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Drowning Doesn't look like drowning
The new captain jumped from the deck, fully dressed, and sprinted through the water. A former lifeguard, he kept his eyes on his victim as he headed straight for the couple swimming between their anchored sportfisher and the beach. I think he thinks youre drowning, the husband said to his wife. They had been splashing each other and she had screamed but now they were just standing, neck-deep on the sand bar. Were fine, what is he doing? she asked, a little annoyed. Were fine! the husband yelled, waving him off, but his captain kept swimming hard. Move! he barked as he sprinted between the stunned owners. Directly behind them, not ten feet away, their nine-year-old daughter was drowning. Safely above the surface in the arms of the captain, she burst into tears, Daddy!
How did this captain know from fifty feet away what the father couldnt recognize from just ten? Drowning is not the violent, splashing, call for help that most people expect. The captain was trained to recognize drowning by experts and years of experience. The father, on the other hand, had learned what drowning looks like by watching television. If you spend time on or near the water (hint: thats all of us) then you should make sure that you and your crew knows what to look for whenever people enter the water. Until she cried a tearful, Daddy, she hadnt made a sound. As a former Coast Guard rescue swimmer, I wasnt surprised at all by this story. Drowning is almost always a deceptively quiet event. The waving, splashing, and yelling that dramatic conditioning (television) prepares us to look for, is rarely seen in real life.
The Instinctive Drowning Response so named by Francesco A. Pia, Ph.D., is what people do to avoid actual or perceived suffocation in the water. And it does not look like most people expect. There is very little splashing, no waving, and no yelling or calls for help of any kind. To get an idea of just how quiet and undramatic from the surface drowning can be, consider this: It is the number two cause of accidental death in children, age 15 and under (just behind vehicle accidents) of the approximately 750 children who will drown next year, about 375 of them will do so within 25 yards of a parent or other adult. In ten percent of those drownings, the adult will actually watch them do it, having no idea it is happening. Drowning does not look like drowning Dr. Pia, in an article in the Coast Guards On Scene Magazine, described the instinctive drowning response like this:
1.Except in rare circumstances, drowning people are physiologically unable to call out for help. The respiratory system was designed for breathing. Speech is the secondary or overlaid function. Breathing must be fulfilled, before speech occurs.
2.Drowning peoples mouths alternately sink below and reappear above the surface of the water. The mouths of drowning people are not above the surface of the water long enough for them to exhale, inhale, and call out for help. When the drowning peoples mouths are above the surface, they exhale and inhale quickly as their mouths start to sink below the surface of the water.
3.Drowning people cannot wave for help. Nature instinctively forces them to extend their arms laterally and press down on the waters surface. Pressing down on the surface of the water, permits drowning people to leverage their bodies so they can lift their mouths out of the water to breathe.
4.Throughout the Instinctive Drowning Response, drowning people cannot voluntarily control their arm movements. Physiologically, drowning people who are struggling on the surface of the water cannot stop drowning and perform voluntary movements such as waving for help, moving toward a rescuer, or reaching out for a piece of rescue equipment.
5.From beginning to end of the Instinctive Drowning Response peoples bodies remain upright in the water, with no evidence of a supporting kick. Unless rescued by a trained lifeguard, these drowning people can only struggle on the surface of the water from 20 to 60 seconds before submersion occurs.
(Source: On Scene Magazine: Fall 2006 (page 14))
This doesnt mean that a person that is yelling for help and thrashing isnt in real trouble they are experiencing aquatic distress. Not always present before the instinctive drowning response, aquatic distress doesnt last long but unlike true drowning, these victims can still assist in their own rescue. They can grab lifelines, throw rings, etc.
Look for these other signs of drowning when persons are in the water:
■Head low in the water, mouth at water level
■Head tilted back with mouth open
■Eyes glassy and empty, unable to focus
■Eyes closed
■Hair over forehead or eyes
■Not using legs Vertical
■Hyperventilating or gasping
■Trying to swim in a particular direction but not making headway
■Trying to roll over on the back
■Appear to be climbing an invisible ladder.
So if a crew member falls overboard and everything looks OK dont be too sure. Sometimes the most common indication that someone is drowning is that they dont look like theyre drowning. They may just look like they are treading water and looking up at the deck. One way to be sure? Ask them, Are you alright? If they can answer at all they probably are. If they return a blank stare, you may have less than 30 seconds to get to them. And parents children playing in the water make noise. When they get quiet, you get to them and find out why.
Frank Pia explains the instinctive drowning response
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posted at 7:02 pm on August 27, 2013 by Ed Morrissey
As the old adage says and every parent knows, you can lead a child to vegetables, but you can't make him eat. After big losses in revenues as kids turn up their noses at federally-mandated nutrition, some school districts are bailing out:
After just one year, some schools around the country are dropping out of the healthier new federal lunch program, complaining that so many students turned up their noses at meals packed with whole grains, fruits and vegetables that the cafeterias were losing money.
Federal officials say they don't have exact numbers but have seen isolated reports of schools cutting ties with the $11 billion National School Lunch Program, which reimburses schools for meals served and gives them access to lower-priced food.
Districts that rejected the program say the reimbursement was not enough to offset losses from students who began avoiding the lunch line and bringing food from home or, in some cases, going hungry.
And that didn't help with the education part of school, either:
"Some of the stuff we had to offer, they wouldn't eat," said Catlin, Ill., Superintendent Gary Lewis, whose district saw a 10 to 12 percent drop in lunch sales, translating to $30,000 lost under the program last year.
"So you sit there and watch the kids, and you know they're hungry at the end of the day, and that led to some behavior and some lack of attentiveness."
This is a case of mandates screwing up a market. While public school lunches are the purview of government, there isn't any need for the federal government to be running the show. States and local school boards should be ensuring that lunches are both nutritious and engaging enough to get students to eat properly during the day. What's the best way to make sure of that? Listening to bureaucrats in Washington DC, or to parents and students in the schools? It looks like some districts are discovering that answer … the hard way.


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BOSTON -- Shallow streams that wind through the mountains of New Zealand and Taiwan carry more sediment into the ocean than giant rivers like the Amazon or the Nile, according to Ohio State University geologists.
The finding means that even small, mountainous islands may have a big impact on the environmental condition of the world's oceans, said Anne Carey, assistant professor of geological sciences.
Carey and Carmen Nezat, a former research scientist at Ohio State, presented these results November 7 at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Boston.
