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John GBPL Member
@johng10Locale: Mid-Atlantic via Upstate NY
I see a lot of posts where people advocate adding a bivy for extra warmth in a breezy tarptent.
Wouldn't adding a 6 ounces of down to the bag/quilt be warmer than adding the bivy (and the same total weight) ?
Would adding 12 extra inches of width to the quilt block drafts that happen when the sleeper turns over about as well as the bivy ?
Also, are bivy's with nylon tops still prone to interior condensation ?
Thanks.Jan 1, 2009 at 6:30 pm #1467506
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@jcarter1Locale: Pacific Northwest
You make well reasoned points, ones that Ray Jardine also promotes. In normal conditions I think either of those alternatives make sense. After all, 6oz of down is a lot of added warmth!
For me, the problem has more to do with wind blocking than insulation. I've been colder in high wind wearing thick fleece pants, and warmer when I switched to thin summer pants plus rain pants. And even though sleeping bags often use wind-resistant fabrics, there is something about cold, blowing air directly circulating around a thicker sleeping bag that is colder for me than having that extra layer of fabric (the bivy) on a less thick sleeping bag. As a quilt user, a bivy really helps as well.
I use a bivy for other reasons too, though. It's an added barrier to bowing rain and dripping condensation, and it lets me sleep under the stars when conditions permit while knowing I have a shelter to crawl into if I needed one.
I live in pretty rainy conditions, so I use a 2-layer wp/b bivy which gives me the peace of mind that, if stuck in a storm, I've got an emergency bivy. But I tend to hike in conditions where a double-wall tent may make more sense, so a bivy in a tarptent is a lightweight way for me to achieve similar results, and benefit from a wider range of comfortable conditions.
As always, I think one has to evaluate one's expected hiking conditions and how many safety nets one wants to put between ones self and hypothermia.Jan 1, 2009 at 7:28 pm #1467511
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@mlarsonLocale: Southeast USA
I just did this last night. The wind blocking is a very nice benefit.
For me it's also an economic choice, thinking about my gear as a system. In the mostly warm-ish Georgia mountains, I get more use out of a tarptent and a bivy. The tarptent can go 3 seasons, plus fair winter weather. The bivy can do the same alone, with tarp, or with tarptent. I get more flexibility to mix and match.
A more heavily insulated bag or a more substantial/sealable tent are probably better gear choices for particular situations, but their functional range wouldn't be as wide and they wouldn't get as much use in my regular hiking climate.
-MarkJan 1, 2009 at 8:16 pm #1467523
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@jcarter1Locale: Pacific Northwest
One last comment: I guess I see tarptents as more tarp than tent. When you think of tarping, you think of a bivy being required. Well, add mosquito netting and sewn-in groundsheet and you get a tarptent, not a double-wall shelter. Just because a tarptent is fully enclosed doesn't mean you are protected from the same problems tarp users face: blowing rain, dripping condensation, and breezes. Thus I still find a bivy as part of the overall system. But again, this is due to the conditions I may encounter in the area I hike in.
I use a tarptent for the bug protection in warm weather, and the bivy for the higher altitude camps. Since most of my hikes involve a little bit of both, I bring both.Jan 1, 2009 at 8:50 pm #1467528
I came to the same conclusion.
