS AlGaN barrier and a thin GaN cap layer Meanwhile, efforts are under way to scale devices in the 2 GHz range. Due to their high (Figure 1). While the thickness and composi- down the gate length for higher-frequency breakdown field, high electron saturation tion of the various layers is still undergoing response and implement new masks for velocity, high power density, and high optimization, the present design delivers improved voltage breakdown. The company operating temperature, AlGaN/GaN HFETs RF peak efficiencies in the 65% to 70% range hopes to extend the operating voltage to offer attractive alternatives to microwave at 2.1GHz, stated Ric Borges, Nitronex's 40 V and beyond. While GaAs HFETs power amplifier designers. For example, director of device engineering. and HBTs share the same high-frequency AlGaN/GaN HFET structures can achieve As a result, Nitronex is now sampling capabilities as GaN HFETs, their operational gate-to-drain breakdown voltages of around a 2.14 GHz, 20 W device, the NPT21120. voltage, despite recent advances, remains 100 V/µm and maximum current densities Tested in application board with single limited to 24 V to 28 V. This limitation is 18 www.rfdesign.com January 2005 particularly acute in broadband designs, power for a high gain AlGaN/GaN HEMT performance over conventional single noted Borges. fabricated on an n-SiC substrate. Operating GaN HFET. According to HRL Lab's paper GaN-on-silicon is also under development at 60 V, it achieves a linear gain of 15.5 dB at IEDM, the DHFET exhibits three orders at M/A Com with plans to launch products and power-added efficiency (PAE) of 50% of magnitude lower subthreshold drain sometime this year. While Nitronex and at 2.14 GHz. Unlike others, Freescale Semi- leakage current and almost three orders M/A Com prefer silicon substrate, Cree conductor is investigating the performance of magnitude higher buffer isolation than Research and Eudyna Devices, USA, a joint of GaN on silicon, SiC, and sapphire sub- corresponding single HFETs. By comparison venture between Fujitsu Compound Semi- strates. It is looking at cost and performance to single HFETs, the researcher shows 30% conductor and Sumitomo Electric Co., have trade-offs to provide optimal solutions. improvement in saturated power density taken the SiC route. At last year's IEDM Concurrently, HRL Laboratories LLC and 10% improvement in PAE at 10 GHz conference, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. of in Malibu, Calif. has developed a double for a GaN DHFET with 0.15 µm conven- Atsugi, Japan reported a 100 W CW output heterojunction FET (DHFET) with improved tional T-gate. Silicon solutions Meanwhile, for switching applications, advances in CMOS process are pushing silicon into the GaAs turf. Two key players offering CMOS switches include NEC's California Eastern Laboratories and Peregrine Semiconductor. Implementing its proprietary ultrathin-silicon-on-sapphire (UTSi) CMOS or UltraCMOS process, Peregrine Semicon- ductor has developed RF CMOS switches that have achieved higher speed with lower power consumption. They can deliver insertion loss, isolation, and switching performance that is competitive to switches based on gallium arsenide (GaAs) process technology for GSM handsets. According to Peregrine's director of marketing, Rodd Novak, UltraCMOS process uses a perfect insulating substrate to overcome RF leakage, isolation and power- handling limitations of standard CMOS to compete with costly pseudomorphic high- electron-mobility transistor (pHEMT) GaAs and other similar complex semicon- ductor processes. Peregrine's new switches are designed for GSM applications to switch the antenna to the receive or transmit path. For that, it has integrated on-chip functions like driver/decoder, LC filters and protection circuits, thus eliminating the blocking capaci- tors and the diplexer, normally required with GaAs switches. Based on 0.5 micron UltraCMOSprocess, Peregrine has unveiled two types of RF CMOS switches. While PE4263 is a single- pole, six-throw (SP6T) CMOS switch for quad-band GSM handset antenna switch module (ASM); the PE4261 is a single-pole, four-throw (SP4T) version in a flip-chip packaging for dual-band GSM handset antenna switch. On another front, Analog Devices launched an unprecedented monolithic RF variable- gain amplifier/attenuator (VGA) with precise high linearity output power