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An online community going offline: CAD.de in GermanyPosted by BettinaGiemsa in Hello, CAD! on Jan 6, 2011 1:58:12 PM
Hello, everyone,
Today I would like to talk about CAD.de which is probably the biggest German-language CAD/CAM/CAE community on the Internet. Don't worry, I am not asking you to learn German and join...
I am bringing this up, because I have just recently learned about CAD.de's "offline" activities. CAD.de is a huge community covering all the major CAD systems and related products in designated forums. Founded in 2000, it has now over 115,000 members and 2.5m visitors per month.
Most of the forums are administrated by independent moderators and CAD.de is proud of its independence, allowing every topic to be discussed from various perspectives. Clumsy marketing attempts are being deleted right away
The folks managing CAD.de are taking their mission very seriously and they are enthusiastic about their work. What I'd like to highlight here is that they also take the discussions offline by organizing user meetings, and attending and participating in several industry events. As an example, CAD.de is a regular exhibitor at PlanetPTC Live, too.
A big event in their calendar year is the Euromold show that just happened in December 2010. With the help of some vendor sponsorships, PTC among them, they organized a huge booth where attendees met the forum moderators and networked face-to-face, discussed technical challenges and exchanged best practices – just as they would do online.
Being an Internet addict myself, I still like the idea of meeting people face-to-face and being able to connect a face to a name. What do you think? Are you participating in a local community that does a similar thing?
As stated above, they would discuss topics "just as they would do online" – would they really? I was wondering how people are using this great opportunity and I reached out to Meike Ballhause, who is one of the moderators at CAD.de and volunteers at many live events. She is also one of the moderators of the Creo Elements/Pro forum on CAD.de and I asked her about the nature of questions asked at Euromold 2010 and if there are any differences between online- and offline interaction.
She explained that the CAD.de booth at Euromold was not set up like a normal trade show booth, as it is not a commercial offering. The moderators really just want to be there and take the time to chat, network, and help their peers.
Most registered CAD.de users, she said, come to the booth and introduce themselves with their online user names, there were only a handful that wanted to stay entirely anonymous.
"We as moderators always look forward to such live events, especially the large ones like Euromold. For some of us this is the only opportunity to meet throughout the year", she says.
"It is also a great opportunity to talk across various CAD systems and learn from the experiences of other users. CAD.de is a great networking platform. Over the years, I have seen many friendships evolve from a first forum conversation via a personal meeting at a trade show up to establishing regular meetings on a shared topic of interest."
Being asked what the typical questions were at Euromold 2010, Meike said:
"The users usually don't come to the booth to have 'normal' questions answered, they are more interested in networking, but also generic questions around the CAD market – in this case, at the Creo Elements/Pro section, they were of course asking questions about Creo.
They typically ask for best practices instead of feature/function guidance -- offline meetings allow for more detailed discussion sometimes! Other times, users also bring very elaborate tasks to the booths and then we end up sitting there with several moderators brooding over a complex task for hours!"
According to Albert Ranig, founder of CAD.de, this offline format will be continued in a smaller scale at the HMI show in Hannover and at the same large scale as in past years at the Euromold 2011 – pending the support by us vendors!
Mark your calendars!
HMI 2011 - The world's leading showcase for industrial technology
April 4-8, 2011, Hannover, Germany
Euromold 2011 - World Fair for Moldmaking and Tooling, Design and Application Development
Nov. 30 - Dec. 03, 2011, Frankfurt / Main, Germany


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After years of study and demonstration projects, the Department of Water and Power approved plans on Friday for a $530 million program to pay commercial and residential customers for the solar power they generate.
The 100 megawatt feed-in tariff solar program approved by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners will be the largest effort of its kind in the nation, and could expand to 150 megawatts if successful. Approved customers would be paid 17 cents for every kilowatt hour sold back to the utility.
The ambitious program is designed to be phased in over the next four years with authorization for 20 megawatts every six months to determine how well the program is working.
"We think this sends a good message to the solar industry that we are trying to jump-start this program," Commissioner Jonathan Parfrey said.
But Ratepayer Advocate Fred Pickel spoke against the expense of the program, saying it could end up costing ratepayers $100 million for the energy.
"I believe our pricing is too high," Pickel said. "We will be paying more than the avoided cost, the standard of the utility industry since 1978. Every time we violate that standard, there are problems."
But commissioners, under pressure from state requirements to get a program in place, agreed with department staff that the higher payments are needed to assure public interest in the program.
Officials hope to authorize the first contracts within the next three months in a program expected to be attractive primarily to large commercial operations as opposed to residential uses due to the cost of installing solar panels.
