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Nikko (日光) is very popular destination for the tourist from the foreign countries because it is World Heritage site. You can see lots of very historical temples and shrines.
You can get Nikko by Japan Rail Pass. If you access there from Tokyo, take Tohoku Shinkansen to get Utsunomiya. "Hayate" does not stop at Utusnomiya station. Take "Yamabiko" or "Nasuno" to get Utsunomiya.
You will transfer to Nikko line at Utsunomiya station. After you get off Shinkansen, move to platform #5. Mostly the train to Nikko depart there. Nikko is the last station. It takes about 40 minutes from Utsunomiya to Nikko.
If you need more info about transfer at Utsunonmiya, please see the post, Utsunomiya station guide. How to transfer to Nikko train.
Nikko line is used for not sightseeing but commuting. We do not have the luxury express train. You need to get the local train. And also these trains are not operated very often. We have 24 round trips a day. We mostly have once train a hour. Please check the time table before you go.
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22 Comments to "How to access to Nikko. Learn about how to get Nikko by Japan Rail Pass with no extra charge."
Hi, what a fantastic and informative site! I have some questions I hope you can help. I have a JR 7 day Pass and I intend to use it to go from Narita to Nikko via Tokyo/Ueno – Utsunomiya. Do I need to reserve seats on the Yamabiko Shinkansen or can I just enter it and sit anywhere? If I need to reserve seats, how do I go about doing so?
For the return leg, Nikko to Tokyo with the JR Pass, are there trains in the late evenings around 7pm? I checked hyperdia but am not sure how accurate that is. Since I travel on weekday, I worry about rush hour crowded trains so prefer to travel later in the evening and spend the day exploring Nikko, I will be in nikko for 2 days 1 night. Thank you for your help!
Hi Mr Takeshi, im a bit confuse the train system whether should i buy the "JR 7 day travel pass" or i should just buy "All Nikko Pass"? Im going visit my friend in Tokyo for 9 days, and in between I plan to stay at Nikko for 3 days 2night by myself. My plan as below;
Journey start from 22 March – 30 March.
22 March – 25 March – Tokyo
25 March – 27 March – Nikko (3days 2night)
27 March – 30 March – Tokyo
Since, i will be around at Nikko for 3 days, i assume that "All Nikko Pass" is useful to travel around Nikko, but the problem is im not that sure the transportation's fees around Tokyo. What should i do?
We will be skiing in the Nagano area in Jan 2015.. How do we best get from Shiga Kogen to Nikko by bus or train?
Thank you
Hi. My family plan to visit NIKKO ski resort for a day trip in Mid Dec 13. Will be staying in Ueno. Can you help by advising me how to get from Ueno to NIKKO Ski Resort ?
Thank you
Hello Takeshi
How r you?
I'm planning a second trip for this year. Following is the draft itenerary.
Day 1: Bkk – Narita
Day 2: Ueno – Nikko – Lake Chuzenji
Day 3: Nikko – Hachinohe – Lake Towada
Day 4: Lake Towada – Hakkodasan – Aomori
Day 5: Aomori – Hirosaki – Tokyo
Day 6&7: Tokyo – Bkk
1. JR pass seems to be more appropriate than JR East pass, doesn't it?
2. If I get to Nikko from Shinjuku, how much I have to pay for extra fare for ltd.exp.from Shinjuku?
3. What if I buy JR East pass + Tobu all nikko pass, compare to JR Pass + Tobu nikko bus(2 day).
Thanks for your help.
Thank you very much Mr Takeshi for the info. It is indeed a pleasure to know so many things from you about the JR lines. A million thanks.
Mr JR,
The more I read the more I am confused. Now I cannot think properly with all the names etc. My 24 days in Japan is very confusing indeed with the use of JR Pass. Which train have surcharges and which train do not charge. It is quite expensive when they have surcharges etc and when I travel there it will really cost a bomb. We are going from Kansai Airport to Shin Aomori in the early morning and the seat fee is 12,570yen.
What if we do not need the seat in some trains
Hi, I am thoroughly confused now. I hold a JR East Pass. Does this pass cover travel on the limited express Nikko 1 ? Must I pay a surcharge ?
If I do not wish to pay this surcharge, what options are there ?
Thanks !
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- I am not a travel agent. Please do not ask me to make an itinerary. I can check your itinerary and give you suggestion. I think making an itinerary is a part of your travel. Please try to make it by yourself. Enjoy! :)
- If you need access information to your hotel, please don't ask me but ask your hotel.
- If you are looking for the information about timetable, please refer Japan Railway's timetables.
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I tried to repair the damage as best I could, but in the end the book was a mishmash of competing ideas with no clear narrative.
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A Flawed Gem
Tremere - Warlock like vampires who specialise in "Blood Magic".
Toreador - Traditional seductive vampire, good for a first playthrough.
Nosferatu - Best for advanced players due to their sneaking nature which means they have to use the sewers for transport around cities to avoid unwanted attention.
Malkavian - Vampires who have become psychotic, hilarious dialogue and a generally different experience than the others, recommended for a second playthrough.
Brujah - Thuggish vampires known for their temper which can lead to frenzies more often.
Gangrel - Vampires in touch with their inner beast, focused heavily on melee combat.
Ventrue - Upper class vampires who are generally more accepted in the kindred society.