control for wireless infrastructure applications. This single-chip RF VGA, ADL5330, is also the first monolithic VGA to provide broad- band operation from 1 MHz to 3 GHz with a precision 60 dB linear-in-dB gain- control range, according to ADI. Unlike Circle 16 or visit freeproductinfo.net/rfd 20 www.rfdesign.com January 2005 mount film inductors offer a low profile (0.3 mm) and a high Q value in high- frequency bands. Discrete components are also being devel- oped to support the development and deployment of the UWB technologies in the 3.1 GHz to 5.0 GHz spectrum and other applications in the higher frequency spectrum. Because of the wide bandwidth, new components have been developed to provide balun or filtering devices in standard packaging sizes. Taiyo Yuden recently announced a bandpass filter in EIA 1206 case size. Likewise, exploiting the benefits of LTCC technology, Mini- Circuits has also readied a variety of passive components, including RF trans- Figure 2. Nitronex's 2.14 GaN HFET, NPT2110, offers 18.2 W power at 25% efficiency with former, directional coupler and high-pass a gain of 13.6 dB. filter, in 1206 size packages. conventional discrete solutions that require introduced capacitors in the 01005 size, which While integration can save space, the many external components, the single-chip is half the size of the of the 0201 package cost and complexity of integrating digital, ADL5330 integrates broadband amplifiers (0.4 x 0.2 x 0.2 mm). Likewise, Vishay's analog and RF functions onto a single chip and attenuators, offering considerable sav- Integrated Products Division is also planning has proved costly and difficult to commer- ings in board area, component count and on introducing capacitors in the 01005 cialize. Although, the trend is to integrate solution cost as compared to discrete imple- small form factor capacitors. Leveraging all functions onto a single chip, the chal- mentations. The precision linear-in-dB the precision silicon capacitor's stability lenges associated with system-on-a-chip control interface further simplifies and eases over a frequency range (Figure 3) Vishay (SoC) is meeting the application needs while circuit design. Based on its complementary plans on introducing silicon capacitors in still being able to manufacture in a cost- bipolar (CB) XFCB-2 process, the ADL5330 the 01005 package. The capacitance will effective manner. provides 60 dB dynamic gain and attenuation range from the 0.5 to 12 pF for high-volume Within the high-density packaging (approximately +20 dB gain and –40 dB manufacturing needs. arena or HDP there are demands for attenuation), an output power level of Although, direct conversion frequency smaller and higher precision manufactured 22 dBm (1 dB compression point), an output transceivers minimize the need for filters, passive components. Typically, SIPs are third-order intercept (OIP3) of + 31 dBm optimal RF performance still depends on vertically bonded chips using chip scale at 1 GHz and a noise figure (NF) of 8 dB. inductors and capacitors with a high Q. packaging (CSP) techniques. Passive The wide dynamic range of the ADL5330, Murata Electronics North America Inc. has components are included into SIPs via combined with its low distortion and low a high-frequency inductor series in a 0201- either an integrated passive device (IPD) or noise, makes the device an ideal choice for size (0.6 x 0.3-mm) package. The surface- machined components. transmit signal paths—at RF and IF frequen- cies—within wireless infrastructure equip- ment such as cellular base stations (CDMA, W-CDMA, GSM), point-to-point and point-to-multipoint radio links, satellite equipment, wireless local loop and broad- band access services. Trends in passives With the advent of WiMax, 3G, ultrawideband (UWB) and other data-inten- sive standards, the bandwidth, feature, size and cost pressures are constantly increasing. For instance, the ubiquitous cell phones are on a perpetual path of smaller form factor with ever more features. Consequently, designers are seeking miniaturized passive components with higher performance and lower cost, and investigating the possibility of integrating passive components on-chip. The recently available EIA 0201 surface- mount technology (SMT) size measures 0.060 mm X 0.030 mm and is available in several materials including high-precision silicon Figure 3. Performance of low temperature, co-fired ceramic (LTCC) vs. discrete high precision or multilayer ceramic. Recently, Murata capacitor. Courtesy of Vishay Intertechnology. 