Even with tax credits, a solar installation can cost thousands of dollars. Some solar firms offer leasing programs to cut the costs and to allow homeowners to take advantage of tax breaks.
Under a feed-in tariff program, homeowners or businesses are paid back for the energy generated from their solar panels.
DWP officials also said the higher payments are needed to get the public involved in the program.
Other cities have needed to increase the payments to get individuals and firms interested in the solar program. As an example, Sacramento recently increased its feed-in tariff payments to 14.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, the commission was told.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who had set a goal of having 30 percent of DWP energy come from renewable sources by 2020, said he was pleased with the action.
"This program will spur new private sector investment that will create jobs while decreasing our city's reliance on dirty fossil fuels," Villaraigosa said.
The program also drew praise from the Sierra Club and the Los Angeles Business Council.
Evan Gillespie of the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign, said the vote was a "pivotal point" for Los Angeles.
"In the 21st century, it is simply unacceptable for 40 percent of L.A.'s energy to come from aging, out-of-state polluting coal-fired plants," Gillespie said. "Local renewable energy generation will enable our city to replace the Navajo Generating Station coal plant in Arizona."
Mary Leslie, a former DWP commissioner and president of the Los Angeles Business Council, called the feed-in tariff "a major step" toward economic and environmental stainability.

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Republicans say they don't have a race problem, but if your idea of minority outreach is to tell blacks that slavery was actually good for them, then you might have a problem.
During a panel on minority outreach at the Conservative Political Action Committee on Friday afternoon, 30 year old Scott Terry asked whether Republicans should endorse remaining separate but equal. The presenter, K. Carl Smith, answered by referencing a letter by Frederick Douglass forgiving his former master, then the audience member shot back asking, "For what? For feeding him and housing him?"
After the back and forth, Terry wondered out loud, "why can't we just have segregation?"
ThinkProgress spoke to Terry, who says he believes that whites, not blacks, have been disenfranchised by the government. He also said that African-Americans "should be allowed to vote in Africa" and that he'd be happy with a society where blacks were permanently subservient to whites.
When a woman attempted to challenge Terry's racist views during the panel, he said, "I didn't know the legacy of the Republican Party included women correcting men in public."
After the event, K. Carl Smith released a statement blaming a journalist, not the racist man in the crowd, for asking a provocative question:
I was invited by the Tea Party Patriots to conduct a breakout session entitled: "Trump The Race Card" and share the Frederick Douglass Republican Message. In the middle of my delivery, while discussing the 1848 "Women's Rights Convention," I was rudely interrupted by a woman working for the Voice of Russia. She abruptly asked me: "How many black women were there?" This question was intentionally disruptive and coercive with no way of creating a positive dialogue.
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Top Ten Reasons to Bore with Blogs
For those of you who read my most recent 100th blog and thought sure you were shed of me, it ain't so, Joe. You might justifiably have believed you wouldn't have David Lewis to kick around anymore -- but you do. Here I am ready for the next 100 attempts to bore my adoring public -- all three readers.
Yes, it is true 100 blogs were the original goal. And, it may jolly well be true that I may have nothing left to say worth saving to my computer's hard drive. However, there are some really compelling reasons to continue this odyssey.
Reason No. 10 - Conceding no locked-in agenda as to what to write, my curiosity is boundless and encompasses everything from the mundane to the meteoric. As my observations usually lean mostly to the mundane, why not bore others with my thoughts?
Reason No. 9 - Nobody else would publish my generally incoherent writings. As I've told the current and former editors of The Brazil Times, I could cover their desk with stuff I wrote which no one published.
Reason No. 8 -- I still have some unfinished junk drafted. Most of these drafts were never submitted because so far even I can't understand what I wrote.
Reason No. 7 - There really are things going on in Brazil which need to be brought to your attention. For example, no one has yet to offer me a 3-for-free coupon to try Eddie's.
Reason No. 6 - Haven't even begun to remember all the things I learned from my father. And there's at least one story which ought to be told come Veteran's Day.
Reason No. 5 -- Those who seem to most identify with my writings are folks who grew up in the 1950s, and now wish (as I) that they had paid better attention. We old folk have got to stick together!
Reason No. 4 - Somewhere there is a philosopher hiding deep in my brain who wants to have lived an examined life; somewhere a spiritual being seeking divine truth. If I write it, will it come?
Reason No. 3 - How else am I going to keep Kay guessing as to what I'll say next?
Reason No. 2 -- Opportunity to document my light speed descent into advanced old age (as frequently referenced by our just as rapidly aging five children).
Reason No. 1 - Haven't nearly finished embarrassing above referenced children. There has just got to be at least two good blogs about each one of them left in me! Nathan is next.
