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Serving Bucknell since 2011. Police officer since 1985.
Police Training: Pennsylvania State Police
Retired with 25 years of experience as Lieutenant Patrol Section Commander.
After a national search, Stephen J. Barilar was chosen as Bucknell University's new Chief of Public Safety effective September 13, 2012.
Chief Barilar joined Bucknell's Department of Public Safety as a Staff Sergeant in March 2011 following his retirement from the Pennsylvania State Police after a 26-year career that included serving as Station Commander in three separate counties. Since he joined Bucknell, Steve has demonstrated the professional leadership qualities and appreciation for campus policing that make him ideally suited for his new responsibilities. His vision for campus safety, student education, community policing and regional cooperation will be vital to Bucknell University and the Greater Susquehanna Valley.
While with the state police, Steve served as a cultural awareness and diversity instructor, an equal employment and opportunity officer, and an incident commander on a number of assignments. He has completed numerous certification and training programs during his career and also has a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
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I like the 1st 3 tho I am not sold yet on Fauria as a capable blocker, he plays so tall and needs to add some bulk. He is a good red zone TE tho.
The 1 guy you list who I do not like, not so much because he isnt a good player but beause he isnt a good fit, is Nigel Malone. He is gonna be a slot guy in the NFL, and we have 1 of those already in Hosely.
I think we need a big physical outside CB type like Rhodes, Milliner, Banks, Amerson , Poyner or even a Logan Ryan. CWeb has been 1 of the worst performing Cbs in the NFL this year. We cannot wait to replace him, especially at his pricetag. Expensive and Bad is not a good combination.
As far as FAURIA, i think hes a OK blocker now, and certainly can get alittle bit better in that area, which would make em a solid blocker.. He dosen't suck at blocking or anything.. Just needs to get alittle better... Offensively, hes dynamite, and i've seen him make a few plays u would think a white guy(sorry to my fellow white dudes..lol) his size would not be able to make, athletically anyways.. I think theres a huge dropoff after Fauria at the TE positon this yr.
Speaking of Joseph Fauria.. Hes on Walt Footballs Draft Stock UP/DOWN list this wk, as being UP.. A bunch of players i really like are on there, that include CJ Mosley, Kawaan Short, and of course, Joseph Fauria...
Joseph Fauria, TE, UCLA
The Bruins senior tight end has been a deadly red-zone weapon this season and proved that again versus the Cougars. Fauria caught his ninth touchdown of the year with a beautiful red-zone route. He lined up in the slot and went straight off the snap for a few yards before jab stepping to the outside and slanting to the deep middle of the end zone. It was an easy nine-yard touchdown catch for Fauria.
The senior later drew a pass interference in the end zone on a fade route. The 6-foot-7 tight end had a mismatch with a short cornerback, and all the defender could do was pull Fauria to the ground to avoid giving up a touchdown.
Fauria made a great catch to set up another score. He went over a defensive back for a jump ball to make a tough reception. The defensive back tipped the pass, but Fauria controlled the ball as he landed on his back. The gain went for 30 yards to the Washington State 10-yard line and set up a UCLA touchdown on the next play. Fauria totaled 70 yards and a touchdown on four receptions. He had three plays that directly led to 21 points for the Bruins.
Fauria has 31 receptions for 417 yards and nine scores in 2012. He has improved as a blocker to become a more well-rounded tight end. Fauria looks like a nice value pick after the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. This performance against the Cougars will help his efforts to be a second-day selection.
I think 3rd round is a fair rating for him though.

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My name is Ron, from Crowley Tx. I have two new hives, one from a 3 lb. package, and one from a swarm I captured.
I am happy to have found a site where I can ask questions and have confidence that I will be getting an experienced and educated answer. I think I will have lots of questions in the future, but right now I am going to educate myself, by reading some of the posts.
It's nice to me fellow beekeepers. Ron


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Chef Andrew Zimmern encourages food lovers to expand their taste buds as host of the Travel Channel shows Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern and Bizarre Foods America. Now, he's encouraging kids to do the same in his new book, Andrew Zimmern's Field Guide to Exceptionally Weird, Wild and Wonderful Foods. Recently, TFK Kid Reporter Storm Bria-Rose Bookhard spoke to Zimmern about how kids can venture beyond chicken fingers to try new foods.
What was your motivation to write the book?
My biggest purpose in life is to try and get people to stop thinking of food in terms like weird or not weird, gross or not gross, what we eat or what other people eat, but to get everyone to a place where all things edible can be enjoyed. I am trying to get to a place where people are excited about having that conversation, and they are talking about the differences in foods and learning about a broad, inclusive and roomy kitchen.
Can you give three adjectives that describe your book?
Funny, naughty and curious.
What prompted your interest in bizarre food?
People put words like bizarre or interesting in front, but I don't really think of it like that. [We think eating] fruit bats from Samoa is bizarre , but it's not for people in Samoa. My point is what's weird to some people is wonderful to other people. What prompted my interest in food is that it is a universal way to communicate.
When I first tried the European delicacy foie gras, I didn't know that it was made from duck liver. Do you think giving kids so much information will scare them off from eating unique foods?
Maybe, but that is not my experience. I think kids are smart. If you're not going to tell them what it is and you're sneaking something past them, then any other time they are going to wonder, "What are you sneaking past me?" I think it is better to be up front and honest.
Your book includes foods like cuy (guinea pig eaten in South America) and various animal brains. What is the texture of roasted guinea pig and brains?
Guinea pig has the same texture and flavor as barbecued pork. Brains have the texture of warm cream cheese and a delicious nutty flavor that tastes like hazelnuts.
What is the best way for parents to ease kids into eating unique foods?
Let the kids call the shots. Find great, unique foods near your home, pick a couple of restaurants and let them choose one. When you get there, everyone has to get something off the menu that they never tried before.
Where can you buy some of the foods you give recipes for in the book?
You can buy guinea pigs at Latin American markets in big cities in South America, especially in Peru, Equador and Chile. Many large markets carry them too. I would like people to visit these places and learn about the culture from where the food originated.


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UTSA Spotlight: UTSA environmental scientist honored for agronomy research
By Kris
Public Affairs Specialist
(Aug. 2, 2005)--Dibyendu (Dibs) Sarkar, UTSA associate professor of environmental geochemistry, was awarded the 2005 Early Career Award in Research by the Southern branch of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA).
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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ASA, the largest agronomic society in the world, has more than 21,000 members representing agronomy, crop science and soil science divisions.
Sarkar was recognized for his outstanding contributions and accomplishments in agronomic research, a field dealing with field-crop production and soil management in agriculture. He developed the first program in the UT System dedicated to training students in environmental agronomic research.
In 2004, Sarkar received the Outstanding Young Scientist Award from the Association of Agricultural Scientists of Indian Origin.
As director of the Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory over the last five years, Sarkar has trained 19 graduate students and post-doctoral associates, published 75 articles and generated more than $1.5 million in research grants.


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(England/2012—directed by Michael Apted)
Beginning in 1964 with the groundbreaking British TV documentary Seven Up, and continuing subsequently every seven years, The Up Series has offered visible proof of the maxim: "Give me the child until he is seven and I will give you the man." The original concept was to interview 14 children from diverse backgrounds from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Every seven years, renowned director Michael Apted, a researcher for the original film, has been back to talk to as many of them as have been willing, examining the progression of their lives, which now finds them at age 56. From cab driver Tony to schoolmates Jackie, Lynn and Susan and the ever-surprising, gripping story of Neil, The Up Series has remained, according to critic Roger Ebert, "on my list of the ten greatest films of all time. An inspired, almost noble use of the film medium. Apted penetrates to the central mystery of life." (144 min.)
