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T-Mobile and Vodafone Slash Roaming Rates
Mobile phone operators T-Mobile and Vodafone both announced on Monday they are lowering their international roaming charges, a move that won them a tentatively positive response from the European Commission.
The price cuts follow a recent announcement from Viviane Reding, the EU commissioner for information society and media, that she intended to regulate the market in order to force down the cost of using a mobile phone abroad.
Vodafone announced a reduction in European roaming prices of 40 per cent, to be in place by April 2007 at the latest. This follows on from the introduction last year of their Passport service, which allows customers to use their phones abroad at domestic rates, provided they pay a connection fee of 75p per call.
T-Mobile is also introducing a flat-rate package. From 1 June, it will charge contract and pre-pay customers 55p per minute to use their phones in Europe and North America. T-Mobile claims this represents a reduction of between 20 per cent and 54 per cent, depending on whether the customer is on contract or pre-pay.
Reding has called on the mobile operators to charge their customers the same rate across Europe, effectively eliminating roaming charges in the region. Although T-Mobile and Vodafone's moves don't go this far, the EC has still given them a cautious thumbs-up.
A spokesman for the Reding's office said in an initial reaction to Monday's news: "The Commission welcomes everything that goes in the right direction in terms of the reduction of international roaming costs."
He said although the EC does not comment on specific commercial announcements the move was "a very good sign for the industry" but added that the Commission still wanted more from "other players".
Vodafone said the price reductions were part of "an ongoing process of offering better value" to the operator's customers. He said Vodafone agreed prices must come down but disagreed with the EC on how this should happen.
A Vodafone spokesman told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK: "The Commission seems to be suggesting regulation is the way. We say the market is the best mechanism for ensuring better services and value."
T-Mobile said it believed "initiatives like these are a better way of reducing roaming rates than regulation". It also claimed to have been a long-standing campaigner for lower roaming costs.
Reding's office has been conducting a public consultation into the price of roaming in Europe, which will close at the end of this week.


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Too busy driving to clean it... now what do I do?
Didn't think this quite belonged in "Exterior" since it's not parts-related, but move if need be, please.
So basically, the Miata is in a state of perma-filth. It sat parked for 2 years while I tried to deal with it's blown motor, I got it together, washed the majority of the dirt off, and ran to California with it. In California, i blew the HG, the oil pump, and an endtank on the stock radiator, so it got parked at home, and didn't move again until March or so of this year. Since then i've been too busy driving it to really sit and detail it, but now it's so bad, i don't know what'll get it clean. . . it's beyond claybar time, and car wash soap doesn't do crap to the runoff down the sides of the car.
There's four pics attached showing the "trouble" spots of the car, that I've no clue how to remedy short of a paintjob. Anyone have any ideas for me?
The first area is courtesy of my catless exhaust. A temporary situation that's left some rather permanent looking problems. The whole passenger rear is black, and even the spots where i've tried to wash it away stay stained and very rough to the touch. The rear licence panel has been stained a slightly off color with rough feel since I bought the car in 2000.
The second area is generally... the sides of the car. from sitting, they got dirt, etc running down the sides, and as a result, even washing doesn't take off these brown streaks down the side.
The third is a relatively common problem... the wheels. I know this brakedust will come off eventually, but the wheels are painted and I'm afraid of screwing up the finish. I don't want to have to throw them in the blasting cabinet and then repaint them... what can I use to pull this off w/o killing the painted surface? These used to be WHITE for reference's sake.
The last one is the one that really embarrasses me. . . the engine bay. I see these great bays with hidden wiring, and then I see mine. I really want to float the engine at some point, but with paint that won't even yield to OVEN CLEANER and a pressure washer, I'm out of ideas. Anyone have any for me?
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Re: Too busy driving to clean it... now what do I do?
Your engine bay looks cleaner than mine. The P.O. had it sitting under a car cover for about a year and now every single part of the car that i cant get to (behind parts, in cracks, etc.) is covered with dirt/mold #-o . Let me know how you fare with cleaning the engine.
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Re: Too busy driving to clean it... now what do I do?
I usually have a preofessional detailing once a year, and then try to keep it as clean as I can until the next one. It usually gets as dirty as yours by the time I get it to the detailer
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Re: Too busy driving to clean it... now what do I do?
oh jesus...umm...
When I bought my e21, it was in similar shape, and I did a 22 hour detail on it. I was wore out, cross eyed, and sore at the end of it, but the result was incredible.
Started off with a basic wash, then used a rubbing compound on ALL THE PAINTED SURFACES. There is rust under the rear windows on that car, and that had caused the sides to discolor all the way down below the windows. Washing it did not remove this, I tried clay barring it for a few minutes, this did nothing, but the rubbing compound DID remove it.
Followed that up with a good polish using the orbital buffer. This filled in (smoothed out) all the scratches created by using the rubbing compound.
After that, a good coat of carnuba wax hand massaged in really finished the paint off. While the car is not in amazing shape, she's about 72134120938470123984 times better than before.
Also, clay barred the windows to remove the scratches there, and followed that up with some "Invisble Glass" made by Stoner products. That is my window cleaner of choice, always leaves windows looking great, and isn't too bad on the streaks side of things either.
Your wheels....Dupont makes a Teflon Wheel cleaner that I am absolutely in love with. It says, spray on, let sit, spray off and the dirt will disappear. But that's total bs. Spray on, let sit, scrub your fingers off, rinse, repeat. Hopefully, that'll take car of your wheels.
Your engine... Use plastic bags and cover ANYTHING ELECTRONIC, including but not limited to fuses, alternator, distributor, spark plugs, anything and everything. If you're not sure, cover it anyway, or this could turn into a costly mistake for you. Also, make sure you cover your air intake. Use an engine degreaser and coat everything under there. Make sure the engine is cool when you do this. Let it sit, try scrubbing some of the rougher areas, and then rinse it off. I suggest letting everything dry before removing the plastic bags, or your could have some cool smoke coming from your spark plugs when you try to pull the car back into the garage. (don't ask)
I hope this helps, and if you need me to go into specifics about any area, just let me know. Good luck, and don't be shy to contact me with any questions/comments/concerns.
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Re: Too busy driving to clean it... now what do I do?
So the car is clean, and it's kinda more fun to drive when you're not embarrassed to be seen in it. Check the after pics vs the befores above.
I took Greg G's advice and found a good detail guy; Adrenaline Racing in Portland now has a full-time detailer on premises, and he does a really damned good job. The wheels are going to need blasting and repainting, but they've been unwashed and covered with dust for 3 years, so it's to be expected, but even so the car looks like a completely different car!