22 www.rfdesign.com January 2005 70 GHz, 80 GHz and 90 GHz bands for the deployment of broadband mm-wave tech- nologies. Specifically, the commission adopted rules for commercial use of the spectrum in the 71 GHz to 76 GHz, 81 GHz to 86 GHz and 92 GHz to 95 GHz bands. These bands are intended to encourage a range of new products and services including point-to-point wireless local-area networks and broadband Internet access. Point-to-point wireless is a key market for growth since it can replace fiber-optic cable in areas where fiber is too difficult or costly to install. But the real high volume action at mm-wave will likely be in the automotive radar market at 77 GHz. While only available in high-end automobiles at present, cost reductions in MMIC chip manufacturing could lead to significant deployment in all cars in the not too distant future. Such radars will not only be used for collision avoidance and warning, but also for side- and rear-looking sensors Figure 4. Agilent's newest LNA, AMMC6241, is rated from 26 GHz to 43 GHz with a gain of 20 dB and a noise figure of 2.7 dB. for lane changing, backup warning and park- ing assistance. When this market and others One of the benefits of IPD is the reduction tively high Q and tunability. In a recent reach full potential in a few years, demand for of parasitic inductance or capacitance, which paper, tunable inductors with Q of 150-500 mm-wave MMICs could increase dramati- is needed with higher-speed circuits. over a frequency range of 1 GHz to 6 GHz cally from today's rather modest levels. Also, chips are operating at increasingly lower have been developed. The tunability was Because of today's limited applications voltage levels. However, the noise that is shown to be 17. Even though static spiral at frequencies above 30 GHz, the MMIC generated by the fast switching speeds is inductors have been integrated into products, offerings of many manufacturers are in the not decreasing in a proportional fashion, tunable inductors are not as well developed early stages of development. When looking even with the reduction in size offered as capacitors due to high losses. However, through manufacturer's data sheets it is not by IPD technology. Hence, there is an addi- static inductors have reached commercial uncommon to see any number of devices tional need to decrease the parasitic induc- viability with the available spiral inductors marked as "prototypes" and hence not tance through technology. To address this that have quality factors of 55 GHz at 2 GHz ready for design use in systems. Neverthe- need for reduced inductance, technology and inductance values ranging from 1.5 nH less, products are beginning to arrive on the developed by X2Y on IPDs includes to 15 nH. market. Agilent Technologies, for example, layers of ground between the electrode and just released a number of second-generation cathode. Because the current directions Emerging applications devices in its AMMC series of pHEMT change as the result of the layered grounds, At the upper reaches of the microwave MMICs. The family is intended for point-to- the overall effective inductance is less frequency spectrum where millimeter (mm) point radio links in microwave base stations. than with standard multilayer ceramic chip wavelengths reside—between 30 GHz and Among the new products being offered is capacitors (MLCC). 300 GHz—current and emerging applications the AMMC 6241, a low-noise amplifier IPDs are also tapping the relatively new are in the early stages of creating a demand (LNA) rated from 26 GHz to 43 GHz with technology, namely RF micro-electro-me- for monolithic microwave integrated circuits a gain of 20 dB and a noise figure (NF) of chanical systems (MEMS). Passive compo- (MMICs) based on gallium arsenide (GaAs) 2.7 dB (Figure 4). Power and driver amplifi- nents based on RF-MEMS are becoming technology. Some portions of the commer- ers are key elements of all communications increasingly integrated into RF modules. As cial mm-wave band that employ MMICs have systems and two of the new devices in the the bottoms up development of the MEMs been active for a number of years: digital series are noteworthy: the AMMC 6440 is building block components matured the radio transceivers for cellular communica- a 1 W (P1dB of 28 dBm at 42 GHz) power production of various passive solutions such tions backhaul and ground terminal trans- amp and the AMMC 6345 is a driver amp as film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) by ceivers for very small aperture terminals with a P1dB rating of 24 dBm and a gain of Agilent Technologies is being observed. (VSATs) are the two major applications. 