The combat system of VTMB is rather unique from other games. Melee combat is done in the third person view and firearms are done in the first person view. This gives you a choice of which way you would like to play the game. Unfortunately this is where the game falters most. While the combat is satisfying it can cause you problems. If you go down the melee path you are likely to struggle at some points in the game which are obviously meant for firearms. For example a sniper battle nearing the end of the game. The firearms then sound like a clear choice? No.
When using firearms I felt that something was missing, perhaps I should have trained a little more on firearms but what I did find was the damage that was done to enemies was rather random. I would shoot someone in the chest with a shotgun for 30 damage, then take another shot for 4…
There is also a lot of blood in the combat which made it feel very satisfying. Just hitting someone with a baseball bat as blood splattered the ground and walls made you feel ecstatic in a strange and demented way...
What I did like however was the levelling up system, you don't get experience from killing enemies in most RPGs but where you do get them is from completing quests. This encourages you to do sidequests and search them out rather than ignore them. Each side quest seems to have a story which keeps you interested and when you finish them you feel like you really accomplished something.
There are many memorable characters throughout the game including Jeanette and Therese Voerman who run The Asylum nightclub in Santa Monica as well as Nights Rodriguez, leader of the anarchist movement and Prince Lacroix.
Overall the storyline is great, it is filled with twists and turns of which you would never see and it has 5 possible endings which will arise depending on who you were loyal to during your playthrough.
I played VTMB over 4 years after its 2004 release and I have to say that it has aged fairly well. For its time it seemed to have excellent graphics complete with lip syncing and facial expressions which gives the characters much more depth. The areas look presentable and fit well into the setting they have given us of a night-time Los Angeles.
The soundtrack for the game is excellent, there are many tracks which have been recorded especially for the game. I found the song "Isolated" from The Asylum stuck in my head for quite a while afterwards. The sound effects in the Ocean House are great, the ghostly whispers, screams and footsteps add to the eeriness of the area. The voice acting is consistently good throughout and you never feel like you are talking to a model rather than a person.
The thing that made VTMB for me were all the little things. The working radios which run letting you hear a midnight radio show. I found myself taking breaks from the main quest and just stopping to listen to some hilarious topics. The TVs also show a news channel which lets you see what else is going on in LA. Another thing I liked was how each clan brought about a very different playthrough, especially the Malkavian which changed the dialogue options to coincide with their insanity.
So far the game sounds rather perfect… but unfortunately it does have some significant problems.
It is extremely buggy throughout. I found more bugs towards the end of the game rather than the start and it did begin to annoy me towards the end. In the final chapters of the game I had problems with teleporting AI which was able to annihilate me quite quickly and I had to finish the game on a trial and error basis quicksaving and reloading every minute or so.
If you plan on playing the game be sure to patch it with the official patches up to v1.2 and then with the community patches which are currently at v6.0. This will minimise the bugs that you see however it will still not be perfect.
Final Statement
Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines is an amazing game and if you can look past the flaws in the combat system and the occasional bug here and there you will have an enjoyable time playing through it and if you are like me you will play through it numerous times.


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It may only be October but here at Sykes Cottages we are already taking a large number of bookings for 2015. In a former post, my colleague Louise explained why it's important to book your 2015 summer holiday early, and she wasn't wrong; booking in advance allows you more choice, more time to save and of course something to look forward to.
If you're thinking of planning your 2015 holiday early and you're having difficulties finding the ideal destination then we suggest a trip to bonnie Scotland. Scotland is beautiful all year round and offers a number of fantastic activities in every season.
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Most people wouldn't think of Scotland as a year-round holiday destination but here at Sykes Cottages, we want to show you that it's possible to enjoy a fantastic holiday in this beautiful country, whatever the season! Here's our handy guide on what to do in Scotland, come rain or shine.
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During the summer, make the most of the warm weather and head to one of Scotland's unspoilt white sand beaches such as Luskentyre, with its turquoise waters and mountain views. Scotland
has more than double the length of coastline than England and Wales combined so you'll never run out of picture-perfect beaches to explore!
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At the beginning of May, the Highland Games are kicked off with a bang at Gourock Park in Inverclyde. The Gourock Highland Games are the first games to take place after the winter and are a
great opportunity to experience the essence of Scottish culture with bagpipes, highland dancing, caber tossing, the Scottish hammer throw and even children's entertainment!
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Beat the autumn chill and put a fire in your belly with a trip to the Isle of Islay, which is home to no fewer than 8 whisky distilleries. The island is said to offer some of the most distinctive and flavourful whiskies in the world and competition between the distilleries is fierce. They're always striving to produce the best dram on the island, ensuring that they are all sensational!
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Over New Year, there's no better place to be than Edinburgh for its legendary Hogmanay celebrations. Take part in the torchlight procession down the Royal Mile, gaze in awe at the famous firework displays, dance the night away at the official street party and sing your heart out at the Concert in the Gardens beneath Edinburgh Castle.
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Location: Palmetto
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May 2013 Blue Ridge Parkway
The wife and I just returned from an 8 day ride on our 1996 Harley Davidson Softail.
We had ridden a short section last year near Ashville (Mount Mitchell to Mount Piscah) and fell in love with the Parkway. When we returned I began my planning. I wanted to do a loop so we would cover new ground the whole ride.