After doing the last 165 miles of the JMT in 2008 (last week of July, 1st week of August), in a tarptent (Squall Classic by Gossamer Gear) and a 32F Summerlite WM bag, in which I wore my WM Flight Jacket as well when it got extra cold during the night, I got cold at my legs and would have appreciated the extra warmth a bivy brings. I just ordered the Mountain Laurel Designs' Large Superlight Bivy (6.9 oz) at http://tinyurl.com/9ekaha . I figure this plus the above will keep me warm when I do the entire JMT in 2009. I could bring a 20F WM bag but that weighs 10 oz more and I figure the advantage of the Large Bivy is that I can slip my sleeping pad and bag in it, protecting the bottom of the pad from punctures and preventing me from rolling off of the pad during the night, giving me a more comfortable sleep too (all the while saving 3 oz over using a 10 oz heavier bag). I got the large because I may end up getting a Thermarest NeoAir pad which is 5'6" long, 20" wide, and 2.5" thick and for that extra thickness, I was told I needed the larger bivy (which only weighs .5 oz more). The NeoAir pad will save me 4 oz over my existing 17 oz 5' Montbell (1" thick) pad and be more comfortable too. See http://www.montbell.us/products/disp.php?cat_id=33&p_id=1124273 .Jan 1, 2009 at 10:19 pm #1467533
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@redleaderLocale: Luxury-Light Luke on the Llano Azul
The last I heard was that the NeoAir was due in April. Have you any information on the release date? I can hardly wait. The 66" is said to weigh 10 ounces.Jan 1, 2009 at 10:29 pm #1467536
Dennis, nothing new on my end but my memory showed the 66" one at 13 oz not 10 oz.
"It will be available in April 2009 in four sizes, ranging in price from $120 to $170.
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John MackeyMember
John G.,
I do exactly as you suggest: I put more weight in my sleeping bag and never use a bivy in a tarptent. 6 ounces of extra down in a sleeping bag gives far more warmth than any 6 ounce bivy can. I've also found most of the bivies that I've used tend towards condensation within the bivy so my sleeping bag gets wet anyway. I prefer a light pack towel to dry off any condensation that forms in my tarptent. If it is breezy then the wind is going to keep condensation down, so the real question is added warmth in the breeze. In my experience added down in the bag gives more warmth than added fabric from a bivy.
If really heavy continuous rain is forecast and it is a relatively short trip then I prefer to use a double wall tent. If I'm long-distance hiking for several continuous weeks then I'll go with a tarptent, warmer sleeping bag, a pack towel–and no bivy.Jan 2, 2009 at 8:02 am #1467560
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The humidity is not that bad, typically, in the High Sierras (at least nothing like the Midwest). But the wind can be very strong sometimes if you are short of a pass. The bivy I bought reportedly has a very breathable top cover (not suitable for use without a tarp cover in rain), which is from Mountain Laurel Designs. I also do not need the bivy warmth for the upper body as I wear a Western Mountaineering Flight Jacket when it gets cold inside the sleeping bag. It is from the waist down that I need the extra warmth/protection from the wind. I am thinking condensation will not be an issue for me, as I ordered the bivy with a side zip down to the waist and I can have it unzipped most of the time. I'll find out if this is the best approach this July/August on the JMT and report back here.Jan 2, 2009 at 1:26 pm #1467596
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I rarely get condensation using the equinox bivy, but do sometimes at the footbox.
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George Shelby Friedrichs Jr. (February 15, 1940 – March 20, 1991), known as "Buddy", was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He was Dragon Class World Champion in 1967 before competing at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City (sailing events in Acapulco, where he received a gold medal in the Dragon class as helmsman on the red-painted boat WILLIWAW.[1] Serving as crew members on WILLIWAW were Gerald "Click" Schreck and Barton Jahncke.
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Education in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana was thriving on open competition. Then the government came up with sponsored education scheme leading to more colleges without any real intention to provide education. Add the draconian Right to Education law and you know how and why education is deteriorating in India. This is first part of a two part series
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When Chandrababu Naidu became the Chief Minister (CM) of Andhra Pradesh in 1995, the state was on a complete decline financially. He had to somehow revive the economy. Realising the potential of the information technology (IT) sector, with a single-minded focus, he worked to attract investments into the sector by de-regulating the processes. In his book "Plain Speaking", Naidu recounts how he went out of his way to convince Bill Gates to set up Microsoft in Hyderabad, which completely changed the face of AP. It was a huge achievement considering the fact that Bangalore had already grown into an IT hub by then. As a part of creating the IT ecosystem, the first thing Naidu did was to make it relatively easy for people to set up engineering colleges. When he assumed the office, there were only some 20 odd engineering colleges in the state, when he left, that figure went up to 220. All through his stay in the office, his party was part of the ruling alliance at the centre. So he was able to pressurise the centre to get permissions for establishing new engineering colleges since the whole process was under centre's purview. Yet times, he had to literally
with the central regulatory authority, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to ease up rules.