"Awe-inducing. A study unique to the medium of moving images – and a documentary masterpiece." –Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
"Citics' Pick! Remarkable, poignant and fascinating. The more you watch, the more the movies transform from mirrors into memory machines, ones that inevitably summon reflections of your own life." –Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
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(v) To repeal the decision to deny a bro ahead. To ignore a bro's interest and transcend bro code when one deems it absolutely necessary. May result in the termination of a bromance.
Seth: Dude, I really like that girl you were talking to a couple months ago. I need a bro ahead for this one.
Seth: Fuck that, I'm issuing a broveride!
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By the way, your fans on our boards are predicting a Niners win.
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Blew out the Jets. Blew out the Bills.
Hat trick coming up on Sunday!!!
you have gone on a tear and had huge blowouts.......now you are likely to get a taste of how your opponents felt
I feel a HUGE Giants blowout coming this weekend........do not tell me it cannot be done, as you have already tasted the blowout turf already in one game this year.........Giant teams almost NEVER lose by more than a TD or less if they lose at all
You won the game, I will give you that. But you won it because we gave it to you. You did not take it. Let's be real here.


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Celebrate UTSA diversity Nov. 17 at Convocation Center east lawn
By Tim Brownlee
Assistant Director of Public Affairs
(Nov. 16, 2005)--The UTSA community is invited to celebrate diversity at "Celebrate UTSA! All Different, All Roadrunners" Thursday, Nov. 17 at the Convocation Center east lawn, 1604 Campus.
There will be information tables sponsored by UTSA and other organizations from 4 to 6 p.m. with free food and other give-aways. UTSA President Ricardo Romo will open the festivities at 4 p.m. with the UTSA Mariachi Ensemble. Come as you are or dressed in cultural attire!
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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From 6 to 8 p.m., a showcase event will highlight many different cultures and groups. "Last Comic Standing" comedian Dat Phan will emcee and perform.
Phan was born in Saigon, Vietnam, in 1975. He and his mother came to the United States and suffered through financial hardships for most of his childhood in southern California. He became NBC's "Last Comic Standing" in August 2003, beating out great comedians such as Ralphie May, Rich Vos, Cory Kahaney and Tess Drake.
For more information about UTSA Diversity Month, contact the Office of Student Activities at (210) 458-4160 or the Office of Institutional Diversity at (210) 458-4120.
Information table participants
Academy of Dance Arts and Flamenco Fuego de San Antonio
Accelerated Teacher Education Program
African Students Association
Air Force ROTC
Alpha Lambda Tau
American Humanics Student Association
Anthropology Club
Baptist Student Ministries
Bilingual Education Student Organization (BESO)
College Activities Board (CAB)
Campus Recreation
Capuraginga Capoeira Club
Cesar Chavez March
Feminists Unite!
Hillel Jewish Student-Faculty Organization
Indian Cultural Association
Institute of Texan Cultures (ITC)
Mexican American Studies Student Organization
Office of Institutional Diversity (OID)
Office of Student Activities
Phi Alpha Theta
History Honor Society
Sigma Lambda Alpha
Student UNICEF
Teacher Academy Learning Communities
Women's Resource Center Counseling Center
World Center Campus Ministry
YACHAI and Sigma Delta Pi
Women's Studies Institute
Showcase participants
Academy of Dance Arts and Flamenco Fuego de San Antonio
African Students Association
American Humanics Student Association
Anupama Chandran
Baptist Student Ministry
Capuraginga Capoeira Club
Harvard Bound
Hispanic Student Association
Indian Cultural Association
Mexican American Studies Student Organization
William Sparks
Women's Tennis Team
YACHAI and Sigma Delta Pi


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Photos: Strange things you'll find at a funeral convention
Cardboard caskets, pet urns on display
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The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association Convention and Expo was held in Tampa this year. Products ranging from embalming kits to cardboard caskets to the latest in hearses were on display. Take a look at the interesting findings.
Six different hearses and funeral transportation vehicles were on display.
Loved one's ashes can be suspended within a piece of glass together.
A company called Love Ashes makes vintage looking jewelry from the ashes of someone who has died. Each piece is made of dichroic glass and includes ashes which are placed in the artwork and then kilned.
Pendants can be made from a loved one's ashes so that they are always near.
Anyone on a budget can purchase a cardboard casket for around $250.
The cardboard casket is known as "The Bulldog."
Cat lovers can place their feline friend's remains in this urn.
This is the SecuriGene Capsule. It can house the DNA of a living or recently deceased person inside a stainless steel capsule so it can be preserved and stored at home.
The cost is about $400 for the SecuriGene. There is a smaller kit available for pet DNA and it actually outsells the kit for humans.
A dog urn.
Another dog urn, for those who are small but have a big heart.
Horses can also be remembered with this horse urn.
A small, 18 inch casket is available for pet lovers.
Need embalming products? Those were also available.
One of the more fancy caskets on display.
This is a funeral director's makeup kit.
Medical implants, like replacement hip or knee joints, are recovered during the cremation process and then recycled. The company, Implant Recycling, is an environmental and recycling company established specifically to serve the crematory and cemetery industries. The implants are often melted down into a solid bar, as seen in the picture, and then used to make new implants.


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Pookie, I went ahead and started a BIY PKM thread as well, but it's over on TheAkforum.com. I have been redesigning the firing pin striker mechanism. It's been keeping me busy. I had to scrap the idea of the tension spring trolley. There was no way to attach the tension springs forward of the bolt because of interference with the bolt.
I looked the PK receiver and carrier and screwed around with my idea. It would work but it's not something I'm crazy about. Too much fabrication and lots of small precisely made parts. On the other hand, I thought about your idea and the information you posted and went over the receiver and carrier fit for about an hour. I think your idea is the better one. Provided hammer can hit the "L" shaped transfer strut hard enough to set off the primer. I think I can modify an AK hammer to work ( if it wasn't so damn hot and humid in the garage I would be out there right now). You could keep the spur on the bottom of a full-auto AK hammer and that could interface with a modified PKM trigger group. I can see the whole thing in my head, out of battery firing could easily be prevented.


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Only you can save the universe. From across the vast galactic plane, the Benefactors and Bane race towards Earth. Born of the same homeworld, these two species now battle in a never-ending spiral of destruction that threatens to destroy the entire universe.
Now, the survivors of an annihilated Earth will be summoned to the disputed front lines of this war.
Tabula Rasa ™ is the massively multiplayer online experience that transports you to alien battlefields in the farthest reaches of space – where you will battle fast and furiously to save our universe from a dark and deadly future at the hands of the Bane.
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Combining first-power shooter style action with the vast, persistent game world and ongoing storyline of an MMORPG, Tabula Rasa™ represents a refreshing new approach to the design of multiplayer online games.
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The latest Lego action adventure brings fans back to Gotham City, where Batman and Robin are joined by DC's biggest and brightest stars to fend off the forces of evil.
To win your own Xbox 360 copy of Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes and a pair of DC Lego keyrings, simply enter using this form before August 20.
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10 million folks cant be wrong. Can they?
Working on 11 million remington has sold a ton of these pump shotguns.
You name the guage and the model its out there. for over 50 years in production its probably the most popular shotgun in terms of units sold.