20 dB at 40 GHz. RF-MEMs are especially well suited for the Digital transceivers cover the radio bands TriQuint Semiconductor is a company with applications such as switches, capacitors, from 6 GHz through 42 GHz while most a variety of recently introduced amplifiers in inductors, resonators and microwave guides. VSATs now operate in the Ku band (12 GHz the mm-wave range. Just last month, three RF MEMs offer performance advantages such to 18 GHz) but in the future will be moving ultrawideband MMICs were released span- as high tuning ratio of MEMs tunable capaci- higher in frequency to Ka band (26 GHz ning the range from dc to 40 GHz. The tors and high-quality factor of MEMs-based to 40 GHz). Most of the excitement, how- TGA4830-EPU offers a P1dB of 11.5 dBm, inductors. However, packaging of the MEMS ever, for the future growth of mm-wave a gain of 13 and a typical noise figure of onto microelectronics remains challenging. technology lies in recent developments at 3.2 dB. A medium-power MMIC, the Although the RF-MEMS Q factors do not E-band (60 GHz to 90 GHz). TGA4832-EPU is specified for a P1dB of match their discrete counterparts, tunable In October 2003, the Federal Communi- 18dBm and a 3 dB automatic gain control capacitors have been developed with rela- cations Commission (FCC) opened the (AGC) range. Applications include use as 24 www.rfdesign.com January 2005 a driver for 40 Gb/s optical modulators. processes obtained from Northrup Grumman tions at the lower end of the GHz frequency The TGA4036-EPU is another medium- Space Technology, the company announced spectrum (1 GHz to 5 GHz), the potential for power amplifier whose saturated output the APH series of HEMT power amplifiers. growth in the not too distant future is bright. power is 22 dBm, small-signal gain of 20 dB Now in engineering sampling, the APH 576 The key areas for opening up mm-wave and 8 dB input/output return loss. Point- is an 81 GHz to 86 GHz power amplifier technology appear to be in the automotive to-point and point-to-multipoint communi- whose P1dB output power is 20 dBm. radar and point-to-point wireless as a cations are typical applications. The APH 577/578 operates from 83 GHz to last-mile interconnect replacement for Millimeter-wave LNAs with very low 86 GHz with a P1dB power of 18 dBm. fiber-optic cable. RFD noise figures are featured in the product While today's market for mm-wave line of Eudyna Devices, USA, a joint MMICs trails well behind that of cellular Gene Heftman, freelance writer, also venture between Fujitsu Compound Semi- phones, wireless LANs and other applica- contributed to this report. conductor and Sumitomo Electric Co. The FMM5703VZ is a packaged device spanning 24 GHz to 32 GHz with a typical noise figure of 2.5 dB and a gain of 17 dB. The FMM5709 is available in two versions: the packaged VZ and in chip form (X). Both cover the 24 GHz to 30 GHz range with the VZ having a noise figure of 3.5 dB and a gain of 21 dB and the X version's noise figure of 2.5 dB and a gain of 23 dB. The VZ is a ball-grid array, surface-mount package System designers who need a complete MMIC function on a single chip can go to manufacturers such as Mimix Broadband, which recently announced the 29REC029 subharmonic receiver. The highly integrated device incorporates a three-stage balanced LNA followed by an image-reject anti- parallel diode and a local oscillator buffer amplifier. It operates over the 24 GHz to 34 GHz band and is aimed at wireless communication applications such as local multipoint distribution systems (LMDS) and satellite communications. The company also offers LNAs, buffer amps and power amps up to 43 GHz. With MMICs for automobile radar systems appearing on the horizon, GaAs manufacturers such as United Monolithic Semiconductor are making inroads into the market with devices for short-range radar (24 GHz) and long-range radar (77 GHz). The company, a joint venture between French and German interests, offers a range of automobile radar