The geologists found that rivers in Taiwan yield up to 75 times more sediment than the average river worldwide, and rivers in New Zealand yield up to 175 times more.
Scientists study the chemical content of water entering the oceans to gauge the overall health of the environment, Carey explained. Carbon is one important element that washes away from island soils and enters the planet's oceans, where it could play a role in global climate change, she said.
"People who study sediments originally overlooked these small islands, because the volume of water they release into the oceans is correspondingly small," Carey said. "But the role of these islands in the ocean's geochemistry is important."
Their collaborators included W. Berry Lyons, professor of geological sciences and director of the Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State; D. Murray Hicks, a hydrologist at New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research; Shuh-Ji Kao, assistant research scientist at National Taiwan University's Institute of Oceanography; and Jeffrey Owen, post-doctoral researcher at Academia Sinica in Taiwan. Nezat is now a doctoral student in geological sciences at the University of Michigan.
Throughout 1998 and 1999, the researchers gathered water samples from the Cropp, Hokitika, and Haast Rivers in New Zealand. In 2000, they collected samples from the Nan-she-chi, Hualien, and Lanyang Rivers in Taiwan.
In New Zealand, the Cropp River yielded the most sediment, with more than 32,000 tons per square kilometer of its watershed per year. Likewise, the Lanyang River in Taiwan carried almost 14,000 tons of sediment per square kilometer per year.
Both rivers were well above the world average. The Amazon and Nile Rivers, for example, produce 190 and 40 tons per square kilometer per year, respectively.
Taiwan and New Zealand produce so much sediment because they both receive a great deal of rainfall, which washes away exposed mountain rock, Carey said. Some parts of Taiwan receive more than eight feet of rain per year, and parts of New Zealand receive as much as 32 feet. Ohio, by contrast, receives only about three feet of rain per year.
The sediments contain chemical elements such as carbon, copper, and phosphorus, which affect the chemistry of the oceans, Carey explained.
"We're trying to understand how the Earth naturally balances such conditions," she said. "It looks like these small rivers could play a much bigger role in that balance than we thought."
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McNeese State head football coach Matt Viator. (Associated Press)
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The good news, if one prefers to view events through such a lens, is that McNeese State has experience with this type of thing.
That would be the art of bouncing back from a particularly disastrous loss, which the Cowboys did with flair with a 59-28 dispatching of Central Arkansas one week after a 41-6 loss at Northern Iowa.
"It was about the same speech," said McNeese coach Matt Viator. "You've got to put it behind you. With kids like ours that really want to win, you have to slow them down rather than speed them up. They're chomping at the bit but you have to say 'Hey, we're not going to win this on Sunday. It's a day-by-day process. Get back on routine and let's try to build this thing up for Saturday.'"
It'll be deja vu this week as No. 11 McNeese (7-2, 3-1 Southland) tries to shake off the after-effects of Saturday's 41-7 thumping to Southeastern Louisiana with another road trip to face a high-powered offense in purple.
"I started in the dressing room Saturday night. I probably talked to every kid on their way out," Viator said. "Shook their hand, 'keep your chin up,' so to speak."
This time it will be Stephen F. Austin (3-6, 1-3), which is averaging almost 600 yards per game.
To keep pace with the Lumberjacks, it will be in McNeese's best interests to get off to a strong start.
The inability to score on the opening possession despite averaging 39.6 points per game has remained the great mystery of this team. The Cowboys have only put points on the board on their opening drive once in the last six games.
"I really don't have an answer for that," Viator said. "To be honest, it is kind of frustrating. The same team that's 450-600 yards for seven games has 7 points for two games."
Against SLU, that was far from the only thing to go awry.
The offense never had much of a chance on any drive other than the one it scored on because of abysmal performance on first and second downs. The Cowboys faced situations of second-and-10 or longer six times, and third-and-9 or longer nine times. The telling thing about that stat is it means McNeese went backwards on three more manageable second downs.
"You're not going to win like that," VIator said. "I think the NFL average is 20 percent on third-and-10 or more. That's a tough position to get in and a tough position to put your quarterback in. When you get to second and third-and-long they can start putting in dime packages, and that's what they did."
The Cowboys finished the game 3 of 14 on third-down conversions.
Saturday also marked the first time McNeese has lost the turnover battle since — you guessed it — the Northern Iowa loss. McNeese had three giveaways to one takeaway.
That figure will be most relevant this week.
SFA has a league-high 25 giveaways, but its defense has created a league-high 20 turnovers. Despite six turnovers, the Lumberjacks stayed close before falling 56-49 to Sam Houston State.
"When they're clean, they're very tough to beat," Viator said. "How did they beat (No. 4) Montana State? They took care of the football and their penalties were down."


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(NEW YORK) — New York Rangers captain Ryan Callahan will be sidelined for 10 to 14 days after injuring his shoulder in Tuesday night's 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers, general manager Glen Sather announced Wednesday.
The 27-year-old Callahan suffered the injury during a tussle with Flyers forward Max Talbot in the third period. An MRI taken Wednesday revealed the forward has a subluxation in his left shoulder.
In six games this season for the Rangers, Callahan has two goals and no assists.
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Is it normal to have pain after you eat and can actually hear and feel the food being digested after a TT and hernia repair?
Is This Normal After a TT and Hernia Repair?
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Pain with eating is not the norm after tummy tuck
Pain after eating is not expected after a tummy tuck with a hernia repair. Track your symptoms carefully and see your surgeon about them.
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Your question is a bit vague in terms of when you had surgery and where your pain is located and associated with. You generally should expect to have diminishing pain in your abdominal area for a few days to a few weeks after a tummy tuck. If you are eating too much or too fast you may distend your stomach causing pressure and pain in the abdominal area. If you had a serious hernia that involved manipulating the intestines, you may have slowed your ability to tolerate food.
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A guest post from D Generation's Jesse Malin on Alan Vega
I first heard Suicide on a cassette tape I came across at the False Prophets' studio on Avenue B, a cool old thrift store turned punk rock rehearsal spot and teenage crash pad. It was live tape that I believe belonged to the Prophets' bass player, Steve Wishnia. It was on a label called ROIR that only put out cassettes, if can you imagine that, but they had a very cool thing going on, like the first Bad Brains LP, Johnny Thunders' Stations of the Cross and the infamous New York Thrash tape.