Not expensive and simple, 870's go bang when you pull the trigger.


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March 14, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman
The trio of Good Old War expanded their repertoire of harmony-driven folk tunes in 2010 with their Self-Titled album using their debut Only Way to Be Alone as a reference point. As a fan, I gladly embraced the change with no if, ands, buts or laments. After all, it wasn't […]Similar artists: Band of Horses, Crosby Stills Nash, fleet foxes, Paul SimonTagged: folk, Good Old War, harmonies, rock, Sargent House


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Physicist Lee Smolin talks about how the scientific community works: as he puts it, "we fight and argue as hard as we can," but everyone accepts that the next generation of scientists will decide who's right. And, he says, that's how democracy works, too.
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I have a hive that I think has deformed wing virus. It has recently been requeened but she is not laying well and the hive is dwindling. I had planned to combine it with a swarm that is doing pretty well hoping to use the new queen. I am unsure if this is a good idea. I intend to remove the honey from the swarm next week and start medication on all my hives (Mite-Away II). I will re-evaluate queens at that time but I suspect that the swarm queen (although older) is a better layer.
Two questions: 1. will a hive with a verroa vector virus infect newly introduced individuals or are the viruses only transmitted by direct contact with verroa mites? 2. does the virus contaminate the wooden-ware?
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a cunning plan which is bound to work. often interfered with by men in cupboards, women with bumpy hair and big grey fishes/whales
when a big grey fish is stuck in the door or when it gets stuck in the lift, the plan is not legimic.
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Arcona Toner Tea Bar
Length of ownership: 1 month-1 year
Pros: This bar lasts a LONG time. You really get your dollars worth. It foams nicely, smells so good..to me like Cola. I know, sounds strange, but its so nice. My skin does not feel stripped after use. It does help skin stay clear. I have oily, non blemished skin and this stuff is good to my skin. And this is not really traditional soap..its compressed natural ingredients, so not a bar of Dove by any measure. Great product!
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The historic Oregon City/West Linn Arch Bridge spanning the Willamette River has been a source of community pride since its opening in December 1922. However, after more than 90 years, this famous old bridge needed repairs. Throughout the bridge, the deck, joints, rails, lighting and protective coating of the arch span required repair and replacement. Work on the bridge began in summer 2010. To protect the safety of all, the narrow bridge was closed until October 15, 2012. Vehicles were detoured over the nearby I-205 Abernethy Bridge. A shuttle service accommodated bicycle and pedestrian travel during the closure. The bridge is now open to traffic. Some work will continue through January 2013 when the final signs are installed.
Oregon City/West Linn Bridge Rehabilitation Update
With the opening of the Oregon City/West Linn Arch Bridge in the early morning hours of October 15, the need for the Bridge Shuttle ended.
First Student of West Linn and its drivers have done an excellent job. Their drivers provide superior customer service, and we have received many, many compliments from riders. ODOT extends a sincere thank you to First Student for a job well done.
Partnerships and CooperationODOT worked closely with the cities of Oregon City and West Linn, Clackamas County and Historic Downtown Oregon City throughout the development of this project.
Susan Hanson, Community Affairs Coordinator, ODOT email@example.com
Read archived project updates (March 2009 - November 2012)
The Oregon City/West Linn Arch Bridge on Oregon Highway 43 opened on Jan. 1, 1923. This bridge has served the communities well for 89 years. More than 13,500 vehicles and 200-300 bicyclists and walkers cross the bridge each day. Inspections have revealed some corrosion of the underlying steel structure, damaged railings and the need for resurfacing the bridge deck and the Oregon City approach. This bridge and many other beautiful Oregon bridges are the legacy of Conde B. McCullough, who was considered one of the top bridge engineers in the world. He designed more than 30 arches bridges in Oregon at a time when travel by automobile was not common. This project is an opportunity to restore this one-of-a-kind bridge and maintain the significant link between Oregon City and West Linn. When the project is complete, this architectural treasure will be restored and its life-span extended to serve the community for years to come.
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I'm a big fan of Pivotal Tracker. When we used it at Gonow, the team I was part of did sit at a single table and that was very cool, because even when using the tool, it was very easy to tell everybody what task we were picking or delivering.
When I had the opportunity to work with Pivotal in a remote team, I did miss to know what was happening in real time, so I decided to create Kilt.
Kilt is a daemon created with Ruby that requests the updates of the projects an user is involved with and notifies about them:
With Kilt I can keep working and at the same time being informed of what is happening in the projects I'm working on.
To install Kilt you just need to download the gem and execute kilt-install with your token:
sudo gem install kilt kilt-install TOKEN
In the case you don't know your token, you can execute this:
curl -u USERNAME:PASSWORD -X GET https://www.pivotaltracker.com/services/v3/tokens/active
The previous command will return a xml document with the token and id of the given user. Case you didn't like the command, another ways of retrieving the token can be found in the Pivotal Tracker documentation.
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Størrelse170 m²
- Familie / Barne vennlig
- Internett/WiFi
- Kjøkken
- Vaskemaskin / tørketrommel
- Parkering tilgjengelig
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|Avinguda Arxiduc Lluís Salvador, 07170 Valldemossa, Spania
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|I dag
This cosy, two story house with a size of 170 m2 is ideal for families and groups of friends who appreciate peace and privacy. A total of four bedrooms are available, two of which are equipped with a double bed. The other two bedrooms have twin beds. There are two bathrooms with bath and a separate toilet.
Upon entering the house the cosy rustic atmosphere is felt. The living room with its modern sofa is the perfect place to read a good book, surf the internet (WIFI), or to take a nap. The kitchen is fully equipped. We supply fans on request. In winter, you will not get cold thanks to the central heating.
The beautiful porch with the adjacent natural garden is a green oasis of peace with various plants and trees. The adjoining chill-out zone promises relaxing hours and invites you to the stylish rattan sofas. There is a barbeque as well! The property is in a village, there are direct neighbours, but you won't feel disturbed, as the land is perfectly protected from the outside. You will find space to park 2 cars. If you arrive with more than two cars can park for free on the street in front of the house. There is no covered parking or garage.
The area around the house and the place itself are breathtakingly beautiful. Valldemossa is one in the west of the island's most famous and most beautiful villages of Mallorca. The place is surrounded by the mountain range of Serra de Tramuntana, which was declared by UNESCO in 2011 as a World Heritage Site. The village with its narrow cobbled streets you will certainly enchant you. The facades of the typical Majorcan houses are decorated by the locals with various flower pots, giving the place an added attraction. Valldemossa tells its own story and is mainly known for its church. The locals call this sacred building "Cartoixa ". However, it was formerly the first palace built by the Catalan kings. During the 19th century, the famous musician Frédéric Chopin lived in Valldemossa, to recover from tuberculosis disease. His wife, George Sand, accompanied him. In the 20th and 21st century, the quiet village was discovered by other celebrities. Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta -Jones own a house not far from Valldemossa.
In the culinary world Valldemossa is famous for its "Coques de patata". It is pastry made from potato, which is dipped in hot chocolate sauce. Try it for breakfast in one of the little terraces in town!
In the area there are also some lovely rocky and pebbly beaches and bays with crystal clear water. A few examples would be: Port de Valldemossa, Port of Canonge, Cala Deia and Llucalcari. If you prefer sandy beaches, you can reach the sandy bays of Palma is just 20 minutes by car. Near Valldemossa you can practice sports like diving fishing, cycling, hiking, tennis, mountaineering, horse riding or golf!