So, here we go. One-hundred blogs ago the thought was to submit two blogs every week. That long-ago proved beyond my ability. One quickly comes to appreciate those making a living daily writing something actually worth reading. My next 100 blog goal should keep me busy enough for the next year, or two, or longer.
David L. Lewis is an observer of and sometimes commentator on life who may be reached via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The company's air chucks are suited for virtually any lathe, boring machine, grinder or VMC. Models include through-hole, high speed and quick-change. The chuck is available in SAE or metric sizes ranging from 3" to 18" (76 to 457 mm). Accuracies range from 0.001" to 0.00001" (0.254 m).
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Start8 brings the "Start" menu back to Windows 8. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview is available and has taken the Windows interface to a whole new level. Unfortunately, the preview did not come with a desktop feature that the world makes use of billions times a day, the "Start" menu.
Reviewing 1.56 (Aug 17, 2015)
Start IS Back is way better
Reviewing 1.31 (Dec 5, 2013)
Start8 is great.
Really great.
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Start Menu 8 is free.
Really free.
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The only quality alternative to a downgrade...works well and makes Win8 usable as a desktop OS.
Worth the cheap price.
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Fileform is getting a little slow at posting stuff. This came out 4 days ago....
Its pretty sad when OSX and Linux look more like Windows than Windows.
I am glad to see such a reputable company as Stardock step up to the plate, and do something about the end user experience of Windows 8 on Desktop computers, especially for mouse and keyboard users. Thank you Stardock.


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Two opposing teams should already be familiar to the Vols at this point: Kentucky and Louisville. Tennessee beat Kentucky in the season-opening double dual meet at home 213-87 and a week later defeated Louisville 163-137.
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TO QUOTE: DIVING COACH Dave Parrington
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HTMLGiant Reviews Edmund Berrigan's Can It!
Edmund Berrigan has a new book of poems out called Can It!, published by Letter Machine Editions. Connor Fisher takes a moment to review it, over at HTML Giant.
The first time that I read the title of Edmund Berrigan's bold book Can It!, I misread the words as a syntactical anomaly. The words seemed to combine a common inquiry ("can it . . .?") with aggressive, declarative punctuation. This removed the deferential, cautious quality from Can It!, while adding an insistence that did not negate the underlying doubt; Can It! was a juxtaposition of the curious and the angry and a coexistence of blunt assertion and self-reflexive wonder.
Far from being an error, my misreading of Berrigan's title served as an avenue into the text, which embodies many of the same concerns as the near-paradoxical titular wording. Can It! is at once an intimate and touching memoir of Edmund as a child and a young man as he experiences the death of his father Ted Berrigan, the later death of his stepfather Dale, and lives as a growing artist in New York City. Can It! is also a fully realized post-Language-School work, sections of which strive to tear apart Berrigan's established personae and voices, and a playful tribute to the avant-garde surrealist aesthetic that was ushered into America nearly a century ago (and which seems to be experiencing a contemporary renaissance). These styles and traditions jumble together from section to section and form a whole that is rife with Whitman-esque contradictions and pleasantly revels in its inability to be pinned down in genre or intent.
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I didn't even think to check that, Jax. It's legal here. No laws whatsoever regarding the matter, unfortunately... I guess you could even sell someone a newborn.
I brought my puppy home @ 9 weeks because the litter wasn't broken up until 8.5 weeks. My trainer said that 7 weeks was a better time.
One week makes a difference?
This makes me feel a lot better, thanks. We raised a wolfdog puppy from about 4 weeks and didn't have any problems with his bite inhibition, though he was a resource guarder (good luck finding one that's not though). So I'm not worried about us, just the dog!
Maybelline was abandoned in my daughter-in-laws front yard at maybe 4-5 weeks old. She's most likely a res-dog being found within a 1/4 mile of an Indian reservation.
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Both ends of the spectrum.
Seems to me seven weeks is fine. I think here, California, is an 8-week state.
Thanks for your input, Warpwr!
Not to hijack your thread, but my concern is similar.
We are in the process of getting a new boy. I would like to being him home at 9 weeks. I read a lot of how GSDs really benefit from an extra week. Also I will have two weeks vacation at his 9th week.
Is this a good idea?
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2006 Magic City Classic All-Tournament Team Holly Krzan (UAB) - MVP Chelsea McCall (UAB) Jennifer Nelson (UAB) Lindsay Stanley (UAB) Nikki Rombough (BSC) Kristina Villavicencio (BSC) Jennifer Wellborn (BSC) Jenna Dempski (Samford) Kylie Harmon (Samford) Stephanie Royall (Samford)


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Mommy put up some new pictures of all of us today, and I am just grabbing my turn on here to say, I totally fit, alright? I fit on the new piece of furniture. Sure, it's listing a little, but it didn't topple over from me being on it. I fit in the animal print bed too. Okay so it poofs out a little when I wedge my behind in it, but I'm in there. I fit!