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As we anticipate the prospect of a new adventure for Princess Leia and company, T-plus 32 years on, we take a look back at 56 years in the life of the woman behind the iconic STAR WARS heroine, Carrie Fisher. The legendary provider of many a geek's spank material was famous before she had a chance to leave the womb. Born to celebrity parents, her young life was subject to the turmoil of her parents' relationship and sensationalistic affairs. Her early fame foretold the well known story of the troubled child star, forced to endure the chaos of fame and all the pitfalls that come with it. Pile on disastrous relationships, crippling mental illness and a persistent self-destructive nature, and you get one of Hollywood's most infamous and seemingly imminent celebrity train wrecks. Somehow, Carrie has always managed to step back from oblivion, though repeated flirtations with ultimate ruin have left their mark.
Carrie Frances Fisher was born in Beverly Hills, CA in 1956 to parents Eddie Fisher, a popular crooner and heartthrob of the day, and actress Debbie Reynolds, herself one of the classic hottie actresses of the 1950s and 60s. Together, Eddie and Debbie were Hollywood royalty, beloved by millions of fans, coveted subjects of the tabloid media and high profile members of the elite, A-list celebrity world - very much the Brangelina of their day. Popular as they were, the future of this darling celebrity couple was sealed soon after Carrie's birth by the unfortunate events taking place in the lives of another Hollywood power couple. Fisher and Reynolds were good friends with Elizabeth Taylor and her husband, producer Mike Todd. When Todd was killed in a plane crash, Fisher found himself increasingly drawn to his "friend" Elizabeth's side amidst her grief. As day must turn to night, his need to comfort the weeping widow soon turned into a full blown relationship - one that apparently overruled his commitment to Reynolds. Barely two years old, Carrie was now the daughter of a single mom and the unfortunate byproduct of a Hollywood broken promise. Not the best way to start out in life, to be sure.
Growing up under the care of her mother proved to be even less beneficial to Carrie's well being. Subject to the often twisted and dodgy nature of the men her mother took for husbands, Carrie's young life was in constant upheaval, thanks to repeating waves of marriage and divorce, familial chaos and financial and emotional distress. By Carrie's high school years, much of her mother's fortune had been squandered by various greedy or inept husbands. Forced to go out on the road, doing song and dance performances to earn a living, Debbie and daughter found themselves a team, with Carrie dropping out of high school to help her mother along. Carrie's introduction to fame came during this time, via a role as the debutante and singer in the 1973 Broadway revival of Irene, also featuring her mother Debbie. Barely 17-years-old, Carrie's first taste of fame and performance left her hungry for more.
A few months spent at London's prestigious Central School of Speech and Drama readied Carrie for her next big break, 1975's SHAMPOO. Playing a promiscuous daughter in late 60s, Carrie's inaugural Hollywood role proved to be a huge success, on many levels. Not only was the film one of the top box office hits that year, it also introduced Carrie to one of her first loves, singer songwriter Paul Simon. The other half of the legendary singing duo Simon and Garfunkel, Simon wrote the music for SHAMPOO and presumably had occasion to met and begin dating Carrie in 1977. That year also brought Carrie her second screen role, playing an interstellar princess in a film many thought destined to become mere sci-fi trope. That movie, of course, was STAR WARS, a film that made Carrie a star and provided the defining role of her career. Though in the beginning, it was little more than a somewhat interesting script for Carrie, offering a next step toward bigger and better roles. Once the movie exploded at the box office, Carrie and her fellow cast members quickly realized that these were the biggest roles of their careers, instantly vaulting them all to the A-list almost overnight.
Carrie played her now world famous Princes Leia character twice more following the phenomenal success of the first SW film, her third performance sealing her reputation as a sex symbol as well as an actress, thanks to her now legendary golden bikini. While hugely popular, her rapid success, coupled with the ghosts of her past, drove her into a secret life of prescription drug and alcohol abuse. These dependencies became the true bane of her existence, exacerbating mental and emotional issues rising to the surface at this time. Though these issues were becoming increasingly intrusive in her life, most of her fans remained completely oblivious to her troubles.
Despite her issues, Carrie did manage to win a few modest roles between her Leia portrayals, with movies like UNDER THE RAINBOW and THE BLUES BROTHERS. The later film spawned a second serious relationship with actor/comedian Dan Aykroyd. Theirs was a brief but passionate affair during the filming of that movie, resulting in engagement and plans for a wedding, complete with rings and blood tests. Those plans quickly deteriorated when Carrie returned to her former boyfriend, Paul Simon. She and Simon later married in 1983, divorced in 1984, then dated again for a time after that - an obvious echo of her mother and father's wild and unpredictable relationship choices.
As the 80s and her early 30s progressed onward, Carrie added 'celebrated writer' to her list of accomplishments. Her semi-autobiographical novel, Postcards from the Edge, was her attempt at catharsis through the telling her life's story in the form of burned out actress Suzanne Vale and her failed attempts to juggle career, family, relationships and the lingering effects of drugs, alcohol abuse and rehab. The book was a huge success, earning Carrie awards and acclaim. It was even adapted into a movie, starring Shirley MacLaine and Meryl Streep. In 1991, Carrie married again, shortly after her relationship with longtime boyfriend/husband/boyfriend Paul Simon finally came to a close. She and her husband, casting agent Bryan Lourd, had one child together, though after 3 years of marriage, he decided to leave her for another man, no doubt creating even more turmoil in a life already jam packed with drama.
Things may have been rocky in her private life, but as a writer, Carrie was in high demand. By this time she had become a sought after Hollywood script doctor, performing rewrites to weak scripts for such films as HOOK, SISTER ACT and THE WEDDING SINGER. Carrie's skilled rewrites are thought to have raised more than a few of these stalled productions from hopelessly gridlocked to big time blockbusters.
As the 2000s dawned, Carrie took on yet another new role - this time as mental health advocate. Coming clean to the general public via various television interviews, Carrie honestly and frankly laid out the sometimes messy details of her past issues with drugs and bipolar disorder. Her sardonic frankness about herself made her a media darling all over again, inspiring her to transform these frank confessions into the book and one woman stage show Wishfully Drinking. In it, the many sordid details of her life are turned into comedic monologues she uses to carefully chart all the ups and downs on her often wobbly rise from noteworthy daughter to world famous addict. Of course, being on yet another high note meant that another devastating blow couldn't be far behind. Sure enough, it arrived in the form of the 2006 death in her home of lobbyist and republican party adviser Gregory "Greg" Stevens, from an overdose of Oxycontin combined with the effects of sleep apnea. Carrie claims that Stevens' ghost haunted her home for years afterward, causing her great distress which in turn led to another drug relapse.
In 2011, Carrie came clean with yet another personal revelation. Admitting in an Oprah interview that a lifetime of chemical abuse and mental illness had left her short on solutions for her issues, Carrie confessed to having regular shock therapy treatments. Though apparently effective in helping her deal with her demons, one particularly nasty side effect to these treatments is the erasure of significant blocks of time from her memory. While perhaps troubling to you and me, Carrie dismissed such worries as blessings in disguise. After 56 years of the highest highs and lowest lows, there are probably quite a few things she'd rather not recall.