It was decided to go to Myrtle Beach, SC. The next stop would be Virginia Beach, Va. The third day would get us near the beginning of the Parkway, Staunton, Va. From there it would be Willville Motorcycle Campground, High Country Motorcycle Campground then Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campground. We would then ride to the end of the Parkway near Cherokee and the entrance to the Great Smokey National Park and ride south to Helen, Ga. as our last stop before home.
Google Maps says that it's 1673 miles, not including side trips.
With limited storage on the Softail I decided that we would stay in motels and camp cabins so we did not carry a tent or cooking supplies. We did carry a quilt and a fleece blanket each. I'm not always sure about hotel linens and the KOA that we stayed at in Myrtle Beach did not provide them.
Home to Myrtle Beach, because it was all freeway, was very uneventful. The Softail never missed a beat traveling at 70-75 miles per hour the whole way there. The Softail cruises best at 65 mph but I would have been the tortoise in a hare race.
Note: Rain was forecast for every day except one on this trip. We always had the rain gear in the top of the backpack ready for use but we never pulled them out except the last day. Even then the roads were wet but it did not rain, not once.
When we arrived in Myrtle Beach it was early evening and we were ready to take a break and get ready for tomorrows ride.
The KOA is located only a few blocks off the beach and even though it was the start of bike week here we would have never known. There was not an unusual number of other bikers. Turned out the action was just getting started as we were leaving. Nonetheless, our goal is the Parkway.
We did have a few hours in the morning to have a look around and see a few sites before it was time to leave for Virginia Beach.
Next: Virginia Beach
"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." Rush from "Freewill"
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Location: Palmetto
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Day 2 Myrtle Beach SC To Virginia Beach Va.
The ride on day 2 was much like the day before. Almost all freeway. Very boring for me and I had to keep reminding myself that the goal is the Parkway.
I will say that the country we saw along the freeways in both North Carolina and Virginia was gorgeous. Both states had large wildflower plantings in various locations along the freeway that were in full bloom. Took a little of the monotony away from the ride.
Once at the hotel is was time for a needed rest. Tomorrow should be a shorter ride and one step closer to the Parkway.
The next norning I was able to get a few beach pictures before it was time to head out.
That morning we had pancakes at the Pocahontas Pancake House. Very good pancakes and the best breakfast turkey sausage I've ever had.
Next: Staunton, Va.
"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." Rush from "Freewill"
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Day 3 Staunton Va
Staunton, Va. and the Days Inn is where we will spend the night before picking up the Parkway at the beginning.
Again, an uneventful freeway ride. It did turn out be cold. We had carried just enough gear to stay just barely warm enough for the ride. Never expected low 30's.
We also didn't expect to have to take an underwater tunnel while on I-64. Wasn't that bad. Never rode through an underwater tunnel before.
There were a few interesting areas I would like to see at a later time. Williamsburg, Jamestown, etc.
Although you can't tell, this picture was taken in Williamsburg.
There was another group of riders staying at the hotel. The were going north on the Skyline Parkway while we would be going south.
This view from the hotel let me know that we were getting close.
Next: The Start Of The Parkway and Willville Motorcycle Campground
"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." Rush from "Freewill"
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Great so far! Cant wait to see more. One of my dreams is to ride the whole parkway!
"A straight road never made a skilled rider"
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Day 4 The Start Of The Parkway And Willville Motorcycle Campground.
Finally on the Parkway!
First of all, there are so many pullovers with such great views that it is impossible to stop and see them all. We would still be in the first section if we would have even tried. We had to just pick stops at random and you never really knew what views you might see, or miss.
Here is one stop as an example. It appered to be just a basic pullover. Nice but not great. I noticed a path leading up the hill in the grass and decided to have a look.
I'll let the pictures tell the story for awhile.
Willville was a very nice motorcycle only campground. Will was as nice as can be and greeted us as soon as we pulled into the drive. He even collected a few dollars each from us and delivered sausage or chicken biscuits to us in the morning.
Coffee, cokes and ice are on the site. Will collects the money on the honor system. Just get what you need and put the money in a can.
We will return one day.
Here is the link to his website.
Next: On Our Way To High Country Motorcycle Campground.
"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." Rush from "Freewill"
Joined: Mar 2009
Location: Palmetto
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There were so many things to see.
We met so many fine people on and off the parkway.
It was an adventure for us that we will never forget.
I wish I could post all the pictures that we took. And I have to give my wife Angie credit for at least half of the pics and she took most of them while riding on the back.
"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." Rush from "Freewill"
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Location: Maryland
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Really nice.
It's such a blessing when
it's the two of you riding
2008 KLR rider
Lets ride !
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They just stand back and let it all be." Springsteen
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Location: Palmetto
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Day 5 On To High Country Motorcycle Campground
The days ride would consist of more plateau country. It's amazing how much relatively flat country is on top of these mountains at 2500 to 4000 feet.
Mabry Mill
On the way to High Country we stopped at Freeborne's. Great food, nice folks working there and great service. I was told about this place by a gentleman named Bob. We met him on the parkway about 10 miles earlier and he led the way after offering me some of his water.
Below is a picture of a Jail / Wedding Chapel that is across the street from Freeborne's.