Once the engineering colleges started adding up, and the IT industry started coming in, it created an enormous interest in the people of the state to take up engineering course. This created huge demand for junior colleges offering Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET) (state entrance exam for engineering) and Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) oriented coaching. To cater to the demand, a lot of corporate junior colleges started mushrooming. The state government eased the rules a bit in this area, but mostly bribing would work in overcoming regulations. Once colleges were established, there was intense competition between these colleges. This created an unprecedented phenomenon, where in, these junior colleges would scout for the best talent in the state and compete to enrol them in their colleges, in the hope that if properly coached they would secure good ranks in EAMCET, and increase the college's reputation. So they would offer concessions ranging from 25% to 100% on college fees depending on the student's score in the 10th standard. A student whether rich or poor if he had scored over 90% in his 10th standard would be eligible for free quality education (including boarding).
It didn't stop here. The idea percolated further down, and there started coming up lot of model and corporate type schools. Again, the competition forced them to find the best talent. These schools, dozens in number, every year, conduct scholarship test for students for 5th standard and above, and top performers are given
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But then the accepted wisdom is private education institutes are only there to exploit us. Yet they achieved this despite all the draconian rules and regulations. They made the best out of a very narrow opening they were provided. When there is a clear purpose and when there is competition fuelled by little to no entry-barriers, private businessmen, to earn profits, need to provide quality. It is only when government stifles entry into the market, existing ones become complacent. Here, in the case we discussed, there was a clear demand for technical resource for the IT industry. From parents to students to educational institutes everyone knew what they were doing. This is in a way, a purposeful education. Here, I am not talking about the purpose at the micro-level of how a particular lesson/subject would benefit the student…we have a long way to go before we talk about that, but on a broader level the purpose was evident.
The criticism is that people say this made robots out of the students, with virtually everyone being forced to become an engineer. Two things to this: one, it is a choice parents and students make, you cannot complain about that; you need to use your wisdom. Two, this was nowhere an ideal system. Growth was fuelled by the government, so there will be discrepancies like cronyism and concentration of growth in the sector the govt picks. But as long as the two important resources for industry: land and power are firmly in the government's control, there is little choice but to look for the government initiative. This case study is only to give an idea of how even a little freedom can make a great difference. If we look at the number of students being admitted into IITs, we will understand the whole effect this little phenomenon had from a national perspective. Every year, an average of 20% of the students that get qualified to IITs are from AP alone. This has been happening for more than a decade now. No other state comes close to this achievement.
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Fairy gada
2 years ago
Does anyone know about the rural Maharashtra. i shifted from Mumbai to Shahapur. This place has the worst education facility I can imagine.
2 years ago
I am not able to make out what the article is trying to communicate. Is it good or bad? Reasons for good or bad? I think the article should have been better articulated.
Mahesh S Bhatt
2 years ago
This is UP article in Times of India last week
"When the Uttar Pradesh government advertised for posts of 368 peons on August 11, it couldn't have guessed the response would be so overwhelming.
More than 23 lakh applications have poured in-over 6,000 per post.
Among the applicants are over 2 lakh graduates or those with degrees like BTech, MSc and MCom.
The applicants also include 255 with PhDs.
The minimum qualification for the post was Class V pass but only 53,000 of the candidates who had applied had not studied beyond even Class V.
UP has a dismal employment scenario.
According to an 2013 NSSO report, some 1.32 crore people in UP aged 15-35 are jobless.
The job of a peon in UP government fetches a take home salary of Rs 16,000 per month.