Nearest sand beach (Platja de Palma): 25.5 km
Rocks beach (Port de Valldemossa): 6.8 km
ATM, grocery, restaurants, bars, pharmacy...: 400 m - 650 m
Airport: 26 km
Hospital (Palma): 13 km
Campo de golf (Son Tremens): 10 km
Palma harbour: 24 km
Palma city centre: 15 km
HusreglerCheck-in: 4 pm
Check-out: 10 am
Very late check-in (from 24 pm) has an extra cost of 50 €
If you wish to use the central heating, it has a cost of 45€/Night (to be paid before arrival).
Pets are not allowed
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Vurdering av denne eiendommen
Very nice house with lots of space, well equipped kitchen and lovely garden. Walking-distance to the lively center of Valldemossa.
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Vi kan anbefale denne eiendommen på det varmeste. Hyggelig vertskap, rent og ordentlig, alle fasiliteter tilgjengelig. Huset er bygget og innredet i tradisjonell mallorcansk stil, veldig flott! Fikk litt trøbbel med gateporten etter regnvær slik at vi ikke kom oss ut, men da var verten raskt på plass og fikset det. Området ligger litt utenfor allfarvei, så leiebil anbefales. Dagligvarebutikk og restaurant i nærheten, men tar nok ca 1/2 time om man skal gå dit (en vei).
Its a fantastic Finca in the countryside of Mallorca but still very close to Santa Margalida. It has a beautiful, large and clean pool. The sourrounding yard is decorated with beautiful flowers. The house is decorated in an "old-fashion/classical" style and very cosy. The furniture in- and outside is very comfortable and solid - no plastic chairs or similar. The interior gives you everything you need: A huge fridge including 3 big ice buckets, a washing mashine, a barbeque on the terrace and a nice outside-couchplace. The kitchen provides any tool you´d need. Well, I could write a novel about the beauty of this place...
Last but not least we had very nice expirience with the daughter of the owner who visited us the second day in order to ask if everything is okay and to give some info about garbage and electronics.
To make a long story short: We had a fantastic stay and we will come back to this beautiful place a s soon as possible.
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Very nice house! Very nice Garden. Great Beach! Very quiet arround the accomodation. Good Place to relax. We enjoyed our stay!
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I say Simon should have another child but when he has found true love– I know it may never happen for him because his baby deserves a family– so marry the woman already. Age is beginning to play a factor with him making his income the heart- of his charm. Yes. Marry the baby mama. The probability of love unconditionally is your children. Dumbo fits.
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Newspaper Publishes Gun Owners' Names and Addresses
By Colleen Curry | ABC News Blogs 5 hrs ago
A newspaper in New York has received a wave of criticism from its readers after publishing the names and addresses of all of the individuals with handgun or pistol permits in its coverage area.
Hundreds of residents in New York's Westchester and Rockland counties were surprised to find their names and addresses listed on a map posted by The Journal News on Sunday. Users can click any dot on the map to see which of their neighbors has a permit for a gun.
The map sparked more than 500 comments from readers within a day of its appearance on the website, many of them voicing outrage at the paper's decision to make the information public.
"This is CRAZY!! why in the world would you post every licensed gun owner information?? What do you hope to accomplish by doing this. This is the type of thing you do for sex offenders not law abiding gun owners. What next? should i hang a flag outside my house that says I own a gun? I am canceling my subscription with your paper today!!!" said commenter Curtis Maenza.
"How about a map of the editorial staff and publishers of Gannett and Journal News with names and addresses of their families ," wrote commenter George Thompson.
All of the names and addresses were compiled through public records. The paper also requested the information from Putnam County, which is still compiling the records for publication, according to The Journal News' website.
In a statement to ABC News, The Journal News said its readers "are understandably interested to know about guns in their neighborhoods," because of the conversation about gun control on its website after the shooting in Newtown, Conn., last week.
"We obtained the names and addresses of Westchester and Rockland residents who are licensed to own handguns through routine Freedom of Information law requests. We also requested information on the number and types of guns owned by permit holders, but officials in the county clerks offices in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties maintained that those specifics were not public record," the statement read.
"New York's top public-records expert, Robert Freeman, disagrees," it added.
The paper declined to answer further questions about the map.
I thought that a judge somewhere (was it Illinois??) ruled that they can't do that???
Yeah someone should just post all the newspaper people's information the same way... "freedom of infomration" yadda yadda. Tit for tat.
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I can see prejudice now being directed at those got owners then possibly losing their jobs or worse. maybe somebody should post the addresses of the top executives for that newsgroup and see how they like having their rights and privacy being violated. if there has been crimes committed they need to be sued. this could lead to profiling and many other problems. it is also exactly why gun ownersdon't want their names on a list.
It almost seems like a medias looking for a war
Well, I guess would be thieves/vandals/murderers could always use it as a NOGO list for their potential visits....after all the potentially 'gun free' places would serve to be a much smarter target for easy pickins.
Hang that Editor from the front steps of his sleazy newspaper
The thieves will look for the houses on the list that no ones home to break in and steal guns. I would hold the Paper responsible for any crime at a residence on that list.
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Sauce for the goose or, home address and phone number of Journal-News publisher
White Plains newspaper The Journal- News, a Gannett publication, has published the full name and address of every licensed pistol permit holder in three New York counties. I dont know whether the Journals publisher Janet Hasson is a permit holder herself, but heres how to find her to ask:
(UPDATE: Uh oh InstaPundits linked here. Hundreds of thousands of readers; Janet, you have a great Christmas Eve)
Janet Hasson, publisher, Journal News
Janet Hasson, 3 Gate House Lane, Mamaroneck, NY 10534.
Phone number: (248) 594-2197; you might also try (914) 525-1923, but the area code is just a guess on the assumption that this number is a land line.
Heres a photo showing her Mamaroneck house interior shots are on Zillow:
UPDATE: From reader RJS: Gannetts CEO-
Gracia C Martore
728 Springvale Rd
Great Falls, VA 22066
(703) 759-5954
The reporter on the story is
Dwight R Worley
23006 139 Ave
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
(718) 527-0832
Janet Hasson herself is married with one child, and her personal interests, as culled from her credit card records, are noted below:
Black Blade: Be sure to pass this info around the boards. It's in the public interest and the right to know of course.
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City of Jenkins discusses amendment to lodging tax
The Jenkins City Council on Monday, April 8, began discussion that could result in amendment or withdrawal of a lodging tax ordinance within the city.
The city currently has a 1 percent lodging tax in place. The money from this tax is raised through customers at the AmericInn and other lodging establishments. The money is currently paid to Ideal Township, which takes 5 percent and then pays the rest to the Whitefish Area Lodging Association (WALA).
This tax is made possible through approval of the city of Jenkins and depends on a joint powers agreement between Jenkins and Ideal Township.
"According to that joint powers agreement we should have received a financial statement every year from 2000 on and this is the first year, 12 years later, that we finally got a financial statement," Mayor Jon Lubke said.
The council has yet to see similar financial records from WALA.
Lubke said the documents provided by Ideal Township were not thorough enough and the lack of financial records from WALA was unacceptable. Council member Gary Brown asked Lubke and the other members what they wanted to do about the insufficiencies.
"There's some questions I have on their financial statements I would like to address before I think we should go ahead with a joint powers agreement with them at this time," Lubke said.