Stopping along the Parkway is allowed any where that is safe, all wheels off the road and not otherwise posted. Picnics along the Parkway is a time honored tradition.
Here is the cabin that we stayed at while in High Country. Great for 60 bucks. Just a note, get supplies before you get here. Nearest supplies are about 20 miles away.
Brent and Marie are nice people and we are happy to have had the opportunity to stay at there place. They do have a work in progress campground but with the stream and the peaceful campground we enjoyed our stay.
Bye to High Country. That's Brent waving goodbye to us.
Next: Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campground
"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." Rush from "Freewill"
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Without Angie, it wouldn't be the same.
"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." Rush from "Freewill"
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Day 6 On To Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campground
Below is Grandfather Mountain and you may be able to make out the Linville Viaduct to the extreme left that was built to minimize influence to the environment of the mountain.
The Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campground was a fantastic place to stay and I can make it to here on a weekend. Which I think I will, soon.
They serve breakfast here for a modest charge and it was very good.
Great conversation around the community fire at night and great conversation at the breakfast table.
Next: Helen, Ga.
"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." Rush from "Freewill"
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Day 7 To The End Of The Parkway And On To Helen Ga
When we reached the end of the Parkway it was a bit of an anti-climax. There was no sign, no special mile marker. It just ended. We wanted an end of the Parkway picture and this is the best we could do. The end of the Parkway is just a few hundred feet up the road.
Angie at first wanted to see a little more of Cherokee but the more we rode through town the less we wanted to. It's a lot like Pigeon Forge or any other touristy trap type of town. Nothing against that, it's just not for us.
Between Cherokee and Helen (a touristy town as well) there we some nice views of the mountains and most of the way we were followed by the Tuckaseegee River.
Below is a view from a McDonald's parking lot where we took a "comfort" break.
In Helen we ran into a surprise. It's SOWO weekend. I hadn't heard of it either but there we 5000 German import tuner cars registered for a rally in Helen along with hundreds or thousands of cars coming in for the shows and vendors booths. Oh, and parties. All the hotels were packed. The kids here for the shows were packed in the rooms with several more cars per room than allowed. Hence little or no parking for my motorcycle and I needed it to be in view. The hotel clerk helped me find a spot a spot by the dumpster and overall the kids were pretty good. A little hot rodding, a few bottle rockets and what was probably a little bit of underage drinking. Ironically, the only police lights and ticket that we saw was a middle aged gentleman in a Corvette with a dealer tag on it.
I was really shocked, that not once, did I even hear the loud "BOOM - - BOOM BOOM" of someone's subwoofer set at 11 on the dial.
Oh, and there were some really sharp looking cars too.
Next: Ride Home And Recap
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I'm not much of a story teller but I'm trying.
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Helen To Home And The Recap
It rained for most of the night and was misting in the morning when I arose. The forecast was for a good chance of rain and/or thundershowers. After breakfast in the very crowded Huddle House, we packed and put on the rain suits for the ride home.
As soon as we hit GA 400 it became a crowded highway and I knew we were close to home.
Despite the forecast we made it all the way home without a drop falling from the sky.
I really hate to say this. I need a true touring bike. While I truly love my Softail, it's not a touring bike. I do understand that any bike can be a touring bike but there is a difference between a touring bike and a bike that you tour with.
Not in a hurry but I'm going to sell the Softail and buy a Goldwing. I was in so much pain riding that I could have enjoyed it more had I felt better. Do I know for sure that it will help with a smoother ride and different posture? No, but I did have a very kind 2013 Goldwing owner allow me to sit on his bike and try the feel of it. I really liked it.
Anyway, no hurry on that. The Softail is a great day tripper and I'll continue to ride it for now.
We will also consider lighter weight cold weather gear. Our leathers, while adequate, were very heavy on this long ride and while very tolerable, it could have been better.
Note: We were very surprised that the 2 cold days that we had. We just had enough gear to stay just warm enough. Although there were several days that the evening hot showers were very enjoyable and needed.
I don't think that I could have pre-planned any better that I did.
We were packed to the max. Had zero extra room so we couldn't get any souvenirs. Oh, I did get a Blue Ridge Parkway patch.
We carried 3 cameras with us. An IPhone, Kodak Sport Point and Shoot, and my Fuji4200. Angie used the Kodak from the back of the bike and I only pulled out the Fuji for those special pics. The IPhone camera takes some very good pictures too.
If I had to rate a favorite leg of the journey it would be the section from Blue Ridge MC to Helen. We reached maximum Parkway altitude on this section and the views are some of the best.
Second would be one of the Plateau sections.
If I had to rate a best overnight location it would be the Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campground. They had the nicest landscaping, very nice clean cabins, good breakfast, open all night lobby with sofas, magazines, drinks and plug ins for charging phones, etc.
They also had the most campers that we could chat with and talk about today's and tomorrows ride around the fire.
Another thing that I would do different is to stay in a campground in Georgia instead of a hotel in Helen.
Now that TWO or whatever it will be called now is open, that's where I'll try to stay.
After reviewing the pics and offering my feeble attempt at a ride report I have to say that this was a 5 STAR vacation for us. At least I'm hoping that Angie feels that way.
If I see something special that I left out or if I'm able to offer any ideas or thoughts to help if you're planning a similar trip let me know. If I don't know the answer I'll fake it.