Today I am 1 year old!!!
Everybody can't believe how much I've grown since I came home with mommy and daddy at the wee age of 12 week. From a 1.7 pound teenie tiny kitten to a 14 pound adult; and I am still growing. I hope to hit 20-25 pounds by the time I am done.... If you add the weight of my hair I might hit 30... lol I am sooo adorable... my markings have developed as well as my caot which is fluffy around my head and tummy, and my tail... well lets just say that neither of my two bros have tails that even compare.
What do I want for my birthday??? Food, cuddles, toys, and sleep.... that pretty much defines my life.... it is a good one with hopefully many years to come.
Can't really celebrate today because my folks have to work... but I have a sneaky suspicion that they are going to throw me a party on Saturday..... I hope they don't bring out the birthday hats again.
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According to our good friends at MySportsBook.com, the Patriots opened as 7-point favorites for their Thanksgiving game in Detroit. (I hope you noticed that shameless plug, other potential sponsors … we here at Foxboro Blog take good care of the fine companies who help make us wildly rich and extremely famous!)
New England's offense has put points on the board with ruthless efficiency against some pretty good defenses the past two weeks. They hung 39 on the Steelers and 31 on the Colts. Detroit ranks 23rd in scoring defense and 19th in yards allowed per game, and their rushing defense is among the league's worst. This should all add up to a lot of points for the league's top scoring offense. Don't be surprised to see BenJarvus Green-Ellis feasting on the traditional turkey leg awarded to the player of the game in the post-game interview. If BJGE or Brady earns that honor, I hope they at least bring a hair net to ensure food safety. If New England players wanted fat hairy turkey on Thanksgiving, they'd invite Rex Ryan to dinner. ZING! I'm just hoping that instead of eating that turkey leg, they try to set a good example by donating it to the less fortunate … like all of Antonio Cromartie's kids. DOUBLE ZING! Yeah, I'm already kinda looking forward to the Week 12 game against the Jets. Deal with it.
However, Detroit is far from hopeless in this game. Their front four, anchored by first-round phenom DT Ndamukong Suh, is good at getting after the quarterback with 27 sacks on the year. Due in large part to the pressure generated up front, the Lions have a pass defense that ranks among the top half of the league. Their offense also does a good job of moving the ball through the air, which has been New England's Achilles' heel this season. Detroit ranks 6th in passing yards and is tied for 6th in passing TDs. WR Calvin Johnson is a nightmare for opposing defensive coordinators. In man-to-man coverage, he is uncoverable. The Patriots will have to devote an additional defender to Megatron, which should open up the middle of the field for the other receivers and tight ends. The Pats struggle in pass coverage, and even with backup QB Shaun Hill in the game, the Lions should be able to move the ball.
Even though I think New England will win this one, I think Detroit is capable of keeping it close. I'll take Detroit and the points this week. Also, because both offenses are pretty good and both defenses are pretty bad, I'm going to take the over at 51.
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PACKERS (+2.5) at Falcons
I think the Falcons are a very good football team, but they don't defend the pass very well. The pass is Green Bay's bread and butter. The Packers have been murdering opponents the past few weeks, outscoring the opposition 85-10 over their past three games. I'm going to ride the hot hand and gamble with Green Bay.
JAGUARS (+7.5) at Giants
The Giants will be missing WRs Steve Smith and Hakeem Nicks this week, leaving alligator-arms Mario Manningham and a mishmash of special teams and practice squad players as Eli Manning's top targets. The Giants are coming off two straight demoralizing losses, while the Jags have won three straight. I'll gladly take the points under those circumstances.
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Amazon has been accused of bullying Hachette, the smallest of the so-called "Big Five" publishers. There has been lots of mainstream coverage of the issue, but what this situation really highlights is the stupidity of Eric Holder's Department of Justice and its campaign against Apple's iBooks Store.
The New York Times first shined a spotlight on the issue when David Streitfeld reported on May 9th that Amazon was using a variety of passive-aggressive bullying tactics to force Hachette Book Group to give the retail giant better terms.
"Most of the time," Mr. Streitfeld wrote, "[Amazon] has all sorts of ways to encourage you to buy a book: faster shipping, cheaper shipping, a discount, a cheap copy from a third party who was cleaning out his closet. Now, like a river reversing its flow, it is using all sorts of ways to get people not to buy Hachette titles: more expensive, slower shipping, pitching something else instead."