As her 60s approach, Carrie and her long time claim to fame, Princess Leia, stand on the verge of yet another chapter in their now continuing sagas. While the details of Leia's life after the collapse of the Galactic Empire are still being worked on, the details of Carrie's life are well known - perhaps more well known than some of us would like. Surely the ups and downs of life will have shaped and molded Leia in much the same way they have done with Carrie. The real question is what kind of Leia Carrie can honestly portray. Will any of the intervening 30+ years of Carrie's life come into play in her performance? Can she come back from years spent regretting and lampooning her part in this iconic movie franchise? Can we ever accept a Leia who's bikinied days are behind her? All that remains to be seen. However, one thing stands clear. If they ever have any trouble with the script, they know who to call.


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Oh, boy. After returning a surprise return about a week ago, the Clippers' Chauncey Billups is back on the shelf. He sat out Wednesday's game against Dallas (who they torched, 112-90). Now we know why.
Dan Woike of the Orange County Register has your story here.
Billups is suffering from peroneal tendinitis in his left foot. The injury is not related to his Achilles' tendon, which he ruptured last February.
"It was something I really wanted to get checked out because I felt like I worked too hard to get back to play hurt," Billups said. "…I knew coming back, I would deal with a lot of other things in my body that were trying to catch back up to the speed of playing in real games. I think that this is part of the process."
The Clippers and Coach Vinny Del Negro said there's no timetable for Billups' return, though the injury will probably keep him out for a couple of weeks.
Just when the Clippers finally got their whole team back, well, it's back to where they were in Opening Night. It is good news for one player, though. In the three games that Chauncey Billups has played, Willie Green earned three DNPs. Green started with Billups out and it looks like he will be starting in the foreseeable future as the Clippers wanna keep Jamal Crawford as their spark off the bench.
Before Billups returned for three games, he had an Achilles injury last season in a February game against Orlando. There were talks about retirement but he vowed to return this season. He had accomplished that but now he faces another setback. We can only hope he returns sooner than later.
Chauncey Billups averaged 7.3 points and 2.3 assists in that three-game stretch he played. Last season, he was averaging 15.0 points and 4.0 points in 20 games. He was acquired by the Clippers after he was amnestied by the New York Knicks before last season started. His veteran presence and penchant for big shots are important to the Clippers, who seem poised to make the leap this season after getting swept out of the second round in last year's playoffs.
Billups' pedigree is indisputable. While he's played for seven teams, he has an NBA championship and an NBA Finals MVP in that improbable 2004 Detroit Pistons playoff run. He has also helped the Pistons go to six straight Eastern Conference Finals and went to a seventh straight conference final when he played with Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets. Billups is also a five-time all-star; three with Detroit and two with Denver.


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The flood of "biblical proportions" bearing down on Brisbane in Australia dominates online media coverage in New Zealand, with a 4 year old boy confirmed as the 11th victim after he fell from a rescue boat as his family fled the torrent.
The Google News New Zealand lead headline is nzherald.co.nz story by weather analyst Philip Duncan headlined "Worst yet to come for Queensland." He says back on January 1 authorities said Queensland was facing a flood of "biblical proportions". Now, almost two weeks later, and it's hard to fathom that the "worst is yet to come" as unprecedented flooding hits the drought ravaged region. It carries a stuff.co.nz story saying a father-of-three, lost at sea for a second night after diving alone, has prompted fresh calls for the "stupid" practice to end. And another top story from nzherald.co.nz says the Department of Labour is unlikely to push for lap-belts or restraints on quad bikes, despite a coroner calling for them to become compulsory. The most popular story is from the Daily Mail in the UK and says a boy, 4, is the 11th person killed in Queensland floods after falling from a rescue boat as his family tried to flee.
The nzherald.co.nz lead headline online says "Queensland: Fury of the flood." The web site says bystanders watched in horror as a woman only centimetres from her rescuer lost her grip on a power pole and disappeared under a torrent of dirty water during flash floods in Queensland.
It says Toowoomba boy Jordan Rice, 13, has been remembered as a hero after he let his younger brother be rescued first, seconds before he and his mother Donna were swept to their deaths in the CBD. It says a New Zealander living in Brisbane described the city as total chaos yesterday as people were evacuated and others rushed home ahead of expected flooding. The most popular story says Gisborne firefighters have been called out to deal with cats in trees and other animals in difficult spots but a guinea pig inside a computer printer was a first.
The Stuff.co.nz top headline says "Brisbane flood to be worst in 118 years." The web site says in the most popular story at least 100,000 homes and businesses could be without power from this morning and thousands of people face evacuation as Queensland's flood disaster hits Brisbane. In other top news it says the search for a paua diver missing at Titahi Bay in Porirua resumed at first light today. And it says the families of the 29 Pike River workers are "not interested" in the millions of dollars donated to relief funds while their loved ones remain in the mine, a spokesman says.
The One News lead headline says "Brisbane braces for floods." The web site says in the most popular story authorities urged thousands of residents to leave the outskirts of Australia's third-largest city, Brisbane, as others sandbagged homes and stockpiled food in anticipation of rising floodwaters and more heavy rain. The web site says the families of the 29 men killed in the Pike River coal mine are more interested in recovering their loved ones' bodies than the millions of dollars donated to relief funds, a spokesman says. And it says the All Blacks are among the finalists for team of the year in the Laureus World Sports Awards.
The 3 News top story online has the headline "Floods: Next days crucial for Brisbane." The web site says Greg Kowald was driving through the centre of Toowoomba when a terrifying, tsunami-like wall of water roared through the streets of the northeast Australian city. In other top news it says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange vowed Tuesday to step up his site's release of secret documents while he fights extradition to Sweden, as his lawyers argued that sending him to Stockholm could land him in Guantanamo Bay or even on US death row. And it says the search for a paua diver missing at Titahi Bay in Porirua resumed at first light today. The most popular story says flash floods swept through an Australian city Monday, killing at least two people, trapping others in cars and leaving some clinging to trees as relentless rains brought more misery to a region battling its worst flooding in decades.
The Radio New Zealand lead headline online says "Full flood alert in Brisbane and Ipswich." The web site says Brisbane and Ipswich are on full flood alert with two major rivers expected to hit record levels. In other news it says Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pledged to provide Queensland with whatever support it needs from the Australian Defence Force to cope with the floods in the south-east of the state. ANd it says many New Zealanders are among those bracing for the worst in Brisbane and other parts of Queensland.
The Newstalk ZB lead headline says "Queensland floods hit Brisbane." The web site says flooding in Queensland is only going to get worse as rivers levels continue to rise and power is cut to the state's capital Brisbane. In other top stories it says Queensland Premier Anna Bligh is urging people to take heed of evacuation notices in Brisbane and flood waters rise. And it says the search for missing Dunedin businessman Colin Smithies will continue today after he didn't return from diving in Titahi Bay.