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The temperatures are climbing quickly into the 'is it summer already?' zone and Oakdale is lucky to have the cool, crisp waters of the Stanislaus River winding its way through the zip code. However, officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are quick to remind people that the river is running swift from high country snow run-off and cold with brisk temperatures between 55 and 60 degrees.
Cooler than normal spring weather brought late season snow to the mountains, delaying the annual melting by about three weeks, according to reports by the National Weather Service in Sacramento.
After serving 18 years and nine months on the Oakdale Rural Fire Protection District Board, Elizabeth Brichetto has decided it's time to do something else.
The Oakdale Irrigation District Board of Directors unanimously approved the implementation of a demonstration project for Total Channel Control (TCC) on the Claribel and Cometa laterals by Rubicon Systems, an Australian company that manufactures water control gates, precision water measurement instruments using wireless technology, and monitoring and control software that enables water authorities to manage and operate their systems more efficiently.
The words 'quiet on set!' could be heard from production crew members in the Chateau Meroux, the countryside home of Sean Gnekow, which is nestled next to Woodward Reservoir, about four miles north of Oakdale.
There's no doubt the unseasonably cool spring weather coupled with late rains have kept the temperatures in a pleasant zone but not without cost. The rainy season has created an extra heavy fuel load as the official fire season declared by CAL FIRE - albeit delayed - approaches with an estimated late June or early July target. The date is driven by local and state burning conditions and activity.
The Memorial Day holiday weekend traffic, both Friday and Monday, backed up Yosemite Avenue and clogged up F Street but in spite of heavy traffic flow and increased visitors through the city, law enforcement reported a relatively quiet holiday with the only spike being in DUI arrests due to the special grant-funded traffic enforcement.
"The calls were really run-of-the-mill," Lt. Lester Jenkins of the Oakdale Police Department said. "We had very heavy traffic throughout the weekend but not a lot of accidents."
The Stanislaus County Chief Executive Office has released the county's recommended proposed budget for the 2010-2011 budget year. The recommended proposed budget will serve as an interim spending plan for Stanislaus County operations until a final budget for 2010-2011 is adopted in September.
Delta BC Mexico: The largest earthquake in the California Region since the 8+ in 1906 that hit San Francisco did not stop 22 U.S. citizens from going six miles from the epicenter to do their service work through area clubs in April this year. Forty-two miles south of the border the town of Delta had no water and very little electricity, which made doing the medical clinics and work at the local elementary school a challenge. In spite of this, a total of over $92,000 worth of clinics, refurbishing and delivery of materials took place in two days.
The investigative results are in from the Western Region Paranormal Research (WRPR) group - and it's enough to raise the hair on your arm if you're inclined to believe them.
A million dollars from the South San Joaquin Irrigation District is helping upgrade one of the more popular regional summer recreation destinations - Woodward Reservoir.
Members of the Oakdale City Council recently approved Police Chief Marty West's request to reassign an officer to a grant-funded position within the Stanislaus County Anti-Drug Abuse Enforcement Agency (SDEA), which will likely save the officer's employment but will result in one less officer for Oakdale.
Both of Oakdale's cemeteries will have Memorial Day observations for the community. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) Oakdale Lodge #228 will place flags at Oaklawn Cemetery (Memorial Park) on North Sierra Avenue on Saturday, May 29 at 9 a.m.
The Romain Schell Post #2922 Veterans Foreign Wars, Oakdale, will host a ceremony on Monday, May 31 at 11 a.m. at the Oakdale Citizens Cemetery, East J Street. Flags for the ceremony will be placed by the Oakdale Historical Society.
The Oakdale Irrigation District Board of Directors approved over $146,000 to fund requests from the City of Oakdale's Parks and Recreation department and the Fire department in a 3-2 vote at the May 18 regular meeting. Directors Herman Doornenbal and Al Bairos were the dissenting votes.
If you're looking for an easy way to do your part in helping clean up the oil spill currently befouling the ocean in the Gulf of Mexico, the ladies at Pamyla's Salon and Spa have the answer: go get a hair cut.
Some years the weather during the annual Oakdale Chocolate Festival is the invisible and unwelcome festival goer when it brings triple-digit temperatures but this year, the 18th annual chocolate event had mild - even delightfully - perfect weather for the 70,000 attendees who flocked to Oakdale for the weekend.
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If there was a common reaction among the Third Avenue merchants Thursday afternoon, May 14, it was one of frustration as to why the Oakdale Tourism and Visitors Bureau moved the weekly farmers market from the downtown area to the Oakdale Community Center Plaza.
Thirteen years of primary education will officially come to a close for the Class of 2015 this Friday night at the Oakdale High Corral. The 7 p.m. graduation ceremony will be their final moments on the field as Mustangs, only to then become alumni of the school.
Great weather and high attendance combined to make this year's Oakdale Chocolate Festival a triumph on Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17.
With the irony of rain and stormy skies outside, the Oakdale Irrigation District held a water committee meeting to discuss this year's continuing drought from lack of rain and how the 106-year-old district was allocating its water to customers.
A Friday night accident left one woman with major injuries and saw traffic along a bus stretch of North Yosemite shut down for a brief time while traffic was detoured around the scene.
The newspaper business will be minus one well spoken, mature-beyond-her-years teen as Oakdale High School senior Rachelle Pabalan turns her sights elsewhere heading into her collegiate future.