Those tactics listing shipping times at 2-3 weeks for physical Hachette-published books when Hachette says that Amazon has the books in stock; ending or greatly lowering the discounts Amazon is so (in)famous for; and even recommending that users by other books through banners displayed above some Hachette titles.
Here's a great tweet from @JamieFord on the topic.
He's looking at you, Amazon. http://t.co/dwmyaz8j2u pic.twitter.com/h2AFy3h1QI
— Jamie Ford (@JamieFord) May 10, 2014
Amazon's goal is to force Hachette to give it better terms for ebooks so that Amazon can either lower its prices even more or eke a little profit out of its books. In the process, These moves have hurt authors and small imprints distributed by Hachette, and most likely Hachette itself, and it's made possible by Amazon's enormous share of the book retail market.
Coverage on the topic has included stories about how Wall Street has finally gotten tired of Amazon not making a profit on its tens of billions in annual sales. In this line of reasoning, Amazon is finally getting motivated to do something about its lack of profit, and it wants those profits to come at the expense of Hachette, and eventually other publishers.
Other articles have looked at how these moves have affected authors, who have seen sales of their Hachette-published titles plummet.
"Amazon removed virtually all the discounts from Hachette titles starting on Feb 7, 2014," author Michael Sullivan told The Times. "Books in pre-orders or VERY recently released books, still have discounts, but all the other books (both print and ebook) are being sold at full price."
Some have speculated that Amazon hopes these authors will turn on Hachette and force the company to meet Amazon's terms.
Another article that was picked up in the comic community is the effect Amazon's bullying is having on comic books and manga. ICv2 reported, "All [Hachette-owned Manga imprint] Yen Press titles we checked were being sold at full MSRP, a rare occurrence in Amazon book retailing."
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Anita Yang, The China Post Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 9:46 am TWN
As the world anticipates the approaching FIFA World Cup tournament, soccer fans in Taiwan are also marking their calendars and planning to follow the games. Watching soccer stars soaring down the field, islanders can't help but ask: "Does Taiwan stand a chance of being in the World Cup one day?" Many probably find the idea ridiculous and impossible, but there is one person with the determined goal of taking this small island to the 2026 World Cup. He is Judan Ali.
Ambitious Dream and Determined Soul
Ali, with his high ideas, is a soccer coach who resides in Hualien (花蓮), coaching kids and training Taiwanese coaches in every aspect of the game. After playing for Arsenal Football Club as well as Spanish club Murcia, Ali felt his strengths and passion made him destined to coach. Despite the English Football Association sponsoring his coaching pathway, where he worked with the likes of current England Manager Roy Hodgson, he recently turned down many other tempting offers both in England and in Europe in favor of dedicating himself to taking Taiwanese soccer to the international stage.
Why would an outsider to Taiwanese society sacrifice so much to pursue something not directly beneficial to himself? The answer is simple: Ali wants to prove that playing soccer has nothing to do with race. And instead of helping a country with an already developed soccer infrastructure, he wants to help those who are really lacking in support to "plant the first seed in the soil."
A British national of Indian descent, Ali has been a victim of racism. He has encountered unjust treatment throughout his career just because of his skin color. Unable to be fully appreciated in England, he decided to leave and bring his talents into full play somewhere else. Ali's first major project took place in India. Out of 20,000 trialists, 16 players were selected, trained and then went on to win the cup at the Arsenal International Soccer Festival in 2011. The success not only brought confidence to India, but it also proved his point and pushed his ambition even further.
As it stands, Taiwan ranks No. 170 in the FIFA world rankings. However, Ali thinks Taiwan should be in at least 80th place because he has already witnessed potentially world class talent here. His short-term goal is to take a team of the best young Taiwanese players as well as talented players from India, South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong to next year's Dana Cup in Denmark, the largest international youth soccer tournament in the world, where soccer greats such as former Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel have played. Dana Cup marketing director Alison Forman looks forward to welcoming Ali's team in 2015 and says that this summer a record 1,067 teams have entered from around the world.
Ali is fully confident that his team will finish in the top 10 while aiming to win the trophy. His long-term goal in Taiwan is to start a nationally and internationally recognized program that can partner with many other industries such as health and fitness, education, business, etc.
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Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan
High School: East Grand Rapids High School
Major: International Political Economy
Why did you choose University of Puget Sound?
Location was probably the biggest factor in my decision. I can run along the Puget Sound in the morning and spend the afternoon skiing in the Cascade Mountains. For a Midwesterner, that's hard to beat.
What professor has especially inspired you during your time at Puget Sound?
Comparative Sociology Professor Gareth Barkin.
What has been your favorite class?
US Foreign Policy with Seth Weinberger
What is your favorite place on campus?
The courtyard between Thompson and Harned Halls is a perfect spot to kick a soccer ball around with friends during a study break.