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Excerpt: "I wasnt confident enough about it to actually pick
them, but I did have a feeling all along that this game could have ended up an
upset, with the Giants coming out on top.
As it turns out, it wasnt quite to be as the Packers escaped with their
perfect record intact but the Giants made it tough for them, and could well have
ended up on the winning side had any one of three major reviews gone in their
The Giants opened the scoring, putting the Packers behind for the first time
in a month, but in the end Aaron Rodgers was able to show his class and drive
down the field effortless with the win on the line and put them in position for
a comfortable field goal attempt. Lets look at that special player and more in
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D-line Studs
As you may have gathered, Jason Pierre-Paul had a bit of a
day (+11.6). He was
destroying the Green Bay blindside and proving constant pressure, nine in total
during the game, while also batting down a pair of passes alongside some
excellent work in the run game. Next to him was defensive tackle Linval
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wasnt a factor as a pass-rusher where he failed to generate any pressure at
all, was a constant force in the run game, earning eight tackles from his
defensive tackle spot, seven of which were defensive stops. The only down side
to Josephs play on the first two downs is that it forced Green Bay into third
and long situations where Aaron Rodgers just makes the play for fun this
McKenzies bi-polar
Dealing with Clay Matthews is far from easy, and Kareem
McKenzie can probably attest to that now. He seemed completely unable
to block the Packer in pass protection, and he surrendered a sack, three hits
and three more pressures in his 43 snaps pass blocking in the game. Its lucky
that McKenzie was able to salvage something from the day with his run blocking.
While he earned a -5.0
grade for his pass protection, he was able to notch a +2.4 grade for his run blocking,
and together with avoiding penalties that dragged his overall grade up to a
-2.2. McKenzie has always
been a strong run blocker, and he wont get many tougher assignments than
Matthews, but this is the kind of performance in pass protection that will have
people very quickly assessing whether he can still get things done at this
Ross fading after his great
Earlier in the season Aaron Ross was playing like the former
top pick he once was, but recently that form has deserted him. He was thrown at
ten times in this game, allowing seven receptions for 79 yards. That mark isnt
terrible, but what explains his
-4.2 grade is when the mistakes came and how big they
were. Together with Antrel Rolle the pair conspired to blow a
coverage completely for a touchdown to Donald Driver late in the first half
which gave Green Bay the lead. Ross also missed a tackle on Greg Jennings with
just 21 seconds left of the game, which allowed 18 yards and put the Packers
into comfortable field goal range for the winning kick. Ross hasnt been a
terrible player, but he is back to making seriously costly mistakes." Read more...


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The Guardian's reporting of the possibility of military strikes against Iran because of its probable (but unproven) nuclear weapons programme and likely UK involvement is particularly relevant to the Digest because, for many of us, the situation in which "lessons learned" from Iraq might be significant was always most likely to be military action involving Iran and its WMD. It is good that comments by John Bone and Bobm have got the ball rolling.
Although the UK aspect – rightly criticised for lack of substance in one Guardian reader's letter – should be treated with extreme caution, reporting in the US press of statements by those keen to talk-up the potential problem demand attention.
Given the present rumblings and comments on this made by Tony Blair in his evidence to the Iraq Inquiry, there can surely be few acceptable excuses for the Inquiry's continued leisurely pace. The silence of Parliament on this suggests that the efforts of Sir John Chilcot and co are sliding dangerously close to irrelevance.
The uncertain intelligence and half-baked justification offered in Guardian background pieces for a US/UK attack on Iran's probable (nuclear) weapons of mass destruction programme sound all too familiar. Fortunately, its leaders (including that in today's Observer) are much more rational – as was Richard Norton-Taylor's Comment is Free piece, although I would be less concerned than he about the Iranian leaders' supposed irrationality. In my view military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities would be unlikely to eliminate its likely weapons programme and would only serve to stiffen the resolve of all sides in Iran.
In general terms, I think a couple of points should be noted. This problem continues to be cast in nuclear terms. We hear no mention of any capabilities that Iran may have with biological or chemical weapons capabilities (i.e. WMD). I would be very concerned about provoking a BW-capable Iran that has an extended global reach, not with missiles, but through links with terrorists. Unlike with Iraq, this particular nexus might be far more feasible. And, for this and more direct practical reasons, I'm afraid the dream of disarmament (global or regional) is too distant to guide medium term policy. Thus, as undesirable as it is, the world has to come to terms with an expanding number of states which possess or are on the threshold of possessing not only nuclear but biological and chemical weapons as well.
But why should we, rather than France or Germany, find ourselves embroiled in all this? It is because we have a government dominated by a Tory party that, whilst repeatedly taking Labour to task for its "dodgy" dossier, still, in retrospect and without further explanation, continues to support the decision to go to war in Iraq. I have heard a serving minister include the impossibility of not supporting the US as one element in his explanation. Furthermore, many of the senior civil servants involved in the deception have achieved promotion and are advising the present government on security matters.
It is very difficult to see that even a nuclear armed Iran need be a significant threat to our national security in a timescale that precludes the consideration and development of a more coherent security policy on WMD. Central to that policy may be a re-evaluation of our policy with the US, including its implications with respect to Israel and the Middle East problem in general. I would like to think Chilcot would kick start a debate on this issue. His committee has had time to think about it.


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When it comes to managing big data, there's an emerging number of ways to go about things, depending on your needs for structured data, unstructured data, volume, speed and accessibility. NoSQL in particular is gaining a lot of attention in recent months, namely as more companies look to this language for refined ways of analyzing unstructured data. InfiniteGraph is the latest to throw an offering into the pot, launching a new tool for NoSQL quadrants of databases.
It's an enabling technology really. A data repository tool for the NoSQL market, graphing databases across relationships, with a service that's massively distributed and can grow to scale. In other words, InfiniteGraph is the "Hadoop for graph databases." InfiniteGraph is looking to provide components for next generation analytics, whether it's enterprise 3.0 or government 2.0, to drive better decision support through graph quadrants.
InfiniteGraph isn't about the data itself, but the relationships between data points. This is where the company differs from services like Couchbase or Mongo, which store document-type data. It's all about the relationships for InfiniteGraph, creating new ways of managing that data for analysis purposes. InfiniteGraph does so by playing nice with distributed file systems, whether they're from Hadoop, Dynamo, Couchbase or Voldamort. There's not really a single database that fits all instances, but what InfiniteGraph does is suck in data from across the mass of big data fields to do high level relationship analysis. InfiniteGraph can take any type of data source and do an aggregate connection between all sorts of data, and it does so at "lightening fast" speeds.