It didn't appear to be the largest opening night crowd in history – but it was also a little difficult to tell.
A citizen who thought she was helping a family friend became the victim of a large theft of personal items but turned things around in getting one of the thief's accomplices arrested when they tried to sell the stolen items back to her.
A mid-day probation search in a quiet upscale neighborhood resulted in the seizure of narcotics, paraphernalia, and two subjects from the house taken to jail on drug charges.
A dispute between cohabitants on Thursday morning, May 7, escalated to the point where one of the participants was arrested for attempted murder after he doused his female roommate with gasoline and attempted to light her on fire.
An interrupted residential burglary in the Del Rio area off Stewart Road and McHenry Avenue on Wednesday, April 29, led to a high speed chase with the vehicle being discarded outside of Oakdale off Rodden Road. The suspect fled on foot and swam across the Stanislaus River back into the city causing police to lock down the area as sheriff's units conducted a neighborhood search for the man.
In the dark underground world of sex trafficking, acts of prostitution and its victims, the women forced to work in the sex trade, are often concealed in a single business: brothels posing as massage parlors.
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It's here—the most popular airplane in the world now comes with a glass panel
When Garmin premiered its G1000 do-everything glass-panel avionics system in mid-2003, the package was perceived as an extremely talented collection of electronic wizardry obviously intended for high-end general-aviation aircraft. Glass panels have been available on airline and corporate aircraft for years, but the G1000 expanded the technology to general aviation. " />
To get the big question out of the way, the base price for the standard 2005 Skyhawk 172S is $171,250. The all-conquering G1000 option costs an additional $58,500, and the AmSafe system in the rear seats is $1,500 more, for a total suggested retail price of $231,250. (There's only one other option available—the 59-pound Keith Products air-conditioning system for an extra $21,300.)
If the Skyhawk is an old friend, the Garmin G1000 represents a quantum leap in the state-of-the-art, a perfect example of 21st-century technology. More accurately, the G1000 integrates a variety of navigation, communication and traffic/weather/terrain advisory equipment into a pair of 10.4-inch, active-matrix LGA displays. The primary flight display (PFD) is mounted directly in front of the pilot and provides information on attitude, heading and all flight information, while the multi-function display (MFD) is positioned at the center panel with all-navigation information, moving map, engine and electrical readouts. The MFD effectively eliminates the old-style steam gauges. (In a concession to redundancy, Cessna includes a trio of standard three-inch primary flight instruments—airspeed indicator, attitude indicator and altimeter—directly below the G1000.)
So much information folded into two flat-screen displays could pose a significant intimidation factor. Garmin avoids such problems by making the G1000 much simpler to operate than you might imagine, especially if you have experience with the company's 430 or 530. Garmin went out of its way to make the G1000's operating controls and readouts as telegraphic as possible, and any pilot who sits in front of the unit for a few minutes may be able to figure out many controls without a manual.
In addition to dual VHF nav, com and GPS, the G1000 incorporates a mode-S transponder with Traffic Information Service uplink. As with the 430/530, the top Garmin system provides full-color terrain mapping and weather uplink capability. Additionally, the G1000 installed on the C-172S has a solid-state attitude and heading reference system (AHRS), a standby battery and backup vacuum pump, a three-axis magnetometer, XM Satellite Weather and Radio, KAP140 autopilot and an air data computer that calculates TAS, CAS, VSI, wind direction and velocity. (Price the C-172R-GA with the G1000, and you'll note the Garmin system is considerably less expensive than on the C-172S. That's because the C-172R excludes the KAP140 autopilot and XM Satellite Weather and Radio.)
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Aware of the more sophisticated palate of Spain's new generation of diners, the owners of the traditional Madrileño dreamland that is Goizeko Kabi opened this other restaurant that shares the virtues of its kin but has none of its stuffiness. The menu here delivers the same quality fish, house staples such as the kokotxas de merluza (hake jowls) either grilled or sautéed with herbs and olive oil, and the chipirones en su tinta (line-caught calamari cooked in its own ink); as well as pastas, a superb lobster and crayfish risotto, and some hearty bean stews. The interior of the restaurant is warm and modern with citrus-yellow walls.
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I would warn all non-Spanish speakers that go to this place that we found that the English menu has higher prices than the Spanish. After enquiring about this, the maitre got extremely aggressive and offered some sort of explanation, where the market price of seafood varies and they dont update the English menu as often, later to discover that the dessert menu had the same problem, I guess chocolate prices also fluctuate in this global world!!
Leaving all this behind the food was quite average for a bill of 90 EUR per person.
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Couples Communication (4 sessions): Strengthen your communication and your connection as you juggle deployment, money matters, partnership, and parenting. Mondays, Oct. 3, 10, 17 & 24; 5 to 6:30 p.m.
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A study(1) published in the American Journal of Infection Control validated that ATP testing is an effective tool for monitoring the cleanliness of hospital surfaces. ATP (adenosine triphosphate) detection systems measure the amount of organic materials in a sample, such as blood, mucus, bacteria, and viruses. When used to verify the cleanliness of hospital surfaces, ATP testing results indicate whether a surface needs to be re-cleaned or cleaning methods need to be changed.