What is your favorite food in the Wheelock Student Center?
The new Latin American station. It's like Chipotle every day.
What advice would you give to a prospective student or first year about the Puget Sound experience?
Get out of your comfort zone and don't be afraid to make mistakes. And always ask for help and advice because there are so many interesting perspectives on campus.
What campus activities do you participate in?
News writer for The Trail, Club Water Polo and Sailing, ASUPS Committees, and Intramural Sports.
What quirky or fun thing do you wish you had known before you came to Puget Sound?
Streets west of campus are generally named after US presidents, while the streets to the east are trees.
Who is your favorite character from a movie/book/television series?
Any character from a Christopher Moore book. As of right now: Tucker Case.
If you could witness any event past, present or future, what would it be?
My parents' high school graduation. I can't begin to imagine what that was like.
What's the #1 most played song on your iPod?
If I die Young, by The Band Perry… I'm on a kick.
My International Political Economy Summer Research Grant afforded me maybe the most formative experience of my college career: the opportunity to backpack around South America for nearly three months while learning the intricacies of relevant fieldwork skills.
I traveled from La Paz, Bolivia to Santiago, Chile exploring the political economy of lithium, the element that powers everything from our smart phones to our electric cars. I spoke with noted regional economists, activists, businessmen, and government bureaucrats, all of whom helped shape my understanding of a complex international industry. I was one of few foreigners allowed access to the Bolivian government's lithium pilot plant and had a VIP seat across from the Bolivian Vice-President at one of the biggest folkloric festivals. I even got to have a little fun in the process, skiing in the Chilean Andes and mountain biking down "the world's most dangerous road" in rural Bolivia. Of course my trip wasn't without its ups and downs as I had my passport, laptop, and credit cards stolen, but as a whole it was an unbelievable experience.
The interviews and conversations I had during the summer have been crucial in formulating my senior thesis this fall on the balance of public versus private firms in natural resource industries.
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Your headline really gives you an opportunity to stand out, so take advantage of it. Avoid simply using your job title, and go the extra mile to point out your biggest strengths. Come up with three to five terms that best describe your position, duties, and areas of expertise to make your profile more searchable, and stand out among search results. Remember to use spaces, commas or plus signs instead of slashes, which may interfere with LinkedIn recognizing each word as separate.
Be careful about using abbreviations
In the context of your profile, abbreviations might make sense, but when it comes to search results, recruiters are more likely to search using the full word. Whenever possible, avoid abbreviating so that you'll be able to connect when recruiters look for that particular word.
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The new and improved Hobby entrance to the terminal was completed three months ahead of schedule and under the $5 million cost to repair.
Ross Underhill is the interim GM at Hobby. He says travelers will find things much more accessible.
Hobby Airport interim GM Ross Underhill
"Two of the things that really got done in the last nine months on this construction project that are good for our passengers, is we removed our curbs and they can wheel right up without having to lift their bags off the curbs, and also we provided a protected walkway for them with the inclusion of the ballers, which definitely will enhance the appearance up here from our orange barricades prior to construction."
It began as an emergency repair in October, because the ramp, located near the roof of the baggage claim area, was leaking badly. Underhill says traffic was rerouted through the parking garage after the ramp was closed.
"Because we finished this phase early, it allows us to finish this separate project in the garage also early, which was scheduled to be completed in the January-February time next year, we'll actually finish it now before the holidays in November."
Robert Vinson with the Houston Airport System says this is just a small part of a major renovation that's underway at Hobby.
"The U-ramp work itself for the past nine months was only like maybe, two percent of the $350 million dollar project. We expanded the central concourse and renovated the interior of the ticketing building, including the baggage claim that we're talking about. So it's very much an improvement to the facility."
Hobby's new look also comes after city council approved Southwest Airline's plan to build additional gates for international destinations. Nearly 50 million passengers used the city's three airports last year. They contribute over $27 billion to the regional economy.
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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Gear (General) › Ursack closer to being allowed in Yosemite?
Feb 27, 2012 at 3:57 pm #1286295
Don't know if you guys saw the update last week:
Is there a comprehensive list of where the Ursack is and isn't allowed? Or is just the King Range etc.. where it's not allowed? Or Yellowstone as well?Feb 27, 2012 at 4:48 pm #1845811
Hiking MaltoBPL Member
Hopefully this tesing will be completed and the Ursack approved by the start of the summer hiking season. This whole affair has been foolish.Feb 27, 2012 at 5:08 pm #1845822
Matthew ZionMember
@mzionLocale: Boulder, CO
+1 that the testing and approval is quick. I'm glad I haven't bought a canister yet — I'd much rather carry one of these.Feb 27, 2012 at 5:11 pm #1845826
I'd really like to buy one as well. This might be the one time I abuse the REI return policy–buy a Bearvault and return it if/when the Ursack is approved again. There's got to be a lot of pent-up demand for these. They're a clearly superior product in terms of weight, and no worse it seems in terms of failing.Feb 27, 2012 at 5:25 pm #1845831
Stephan DoyleMember
Wasn't there hope of this last year, too?