Council member Gary Hart suggested that the council should again request financial records from WALA. Brown suggested the city should consider taking over responsibility of overseeing the distribution of the lodging tax and raising it to 2 percent so the city could use a portion to fund projects. City Clerk Krista Okerman said the city could legally raise the tax to 3 percent if it chose, but felt that there should be clear plans on where to allocate the additional funds. She also stated that the businesses involved should be contacted and made aware of the potential changes.
It was agreed that financial records were not complete, nor clear enough. The council decided to discuss the possible increase in lodging taxes with those businesses that would be impacted, and demand financial records from WALA. The council decided that, if sufficient records could not be produced, the lodging tax ordinance should be completely withdrawn. A time frame of one month was given before this decision would be made.
In other business Monday, the council:
• Approved the Heartland Animal Rescue Team's request for permission to manage gambling at Underdogs Bar & Grill in Jenkins.
• Tabled a decision to adopt a policy limiting the amount of maximum time city employees may work until they are able to discuss the policy with city workers.
• Renewed a fire contract with the Pequot Lakes Fire Department at a cost of $13,815.60, approximately $347.83 less than the cost of the contract last year.
• Approved a special liquor license for Underdogs Bar & Grill for a 2 a.m. closing time. Underdogs also requested special consideration for outdoor sales and noise in the future, but the city decided this request should be approved on a per event basis.


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I was recently contacted by a cousin of mine who is in the middle of a school project about Civil War ancestors. She asked if I had come across any in our family tree. I hadn't, but it got me thinking.
After some digging, I managed to find some great information through a "long lost" cousin of mine. Not about a Kline solider, but a Kline minister! John Kline, Jr. was a Brethern martyr who was killed in the Civil War.
As we know, Johanne George Klein arrived in America in 1738 on the "Glasgow" with 348 other passengers. He settled at Amwell, New Jersey. There, he was baptized as a Tunker Brethren and married Dorothy Rebman. Together they raised six sons and one daughter. His eldest son, George Jr. is the grandfather of John Kline the Martyr.
John Kline, Jr. was born on June 17th, 1797 to John Kline, Sr. and Mary Hershey. He moved to Virginia as a child and later married Anna Wampler. He lived his life as a farmer and a Brethern Elder. During the Civil War, John gained permission from officers in both the Northern and Southern armies to enable him to travel across military lines. He was outspoken about his stance against slavery, as well. For this, and his opposition to the war, John Kline was jailed several times. Regardless, he managed to travel over 100,000 miles on horseback spreading the gospel and promoting peace.
John Kline was ambushed and killed on June 15, 1864. A marker still stands where he was martyred. He is buried in the Linville Creek Church of the Brethren cemetery in Broadway, VA.
Thanks to my 6th cousin-twice removed Marty for helping me find this information from the John Kline Homestead. For more information on John Kline and the effort to restore his homestead, please visit the John Kline Homestead website.


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Erickson sentenced to 75 months for abusing boys
Crow Wing District Judge David Ten Eyck told Thomas Richard Erickson — who was sentenced Monday for sexually abusing young boys over the past several decades at his Nisswa home — that his acts were "unspeakable."
Erickson, who was scheduled to begin his jury trial Monday, June 17, entered into a plea agreement and Ten Eyck sentenced him on the same day. Ten Eyck sentenced him to 21 months in prison on the first count involving a 11-year-old boy who was abused in 1984-85; 58 months in prison on the second count involving a boy who was in second through sixth grade in 1990-95 when he was abused; and 75 months for the third count for a boy, who is 23 now and who was abused during the years of 1996-2005.
The sentences are concurrent. Erickson will be in supervised confinement for 50 months or two-thirds of his 75-month sentence, and if he displays good behavior he will serve the remaining one-third of the sentence on supervised probation. The judge also imposed a five-year supervised probation that will begin once he is released from prison.
Erickson's attorney, Chuck Halvorson, read through all of Erickson's rights before he signed the plea agreement with the case that included 28 counts of criminal sexual conduct against him involving the three victims. Halvorson asked Erickson yes and no answers and Erickson answered yes to all of them.
Erickson had no recollection of what happened with the first victim, but pleaded guilty because of the substantial evidence the state had against him.
Erickson admitted to having criminal sexual conduct with the second victim on multiple occasions where the boy stayed at his residence 10 or more times where criminal sexual conduct occurred. He admitted they had a significant relationship.
Erickson admitted to having criminal sexual conduct with the third victim where he had a significant relationship with the victim. Erickson admitted that the victim stayed over night on and off from 1998-2005, where he engaged in criminal sexual conduct.
"We're happy to have a conviction," Crow Wing County Attorney Don Ryan said. "We hope this brings closure to all the victims and to the ones we couldn't help because of the statutes of limitations."


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Binghamton University named to President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
Whether Binghamton University students are helping flood victims or teaching underprivileged children how to operate a computer and navigate the web, they are doing it to be of assistance, not to get recognized. Yet, acknowledgement is exactly what Binghamton University is receiving.
The 2013 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll has once again placed Binghamton University on its list. A total of 690 higher education institutions are being recognized for their outstanding work, based on their ability to demonstrate a clear commitment to community service and service learning. The volunteers' community service outcomes must also be meaningful and measureable.
Binghamton has consistently been named to the honor roll since it launched in 2006. The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll annually singles out colleges and universities it believes are solving community problems and are also encouraging more young people to commit to a life of service. The Corporation for National and Community Service began honoring colleges and universities after the organization was inspired by the thousands of college students who traveled across the country to support relief efforts along the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina.
"We are extremely proud of the work being done by our students, faculty and staff in going beyond our campus boundaries to help residents in need in our community and elsewhere," said Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger. "We are grateful for the recognition, but the true payoff is the positive feelings these volunteers receive when they witness firsthand the impact their efforts have on the lives of adults and children alike in our area and in other parts of the world."
Binghamton University spearheads its community service efforts through the University's Center for Civic Engagement. At that office, individual students and/or student groups or other University personnel can sign up to participate in a number of community service projects.
"The Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) works with communities within and beyond Binghamton University's campus to provide various rewarding and meaningful opportunities to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members," said CCE Director Allison Alden. "We strongly believe that civic engagement develops active and engaged citizens and leads to academic, personal and professional growth."
The CCE office is currently recruiting University volunteers for a variety of civic engagement projects. The various opportunities can be viewed at http://www.binghamton.edu/cce.


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Small air leaks into uninsulated attic space are a major source of heat loss in many homes. Here's how to locate the leak spots and plug them without spending a lot of money.
Chances are, your ceiling has the equivalent of a 2-ft. square hole that's acting like a chimney, drafting expensive heated air into your attic and sucking cold air in around your windows and doors. You can't see the hole because it's the sum of many smaller openings. These gaps around plumbing pipes, light fixtures, chimneys and other attic bypasses are hidden under your insulation.
With some inexpensive materials and a day's labor, you can save lots of money on heating every year by sealing these holes. We'll show you where to find the bypasses in your attic and simple techniques for plugging and sealing them.
You'll find everything you need at any full-service hardware store, home center or lumberyard. If you can't find the reflective foil insulation (Photo 3), substitute drywall or pieces cut from 4 x 8-ft. sheets of rigid foil-faced insulation. Fitting rigid material requires more precise measuring, but the result is the same.