The name Suicide always intrigued me but the raw electronic minimalism went way over my teenage hardcore head. Where were the guitars? Where were the drums? At that age, I needed things to be a certain way. Looking back, I guess I wasn't ready for it. Truthfully, it kinda scared me a bit. Then I saw a copy of the New York Rocker with a cover shot of Alan Vega and Johnny Thunders looking cool and dangerous, hanging out on the floor, smoking and drinking in some downtown loft. Alan looked like Johnny's more together older brother, but still badass as fuck. That photo spread would revisit my mind in the mid 1980s when I was looking for something outside of the hardcore scene to stimulate me again as a listener and as a musician. The scene I was in was becoming way too macho—and way too metal—for me.
The conformity level had risen to such heights that it was contradicting everything we originally stood for… so I began listening to Billy Bragg, The Replacements, Graham Parker & The Rumor, and many other troubadours fueled by anger and song. I saw the Bob Dylan film Don't Look Back at midnight at the St. Marks Cinema and began to see that my precious punk rock had existed way before and worked on many levels… not just "Loud Fast Rules" (Hey, I was still in my teens).
One day I came upon a copy of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska, and, even though I always had mad respect for him as an artist and live performer, I was not a real fan until I sat down with Nebraska by myself and read along with the lyric sheet. It felt like it was the middle of the night and he was sitting there right with me telling these hauntingly honest stories with dead-eyed conviction. How could this this huge rock star be so connected to the human struggle and the working class on such a street level while still giving us a glimmer of hope?
By this time, Born in the USA was out and I got a lot of shit from my punk rock friends thinking that it was all some patriotic, macho Rambo crap. I had to argue to get them to read the lyrics where, in almost half the songs on album, the main characters all ended up in jail. So I was a new fan, and so was most of the world in that summer of 1985. Hopefully some of the masses got the message through the FM dial: Use the system to fuck the system, or as least hold up the mirror up to it…like Dylan, the Beatles and the Clash had also done.
As a kid I always wanted to know all the crazy backstories about the records and artists I liked. I read tons of music mags, trying to get all the info I could. One day I came across an interview where Springsteen talked about Suicide and how their first record, especially a song "Frankie Teardrop," influenced Nebraska in a big way (check out the screams on "State Trooper").
I had recently broken up my first band Heart Attack and formed a group called HOPE. We were playing at a place called the Cat Club one night when an old school record guy named Marty Thau approached us. He said he was interested in taking us into the studio to record a record, and that he had worked with the the Ramones, NY Dolls, and was currently working with Suicide. Next thing we know, we had a gig opening for Suicide at a jam packed sold out CBGBs on a boiling August night. We played our songwriter-esque rock set and went out into the crowd to watch Suicide. It was the loudest, most intense thing I had ever seen (and I had been to a few Motorhead shows).
Suddenly the CBGBs that we were so familiar with became a very different place that night. Alan was screaming like he was going to have a breakdown. It was scary as anything and full of anger, but yet there was something very romantic and classic about it, in a 1950s way, while still sounding like it was from another planet. The levels got louder and louder and pulse was so intense, made by only two people (Alan and his counterpart Martin Rev), without even trying.
Then, all at once, it ended abruptly with Alan smashing the microphone several times into his face and then slamming it down on to the floor. After the show, Alan collapsed down on a broken wooden bench behind a sheet in our dressing room, sweating and breathing like he just came out of a heavyweight brawl, but dressed like an Elvis apparition passing through the Bowery. He didn't say a word, just slowly nodded his head at us kids.
About a year or two later, my friends and I find ourselves out every Sunday night at a New York City nightclub in a big old church called Limelight. It was the height of the hair band days and, even though we hated 99.9% of the music, we went there to chase the girls (which there plenty of). Sometimes, feeling a bit self-conscious about how lame we were hanging out in this scene, we would hide in the dark sidelines and drink up the courage to yack to as many big-haired, sleazed-up ladies as we could.


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All Whites coach Ricki Herbert has gone for a mixture of the old and new for his New Zealand A side which will take on the Wellington Phoenix in Rotorua on Sunday.
All Whites Glen Moss, Andrew Durante, Jeremy Brockie and Leo Bertos have been named to face their current club and will be joined by established internationals Ivan Vicelich and Tony Lochhead.
Aaron Clapham and Jake Butler are in the mix, Jason Hicks has a chance to make his New Zealand A debut and Cole Peverley will have another chance at international level after his last appearance in 2008 and just missing out on the 2010 World Cup squad.
On top of that, Young All Whites Adam Mitchell, Matthew Ridenton and Stuart Holthusen have been handed an opportunity for some valuable experience before they head off for the upcoming Under-17 World Cup in the United Arabs Emirates.
Herbert is still searching for the right formula ahead of November's high-stakes playoff against the fourth-best nation from North and Central America for a place at next year's World Cup. They are hoping to have two more internationals in October but this match against the Phoenix will also be important.
He is still pondering his options in central midfield and whether to play with a back four and Mark Paston's retirement means there's an opening as Glen Moss' backup in goalkeeper - Auckland City goalkeeper Tamati Williams has been selected for this match.
"This game will be more about looking at individual players,'' Herbert said. "It gives some players an opportunity to stamp their mark.
"It's an opportunity for those players based in New Zealand, and for those players who are on the verge of the squad, such as Aaron Clapham, Jake Butler and Cole Peverley.
"The young players are off to the World Cup soon and I think it will be a great experience for them to be part of the squad and to see what we're trying to do.''
The game will also see Herbert take on the club he coached for six seasons - he still acts as a consultant - and against old adversary Ernie Merrick. The pair are two of the most experienced A-League coaches.
"I'm really looking forward to it,'' Herbert said. ``It's a great opportunity for Ernie moving into the season and looking into what he needs. They're at full swing and they've been playing a lot of games so it will be a good game.
"It's great for football to have New Zealand's only professional side face New Zealand A and it's fantastic for the Rotorua public. It will be exciting for them and I'm really glad that the game is in Rotorua.''
New Zealand A side to play the Wellington Phoenix at the Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua, on Sunday (2.30pm): Glen Moss, Aaron Scott, Tony Lochhead, Andrew Durante, Adam Mitchell, Cole Peverley, Jason Hicks, Jeremy Brockie, Matthew Ridenton, Leo Bertos, Tamati Williams, Ian Hogg, Ivan Vicelich, Aaron Clapham, Jake Butler, Stuart Holthusen.