products such as LNAs, frequency multipliers and mixers that operate in the 76 GHz to 77 GHz band. The CHA1077, for example, is a 77 GHz LNA with a noise figure of 4.5 dB and P1dB power rating of 10 dBm. Two fre- quency-multiplier devices, the CHU2277/ 3277, take 38 GHz to 38.5 GHz input frequencies and convert them into 76 GHz to 77 GHz outputs. Once you get into the upper end of today's working mm-wave spectrum at E-band, product offerings begin to quickly drop off. But Velocium Products recently interjected itself into this market with a number of devices aimed at the 71 GHz to 76 GHz and 81 GHz to 86 GHz communications frequencies and 76 GHz to 77 GHz automo- tive radar range. Using semiconductor Circle 19 or visit freeproductinfo.net/rfd RF Design www.rfdesign.com 25
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By Kara Baskin
In response to the countless Tiger Mom and Helicopter Parent articles barreling across the Internet, the Huffington Post offers a manifesto for Beta parents.
The thrust of the article is valid (and funny!) — kids aren't science projects and sometimes parents just need to chill out. Our progeny won't be destined for a life of petty thievery even if we fail to enroll them in the proper school or summer camp. But why the compulsion to categorize ourselves?
Alpha, Beta, Tiger, Helicopter, Slacker ... It seems most parents are hybrids. We have good days, we have bad days, we have stressed days, and we have days when we simply nail it. Most of us just want the best for our kids.
For an interesting look at modern parents' inclination toward self-analysis and self-reproach, check out the new book by journalist Jennifer Senior, All Joy and No Fun. She examines how kids shape parents' identities (a departure from the typical studies on how parents can either bolster or doom their children) and how we define ourselves in relation to our kids and other parents.
It's a thought-provoking read, whether you're Alpha, Beta, or Undeclared. Assuming you have time to read, that is.
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Iran has in the past exported wheat but the trade sanctions were imposed after a bad harvest, forcing the country to quietly enter global markets and make substantial wheat purchases to help feed its large population
August 22, 2012 8:47 by Reuters
Iran's state grains agency GTC has in the past week discreetly purchased around 400,000 tonnes of milling wheat, largely from the European Union, Baltic Sea and Black Sea regions, European traders said on Tuesday.
Some traders thought up to 500,000 tonnes could be involved.
Iranian wheat imports are usually handled by the private sector but the state had to step in and help with purchasing earlier this year because of the disruption to trade financing caused by Western sanctions aimed at Iran's disputed nuclear programme.
Iran has in the past exported wheat but the trade sanctions were imposed after a bad harvest, forcing the country to quietly enter global markets and make substantial wheat purchases to help feed its large population.
Iran's Government Trading Corporation (GTC) continued its discreet method of contacting traders directly for offers rather than issuing purchasing tenders, making it difficult to glean details of total purchases.
Sanctions do not target food shipments, but they make it difficult for importers to obtain letters of credit or conduct international transfers of funds through banks.
The wheat was largely for September shipment. EU origins were thought to include Germany.
"They are buying without tenders almost every week, I think they're buying a lot of EU wheat," said a European trader. "(It is) mostly German."
Another European trader said: "Iran still has a large import requirement following its poor crop this year and the impact of international sanctions. It is making regular purchases, the most recent purchases were spread around the EU and Black Sea."
"Some German origin is involved along with some from Scandinavia and elsewhere in the Black Sea. Payment is difficult but possible."
Iran is still involved in talks about major barter deals for wheat with India and Pakistan.
On Aug. 9 Pakistan agreed a price for 1 million tonnes of wheat it is ready to export to Iran in a barter for Iranian fertiliser and iron ore. India has said it is ready to export up to 3 million tonnes of wheat to Iran and is continuing talks.