I'm cautiously NOT going and selling my BearVault quite yet.Feb 27, 2012 at 5:32 pm #1845835
Ben 2 WorldBPL Member
@ben2worldLocale: So Cal
I own an Ursack. And I would certainly be delighted if the thing gets approved at Yosemite, etc. — but only if that approval comes without the need for the stupid aluminum liner! While sack + liner together is still lighter than many hard plastic bear vaults, the difference isn't all that much. And it's a nuisance wrestling that liner in (or out) of the ursack.Feb 27, 2012 at 5:33 pm #1845837
Let's see.. should I carry my 3 lb BearVault 500 through the Sierra or my 8 ounce Ursack?
I SO hope they approve the Ursack!
I agree GG Man, the whole thing has been ridiculously mis-handled.
If an Ursack passes the same test as a hard sided container then it should be approved. Pretty simple really.
Now that as of tomorrow morning I am back in the Plumbing/construction trade again I might actually be able to afford an Ursack.
Oh yes.. Yes I did! :)Feb 27, 2012 at 5:51 pm #1845849
USA Duane HallBPL Member
@hikerduaneLocale: Extreme northern Sierra Nevada
Matt, seems my old green, original Ursack weighs 5 oz, the insert is around 11 oz. I'm away from home, so can't check my sheet or reweigh it.
DuaneFeb 27, 2012 at 5:59 pm #1845856
Redwood National Park does not allow them either.Feb 27, 2012 at 5:59 pm #1845857
Ben 2 WorldBPL Member
@ben2worldLocale: So Cal
My green ursack plus line is weighs 22oz.Feb 27, 2012 at 6:09 pm #1845864
Ursack S29 All White 7.3 ounces
Aluminum liner 10.8 ounces
Odor Proof sack 12X20 inches 1 ounce
There is also a .25 ounce tube of seam grip to be applied to the seam of the ursack.
So total weight of 19.35 ounces in the "maximum" protection mode.Feb 27, 2012 at 6:45 pm #1845887
James CastleberryMember
2 lbs 9 oz. I have a season pass and hike in Yosemite as often as I can, but the worst part is lugging my BV 500. I've considered bearikade, bareboxer, BV450, etc., but this Ursack would be great.Feb 27, 2012 at 7:57 pm #1845922
Jason GBPL Member
@jasongLocale: iceberg lake
+1 on the excited and optimistic this will be approved by summer. It would be a bummer if the liner was required because I hate the bulkyness of bear cans and that would remain with the liner. I wonder if ursack will raise their prices if it gets approved.. they are surly gunna get a flood of ordersFeb 27, 2012 at 8:00 pm #1845924
Need to get me some seamgrip.Feb 27, 2012 at 8:16 pm #1845936
Anyone know if the Ursack is approved for the Winds? If it is, I'll just buy one now.Feb 27, 2012 at 8:36 pm #1845955
I am not aware of any restrictions on food storage in the Wind River Range. If I recall correctly there was just a wooden post near the southern entrance where i filled out a permit. Personally i just slept on top of my food through there but i do not recommend you do the same.
However here is a trick i did use in the Winds above treeline. I found a pile of boulders and using my trekking pole I stuffed my food sack deep into a crevice between the boulders. An adult bear would not be able to fit inside there or reach the sack with it's paw. Of course a marmot or mouse could still get the food in there.
I did this once in the Winds near Shannon pass.
Everywhere else i just slept right on top of my food sack which was wrapped up in a large garbage compactor bag and covered in my stinky shirt.
You could of course be mauled using this approach to food storage so YMMV.
Here is what the terrain looks like in the Winds:
There aren't too many suitable trees to hang from. The Ursack would be better than my silly approach of sleeping on the food. Assuming you can find something to tie the Ursack off to. Otherwise stuff it into a crevice beyond the reach of a bear.Feb 27, 2012 at 9:17 pm #1845972
USA Duane HallBPL Member
@hikerduaneLocale: Extreme northern Sierra Nevada
Thanks Ben, that's about what I recall for my set, 20-21 oz. Fortunately when I last used my Ursack legally out of Mammoth, the Backcountry Ranger had no ideer how it was to be deployed. I gave her my email addy but never heard from her as I only had my sack tied to a tree and she thought it had to be tied in a tree like a bear hang. She was working with a small crew, redoing fire pits, making the Ranger fire pit, using three rocks, I thought they were neat and would cut back on large campfires.