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Annabel: Firstly, sorry if you find that piece above a bit hard to read, Conor was rather tired when he wrote it so it's not the most coherent writing ever! So, for the Maori evening we all got taken over to the village by shuttle bus, and for each bus group of people there had to be an elected chief. On our bus we tried to nominate the amazing American, Noodles! But he was not so keen so in the end it was one of the Gay brothers who took on the task. When we arrived we all had to stand around the entrance to the village in a semi-circle while the chief from each bus stood in the middle of the semi-circle, facing the entrance. When we were all assembled the ceremony began. It involved the chief of the village standing above the doorway, sending out four different warriors in turn to perform the welcome ritual to see if we were friends or enemies. We had been told by our Kiwi bus driver, the brilliant Bruce, that what the warriors were doing was imitating different native New Zealand birds, and we were both really pleased that we knew this as it made the ceremony even more interesting
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For the standard Kiwi bus route, people only stay in Rotarua for one night. However with the buses being so full at the moment we weren't able to get on one for a few days so we were staying for three nights. The day after the Maori evening we did a trip which was definitely in my list of 'reasons to go to New Zealand'. And that was to go and see the set of Hobbiton!!! We got picked up at around 2:30pm and were driven for about an hour through some amazing hillside landscapes to get to the location. When we got there we were both really surprised and refreshed by how un-commercialised the place was. It was just a very basic, but very nice, little shop and caf� with some sheep and a shearing shed
Had we had done this about a year ago, at the point when we arrived at the set I would have been absolutely gutted. That is because, after the filming of the Lord of the Rings the set was to be all taken down, as this was the agreement with the farmers. However, half way through demolishing it rain stopped play, and it was at this point that the farmers said why don't they just leave what is left and they will let the public come and see it. And that is what happened. But all that there would have been to see was the general landscape of the set which white painted plywood for the frontages of the hobbit holes, as the original set was not built to last. They weren't allowed to have gardens or props set up either. So, like I said, if that had been what I'd have seen on arriving there, I would not have been happy as we had no idea that is what the tour used to be like (even though after looked back at a locations book I have that is what it shows!). Luckily for us, Mr Jackson is just about to finish filming of his new film, the Hobbit, which involved re-building the entirety of Hobbiton but this time in durable materials so that it could remain there for the public to go and see! It was really wicked to see. Everything was there, the Party Tree, Sam's house, the lake with the Green Dragon and watermill and bridge over it (although you are not yet actually allowed to go over to these),and of course, Bag End. For the tour you were basically taken around the set with a guide who told you some interesting facts and stories and you could take as many photos as you liked, the only rules were that you could not sit on any of the props or go through/over any of the hobbit hole garden fences
Conor: We spent about an hour and a half at Hobbition, exploring all the different sets and hearing stories of the more extreme fans that have visited. One of the coolest bits for us was when we saw a part of the set not used in the filming. Originally Guilliamo Del Torro (a director both Annabel and I like) was supposed to be doing the hobbit, and he had constructed several hobbit holes before he had to quit being director. These hobbit holes were not used in the film but were still there to see, and it was really interesting to look at how the film might have been really different!
After dragging Annabel away from Hobbition we went back to the caf� and got to watch a really random sheep shearing show, hosted by a very rural farmer, who wanted to tell us all about the sheep and cattle trade! The sheep shearing itself was pretty aggressive to watch, but that's rural life. Annabel also got to feed a lamb, which of course she really enjoyed! After this we received a free pie, cookie and drink which was a bonus and then got a lift back to Rotorua. We spent the evening relaxing and trying to write blog posts.
On our last day in Rotorua we started off by visiting a Giant Redwood forest which was absolutely massive, so we both spent a few hours exploring the walks that were there. Annabel ended up walking 11.2 km in just under 3 hours, which she was very proud of
We left for Taupo the next morning, but on the way we stopped at the Ta Paiu ?????? thermal park, for a look at some more really really hot pools (we cooked eggs in one of them), some erupting geysers, some Maori carving and cultural stuff and finally got our first look at the elusive Kiwi! They were much larger than I expected and one of them seemed obsessed with running round one particular shrub, but it was really cool to see them. I don't think there is much chance of seeing one in the wild! At this point we had fallen behind most of the friends we had made at Hot Water Beach but luckily the amazing Arron and Sarah had stayed a few nights in Rotorua, so we all got back on the bus and made our way there….


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Recently, BlackBerry has had some pretty high profile app rejections. Skype will not be a native program and will be ported from the Android version. Instagram and Netflix both recently said that they will not have an app for BlackBerry 10. Neither platform has Pandora and some top games are missing from both BlackBerry World and the Windows Phone Store.
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Originally, the National Weather Service was calling for sunny skies and temperatures into the 80's for today. That however, changed last night as upper level disturbances began to track north destablizing the atmosphere and creating severe weather overnight.
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Oct 6, 2006 at 1:36 pm #1219827
Jon ChristensenSpectator
@jonnycLocale: Midwest
From Oct. 13-15 I will be backpacking around 40 miles in Wisconsons Kettle Moraine State Park on the Ice Age Trail. The temps will be around Freezing at night and the weather channel is forcasting possible snow one night. Pick apart my list, I want to make sure that I stay warm enough but I don't want to bring to much. I don't really have any money to buy any new gear before this trip so Let me know if you think I need more/less. What ways can I make it lighter with little cost at this point.