However, traders were sceptical that the deals would be concluded due to Iran's zero tolerance of the grain fungal disease karnal bunt, present in both Pakistani and Indian wheat.
After buying aggressively in March and April, Iran's purchases slowed as its local crop was harvested. However, the GTC has been back in the market in recent weeks, making major wheat purchases earlier this month.
"These barter deals are talking a long time to settle and in the meantime I think Iran will purchase more internationally," a trader said.
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Discovering Franz Josef Glazier....Day 1
Day 1 - Arriving in Franz Josef town... A town? More like a street actually... its such a small place that I could actually spot my cousin, Yuen and his wife Sue,eating in one of the restaurant. Well they happened to be holidaying in NZ too...
If you're all out to see this phenomenon... "Ancient rivers of ice" .You made the right decision. Out of all the glaciers in the Southern Alps, only the Franz Josef and Fox glaciers have crept as far as the rainforests. These giant mass of ice have squeezed down their valleys to just 250 metres above sea level.
Be prepared !! For those we have not done excercise for a long time, no harm starting to sweat it out prior to climbing the glacier...
With no proper warm up , I bet u 'll be so tired and exausted after this trip... You probably don't feel like walking coz your leg hurt so much...
Well, I did my ground work so it was fine for me except some blisters because of the special boots that we rented from the local company that's leading the hike.
They will provide u with some kinda plaster which to me look more like a those tape u used to seal up boxes.. Anyway we brought our own plasters...
Socks.. my advice, where the socks provided by them over ur own socks.. reason being, the boots can be quite dirty and the colors actually stained the socks after a few hours of climbing and hiking...
You will be provided with special spikes too... but becareful, those spikes works really well on the ice but not on the rocks.. it might be quite dangerous and slippery at times.. so be very careful. Rule no one.. take it slowly...
So be sure to check out either the FOX Glacier or the Franz Josef glacier when ur in South island....
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Scenic Helicopter Flight
Being tourist season (mid-summer) we booked our helicopter flight well before leaving Australia. Which turned out to be a good move as they were pretty much booked out. Glacier Helicopters do a few different types of flights. We chose the Franz Josef Snow Landing for $175NZD per person. What we got was an amazing experience we will never forget. A flight up the mountain with a landing in the snow on top.....a quick walk around, take some pics and an awesome flight back down. Around 25 minutes all up but well worth it. We got some wonderful pics and is also all on video.
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Sentinel Rock Walk - 20 mins return. An easy climb
Sentinel Rock Walk is an easy climb of 20 mins return trip to have a spectacular views of the glacier.
If you do not have much time, this is the shortest walk for you so dont miss it.
Some path may be steep but it will be very rewarding if you could last till the end.
No pain no gain ;p
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Get Squeezed
The cracks that you will pass through in the ice falls are quite narrow... As I tried to squeeze through them my camera auto-fired a few pictures from inside my pack... (Unfortunately my lunch got squashed, too... SO instead of a fresh banana, I had to settle for mushed banana baby food...
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Ice Pinnacles
If you take a full day hike up the face of the Glacier, the highest point you will likely reach is the Ice pinnacles....
Here large blocks of ice tower up above you.. (kinda like walking thru an Antarctic Manhattan...)
Careful when walking below them, more than one unfortunate hiker has been clocked in the head by a falling chunk of ice...
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Are you prepared to Walk?
There are many walks that you could take from Franz Josef Glacier & Franz Josef Town. Grab a map from the town and the walks are marked on the map. All this information are found on the map.
Sentinel Rock Walk - 20 mins return. An easy climb for spectacular views of the glacier.
Pakihi Walk - 30 mins, easy superb 360 deg views of mountains and rainforest.
Terrace Walk - 30 mins return. Forest walk to historic sluice face. Glowworms after dark
Canavans Knob Walk - 40 mins return climb to glacier and coastal views.