It's because of InfiniteGraph's existing peer-to-peer, cloud-ready architecture that they're able to run so many data types, quickly and at scale. They're working on an architecture that's been developing for the past 20 years, inherited from parent company Objectivity. With powerful, legacy architetecture behind it, and a wide network of portals to popular database store systems, InfiniteGraph is positioning itself as a leveler within the cloud community. As more cloud services become prevalent in today's business structures, a unifying, cross-platform product will be a bridge amongst the myriad of current offerings. Several companies are answering that call of duty in their own ways, including Couchbase's recently launched UnQL programming language for dealing with unstructured data and HotLinks, a startup that's launched with an experienced team, and designed with the enterprise in mind.
For Objectivity, the new launch from InfiniteGraph is the birth of a new generation, breathing life into a cloud-ready architecture that's witnessed two decades of evolution and growth. After building a handful of custom graph databases for various clients, Objectivity saw an opportunity to create something that the entire industry could use. InfiniteGraph is leveraging its unique market position for broad market appeal, finding new use cases to which its services and areas of strength can be applied.
"The parent product is massively distributed and scalable from the beginning, and we have success in traditional enterprise and government telecommunications apps, process control automation and real-time management solutions," says Mark Maagdenberg, Sales Engineer of Objectivity.
"We had the 'aha!' moment when building the graph API for our Objectivity/db customers and saw the NoSQL movement getting sexy. It's en vogue to not only be a relational databases. social networks got this out there–select the right tool for the right database. So we decided to bring out this massively scaled graph database. It connects relationships and those are the things companies want to analyze."
The ultimate goal is to be an influential leader in this space, with a string of commercial clients already taking advantage of InfiniteGraph's services. Location-based online advertising companies, government customers–these are just a couple areas InfiniteGraph will be focusing its efforts, with an aim to be a top commercial product across the board. For government clients in particular, InfiniteGraph presents itself as a compliment platform for their needs, when they can't use some of the open source offerings currently on the market.
InfiniteGraph will have to continue playing nice with data stores, as they don't limit clients to use their own databases, but do serve a purpose in organizations like Cassandra to offload data management. In this way InfiniteGraph works closely with companies to build connections between products, now putting their efforts into enhancing the franchise of data that's already there.


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The UFO Is Fake in Animator's YouTube Prank — But So Is Everything Else
The UFO isn't the only thing that isn't real in this YouTube prank by film director and animator Aristomenis Tsirbas.
LomoChrome Purple Plays the Insta Filter Game the Old-Fashioned Way
A new type of film mimics the dreamlike effect produced by a discontinued Kodak infrared film stock. Called LomoChrome Purple, the new film is modeled...
LOLCat: Teh Exhibishun Showcases Our Fascination With Furballs
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Zombies Are the 99% in Propaganda Posters for Undead Romance Warm Bodies
A new batch of propaganda-style posters for zombie comedy Warm Bodies reveals the upcoming movie's radical thesis: Zombies are people too.
Killer Meals: Re-Creations of Death Row Diners' Final Feasts
What would you order up for your final meal on Earth? Photographer Henry Hargreaves reimagines the last suppers of condemned inmates.
Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Trailer Smackdown: Oblivion Versus After Earth
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Painted with the light of a torch on a round tower in a local church yard late at night. If you look carefully you can even see stars in the sky! This page has some information about that tower:
The round tower in Waterloo (approx. 1 mile from Blarney) … … was built in the 1800's by Fr. Matt Horgan, the then parish priest of Blarney.
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OneWorld Magazine presents
|"How much of Ethiopians in Israel distinctive culture must they surrender in order to enter into Israeli society? Whether the demands placed on the Ethiopians are precisely defined by a single authority, as in the case of the Rabbinate, or are the result of more general social forces, the challenge remains essentially the same."
In traditional Ethiopia, the Beta Israel adopted many elements from the
dominant Christian culture, but retained a separate social and religious
identity. In this manner they survived for hundreds of years. The challenge
that confronts Ethiopian Jews in Israel is virtually a mirror image of that
which they encountered in the past. Overwhelmingly, they seek to become part of
the social and religious mainstream. The crucial question is, can they do this
without having to abandon their own culture for that of their neighbors?
In reality, of course, the predicament they face is far more complex than a simple either/or situation. As we saw in the previous chapter, already in Ethiopia many Beta Israel had undergone changes that hinted at what awaited them in Israel. Religious practices changed, children grew more independent, the authority of elders declined, young women did not automatically marry at puberty. The clock cannot be turned back. And it is both inaccurate and hopelessly romantic to talk, as many do, of "preserving Ethiopian culture." Cultures, like fossils, are best preserved in museums. For them to live, they must be exposed to the light of day and the touch of human beings. To paraphrase the anthropologist Mary Douglas, "And if a culture is not developing, is it really a culture at all?"
The recognition that cultures always change should not, however, be read as a carte blanche to recreate the Ethiopians in the Israelis' own image. Because Israel is a country dedicated to the integration of immigrants, there is a frightening tendency to "help" newcomers fit in by explaining "how we do it here." While based largely on good intentions, one must not forget where those lead. The line between explaining a new culture and destroying an old one is often very thin.
Today, many Israelis are painfully aware of the fact that, in the 1950s Jewish immigrants mainly from North Africa were pressured to abandon much of their traditional culture. All agree that immigrants should be treated with greater sensitivity, and many programs have been developed that focus on the crafts, music, and "folklore" of different ethnic groups. In the case of the Ethiopians, however, their lack of familiarity with modern technology has often led to their being labeled "primitive." At times they have been treated as empty vessels waiting to be filled. Even the most personal and idiosyncratic aspects of "civilization" are not exempt. Thus, at the time of Operation Moses, one social worker explained to a reporter, "We have to teach them everything! Why, they don't even sleep in pajamas, so I had to explain that here we sleep in pajamas." One can only wonder how large a sample she made before coming to the conclusion that most Israelis sleep in pajamas!
Israeli concern with the cultural integration of the Ethiopians has, it must be stressed, an important positive side. In comparison to most Westerners and especially Americans, Israelis are not very concerned with the issue of skin color. The crucial categories for Israelis are Arab/Jew -- Jew/non-Jew, Religious/Secular, and European/Middle Eastern. Black/white has never been an important distinction. For most Israelis, therefore, the primary strangeness of the Ethiopians is not their color but their culture: their language, their foods, their clothes, and their manners.
In the course of time, some Israelis have grown to appreciate certain aspects of Ethiopian culture. Their deep, abiding respect for older people, which we shall consider in some detail below, has impressed many outsiders. Their soft- spokenness and impeccable manners are also often contrasted favorably with Israeli curtness. In Ethiopia, to speak in a low voice is considered a sign of good family background and training. Indeed, it is often referred to as a "whispering culture". Initially at least, the Ethiopians brought such behavior with them to their new homes. The Ethiopians' protest against the Rabbinate was, for example, particularly moving because it was carried out in almost complete silence. As former American ambassador to Israel Samuel Lewis once commented, "The Israelis all seem impressed by the Ethiopians' quietness and manners. Perhaps they'll start copying it."