Gossamer Gear G6 Whisper Uberlight Pack 6.0 oz
Western Mountainering Pod 30 – 18.8 oz
BPL Nano stuff sack for bag – 0.29 oz
Gossamer Gear Night Light Sleeping pad (torso) 3.4 oz
Insulmat Uber sleeping pad(legs)3.3 oz
Golite Hut 1 tarp -15.3 oz
Golite Hut 1 stuff sack – 0.3 oz
Gossamer Poylcryo ground sheet 4.6 oz
Gossamer Tite Lite stakes (9) 1.8 oz
Gossamer pack liner 1.3 oz
total = 55.09 oz 3lb 7.09 oz
Purification and hydration and Cooking
Aquamira in Bozeman droppers 1.1 oz
Platypus hydrations – 3.5 oz
Super Cat stove – 0.3 oz
Aluminum wind screen – 0.8 oz
Platypus Little Nippler with BPL nipple (for fuel) 0.7 oz
Snow Peak bowl – 1.8 oz
Aluminum foil top – 0.1 oz
LightMyFire Spork – 0.3 oz
Matches 0.3 oz
BPL Fire starter in zip lock – 0.3 oz
MSR ultralight pack towel – 0.7 oz
total = 9.9 oz
Misc Gear
Photon freedom headlamp 0.4 oz
Gossamer finger tooth brush 0.05 oz
Dr. Bronners soap in Bozeman Dropper 0.5 oz
Purrel in Bozeman Dropper 0.3 oz
Deet in Bozeman Dropper 0.5 oz
ARC emergency whistle – 0.2 oz
First Aid Kit – 2.0 oz
Leatherman Micra – 1.8 oz
Suunto Gem micro compass – 0.3 oz
total = 6.05 oz
Drop stoppers rain jacket – 6.6 oz
Drop stoppers rain pants – 4.4 oz
Montbell U.L. Thermwrap 10.0 oz
Golite C-thru long underwear – 5.1 oz
Golite wisp wind shirt – 3.0 oz
Smartwool hikers (for sleeping) 2.9 oz
Mountain Hardwear power stretch balaclava – 1.5 oz
Possum Down gloves – 1.4 oz
Marmot shell gloves – 3.6 oz
BPL Nano stuff sack (for clothes)0.29
total = 38.79 oz 2lbs 6.79 oz
Total in pack weight = 109.83 oz / 6lb 13.83 oz
Smartwool Lightweight wool long sleeve Zip-T – 9.0 oz
Underarmour boxer briefs – 3.7 oz
Columbia covertibles – 10.6 oz
Smartwool Trail Runners – 1.6 oz
Baseball hat – 3.2 oz
Montail Continental Divides – 33.6 oz
Leki ultralight TI Airgo – 15.8 oz
HighGear Axis altimeter watch – 1.9 oz
Total weight worn = 79.4 oz / 4lb 15.4oz
I also have a pair of Merrel Chamaleon GTX shoes, would those be a better choice or will my trail runners be ok?
Thanks for all your help and wisdom.
JonOct 9, 2006 at 7:54 pm #1364563
Mark SolbergMember
@ggesharkLocale: along Mosquito Creek
You are going to have a great time, your gear list is excellent.
The only tips to save weight are the multi purpose compromise items like poncho tarp instead of raingear/shelter & sleeping bag/insulating clothing combo item…both of which require investment $$.
One inexpensive combo item worth a look is the combo headlight and baseball cap available at "Lowe's"(home improvement store), it is called "Panther". Dual LED lights built into the rim of a baseball hat, with the battery pack – same size as a photon light – at the back of the hat. You may not save any weight, but with your already excellent gear list, your best changes will be towards simplification and item count reduction.
Why did you decide on the HUT 1 instead of the Gossamer Gear Spinnshelter? I use a Spinntwin tarp, but understand the full coverage issue.Oct 10, 2006 at 7:32 am #1364579
Eric NobleBPL Member
@ericnobleLocale: Colorado Rockies
Great list! Is the Deet necessary this time of year? That will save you a whopping 0.5 oz :). Now for the more questionable ideas. You could save a little by cooking with Esbit. A Heineken bear can pot weighs 1 oz but may not be as efficient as your pot. Yours is wider.Oct 10, 2006 at 8:01 am #1364580
Jon ChristensenSpectator
@jonnycLocale: Midwest
The reason I went with the Hut 1 is that when I go with my wife (she is small) so we can both use it and for the added rain protection. It really is complete coverage.
Do you all think I should use my montails or Gor-tex merrels? Possible rain/snow on fri and sun. I would perfers to wear my montrails but I dont want my feet to freeze either.Oct 10, 2006 at 8:36 am #1364582
Robert McGaugheyMember
@havocLocale: North Texas
Jon, I have used Montrails with the Goretex XCR liner and they are pretty waterproof, but they are warm. I found my feet would get warm and moist due to their lack of breathability. I was hiking up Mt. Massive a couple weeks agon in my Montrail Vitesse trail runners and I was careless and slipped while crossing a partially frozen creek/waterfall. My right foot got soaked. Since it was about 30 degrees out, I stopped, wrung out my socks, dried my foot, and spent a minute or 2 trying to dry my shoe. Then, I put shoe and socks back on and hit the trail. The material and breathability of the shoes were great and never caused me any problems. My feet stayed warm and no hot spots. I would not hesitate to wear trail runners if the snow was going to be dry. If it is forecast to be wet snow, I might think about the Merrells with XCR. Good luckOct 10, 2006 at 9:16 am #1364585
Sam HaraldsonBPL Member
@sharaldsLocale: Gallatin Range
Jon – Excellent looking list. It's good to know there's others up here in the North Country who're practicing lightweight techniques.
I can't imagine that the amount of snow we'd get up here in the Midwest (if any) at this time of year would make it necessary to have waterproof/breathable shoes. If we get any snow it'll be gone before 9 am in all probability.
Fortunately you're only doing 40 miles and it's on the Ice Age so you'll have lots of possibilities to "escape" if need be.
And to comment on a previous post: No, deet is certainly not necessary at this time of year.Oct 10, 2006 at 3:22 pm #1364600
Jim ColtenBPL Member
@jcoltenLocale: MN
Since that list is in the gram weenie weight range …. A size medium Gossamer Poylcryo ground sheet would save 3oz over the large.
I've been OK with a small … medium would be luxurious and I'm not a small person. (MN's Superior Hiking Trail, a week later than your trip)
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The people of South Africa have been wondering what it would take to persuade their long time leader, Robert Mugabe, to finally agree on the importance of sharing power. Inflation in Zimbabwe hit a 231,000,000 percent the past week and President Mugabe finally agreed there was need to ask former president Mbeki of South Africa to renew his efforts to find some way out of the disaster that is now Zimbabwe. Reports are people are down to one meal a day due to the disastrous economic policies of Mugabe and his fellow thugs who run the nation.
Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa announced, "the three leaders agreed to call in the facilitator to assist in resolving the outsanding issues. An appeal was made to the facilitator for him to travel to Zimbabwe." The issues are quite clear and easy to resolve. Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change(MDC) must be given power to restore economic health and this means Mugabe's thugs will have to surrender some of the property they have stolen.


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Fantasy guru James Morris stops by to give his recap for the fantasy action around the league in week seven.