Douglas Walk - 1 hr return. 5 mins bushwalk to Peters Pool for reflective views of glacier and continues through forest to exit 500 metres down road from start point.
Glacier Valley Walk - 1 hr 20 mins return. Follows the Waiho River bed to glacier terminal. Please heed all signs and barriers.
Tatare Tunnels Walk - 1 hr 20 mins return. Take a flashlight to explore the old tunnel; be prepared to wade through cold water.
Lake Wombat walk - 1 hr 30 mins return. Easy forest walk to small lake.
Okarito Trig Walk - 1 hr 30 mins, steep climb to panorama of alps and glaciers.
Callery-Waiho Walk - 2 hrs 30 mins one way giving access to Roberts Point track and glacier access road via the Douglas track.
Three Mile Walk - 3 hrs, easy historic pack track, mountains, glaciers, beach walk. Check tides.
Roberts Point Track - 5 hrs return. Climbs via a rocky track and swingbridges to a high viewpoint above glacier.
Alex Knob Track - 8 hours return. Climb up to sub-alpine terrain with views of the glacier, mountains and coastline.
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Get out and experience it!
If you are visiting this area, then you must get out and experience it. It's no good just seeing it from a viewing platform. There are plenty of ways to see the Glaciers, depending on your budget and fitness. Two of the most popular ways are via a scenic flight or a guided walk onto the Galcier.
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Take a hike
Get up close to the glaciers with a guided glacier walk. A variety of options are available, including helihikes, from a few hours to the whole day. I decide on a half day guided hike because I wasn't sure how strenuous it would be. I think it was just the right length. We were able to get high enough to get into some ice caves. Friends of ours went on a full day hike and didn't really see much more.
The other option is to do a heli-hike which combines the excitement of exploring a wild and remote part of the glacier with the thrill of two helicopter flights. This way you can get further up the glacier, but the cost is much more.
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A scenic flight!
A scenic flight is a great way to view the glaciers. Choose from fixed wing and helicopter flights, some with a snow landing on the glacier.
I prefered to actually get onto the Glacier but if you are unsure about the hike, then a flight may be a good alternative.
Plenty of walks
If you are staying in the area and would like to some more walks (Other than the Glacier) here are some of the options:
From Franz Josef Glacier:
Glacier Valley Walk - 1hr 20min return. Follows the Waiho River bed to glacier terminal.
Sentinel Rock Walk - 20 min return. An easy climb for spectacular views of the glacier.
Douglas Walk - 1 hour return. Five minutes bushwalk to Peters Pool for reflective views of glacier and continues through forest to exit 500 metres down road from start point.
Roberts Point Track - 5 hours return. Climbs via a rocky track and swingbridges to a high viewpoint above glacier.
Alex Knob Track - 8 hours return. Climb up to sub-alpine terrain with views of the glacier, mountains and coastline.
From Fox Glacier:
River Walk - 40 min return. Connects the north and south bank roads. The track was an early route onto the glacier and crosses an historic swing bridge.
Fox Glacier Valley Walk - 1 hour return. Walk up the riverbed to the terminal ice face of the glacier.
Chalet Lookout Walk - 1 hr 30 min return. Crossing mountain streams, the track leads to an historic viewpoint of the Fox Glacier.
Lake Matheson Walk - 1 hr 30 min return. An excellent walk providing unsurpassed reflective views of Aoraki/Mt Cook, Mt Tasman and the forested lakeshore.
Copland Track/Welcome Flat - 6-8 hours one way. A popular overnight tramp which gives a glimpse of Westland's unique forest and mountain scenery. Natural hotpools at Welcome Flat are an added attraction
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climb either Franz Josef or...
climb either Fox Glacier. We booked our walk before we left for New Zealand. Everyone who goes to NZ wants to walk the Glaciers. It can become very busy and you may not be able to get a walk. It does get cold on the Glacier - I would recommend a 12.30 walk if you are doing a half day walk. On the walks you have 3 guides, one is for people who wish to go fast, one for the medium people and one for people who want to take there time and take pictures. I took the third.