Both as individuals and as a group the Ethiopians must make hundreds of decisions regarding which elements of their tradition to retain, which to transform, and which to abandon. Not all aspects of their culture will be treated in the same fashion. Nor will all Ethiopians make the same decisions. Already significant differences can be seen in matters of religious observance, dress, food, and family organization.
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A crustacean branded a 'skeletal alien invader' could be threatening New Zealand's marine biodiversity, marine scientists say.
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) has issued a warning about the spread of skeleton shrimps called Caprella mutica in New Zealand waters.
In a statement it said the crustaceans were migrating around the country by attaching themselves to boat hulls or drifting algae.
They had recently spread to southern waters including around Dunedin, Bluff and Lyttelton Harbour and could pose a risk to other marine life.
NIWA biosecurity scientist Dr Chris Woods said the shrimps, known as the "praying mantis of the sea", would colonise artificial structures - sometimes appearing in huge densities on anchored buoys, fish cages, wharves and vessel hulls.
"Boat owners are saying to us, 'what are these waving things all over the hulls of our boats?' when they slip their craft and discover the hull alive with movement."
"The males often have big fights with each other, it's like seeing swinging handbags at dawn."
He urged boaties to be vigilant for the "marine invaders" and keep their vessels clean.
"It will likely spread to most areas of marine human activity throughout New Zealand in the near future, so please take care this summer when transporting your boat between different areas."
Caprella mutica was first detected by NIWA in the Port of Timaru in 2002.
They grow to 50 mm in length and are known for holding their enlarged claws in a mantis-like pose.


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When it comes to net zero and LEED designs, don't overlook the basics.
Growth as an HVAC professional can come down to the right navigation and a broad foundation.
Putting a process in place can help to guarantee future leadership.
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Hey you two, your route looks very circular?! Guess you are aware of that though. All sounds pretty good to me. And I like the blog format. Must look into it sometime. Cheers, Chris
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all for 32 Euro. By then it was time for us to go and book in. Our room is on the first floor has curtains
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text: The Marlton is a little gem of a hotel in Greenwich Village, its discreet lobby flowing into an oak-paneled, library-like lounge with fireplaces and contemporary art. Keep walking and you'll find a bistro, Margaux, whose golden light and clubby design give it a Parisian feel though the menu is New American. Look for seasonal items like Jerusalem artichoke chips with lemon labneh, bay scallop crudo with jalapeño and mint, as well as a fat, satisfying burger. Sean MacPherson (The Waverly Inn, The Maritime Hotel, The Bowery Hotel, The Jane Hotel) marshaled the transformation of the circa-1900 building, a onetime dorm and SRO that famously housed Jack Kerouac, Julie Andrews and Valerie Solanas, who shot Andy Warhol.


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X39 Is that a common problem with the early mini 30's too? The second series one with the mounts.
The one I had for a camp gun used to shoot those case's into the middle of next week!!! I lost 99% of them.
Great for shooting steel case's though,,,,
they got dispersed evenly over a country mile radius!! Minimal impact,and clean up!


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Comedians in Bend remember Robin Williams
Those following in his footsteps reflect on the life of a legend
BEND, Ore. - The tragedy of Robin Williams' death was felt on the High Desert. Comedy fans all over the world are grieving the loss of one of the true legends of the entertainment business.
NewsChannel 21 caught up with some comedians at Monday night's show who described Williams in their own words.
"Eccentric," Ryan Traughber said.
"Prolific," Barbara Gray said.
"Fun -- that's how I'd describe Robin Williams," Dave Ross said.
It's hard to describe someone as brilliant as Williams in one word. Gray has been a lifelong fan of his work, and was crushed when she heard the news.
"There's nothing to describe that feeling, that weird numb feeling when one of your idols passes, especially in a way like that," Gray said. "It was really weird to hear."
His unique talent changed the way we thought about comedy and influenced those trying to follow in his footsteps.
"I mean, he really did shape a lot of my opinion of comedy," Ross said.
Comedians today look up to Williams as an idol. One of the reasons he's so revered is because of his versatility as an entertainer.
"He didn't just do comedy," Traughber said. "He was also in quite a few dramatic roles, and played the heck out of those roles. For somebody to have that kind of talent is just something I'm going to aspire to do for the rest of my life."
Ross actually got to meet Williams for a brief moment, and hopes to honor him through his work.
"If I accomplish a fraction, like a thirty seconds of what he accomplished, then I would be in heaven, you know," Ross said.
At the end of the day, he'll be remembered as one of a kind.
"I mean, there's nobody that will come close to who he was, and everything he's done," Traughber said.
Robin Williams, gone at the age of 63.


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What Irony That Imam Rauf Speaks Out About The Ground Zero Mosque At The Start Of The Jewish New Year
The world has been waiting so long for the pronouncements from Imam Rauf concerning both the seemingly strategic placement and possible ulterior motives of the Ground Zero, or Cordoba House mosque, being built mere steps away from the World Trade Center site.
He chose as his venue for discussion that bastion of far-left liberal think CNN along with commentator Soledad O'brien.
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Yellen Speaks
-- During her first four months on the Federal Reserve Board, Janet L. Yellen has been the invisible central banker, avoiding public appearances and press interviews. But Yellen at last is emerging to position herself as an inflation hawk. She may have learned from the debut of another new Clinton appointee to the Fed, Vice-Chairman Alan S. Blinder, who got into trouble with remarks that made him look soft on inflation to Wall Street. Yellen, also suspected of being an inflation dove, isn't taking any chances with the Street. In an interview with BUSINESS WEEK, the former University of California-Berkeley economist says: "I don't want the inflation rate higher when I leave here than it is now."
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To all who have been in the trenches and front lines of a modern high volume commercial kitchen. I humbly ask your opinion: which brands and their models are most durable and innovative (in that order); which have proved their reliability to you, the diligent and ever busy modern chef. I can't go into much detail as to what this design incorporates into a complete system until patents are secured. I can say that some benefits include lifetime seals on coolers, 1/4 the cost of cleaning and maintaining a kitchen, increased safety and sanitation, among many other bonuses. Share your preferences on all categories of equipment from refrigeration and warming to broilers and fryers with an emphasis on cold stations like those used for salad stations, sandwich, cold pizza toppings, etc. Help me design something that could take our idea of modern kitchen design to a whole new level. I will eagerly be awaiting your wisdom and experience. Thank you all for your time and interest. I will keep everyone posted with any developmental milestones.
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I hope to create something useful yes. I have the improvement part worked out. What I'm asking for is which brand names and their corresponding models have been the most maintenance free, well made products. I am looking for a proven design to start with and apply the superficial design changes to it. This is the beauty of this system. I would only be changing the various design flaws which make for maintenance calls, energy loss, and less functionality. The system centers around incredible ease of cleaning. Based on your feedback I will decide which platforms to start with and which companies to approach in developing this system.Thanks for the question!