What a heartbreaking loss for the Dolphins on Sunday, but then those are the breaks in the NFL. You win some, and you lose some. I was at the game in the stands and get to meet a bunch of wonderful Dolphins fans that are diehard and bleed Dolphins from their veins. The Dolphins did make some noise in the fantasy world as WR Brandon Gibson hauled in two touchdowns on the day, both of which I got on film and are up on my Facebook page.
Ryan Tannehill finished as a top 15-17 fantasy QB depending on your scoring thanks to his 3 TDs. But, the lack of yardage (194), 2 INTs and 1 lost fumble is what kept him from being a QB1; Gibson was a top 7-10 WR; Charles Clay finished as a low-end TE1 play because he scored a touchdown, which is enough to make a TE worth playing.
The big news of Sunday night had to be Rams QB Sam Bradford tore his ACL and is done for the season. All the Rams pass catchers can be downgraded with Kellen Clemens now the starter, and upgrade Zach Stacy slightly. In other injury news, Packers TE Jermichael Finley had to leave the field immobilized on a stretcher after a scary head/neck injury. You can count him out for week 8 and grab Jordan Reed from the Redskins to fill the slot if he is available.
Andy Dalton – QB Bengals: I've been SCREAMING that Dalton is one of the most underrated fantasy QBs in the NFL, and he proved me right this weekend against the Lions. Dalton put up #2 overall QB stats with his 372 passing yards, 3 touchdowns with no turnovers. Dalton came into week 7 ranked #15 for QBs on NFL.com, but that number is sure to jump this week with 27.48 fantasy points added to the total.
Matt Ryan – QB Falcons: Ryan showed that he can in fact produce with, or without, Julio Jones and Roddy White in the line-up. On Sunday Ryan threw the ball all over the field and finished with 273 yards passing and 3 TDs. Ryan finished with top 6-7 QB numbers and it isn't something I would have bet on if I were to throw down money. In the end, Matty Ice came through for the 63.1 percent of people brave enough to continue to start him on NFL.com.
Andrew Luck – QB Colts: Replacing a future Hall of Fame player is never an easy thing to do, and replacing a QB of that caliber can be ever harder as the QB drives the offense and is often either the hero, or the scapegoat when things go wrong. But, Luck has come into Indianapolis and made the transition seamless with play. This week he took on Manning and put up just 228 passing yards, but added 4 touchdowns (3 passing, 1 rushing)
Roy Helu – RB Redskins: Helu ranked out as NFL.com's #2 RB this week thanks to his 3 TDs and 41 yards rushing. Before you run out to pick him up, understand that this was FAR more of a fluke than a sign of things to come. If you are one of the 1-2 percent of people who own Helu, and actually played him, then you should either stand up and take a bow, or have your team taken away from you because you put yourself in a position where you had to start Helu!
Jacquizz Rodgers – RB Falcons: Rodgers wasn't a factor in the running game (16 yards), but he earned his paycheck in the passing game as he hauled in 8 passes for 46 yards and 2 TDs. As we know, touchdowns are kind in most fantasy leagues, so even the limited yardage doesn't mean that much when you score 2 TDs. Rodgers finished as an NFL.com top 5 fantasy RB in standard scoring formats in week 7.
Harry Douglas – WR Falcons: The Falcons new #1 WR came up HUGE this week as he reeled in 7 passes for 149 yards and a touchdown. Douglas showed he can be worth playing as a flex option even when White returns, but most of his damage was done in the first half and he wasn't covered by Darrelle Revis. So, take these stats with a grain of salt and don't go crazy with Douglas just yet.
Jarrett Boykin – WR Packers: Any WR that has Aaron Rodgers throwing to him is already one step ahead of the game. Playing in Randall Cobb's old role within the offense, Boykin hauled in 8 passes for 103 receiving yards and a touchdown. With all the injuries the Packers are dealing with these days, Boykin has a chance to continue to be a big part of the passing game and is worth picking up and playing in the WR3 or flex spot.
Brandon Gibson – WR Dolphins: Gibson came up big for the Dolphins on Sunday as he snagged 5 passes for 40 yards and 2 TDs, one of which he went up and over several defenders to score. Gibson had a top 5-7 WR day, but he isn't truly a fantasy asset unless you are in a deeper league with multiple flex spots. No matter what, I had to throw him in here because he deserved the credit.
Jordan Reed – TE Redskins: Reed is going to be the most picked up player in fantasy football when waiver wires open up on Tuesday after he finished week 7 with 9 receptions for 134 yards and 1 TD. Reed is for real; more importantly, he has the truth of the coaches and the QB. There is no reason Reed should be on the waiver wire after Wednesday.
San Diego Chargers defense: As I told people, the Chargers defense put up top 3 numbers for fantasy defenses this week as they held the Jaguars to just 6 points while racking up 6 sacks and 1 INT. These days it is just a safe bet to play whoever is playing the Jaguars that week, so just shadow them to finish the season and you will do better than most people will.
Jay Cutler – QB Bears: In a game where all the experts were projecting the Bears to put up good stats against the Redskins iffy defense, Cutler managed to LOSE fantasy owners points in week 7. As rare as it is, Cutler finished with -0.88 fantasy points on NFL.com fractional scoring due to his 1 INT with just 28 yards passing. Cutler left with a groin injury, and is almost sure to miss some time. The Bears back-up QB situation is one of the worst in the NFL, so if Cutler is in fact out, you can downgrade everyone involved in the passing game until Cutler is back.
Nick Foles – QB Eagles: NFL.com players went crazy picking up Foles this week following his week 6 performance of 296 passing yards and 4 TDs (3 passing, 1 rushing). The worst case scenario came true to fantasy owners on Sunday as Foles remembered he is Foles and finished with just 80 yards passing (11-of-29 throwing), and added 25 rushing yards. All totaled, Foles finished just 5.70 fantasy points on NFL.com, and was the 2nd worst QB (Cutler was the worst) in week 7.
Tom Brady – QB Patriots: I warned people about putting their faith in Brady in the pre-season rankings, so when he goes out and throw for 228 yards with no TDs and an INT, it doesn't truly shock me. But, that is what he did today. The good news is that Rob Gronkowski is back and will be more comfortable next week, which should help his fantasy numbers as he is a target monster.