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close encounter
walking up to the glacier and being so close to it is a wonderful experience. The weather was wonderful and the colours of the ice fantastic. It really lets you see that we do have to care for this earth when you see just how far the glacier has receded.
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Walk around Franz Josef Town
Franz Josef is a small town that surive on tourism.
The main street have lots of tour agent where you can book helicoper rides, heli hikes and glacier half day or full day hikes.
There are restaurants on the main street.
The Lady of Alps Catholic Church and New Zealand Fire Service Franz Josef can all be found on the main street.
Even on the main street, you could have a very good view of the Franz Josef Glacier as well as the rain forest.
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Franz Josef Glaciers
The Franz Josef Glaciers and Fox Glacier are easily accessible by car.
You could do a half day of full day hiking trip to Franz Josef Glacier by joining a guided tour.
There are many our agents that you could sign up with in town.
The easiest walk will be a 20 mins return trip to the Sentinel Rock Walk.
Grab hold of the map at the town centre and there are a few walks raning frm 20 mins to 8 hours that you could take.
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Basal Sliding
Basal sliding is where the glacier slides over the surrounding sediments and rocks.
When the ice meets an obstacle it wont go stragiht but will find it ways to avoid the obstacle.
Thus there the pressure will cause the ice to be pushed down at a faster rate.
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We stopped here on our way into Joshua Tree National Park to pick up a map and ask about the area. The ranger was extremely friendly and helpful. He recommended some short hikes in the area and gave me information about the upcoming full moon hike.
Being from the northeast we arrived to a totally foreign world and the rangers at cottonwood were so helpful providing us guidance for a great adventure. We camped and hiked enjoying the beauty of the dessert in spring. We learned so much about the habitat and even encountered a tortoise on the road.
We only had an afternoon to spend and ranger was nice to highlight the best places. Some of the sights we saw was cholla cactus, skull rock, split rock, keys view our favorite, and a few others. Her guidance helped us keep on schedule since we had to leave by 4pm to Las Vegas. Picked up a small bag, bookmarkers,...
The rangers in the visitor's center are very helpful, and the oasis parking is just a mile up the road. Even if you are short on time, it's easy enough to get a quick hike in at the oasis. It's so interesting and different from most sights you get here and in other parks, that it shouldn't be missed.
You can tell this smaller visitors' centre at the south end of the park gets less visitors. We thought we had seen everything we wanted to see. The rangers encouraged us to visit Cottonwood Spring. We were very glad we did. After the dryness of the low desert in contract to the high desert, it felt like we had found...
We exited Joshua Tree through the Cottonwood Visitors Centre.
The staff and rangers were helpful and friendly. Good wee gift shop. Got a well priced book on reptiles for our grandson.
Worthwhile to drop in on the way in or out of Joshua Tree and only a few miles from I-10 to access the Coachella Valley.
The Cottonwood Visitors Center was our first stop into the Joshua Tree NP. The rangers there were extremely helpful in assisting us plan our day in the park. They couldn't have been nicer. The ranger attending the cash register suggested we get a senior citizens pass which costs $10, and gets us in any National Park/Forest/Monument free for life (normal...
Very friendly staff who will go the extra mile to assist visitors. Good spot to get maps, buy extra water, or, use the bathroom before entering the park. It is a ways to the next rest stop. This location is about 70 miles from the western entrance.
Joshua Tree's Southern most entrance was closed by the time I got there. Not closed as in permanently, but closed for the day. It was dark and after 5 by the time I got there.
We started our trip at Cottonwood Visitor Center and the ranger was very helpful in planning our hikes and stops along the way to 29 Palms.
They were both helpful, friendly and shared lots of good information. They also have a two mile trail in back of the Visitors Center which identifies the local plants.
The visitor center also has...
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