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Equipment is just the icing on the cake. For a dream kitchen, look first at the infrastructure.
The biggie of course is the ventilation shaft for the hood, and of course, airconditioning. Plan the easist/cheapest route for this before starting on anything else
Next most important is the floor. Submerged grease trap close to an exit--not in the middle of the kitchen, plenty of floor drains. Now, when the final floor comes on, do it "hospital style", that is, pull the floor covering right up to about 4-5" onto the walls, with a nice, easy cove at the floor/wall junction and on inside corners. Both your health inspector and your janitor will love you for this.
Try and do as much refrigeration with remote compressors, your kitchen wil run much quieter and cooler. Sliding doors on the walk-in will give you some advantages over the regular 30" door. Refrigerated drawer units under the range, char broiler, etc, are a nice touch.
With all equipment you have two choices of installation: Everything on wheels, or everything bolted down to a pedestal. The second option is more expensive, but there's no opportunity for crud to get under the legs because ther aren't any.
Hate fryers with a passion, but plan for and get a "dummy" fryer on your hot line, that is, the fryers are hooked up to a filtration unit (dummy), so there is very little possibility of people burning themselves with hot oil when straining fryers. You see this in Mickey D's and other fast food places, absoluletly worth the expense.
The two most versatile pieces of equipment are: A tilt skillet, and a Rational-type oven. If you have a separate bake dept. put in a deck oven, not a convection.
When considering equipment, always look at two things: The mnfctr's warranty, and the distributer/food eqpt store. If the store you bought if from won't honour the warranty, or is 90 miles away, find another supplier closer. If the warranty sucks, or if there's no NSF or UL stickers on the equipment, run away--fast.
Everyone has a different idea of a dream kitchen and how to equip it.
Ok that's all well and good and i agree. I've used a plethora of standard and exotic pieces; know very well what type of equip. is required for any method . What I'm asking is what pieces of equipment would you reccommend. For example I like the basic Radiant brand broiler because it's sturdy; clever placement of seams and screws makes for easier cleaning, & of course it cooks well. I just want to know what people do like. No opinion is the wrong one. Not so much unlike a consumer report.


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Jennifer Lopez Memorable Moments on American Idol
Jennifer Lopez's Most Adorable American Idol Moments
Sweet judge on American Idol was the best career move for Jennifer Lopez! We've been loving J Lo winning her way back into our hearts as the cute judge on AI these days. We look forward to seeing what else develops the rest of the season, but right now, check out her most adorable moments so far.
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Anti-government protesters set the national headquarters of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo ablaze on Sunday, throwing petrol bombs and exchanging gunfire with guards.
The attack came amid protests across Egypt calling for President Mohamed Mursi of the Brotherhood to resign, in which hundreds of thousands demonstrated on the first anniversary of his inauguration.
Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad said he was in contact by telephone with staff at the compound on a rocky plateau overlooking Cairo, who told him its fortified perimeter had not been penetrated. A Reuters journalist saw flames licking out of upper-storey windows.
Hundreds of anti-Mursi protesters gathered outside, kept back by shotgun blasts from inside the compound, continued to hurl flares and rocks. No police were present. Some protesters were taken away with wounds from birdshot.
Several provincial offices of the Islamist movement have been attacked in recent days, including others on Sunday.
Two men including an American bystander were killed when the Brotherhood's office in Alexandria was attacked on Friday and dozens were wounded. The office was torched and ransacked.
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9 Tips For Navigating Life After College From The Intern Queen Lauren Berger
Attention college seniors! Intern Queen Lauren Berger has a new book called Welcome to the Real World, and it's all about navigating post-grad life, aka the "real world." Here, she shares some of her top tips for finding your place in the world, killing it at your first job, and building your dream career.
Let's face it, as exciting as graduating from college is, the whole idea of entering the "real world" can be pretty intimidating. But even though life after college may seem like one big game of uncertainty, you can take control of your future and create the life you want—and the Intern Queen Lauren Berger is here to show you how in her new book, Welcome To The Real World.
Here, Lauren shares her best tips for surviving in the real world and killing it at your first job (but even if you're not graduating, Lauren's tips apply just as well to your internships!).
1. See every task, no matter how small, as a learning opportunity! It's so important to understand how to do entry-level/assistant-like tasks, like phone/email etiquette and how to do perfect research!
2. Learn how to prioritize. It's important to learn about time management and how to prioritize, so you can maximize your potential at your first job. Understand the difference between something urgent and something important.
3. Own your personal brand. No one can sell you like you can. You need to take yourself seriously and start to define your own personal brand—including your personal style at work and branding yourself on every social platform (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest).
4. It's okay to make mistakes. You're probably going to mess up at that first, second, and third job, but you can learn how to fix it and move on!
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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Gear (General) › Titanium Fold Down Coffee Drip from Snow Peak
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Slaton WhatleyMember
@alpinistooutdoorsLocale: Catalinas, Saguaro, Grand Canyon
Have any of you seen this or had any experience with it? I've gotten pretty obsessed lately with trying to make good coffee in the backcountry. So far it's usually a french press or an aeropress (not a fan of the taste though) but a lightweight collapse-able drip coffee stand?!? Pretty interesting!
http://www.snowpeak.com/cookware/coffee/fold-down-coffee-drip-cs-113.htmlMay 5, 2014 at 2:13 pm #2099473
This looks much easier to pack than an AeroPress, but you do need to deal with a larger soggy filter. And although you can manage temperature, getting a well timed consistent soak is harder.
Warning: I'm an aeropress fan (inverted). If you are getting bad coffee out of one, you need to change the temperature and/or the brew time. IMHO you have enough control to produce Great coffee every time.
….end driftMay 5, 2014 at 2:57 pm #2099481
I use this one:
It's only 0.4 OZ and works very well. You don't need a paper filter with it, but I use one to make cleanup easier. And it makes excellent coffee that way.May 5, 2014 at 3:13 pm #2099484
Serge GiachettiSpectator
@sgiachettiLocale: Boulder, CO
I second the gsi suggestion. Its a simple, light & surprisingly durable design. Coffee tastes good & its also quite easy to clean. you can also basically use it for a French press style brew by making cowboy coffee and filtering out the grinds as you pour it into your mug. But then, I guess that would probably just be called cowboy coffee.May 5, 2014 at 3:13 pm #2099485
Java Drip –
This Thread covers the same grounds.May 5, 2014 at 3:43 pm #2099493
Michael GunderloyBPL Member
I'm using a bit of titanium foil rolled up into a cylinder and anchored with a couple of paper clips, plus a repurposed computer fan cover to hold it over my pot. 39 grams including a filter cone, and rolls nicely inside of the Caldera Cone stove.May 5, 2014 at 3:53 pm #2099495
BTW, 0.4 oz is 12 grams. Very hard to beat. And it works extremely well. :^)May 5, 2014 at 3:54 pm #2099496
hwc 1954Member
I use this GSI:
I pregrind and pre-measure the beans at home, folding up one brew into one filter to put into the GSI. I make the coffee directly into a 16 ounce thermos bottle.