C.J. Spiller – RB Bills: Spiller managed just 11 yards rushing and -4 yards receiving against the Dolphins in week 7. Spiller seemed to tweak his hamstring early in the game, but that didn't matter as the Dolphins D-Line was tuned into him all day. Spiller scored a total of 0.70 fantasy points this week, which was dead last for all RBs who either start or split carries.
Arian Foster – RB Texans: Foster was never someone you wanted to play this week with a 3rd string QB starting, and facing the Chiefs top ranked NFL defense. With that said, Foster was forced from the game with a hamstring injury and finished with just 11 yards rushing. The Texans have a bye next week, then face the Colts in week 9. Foster started slow, but has picked up speed the last few games and is currently ranked in the top 10 on NFL.com.
Trent Richardson – RB Colts: Not all was well with the Colts as Richardson managed just 37 yards rushing and was benched after losing a fumble. It looks like even with a legitimate running back like Richardson, the Colts just aren't a running team. Richardson's value is going to be extremely sketchy in the second half of the NFL season unless the Colts figure out how to balance their pass and run.
Miles Austin – WR Cowboys: Despite being owned in 70.2 percent of NFL.com leagues, Austin is started in just 9.0 percent of them. Why? Because when the Cowboys opened the game in a three-wide receiver set, Austin wasn't a part of it. Austin was held without a catch and played limited snaps as Terrance Williams continues to emerge as his replacement. I wouldn't cut Austin unless Boykin from Green Bay is available, but I also don't think he has much value in fantasy leagues anymore either.
Kenbrell Thompkins – WR Patriots: Thompkins is someone I don't personally own in any of my fantasy leagues because he drops too many passes, and is a true boom-or-bust play each and every week. This week he caught just 2 passes for 16 yards with no endzone visits. Thompkins is a redzone target, so he has some WR4/5 value in standard scoring formats. But those in PPR league could probably find better options out there on the waiver wire.
Tony Gonzalez – TE Falcons: For all the success that Ryan had this week, Gonzalez was on the receiving end of very little of it. On just 4 targets, Gonzalez caught just 2 of them for 30 yards and no TDs. He will do better next week against a Cardinals defense that has been generous to TEs all season long.
Cincinnati Bengals defense: The Bengals defense is owned in 84.1 percent of NFL.com leagues, and went into the season as a top 5-7 fantasy defense. This week they ran into a Lions offense that put up 24 points on the scoreboard. The bad news is that they failed to put up even a single sack, interception, fumble recovery, or defensive stat to help fantasy owners. Because of the points and no defensive stats, the Bengals finished with 0.00 fantasy points. So, while they didn't hurt you, they also didn't help you. They should do better against the Jets next week, but I would still go with the week-to-week defensive strategy.
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The Harris Ranch Beef Company was founded in 1937 by Jack Harris in Fresno County, California. Originally, the ranch was engaged in the processing of cotton and grain.
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Washington state agencies to close Oct. 11
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 7, 2010
OLYMPIA – The next widespread shutdown of state agencies as a result of budget shortfalls will take place Monday, Oct. 11, 2010.
In April 2010, the state Legislature passed and Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6503. Designed to reduce state government spending for employees, the law requires that state agencies close on the 10 days specified in the bill or submit an alternate compensation reduction plan for approval by the Office of Financial Management.
The following agencies, boards and commissions will be closed Oct.11:
- Board of Accountancy
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- Agriculture
- Archeology and Historic Preservation
- Arts Commission
- Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs
- Commerce
- Conservation Commission
- Corrections
- Council for Children and Families
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- Early Learning
- Eastern Washington Historical Society
- Ecology
- Office of Education Ombudsman
- Employment Security (local WorkSource offices, tax offices and the unemployment claims call center will remain open)
- Environmental Hearings Office
- Office of the Family and Children's Ombudsman
- Financial Institutions
- Financial Management
- Fish and Wildlife
- Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board
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In addition, institutions of higher education were required by law to submit compensation reduction plans to avoid office closures. Most offices headed by separately elected officials (Secretary of State, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Auditor, Attorney General and Commissioner of Public Lands) also submitted compensation reduction plans. However, most state agencies are scheduled to close their offices on the dates specified.
Additional closures will take place:
- 2010: Dec. 27
- 2011: Jan. 28, Feb. 22, March 11, April 22, June 10
For a complete list of agencies closed Oct. 11 and for specified dates in 2010–11, visit http://ofm.wa.gov/layoff/agency_list.pdf.
The closures will save more than $70 million in all funds in 2010–11. The temporary layoff law was passed as part of a series of measures to address an almost $12 billion shortfall during the 2009–11 budget period.
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Three reasons to make them a permanent part of U.S. energy policy.
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Three reasons to make them a permanent part of U.S. energy policy.
For the past decade, the renewable energy industry and various branches of the federal government have engaged in an ungainly, enormously unproductive two-step on production tax credits (PTC) for renewable energy projects, and for wind projects in particular. The back-and-forth choreography is sustained by two unchallenged misperceptions about the PTC: That it has no fundamental justification, and that the value of the credit goes totally to developers.
The PTC can be transformed into a keystone of an effective energy environmental policy. However, to achieve this transformation, the misperceptions must be challenged.
Begin with the current PTC. In broad terms, it offers an inflation-adjusted credit against taxes on certain types of income for every kilowatt-hour generated for the initial years of the operating life of a qualified renewable technology. (The details of the PTC vary by technology, but the basic principles hold for all.) The PTC never was permanent. It initially was passed for a period of seven years, and since has been renewed for periods as short as one year.
As every expiration date draws near, critics mount a campaign against both the PTC and the eligible renewable technologies. The typical critique says there is no legitimate role for government intervention, making the tax credit an unjustified subsidy to developers that serve to prop up a resource the market otherwise would not permit to exist. The renewable energy industry, especially representatives of the wind industry, counters with its own campaign. Typically, the dance ends with a compromise: The credit is renewed, but only for a very short period of time.
The start-and-stop nature of this process has driven inefficiencies into the renewable industry and prevented the development of domestic component suppliers. Project developers cannot build up a stable team of installers because installations have, for periods of a year or more, plummeted. In addition, a strong national development effort could trigger an increase in demand for the many component parts that go into renewable projects, providing at least a potential spur for domestic manufacturing.
This stop-and-start nature of the demand generated by the PTC makes it very hard to justify the kind of investment in new production lines that capturing this potential would require.