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After a while without new stuff except for Xbox 360 conversion of Radiant Silvergun, the company president Masato Maegawa in an exclusive interview for the magazine revealed that European GamesTM are finally working on a new project exclusively for Nintendo 3DS.
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June 12, 2015 6:00 am
Groundballs may not be as sexy as strikeouts, but that hasn't gotten in the way of Dallas Keuchel's development.
What turns you on? No, not in that way; I'm talking metaphorically. What gets you going when watching a pitcher dominate? It's likely a nasty slider or upper-90s heat or some other diabolical swing-and-miss pitch. But every once in a while, you'll run into someone who likes it a little different.
"Strikeouts are definitely sexy," Dallas Keuchel recently told me. "The baseball gurus love strikeouts and rightfully so. It's nice to have a game where you strike out more hitters than innings pitched. But I'm trying to throw complete games. I want to look back on my career and see a lot of complete games. The strikeouts will come, but if I see complete games, that's what turns me on, I guess."
June 27, 2014 8:12 am
Looks at the mechanics of two of the Astros' surprise successes, Dallas Keuchel and Collin McHugh.
The Astros have unearthed a couple of legitimate All-Star candidates in their rotation this season, and though neither pitcher fits the "high-ceiling prospect mold" that has become characteristic of the franchise, Dallas Keuchel and Collin McHugh have quickly ascended from afterthoughts to valuable assets for the organization. Is their performance merely a blip on the radar, with regression looming to take each of them down a peg, or are there legitimate reasons to get excited about either of these two pitchers? Let's dig in.
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May 22, 2014 6:00 am
The Astros lefty is off to a strong start, but can he sustain it?
Last week, I took the opportunity that the Fantasy Freestyle affords us to look at one of the hotter pitching names in the early going: Nathan Eovaldi. This week I thought it prudent to take a similar look at another starter that is burning up the waiver wires and getting a lot of love from the internetting baseball community (in fact he was just profiled by Mike Petriello yesterday). We look at Dallas Keuchel on the heels of the latest sterling performance in a string of many. His eight and two-thirds inning performance left him one out shy of a second consecutive complete game. He lowered his ERA from 3.06 to 2.92 and he induced 18 ground balls, a season-high, snapping a streak of three straight games where he induced 15 ground balls.
Keuchel's emergence as a high quality rotation option is as surprising as he's been dominant. As a minor leaguer he never once cracked a 20 percent strikeout rate. Last year he checked in at 18 percent and this year he's upped his game to just under 23 percent. He's paired that impressive knack for improvement with a diminishing walk rate, going from 10.3 percent in 2012 to 7.6 percent last year to five percent thus far in 2014. Where he really sets himself apart though, is in his batted ball profile. Keuchel is generating ground balls at a 67.7 percent clip. For frame of reference Justin Masterson, as elite a ground ball starting pitcher as there is topped out at just under 60 percent in 2010, and even then his fly ball rate was five percentage points higher than Keuchel's is now.
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May 22, 2014 6:00 am
The Astros southpaw's transition from a walk machine with no strikeouts into a strike machine with no walks.
As much as it might look like we have, we've never seen anything like this in the short career of the Astros' best pitcher to date, Dallas Keuchel.
His career began in June 2012 with terrific results—one run allowed in five innings in the Ballpark at Arlington, a complete game six days later with one run allowed. At the All-Star break he had a 2.45 ERA on his way into a start against Arizona. Something wasn't right, though.
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April 17, 2014 6:00 am
If these players are on your league's waiver wire, they might be worth a look, depending on the format in which you play.
12-Team Mixed Hitter
A return to the Twin Cities seems to have done Kubel a world of good, and injuries to Josh Willingham and Oswaldo Arcia have converted Kubel from a platoon player into a full-timer. The fun isn't going to last forever, but as long as Kubel is swinging a hot bat he is fine as a mixed league play in the outfield. Your best bet is to try to make sure that the Twins are facing a right-handed heavy group of pitchers before setting your line-up for the week; losing Kubel two or more times a week or having Ron Gardenhire stick Kubel in there against a lefty isn't the best use of a roster spot in mixed.
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July 17, 2013 5:00 am
Paul breaks down several starters whose numbers away from home make them useful stream options in fantasy.
Last week in this space, we looked at some starters who have shown a penchant for doing their best work while in front of their hometown crowd. They aren't widely rostered in 10- and 12-team leagues, giving you an opportunity to take advantage of those home starts while avoiding the road starts, assuming your league rules allow such frequent transactions. Unsurprisingly, they all play in comfortable environs, but they don't consistently perform on the road, keeping them from being thoroughly sought-after assets.
Today's group is the same, but opposite. They play in tougher home ballparks which cause inconsistent work while at home, but their skills shine through on the road, though the composite numbers hide that fact in many instances, creating a buying opportunity. Let's start in the most obvious of these venues.