But beside this, candidates have their reasons for applying. "It's better to work as a peon than to wander without a job," said Alok, an applicant who holds a PhD. Another applicant Rekha Verma said it was better to serve water to officials than to lead a life of dependency .
"If you are jobless, you eventually seek help from rela tives or friends... but for how long can one survive on the kindness of well-wishers," she said. Last Sunday , over 26 lakh candidates appeared for 13,600 posts of lekhpal (revenue re. cord keepers).
All Politicians have raped looted innocemt students /parents & created colleges with Trusts run by their akin.
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Meenal Mamdani
2 years ago
I find it difficult to understand the praise being showered on the private colleges when the article starts out by saying that 60% of graduates from Andhra are unemployable.
If the private colleges are so good, then why are their graduates so poorly educated?
It is not enough to attract the top notch talent to your school/college, the quality of teaching shows up in the overall percentages of students who pass exams, score above 70% in exams.
A bright, hardworking student will succeed no matter the quality of teaching. The school's dedication to teaching shows up in how the average students fare in exams and then in obtaining jobs.
It should be mandatory for all colleges to publish the pass rate of students, the percentage who have achieved first class marks, the number that get offered employment in their subjects, etc. Otherwise parents will spend hard earned money in paying exorbitant fees of third grade schools and colleges.
Shirish Sadanand Shanbhag
In Reply to Meenal Mamdani
2 years ago
I fully agree with the views expressed by Meenal Mamdani.
In Reply to Meenal Mamdani
2 years ago
If there were no private Colleges, who would have educated these lacs and lacs of aspirants? In all States including Maharashtra it is the same situation. General Public must understand that it is just not possible for the Government (with their speed of acting and lack of understanding the peoples' Aspirations) to keep pace with the requirements of Industry. Look at the Skill Develpment Programme of Modi Government.
Shirish Sadanand Shanbhag
In Reply to Ravindra
2 years ago
I agree with Ravindra views.
But, PM Modi's Skill Development Programme (SDP), is meant to devedlop skills to workers and not for Engineering College students.
If these students from private Engineering Colleges find no jobs, then surely they will have to join SDP to get them some skilled job, since all jobs of SDP are from engineering line. industry, although they are for skilled workers.
ch prakash
2 years ago
pl write about SCAM regarding Fee reimbursement scheme. Feeding the Private Engineering Colleges, many substandard and understaffed Colleges, with the fee reimbursement by the Government. It is nothing but a big SCAM. Majority of the colleges established by politicians are for making money in short time. The students coming out of these Engg colleges of unemployable.
m e yeolekar
2 years ago
Unifocal attention to and interest in tertiary superspeciality medical care is not adequate ,as pointed out by the author. Primary holistic healthcare in all its aspects are crucial ,as highlighted. Appreciate . Dr M E Yeolekar, Mumbai.
Everyone's Juicing Steroids
David Epstein (ProPublica)
21 September 2015
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Latest raids in the US of undercover steroid labs suggest the market for steroids goes way beyond the world of elite athletes
Earlier this month, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced that it had busted 16 underground labs and seized 134,000 steroid tablets and pills, 8,200 liters of injectable steroid liquid (that's 140 kegs worth), and 1,400 pounds of the raw powder from which steroids are made. In Arizona alone, four labs and 150,000 doses of all types were taken by DEA agents in an undercover operation that spanned 20 states and four foreign countries.
There are, clearly, a lot of steroids out in the world. Investigators suspect there are hundreds more labs churning out performance-enhancing drugs. According to the DEA, most of the material used to make steroids isn't even in the U.S. – it's in China. As big as it was, the DEA inquiry offers a view through the smallest of keyholes of this illicit business.
One reasonable inference from the amount of steroids seized might be: there must be a heck of a lot of athletes who are doping. And that's true.