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The PTC should be made a permanent part of U.S. energy policy for at least three reasons. First, and foremost, the PTC can provide a critical part of an energy environmental policy to remove carbon emissions from electricity generation and ultimately to stabilize the U.S. share of global emissions. Technologies that remove carbon emissions from the generation of electricity provide a public good that should be paid a public return. The PTC is one effective way to provide this return to developers. This very simple recognition transforms the PTC into a keystone component of an effective climate stabilization policy.
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Abstract and Applied Analysis
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 623014, 12 pages
Research Article
Mean Square Exponential Stability of Stochastic Switched System with Interval Time-Varying Delays
Faculty of Science, Maejo University, Chiangmai 50290, Thailand
Received 19 March 2012; Revised 5 May 2012; Accepted 9 May 2012
Academic Editor: Miroslava Růžičková
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- Huimei Jia, and Zhengrong Xiang, "Passivity analysis and passification for a class of switched stochastic systems with time-varying delay," Canadian Journal of Physics, vol. 91, no. 12, pp. 1049–1056, 2013. View at Publisher · View at Google Scholar
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- P. Niamsup, and G. Rajchakit, "New Results on Robust Stability and Stabilization of Linear Discrete-Time Stochastic Systems with Convex Polytopic Uncertainties," Journal of Applied Mathematics, vol. 2013, pp. 1–10, 2013. View at Publisher · View at Google Scholar
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- Manlika Rajchakit, Piyapong Niamsup, and Grienggrai Rajchakit, "A constructive way to design a switching rule and switching regions to mean square exponential stability of switched stochastic systems with non-differentiable and interval time-varying delay," Journal of Inequalities and Applications, vol. 2013, no. 1, pp. 499, 2013. View at Publisher · View at Google Scholar


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As i was in company of others - i also visited shops i wouldn't normally go in - such as a pearl shop- so that was very interesting too - there is a picture of a girl threading pearls - in these shops they also show you how to tell if they are real or not.
lunch had so many choices and we tasted many flavors; noodles, dumplings, meats, veg.
pretty sure i took other pics - but they seem to have gone!
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Creole Style Smoked Baby Back Ribs
READY IN: 2hrs 15mins
Recipe by CountryLady
Reign as King of the Grill in your neighbourhood! Recipe comes from Rob Rainford.
Top Review by Pepper #2
We just made this recipe to break in our new smoker/grill and it was fantastic. We left out the celery seeds because we didn't have them, and omitted the Tabasco because we thought the other ingredients would give it enough zing. We were right. They were spicy, but not TOO hot and very juicy. We're adding this to the recipe book!
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Ingredients Nutrition
The Rub
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 2 teaspoons celery seeds
- 1 pinch cajun spices
- 1 pinch cayenne
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
The Bourbon Sauce
- 2 tablespoons bottled chili sauce
- 3⁄4 cup hickory flavored barbecue sauce
- 1⁄4 cup Bourbon
- 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup (or honey)
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- 2 racks of baby-back pork ribs (5lb or 2.5 kg)
Directions See How It's Made
- The Rub: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.
- Pat all sides of the baby back ribs generously with the rub.
- Place in a sealable plastic bag and refrigerate for at least 5 hours.
- The Bourbon Sauce: To make the bourbon sauce, place all ingredients except Tabasco sauce, in a medium sized, heavy bottomed sauce pan.
- Reduce slightly over medium heat for 5-10 minutes.
- Stir in the Tabasco to taste.
- This can be refrigerated until ready to use, but reheat before serving.
- Baby Back Ribs: Prepare Barbecue to 200ºF/100ºC using indirect heat.
- For a gas grill, preheat the grill to high on one side leaving the other side off.
- If you are using charcoal, cook the coal until they are ash on the outside, but still holding their shape.
- Place the baby back ribs directly on the cool side of the grill and cook slowly, lid down, for approximately 2 hours until nicely browned and cooked through.
- After 1½ hours, brush the ribs with the bourbon sauce every 15 minutes until the allotted time has passed.


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Danske Bank: comments om FOMC minutes
Minutes of the 29-30 October FOMC meeting were slightly more dovish than the statement, analysts at Danske Bank say.
1) There were "a few" participants of the FOMC who did express concern that inflation could run below the Committee's 2% target for quite some time. "Most participants" continue to expect inflation to move back to the Committee's arget over the medium term, but the overall FOMC sentiment towards the inflation has become more dovish.
2) Second, the statement did not mention the deterioration in foreign economic and financial conditions at all nor the appreciation of the USD.It means that we need further weakness in global growth and/or financial markets before it becomes a real concern for the Fed.
3) The "considerable time" phrase was discussed. However, there is no indication that the Committee is about to change that wording in December.


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New Base Village at Snowmass
Latest Updates on the Base Village at SnowmassOn-Mountain Improvements
Sheer Bliss Lift
The new $7 million lift replaces the old double chair with a quicker and more comfortable ride. The new lift has been repositioned so that the bottom terminal is slighly lower and to the east and the top terminal is higher. Skiers can now access the Cirque terrain without hiking and can ski into Up 4 Pizza. The quad chair takes nine minutes and can carry 2,000 passengers an hour
Village Express Lift
The existing Fanny Hill chairlift was replaced with a six-passenger lift - the Village Express. A speedy 9.5-minute ride gets you from the bottom of Fanny Hill to the top of Sam's Knob, with a mid-way unloading station. Village Express accommodates 2,800 people per hour, is 10,057 feet long and has 2,174 vertical feet of rise. The lift cuts total riding time in half and eliminates waiting in two additional lift lines to access the same terrain!
Sky Cab (Mall Connector)
A fast and fun aerial link between existing Snowmass Village Mall and new base village joins commercial centers and integrates conference/community activities. This two-minute ride (think of it as an elevator on cables between two villages and retail centers) provides uphill or downhill connectivity to a one-of-a-kind Snowmass Village complex. Cabins are six-passenger.
Existing Lodge Improvements/Renovations
Snowmass offers 29 lodging properties, ranging from budget to full service deluxe hotels to luxury condominiums or townhouses. In Snowmass, 95% of lodging is ski-in/ski out.
The New Base Village
The Treehouse, Capitol Peak and Hayden Peak lodges are completed. A number of restaurants and night clubs are open.
Construction Impacts to Guests Will Be Minimal...
Snowmass' 3,128 acres of skiing/snowboarding terrain are not affected by the Base Village construction. All terrain and lifts will operate as usual.
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