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With global population growth ever outpacing the rate at which souls return to their maker, a modern individual would be lucky to have a single winged benefactor watching his or her back. Robin Thicke, however, leads a...Read More
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) -- Leading the NFC with a 10-1 record isn't nearly enough to satisfy Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith. His team is playing too many close games and still making too many mistakes for Smith to say that Atlanta is one of the NFL's few elite teams. He will only say that if the Falcons keep winning, they will put themselves in position to earn a top playoff seed. Tight end Tony Gonzalez, the NFL's No. 2 career-leading receiver, agrees with his coach. Atlanta just escaped with a 24-23 victory at Tampa Bay, which had won four straight and five of six, but Gonzalez knows the Falcons still have plenty to prove. "Everyone was saying they were the hottest team in the NFC South, and they probably were," Gonzalez said. "To be honest, we could have played a little better, but when you win close games like that, it's only a positive." With just three days to prepare for Thursday night's home game against New Orleans, the Falcons want to clean up inconsistencies in th...
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Technology for automobiles has come a long way since the hand-crank motor on early models. Recently, the advent of electric-powered cars have been popular among new buyers. Hybrid vehicles ranging from the Toyota Prius have been top sellers for years.
More recently, Chevrolet debuted it's Chevrolet Volt, a vehicle that relies mostly on electric power rather than gasoline, despite having a fuel system at it's disposal when needed.
Now that technology is making one of the biggest leaps thanks to the Bigfoot monster truck team.
On October 30, the SEMA Show in Las Vegas opens to the public, one of the largest single gatherings for anything automotive. Bigfoot has been a common sight at the event, debuting it's own vehicles. In fact, Bigfoot creator Bob Chandler drove the first official monster truck, Bigfoot 1, to the show in hopes it would be entered. When it couldn't be brought inside, he parked it outside one of the main tents, and drew lots of attention, eventually having organizers move the truck indoors as an exhibit.
For the 2012 edition of SEMA, Team Bigfoot is debuting it's third new truck of the year, but is not just different from it's own fleet of trucks, but it is different from any monster truck in the country right now.
Thanks to sponsor ODYSSEY Batteries by EnerSys, a sponsor of Bigfoot for over 10 years, Bigfoot No. 20 will be revealed at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT at SEMA as the first fully-electric monster truck.
The new truck will have a fully custom 2012 fiberglass body covering the tube chassis, but don't expect any hints of what it looks like until it debuts that afternoon. Powering the new machine is a new electric-powered motor built by Dennis Berube of Phoenix. There will be a total of 30 batteries powering the motor, broken into three banks of 10 a piece. This will provide 360 Volts of power to help provide high horsepower and high RPM's.
Six more batteries will be installed to help power the brake system and the steering, along with all the gauges and safety features.
Additional pieces for the batteries include a variable speed controller to assist with the amount of power going to the motor along with on-board chargers to keep all the batteries at full power.
"The punishing conditions of a monster truck race are a perfect demonstration of ODYSSEY Batteries at their rugged best," said Dave McMullen, director of commercial marketing for specialty and UPS markets at EnerSys. "We are particularly excited to be part of the world's first battery-powered monster truck, and are proud of Bigfoot 4x4 Inc's confidence in our batteries that they play such a crucial role in the truck's performance."
Each battery will provide 540 cold-cranking amps of power, and weigh nearly 40 pounds a piece.
Former Bigfoot driver Jim Kramer, current V.P. of research, technology and driver development at Bigfoot 4x4, Inc, is perticularly happy with the new piece, having seen the success of the batteries in the other Bigfoot trucks.
"ODYSSEY batteries have helped our team to win more than 20 monster truck championships," Kramer said. "We're happy to have ODYSSEY batteries as a partner in the development of the ODYSSEY Battery BIGFOOT No. 20 monster truck. Developing a customer electric monster truck is part of our efforts to keep up with ever-changing technology."
For now, the truck will be mainly a display truck, while also participating in parades. However, Kramer says that in due time, that could change.
"As we become more experienced with the electric power unit, battery maintenance, controller adjustments, drivelines and weather, our fans may see it perform car crushes or even compete in monster truck shows," Kramer said.
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Ok, let me start out by saying that I'm down here in Ft Gordon GA on TDY (temp duty), and its FRICKIN HOT! Being from Northen NY, this heat is killing me. Yesterday I jumped in my black 06 ram after COB formation around 1600, and being that it was Baghdad hot in the truck, I spun the blower fan up to max for some relief, as the motor spun up, I heard a WHACK, and suddenly the air flow dropped to about 1/3 of normal. The fan motor is now making a tremendous growling noise, and is vibrating the dashboard right down to the gas pedel. It still blows cold, but the air flow is weak, and the dash feels like it is shaking its self apart. All the controls seem to be working fine (panel/defrost/floor, along with hot/cold), is it possible that I threw a fan blade on the blower fan? Has anyone had something like this happen? Has anyone pulled out the blower motor? It looks like its right under the dash on the passenger side. Does anyone have any input before I start pulling things apart? Are there any special tools needed? I only have have my travel tool kit with me, it pretty complete, but its not my garage. Thanks for any help.
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Fantasy Camp Notes: Drama, thy name is Lackey
Updated: March 16, 2008, 2:41 PM ETBy Christopher Harris | ESPN.com
• John Lackey is expected to miss most of April because of an injury to his triceps, according to the Orange County Register. An MRI done Friday reportedly revealed a "strain," and Lackey won't throw a baseball again for the next 3-4 weeks. The pain is reportedly different from the elbow issue that sidelined Lackey early in camp, which was on the inside of his arm. Still, this isn't good. The Angels are saying early May is an "optimistic" timeline for the big righty's return. Considering ...
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