This month, the British Parliament released a previously
unpublished study
by the World Anti-Doping Agency that used anonymous surveys to estimate the prevalence of doping at some recent competitions. It estimated that between 29 and 34 percent of the athletes at the 2011 world championships in track and field in Daegu, South Korea used performance-enhancing drugs that season. As many as half of the competitors at the 2011 Pan-Arab Games in Doha, Qatar had recently juiced, the study found. (I was at those Pan-Arab Games, and privy to the barely noted fact that nine gold medals were stripped before the event even ended.)
Amazingly enough, world-class athletes are merely the fine layer of frost atop the iceberg's tip when it comes to the steroid economy.
To illustrate, and speaking of ice, take Iceland. As part of this recent operation, a lab was busted there. Iceland sent five athletes total, all skiers, to the last Olympics. (Compare that to nine people who were arrested at the steroid lab.) It's unlikely that an underground steroid economy in Iceland subsists on elite athletes alone. So who is driving this tremendous market?
One answer is non-elite athletes. In years of reporting on performance-enhancing drugs, I've frequently been asked why athletes in smaller sports or facing lower stakes would dope, given that there's little money in it for them.
My answer: people like being good at sports, and anyone who has ever scheduled their life around training for a sport, no matter how big or small, would never have to ask that question.
My alma mater, Columbia University, launched a steroid probe into the football team way back in 1988, when the team had not won a game in five years. Two players admitted to steroid use as part of that internal investigation.
More than a decade later, while I was a Columbia student-athlete,
two students were busted
for selling steroids on campus, and one claimed he sold to an athlete.
This is a university that gives no athletic scholarships and whose greatest sports successes (post-Lou Gehrig) have come in the pool, on the track, and in the fencing hall. I happen to know about these incidents only because I went there. And still, my reporting has shown that there are nowhere near enough sub-elite athletes to account for the booming trade in illegal steroids. So, again, who is driving this market?
In my observation, the main customers for what's being churned out of the illegal labs the DEA took down are gym-goers who want to get stronger and look different, supplemented by people in professions where physical strength is prized, such as police officers and soldiers.
For a 2008 Sports Illustrated article on steroids that I co-wrote with L. Jon Wertheim, I spent several days in England with a man named Tony Fitton. Despite not having a college degree, in the 1980s Fitton was given a faculty position at Auburn University, in the National Strength Research Center.
Fitton was already well-versed in steroid use. Years earlier, he had disrupted a study on the training effects of steroids when he began buying the…
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21 September 2015
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South Asia's home healthcare pioneer Portea Medical on Sunday announced raising $37.5 million (Rs.247 crore) from venture funds to expand its reach across India and the region.
Venture capital firm Accel led the second round (series B) of funding, in which International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank group, Qualcomm Ventuires and Ventureast participated.
"The latest investment will be used to fuel our expansion from 24 cities across India and in other markets in the region, including Malaysia where we are providing healthcare services at home in four cities," the company said in a statement here.
Portea raised $9 million in the first round of funding from Accel, Qualcomm Ventures and Ventureast in December 2013.
"The fresh investment from marquee investors reflects our prospects of building a leading consumer healthcare brand in the region," said Portea chief executive Meena Ganesh.
The company plans to hire an additional 5,000 employees over the next 18 months, taking its headcount to 8,000 by 2016 in line with its growth plans across the region.
Portea's medical staff, including doctors and nurses visits about 60,000 patients a month in 24 cities across the country.
"Over the last 18 months, we served thousands of patients and helped their families deal with healthcare challenges by making primary care accessible and affordable," Ganesh said.
According to IFC's venture capital head in South Asia Pravan Malhotra, Portea's model of providing affordable and quality care for patients in their homes ensures that hospital infrastructure and beds can be utilised for critical cases and procedures.
Besides offering attendants and physiotherapists, the company provides lab samples and medical equipment on hire, bringing healthcare services to a patient's doorstep.
"As there is a huge need to offer an in-home healthcare option in India and other emerging markets, Portea's service improves outcomes by combining trained physicians and nurses with technology," said Accel India head Arnu Mathew.
The company has over 40 hospitals as partners and a network of referring physicians across the country.
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