Before you crawl into the attic, make a quick sketch of the floor plan. Make note of dropped soffits over kitchen cabinets or bath vanities, slanted ceilings over stairways, or any other dropped-ceiling areas. These areas usually have open stud cavities leading directly into the attic that are huge sources of air leaks (Photos 1 – 3). Locate the main plumbing stack, furnace flue or chimney and note this on your sketch for a reference point once you get into the attic.
Once you're ready, place a box fan in a window so it's blowing air into the house and close all the remaining windows and doors. Tape cardboard around the fan to cover large gaps. When you turn the fan on high, the house will be pressurized, like an inflated balloon. And just as you can feel the air from a leaky balloon, you'll be able to confirm leaks in the attic by feeling the draft with your hand. You may even be able to locate bypasses visually by looking for insulation being blown about. Close the attic access door or hatch behind you to maximize the effect. Gather your supplies and suit up. Attics are miserable places to work.
Cut a 16-in. long piece from a batt of unfaced fiberglass insulation and fold it at the bottom of a 13-gallon plastic garbage bag. The plastic bag creates a vapor barrier.
Fold the bag over once and stuff it into the open stud cavity. Make sure there's enough insulation in the bag to form a tight fit in the cavity.
With scissors, cut a length of foil insulation about 6 in. longer than the opening to be covered. Apply a bead of latex caulk around the opening. Embed the foil in the caulk and staple it in place.
It's tempting to grab a can of expanding foam and squirt it into all the little holes, but your biggest savings will come from plugging the large holes. Find the plumbing stack or flue for a reference point. Then use your sketch to locate the soffits, stairwells or other dropped-ceiling areas. You'll probably have to dig around in the insulation to uncover them. Soffits may be filled with insulation or covered with cardboard or fiberglass batts. Push back the insulation and scoop it out of the soffits. Now plug the open stud spaces (Photos 1 and 2) and seal the top of the cavities with reflective foil (Photo 3). Cover the area with insulation again when you're done.
Some attics have vermiculite insulation, which may contains asbestos, a health hazard. Vermiculite is a lightweight, pea-size, flaky gray mineral. Don't disturb vermiculite insulation unless you've had it tested by an approved lab to be sure it doesn't contain asbestos. Contact your local health department for the name of an approved lab.
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Heated rooms built into attics often have open cavities in the floor framing under the walls. Even though insulation may be piled against or stuffed into these spaces, they can still leak air. Photo 4 shows how to stuff these spaces with the same type of garbage-bag plug we used to seal stud cavities.
Cut aluminum flashing to fit around the flue. For round flues like ours, cut half circles out of two pieces so they overlap about 3 in. in the middle. Press the flashing metal into a bead of latex caulk and staple it into place. If there's no wood, staple it right to the drywall.
Seal the gap between the flue and metal flashing with special high-temperature silicone caulk. Don't use spray foam here.
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The opening around a furnace or water heater flue is a major source of warm air into the attic (Photo 5). Because the pipe gets hot, building codes require 1 in. of clearance from Class B flues (2 in. from masonry chimneys) to any combustible material, including insulation. Photos 5 and 6 show how to seal this gap with lightweight aluminum flashing and special high-temperature silicone caulk. Before you push the insulation back into place, build a metal dam (Photo 7) to keep it away from the pipe. Use this same technique for masonry chimneys.
Stuff a small piece of fiberglass batt insulation into the space around the plumbing vent pipe as a backer for the expanding foam. Then follow the directions on the can to fill the space around the pipe with expanding foam insulation.
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Seal openings around plumbing vents and electrical wires with expanding foam (Photos 8 and 9). Be careful though; this stuff is super sticky and almost impossible to get off your clothes and skin. Wear disposable gloves and eye protection. Seal around electrical boxes with caulk (Photo 9).
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Apr 9, 2013 at 9:05 am #1301488
Devin KarchMember
@darwin13Locale: NYC
Ok so my system at the moment is:
Sawyer Squeeze Filter 3.49
Water Scoop 0.59
2Liter Bladder 1.08
32oz Platypus 1.00
Ziploc bag 0.42
The sawyer squeeze works as my filter obviously. The weight includes the filter with a Smartwater cap on it(used while stored) and the pop cap that comes with the sawyer(when squeezing water through the filter). The water scoop works both as a scoop and a funnel. I glued two caps back to back so I can take the scoop (the top of a water bottle) and screw it onto the bladder to fill up quickly as well as sleeping the back a bit drier (less possibility for drips). I also can just use it as a scoop by screwing the bladder cap onto it. Whatever. I;m making this more complicated then I have to.
The two liter bladder can hold water and is used to squeeze water through the filter. The 32 oz platypus is my water bottle (and can be used as emergency bladder for the filter in case the other one fails).
Finally, I use a Ziploc to enclose the "dirty' pieces.
Now, riddle me this. At 6.58 OZ i have a quick, efficient way to collect and filter water, making stopping for water faster as well as having the ability to carry 3 liters of water if I have to (BTW should have mentioned this is based around the east coast like the AT where there is an abundance of water.) To the people who use aquamira drops, are you really carrying a lighter setup where you the fact taht you cant drink your water until 20-30 mins is forgotten bc the weight it just too amazing? I know you guys gotta carry water bottles, so there's that weight, and you need something for water storage I assume, unless you just want to carry at max 2 liters..?
Can someone make a sound argument for me to switch to the drops? I would love to hear how you guys do your thing.Apr 9, 2013 at 9:31 am #1974406
Ben 2 WorldBPL Member
@ben2worldLocale: So Cal
Face it, there is no single way that is superior to all others. Sure, there are objective differences — but it also boils down to subjective preferences! Some people (like me) simply don't mind waiting 20-30 minutes for water treatment. Speaking for myself — I loathe pumping water (for some reason). I also dislike waiting for gravity feed — unless we are already at camp at the end of the day.
OTOH, plenty of people feel differently — not minding two or three minutes of pumping while loathing any sort of 30-min wait. YMMV.
Bottom line: make the switch only if it works for you. After you''ve done some amount of reading and comparison — why care anymore what others do?
Final caution: 30 minutes is the minimum chlorine dioxide treatment time for protozoa cysts. Water just above freezing will require a couple hours more!Apr 9, 2013 at 9:43 am #1974408
Ben CBPL Member
@alexdrewreedLocale: Kentucky
I think the best argument I hear is from people who mostly don't treat their water but treat questionable sources only. I'm not comfortable doing that for most eastern hiking either. I just went to a Sawyer Squeeze too and think its a pretty good option.
I think the Sawyer Squeeze is a better option if you are treating most of your water and have regular stream access. In these situations, there is no need to carry much or sometimes any water. If using drops, you'll always need to carry some water while waiting for the drops to do their job.
As for water capacity, I typically don't carry more than 2 liters water capacity. Most of the eastern mountains I hike have regular stream crossings or follow a stream frequently.Apr 9, 2013 at 9:52 am #1974410
Dale WambaughBPL Member
@dwambaughLocale: Pacific Northwest
As with many things on a gear list, there is the lightest option and then there is a "light that works for you" option.
One concept of UL gear is that you have control over you gear weight and make informed decisions rather than emotional reactions. Every gear list is a collection of compromises.
Other compromises that come up:
Rain gear
Sleeping pads
Framed/unframed backpacks
Cutting tools
First aid kits
To answer your question diectly, I use a Sawyer filter for speed and getting the bugs screened out. I carry Micro Pur tablets as a backup, but with chemicals, there is the waiting period and knowing whether you got the cysts that a filter handles well. If I needed the lightest, most compact water treatment, chemicals would have to be the choice, but I can afford 3oz in this case.Apr 9, 2013 at 9:57 am #1974412
Jerry AdamsBPL Member
@retiredjerryLocale: Oregon and Washington
Can you carry a 2 liter bladder full of water in your pack without risk of it breaking?