Matt, I took my Bearicade when I visited the Winds two summers back, gotta go back. Your pic is some of what I saw too. I brought my canister because of ole man grizz.
DuaneFeb 27, 2012 at 9:54 pm #1845987
Hikin' JimBPL Member
@hikin_jimLocale: Orange County, CA, USA
Man! That would be cool if the Ursack were finally approved. I hate bear canisters, particularly the Garcia ones.Feb 27, 2012 at 11:47 pm #1846003
Bradley DanylukBPL Member
Has it really been that mis-handled, though? When you look in detail, there are a pretty incredible number of reports of the Ursack being breached. I own one, but would never tie it at ground-level like they recommend, or bring it into regions that require canisters. At the very least your food is pulverized and inedible after an attack, which ends your trip. At worst it developed a hole (heard a few reports of this) under attack and the bear squeezed and ate out of the hole.Feb 28, 2012 at 6:24 am #1846036
Ben WortmanBPL Member
@bwortmanLocale: Nebraska
What is the deal with seam grip and the Ursack? I bought one 2 years ago (all white one) and have not heard that you need to use seam grip at all.
Can someone explain this to me? Is it recommended or is there a specific reason it is needed?
BenFeb 28, 2012 at 6:32 am #1846037
Improves tear resistance along the seam. Upgrade. I have to do mine too.Feb 28, 2012 at 6:40 am #1846039
Well, they detail the known cases of failure:
Even when the S29 AllWhite has been used without the aluminum liner (which is how most campers prefer it), the number of bears that have gotten food rewards in the last three years is miniscule. In 2011 a bear tore a seam at 1000 Island Lake. There was one instance of seam failure in Colorado and another at South Lake Tahoe. In 2010, there was a seam torn by a bear in the Desolation Wilderness, and a minor tear at Mammoth. In 2009, a bear tore a seam at Lake Ediza in Inyo and another bear ripped into an Ursack at Kearsarge Lake. In short, other than the seam failures, even unlined Ursacks have performed well over the last three years. As you know, no bear canisters are perfect. All have failed on occasion.
And then they go on to say that even that small amount can be reduced using a new method
The seam issue has now been resolved. This fall, while testing the S29 AllWhite Hybrid at the Grizzly Discovery Center in West Yellowstone (where the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee tests bear canisters), we discovered that coating the seams with SeamGrip was highly effective. A very large grizzly worked on Ursack for 2 hours without success, which contrasted with an earlier test of a bag with an uncoated seam. As a result, since October, all new Ursacks come with SeamGrip.
Doesn't seem like a huge issue to me, unless there are tons of cases not listed here.Feb 28, 2012 at 6:56 am #1846042
Randy MartinBPL Member
@randalmartinLocale: Colorado
"Has it really been that mis-handled, though? When you look in detail, there are a pretty incredible number of reports of the Ursack being breached. I own one, but would never tie it at ground-level like they recommend, or bring it into regions that require canisters. At the very least your food is pulverized and inedible after an attack, which ends your trip. At worst it developed a hole (heard a few reports of this) under attack and the bear squeezed and ate out of the hole."
All Ursack has ever asked for is to establish a clear set of standards so they know what the requirements for approval are. The mishandling refers to this lack of clear objective standards of approval.
The aluminum liner prevents crushing of any contents if used. Although the last I checked crushed dehydrated food does not make it inedible and does not end your trip.Feb 28, 2012 at 7:13 am #1846045
Ben WortmanBPL Member
@bwortmanLocale: Nebraska
Ok, what is everyone doing to "store" their Ursack when out overnight? In the Winds, I had to hang it from boulders or rock walls. While in areas with trees, I have tried to hang it in trees. Assuming that there are no canister laws in the area, if I am always going to hang it, what is the benefit of using the 8oz Ursack vs a 2oz food bag. I can see that a benefit could be small critter control such as marmots during day trips where I would leave the food back at camp. The Ursack is also not waterproof, where certain food bags are.
On my last trip I said the heck with it and just tied it off to the base of a tree. Is this a common tactic? I have heard tying it off at the base of a tree is better than trying it off a few feet above the ground so the bear cannot use his weight to try to tear into it.
Thoughts??Feb 28, 2012 at 7:38 am #1846063
Chris CBPL Member
@cvcassLocale: State of Jefferson
I always just tied it off to a tree, I'm pretty sure you are not supposed to hang it traditionally because that adds risk of injury to the bears.
this is from ursack's website
I will add the "above treeline" image is ridiculous, a bear would simply pick up the small log and walk off with it and your food.
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