The GSI silicone plastic cone is 4.8 ounces — lighter than that titanium thing, and folds up into its own self contained flat disc. Nice little product.May 5, 2014 at 4:20 pm #2099503
^^^May 5, 2014 at 4:25 pm #2099507
Here is another option… I started using this a couple months ago and have fallen in love with this.
Get one of these GSI Outdoors Ultralight Java Drip Coffee Maker and cut off most (but not all) of the stupid little leg/stands.May 5, 2014 at 4:28 pm #2099509
D'oh!! There was only one comment when I hit the reply button to start posting my photos… sorry for the duplicate posts on the GSI filter.May 5, 2014 at 4:31 pm #2099512
Ken T.BPL Member
Reading this now has me making a cup. Noseeum netting makes a good filter also.
As far as that Snow Peak cone. No, too heavy and bulky and pricey. Could always go with a number 2 plastic cone too.May 5, 2014 at 4:43 pm #2099517
"Get one of these GSI Outdoors Ultralight Java Drip Coffee Maker and cut off most (but not all) of the stupid little leg/stands."
I like those legs! Shapely… Seriously, they work well for me. I take a few extra oz so I can have a real coffee cup. It works great on those. :^)May 5, 2014 at 4:46 pm #2099518
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@bolsterLocale: Between Jacinto & Gorgonio
Link's not here so…
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=83551May 6, 2014 at 6:32 am #2099662
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@arttyszkaLocale: Minnesota
.14 oz and works well. This was about the lightest I could find vs. using a paper filter. They have a larger version too, but this one easily brews 12 – 14 oz of coffee at a time, at least with the amount of grounds I use.
http://www.montbell.us/products/disp.php?cat_id=1203&p_id=1124510May 6, 2014 at 6:50 am #2099665
^^^^^May 6, 2014 at 7:51 am #2099680
Marko BotsarisBPL Member
@millonasLocale: Santa Cruz Mountains, CA
"Noseeum netting makes a good filter also."
Does it have any problem with the hot water? If not lots of DIY project there.
I think there is a crucial division between people who like it I'm gonna say "American" style – filtered within an inch of its life (my dad) and people who like it I'm gonna say "European" (or chunky) style, with more of the oils and fine particulates (that would be me). Seems like the chunky style it slightly winning here so far based on the entirely unscientific and limited sample.
Last summer I had my own personal back country coffee fit, spent some money, acquired a camera backpack full of coffee paraphernalia, and ended up coming back to where I started (tentatively) with 3 in 1 instant mixes. For me using pre-ground coffee set the taste back so much, I decided, that it wasn't worth it. So coffee snob ironically ends up using the crappiest tasting solution.
In the process I did come up with a great car camping kit that is light enough for heavyweight backpacking – total weight I think was about 14 oz. Aero press w/ a tiny Japanese hand operated burr grinder that all nests nicely. Weighs a bit more with the addition of the … ahem… embarrassing battery-powered milk frother. The result are a really great intimation of espresso out of a regular machine. I just have yet to be convinced there is a middle ground (no pun intended) between the "insane coffee snob kit" and Thai 3-in-1 instant for backpacking.
But I still read all the coffee posts! No coffee nirvana yet for me.May 6, 2014 at 8:35 am #2099691
Sumi WadaBPL Member
@detroittigerfanLocale: Ann Arbor
I like drip coffee, with fine home-ground coffee, water temp slightly below boiling, cone and paper filter. I make coffee manually at home (no coffee maker) and do the same on the trail.
I think the MSR "Mugmate" is the easiest to use but PITA to pack. I clipped off one of the tabs and threw away the lid. Can't remember the final weight off-hand but it's close to that half-ounce mark:
For when pack space in an issue, I made a silnylon "cone" with a wire rim. I use a paper cone. Single digit grams.
I have that red GSI silicon collapsible filter pictured above for car-camping. I think it's way too heavy for backpacking; it would outweigh my mug and the coffee.May 6, 2014 at 9:58 am #2099716
Phillip AsbyBPL Member
@pgasbyLocale: North Carolina
I tried a handful of options – none of the filter stuff but VIA, mugmate, etc…
Just got a Snow Peak Ti French Press – with coarse ground coffee it works great (seller had even made a sweet reflectix cozy). Not the lightest or the smallest but for darn sure the best coffee I've had backpacking… this may just be my "luxury" item.May 6, 2014 at 10:54 am #2099756
Art TyszkaBPL Member
@arttyszkaLocale: Minnesota
I agree, there is nothing better than a French press for taste. I have the GSI one and it does a great job at home (when I feel like it) and when car camping with my kids. But for the weight, I take the Montbell filter or admittedly more recently just a bunch of Via packets for speed and simplicity.May 6, 2014 at 10:57 am #2099760
"Does it (Noseeum) have any problem with the hot water?"
Nope. I made a "sock" for a 2 liter Platy cowboy coffee setup. Add the coffee to the sock, put it in the Platy, add hot water, seal, wait. Works fine. And it makes cleanup very easy.
["a tiny Japanese hand operated burr grinder …" —- Kyocera?]
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Francis St. Paul begins his fourth season as the wide receivers coach and fifth overall working with the position group. He joined the Northern Arizona University staff as an offensive assistant prior to the 2007 season. A former player in the NFL, St. Paul also serves as the pro liaison for the staff and coordinates the summer camps.
The Lumberjacks produced the top two receivers in the Big Sky Conference in receptions per game in 2010 in senior Daiveun Curry-Chapman (6.3) and Austin Shanks (5.9), earning both All-Big Sky honorable second-team honors. Curry-Chapman led the team in receptions (69), receiving yards (738) and receiving touchdowns (6), earning a free agent contract with the Arizona Cardinals in July 2011.
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St. Paul completed his degree requirements in business/marketing in 2005. He coached at the prep level in Phoenix for two seasons before joining the NAU staff. In 2005, he was the wide receivers and return game coach at Camelback High School, followed by one season at Moon Valley High School as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach.
St. Paul married the former Whitney Martindale on June 30, 2007 in Las Vegas. They have a five-year old son Jalen and two-year old Jaxon.
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College: Northern Arizona University, 2005
Playing Experience: Northern Arizona University, 1997-00; St. Louis Rams, 2001-02; Pittsburgh Steelers, 2002; Jacksonville Jaguars, 2003; Carolina Panthers, 2003; Ottawa Renegades, 2004
Family: Wife, the former Whitney Martindale, and sons Jalen (5) and Jaxon (2).
Recruiting Areas: Phoenix, Southern California (Los Angeles)
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