Normally I carry 1/2 liter.
I was just on a trip where there was no water so I had to carry it. All I had was a re-used gallon milk jug which I carried in my hand. I need to improve on that system and carry it in my pack.Apr 9, 2013 at 9:57 am #1974414
Nelson SherryMember
@nsherry61Locale: Mid-Willamette Valley
1) Aquamira costs less.
2) If you rarely treat your water carrying a filter is extra weight for something you don't expect to use or use only rarely.
3) The filter does nothing to protect you from viruses like hepatitis.
4) Filters can freeze and be damaged.
5) Filters can clog.
6) Filter systems can break.
Now, don't get me wrong. The list on why filters are better than Aquamira is just as long. Point regarding the OP being, there are plenty of reasons to choose chemistry over filtration.
And, let's not forget UV light as yet another option. It's as fast as filters, simpler to use than filters, kills everything including viruses that filters don't . . .Apr 9, 2013 at 10:23 am #1974423
W I S N E R !BPL Member
Your premise seems to be based on the idea that you have to have water accessible to you every minute of the day.
Nobody ever died of dehydration in 30 minutes while waiting to treat or filter a bottle. Or hours for that matter. The fear of being without water, even for a brief period of time, costs people more weight than any filter/chemical system ever could. If you have undue anxiety over constantly having to be carrying water and are never able to wait, I guarantee you're carrying a few extra pounds of weight at any given time.
My system:
1. 2 x 1 liter bottles.
2. Fill one.
3. When it's running low, plan a water stop.
4. Fill/treat bottle number 2. I pre-mix my aqua mira in camp the night before or in the morning so there is no mixing wait time.
5. By the time bottle #1 is empty, bottle number 2 is ready.
6. I'm rarely carrying more than the weight of a single liter, but have the capacity to carry two. And if my timing is off, so what?
(Desert hiking is an entirely different story)
Many people seem to think you have to have water available 24 hours a day. But it's OK to run out and it's OK to be thirsty. So if I run out of water before I can refill, so what if I have to wait 30 minutes or more to find a source, treat, and drink?
Being thirsty is not a sign of any dangerous condition as long as it's corrected in a reasonable amount of time.Apr 9, 2013 at 10:44 am #1974431
Jake DBPL Member
@jakedatcLocale: Bristol,RI
with that same premise with the Squeeze you could presumably have sources close enough that you don't need to carry any water at all. Filter a half liter of water, drink it while eating a snack or something and move on to the next source. I rarely carry more than 1L in NH unless i'm on a ridge that goes for a while. This is when reading the map and guidebook come in handy so you can plan ahead. If your pack allows it you could do this all without taking your pack off.
I have the squeeze and like it but there is not a huge difference and will only be a difference on spreadsheets.
think less.. hike more. :)Apr 9, 2013 at 10:44 am #1974432
BTW, just to be technical UV light does not kill bacteria or protozoa (not sure about virus), it renders them "sterile", as om unable to reproduce. You still consume live "bugs", but there aren't enough of them to cause you any problems.
I know, it's a nit, but that's how I am, ask anyone…. ;)Apr 9, 2013 at 10:50 am #1974435
Ike JutkowitzBPL Member
@ikeLocale: Central Michigan
My system is like Craig's, mostly for simplicity's sake. I prefer foam pad instead of inflatable, achy stove instead of canister, tarp instead of tent. A minimum of zippers, valves, or other moving parts. Very little that can actually break or fail.
This is strictly personal preference. I'll be carrying a bottle and some water regardless, and I like not needing to carry yet another piece of gear like a filter. I also like to be able to stop at a water source, fill, drop in an aquamira pill, and keep walking. I don't mind waiting a half hour to actually drink. Once the water is ready, I'll often gulp half the bottle, so I'm not carrying full bottles around for very long. Like Craig, I also spend many hours of the day with bottles empty. My water consumption is skewed more towards morning and evening.
The last couple of trips with other people, two people had steripens and one had a sawyer. Both steripens failed and their owners needed to borrow tabs. The sawyer required waiting at the water source for 10-15 minutes for gravity filtering before the reservoir could be filled again. Needless to say, I was happiest with my system. Others will feel differently.
Edit- for Larry. Should have been more specific- he was stocking up for the night and filtering for two- probably was 4-5 L.Apr 9, 2013 at 10:57 am #1974437
Miles BargerBPL Member
@milesbargerLocale: West Virginia
Jake: "with that same premise with the Squeeze you could presumably have sources close enough that you don't need to carry any water at all."
Yep. On my last two trips, I knew there were plenty of stream crossings, so I carried no water except for 0.5 liters to a dry camp one night (I took a break beside a nice stream and made dinner before hiking a few more miles, so no need for water to make dinner). Stop every few hours, fill up a liter of water, drink it straight from the filter while having a snack and airing out/resting the feet, then carry on.Apr 9, 2013 at 10:59 am #1974438
10 or 15 minutes?!? Something was wrong with their sawyer or they had the .02 micron (virus) version. Mine takes less than 2 minutes (I've timed it) to filter a liter.Apr 9, 2013 at 11:01 am #1974439
Nelson SherryMember
@nsherry61Locale: Mid-Willamette Valley
"You still consume live "bugs""
Sorry for the careless wording. But hey, live food, better nutritional content. ;)Apr 9, 2013 at 11:01 am #1974440
just Justin WhitsonMember
"BTW, just to be technical UV light does not kill bacteria or protozoa (not sure about virus), it renders them "sterile", as om unable to reproduce. You still consume live "bugs", but there aren't enough of them to cause you any problems."
In a way, that might be an important distinction and fact. I wonder if consuming live, but sterile pathogens is a good way to build up greater immunity to them should one have the misfortune to consume live but fertile ones?Apr 9, 2013 at 11:23 am #1974450
Travis LeannaBPL Member
@t-lLocale: Wisconsin
Craig's point about being afraid to be without water was true for me when I started BPing. I would carry 2 or 3 liters even though I was coming across water sources every hour or so.
As I learned how to manage consumption and find water, that fear eased and I now carry only a liter. Notable exceptions are in winter when I like to tank up on water in camp so I dont have to melt snow while on the trail and in arid environments.
Like this summer, Im planning on having to carry 8 liters of water. *shudder*Apr 9, 2013 at 11:24 am #1974451
" I wonder if consuming live, but sterile pathogens is a good way to build up greater immunity to them should one have the misfortune to consume live but fertile ones?"
Probably. I drank water from a "well" in a creek at my grandfathers summer place for 10+ years as a kid; until he had the water tested. Since then we haven't drank the water as it "failed" the test (it certainly has giardia). I've never had any problems.Apr 9, 2013 at 11:49 am #1974462
James MarcoBPL Member
@jamesdmarcoLocale: Finger Lakes
Well, good question. Actually, none of the top three water treatments are guaranteed to give you pure water. Filtering (Sawyer fo example), Chemicals(AquaMira or Iodine for example) and Radiation (Steripen for example) are all statistically based. You can kill 99.9999% (or render them impotent) but the one that gets through has a finite chance of infecting you. Even boiling can leave heavy metals and some fertilizers in the water.
All is not lost. I normally use two half liter bottles, filled and sterilized in the morning. If it will be a dry day, I will add some to a spare bladder. If I know I will cross several water sources, I may not carry any. That is entirely terrain dependent.
I usually have a Steripen in the pack, and, AquaMira. AquaMira is reserved for overnights, mornings. I use UV during the day, as needed. I also boil water in the morning and evening. Filters are ALWAYS heavier than AM drops for mid length trips, ie up to about 3 weeks. I repackage AM into small bottles, good for about three weeks. They weigh about an ounce. The Adventurer Opti weighs about 4-5oz, depending. In 7 years, I have never had one fail in the field. (I managed to kill one at home, though. They replaced it, no problem. Previous to the Opti, it was just the Adventuror which I never had trouble with, but lost on a hike.)For longer than three weeks, a UL filter (like the Sawyer) would be my choice.
With the advent of the newer UL filters, the weight and flow rates have changed a lot. So, I no longer can say it is any lighter than the Steripen, even at 3.5oz. But it saves about one bottle of water. As does the Sawyer, if done correctly. Or, about 1 pound. So, either pays for itself in overall weight savings.
I would note that simply changing the mineral content of water can change your digestive system, giving you diahrea or leaving you constipated. This is NOT a disease or parisite.Apr 9, 2013 at 12:23 pm #1974478
Pete StaehlingBPL Member
> "1) Aquamira costs less."
I would question that one if we are talking about price per gallon of water treated. Aquamira does "up to" 30 gallons (clear water) or 15 if the water is cloudy for about $12. Sawyer Squeeze supposedly does a million gallons at $50 or so. Granted the bags won't last that long and if you accidentally freeze the filter you might croak it, but the odds of it lasting long enough to be quite a bit cheaper per gallon is very good IMO.Apr 9, 2013 at 12:29 pm #1974483
Tony WongBPL Member
@valsharLocale: San Francisco Bay Area
Your points are all valid, however, I would that in terms of Cost the Sawyer filter can be cheaper in the long run.
Given that there are no parts to replace or wear out, once someone buys the Sawyer filter, they are done.
Aquamira is a consumable, which requires continual repurchase.
At one point, the Sawyer inline filter had a 1 million gallon guarantee for filtering.
I have been using my 1st generation Sawyer inline filter since 2008-2009 without any problems.
It can clog, but is easily backflushed in the field.
For me, the biggest issues with the Sawyer filter is that it can freeze and you can break the exterior housing, which can be said of any traditional filter.
Anyway, neat discussion, but I am with Ben on this one….it is simply a choice of what works best for you.
My personal belief is that if someone is going to carry a filter, I don't think that you can find better/lighter than the Sawyer.
I like the design of the Squeeze filter enough to consider replacing my perfectly working old inline Sawyer simply for the ease of use of the new design.
-TonyApr 9, 2013 at 1:55 pm #1974520
Colin KrusorBPL Member
@ckrusorLocale: Northwest US
"BTW, just to be technical UV light does not kill bacteria or protozoa (not sure about virus), it renders them "sterile", as om unable to reproduce. You still consume live "bugs", but there aren't enough of them to cause you any problems."
As you say, Larry, this is technical trivia, but as long as there are at least two (now three) of us who are interested, I have to say that I don't agree.
Most biologists agree that viruses are nonliving, so you can't kill them with anything, you can just inactivate them, which UV light does. UV light inactivates but does not kill protozoan (crypto, giardia, toxo) cysts or oocysts, and it kills bacteria.
The UV radiation is indiscriminate. It affects all parts of the genome of a bacterium or protozoan, not just the parts responsible for reproduction. UV-induced pyrimidine dimers and other "lesions" in the DNA make a metabolically active cell unable to produce mRNA that can be translated into functional proteins. All metabolically active cells must produce functional proteins constantly to survive. UV treatment of drinking water (ie, with a Steripen) kills bacteria. It doesn't just render them unable to reproduce.
UV irradiation doesn't immediately kill protozoan cysts or oocysts because they are not metabolically active until they excyst in a new host. So, in the environment, they are in a diapause-like state and they don't immediately "die" after UV treatment because they are not transcribing mRNA. The UV does render them unable to reproduce.
On the topic of immunity: I don't know if ingestion of bacterial antigens or whole bacteria in the amounts you'd find in backcountry drinking water would confer immunity, but, thanks to "antigen shifting", consuming most protozoa (including giardia) definitely does not. No matter how many Giardia cells you ingest (viable or not), and no matter how many times you acquire Giardia infections, you will never be immune, because the parasite constantly dons new antigenic disguises. A Giardia vaccine is being developed now that works by using something called RNA interference (RNAi) to force Giardia cells to present their entire repertoire of antigens at once, allowing the host to develop immunity to all of them.Apr 9, 2013 at 2:18 pm #1974542
I will assume you are correct, since you certainly seem to know what you are talking about. I had read that UV renders the bad guys "sterile". I will have to research that again. And yes, I am interested. :^)
I must be a giardia "carrier" as I drank water from a contaminated source (cattle in the stream up river) on vacations and some weekends during the summer for 10 years or so without symptoms.Apr 9, 2013 at 4:09 pm #1974592
Stephen BarberBPL Member
@grampaLocale: SoCal
"Sawyer Squeeze Filter 3.49"
Just curious: Is that the weight of the Sawyer squeeze filter new, clean and dry? Or is it the weight of the filter after it's been used, and is wet and heavier?Jul 1, 2013 at 3:45 pm #2001455
Randy CainBPL Member
@bagboyLocale: Palmdale, CA
For the Gram Geeks, you may as well ignore the weight of the Sawyer dry, because you won't be carrying it that way…except to your first water source.Jul 1, 2013 at 3:51 pm #2001456
Harald HopeMember
@hhopeLocale: East Bay
sawyer squeeze, sucked dry using the adapter plus hose, then shaken, 85 grams, 3.0 oz.
The weight of the adapter and hose tube is nullified by the ease of sucking out the last bit of water from the clean side, apparently. I just weighed this, and the sawyer was tested yesterday for another reason.
3.0 ounces is the filter body only, weighed on an accurate scale. I believe this is the 2012 version though I'm not certain, it could be 2011.
the clean end adapter plus short hose weighs 13.2 grams, or a bit under .5 ounces. So yes, the sawyer weighs exactly what it weighs after you suck the water out, which only takes a few seconds, the 3.5 oz number is valid and correct and could be gotten easily on the trail with no particular work.
As for the OP question, if someone wants to deny themselves the exquisite pleasure of drinking straight from a fresh running stream on a hot day via a sawyer, then far be it from me to care, that's their loss, not mine. The notion of cost of course, assuming an order of magnitude worsening of expected filter life in the sawyer of 100k gallons, makes ALL other options ridiculous in terms of cost, so I would avoid that particular way to rationalize using poison drops. Just use them if you like them, but don't pretend they are cheaper, that's silly. 100,000/30 = 3333.3 packages of aquamira. And that's using best case for aquamira and realistic middle case for sawyer.Jul 1, 2013 at 4:15 pm #2001461
michael leviMember
@m-lLocale: W-Never Eat Soggy (W)affles
Pros +:
1. The Sawyer cleans the water better, gets rid of floaties etc.
2. It doesn't put chemicals into my body.
3. I can "camel up" and drink 1-2 liters which is nearly 5 pounds.
1. Heavier than chems by 3-4 ounces.
2. A little more work
3. Not as reliable, thats why I bring 2-3 chlorine tablets in my first aid kit.
Anything else you guys can think of?
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